2009 FIA WTCC Race of Mexico
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Round 2 of 12 in the 2009 World Touring Car Championship at Autódromo Miguel E. Abed in Puebla, Mexico.
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| Date | 22 March, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Puebla, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Autódromo Miguel E. Abed 3.363 kilometres (2.090 mi) |
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| Laps | 16 | ||
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| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Augusto Farfus
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BMW Team Germany | |
| Time | 1:37.981 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Rickard Rydell
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SEAT Sport | |
| Second |
Augusto Farfus
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BMW Team Germany | |
| Third |
 Andy Priaulx
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BMW Team UK | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
Andy Priaulx
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BMW Team UK | |
| Time | 1:38.076 | ||
| Laps | 16 | ||
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| Podium | |||
| First |
 Yvan Muller
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SEAT Sport | |
| Second |
Andy Priaulx
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BMW Team UK | |
| Third |
Rickard Rydell
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SEAT Sport | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jörg Müller
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BMW Team Germany | |
| Time | 1:38.287 | ||
The 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Mexico (formally the 2009 FIA WTCC HSBC Race of Mexico) was the second round of the 2009 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held on 22 March 2009 at the Autódromo Miguel E. Abed near Puebla, Mexico. It was the fourth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Mexico.
The two races were won by SEAT Sport's Rickard Rydell and Yvan Muller.
After the first round of the year in Brazil, defending champion Yvan Muller was tied on points with SEAT Sport teammate Gabriele Tarquini at the top of the drivers' championship. Scuderia Proteam Motorsport's Félix Porteiro was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy.
The test session on Friday saw joint championship leader Yvan Muller go fastest. BMW drivers Augusto Farfus and Andy Priaulx set the pace early on before SEAT drivers Rickard Rydell and Tarquini went quicker. With a minute before the end of the session, Muller set the fastest time. Porteiro was the fastest independent driver in sixth while none of the Chevrolet drivers got into the top ten with Nicola Larini the fastest of the trio in twelfth.
Rydell led the opening free practice session on Saturday morning, the first of a SEAT 1–2–3–4. Farfus was the fastest BMW in fifth and Larini was the fastest Chevrolet down in thirteenth. Robert Huff was unable to set a time due to an oil leak on his Chevrolet Cruze.
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