2009 F1 World Championship Season

2008 F1 World Championship

2010 F1 World Championship

Fact File

Drivers’ Champion:	Jenson Button (1st title, 31st different world champion, 10th British champion)
Constructors’ Champion:	Brawn GP (1st title, 13th different world champion)
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

2009 F1 World Championship Grands Prix

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	5 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	7 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	4 October	2009 Japanese Grand Prix
16	Brazil DT CT	Interlagos	18 October	2009 Brazilian Grand Prix
17	Abu Dhabi	Yas Marina	1 November	2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Race Winners

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Driver	Constructor	Start	Win Margin
1	Australia	Melbourne	Jenson Button	Brawn GP-Mercedes	1	0.807s
2	Malaysia	Sepang	Jenson Button	Brawn GP-Mercedes	1	22.722s
3	China	Shanghai	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1	10.970s
4	Bahrain	Sakhir	Jenson Button	Brawn GP-Mercedes	4	7.187s
5	Spain	Catalunya	Jenson Button	Brawn GP-Mercedes	1	13.056s
6	Monaco	Monte Carlo	Jenson Button	Brawn GP-Mercedes	1	7.666s
7	Turkey	Istanbul	Jenson Button	Brawn GP-Mercedes	2	6.714s
8	Britain	Silverstone	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1	15.188s
9	Germany	Nurburgring	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	1	9.252s
10	Hungary	Hungaroring	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	4	11.529s
11	Europe	Valencia	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn GP-Mercedes	3	2.358s
12	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	6	0.939s
13	Italy	Monza	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn GP-Mercedes	5	2.866s
14	Singapore	Marina Bay	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1	9.634s
15	Japan	Suzuka	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1	4.877s
16	Brazil	Interlagos	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	2	7.626s
17	Abu Dhabi	Yas Marina	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	2	17.857s

Polesitters

Highlight: Home driver polesitter

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Driver	Constructor	Race	Pole Margin
1	Australia	Melbourne	Jenson Button	Brawn GP-Mercedes	1	0.303s
2	Malaysia	Sepang	Jenson Button	Brawn GP-Mercedes	1	0.092s
3	China	Shanghai	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1	0.197s
4	Bahrain	Sakhir	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	3	0.281s
5	Spain	Catalunya	Jenson Button	Brawn GP-Mercedes	1	0.133s
6	Monaco	Monte Carlo	Jenson Button	Brawn GP-Mercedes	1	0.025s
7	Turkey	Istanbul	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	3	0.105s
8	Britain	Silverstone	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1	0.347s
9	Germany	Nurburgring	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	1	0.127s
10	Hungary	Hungaroring	Fernando Alonso	Renault	DNF	0.038s
11	Europe	Valencia	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	2	0.034s
12	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India-Mercedes	2	0.087s
13	Italy	Monza	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	12 (DNF)	0.195s
14	Singapore	Marina Bay	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1	0.313s
15	Japan	Suzuka	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1	0.060s
16	Brazil	Interlagos	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn GP-Mercedes	8	0.092s
17	Abu Dhabi	Yas Marina	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	DNF	0.667s

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

2009 F1 World Championship Standings

Driver

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Points	Gap
1	Jenson Button	Brawn GP	95
2	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	84	-11
3	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn GP	77	-18
4	Mark Webber	Red Bull	69.5	-25.5
5	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	49	-46
6	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	48	-47
7	Nico Rosberg	Williams	34.5	-60.5
8	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	32.5	-62.5
9	Fernando Alonso	Renault	26	-69
10	Timo Glock	Toyota	24	-71
11	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	22	-73
12	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	22	-73
13	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	19	-76
14	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	17	-78
15	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India Ferrari	8	-87
16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	6	-89
17	Adrian Sutil	Force India	5	-90
18	Kamui Kobayashi	Toyota	3	-92
19	Sebastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	2	-93
20	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	0	-95
21	Nelsinho Piquet	Renault	0	-95
22	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	0	-95
23	Romain Grosjean	Renault	0	-95
24	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	0	-95
25	Luca Badoer	Ferrari	0	-95

Points scoring system used:

1st: 10 points
2nd: 8 points
3rd: 6 points
4th: 5 points
5th: 4 points
6th: 3 points
7th: 2 points
8th: 1 point

Every race counted towards the championship.

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points	Gap
1	Brawn GP-Mercedes	172
2	Red Bull-Renault	153.5	-18.5
3	McLaren-Mercedes	71	-101
4	Ferrari	70	-102
5	Toyota	59.5	-112.5
6	BMW Sauber-BMW	36	-136
7	Williams-Toyota	34.5	-137.5
8	Renault	26	-146
9	Force India-Mercedes	13	-159
10	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	8	-164

Points scoring system used:

1st: 10 points
2nd: 8 points
3rd: 6 points
4th: 5 points
5th: 4 points
6th: 3 points
7th: 2 points
8th: 1 point

Constructors received points for each of their cars.
Every race counted towards the championship.

Qualifying Results Overview

Pos	Driver	AUS	MYS	CHN	BHR	ESP	MCO	TUR	GBR	DEU	HUN	EUR	BEL	ITA	SGP	JPN	BRA	ABU	Avg.	Best
1	Sebastian Vettel	3	3	1	3	2	4	1	1	4	2	4	8	9	2	1	16	2	3.88	1
2	Rubens Barrichello	2	4	4	6	3	3	3	2	2	13	3	4	5	5	5	1	4	4.06	1
3	Jenson Button	1	1	5	4	1	1	2	6	3	8	5	14	6	12	7	14	5	5.59	1
4	Mark Webber	8	7	3	19	5	8	4	3	1	3	9	9	10	4	20	2	3	6.94	1
5	Kimi Raikkonen	7	9	8	10	16	2	6	9	9	7	6	6	3	13	8	5	11	7.94	2
6	Jarno Trulli	DSQ	2	6	1	7	19	5	4	14	12	18	2	11	15	2	4	6	8.00	1
7	Nico Rosberg	5	6	7	9	9	6	9	7	15	5	7	10	18	3	11	7	9	8.41	3
8	Felipe Massa	6	16	13	8	4	5	7	11	8	10								8.80	4
9	Fernando Alonso	10	10	2	7	8	9	8	10	12	1	8	13	8	6	12	10	16	8.82	1
10	Lewis Hamilton	13	13	9	5	14	16	16	19	5	4	1	12	1	1	3	18	1	8.88	1
11	Heikki Kovalainen	12	14	12	11	18	7	14	13	6	6	2	15	4	10	9	17	13	10.76	2
12	Timo Glock	DSQ	5	14	2	6	20	13	8	19	14	13	7	16	7	14			11.29	2
13	Robert Kubica	4	8	18	13	10	18	10	12	16	19	10	5	13	9	13	8	7	11.35	4
14	Kamui Kobayashi																11	12	11.50	11
15	Nick Heidfeld	9	11	11	14	13	17	11	15	11	16	11	3	15	8	6	19	8	11.65	3
16	Kazuki Nakajima	11	12	15	12	11	10	12	5	13	9	17	18	17	11	17	9	14	12.53	5
17	Adrian Sutil	17	19	19	16	19	15	15	18	7	18	12	11	2	16	4	3	18	13.47	2
18	Sebastien Buemi	14	20	10	17	15	11	18	20	17	11	15	16	19	14	10	6	10	14.29	6
19	Nelsinho Piquet	15	17	17	15	12	12	17	14	10	15								14.40	10
20	Vitantonio Liuzzi													7	20	19	15	17	15.60	7
21	Romain Grosjean											14	19	12	19	18	13	19	16.29	12
22	Giancarlo Fisichella	16	18	20	18	20	13	19	16	18	17	16	1	14	18	16	20	20	16.47	1
23	Jaime Alguersuari										20	19	17	20	17	15	12	15	16.88	12
24	Sebastien Bourdais	18	15	16	20	17	14	20	17	20									17.44	14
25	Luca Badoer											20	20						20.00	20

Race Results Overview

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
2	Sebastian Vettel	13^R	15^R	1	2	4	R	3	1	2	R	R	3	8	4	1	4	1	84
3	Rubens Barrichello	2	5	4	5	2	2	R	3	6	10	1	7	1	6	7	8	4	77
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	12^R	1	3	3	R	49
6	Kimi Raikkonen	15^R	14	10	6	R	3	9	8	R	2	3	1	3	10	4	6	12	48
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
10	Timo Glock	4	3	7	7	10	10	8	9	9	6	14	10	11	2	DNS			24
11	Felipe Massa	R	9	R	14	6	4	6	4	3									22
12	Heikki Kovalainen	R	R	5	12	R	R	14	R	8	5	4	6	6	7	11	12	11	22
13	Nick Heidfeld	10	2	12	19	7	11	11	15	10	11	11	5	7	R	6	R	5	19
14	Robert Kubica	14^R	R	13	18	11	R	7	13	14	13	8	4	R	8	9	2	10	17
15	Giancarlo Fisichella	11	18^R	14	15	14	9	R	10	11	14	12	2	9	13	12	10	16	8
16	Sebastien Buemi	7	16^R	8	17	R	R	15	18	16	16	R	12	13^R	R	R	7	8	6
17	Adrian Sutil	9	17	17^R	16	R	14	17	17	15	R	10	11	4	R	13	R	17	5
18	Kamui Kobayashi																9	6	3
19	Sebastien Bourdais	8	10	11	13	R	8	18	R	R									2
20	Kazuki Nakajima	R	12	R	R	13	15^R	12	11	12	9	18^R	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

Race To The Title

The Race To The Title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season.

2009 F1 World Championship Season Statistics

See: 2009 F1 World Championship Season Statistics