2009 F1 World Championship Season
| Season: | 60th World Championship season |
|---|---|
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Jenson Button (only title, 31st different world champion, 10th British champion) |
| Constructors’ Champion: | Brawn GP-Mercedes (only title, 13th different world champion constructor) |
| Reigning drivers’ champion: | Lewis Hamilton |
| Reigning constructors’ champion: |  Ferrari |
| Races: | 17 |
| Winning drivers: | Jenson Button (6)  Sebastian Vettel (4)  Rubens Barrichello (2) Lewis Hamilton (2)  Mark Webber (2)  Kimi Raikkonen (1) |
| Winning constructors: | Brawn GP (8)  Red Bull (6) McLaren (2) Ferrari (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | Mark Webber |
| First-time winners (constructor): | Brawn GP Red Bull |
| Other seasons: |
Jump to: Calendar | Driver & constructor entries | Race winners | Pole positions | Fastest laps | Qualifying results | Driver standings | Constructor standings | Statistics
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | Melbourne | 29 March | 2009 Australian Grand Prix |
| 2 |  Malaysia | Sepang | 05 April | 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix |
| 3 |  China | Shanghai | 19 April | 2009 Chinese Grand Prix |
| 4 |  Bahrain | Sakhir | 26 April | 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix |
| 5 |  Spain | Catalunya | 10 May | 2009 Spanish Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 24 May | 2009 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 7 |  Turkey | Istanbul | 07 June | 2009 Turkish Grand Prix |
| 8 | Britain | Silverstone | 21 June | 2009 British Grand Prix |
| 9 | Germany | Nurburgring | 12 July | 2009 German Grand Prix |
| 10 |  Hungary | Hungaroring | 26 July | 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| 11 |  Europe | Valencia | 23 August | 2009 European Grand Prix |
| 12 |  Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | 30 August | 2009 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 13 | Italy | Monza | 13 September | 2009 Italian Grand Prix |
| 14 |  Singapore | Marina Bay | 27 September | 2009 Singapore Grand Prix |
| 15 |  Japan | Suzuka | 04 October | 2009 Japanese Grand Prix |
| 16 | Brazil DT CT | Interlagos | 18 October | 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| 17 |  Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina | 01 November | 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
Driver and constructor entries
Race drivers
| Constructor | Driver | Round(s) entered |
|---|---|---|
| BMW Sauber | Nick Heidfeld | All |
 Robert Kubica | All | |
| Brawn GP | Rubens Barrichello | All |
| Jenson Button | All | |
| Ferrari | Luca Badoer | 11-12 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 13-17 | |
| Felipe Massa | 1-10 | |
| Kimi Raikkonen | All | |
 Force India | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1-12 |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi | 13-17 | |
| Adrian Sutil | All | |
| McLaren | Lewis Hamilton | All |
| Heikki Kovalainen | All | |
| Red Bull | Sebastian Vettel | All |
| Mark Webber | All | |
 Renault | Fernando Alonso | All |
| Romain Grosjean | 11-17 | |
| Nelsinho Piquet | 1-10 | |
| Toro Rosso | Jaime Alguersuari | 10-17 |
| Sebastien Bourdais | 1-9 | |
 Sebastien Buemi | All | |
| Toyota | Timo Glock | 1-15 |
| Kamui Kobayashi | 16-17 | |
| Jarno Trulli | All | |
| Williams | Kazuki Nakajima | All |
| Nico Rosberg | All |
Free practice drivers
| Constructor | Driver | Round(s) entered |
|---|---|---|
| Toyota | Kamui Kobayashi | 15 |
Race winners
Polesitters
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
Fastest laps
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | Melbourne | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota |
| 2 | Malaysia | Sepang | Jenson Button | Brawn GP-Mercedes |
| 3 | China | Shanghai | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP-Mercedes |
| 4 | Bahrain | Sakhir | Jarno Trulli | Toyota |
| 5 | Spain | Catalunya | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP-Mercedes |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
| 7 | Turkey | Istanbul | Jenson Button | Brawn GP-Mercedes |
| 8 | Britain | Silverstone | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault |
| 9 | Germany | Nurburgring | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 10 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault |
| 11 | Europe | Valencia | Timo Glock | Toyota |
| 12 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault |
| 13 | Italy | Monza | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes |
| 14 | Singapore | Marina Bay | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 15 | Japan | Suzuka | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault |
| 16 | Brazil | Interlagos | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault |
| 17 | Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault |
Qualifying results
World Drivers’ Championship standings
The top eight classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (10), 2nd (8), 3rd (6), 4th (5), 5th (4), 6th (3), 7th (2), 8th (1)
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Driver | AUS | MYS | CHN | BHR | ESP | MCO | TUR | GBR | DEU | HUN | EUR | BEL | ITA | SGP | JPN | BRA | ABU | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | R | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 95.0 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | 13R | 15R | 1 | 2 | 4 | R | 3 | 1 | 2 | R | R | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 84.0 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | R | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 77.0 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | 12 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | R | R | 17 | 1 | 2 | 69.5 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | DSQ | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 2 | R | 12R | 1 | 3 | 3 | R | 49.0 |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | 15R | 14 | 10 | 6 | R | 3 | 9 | 8 | R | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 48.0 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | 6 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 5 | R | 9 | 34.5 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | 3 | 4 | R | 3 | R | 13 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 13 | R | 14 | 12 | 2 | R | 7 | 32.5 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | 5 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | R | 6 | R | 5 | 3 | 10 | R | 14 | 26.0 |
| 10 | Timo Glock | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 2 | DNS | 24.0 | ||
| 11 | Felipe Massa | R | 9 | R | 14 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22.0 | ||||||||
| 12 | Heikki Kovalainen | R | R | 5 | 12 | R | R | 14 | R | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 22.0 |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | 10 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 | R | 6 | R | 5 | 19.0 |
| 14 | Robert Kubica | 14R | R | 13 | 18 | 11 | R | 7 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | R | 8 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 17.0 |
| 15 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 11 | 18R | 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 | R | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Sebastien Buemi | 7 | 16R | 8 | 17 | R | R | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | R | 12 | 13R | R | R | 7 | 8 | 6.0 |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | 9 | 17 | 17R | 16 | R | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | R | 10 | 11 | 4 | R | 13 | R | 17 | 5.0 |
| 18 | Kamui Kobayashi | 9 | 6 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | Sebastien Bourdais | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | R | 8 | 18 | R | R | 2.0 | ||||||||
| 20 | Kazuki Nakajima | R | 12 | R | R | 13 | 15R | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 18R | 13 | 10 | 9 | 15 | R | 13 | |
| 21 | Nelsinho Piquet | R | 13 | 16 | 10 | 12 | R | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | ||||||||
| 22 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | R | 14 | 14 | 11 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| 23 | Romain Grosjean | 15 | R | 15 | R | 16 | 13 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 24 | Jaime Alguersuari | 15 | 16 | R | R | R | R | 14 | R | ||||||||||
| 25 | Luca Badoer | 17 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| No. | Driver | AUS | MYS | CHN | BHR | ESP | MCO | TUR | GBR | DEU | HUN | EUR | BEL | ITA | SGP | JPN | BRA | ABU | Points |
Notes
- Half points were awarded at the Malaysian Grand Prix due to the race being stopped before 75% race distance had been completed.
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top six drivers of 2009.
World Constructors’ Championship standings
The top eight classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (10), 2nd (8), 3rd (6), 4th (5), 5th (4), 6th (3), 7th (2), 8th (1)
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Constructor | AUS | MYS | CHN | BHR | ESP | MCO | TUR | GBR | DEU | HUN | EUR | BEL | ITA | SGP | JPN | BRA | ABU | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 172.0 |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | R | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | R | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | |||
| 2 | Red Bull-Renault | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 153.5 |
| 13R | 15R | 2 | 11 | 4 | R | 3 | 2 | 2 | R | R | 9 | R | R | 17 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 3 | McLaren-Mercedes | R | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 71.0 |
| DSQ | R | 6 | 12 | R | R | 14 | R | 18 | 5 | 4 | R | 12R | 7 | 11 | 12 | R | |||
| 4 | Ferrari | 15R | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 70.0 |
| R | 14 | R | 14 | R | 4 | 9 | 8 | R | DNS | 17 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 16 | |||
| 5 | Toyota | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 59.5 |
| 4 | 4 | R | 7 | R | 13 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 14 | R | 14 | 12 | DNS | R | 7 | |||
| 6 | BMW Sauber-BMW | 10 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 36.0 |
| 14R | R | 13 | 19 | 11 | R | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | R | R | 9 | R | 10 | |||
| 7 | Williams-Toyota | 6 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | R | 9 | 34.5 |
| R | 12 | R | R | 13 | 15R | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 18R | 13 | 16 | 11 | 15 | R | 13 | |||
| 8 | Renault | 5 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 6 | R | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 26.0 |
| R | 13 | 16 | 10 | 12 | R | 16 | 14 | 13 | R | 15 | R | 15 | R | 16 | R | 18 | |||
| 9 | Force India-Mercedes | 9 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 13.0 |
| 11 | 18R | 17R | 16 | R | 14 | R | 17 | 15 | R | 12 | 11 | R | R | 14 | R | 17 | |||
| 10 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 7 | 10 | 8 | 13 | R | 8 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13R | R | R | 7 | 8 | 8.0 |
| 8 | 16R | 11 | 17 | R | R | 18 | R | R | 16 | R | R | R | R | R | 14 | R | |||
| No. | Constructor | AUS | MYS | CHN | BHR | ESP | MCO | TUR | GBR | DEU | HUN | EUR | BEL | ITA | SGP | JPN | BRA | ABU | Points |
Notes
- Half points were awarded at the Malaysian Grand Prix due to the race being stopped before 75% race distance had been completed.
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five constructors of 2009.