2009 European Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 23 August 2009 |
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| Circuit | Valencia, 57 laps |
| Round | 11 of 17 |
| Race numbers | The 2009 European Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +2 |  Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 57 | 1hr 35m 51.289s | 10 |
| 2 | -1 |  Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 57 | +2.358s | 8 |
| 3 | +3 |  Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 57 | +15.994s | 6 |
| 4 | -2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 57 | +20.032s | 5 |
| 5 | +2 |  Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 57 | +20.870s | 4 |
| 6 | +2 |  Fernando Alonso | Renault | 57 | +27.744s | 3 |
| 7 | -2 | Jenson Button | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 57 | +34.913s | 2 |
| 8 | +2 |  Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | 57 | +36.667s | 1 |
| 9 |  Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 57 | +44.910s | ||
| 10 | +2 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 57 | +47.935s | |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 57 | +48.822s | ||
| 12 | +4 |  Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 57 | +1m 03.614s | |
| 13 | +5 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 57 | +1m 04.527s | |
| 14 | -1 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 57 | +1m 26.519s | |
| 15 | -1 |  Romain Grosjean | Renault | 57 | +1m 31.774s | |
| 16 | +3 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 56 | +1 lap | |
| 17 | +3 | Luca Badoer | Ferrari | 56 | +1 lap | |
| 18 | -1 |  Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 54 | DNF | |
| R |  Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 41 | DNF | ||
| R | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 23 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Kazuki Nakajima ended lap 54 in P18 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP-Mercedes |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault |
| 5 | Jenson Button | Brawn GP-Mercedes |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 9 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault |
| 10 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW |
| 12 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes |
| 13 | Timo Glock | Toyota |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Renault |
| 15 | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari |
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes |
| 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota |
| 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari |
| 20 | Luca Badoer | Ferrari |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:39.498 | |
| 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:39.532 | 0.034 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 1:39.563 | 0.065 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:39.789 | 0.291 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 1:39.821 | 0.323 |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:40.144 | 0.646 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:40.185 | 0.687 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:40.236 | 0.738 |
| 9 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:40.239 | 0.741 |
| 10 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:40.512 | 1.014 |
| Q2 | ||||
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:38.826 | |
| 12 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:38.846 | |
| 13 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:38.991 | |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:39.040 | |
| 15 | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:39.514 | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:39.531 | |
| 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:39.795 | |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:39.807 | |
| 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:39.925 | |
| 20 | Luca Badoer | Ferrari | 1:41.413 | |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2009 European Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Jenson Button | 72 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | 54 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | 51.5 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | 47 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | 29.5 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 27 |
| 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | 24 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | 22.5 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | 22 |
| 10 | Timo Glock | 16 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | 16 |
| 12 | Heikki Kovalainen | 14 |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | 6 |
| 14 | Robert Kubica | 3 |
| 15 | Sebastien Buemi | 3 |
| 16 | Sebastien Bourdais | 2 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 126 |
| 2 |  Red Bull-Renault | 98.5 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 46 |
| 4 | McLaren-Mercedes | 41 |
| 5 | Toyota | 38.5 |
| 6 | Williams-Toyota | 29.5 |
| 7 | Renault | 16 |
| 8 | BMW Sauber-BMW | 9 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 5 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Romain Grosjean
- Wins
- 10th for Rubens Barrichello (30th driver to win ten races, 5th Brazilian driver; first win since 2004; first for Brawn GP)
- 7th for Brawn GP
- Podiums
- 67th for Rubens Barrichello, 60th for Kimi Raikkonen (7th driver to score 60 podiums, 1st Finnish driver), 24th for Lewis Hamilton
- 626th for Ferrari, 433rd for McLaren, 12th for Brawn GP
- Poles
- 14th for Lewis Hamilton
- 142nd for McLaren
- Qualifying 1-2
- 59th for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- 1st and only for Timo Glock (116th different fastest lap setter, 10th German driver)
- 3rd and last for Toyota
- Front row starts
- 22nd for Lewis Hamilton, 5th and last for Heikki Kovalainen (last Finnish front row starter until 2013)