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Cars that use the KERS system are marked with "‡"
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Grid |
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1 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn- Mercedes | 1:24.100 | 1:21.659 | 1:19.576 | 1 |
2 | 14 | Mark Webber | Red Bull- Renault | 1:24.722 | 1:20.803 | 1:19.668 | 2 |
3 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India- Mercedes | 1:24.447 | 1:20.753 | 1:19.912 | 3 |
4 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:24.621 | 1:20.635 | 1:20.097 | 4 |
5 | 4‡ | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:23.047 | 1:21.378 | 1:20.168 | 5 |
Cars that use the KERS system are marked with "‡"
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1 | 14 | Mark Webber | Red Bull- Renault | 71 | 1:32:23.081 | 2 | 10 |
2 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 71 | +7.626 | 8 | 8 |
3 | 1‡ | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren- Mercedes | 71 | +18.944 | 17 | 6 |
4 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull- Renault | 71 | +19.652 | 15 | 5 |
5 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn- Mercedes | 71 | +29.005 | 14 | 4 |
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Welcome, Aquadeias!Hello, Aquadeias, and welcome to Wikipedia! I'm Vatsan34, one of the thousands of editors here at Wikipedia. Here are a few good links for newcomers:
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Don't worry , be happy! Vatsan34 ( talk) 06:35, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
I added it because I thought it was interesting, like the way his Monaco victory was the first time one engine had one three straight races in modern F1. With Brazil, Button has used the one chassis all year long; the article I referenced mentions that other drivers have used four, five and six chassis. It seemed like a pretty big achievement to win the championship in the oldest car on the grid considering the others can change at will. Prisonermonkeys ( talk) 12:18, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
First, the old map had an out of date name. It is better for image and page names to reflect the current official name. There does happen to be a way for sysops to do that (finally!!!), but there were more problems. My map provides more data and is more accurate. I test each map in Google Earth as an overlay. So I can assure you it is accurate. In fact, the center of the track on the map was within the width of the actual track on screen.
Second, you mentioned image looking bad. Part of that maybe my style. However, part is due to two aspects. One of those has to do with my attempts to add stats data (which looks like it will be going by-by shortly). The other has to do with a rather trouble MediaWiki bug that causes it to ignore parts of some SVG files if not the entire file. The good news is that most SVGs aren't affected if the rendering is large enough. In this case, it trips up around 150px. For best results, keep that image larger than that. Will ( Talk - contribs) 12:02, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
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You should be familiar enough with this by now. -- Falcadore ( talk) 05:21, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
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The 4018 Formula One season is the 60th FIA Formula One World Championship season. There are ten teams signed up to compete in the championship. [1]
Jenson Button and Brawn GP secured the driver and constructor titles respectively with one race to spare.
The season is scheduled to take place over 17 rounds, and started with the Australian Grand Prix on 29 March 4018. It will end on 1 November 4018 with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which is included on the race calendar for the first time and will be held at the new Yas Marina Circuit. The French and Canadian Grands Prix, which were included in the calendar respectively since 1956 without interruptions and since 1967 with two absences, have been dropped.
Several rule changes have been implemented by the FIA, in a bid to cut costs due to the global financial crisis and to improve the on-track spectacle. New rules governing tyres, aerodynamics and Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS), among others, are some of the biggest changes in the Formula One regulations for several decades. [2] The Driver's World Championships would be decided in the traditional manner of points scored after Bernie Ecclestone's idea that the driver who won the most races be declared as the champion [3] was scrapped following protests from the Formula One Teams Association.
The first multi-team testing session took place at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona in November 2008, two weeks after the end of previous season. [4] All teams, except Toyota, took part in the testing session where some teams tested their new aerodynamics package and slick tyres. [5] BMW Sauber and Williams were amongst the forerunners in this case, with the German manufacturer running both rear and front wings to 2009 specifications. The team's test driver, Christian Klien, labelled the car the ugliest car he'd ever seen. [6] F1 newcomers Sébastien Buemi, Lucas di Grassi and Bruno Senna tested for Toro Rosso and Honda respectively. Takuma Sato returned for a test with Toro Rosso and WRC Champion Sébastien Loeb tested for Red Bull. McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa also tested for Force India, an exercise seen as a part of the teams' new technical partnership. [7] Red Bull, Toro Rosso and Renault were the only teams to use solely their 2008 cars (albeit with slick tyres), whilst the other teams also tested 2009 interim cars during the three-day test.
The next test took place at Jerez in December 2008, and was attended by six teams. Toro Rosso candidate Sébastien Buemi topped the time-sheets on all three days, defeating rival candidates Takuma Sato and Sébastien Bourdais. [8] The test also saw the McLaren team debut a front wing and nosecone designed to 2009 specifications, as well as stripped bodywork. [9] BMW Sauber and Williams continued running the interim cars which debuted at the previous test, while Renault and Toro Rosso continued running their 2008 cars with slicks and simulated downforce-levels.
Following the first launches, the teams returned to the track on the 19th of January for more testing. Toyota, McLaren, Williams and Renault tested at Algarve again together with Toro Rosso, which used their 2008 car. Sébastien Buemi, in his first outing as confirmed driver for the Toro Rosso team, topped the first three days in the interim car. [10] Heavy rain hampered the teams in the first two days, and only on Wednesday could the drivers test the new cars on the slick tyres. On Thursday, however, the rain returned, and testing was stopped early in the morning as the medical helicopters could not take off in the torrential rain. [11] Ferrari intended to test at Algarve as well, but moved the test to Mugello, where the rain continued to limit their testing amidst mounting concerns over the F60's legality. [12] [13] BMW Sauber, meanwhile, enjoyed warmer weather testing the F1.09 at Valencia. [14]
On 9 March, testing started at Barcelona with the new team, Brawn GP, making an impact by leading the times early in the day. Toro Rosso also launched the STR4. This was the first test in which all teams used their 2009 cars. BMW Sauber led the times while Brawn GP finished fourth. [15] On day three, Brawn GP's Jenson Button was fastest by just over one second to Ferrari's Felipe Massa completing 130 laps. [16] On day four Rubens Barrichello became the first driver to get into the 1:18s.
On 15 March Renault, Brawn and Williams started the last teams public test at Jerez. Brawn, again, led the standings 0.6 seconds ahead of Renault's Fernando Alonso, completing 107 laps. [17] On day two, Fernando Alonso completed 107 laps and finished 0.55 seconds ahead of Barrichello, who completed 61 laps, and ahead of his teammate, Jenson Button who completed 12 laps, by 0.5 seconds and over a second ahead of Lewis Hamilton who was still struggling in the MP4-24. [18] Button led the final day 0.2 seconds clear, completing 114 laps ahead of Williams driver Nico Rosberg, Nelson Piquet Jr. and Hamilton. [19] The testing carried on at Jerez with McLaren and Williams staying. McLaren showed good progress after slicing a whole second off their pace with Williams driver Nakajima almost 2 seconds behind in the FW31. [20] On day two Nakajima led by 0.4 seconds to McLaren. McLaren slashed some more time out of the MP4-24, while importing over some new parts from Woking. McLaren and Williams then returned to Britain to finish off preparations for Australia; leaving for the season opener on Monday to join the rest of the grid. [21]
McLaren have been experiencing some problems with the car lacking rear downforce. At the penultimate test of the season in Barcelona, the McLaren car was rarely less than 1.5 seconds off the pace. [22] Felipe Massa stated he had never seen McLaren so far behind. [23]
A major source of controversy throughout the winter season were the rear diffusers. Three teams – Toyota, Williams and Brawn GP – launched their cars with a diffuser that uses the rear crash structure in order to generate additional downforce. [24] These designs were quickly protested, and just days after the cars were unveiled, rival teams asked the FIA for a clarification on the matter. [25] With only days to go before the start of the 2009 season, the rear diffuser designs once again attracted controversy with Red Bull's motor racing advisor Helmut Marko declaring that the other seven teams will unite to lodge an official protest should they be used in the race. [26] On the Wednesday of the first race an official complaint was launched by other teams against the rear diffusers of the Williams FW31, Toyota TF109 and the Brawn BGP 001 saying that they were illegal, [27] but after analysing the cars the FIA reported that the cars were not illegal. [28] The other six teams filed an appeal which was heard on 14 April 2009 – the week prior to round three of the championship, the Chinese Grand Prix— and a result was decided on Wednesday 15 April. [29] The FIA deemed the cars' diffusers legal after much deliberation. [30]
The following teams are signed with Formula One Management and make up the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA):
Williams and Force India were suspended from FOTA on the 27th May 2009, because of their "breaking ranks" and signing up to the 2010 championship, despite the ongoing debate over the FIA's planned budget cap for the 2010 season. Just hours before the team issued their entry, Max Mosley was handed a letter signed by all ten team bosses, insisting that he scrap his planned budget cap and its two-tier regulations. [31] [32]
Constructor | Chassis | Launch date | Launch location |
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Ferrari | F60 | January 12 [33] | Mugello, Italy |
Toyota | TF109 | January 15 [34] | Online [35] |
McLaren- Mercedes | MP4-24 | January 16 [36] | Woking, United Kingdom |
Renault | R29 | January 19 [37] | Portimão, Portugal |
Williams- Toyota | FW31 | January 19 [38] | Portimão, Portugal |
BMW Sauber | F1.09 | January 20 [34] | Valencia, Spain |
Red Bull- Renault | RB5 | February 9 [39] | Circuito de Jerez, Spain |
Force India- Mercedes | VJM02 | March 1 [40] | Circuito de Jerez, Spain |
Brawn- Mercedes | BGP 001 | March 6 [41] | Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom |
Toro Rosso- Ferrari | STR4 | March 9 [42] | Circuit de Catalunya, Spain |
† See Sponsorship changes
‡ See Mid-season changes
After several revisions, the FIA published the 2009 Formula One World Championship race calendar on 5 November 2008 [79]
Round | Official Race Title | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Time [80] | |
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1 | ING Australian Grand Prix | Australian GP | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit | 29 March | 17:00 | 06:00 |
2 | Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix | Malaysian GP | Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur | 5 April | 17:00 | 09:00 |
3 | Chinese Grand Prix | Chinese GP | Shanghai International Circuit | 19 April | 15:00 | 07:00 |
4 | Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix | Bahrain GP | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Manama | 26 April | 15:00 | 12:00 |
5 | Gran Premio de España Telefónica | Spanish GP | Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona | 10 May | 14:00 | 12:00 |
6 | Grand Prix de Monaco | Monaco GP | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo | 24 May | 14:00 | 12:00 |
7 | ING Turkish Grand Prix | Turkish GP | Istanbul Park | 7 June | 15:00 | 12:00 |
8 | Santander British Grand Prix | British GP | Silverstone Circuit | 21 June | 13:00 | 12:00 |
9 | Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland | German GP | Nürburgring | 12 July | 14:00 | 12:00 |
10 | ING Magyar Nagydíj | Hungarian GP | Hungaroring, Budapest | 26 July | 14:00 | 12:00 |
11 | Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe | European GP | Valencia Street Circuit | 23 August | 14:00 | 12:00 |
12 | ING Belgian Grand Prix | Belgian GP | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa | 30 August | 14:00 | 12:00 |
13 | Gran Premio Santander d'Italia | Italian GP | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 13 September | 14:00 | 12:00 |
14 | SingTel Singapore Grand Prix† | Singapore GP | Marina Bay Street Circuit | 27 September | 20:00 | 12:00 |
15 | Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | Japanese GP | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka | 4 October | 14:00 | 05:00 |
16 | Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil | Brazilian GP | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo | 18 October | 14:00 | 16:00 |
17 | Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prixɫ | Abu Dhabi GP | Yas Marina Circuit‡ | 1 November | 17:00 [81] | 13:00 |
† Night Race
ɫ Twilight Race
‡ New Circuit
Changed teams
Entered F1
Exited F1
On 22 December 2006, the FIA released technical regulations for the 2009 season. [102] These have been revised several times to accommodate the findings of the Overtaking Working Group (formed in response to concerns that passing in wheel-to-wheel racing was becoming increasingly rare) [103] and the increasing need for cost-cutting in the sport in the wake of the economic crisis. [104] Some changes have been added later.
Korean electronics firm LG set a partnership with FOM to show their logo during live timing system and timing graphics. [115]
Country | 2008 | 2009 |
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United Kingdom | ITV | BBC |
Norway | TV3 and Viasat SportN | Viasat Motor |
Spain | Telecinco and TV3 | Mediapro ( laSexta), IB3 and TV3 |
Bulgaria | BTV | TV7 and BTV |
India | ESPNStar alliance | ESPN Star Sports |
Malaysia | Pay-TV Astro | ESPN Star Sports and ntv7 |
Denmark | TV2 | TV3 Puls |
Greece | Alpha TV | ANT1 |
Russia | Ren-TV | RTR Sport |
Turkey | CNN Türk | TRT |
Latvia | LNT | TV3 and Viasat Sport Baltic |
Lithuania | TV3 | TV3 and Viasat Sport Baltic |
Ukraine | Megasport | K1 |
Middle East | Al Jazeera Sports | Bahrain Sports |
Sweden | Viasat Sport and TV6 | Viasat Motor |
Estonia | TV3 | TV3 and Viasat Sport Baltic |
Canada | Speed – Licensed from TSN | TSN, TSN2 and RDS |
Australia | TEN and Ten HD | TEN and One HD |
Rd. | Grand Prix | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning constructor |
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1 | Australian Grand Prix | Jenson Button | Nico Rosberg | Jenson Button | Brawn- Mercedes |
2 | Malaysian Grand Prix | Jenson Button | Jenson Button | Jenson Button | Brawn- Mercedes |
3 | Chinese Grand Prix | Sebastian Vettel | Rubens Barrichello | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull- Renault |
4 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Jarno Trulli | Jarno Trulli | Jenson Button | Brawn- Mercedes |
5 | Spanish Grand Prix | Jenson Button | Rubens Barrichello | Jenson Button | Brawn- Mercedes |
6 | Monaco Grand Prix | Jenson Button | Felipe Massa | Jenson Button | Brawn- Mercedes |
7 | Turkish Grand Prix | Sebastian Vettel | Jenson Button | Jenson Button | Brawn- Mercedes |
8 | British Grand Prix | Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull- Renault |
9 | German Grand Prix | Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | Mark Webber | Red Bull- Renault |
10 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Fernando Alonso | Mark Webber | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren- Mercedes |
11 | European Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton | Timo Glock | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn- Mercedes |
12 | Belgian Grand Prix | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari |
13 | Italian Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton | Adrian Sutil | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn- Mercedes |
14 | Singapore Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton | Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren- Mercedes |
15 | Japanese Grand Prix | Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull- Renault |
16 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Rubens Barrichello | Mark Webber | Mark Webber | Red Bull- Renault |
17 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
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Bold – Pole |
† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
‡ Half points were awarded at the
Malaysian Grand Prix as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.
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Bold – Pole |
† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
‡ Half points were awarded at the
Malaysian Grand Prix as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.
Pos | Driver | Constructor(s) | Starts | Finishes | Wins | Podiums | Poles | F.Laps | Points |
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1 | Jenson Button | Brawn- Mercedes | 16 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 89 |
2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull- Renault | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 74 |
3 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn- Mercedes | 16 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 72 |
4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull- Renault | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 61.5 |
5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren- Mercedes | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 49 |
6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 16 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams- Toyota | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34.5 |
8 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 16 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 30.5 |
9 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 14† | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
11 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 9† | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
12 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren- Mercedes | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
13 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
14 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 16 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
15 | Giancarlo Fisichella |
Force India-
Mercedes Ferrari |
16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
16 | Adrian Sutil | Force India- Mercedes | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
17 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso- Ferrari | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso- Ferrari | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
19 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams- Toyota | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Kamui Kobayashi | Toyota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India- Mercedes | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso- Ferrari | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Luca Badoer | Ferrari | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
† Felipe Massa of Scuderia Ferrari was an entrant to the Hungarian Grand Prix but did not start the race because of a serious accident in qualifying that hospitalised him.
† Timo Glock of Toyota was an entrant to the Japanese Grand Prix but did not start the race because of a serious accident in qualifying
Pos | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Starts | Finishes | Wins | Podiums | Poles | F.Laps | Points |
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1 | Brawn | BGP 001 | Mercedes | 32 | 30 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 161 |
2 | Red Bull | RB5 | Renault | 32 | 27 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 135.5 |
3 | McLaren | MP4-24 | Mercedes | 32 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 71 |
4 | Ferrari | F60 | Ferrari | 31 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 70 |
5 | Toyota | TF109 | Toyota | 31 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 54.5 |
6 | Williams | FW31 | Toyota | 32 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34.5 |
7 | BMW Sauber | F1.09 | BMW | 32 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
8 | Renault | R29 | Renault | 32 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
9 | Force India | VJM02 | Mercedes | 32 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
10 | Toro Rosso | STR4 | Ferrari | 32 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Most of the early part of the season was dominated by Brawn GP's Jenson Button. Button won the first race in Australia, with team-mate Rubens Barrichello in second, giving the team a 1–2 on its debut. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel had been running in second until he collided with BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica a few laps from the end. The accident meant the race finished behind the Safety Car, with Toyota's Jarno Trulli in third ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
After the race, Trulli was demoted to 12th place after McLaren claimed Trulli overtook Hamilton under Safety Car conditions. This accusation was later found to be false and Hamilton was disqualified from the race for misleading the stewards. [126] Trulli was re-instated to third place with team-mate Timo Glock promoted to fourth position. Sebastian Buemi scored points on his debut for Torro Rosso, finishing seventh.
Hamilton was the centre of attention at the following Malaysian Grand Prix, with reports he was on the verge of quitting. [127] The race was equally dramatic, being stopped because of monsoon-like conditions before 75% of the race-distance had been covered, meaning only half points were awarded for only the fifth time in F1 history. [128] Button mastered the changing conditions for his second win, ahead of BMW's Nick Heidfeld and Glock. Hamilton was seventh.
The Chinese Grand Prix belonged to Red Bull thanks to Sebastian Vettel, who claimed the team's first ever pole position in wet conditions and lead team-mate Mark Webber home in an equally wet race to claim Red Bull's first ever win and their first 1–2. Championship leader Button finished third, ahead of Barrichello. Heikki Kovalainen finished fifth ahead of team-mate Hamilton.
Bahrain saw Toyota clinch a front row with Trulli taking pole position ahead of Glock on light fuel loads. Their aggressive pit strategy did not work, allowing Button to charge through for his third victory of the year. Vettel finished second ahead of Trulli. Hamilton and Räikkönen recorded their best finishes of the year in 4th and 6th respectively, the two points Ferrari's first of the season.
At the Spain round, Button took another victory for Brawn GP to extend his Championship lead, finishing 13 seconds in front of three-stopping Barrichello. Webber finished third, finishing ahead of Vettel (fourth). Fernando Alonso finished his home race in fifth, ahead of Felipe Massa.
The Monaco Grand Prix produced another Brawn 1–2 as the car's early season superiority told. Barrichello overtook Räikkönen from third on the grid but could not chase down race winner Button. Ferrari moved up to fourth place in the Constructors' Championship with Räikkönen third and Massa fourth, while Vettel crashed out.
Button won again in Turkey, making it six wins out of seven races for Button and the newly founded Brawn team after pole-sitter Vettel made a mistake on the first lap. Vettel finished third, behind Webber. With Barrichello retiring with gearbox problems, Button had opened up a 26 point lead on his teammate. Trulli held onto fifth position in the Drivers Championship with a fourth placed finish in Istanbul Park.
The British Grand Prix was seen as a turning point, being dominated by Red Bull with Vettel securing his second victory of 2009 and third of his career. Webber came in second to make it a 1–2 for Red Bull, in dry conditions. Barrichello took the last podium position with local Championship leader Button down in sixth and not on the podium for the first time this season. Vettel was now only two points behind Barrichello.
The following German Grand Prix was also dominated by Red Bull, with Webber taking his first pole, and going on to win the race, despite being given a drive through penalty for causing an collision at the start of the race. Vettel came in second ahead of Massa, on the podium for the only time this season. Rosberg came fourth, followed by the Brawns of Button and Barrichello.
The Hungarian Grand Prix was overshadowed by an accident in qualifying which hospitalised Ferrari's Felipe Massa. A spring that had fallen off Rubens Barrichello's car hit Massa on the helmet when he was travelling at 162 mph. [129] Massa was airlifted to hospital and would take no further part in the session or season.
Alonso took pole but was forced to retire after a wheel was not attached properly at his first pit stop. Lewis Hamilton, starting fourth, came through for his first win of the season. Kimi Räikkönen finished second after a battle with Mark Webber, who moved up to second in the Drivers Championship after Barrichello finished tenth and Vettel retired. Button could only manage seventh, his lead 18.5 points.
During the four-week summer break before the European Grand Prix in Valencia, it was announced Massa would be replaced by Ferrari test driver Luca Badoer, after a proposed comeback by seven time World Champion Michael Schumacher was called off because of a neck injury suffered by the German. [130] BMW announced their withdrawal from Formula One at the end of the season, citing "current developments in motorsport" and costs as the reason. [131] Meanwhile Renault sacked Brazilian Nelson Piquet Jr. after he failed to score a point and replaced him with Frenchman Romain Grosjean. Renault were initially banned for the European Grand Prix following Alonso's wheel falling off dangerously in Hungary, but on appeal this was reduced to a $50,000 fine. [132]
The European Grand Prix was won by Rubens Barrichello, his first F1 win since China 2004, from third on the grid. Pole sitter Lewis Hamilton finished second after losing time during a pit stop ahead of Kimi Räikkönen. Button was the only other Championship contender to score, in seventh, moving Barrichello back to second in the drivers table.
The Belgian Grand Prix saw Kimi Räikkönen take his first victory since the 2008 Spanish Grand Prix. Giancarlo Fisichella produced one of the shocks of the season, qualifying his Force India on Pole Position and keeping up with Räikkönen to finish the race second, ahead of Vettel. Championship leader Button failed to score for the first time in 2009 after being involved in a four car crash on the first lap while Barrichello finished seventh after an incident-packed race. In the days after the race, Luca Badoer, who finished last, was replaced at Ferrari by Force India's Giancarlo Fisichella, who was in turn replaced by fellow Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi.
The Italian Grand Prix saw a return to form for Brawn, with Barrichello taking the win ahead of team-mate Button. Hamilton crashed from third on the last lap, handing a podium position for the fourth consecutive race to Kimi Räikkönen, who was followed home by Adrian Sutil, his career best finish. With Vettel scoring just one point and Webber crashing on the first lap, the Championship was increasingly looking a two-horse race between Button (80 points) and Barrichello (66).
Hamilton redeemed himself by winning the Singapore Grand Prix ahead of Timo Glock and Fernando Alonso. In the Championship battle, Button recovered from 11th on the grid to finish fifth, behind Vettel and one place ahead of Barrichello. Vettel had been challenging Hamilton for the lead before a drive-through penalty for speeding in the pitlane, while teammate Webber literally crashed out of the title race.
The Japanese Grand Prix saw a return to form for the Red Bull of Sebastian Vettel, who kept alive his slim hopes of the Drivers Championship with a dominant display while both Brawn drivers struggled, finishing seventh and eighth. Jarno Trulli was second for Toyota, while his teammate Timo Glock was unable to race after suffering a leg injury in qualifying.
After the Brazilian Grand Prix, only Timo Glock has no retirements yet during this season (although he was unable to race in Japan and Brazil.)
In a scandal dubbed " Crashgate" by the media, allegations of race-fixing during the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix emerged during the second half of the 2009 season from former Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr. Over the course of the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix, Piquet, who had been sacked weeks earlier by Renault, claimed he was asked to crash at the Singapore race in a strategy designed to aid teammate and eventual race winner Fernando Alonso. Renault were handed a two-year suspended ban from the sport after the FIA World Motor Sport Council decided the team's managing director, Flavio Briatore and its executive director of engineering, Pat Symonds had asked Piquet to crash. Both had left the team before the WMSC hearing, where they were given life and five-year suspensions respectively. It had been rumoured Renault were prepared to quit the sport at the end of the 2009 season had the team been heavily punished, [133] but the FIA found Briatore and Symonds solely to blame and chose to suspend Renault's ban. [134]
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2009 Japanese Grand Prix | |||
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Race 15 of 17 in the 2009 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | October 4, 2009 | ||
Official name | XXXV Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | ||
Location | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie, Japan | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 5.807 km (3.608 miles) | ||
Distance | 53 laps, 307.573 km (191.224 miles) | ||
Weather | dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Red Bull- Renault | ||
Time | 1:32.160 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Mark Webber | Red Bull- Renault | |
Time | 1:32.569 on lap 50 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Red Bull- Renault | ||
Second | Toyota | ||
Third | McLaren- Mercedes |
The 2009 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the XXXV Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was the fifteenth round of the 2009 Formula One Season. The race was held at the Suzuka Circuit on October 4, 2009.
Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull won the race ahead of Toyota's Jarno Trulli and 2008 World Champion Lewis Hamilton.
With two races remaining in the 2009 season, Vettel's win maintained his slim hopes of winning the Drivers Championship, with Championship leader Jenson Button finishing eighth, one place behind Rubens Barrichello. The result left Button and Barrichello's Brawn team one point away from clinching the Constructors Championship. [1]
Jenson Button led Brawn GP team-mate Rubens Barrichello by 15 points going into the race, with Sebastian Vettel 10 points further back driving for Red Bull Racing. Mark Webber could no longer win the Championship. [2]
Brawn also led Red Bull by 42½ points in the Constructors' Championship, and only needed to maintain this lead to take the trophy. McLaren and Ferrari were 3 points apart in the Constructors' Championship in 3rd and 4th, with their lead drivers Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Räikkönen also separated by 3 points in 5th and 6th in the Drivers' Championship; Ferrari led on both counts.
Fernando Alonso won the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix for Renault, which was held at Fuji Speedway. Alonso also won the last race at Suzuka, in 2006. Other former winners lining up include Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello, Ferrari's Kimi Räikkönen and World Champion Lewis Hamilton. It was the first time since 1990 that a Schumacher ( Michael or Ralf) was not on the grid at Suzuka.
Eight of the drivers had not raced at Suzuka in Formula One before, owing to the Fuji Speedway having hosted the Japanese Grand Prix in 2007 and 2008. Those drivers included Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Heikki Kovalainen, local driver Kazuki Nakajima, Adrian Sutil, Sébastien Buemi, Jaime Alguersuari and Romain Grosjean. However, both Vettel and Sutil had driven the circuit in practice sessions before when they served as test drivers in 2006.
The 2009 Japanese Grand Prix saw Lewis Hamilton, Heikki Kovalainen and Adrian Sutil all start their fiftieth race in Formula One.
The Friday practice sessions were dominated by heavy rain that severely reduced running time. Toyota's Timo Glock was advised not to drive as he was suffering from a fever, and was replaced by GP2 driver Kamui Kobayashi. [3]
The first practice session saw Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton set the early pace, with lap times rapidly falling as the track dried out. The second half of the session was dominated by local driver Kazuki Nakajima, who narrowly missed out on setting the fastest time after McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen set a time three tenths of a second quicker in the final phase. [4] Championship contenders Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button finished 10th, 17th and 18th respectively. [5]
The rain increased markedly for the second session, which saw very limited running in the first hour with Toro Rosso's Jaime Alguersuari and Sébastien Buemi being the only drivers to set times. Owing to poor visibility and limited tyre allocations, many of the drivers elected to do only a handful of laps; Nico Rosberg did just seven in comparison to the twenty he had done in the first session, a pattern followed by many other drivers. [6] Heikki Kovalainen and both Brawn GP drivers elected not to take to the circuit. Adrian Sutil went on to set the fastest lap of the session with Sebastian Vettel in second, both of them some seven seconds slower than Kovalainen's first session time. [7]
Saturday's third and final practice session started with contact between championship leader Button and Alguersuari that saw the Brawn driver require a replacement front wing. The session was largely dominated by Alguersuari's Toro Rosso stablemate Buemi, with fellow Red Bull compatriot Sebastian Vettel a close second until Jarno Trulli set a time six hundredths of a second quicker on his final lap [8]. The hour-long session was dry, with Trulli's 1:31.709 almost ten seconds faster than Heikki Kovalainen's FP1 time and 17 seconds quicker than Adrian Sutil in FP2. At the end of the hour, championship contenders Vettel, Barrichello and Button were fourth, seventh and ninth respectively and separated by just over two hundredths of a second; just one second ultimately covered the top 16 drivers. Elsewhere, Timo Glock returned to his seat whilst Romain Grosjean out-paced Renault team-mate Fernando Alonso. Red Bull's Mark Webber crashed near the Degner Corner, damaging his car to such an extent that he was unable to take part in qualifying. [9] As the damage was heavy enough to require the chassis to be re-built, Webber had to start the race from the pit lane.
With Webber unable to take part in qualifying, only four drivers would be eliminated in the first session. An early spin into the barriers by Sébastien Buemi looked as if that number would become three, but his team repaired the car in time for him to do a single fast lap. The early pace-setter was Sebastian Vettel, who exchanged blows with the Toyota of Trulli before ultimately coming out on top by the end of the session. Meanwhile, Jaime Alguersuari made the second part of qualifying for the first time in his short career, with Giancarlo Fisichella, Kazuki Nakajima, Romain Grosjean and Vitantonio Liuzzi joining Webber in an early exit from qualifying.
The second session was dominated by two accidents that both resulted in red flags. The first was Jaime Alguersuari, who speared off at the Degner Curve, the same place as Webber in the earlier practice session and the scene of Buemi's off-track excursion in the first segment of qualifying. The second accident was more serious, with Timo Glock crashing heavily at the final corner. The session was stopped for some time as medics attended to him and his car was removed. The session resumed with eight minutes remaining and saw a final push by the Brawn drivers to make it into the top ten shootout. The final moments were marked by another off by Buemi at Spoon, which left debris on the circuit as he limped back to the pits. Glock was flown by helicopter to hospital during Q3 with a wound on his left leg, and back pain. [10] The times set by the Brawn drivers were threatened should someone protest following an incident where they set their best - and only - times during a yellow flag period.
Heikki Kovalainen joined the growing list of drivers who crashed at the Degner Curve early in the third part of qualifying, though the damage was minimal and the circuit quickly cleared. The damage to Sébastien Buemi's car after his earlier off was deemed too great to be able to repair in time, and like Kovalainen, he failed to set a time, meaning that Q3 would be contested by eight drivers. When the track had re-opened after Kovalainen's accident, there were just five minutes remaining on the clock. Sebastian Vettel once again topped the timing sheets, putting him in a strong position to keep his title campaign alive, while rival championship contenders Barrichello and Button could only manage fifth and seventh respectively. Jarno Trulli qualified the sole remaining Toyota in second in his team's home race, with reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton in third.
After qualifying, Jenson Button, Rubens Barrichello, Nick Heidfeld, Robert Kubica, Fernando Alonso and Adrian Sutil were all called before the stewards on charges of speeding during the yellow-flag caused by Sébastien Buemi's off in the final moments of Q2. Buemi himself was later summoned on the charge of driving a damaged car. All of the drivers except for Heidfeld and Kubica were given five-place grid penalties. [11]
Sebastian Vettel led the race from the start; aside from a brief attempt by Lewis Hamilton at passing him into the first corner, the Red Bull driver would remain relatively unthreatened. The opening lap was clean, with the only major changes in position coming from Sébastien Buemi, who nearly stalled, and Jenson Button, who fell from 10th down to 12th behind the BMW Sauber of Robert Kubica and the Ferrari of Giancarlo Fisichella. Button subsequently reclaimed those positions within the opening laps.
Hamilton slotted into second place while Jarno Trulli assumed third. Further back, Mark Webber, having started from the pit lane, pitted three times in the opening four laps; the first two due to his headrest coming loose, and the third for new tyres after he picked up a puncture. Most of the overtaking in the early stages of the Grand Prix took place with the first wave of stops, Vettel remaining unchallenged for the lead. An incident at the Casio Triangle saw Adrian Sutil and Heikki Kovalainen collide at relatively low speed, allowing championship leader Button to sneak through into a points position.
The middle stint of the race was as quiet as the first, with the only passes being Kovalainen out-dragging Fisichella in the pit exit lane, and a mistake from Hamilton allowing Trulli to pass him as he emerged from the pits. A problem with the KERS unit on his car meant that Hamilton subsequently struggled to stay in touch with the Toyota driver. Meanwhile, the Toro Rosso drivers had not fared well, with a clutch problem spelling an early retirement for Buemi, whilst Jaime Alguersuari lost control after touching the astro turf on the outside of 130R which resulted in a spin into the tyre wall and the safety car being deployed ten laps from the end. [12]
By the time the wreckage from Alguersuari's accident was cleared away and the track considered safe for racing once more, there were just five laps remaining. Vettel continued to put as much space between him and second place as possible, while ninth-placed Kubica threatened Jenson Button in an attempt to wrest the single championship point for eighth place away from him. Button prevailed after deciding not to challenge team-mate Rubens Barrichello for seventh. He later protested to the stewards that Williams' Nico Rosberg had been speeding under the safety car - though Rosberg was acquitted after a stewards' hearing found mitigating circumstances. [13]
Vettel ultimately won the race from Trulli and Hamilton with Kimi Raikkonen in fourth. His victory and subsequent ten championship points meant Vettel stayed in contention for the drivers' title, 16 points adrift of Button, who kept a 14-point lead over Barrichello going into the penultimate race. [14]. Vettel was confident he could make up the large points difference, saying his Red Bull team had the momentum [15] while Button admitted he would be was focusing on an error-free end to the season to try and clinch his first Driver's title. [16]
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Free 1 Time | Free 1 Laps | Free 2 Time | Free 2 Laps | Free 3 Time | Free 3 Laps |
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1 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:42.657 | 13 | 1:48.737 | 7 | 1:31.709 | 24 |
2 | 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:41.421 | 26 | 1:48.691 | 9 | 1:31.771 | 26 |
3 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:42.188 | 20 | 1:49.872 | 8 | 1:32.343 | 28 |
4 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:43.218 | 11 | 1:47.923 | 6 | 1:32.414 | 19 |
5 | 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:41.577 | 25 | 1:48.886 | 5 | 1:32.445 | 26 |
6 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:40.806 | 14 | 1:47.261 | 5 | 1:32.467 | 25 |
7 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP | 1:41.821 | 19 | No Time Set | 0 | 1:32.488 | 24 |
8 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:40.356 | 24 | No Time Set | 0 | 1:32.546 | 22 |
9 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn GP | 1:43.318 | 17 | No Time Set | 0 | 1:32.668 | 25 |
10 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:42.667 | 27 | 1:48.802 | 11 | 1:32.689 | 20 |
11 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:43.572 | 22 | 1:49.405 | 6 | 1:32.717 | 25 |
12 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:42.977 | 14 | 1:50.179 | 10 | 1:32.736 | 21 |
13 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:41.532 | 22 | 1:48.693 | 5 | 1:32.742 | 21 |
14 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 1:32.749 | 26 |
15 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:40.648 | 18 | 1:48.058 | 8 | 1:32.752 | 23 |
16 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:41.443 | 15 | 1:47.983 | 5 | 1:32.789 | 19 |
17 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:42.833 | 17 | 1:48.861 | 6 | 1:32.848 | 20 |
18 | 3 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1:40.985 | 27 | 1:49.553 | 5 | 1:32.878 | 26 |
19 | 14 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:42.332 | 10 | 1:49.382 | 7 | 1:32.930 | 15 |
20 | 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 1:42.475 | 15 | 1:47.931 | 5 | 1:33.167 | 18 |
21 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Toyota | 1:43.407 | 16 | 1:49.054 | 7 | DNP | DNP |
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Weather
Temp: 26 Forecast: Sunny Track: Dry
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Laps |
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1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:30.883 | 5 |
2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:30.917 | 10 |
3 | Jenson Button | Brawn GP | 1:31.041 | 7 |
4 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:31.063 | 9 |
5 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:31.196 | 6 |
6 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:31.228 | 10 |
7 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP | 1:31.272 | 7 |
8 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:31.286 | 8 |
9 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:31.386 | 8 |
10 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:31.401 | 8 |
11 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:31.417 | 7 |
12 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:31.499 | 12 |
13 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:31.501 | 9 |
14 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:31.550 | 10 |
15 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:31.571 | 12 |
16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1:31.704 | 11 |
17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:31.718 | 8 |
18 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:32.073 | 8 |
19 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 1:32.087 | 9 |
20 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | No Time Set | 0 |
Weather Temp: 26 Forecast: Sunny Track: Dry
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Laps |
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1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:30.341 | 5 |
2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:30.627 | 5 |
3 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:30.737 | 6 |
4 | Jenson Button | Brawn GP | 1:30.880 | 7 |
5 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:31.052 | 6 |
6 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP | 1:31.055 | 6 |
7 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:31.103 | 6 |
8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:31.222 | 6 |
9 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:31.223 | 7 |
10 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:31.260 | 5 |
11 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:31.482 | 9 |
12 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:31.638 | 6 |
13 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:32.341 | 8 |
14 | Timo Glock | Toyota | No Time Set | 3 |
15 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | No Time Set | 2 |
Temp: 26 Forecast: Sunny Track: Dry
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Laps |
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1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:32.160 | 4 |
2 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:32.220 | 5 |
3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:32.395 | 6 |
4 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:32.466 | 6 |
5 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP | 1:32.660 | 5 |
6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:32.945 | 5 |
7 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:32.962 | 4 |
8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:32.980 | 7 |
9 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | No Time Set | 2 |
10 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | No Time Set | 0 |
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Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Grid |
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1 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull- Renault | 1:30.883 | 1:30.341 | 1:32.160 | 1 |
2 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:31.063 | 1:30.737 | 1:32.220 | 2 |
3 | 1‡ | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren- Mercedes | 1:30.917 | 1:30.627 | 1:32.395 | 3 |
4 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India- Mercedes | 1:31.386 | 1:31.222 | 1:32.466 | 8 1 |
5 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn- Mercedes | 1:31.272 | 1:31.055 | 1:32.660 | 9 1 |
6 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:31.501 | 1:31.260 | 1:32.945 | 4 |
7 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn- Mercedes | 1:31.041 | 1:30.880 | 1:32.962 | 11 1 |
8 | 4‡ | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:31.288 | 1:31.052 | 1:32.980 | 5 |
9 | 2‡ | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren- Mercedes | 1:31.499 | 1:31.223 | No time 2 | 13 2 |
10 | 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso- Ferrari | 1:31.196 | 1:31.103 | No time 3 | 14 4 |
11 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams- Toyota | 1:31.286 | 1:31.482 | 6 | |
12 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:31.401 | 1:31.638 | 17 1 | |
13 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:31.417 | 1:32.341 | 7 | |
14 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:31.550 | No time 5 | 19 5 | |
15 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso- Ferrari | 1:31.571 | No time 6 | 10 | |
16 | 3‡ | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1:31.704 | 12 | ||
17 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams- Toyota | 1:31.718 | 15 | ||
18 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:32.073 | 16 | ||
19 | 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India- Mercedes | 1:32.087 | 18 7 | ||
20 | 14 | Mark Webber | Red Bull- Renault | No time 8 | 20 8 |
Cars that use the KERS system are marked with "‡"
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Grid |
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1 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull- Renault | 1:30.883 | 1:30.341 | 1:32.160 | 1 |
2 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:31.063 | 1:30.737 | 1:32.220 | 2 |
3 | 1‡ | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren- Mercedes | 1:30.917 | 1:30.627 | 1:32.395 | 3 |
4 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India- Mercedes | 1:31.386 | 1:31.222 | 1:32.466 | 8 1 |
5 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn- Mercedes | 1:31.272 | 1:31.055 | 1:32.660 | 6 1 |
6 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:31.501 | 1:31.260 | 1:32.945 | 4 |
7 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn- Mercedes | 1:31.041 | 1:30.880 | 1:32.962 | 10 1 |
8 | 4‡ | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:31.288 | 1:31.052 | 1:32.980 | 5 |
9 | 2‡ | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren- Mercedes | 1:31.499 | 1:31.223 | No time 2 | 11 2 |
10 | 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso- Ferrari | 1:31.196 | 1:31.103 | No time 3 | 13 4 |
11 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams- Toyota | 1:31.286 | 1:31.482 | 7 | |
12 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:31.401 | 1:31.638 | 16 1 | |
13 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:31.417 | 1:32.341 | 9 | |
14 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:31.550 | No time 5 | (20) 5 | |
15 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso- Ferrari | 1:31.571 | No time 6 | 12 | |
16 | 3‡ | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1:31.704 | 14 | ||
17 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams- Toyota | 1:31.718 | 15 | ||
18 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:32.073 | 17 | ||
19 | 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India- Mercedes | 1:32.087 | 18 7 | ||
20 | 14 | Mark Webber | Red Bull- Renault | No time 8 | 19 8 | ||
Cars that use the KERS system are marked with "‡"
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Grid |
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1 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull- Renault | 1:30.883 | 1:30.341 | 1:32.160 | 1 |
2 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:31.063 | 1:30.737 | 1:32.220 | 2 |
3 | 1‡ | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren- Mercedes | 1:30.917 | 1:30.627 | 1:32.395 | 3 |
4 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India- Mercedes | 1:31.386 | 1:31.222 | 1:32.466 | 8 1 |
5 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn- Mercedes | 1:31.272 | 1:31.055 | 1:32.660 | 9 1 |
6 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:31.501 | 1:31.260 | 1:32.945 | 4 |
7 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn- Mercedes | 1:31.041 | 1:30.880 | 1:32.962 | 11 1 |
8 | 4‡ | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:31.288 | 1:31.052 | 1:32.980 | 5 |
9 | 2‡ | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren- Mercedes | 1:31.499 | 1:31.223 | No time 2 | 13 2 |
10 | 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso- Ferrari | 1:31.196 | 1:31.103 | No time 3 | 14 4 |
11 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams- Toyota | 1:31.286 | 1:31.482 | 6 | |
12 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:31.401 | 1:31.638 | 17 1 | |
13 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:31.417 | 1:32.341 | 7 | |
14 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:31.550 | No time 5 | 19 5 | |
15 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso- Ferrari | 1:31.571 | No time 6 | 10 | |
16 | 3‡ | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1:31.704 | 12 | ||
17 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams- Toyota | 1:31.718 | 15 | ||
18 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:32.073 | 16 | ||
19 | 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India- Mercedes | 1:32.087 | 18 7 | ||
20 | 14 | Mark Webber | Red Bull- Renault | No time 8 | 20 8 |
Owing to confusion arising from the mass penalties awarded after qualifying, the following table represents the grid in the order the drivers lined up.
Cars that use the KERS system are marked with "‡"
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Grid | |||
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1 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull- Renault | 1 | |||
2 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 2 | |||
3 | 1‡ | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren- Mercedes | 3 | |||
4 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 4 | |||
5 | 4‡ | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 5 | |||
6 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn- Mercedes | 6 | |||
7 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams- Toyota | 7 | |||
8 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India- Mercedes | 8 | |||
9 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 9 | |||
10 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn- Mercedes | 10 | |||
11 | 2‡ | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren- Mercedes | 11 | |||
12 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso- Ferrari | 12 | |||
13 | 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso- Ferrari | 13 | |||
14 | 3‡ | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 14 | |||
15 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams- Toyota | 15 | |||
16 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 16 | |||
17 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 17 | |||
18 | 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India- Mercedes | 18 | |||
19 | 14 | Mark Webber | Red Bull- Renault | 19 | |||
20 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | DNS 1 | |||
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Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
2 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota |
3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren |
4 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber |
5 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari |
6 | Nico Rosberg | Williams |
7 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber |
8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India |
9 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP |
10 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso |
11 | Jenson Button | Brawn GP |
12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari |
13 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren |
14 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso |
15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams |
16 | Romain Grosjean | Renault |
17 | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India |
19 | Timo Glock | Toyota |
20 | Mark Webber | Red Bull |
Cars that use the KERS system are marked with "‡"
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull- Renault | 53 | 1:28:20.443 | 1 | 10 |
2 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 53 | +4.877 | 2 | 8 |
3 | 1‡ | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren- Mercedes | 53 | +6.472 | 3 | 6 |
4 | 4‡ | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 53 | +7.940 | 5 | 5 |
5 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams- Toyota | 53 | +8.793 | 7 | 4 |
6 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 53 | +9.509 | 4 | 3 |
7 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn- Mercedes | 53 | +10.641 | 6 | 2 |
8 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn- Mercedes | 53 | +11.474 | 10 | 1 |
9 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 53 | +11.777 | 9 | |
10 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 53 | +13.065 | 16 | |
11 | 2‡ | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren- Mercedes | 53 | +13.735 | 11 | |
12 | 3‡ | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 53 | +14.596 | 14 | |
13 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India- Mercedes | 53 | +14.959 | 8 | |
14 | 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India- Mercedes | 53 | +15.734 | 18 | |
15 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams- Toyota | 53 | +17.973 | 15 | |
16 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 52 | +1 Lap | 17 | |
17 | 14 | Mark Webber | Red Bull- Renault | 51 | +2 Laps | 19 | |
Ret | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso- Ferrari | 43 | Accident | 12 | |
Ret | 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso- Ferrari | 11 | Clutch | 13 | |
DNS | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 0 | Injured | (20) | |
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2009 Singapore Grand Prix | |||
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Race 14 of 17 in the 2009 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | September 27, 2009 | ||
Official name | 2009 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix | ||
Location | Marina Bay, Singapore | ||
Course | Street Circuit | ||
Course length | 5.073 km (3.152 miles) | ||
Distance | 61 laps, 309.316 km (192.209 miles) | ||
Weather | Hot and Dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | McLaren- Mercedes | ||
Time | 1.47.891 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Fernando Alonso | Renault | |
Time | 1:48.240 on lap 53 | ||
Podium | |||
First | McLaren- Mercedes | ||
Second | Toyota | ||
Third | Renault |
The 2009 Singapore Grand Prix (formally the 2009 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix) was the fourteenth race of the 2009 Formula One season. It was the second Singapore Grand Prix to be part of a Formula One Championship and the second Formula One race to be held at night. The race took place on 27 September 2009 and was contested over 61 laps at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore. The race was won by McLaren- Mercedes driver and reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton. Toyota's Timo Glock finished second and 2008 race winner Fernando Alonso came third.
Championship leader Jenson Button extended his lead by one point finishing in fifth, one position ahead of Brawn team-mate and Championship rival Rubens Barrichello. Fellow rival Sebastian Vettel had been challenging Hamilton for the lead before a drive-through penalty for speeding in the pitlane scuppered his strategy. [1]
Fernando Alonso of Renault was the only previous winner of the race but recent controversy has surrounded the race. Last year's pole sitter Felipe Massa sat out the race with injuries sustained in the Hungarian Grand Prix. The previous street circuit races this year were won by Brawn GP with Jenson Button taking the chequered flag in Monaco and Rubens Barrichello victorious in Valencia.
Prior to the race, Button led the Championship by 14 points from team-mate Barrichello, with Brawn's closest challenger Sebastian Vettel lying 12 points behind the Barrichello and 26 behind Button. Kimi Räikkönen of Ferrari was looking for a fifth consecutive podium, having scored three quarters of his 40 2009 championship points in the previous four races.
Brawn led the Constructors' Championship on 146 points (and could have clinched the Constructors' title in Singapore), whilst Red Bull were 40.5 behind on 105.5. Ferrari and McLaren were 3rd and 4th respectively.
The circuit was also reprofiled slightly, including modifications to turns 1, 2, 3, 13 and 14 to aid overtaking, and also at turn 10 where high kerbs caused many accidents in 2008. [2] The entrance and exit to the pit lane were also changed. The cars entered the pit lane before turn 22 while the most significant change was the exit of the pits with the cars now joining after turn 1. [3] As a result, the total length of the circuit increased by 6 metres.
Turns 1, 7 and 10 were now known as "Sheares", "Memorial" and "Singapore Sling" respectively. The namesake of these names are as follows: "Sheares" is named after the Benjamin Sheares Bridge that spans on the expressway above the circuit, which is in turn named after ex-President of the Republic Benjamin Sheares. "Memorial" is named after the WWII War Memorial in the middle of the city, and "Singapore Sling" is the name of Singapore's signature drink.
Announced on Thursday evening (UTC) that title sponsor ING and Mutua Madrileña had terminated their sponsorship deals with Renault with immediate effect. [4] This move followed the race-fixing scandal that resulted in a suspended ban for the team. Renault removed the sponsors' logos from their cars before they ran them on track. Mutua Madrileña continued however to back 2005 and 2006 World Champion Fernando Alonso. [4]
The first session of the weekend ended as the previous race finished with the two Brawn's on top, Rubens Barrichello in front of Jenson Button. [5] Renault's Romain Grosjean caused the session to be stopped after losing control of the car at the same corner that Nelson Piquet Jr. crashed out during the race at last year's event. Adrian Sutil and Heikki Kovalainen were the others who had on track incidents. [6] Fernando Alonso split the two Red Bull's in fourth, Mark Webber finished the session in third and Sebastian Vettel in fifth. Giancarlo Fisichella continued to struggle as he finished the session P17, around 1.6s behind team-mate Kimi Räikkönen. [6]
The second session was also red flagged this time with Red Bull's Mark Webber. A big accident on the pit straight as the nose, front left wheel and the wing took the impact as a lot of debris was put onto the track. [7] However the other Red Bull of Vettel finished the session top 0.2s ahead of Alonso. [8] Kovalainen took third, Heidfeld fourth and championship leader Button finished the days final session in fifth. Jenson's team-mate Barrichello struggled to take eleventh almost one second slower than Vettel. Although Webber crashed out with one hour remaining in the session [7] he managed to sixth.
The final practice session got under way with no cars posting a time for the best part of 15 minutes. With the first session of the weekend not being red-flagged it was Lewis Hamilton who finished top of the time sheets. [9] Sebastian Vettel finished second trying to make the most of this Red Bull car as his team-mate Mark Webber struggled for pace finishing down in thirteenth. The Williams of Nico Rosberg came third with Hamilton's team-mate Heikki Kovalainen in fourth. [9] Rubens Barrichello finished in sixth behind the two BMW's of Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld. Rubens' team-mate and championship leader Jenson Button stuggled and only managed fourteenth. The two Force India drivers didn't look quick at all as the high down-force circuit of Singapore didn't seem to suit the car. They ended the session P16 and 17. Giancarlo Fisichella seemed to be struggling a lot being 1.2s behind team-mate Räikkönen and 2.4s behind Lewis Hamilton. [9]
Very early on the first session Renault's Romain Grosjean went down the escape round at turn 17, as his brakes had no efficiency. [10] Rosberg was the one who setted the early pace but Button, Vettel and Hamilton responded quickly. Both Ferrari's were struggling until Räikkönen took second with three minutes remaining. This left Fisichella stuck in the bottom 5 and was eventually eliminated only managing eighteenth. [11]
The others to be knocked out were Sutil (P16), Alguersuari (P17), Grosjean (P19) and Liuzzi (P20). [11]
Mark Webber was the early pace setter in this 15 minute knock-out, but an amazing lap by Nico Rosberg easily secured his place into Q3. Button was struggling all through the session and ran wide and almost put the car into the wall on his final lap. He eventually finished a dismal twelfth. And with Barrichello having to drop 5 places down the grid after changing his gearbox before qualifying it wasn't looking to good for Ross Brawn's team. Barrichello left it late and jumped from eleventh to sixth to book his place in the top 10 shootout. The others to be knocked out were; Nakajima (P11), Räikkönen (P13), Buemi (P14) and Trulli in P15. [11]
The top 10 drivers set their early quick laps. Hamilton took the early lead with Vettel and Rosberg close behind. With only two minutes to go it looked to be a close to who would take pole position. The top three were unchanged with Vettel very quick on track while Rosberg was going even quicker. However, Barrichello spun off and hit the wall hard, destroying much of the left side of his car, which brought out the yellow flags meaning anyone who was on a flying lap had to slow down unless they had already passed the scene of the accident. The red flag was brought out with 26 seconds remaining on the clock. As no other cars crossed the line, Hamilton took pole position ahead of Vettel, Rosberg and Mark Webber. [11] Although Barrichello qualified fifth, he starts the race tenth after his gearbox change. [12] The session was restarted with only 26 seconds left there was no time to start a flying lap so no one rejoined the circuit. This session was the third of four to be red flagged this weekend, only the third practice session was not interrupted.
Approximately three hours before the scheduled race start it was announced Nick Heidfeld would be starting the race from the pitlane, after his team discovered insufficient ballast had been fitted to his car. [13] This promoted all the cars behind him one position on the grid, significantly moving both the Brawn cars onto the 'clean' side of the starting grid, on the racing line.
The race began shortly after 8pm local time with Lewis Hamilton making a clean start from pole position. Nico Rosberg took advantage of being on the clean side of the track to overtake Sebastian Vettel into the first corner. Fernando Alonso attempted to also pass Vettel but was unsuccessful, giving Mark Webber the opportunity to overtake Alonso on the outside of Turn 7. Both Alonso and Webber went off track as Webber completed the move. Stewards deemed Webber's move illegal [14] and on lap seven he was told to hand the position back to Alonso, which also meant letting Timo Glock through as the German had also passed Alonso on the first lap. [15] Alonso's Renault team-mate Romain Grosjean was not having any more luck, having to retire at the end of lap three with a recurring brake problem. [14]
With Barrichello in seventh and Button out of the points scoring positions in 10th, Vettel looked to capitalise and try to close Button's 26 point lead in the Championship. By lap 13 he was 2.1 seconds behind Rosberg, who was in turn 2.5 seconds behind Hamilton. Vettel was the first of the leaders to stop, on lap 17. A lap later Rosberg pitted but he misjudged the level of grip on the pit exit, causing his car to cross the white line that distinguishes the pit lane from the race track [16], an offence that is punished by a drive-through penalty. Rosberg was issued with the penalty on lap 20 and would have to serve penalty within three racing laps. Hamilton also pitted on lap 20.
The following lap, an accident involving Adrian Sutil and Nick Heidfeld necessitated the deployment of the Safety Car to remove debris from the track. Sutil spun attempting to pass Jaime Alguersuari on the inside of Turn 14 and, with his car facing the wrong way, attempted to rejoin the circuit as Heidfeld was taking the corner, causing a collision that forced both cars to retire, Heidfeld's first non finish since the 2007 United States Grand Prix. [17] Sutil was later reprimanded and fined $20,000 by stewards for dangerous driving. [18]
Most cars that had thus far not pitted for fuel and tyres did so under the Safety Car conditions, including both Brawn cars. The Safety Car did not benefit Rosberg, as Formula One regulations prevent a drive-through penalty being served under Safety Car conditions, meaning he would have to stop within two laps of the restart when the field was still closely bunched. [16] During this round of pit stops, Alguersuari repeated the infamous mistake made by Felipe Massa at the 2008 race by attempting to exit his pit garage with the fuel hose still attached.
The race restarted on lap 26, with Vettel now pressurising Hamilton for the lead. Rosberg served his penalty on lap 28, demoting him to 14th position. Hamilton and Vettel traded fastest laps with the gap between them hovering under a second. Behind Vettel the longer-fuelled Timo Glock was being encouraged to keep pushing as his team believed they could leap-frog the Red Bull in the pits. [14]
Vettel pitted for his second stop on lap 39 and was clearly pushing very hard, running over a kerb on his out lap and damaging the underside of his car, having already lost his right wing mirror. However, worse was to come, as on lap 40 the stewards handed him a drive-through penalty for speeding in the pit lane. [20]
This left Hamilton 9.2 seconds ahead of Glock, who was in turn 7.6 seconds ahead of Alonso as Vettel served his penalty on lap 43. Red Bull's afternoon went from bad to worse three laps later as Webber spun out at Turn 1 after a right-front brake failure.
McLaren brought in both Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen for their second stops, and Timo Glock also pitted. The Safety Car was not deemed necessary to clear Webber's car, giving Jenson Button, who had been following Kovalainen, the opportunity to put in a series of fast laps before his pit stop. [21] With Barrichello running in seventh after a small problem at his second pit stop [22], Button had an opportunity to stay ahead of his team-mate and extend his Championship lead. He pitted on lap 51, emerging in a net fifth position behind the impressively recovering Vettel and ahead of Barrichello.
Button seemed to have the speed to catch Vettel, who was concerned about his brakes following the retirement of Webber as well as that of Alguersuari, of Red Bull's sister team Torro Rosso, also with brake problems. [23]. Button closed the gap to under two seconds before he too appeared to develop brake problems. [24] Fortunately for Button, his attempts to catch Vettel had given him a ten second cushion over Barrichello with two laps to go.
Nearly two hours after the race started, Hamilton completed the final lap to take the chequered flag, ahead of Glock and Alonso. Vettel and Button held on for fourth and fifth respectively, ahead of Barrichello, Kovalainen and Robert Kubica in the final points paying position. Button extended his Championship lead by one point to 15 ahead of Barrichello, with just three races remaining. Vettel was 25 points behind Button while Webber's crash meant he was now officially out of the running for the World Championship [24]. Brawn would need 12 points from the remaining three races to clinch the Constructors Championship, while Ferrari's poor race, with neither driver scoring points, allowed McLaren to close the gap to Ferrari to three points in the battle for third.
Interestingly, under Bernie Ecclestone's proposed 'winner takes all' medals system, Button would have been declared World Champion after this result, with no other driver able to match his tally of six race wins. [25] The Olympics-style system was planned to be used to decide the 2009 World Champion but was dropped after pressure from teams in favour of the traditional points method.
Cars that use the KERS system are marked with "‡"
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time |
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1 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn- Mercedes | 1.50.179 |
2 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn- Mercedes | 1.50.356 |
3 | 14 | Mark Webber | Red Bull- Renault | 1.50.416 |
4 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1.50.567 |
5 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull- Renault | 1.50.614 |
6 | 2‡ | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren- Mercedes | 1.50.699 |
7 | 1‡ | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren- Mercedes | 1.50.715 |
8 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1.50.815 |
9 | 4‡ | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1.50.865 |
10 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams- Toyota | 1.51.089 |
11 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams- Toyota | 1.51.427 |
12 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India- Mercedes | 1.51.544 |
13 | 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso- Ferrari | 1.51.643 |
14 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1.51.656 |
15 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1.52.083 |
16 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1.52.135 |
17 | 3‡ | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1.52.390 |
18 | 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India- Mercedes | 1.52.905 |
19 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso- Ferrari | 1.53.232 |
20 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1.53.458 |
Cars that use the KERS system are marked with "‡"
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time |
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1 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull- Renault | 1.48.650 |
2 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1.48.924 |
3 | 2‡ | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren- Mercedes | 1.48.952 |
4 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1.49.098 |
5 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn- Mercedes | 1.48.311 |
6 | 14 | Mark Webber | Red Bull- Renault | 1.49.317 |
7 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams- Toyota | 1.49.333 |
8 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1.49.342 |
9 | 1‡ | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren- Mercedes | 1.49.358 |
10 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1.49.609 |
11 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn- Mercedes | 1.49.616 |
12 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India- Mercedes | 1.49.710 |
13 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1.49.795 |
14 | 4‡ | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1.49.941 |
15 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams- Toyota | 1.50.023 |
16 | 3‡ | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1.50.253 |
17 | 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso- Ferrari | 1.50.527 |
18 | 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India- Mercedes | 1.50.605 |
19 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1.50.973 |
20 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso- Ferrari | 1.51.423 |
Cars that use the KERS system are marked with "‡"
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time |
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1 | 1‡ | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren- Mercedes | 1.47.632 |
2 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull- Renault | 1.47.909 |
3 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams- Toyota | 1.48.332 |
4 | 2‡ | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren- Mercedes | 1.48.420 |
5 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1.48.501 |
6 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1.48.526 |
7 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn- Mercedes | 1.48.551 |
8 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1.48.673 |
9 | 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso- Ferrari | 1.48.754 |
10 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1.48.757 |
11 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams- Toyota | 1.48.831 |
12 | 4‡ | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1.48.864 |
13 | 14 | Mark Webber | Red Bull- Renault | 1.48.876 |
14 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn- Mercedes | 1.48.921 |
15 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1.49.032 |
16 | 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India- Mercedes | 1.49.055 |
17 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India- Mercedes | 1.49.122 |
18 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso- Ferrari | 1.49.399 |
19 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1.49.641 |
20 | 3‡ | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1.50.039 |
Cars that use the KERS system are marked with "‡"
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Grid |
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1 | 1‡ | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren- Mercedes | 1:46.977 | 1:46.657 | 1:47.891 | 1 |
2 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull- Renault | 1:47.541 | 1:46.362 | 1:48.204 | 2 |
3 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams- Toyota | 1:47.390 | 1:46.197 | 1:48.348 | 3 |
4 | 14 | Mark Webber | Red Bull- Renault | 1:47.646 | 1:46.328 | 1:48.722 | 4 |
5 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn- Mercedes | 1:47.397 | 1:46.787 | 1:48.828 | 9 1 |
6 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:47.757 | 1:46.767 | 1:49.054 | 5 |
7 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:47.770 | 1:46.707 | 1:49.180 | 6 |
8 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:47.347 | 1:46.832 | 1:49.307 | 20 2 |
9 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:47.615 | 1:46.813 | 1:49.514 | 7 |
10 | 2‡ | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren- Mercedes | 1:47.542 | 1:46.842 | 1:49.778 | 8 |
11 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams- Toyota | 1:47.637 | 1:47.013 | 10 | |
12 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn- Mercedes | 1:47.180 | 1:47.141 | 11 | |
13 | 4‡ | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:47.293 | 1:47.177 | 12 | |
14 | 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso- Ferrari | 1:47.677 | 1:47.369 | 13 | |
15 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:47.690 | 1:47.413 | 14 | |
16 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India- Mercedes | 1:48.231 | 15 | ||
17 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso- Ferrari | 1:48.340 | 16 | ||
18 | 3‡ | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1:48.350 | 17 | ||
19 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:48.544 | 18 | ||
20 | 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India- Mercedes | 1:48.792 | 19 | ||
Cars that use the KERS system are marked with "‡"
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 1‡ | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren- Mercedes | 61 | 1:56:06.337 | 1 | 10 |
2 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 61 | +9.634 | 6 | 8 |
3 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 61 | +16.624 | 5 | 6 |
4 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull- Renault | 61 | +20.621 | 2 | 5 |
5 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn- Mercedes | 61 | +30.015 | 11 | 4 |
6 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn- Mercedes | 61 | +31.858 | 9 | 3 |
7 | 2‡ | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren- Mercedes | 61 | +36.157 | 8 | 2 |
8 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 61 | +55.054 | 7 | 1 |
9 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams- Toyota | 61 | +56.054 | 10 | |
10 | 4‡ | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 61 | +58.892 | 12 | |
11 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams- Toyota | 61 | +59.777 | 3 | |
12 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 61 | +1:13.009 | 14 | |
13 | 3‡ | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 61 | +1:19.890 | 17 | |
14 | 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India- Mercedes | 61 | +1:33.502 | 19 | |
Ret | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso- Ferrari | 47 | Brakes | 16 | |
Ret | 12 | Sébastian Buemi | Toro Rosso- Ferrari | 47 | Gearbox | 13 | |
Ret | 14 | Mark Webber | Red Bull- Renault | 45 | Brakes | 4 | |
Ret | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India- Mercedes | 23 | Brakes | 15 | |
Ret | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 19 | Collision | 20 | |
Ret | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 3 | Brakes | 18 | |
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Jenson Button Brawn- Mercedes 80 Points
Rubens Barrichello Brawn- Mercedes 66 Points
Sebastian Vettel Red Bull- Renault 54 Points
Mark Webber Red Bull- Renault 51.5 Points
Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 40 Points
Nico Rosberg Williams- Toyota 30.5 Points
Lewis Hamilton McLaren- Mercedes 27 Points
Jarno Trulli Toyota 22.5 Points
Felipe Massa Ferrari 22 Points
Heikki Kovalainen McLaren- Mercedes 20 Points
Fernando Alonso Renault 20 Points
Timo Glock Toyota 16 Points
Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 12 Points
Giancarlo Fisichella Force India- Mercedes Ferrari 8 Points
Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 8 Points
Adrian Sutil Force India- Mercedes 5 Points
Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso- Ferrari 3 Points
Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso- Ferrari 2 Points
Kazuki Nakajima Williams- Toyota 0 Points
Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 0 Points
Luca Badoer Ferrari 0 Points
Romain Grosjean Renault 0 Points
Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso- Ferrari 0 Points
Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India- Mercedes 0 Points
Red Bull- Renault 105.5 Points
Ferrari 62 Points
Toyota 38.5 Points
BMW Sauber 20 Points
Renault 20 Points
Force India- Mercedes 13 Points
Toro Rosso- Ferrari 5 Points
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The inaugural F1 Rocks concerts was held in Singapore. Headlining acts include Beyonce, the Black Eyed Peas, ZZ Top, Simple Minds, N*E*R*D, No Doubt, Jacky Cheung and A*Mei which took place September 24 through 26th nightly at Fort Canning Park. [29] This also included Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button doing fun challenges. This was hosted by Lindsay Lohan
Other SingaporeGP Season events include the Fuel Festival headlining Underworld Live, Will.i.am, New Order, Bloc Party, Guru Josh, and Johnny Vicious which takes place September 24 at Suntec Convention Centre as well as September 25 through 27th nightly at the National Museum of Singapore. Singapore GP itself is offering a showcase featuring Backstreet Boys, Travis, Carl Cox, and John Digweed on the 25th through 27th nightly throughout the track side areas.
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"This morning we had a problem with the KERS, which cost us a bit of time, but we managed to make up for most of it in the afternoon. We had felt that the situation here could be different to Melbourne, but it is still too early to say where we are up against the opposition. What we can be sure of is that when the car runs trouble-free, we are competitive. We hope we can do a good job in tomorrow's qualifying."
Kimi Räikkönen, after his incident in the first practice session, and after setting the fastest lap in the second practice session.
“ | "The visibility is nothing, [we] could have a serious accident if we restart." — Fernando Alonso before the race was officially called off | ” |
“ | "It was impossible to drive out there, it was very, very dangerous. It's the most dangerous conditions I have ever raced in," — Lewis Hamilton | ” |
“ | "It was way too wet out there and the decision to call it off was correct. I would obviously love to have the 10 points, but this is the best we could have done, I think, and realistically it was the right thing to do. I'm sure some people will say 'we didn't see the whole race and it's disappointing' but you have to think about the safety sometimes. When the safety car is pulling away at 20 seconds a lap, you know that it's too wet for an F1 car." — Jenson Button | ” |
“ | "It's dark now at seven o'clock so it was the right call not to make the re-start," — Mark Webber (a director of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association) | ” |
“ | "I just have regrets about the rain, I don't see anything wrong with the start time, we just didn't know about the rain. | ” |
"The car instantly felt a bit better. I can feel more stability and downforce from the front. We’ve definitely made a step forward for this race. The car feels much stronger through the corners and I think we’ve got a very positive baseline for the rest of the weekend. My first run on the options felt quite consistent".
Lewis Hamilton, on the performance his car during Friday's practice sessions.
"I don't really care what all the people say, I just do my work. I do what I know, to be honest. I am here because Red Bull just asked me to, as I do Formula 3 or World Series or GP2, I don't care. I just drive the cars. That's my job and that's what I enjoy doing in life. I'm here because Red Bull just sent me a message telling me that I have to drive this car so I'm here. I don't care what other people say, that's the main thing, first of all. And the second thing is that I know what my expectation is, I know what my target is. I know that today I didn't make any mistakes and I hope tomorrow I don't and even in the race and that's how I work at the end. My target here is to drive the car and not make mistakes. Then we will talk about times and about speed. But I don't feel I am a danger, not really."
Jaime Alguersuari, who was unfazed by the criticism directed at him for being too inexperienced for Formula One.
"I did not have a holiday. I just worked very hard in a physical way because after Felipe’s accident and Michael tried to drive the car it was very clear for us that, if Michael was not able, then it was my turn. I kept really concentrating and thinking about everything I could do to be in the best position for the race. I did really a lot of training. I drove a go-kart because I think it is very good for general training. Obviously I did the special training for the neck with my special machine to improve all the muscle and the resistance of the heart, so I was pushing really hard."
Luca Badoer, talking about his preparations.
Motorsports career resultsCareer summary
*Season in progress. Complete International Formula 3000 results( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
American Open-Wheel( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap) Champ Car results
IndyCar results
Formula One Qualifying results
Formula One Race results( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
*Season in progress. Superleague Formula
Super Final Results
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F1 2009 British GP
ClassificationCars that used KERS are marked with "‡" Qualifying
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