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2009 Japanese Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSuzuka, 53 laps
Round15 of 17
Race numbers

The 2009 Japanese Grand Prix was the:

  • 818th World Championship race
  • 25th World Championship Japanese Grand Prix
  • 21st World Championship race at Suzuka (first since 2006)
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault531hr 28m 20.443s10
2 (ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota53+4.877s8
3 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes53+6.472s6
4+1(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari53+7.940s5
5+2(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota53+8.793s4
6-2(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW53+9.509s3
7-1(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloBrawn GP-Mercedes53+10.641s2
8+2(GBR) Jenson ButtonBrawn GP-Mercedes53+11.474s1
9 (POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW53+11.777s 
10+6(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault53+13.065s 
11 (FIN) Heikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes53+13.735s 
12+2(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaFerrari53+14.596s 
13-5(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes53+14.959s 
14+4(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziForce India-Mercedes53+15.734s 
15 (JPN) Kazuki NakajimaWilliams-Toyota53+17.973s 
16+1(FRA) Romain GrosjeanRenault52+1 lap 
17PL(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault51+2 laps 
R (ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari43DNF 
R (CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari11DNF 
Did not start
  (DEU) Timo GlockToyota   

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1 (DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault
2 (ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota
3 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes
4 (DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW
5 (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari
6-5(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloBrawn GP-Mercedes
7 (DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota
8-5(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes
9 (POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW
10-5(GBR) Jenson ButtonBrawn GP-Mercedes
11-5(FIN) Heikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes
12 (ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari
13-5(CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari
14 (ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaFerrari
15 (JPN) Kazuki NakajimaWilliams-Toyota
16-5(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault
17 (FRA) Romain GrosjeanRenault
18-5(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziForce India-Mercedes
19   
Started from the pit lane
  (AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault

Notes

  • Rubens Barrichello, Adrian Sutil, Jenson Button, and Fernando Alonso received five-place grid penalties for failing to slow sufficiently under yellow flags.
  • Heikki Kovalainen received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
  • Sebastien Buemi received a five-place grid penalty for driving a damaged car and impeding other drivers in qualifying.
  • Vitantonio Liuzzi received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
  • Mark Webber was required to start from the pit lane after a chassis change.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1:32.160 
2(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota1:32.2200.060
3(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:32.3950.235
4(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes1:32.4660.306
5(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloBrawn GP-Mercedes1:32.6600.500
6(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW1:32.9450.785
7(GBR) Jenson ButtonBrawn GP-Mercedes1:32.9620.802
8(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:32.9800.820
9(FIN) Heikki KovalainenMcLaren-Mercedes– 
10(CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari– 
Q2
11(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Toyota1:31.482 
12(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault1:31.638 
13(POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW1:32.341 
14(DEU) Timo GlockToyota– 
15(ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari– 
Q1
16(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaFerrari1:31.704 
17(JPN) Kazuki NakajimaWilliams-Toyota1:31.718 
18(FRA) Romain GrosjeanRenault1:32.073 
19(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziForce India-Mercedes1:32.087 
20(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault– 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(JPN) Kamui KobayashiToyota

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Jenson Button85
2(BRA) Rubens Barrichello71
3(DEU) Sebastian Vettel69
4(AUS) Mark Webber51.5
5(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen45
6(GBR) Lewis Hamilton43
7(DEU) Nico Rosberg34.5
8(ITA) Jarno Trulli30.5
9(ESP) Fernando Alonso26
10(DEU) Timo Glock24
11(BRA) Felipe Massa22
12(FIN) Heikki Kovalainen22
13(DEU) Nick Heidfeld15
14(POL) Robert Kubica9
15(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella8
16(DEU) Adrian Sutil5
17(CHE) Sebastien Buemi3
18(FRA) Sebastien Bourdais2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Brawn GP-Mercedes156
2Red Bull-Renault120.5
3Ferrari67
4McLaren-Mercedes65
5Toyota54.5
6Williams-Toyota34.5
7Renault26
8BMW Sauber-BMW24
9Force India-Mercedes13
10Toro Rosso-Ferrari5

Stats & milestones

Milestone race start
50th for Lewis Hamilton (113th driver to start 50 races, 20th British driver)
50th for Heikki Kovalainen (114th driver to start 50 races, 7th Finnish driver)
50th for Adrian Sutil (115th drivers to start 50 races, 9th German driver)
Wins
4th for Sebastian Vettel
4th for Red Bull
Podiums
26th for Lewis Hamilton
11th and last for Jarno Trulli
8th for Sebastian Vettel
435th for McLaren
16th for Red Bull
13th and last for Toyota
Poles
5th for Sebastian Vettel
5th for Red Bull
Fastest laps
2nd for Mark Webber
4th for Red Bull
Front row starts
14th and last for Jarno Trulli
8th for Sebastian Vettel
Points finishes
75th for Jenson Button
25th for Nico Rosberg
Pole & win
4th for Sebastian Vettel