2009 Australian Grand Prix
804th World Championship race, 25th World Championship Australian Grand Prix, 14th World Championship race at Melbourne
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 29 March 2009 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Jenson Button Brawn GP-Mercedes |
| Pole position: | Jenson Button Brawn GP-Mercedes |
| Fastest lap: |  Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota |
| Circuit: | Melbourne, 58 laps |
| Round: | 1 of 17 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 58 | 1hr 34m 15.784s | 10 | |
| 2 |  Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 58 | +0.807s | 8 | |
| 3 | PL |  Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 58 | +1.604s | 6 |
| DQ | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 58 | +2.914s | ||
| 4 | PL | Timo Glock | Toyota | 58 | +4.435s | 5 |
| 5 | +5 |  Fernando Alonso | Renault | 58 | +4.879s | 4 |
| 6 | -1 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 58 | +5.722s | 3 |
| 7 | +6 |  Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 58 | +6.004s | 2 |
| 8 | +9 |  Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 58 | +6.298s | 1 |
| 9 | +7 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 58 | +6.335s | |
| 10 | -1 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 58 | +7.085s | |
| 11 | +4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 58 | +7.374s | |
| 12 | -4 |  Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 57 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | -10 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 56 | DNF | |
| 14 | -10 |  Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | 55 | DNF | |
| 15 | -8 |  Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 55 | DNF | |
| R | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 45 | DNF | ||
| R | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 24 | DNF | ||
| R |  Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 17 | DNF | ||
| R | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 0 | DNF |
- Lewis Hamilton and McLaren were disqualified post-race for providing evidence deliberately misleading to the stewards regarding an incident during the race with Jarno Trulli under safety car conditions.
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 1:26.202 | |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 1:26.505 | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:26.830 | |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:26.914 | |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:26.973 | |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.033 | |
| 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:27.163 | |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:27.246 | |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:25.504 | |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:25.605 | |
| 11 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:25.607 | |
| 12 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:25.726 | |
| 13 | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:26.503 | |
| 14 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:26.598 | |
| 15 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:26.677 | |
| 16 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:26.742 | |
| 17 | Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:26.964 | |
| 18 | -5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | – |
| Started from the pit lane | ||||
| Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:26.975 | ||
| Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:27.127 | ||
- Lewis Hamilton received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
Qualifying Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Jenson Button | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 1:26.202 | |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 1:26.505 | 0.303 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:26.830 | 0.628 |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:26.914 | 0.712 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:26.973 | 0.771 |
| DQ | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:26.975 | 0.773 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.033 | 0.831 |
| DQ | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:27.127 | 0.925 |
| 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:27.163 | 0.961 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:27.246 | 1.044 |
| Q2 | ||||
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:25.504 | |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:25.605 | |
| 11 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:25.607 | |
| 12 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:25.726 | |
| 13 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | – | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 14 | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:26.503 | |
| 15 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:26.598 | |
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:26.677 | |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:26.742 | |
| 18 | Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:26.964 | |
- Timo Glock and Jarno Trulli were excluded from qualifying and demoted to the back of the grid for use of illegal rear wings.
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | 10 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | 8 |
| 3 | Jarno Trulli | 6 |
| 4 | Timo Glock | 5 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 4 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | 3 |
| 7 | Sebastien Buemi | 2 |
| 8 | Sebastien Bourdais | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brawn
GP-Mercedes | 18 |
| 2 | Toyota | 11 |
| 3 | Renault | 4 |
| 4 | Williams-Toyota | 3 |
| 5 | Toro
Rosso-Ferrari | 3 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Sebastien Buemi
- Constructor: Brawn GP
- Milestone race start
- Driver: 200th for Jarno Trulli
- Wins
- Driver: 2nd for Jenson Button
- Constructor: 1st for Brawn GP (33rd different winner)
- Race 1-2
- Constructor: 1st for Brawn GP (21st different constructor to finish 1-2)
- Podiums
- Driver: 63rd for Rubens Barrichello, 16th for Jenson Button, 9th for Jarno Trulli
- Constructor: 9th for Toyota, 1st & 2nd for Brawn GP (54th different podium finisher)
- Poles
- Driver: 4th for Jenson Button
- Constructor: 1st for Brawn GP (37th different polesitter)
- Qualifying 1-2
- Constructor: 1st and only for Brawn GP (18th different constructor to qualify 1-2)
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 2nd for Nico Rosberg
- Constructor: 130th for Williams
- Front row starts
- Driver: 30th for Rubens Barrichello, 11th for Jenson Button
- Points finishes
- Driver: 1st for Sebastien Buemi (310th different point scorer, 7th Swiss driver)
- Pole & win
- Driver: 1st for Jenson Button (56th different driver to win from pole, 13th British driver)