2009 Japanese Grand Prix
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Circuit | Suzuka, 53 laps |
Round | 15 of 17 |
Race numbers | The 2009 Japanese Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 53 | 1hr 28m 20.443s | 10 | |
2 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 53 | +4.877s | 8 | |
3 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 53 | +6.472s | 6 | |
4 | +1 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 53 | +7.940s | 5 |
5 | +2 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 53 | +8.793s | 4 |
6 | -2 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 53 | +9.509s | 3 |
7 | -1 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 53 | +10.641s | 2 |
8 | +2 | (GBR) Jenson Button | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 53 | +11.474s | 1 |
9 | (POL) Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | 53 | +11.777s | ||
10 | +6 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Renault | 53 | +13.065s | |
11 | (FIN) Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 53 | +13.735s | ||
12 | +2 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 53 | +14.596s | |
13 | -5 | (DEU) Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 53 | +14.959s | |
14 | +4 | (ITA) Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 53 | +15.734s | |
15 | (JPN) Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 53 | +17.973s | ||
16 | +1 | (FRA) Romain Grosjean | Renault | 52 | +1 lap | |
17 | PL | (AUS) Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 51 | +2 laps | |
R | (ESP) Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 43 | DNF | ||
R | (CHE) Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 11 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
(DEU) Timo Glock | Toyota |
Starting grid
Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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1 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | |
2 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | Toyota | |
3 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | |
4 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | |
5 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | |
6 | -5 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP-Mercedes |
7 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | |
8 | -5 | (DEU) Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes |
9 | (POL) Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | |
10 | -5 | (GBR) Jenson Button | Brawn GP-Mercedes |
11 | -5 | (FIN) Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes |
12 | (ESP) Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
13 | -5 | (CHE) Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari |
14 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | |
15 | (JPN) Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | |
16 | -5 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Renault |
17 | (FRA) Romain Grosjean | Renault | |
18 | -5 | (ITA) Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes |
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Started from the pit lane | |||
(AUS) Mark Webber | Red 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.
Free practice appearances
Driver | Constructor |
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(JPN) Kamui Kobayashi | Toyota |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (GBR) Jenson Button | 85 |
2 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | 71 |
3 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | 69 |
4 | (AUS) Mark Webber | 51.5 |
5 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | 45 |
6 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | 43 |
7 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | 34.5 |
8 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | 30.5 |
9 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | 26 |
10 | (DEU) Timo Glock | 24 |
11 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | 22 |
12 | (FIN) Heikki Kovalainen | 22 |
13 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | 15 |
14 | (POL) Robert Kubica | 9 |
15 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | 8 |
16 | (DEU) Adrian Sutil | 5 |
17 | (CHE) Sebastien Buemi | 3 |
18 | (FRA) Sebastien Bourdais | 2 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 156 |
2 | Red Bull-Renault | 120.5 |
3 | Ferrari | 67 |
4 | McLaren-Mercedes | 65 |
5 | Toyota | 54.5 |
6 | Williams-Toyota | 34.5 |
7 | Renault | 26 |
8 | BMW Sauber-BMW | 24 |
9 | Force India-Mercedes | 13 |
10 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 5 |
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