2009 Monaco Grand Prix
809th World Championship race, 56th World Championship Monaco Grand Prix, 56th World Championship race at Monte Carlo
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 24 May 2009 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Jenson Button Brawn GP-Mercedes |
| Pole position: | Jenson Button Brawn GP-Mercedes |
| Fastest lap: |  Felipe Massa  Ferrari |
| Circuit: | Monte Carlo, 78 laps |
| Round: | 6 of 17 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 78 | 1hr 40m 44.282s | 10 | |
| 2 | +1 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 78 | +7.666s | 8 |
| 3 | -1 |  Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 78 | +13.442s | 6 |
| 4 | +1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 78 | +15.110s | 5 |
| 5 | +3 |  Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 78 | +15.730s | 4 |
| 6 |  Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 78 | +33.586s | 3 | |
| 7 | +2 |  Fernando Alonso | Renault | 78 | +37.839s | 2 |
| 8 | +6 |  Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 78 | +1m 03.142s | 1 |
| 9 | +4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 78 | +1m 05.040s | |
| 10 | PL | Timo Glock | Toyota | 77 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | +5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 77 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +7 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 77 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | +5 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 77 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | +1 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 77 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | -5 |  Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 76 | DNF | |
| R | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 51 | DNF | ||
| R |  Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | 28 | DNF | ||
| R | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 10 | DNF | ||
| R |  Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 10 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 1:14.902 | |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:14.927 | |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 1:15.077 | |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:15.271 | |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:15.437 | |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:15.455 | |
| 7 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.516 | |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:15.653 | |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:16.009 | |
| 10 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:17.344 | |
| 11 | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:15.833 | |
| 12 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:15.837 | |
| 13 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:16.146 | |
| 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:16.281 | |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:16.545 | |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:16.264 | |
| 17 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:16.405 | |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:16.548 | |
| 19 | -5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:16.264 |
| 20 | ||||
| Started from the pit lane | ||||
| Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:16.788 | ||
- Lewis Hamilton received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
Qualifying Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Jenson Button | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 1:14.902 | |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:14.927 | 0.025 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn GP-Mercedes | 1:15.077 | 0.175 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:15.271 | 0.369 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:15.437 | 0.535 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:15.455 | 0.553 |
| 7 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.516 | 0.614 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:15.653 | 0.751 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:16.009 | 1.107 |
| 10 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:17.344 | 2.442 |
| Q2 | ||||
| 11 | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:15.833 | |
| 12 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:15.837 | |
| 13 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:16.146 | |
| 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:16.281 | |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:16.545 | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 16 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:16.264 | |
| 17 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:16.264 | |
| 18 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:16.405 | |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:16.548 | |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:16.788 | |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | 51 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | 35 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | 23 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | 19.5 |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli | 14.5 |
| 6 | Timo Glock | 12 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | 11 |
| 8 | Kimi Raikkonen | 9 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | 9 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | 8 |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg | 7.5 |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | 6 |
| 13 | Heikki Kovalainen | 4 |
| 14 | Sebastien Buemi | 3 |
| 15 | Sebastien Bourdais | 2 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brawn
GP-Mercedes | 86 |
| 2 |  Red
Bull-Renault | 42.5 |
| 3 | Toyota | 26.5 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 17 |
| 5 | McLaren-Mercedes | 13 |
| 6 | Renault | 11 |
| 7 | Williams-Toyota | 7.5 |
| 8 | BMW
Sauber-BMW | 6 |
| 9 | Toro
Rosso-Ferrari | 5 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Wins
- Driver: 6th for Jenson Button
- Constructor: 5th for Brawn GP
- Race 1-2
- Constructor: 3rd for Brawn GP
- Podiums
- Driver: 65th for Rubens Barrichello, 58th for Kimi Raikkonen, 21st for Jenson Button
- Constructor: 623rd for Ferrari, 8th & 9th for Brawn GP
- Poles
- Driver: 7th for Jenson Button
- Constructor: 4th for Brawn GP
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 12th for Felipe Massa
- Constructor: 219th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- Driver: 31st for Kimi Raikkonen, 14th for Jenson Button
- Points finishes
- Driver: 4th and last for Sebastien Bourdais
- Pole & win
- Driver: 4th for Jenson Button