2009 Japanese Grand Prix | Race Result & Stats

818th World Championship race, 25th World Championship Japanese Grand Prix, 21st World Championship race at Suzuka

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 4 October 2009
Winner:	Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
Pole position:	Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
Fastest lap:	Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault
Circuit:	Suzuka, 53 laps
Round:	15 of 17

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1		Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	53	1hr 28m 20.443s	10
2		Jarno Trulli	Toyota	53	+4.877s	8
3		Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	53	+6.472s	6
4	+1	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	53	+7.940s	5
5	+2	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	53	+8.793s	4
6	-2	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber-BMW	53	+9.509s	3
7	-1	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn GP-Mercedes	53	+10.641s	2
8	+2	Jenson Button	Brawn GP-Mercedes	53	+11.474s	1
9		Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber-BMW	53	+11.777s
10	+6	Fernando Alonso	Renault	53	+13.065s
11		Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes	53	+13.735s
12	+2	Giancarlo Fisichella	Ferrari	53	+14.596s
13	-5	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	53	+14.959s
14	+4	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India-Mercedes	53	+15.734s
15		Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	53	+17.973s
16	+1	Romain Grosjean	Renault	52	+1 lap
17	PL	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	51	+2 laps
R		Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	43	DNF
R		Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	11	DNF
Did not start
		Timo Glock	Toyota

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Time
1		Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1:32.160
2		Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:32.220
3		Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1:32.395
4		Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber-BMW	1:32.945
5		Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	1:32.980
6	-5	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn GP-Mercedes	1:32.660
7		Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	1:31.482
8	-5	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	1:32.466
9		Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber-BMW	1:32.341
10	-5	Jenson Button	Brawn GP-Mercedes	1:32.962
11	-5	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes	–
12		Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	–
13	-5	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	–
14		Giancarlo Fisichella	Ferrari	1:31.704
15		Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	1:31.718
16	-5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:31.638
17		Romain Grosjean	Renault	1:32.073
18	-5	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India-Mercedes	1:32.087
19
Started from the pit lane
		Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	–

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.

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
Q3
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1:32.160
2	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:32.220	0.060
3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1:32.395	0.235
4	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	1:32.466	0.306
5	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn GP-Mercedes	1:32.660	0.500
6	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber-BMW	1:32.945	0.785
7	Jenson Button	Brawn GP-Mercedes	1:32.962	0.802
8	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	1:32.980	0.820
9	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes	–
10	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	–
Q2
11	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	1:31.482
12	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:31.638
13	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber-BMW	1:32.341
14	Timo Glock	Toyota	–
15	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	–
Q1
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Ferrari	1:31.704
17	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	1:31.718
18	Romain Grosjean	Renault	1:32.073
19	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India-Mercedes	1:32.087
20	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	–

Driver	Constructor
Kamui Kobayashi	Toyota

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Milestone race start: Driver: 50th for Lewis Hamilton, Heikki Kovalainen & Adrian Sutil
Wins: Driver: 4th for Sebastian Vettel; Constructor: 4th for Red Bull
Podiums: Driver: 26th for Lewis Hamilton, 11th and last for Jarno Trulli, 8th for Sebastian Vettel; Constructor: 435th for McLaren, 16th for Red Bull, 13th and last for Toyota
Poles: Driver: 5th for Sebastian Vettel; Constructor: 5th for Red Bull
Fastest laps: Driver: 2nd for Mark Webber; Constructor: 4th for Red Bull
Front row starts: Driver: 14th and last for Jarno Trulli, 8th for Sebastian Vettel
Points finishes: Driver: 75th for Jenson Button, 25th for Nico Rosberg
Pole & win: Driver: 4th for Sebastian Vettel