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Team Aon

Above: The new Team Aon Ford Focus.

2009 Drivers
Tom Chilton
Alan Morrison

Team Information
Formed: 1999
Models raced: Ford Focus ST (2009-)
Honda Civic Type-R (2002-2005)
Renault Laguna (1999)
Based: West Sussex
Team principle: Mike Earle
BTCC Races: 120
BTCC Wins: 14
BTCC Titles: 0

Team News
Team Aon: More developments to come
Earle: ‘there is a lot of work to be carried out’
Onslow-Cole in for Morrison at Croft

For 2009...
Team Aon may be a new name to the BTCC with a new car, but the outfit behind the entry isn't. The car is being run by Arena International Motorsport who first entered the BTCC in 1999 and have had experience in running works-level squads in the championship.

Tom Chilton is no stranger to the team either. He first raced for Arena back in 2003 when they ran the works contract for Honda. He continued with the team in 2004 and completed 24 out of 30 races in a highly competitive 2005 season which saw the Honda support dropped from the team. At the end of the year Arena left the BTCC to focus on its sportscar racing operations.

The team first entered the BTCC in 1999 when it ran an independent super touring Renault Laguna for Russell Spence for half a season before being replaced by Will Hoy. The team did not return in 2000 for the final year of super touring. An era of sportscar racing for the outfit began in 2001 when Arena entered the only season of the European Le Mans Series. They entered the Le Mans 24 hours in 2003 with Audi backing. For a time Arena ran its touring car and sportscar programmes alongside each other.

After stepping down from the BTCC at the end of 2005, Arena moved into single seaters for 2006 to represent India in A1GP and for part of the season Greece. The partnership with India continued into the 2007/2008 season before ending. Arena also had a single season in British F3 in 2007 for Tom Chilton's brother, Max.

2009 will be the fifth season of BTCC for Arena and marks a return to the championship with which it has had the most success. Pre-season testing has left Chilton happy with the performance of the car, although there will be much development work to be done during the season to run amongst the front of a grid of well-developed rivals.

Photos of recent years:

2009:2005:2004:2003:

2009

 Competing as an independent constructor with driver Tom Chilton and one as yet unconfirmed driver.

2005

 Tom Chilton (5th, 230pt)
5th in Teams Championship (157pt)
4 wins, 1 second, 4 third place finishes

2004

 Tom Chilton (9th, 116pt)
5th in Teams Championship (111pt)
2 wins, 1 second, 2 third place finishes

2003

 Matt Neal (3rd, 148pt), Alan Morrison (5th, 125pt), Tom Chilton (9th, 70pt)
2nd in Manufacturers Championship (318pt)
2nd in Teams Championship (299pt)
6 wins, 5 second, 3 third place finishes

2002

 Andy Priaulx (5th, 116pt), Alan Morrison (9th, 68pt)
3rd in Manufacturers Championship (212pt)
4th in Teams Championship (78pt)
2 wins, 3 second, 1 third place finishes

1999

 Will Hoy (15th, 15pt), Russell Spence (18th, 3pt)
8th in Teams Championship (10pt)
0 wins, 0 second, 0 third place finishes

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2009 Calendar




DateVenue
5 AprilBrands Hatch
26 AprilThruxton
17 MayDonington Park
31 MayOulton Park
14 JuneCroft
2 AugustSnetterton
16 AugustKnockhill
30 AugustSilverstone
20 SeptRockingham
4 OctoberBrands Hatch

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2009 Standings



Pos.   DriverPts
1.Colin Turkington249
2.F Giovanardi236
3.Jason Plato221
4.Mat Jackson165
5.Matt Neal153
6.Stephen Jelley132
6.Robert Collard132
8.J Thompson114
9.Andrew Jordan106
10.Jonathan Adam103
11.Adam Jones62
12.Paul O'Neill54
13.Gordon Shedden30
14.Tom Chilton25
15.James Nash24
16.Harry Vaulkhard22
17.Dan Eaves10
18.David Pinkney8
19.Johnny Herbert8
20.Martyn Bell2
20.Alan Morrison2
20.Martin Johnson2
20.T Onslow-Cole2
24.Nick Leason0
24.Liam McMillan0
24.Jason Hughes0
24.John George0

Teams Championship



Pos. TeamPts
1.VX Racing429
2.Team RAC371
3.Racing Silverline322
4.Airwaves BMW226
5.Team Dynamics147
6.Cartridge World93
7.RML66
8.Sunshine.co.uk63
9.Team Aon33
10.Tempus Sport19
11.bamboo engineering5
12.Boulevard4
13.Club SEAT3
13.TH Motorsport1

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