2009 Bahrain Grand Prix
807th World Championship race, 6th World Championship Bahrain Grand Prix, 6th World Championship race at Sakhir
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 26 April 2009 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Jenson Button Brawn GP-Mercedes |
| Pole position: |  Jarno Trulli  Toyota |
| Fastest lap: | Jarno Trulli Toyota |
| Circuit: | Sakhir, 57 laps |
| Round: | 4 of 17 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +3 | Jenson Button | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 57 | 1hr 31m 48.182s | 10 |
| 2 | +1 |  Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 57 | +7.187s | 8 |
| 3 | -2 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 57 | +9.170s | 6 |
| 4 | +1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 57 | +22.096s | 5 |
| 5 | +1 |  Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 57 | +37.779s | 4 |
| 6 | +4 |  Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 57 | +42.057s | 3 |
| 7 | -5 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 57 | +42.880s | 2 |
| 8 | -1 |  Fernando Alonso | Renault | 57 | +52.775s | 1 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 57 | +58.198s | ||
| 10 | +5 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 57 | +1m 05.149s | |
| 11 | +7 |  Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 57 | +1m 07.641s | |
| 12 | -1 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 57 | +1m 17.824s | |
| 13 | +7 |  Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 57 | +1m 18.805s | |
| 14 | -6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 56 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | +2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 56 | +1 lap | |
| 16 | +3 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 56 | +1 lap | |
| 17 | -1 |  Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 56 | +1 lap | |
| 18 | -5 |  Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | 56 | +1 lap | |
| 19 | -5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 56 | +1 lap | |
| R | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 48 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:33.431 | |
| 2 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:33.712 | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:34.015 | |
| 4 | Jenson Button | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 1:34.044 | |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:34.196 | |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 1:34.239 | |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:34.578 | |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:34.818 | |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:35.134 | |
| 10 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:35.380 | |
| 11 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.242 | |
| 12 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:33.348 | |
| 13 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:33.487 | |
| 14 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:33.941 | |
| 15 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:33.941 | |
| 16 | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:33.753 | |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:33.910 | |
| 18 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:34.038 | |
| 19 | -3 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:33.722 |
| 20 | Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:34.159 |
- Adrian Sutil received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Mark Webber during Q1.
Qualifying Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:33.431 | |
| 2 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:33.712 | 0.281 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:34.015 | 0.584 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 1:34.044 | 0.613 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:34.196 | 0.765 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 1:34.239 | 0.808 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:34.578 | 1.147 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:34.818 | 1.387 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:35.134 | 1.703 |
| 10 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:35.380 | 1.949 |
| Q2 | ||||
| 11 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.242 | |
| 12 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:33.348 | |
| 13 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:33.487 | |
| 14 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:33.941 | |
| 15 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:33.941 | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 16 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:33.722 | |
| 17 | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:33.753 | |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:33.910 | |
| 19 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:34.038 | |
| 20 | Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:34.159 | |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | 31 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | 19 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | 18 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | 14.5 |
| 5 | Timo Glock | 12 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | 9.5 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | 9 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | 5 |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | 4 |
| 10 | Heikki Kovalainen | 4 |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg | 3.5 |
| 12 | Kimi Raikkonen | 3 |
| 13 | Sebastien Buemi | 3 |
| 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brawn
GP-Mercedes | 50 |
| 2 |  Red
Bull-Renault | 27.5 |
| 3 | Toyota | 26.5 |
| 4 | McLaren-Mercedes | 13 |
| 5 | Renault | 5 |
| 6 | BMW
Sauber-BMW | 4 |
| 7 | Toro
Rosso-Ferrari | 4 |
| 8 | Williams-Toyota | 3.5 |
| 9 | Ferrari | 3 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Wins
- Driver: 4th for Jenson Button
- Constructor: 3rd for Brawn GP
- Podiums
- Driver: 19th for Jenson Button, 10th for Jarno Trulli, 3rd for Sebastian Vettel
- Constructor: 11th for Toyota, 6th for Red Bull, 5th for Brawn GP
- Poles
- Driver: 4th and last for Jarno Trulli
- Constructor: 3rd and last for Toyota
- Qualifying 1-2
- Constructor: 1st and only for Toyota (19th different constructor to qualify 1-2)
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 1st and only for Jarno Trulli (113th different fastest lap setter, 16th Italian driver)
- Constructor: 2nd for Toyota
- Front row starts
- Driver: 12th for Jarno Trulli, 1st and only for Timo Glock (140th different front row starter, 9th German driver)