2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 1 November 2009 |
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| Circuit | Yas Marina, 55 laps |
| Round | 17 of 17 |
| Race numbers | The 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was the
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| Next race | 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +1 |  Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 55 | 1hr 34m 03.414s | 10 |
| 2 | +1 |  Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 55 | +17.857s | 8 |
| 3 | +2 |  Jenson Button | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 55 | +18.467s | 6 |
| 4 |  Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 55 | +22.735s | 5 | |
| 5 | +3 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 55 | +26.253s | 4 |
| 6 | +6 |  Kamui Kobayashi | Toyota | 55 | +28.343s | 3 |
| 7 | -1 |  Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 55 | +34.366s | 2 |
| 8 | +2 |  Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 55 | +41.294s | 1 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 55 | +45.941s | ||
| 10 | -3 |  Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | 55 | +48.180s | |
| 11 | +7 |  Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 55 | +52.798s | |
| 12 | -1 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 55 | +54.317s | |
| 13 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 55 | +59.839s | ||
| 14 | +1 |  Fernando Alonso | Renault | 55 | +1m 09.687s | |
| 15 | +1 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 55 | +1m 34.450s | |
| 16 | +4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 54 | +1 lap | |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 54 | +1 lap | ||
| 18 | +1 |  Romain Grosjean | Renault | 54 | +1 lap | |
| R | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 20 | DNF | ||
| R | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 18 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP-Mercedes | |
| 5 | Jenson Button | Brawn GP-Mercedes | |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | |
| 7 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | |
| 10 | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
| 11 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Toyota | |
| 13 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | |
| 14 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | |
| 16 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | |
| 18 | -5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | |
Notes
- Heikki Kovalainen received a five-place grid penalty for a change of gearbox after his initial gearbox failed during qualifying.
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:40.948 | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:41.615 | 0.667 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:41.726 | 0.778 |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 1:41.786 | 0.838 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 1:41.892 | 0.944 |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:41.897 | 0.949 |
| 7 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:41.992 | 1.044 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:42.343 | 1.395 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:42.583 | 1.635 |
| 10 | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:42.713 | 1.765 |
| Q2 | ||||
| 11 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:40.726 | |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Toyota | 1:40.777 | |
| 13 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:40.983 | |
| 14 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:41.148 | |
| 15 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:41.689 | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:41.667 | |
| 17 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:41.701 | |
| 18 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:41.863 | |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:41.950 | |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1:42.184 | |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Jenson Button | 95 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | 84 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | 77 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | 69.5 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 49 |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | 48 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | 34.5 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | 32.5 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | 26 |
| 10 | Timo Glock | 24 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | 22 |
| 12 | Heikki Kovalainen | 22 |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | 19 |
| 14 | Robert Kubica | 17 |
| 15 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 8 |
| 16 | Sebastien Buemi | 6 |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | 5 |
| 18 | Kamui Kobayashi | 3 |
| 19 | Sebastien Bourdais | 2 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 172 |
| 2 |  Red Bull-Renault | 153.5 |
| 3 | McLaren-Mercedes | 71 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 70 |
| 5 | Toyota | 59.5 |
| 6 | BMW Sauber-BMW | 36 |
| 7 | Williams-Toyota | 34.5 |
| 8 | Renault | 26 |
| 9 |  Force India-Mercedes | 13 |
| 10 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 8 |
Statistics & milestones
- Last start
- Giancarlo Fisichella, Kazuki Nakajima
- Brawn GP, Toyota
- Wins
- 5th for Sebastian Vettel
- 6th for Red Bull
- Race 1-2
- 4th for Red Bull
- Podiums
- 24th for Jenson Button (last for Brawn GP), 10th for Mark Webber (68th driver to score ten podiums, 3rd Australian driver), 9th for Sebastian Vettel
- 18th & 19th for Red Bull, 15th and last for Brawn GP
- Poles
- 17th for Lewis Hamilton
- 145th for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- 3rd for Sebastian Vettel
- 6th for Red Bull
- Front row starts
- 25th for Lewis Hamilton, 9th for Sebastian Vettel
- Points finishes
- 72nd and last for Jarno Trulli, 1st for Kamui Kobayashi (311th different point scorer, 7th Japanese driver)
- Win & fastest lap
- 2nd for Sebastian Vettel (last until 2011)