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† Felipe Massa was injured during qualifying for the Hungarian GP and is expected to be in recovery for at least six weeks. Potential stand-ins include [[Luca Badoer]], [[Marc Gené]], [[Sébastien Bourdais]], and according to [[Niki Lauda]], retired 7-time champion [[Michael Schumacher]].<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/ferrari/5912142/Hungarian-Grand-Prix-Michael-Schumacher-backed-to-stand-in-for-Felipe-Massa.html</ref>
† Felipe Massa was injured during qualifying for the Hungarian GP and is expected to be in recovery for at least six weeks.
Massa will probably miss the whole F1 season. Potential stand-ins include [[Luca Badoer]], [[Marc Gené]], [[Sébastien Bourdais]], and according to [[Niki Lauda]], retired 7-time champion [[Michael Schumacher]].<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/ferrari/5912142/Hungarian-Grand-Prix-Michael-Schumacher-backed-to-stand-in-for-Felipe-Massa.html</ref>


==2009 calendar==
==2009 calendar==

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The 2009 Formula One season is the 60th FIA Formula One World Championship season. There are ten teams signed up to compete in the championship.[1]

The season is scheduled to take place over 17 rounds, and started with the Australian Grand Prix on 29 March 2009. It will end on 1 November 2009 with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which is included on the race calendar for the first time and will be held at the new Yas Marina Circuit. The French and Canadian Grands Prix, which were both included in the 2008 championship, have been dropped.

Several rule changes will be implemented by the FIA, in a bid to cut costs due to the global financial crisis and to improve the on-track spectacle. New rules governing tyres, aerodynamics and Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS), among others, are some of the biggest changes in the Formula One regulations for several decades.[2] FIA initially declared a change in deciding the World Driver's Championship, with the driver winning the most races to be declared as the champion.[3] However, this decision was later reversed following protests from Formula One Teams Association.

Pre-season testing

Rubens Barrichello driving the Brawn BGP 001 at Barcelona

The first multi-team testing session took place at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona in November 2008, two weeks after the end of previous season.[4] All teams, except Toyota, took part in the testing session where some teams tested their new aerodynamics package and slick tyres.[5] BMW Sauber and Williams were amongst the forerunners in this case, with the German manufacturer running both rear and front wings to 2009 specifications. The team's test driver, Christian Klien, labelled the car the ugliest car he'd ever seen.[6] F1 newcomers Sébastien Buemi, Lucas di Grassi and Bruno Senna tested for Toro Rosso and Honda respectively. Takuma Sato returned for a test with Toro Rosso and WRC Champion Sébastien Loeb tested for Red Bull. McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa also tested for Force India, an exercise seen as a part of the teams' new technical partnership.[7] Red Bull, Toro Rosso and Renault were the only teams to use solely their 2008 cars (albeit with slick tyres), whilst the other teams also tested 2009 interim cars during the 3-day test.

Heikki Kovalainen driving the McLaren MP4-24 at Jerez

The next test took place at Jerez in December 2008, and was attended by six teams. Toro Rosso candidate Sébastien Buemi topped the time-sheets on all three days, defeating rival candidates Takuma Sato and Sébastien Bourdais.[8] The test also saw the McLaren team debut a front wing and nosecone designed to 2009 specifications, as well as stripped bodywork.[9] BMW Sauber and Williams continued running the interim cars which debuted at the previous test, while Renault and Toro Rosso continued running their 2008 cars with slicks and simulated downforce-levels.

Following the first launches, the teams returned to the track on the 19th of January for more testing. Toyota, McLaren, Williams and Renault tested at Algarve again together with Toro Rosso, which used their 2008 car. Sébastien Buemi, in his first outing as confirmed driver for the Toro Rosso team, topped the first three days in the interim car.[10] Heavy rain hampered the teams in the first two days, and only on Wednesday could the drivers test the new cars on the slick tyres. On Thursday, however, the rain returned, and testing was stopped early in the morning as the medical helicopters could not take off in the torrential rain.[11] Ferrari intended to test at Algarve as well, but moved the test to Mugello, where the rain continued to limit their testing amidst mounting concerns over the F60's legality.[12][13] BMW Sauber, meanwhile, enjoyed warmer weather testing the F1.09 at Valencia.[14]

On 9 March, testing started at Barcelona with the new team, Brawn GP, making an impact by leading the times early in the day. Toro Rosso also launched the STR4. This was the first test in which all teams used their 2009 cars. BMW Sauber led the times while Brawn GP finished fourth.[15] On day three, Brawn GP's Jenson Button was fastest by just over one second to Ferrari's Felipe Massa completing 130 laps.[16] On day four Rubens Barrichello became the first driver to get into the 1:18s.

On 15 March Renault, Brawn and Williams started the last teams public test at Jerez. Brawn, again, led the standings 0.6 seconds ahead of Renault's Fernando Alonso, completing 107 laps.[17] On day two, Fernando Alonso completed 107 laps and finished 0.55 seconds ahead of Barrichello, who completed 61 laps, and ahead of his teammate, Jenson Button who completed 12 laps, by 0.5 seconds and over a second ahead of Lewis Hamilton who was still struggling in the MP4-24.[18] Button led the final day 0.2 seconds clear, completing 114 laps ahead of Williams driver Nico Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Jr. and Hamilton.[19] The testing carried on at Jerez with McLaren and Williams staying. McLaren showed good progress after slicing a whole second off their pace with Williams driver Nakajima almost 2 seconds behind in the FW31.[20] On day two Nakajima led by 0.4 seconds to McLaren. McLaren slashed some more time out of the MP4-24, while importing over some new parts from Woking. McLaren and Williams then returned to Britain to finish off preparations for Australia; leaving for the season opener on Monday to join the rest of the grid.[21]

McLaren have been experiencing some problems with the car lacking rear downforce. At the penultimate test of the season in Barcelona, the McLaren car was rarely less than 1.5 seconds off the pace.[22] Felipe Massa stated he had never seen McLaren so far behind.[23]

The controversial diffuser of the TF109 at Circuit de Catalunya

A major source of controversy throughout the winter season were the rear diffusers. Three teams–Toyota, Williams and Brawn GP–launched their cars with a diffuser that uses the rear crash structure in order to generate additional downforce.[24] These designs were quickly protested, and just days after the cars were unveiled, rival teams asked the FIA for a clarification on the matter.[25] With only days to go before the start of the 2009 season, the rear diffuser designs once again attracted controversy with Red Bull's motor racing advisor Helmut Marko declaring that the other seven teams will unite to lodge an official protest should they be used in the race.[26] On the Wednesday of the first race an official complaint was launched by other teams against the rear diffusers of the Williams FW31, Toyota TF109 and the Brawn BGP 001 saying that they were illegal,[27] but after analysing the cars the FIA reported that the cars were not illegal.[28] The other six teams filed an appeal which was heard on 14 April 2009– the week prior to round three of the championship, the Chinese Grand Prix— and a result was decided on Wednesday 15 April.[29] The FIA deemed the cars' diffusers legal after much deliberation.[30]

Teams

The following teams are signed with Formula One Management and make up the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA):

Williams and Force India were suspended from FOTA on the 27th May 2009, due to them "breaking ranks" and signing up to the 2010 championship, despite the ongoing debate over the FIA's planned budget cap for the 2010 season. Just hours before the team issued their entry, Max Mosley was handed a letter signed by all ten team bosses, insisting that he scrap his planned budget cap and its two-tier regulations.[31][32]

New car launches

Constructor Chassis Launch date Launch location
Ferrari F60 January 12[33] Mugello, Italy
Toyota TF109 January 15[34] Online[35]
McLaren-Mercedes MP4-24 January 16[36] Woking, United Kingdom
Renault R29 January 19[37] Portimão, Portugal
Williams-Toyota FW31 January 19[38] Portimão, Portugal
BMW Sauber F1.09 January 20[34] Valencia, Spain
Red Bull-Renault RB5 February 9[39] Circuito de Jerez, Spain
Force India-Mercedes VJM02 March 1[40] Circuito de Jerez, Spain
Brawn-Mercedes BGP 001 March 6[41] Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom
Toro Rosso-Ferrari STR4 March 9[42] Circuit de Catalunya, Spain

Drivers

Team Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre No.[43] Race Drivers Test Driver(s)
United Kingdom Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes McLaren MP4-24[36] Mercedes FO 108W B 1 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton[44] Spain Pedro de la Rosa[45]
United Kingdom Gary Paffett[45]
2 Finland Heikki Kovalainen[46]
Italy Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F60[33] Ferrari 056 B 3 Brazil Felipe Massa[47] Italy Luca Badoer[48]
Spain Marc Gené[48]
TBA †
4 Finland Kimi Räikkönen[49]
Germany BMW Sauber F1 Team BMW Sauber F1.09[34] BMW P86/9 B 5 Poland Robert Kubica[50] Austria Christian Klien[50]
6 Germany Nick Heidfeld[50]
France ING Renault F1 Team Renault R29[37] Renault RS27 B 7 Spain Fernando Alonso[51] France Romain Grosjean[52]
8 Brazil Nelson Piquet, Jr.[51]
Japan Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota TF109[34] Toyota RVX-09 B 9 Italy Jarno Trulli[53] Japan Kamui Kobayashi[54]
10 Germany Timo Glock[55]
Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR4 Ferrari 056 B 11 France Sébastien Bourdais[56] Spain Jaime Alguersuari[57]
United Kingdom David Coulthard[58]
New Zealand Brendon Hartley[59]
Spain Jaime Alguersuari[60]
12 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi[61]
Austria Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB5 Renault RS27 B 14 Australia Mark Webber[62]
15 Germany Sebastian Vettel[63]
United Kingdom AT&T WilliamsF1 Team Williams FW31[38] Toyota RVX-09 B 16 Germany Nico Rosberg[64] Germany Nicolas Hülkenberg[64]
17 Japan Kazuki Nakajima[64]
India Force India F1 Team Force India VJM02 Mercedes FO 108W[65] B 20 Germany Adrian Sutil[66] Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi[66]
21 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella[66]
United Kingdom Brawn GP F1 Team[67] Brawn BGP 001[67] Mercedes FO 108W[67] B 22 United Kingdom Jenson Button[68] United Kingdom Anthony Davidson[69]
Austria Alexander Wurz[70]
23 Brazil Rubens Barrichello[71]

† Felipe Massa was injured during qualifying for the Hungarian GP and is expected to be in recovery for at least six weeks. Massa will probably miss the whole F1 season. Potential stand-ins include Luca Badoer, Marc Gené, Sébastien Bourdais, and according to Niki Lauda, retired 7-time champion Michael Schumacher.[72]

2009 calendar

After several revisions, the FIA published the 2009 Formula One World Championship race calendar on 5 November 2008[73]

Round Official Race Title Grand Prix Circuit City / Location Date Time[74] Laps
Local UTC
1 Australia ING Australian Grand Prix Australian GP Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Victoria 29 March 17:00 06:00 58
2 Malaysia Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix Malaysian GP Sepang International Circuit Kuala Lumpur 5 April 17:00 09:00 56
3 China Chinese Grand Prix Chinese GP Shanghai International Circuit Shanghai 19 April 15:00 07:00 56
4 Bahrain Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain GP Bahrain International Circuit Sakhir, Manama 26 April 15:00 12:00 57
5 Spain Gran Premio de España Telefónica Spanish GP Circuit de Catalunya Barcelona 10 May 14:00 12:00 66
6 Monaco Grand Prix de Monaco Monaco GP Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo 24 May 14:00 12:00 78
7 Turkey ING Turkish Grand Prix Turkish GP Istanbul Park Istanbul 7 June 15:00 12:00 58
8 United Kingdom Santander British Grand Prix British GP Silverstone Circuit Silverstone 21 June 13:00 12:00 60
9 Germany Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland German GP Nürburgring Nürburg 12 July 14:00 12:00 60
10 Hungary ING Magyar Nagydíj Hungarian GP Hungaroring Budapest 26 July 14:00 12:00 70
11 Spain Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe European GP Valencia Street Circuit Valencia 23 August 14:00 12:00 57
12 Belgium ING Belgian Grand Prix Belgian GP Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spa 30 August 14:00 12:00 44
13 Italy Gran Premio Santander d'Italia Italian GP Autodromo Nazionale Monza Monza 13 September 14:00 12:00 53
14 Singapore SingTel Singapore Grand Prix† Singapore GP Marina Bay Street Circuit Singapore 27 September 20:00 12:00 61
15 Japan Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix Japanese GP Suzuka Circuit Suzuka 4 October 14:00 05:00 53
16 Brazil Grande Prêmio do Brasil Brazilian GP Autódromo José Carlos Pace São Paulo 18 October 14:00 16:00 71
17 United Arab Emirates Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix‡ Abu Dhabi GP Yas Marina Circuit‡ Yas Island 1 November 15:00 11:00 55

† Night Race
‡ New Race/Circuit

Changes

Driver changes

Changed teams

Entered F1

Exited F1

Team changes

  • Force India changed their engine supplier from Ferrari to Mercedes in a five-year deal.[65]
  • Gerhard Berger sold his half-stake of Scuderia Toro Rosso to Red Bull, claiming that the new regulations would "leave no room for improvement for a small team like STR".[75]
  • Honda F1 announced in December 2008 that they would withdraw their Formula One team from the 2009 World Championship due to the problems caused by the global financial breakdown and to focus on their core business activities.[76][77] It was confirmed on 5 March 2009 that the team would compete in the 2009 season as Brawn GP, with Mercedes engines, following a management buy-out, and would retain the services of both Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello as drivers.[78]

Calendar changes

  • The debuting Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has been added to the race calendar, as part of Formula One's expansion in the Middle East.[79] The race will take place at the Hermann Tilke-designed Yas Marina Circuit, which is currently under construction on Yas Island. The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will be the final round of the 2009 World Championship on 1 November, 2009.
  • After being dropped in 2007 and replaced by the Fuji Speedway, the Suzuka Circuit will return to host the Japanese Grand Prix in 2009.
  • On October 7, 2008, the FIA formalized the 2009 season calendar with the dropping of the Canadian Grand Prix (for apparent financial problems) and the rearrangement of the Turkish Grand Prix to June 7, 2009.[80] 2009 will be the first Formula One season since 1958 with no Grand Prix in North America.[81] The Canadian Grand Prix had been on the provisional schedule, before being dropped. However, it may be reinstated in the calendar in the event of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix not being ready in time.[82][83]
  • On October 15, 2008, the organisers of the French Grand Prix announced via their official website that the race would no longer be part of the 2009 season, citing "economic problems".[84][85] This will be the second time that there has not been a French Grand Prix on the schedule since the start of the World Drivers' Championship in 1950. The only previous time was 1955.[86] The race had been on the "final" schedule for 2009, and Bernie Ecclestone had previously stated that it would stay on the calendar, as they had a contract until 2011.[87]
  • On November 5, 2008, the FIA World Council shifted the Chinese Grand Prix to April and reshuffled the others to accommodate the loss of the French Grand Prix.[88]

Rule changes

Banned since 1998, slick tyres have returned in 2009.
A ban on aerodynamic appendages has resulted in the 2009 cars having smoother bodywork.
The front wing is lower and wider than in 2008.
The rear wing is higher and narrower.

On 22 December 2006, the FIA released technical regulations for the 2009 season.[89] These have been revised several times to accommodate the findings of the Overtaking Working Group (formed in response to concerns that wheel-to-wheel racing was becoming increasingly rare)[90] and the increasing need for cost-cutting in the sport in the wake of the economic crisis.[91] Some changes have been added later.

  • Slick tyres will return for the first time since they were banned for the 1998 season. Bridgestone will continue to be the sole supplier of tyres, and drivers will still have to use both compounds of tyre during a race.[92] Soft tyres are differentiated by a green marking around the sides of the tyres, rather than a white marking in a groove as used in 2008.[93] Further, wet tyres were renamed as "intermediate" and extreme-weather tyres were renamed "wet".[94]
  • The aerodynamic regulations have been radically altered for the 2009 season. Front wings will be lower and wider, while rear wings will be much higher and narrower. This makes the 2009 cars strikingly different in appearance from those of previous seasons, and several drivers have expressed concerns that the larger front wings could trigger more accidents; especially at the start of Grands Prix when the cars are racing close to each other. As well as the changes in the dimensions of the wings, bodywork will be much more regulated with many of the additional components seen in previous seasons effectively outlawed (including barge boards, winglets, turning vanes, chimneys, Viking horns and dumbo ears), the diffuser at the rear of the car has been moved back and upwards. Many other minor chassis components have also been standardised. The aim of the new aerodynamic regulations, as well as the reintroduction of slick tyres, is to decrease reliance on aerodynamic downforce and increase mechanical grip with the aim of making wheel-to-wheel racing easier.
  • For the first time, cars will be allowed to use driver adjustable bodywork, in the form of adjustable flaps in the front wing. The flaps can be adjusted by up to six degrees, limited to only two adjustments per lap.
  • Along with changes to bodywork and tyre size, the 2006 document included details of a Kinetic Energy Recovery System. This is a regenerative braking device designed to recover some of the vehicle's kinetic energy, which is normally dissipated as heat during braking. The recovered energy can be stored electrically, in a battery or supercapacitor, or mechanically, in a flywheel, for use as a source of additional accelerative power at the driver's discretion by way of a boost button on the steering wheel. The regulations limit the additional power to around 82 hp (61 kW) for six seconds a lap. The regulations do not make this compulsory, and due to concerns about both limited performance gains and safety implications many teams are believed to be unlikely to use the new KERS systems for at least the start of the 2009 season.[95] And in fact the number of cars using KERS has dwindled from 7 cars for the first two races to 3 cars for the 3rd race at China then to a peak of 8 cars at Bahrain to 4 cars from Spain to Turkey then just 2 cars (Ferrari) by the British Grand Prix, with no car running KERS finishing higher than 3rd. BMW Sauber, one of the biggest investors in KERS, announced after qualifying in Britian that they would be abandoning their KERS programme for good.
  • While it was reported in 2008 that the FIA were planning on introducing a budget cap to limit the amount of spending by Formula One teams,[96] the amount was not agreed upon and the budget cap idea was dropped. Instead, costs will be brought down by an almost total ban on in-season testing, a forced reduction in wind tunnel usage, the sharing of more data during race weekends, and an increased minimum engine lifespan: the engine will have to last for three races, instead of two in 2008. The gearbox will have to last for 4 races, and penalty of 5 places in the starting grid will be applied, should a driver change it during the weekend before the start of the race.
  • Each driver will be limited to a maximum of 8 engines throughout the season, in addition to four engines for practice/testing purposes. To aid improvements in reliability, the engines will be detuned from 19,000 RPM to 18,000 RPM.[97]
  • The rule stating that the pit lane is closed during a Safety Car period will be scrapped in 2009. The rule was introduced in 2007 to avoid people rushing back to the pits to refuel, possibly speeding through a danger zone, but software has been successfully developed to solve this problem.[98] The pit lane speed limit has also been increased from 50mph to 62mph(100kmh).
  • The FIA initially declared that the driver with the most wins at the end of the season would be the winner of the 2009 Formula One World Championship, but dropped the decision due to opposition from teams and drivers.[99][100] Formula One Teams Association argued that FIA could not change the rules this close to the season's start without the full agreement of the teams.[3][101] Other proposals rejected by FIA were the introduction of a new points system with the scale 12-9-7-5-4-3-2-1 and to award medals for first, second and third place.[94]

New F1 partnerships

Korean electronics firm LG set a partnership with FOM to show their logo during live timing system and timing graphics.[102]

Broadcasting changes

Formula One broadcasters change
Country 2008 2009
United Kingdom ITV BBC
Norway TV3 and Viasat SportN Viasat Motor
Spain Telecinco and TV3 Mediapro (laSexta) and TV3
Bulgaria BTV TV7 and BTV
India ESPNStar alliance ESPN Star Sports
Malaysia Pay-TV Astro ESPN Star Sports and ntv7
Denmark TV2 TV3 Puls
Greece Alpha TV ANT1
Russia Ren-TV RTR Sport
Turkey CNN Türk TRT
Australia Ten HD and Network Ten One and Network Ten
Latvia LNT TV3 and Viasat Sport Baltic
Ukraine Megasport K1
Middle East Al Jazeera Sports Bahrain Sports
Sweden Viasat Sport and TV6 Viasat Motor
Estonia TV3 TV3 and Viasat Sport Baltic

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Rd. Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor Report
1 Australia Australian Grand Prix United Kingdom Jenson Button Germany Nico Rosberg United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn-Mercedes Report
2 Malaysia Malaysian Grand Prix United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn-Mercedes Report
3 China Chinese Grand Prix Germany Sebastian Vettel Brazil Rubens Barrichello Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull-Renault Report
4 Bahrain Bahrain Grand Prix Italy Jarno Trulli Italy Jarno Trulli United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn-Mercedes Report
5 Spain Spanish Grand Prix United Kingdom Jenson Button Brazil Rubens Barrichello United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn-Mercedes Report
6 Monaco Monaco Grand Prix United Kingdom Jenson Button Brazil Felipe Massa United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn-Mercedes Report
7 Turkey Turkish Grand Prix Germany Sebastian Vettel United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn-Mercedes Report
8 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Germany Sebastian Vettel Germany Sebastian Vettel Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull-Renault Report
9 Germany German Grand Prix Australia Mark Webber Spain Fernando Alonso Australia Mark Webber Austria Red Bull-Renault Report
10 Hungary Hungarian Grand Prix Spain Fernando Alonso Australia Mark Webber United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes Report
11 Spain European Grand Prix Report
12 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Report
13 Italy Italian Grand Prix Report
14 Singapore Singapore Grand Prix Report
15 Japan Japanese Grand Prix Report
16 Brazil Brazilian Grand Prix Report
17 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Report

Drivers

Pos Driver AUS
Australia 		MAL‡
Malaysia 		CHN
China 		BHR
Bahrain 		ESP
Spain 		MON
Monaco 		TUR
Turkey 		GBR
United Kingdom 		GER
Germany 		HUN
Hungary 		EUR
Spain 		BEL
Belgium 		ITA
Italy 		SIN
Singapore 		JPN
Japan 		BRA
Brazil 		ABU
United Arab Emirates 		Points
1 United Kingdom Jenson Button 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 6 5 7 70
2 Australia Mark Webber 12 6 2 11 3 5 2 2 1 3 51.5
3 Germany Sebastian Vettel 13† 15† 1 2 4 Ret 3 1 2 Ret 47
4 Brazil Rubens Barrichello 2 5 4 5 2 2 Ret 3 6 10 44
5 Germany Nico Rosberg 6 8 15 9 8 6 5 5 4 4 25.5
6 Italy Jarno Trulli 3 4 Ret 3 Ret 13 4 7 17 8 22.5
7 Brazil Felipe Massa Ret 9 Ret 14 6 4 6 4 3 DNS 22
8 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton DSQ 7 6 4 9 12 13 16 18 1 19
9 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 15† 14 10 6 Ret 3 9 8 Ret 2 18
10 Germany Timo Glock 4 3 7 7 10 10 8 9 9 6 16
11 Spain Fernando Alonso 5 11 9 8 5 7 10 14 7 Ret 13
12 Finland Heikki Kovalainen Ret Ret 5 12 Ret Ret 14 Ret 8 5 9
13 Germany Nick Heidfeld 10 2 12 19 7 11 11 15 10 11 6
14 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi 7 16† 8 17 Ret Ret 15 18 16 16 3
15 Poland Robert Kubica 14† Ret 13 18 11 Ret 7 13 14 13 2
16 France Sébastien Bourdais 8 10 11 13 Ret 8 18 Ret Ret 2
17 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella 11 18† 14 15 14 9 Ret 10 11 14 0
18 Japan Kazuki Nakajima Ret 12 Ret Ret 13 15† 12 11 12 9 0
19 Germany Adrian Sutil 9 17 17† 16 Ret 14 17 17 15 Ret 0
20 Brazil Nelson Piquet, Jr. Ret 13 16 10 12 Ret 16 12 13 12 0
21 Spain Jaime Alguersuari 15 0
Pos Driver AUS
Australia 		MAL‡
Malaysia 		CHN
China 		BHR
Bahrain 		ESP
Spain 		MON
Monaco 		TUR
Turkey 		GBR
United Kingdom 		GER
Germany 		HUN
Hungary 		EUR
Spain 		BEL
Belgium 		ITA
Italy 		SIN
Singapore 		JPN
Japan 		BRA
Brazil 		ABU
United Arab Emirates 		Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Thursday/Friday test driver (TD)
(from 2003 onwards)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap
Superscript Sprint race result
Abbreviation Meaning
WDC World Drivers' Championship position
WCC World Constructors' Championship position
NC Not classified

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest lap

† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
‡ Half points were awarded at the Malaysian Grand Prix as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

Constructors

Pos Constructor Car
No. 		AUS
Australia 		MAL‡
Malaysia 		CHN
China 		BHR
Bahrain 		ESP
Spain 		MON
Monaco 		TUR
Turkey 		GBR
United Kingdom 		GER
Germany 		HUN
Hungary 		EUR
Spain 		BEL
Belgium 		ITA
Italy 		SIN
Singapore 		JPN
Japan 		BRA
Brazil 		ABU
United Arab Emirates 		Points
1 United Kingdom Brawn-Mercedes 22 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 6 5 7 114
23 2 5 4 5 2 2 Ret 3 6 10
2 Austria Red Bull-Renault 14 12 6 2 11 3 5 2 2 1 3 98.5
15 13† 15† 1 2 4 Ret 3 1 2 Ret
3 Italy Ferrari 3 Ret 9 Ret 14 6 4 6 4 3 DNS 40
4 15† 14 10 6 Ret 3 9 8 Ret 2
4 Japan Toyota 9 3 4 Ret 3 Ret 13 4 7 17 8 38.5
10 4 3 7 7 10 10 8 9 9 6
5 United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 1 DSQ 7 6 4 9 12 13 16 18 1 28
2 Ret Ret 5 12 Ret Ret 14 Ret 8 5
6 United Kingdom Williams-Toyota 16 6 8 15 9 8 6 5 5 4 4 25.5
17 Ret 12 Ret Ret 13 15† 12 11 12 9
7 France Renault 7 5 11 9 8 5 7 10 14 7 Ret 13
8 Ret 13 16 10 12 Ret 16 12 13 12
8 Germany BMW Sauber 5 14† Ret 13 18 11 Ret 7 13 14 13 8
6 10 2 12 19 7 11 11 15 10 11
9 Italy Toro Rosso-Ferrari 11 8 10 11 13 Ret 8 18 Ret Ret 15 5
12 7 16† 8 17 Ret Ret 15 18 16 16
10 India Force India-Mercedes 20 9 17 17† 16 Ret 14 17 17 15 Ret 0
21 11 18† 14 15 14 9 Ret 10 11 14
Pos Constructor Car
No. 		AUS
Australia 		MAL‡
Malaysia 		CHN
China 		BHR
Bahrain 		ESP
Spain 		MON
Monaco 		TUR
Turkey 		GBR
United Kingdom 		GER
Germany 		HUN
Hungary 		EUR
Spain 		BEL
Belgium 		ITA
Italy 		SIN
Singapore 		JPN
Japan 		BRA
Brazil 		ABU
United Arab Emirates 		Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Thursday/Friday test driver (TD)
(from 2003 onwards)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap
Superscript Sprint race result
Abbreviation Meaning
WDC World Drivers' Championship position
WCC World Constructors' Championship position
NC Not classified

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest lap

† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
‡ Half points were awarded at the Malaysian Grand Prix as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.
Renault are suspended from the European Grand Prix for knowingly releasing Fernando Alonso from the pits unsafely at the Hungaroring, breaking regulations.[113] They have announced that they intend to appeal the suspension.[114][115]

Statistics

Drivers

Pos Driver Constructor(s) Starts Finishes Wins Podiums Poles F.Laps Points
1 United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn-Mercedes 10 10 6 7 4 2 70
2 Australia Mark Webber Austria Red Bull-Renault 10 10 1 6 1 1 51.5
3 Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull-Renault 10 6 2 5 3 1 47
4 Brazil Rubens Barrichello United Kingdom Brawn-Mercedes 10 9 0 4 0 2 44
5 Germany Nico Rosberg United Kingdom Williams-Toyota 10 10 0 0 0 1 25.5
6 Italy Jarno Trulli Japan Toyota 10 8 0 2 1 1 22.5
7 Brazil Felipe Massa Italy Ferrari 9 7 0 1 0 1 22
8 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 10 9 1 1 0 0 19
9 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari 10 7 0 2 0 0 18
10 Germany Timo Glock Japan Toyota 10 10 0 1 0 0 16
11 Spain Fernando Alonso France Renault 10 9 0 0 1 1 13
12 Finland Heikki Kovalainen United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 10 5 0 0 0 0 9
13 Germany Nick Heidfeld Germany BMW Sauber 10 10 0 1 0 0 6
14 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Italy Toro Rosso-Ferrari 10 7 0 0 0 0 3
15 Poland Robert Kubica Germany BMW Sauber 10 7 0 0 0 0 2
16 France Sébastien Bourdais Italy Toro Rosso-Ferrari 9 6 0 0 0 0 2
17 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella India Force India-Mercedes 10 8 0 0 0 0 0
18 Japan Kazuki Nakajima United Kingdom Williams-Toyota 10 6 0 0 0 0 0
19 Germany Adrian Sutil India Force India-Mercedes 10 7 0 0 0 0 0
20 Brazil Nelson Piquet, Jr. France Renault 10 8 0 0 0 0 0
21 Spain Jaime Alguersuari Italy Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Constructors

Pos Constructor Chassis Engine Starts Finishes Wins Podiums Poles F.Laps Points
1 United Kingdom Brawn BGP 001 Germany Mercedes 20 19 6 11 4 4 114
2 Austria Red Bull RB5 France Renault 20 16 3 11 4 2 98.5
3 Italy Ferrari F60 Italy Ferrari 19 14 0 3 0 1 40
4 Japan Toyota TF109 Japan Toyota 20 18 0 3 1 1 38.5
5 United Kingdom McLaren MP4-24 Germany Mercedes 20 14 1 1 0 0 28
6 United Kingdom Williams FW31 Japan Toyota 20 16 0 0 0 1 25.5
7 France Renault R29 France Renault 20 17 0 0 1 1 13
8 Germany BMW Sauber F1.09 Germany BMW 20 17 0 1 0 0 8
9 Italy Toro Rosso STR4 Italy Ferrari 20 14 0 0 0 0 5
10 India Force India VJM02 Germany Mercedes 20 15 0 0 0 0 0

Report

Most of the early part of the season was been dominated by Brawn GP's Jenson Button. He won the first race followed by his experienced team-mate, Brazilian Rubens Barrichello, in a début 1-2 for Brawn was set. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel was on for second until he collided with BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica a few laps before the end. The accident promoted Toyota's Jarno Trulli to third position. McLaren-Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton would have taken that position, but for his disqualification, meaning Trulli's team-mate Timo Glock was fourth, getting Toyota up to second in the Constructors' Championship. Renault's Fernando Alonso ended up fifth ahead of Williams' Nico Rosberg, who, despite finishing sixth, held the fastest lap.

Next up was Malaysia. The race was abandoned due to heavy rain while the drivers, including race winner Button, had completed less than 75%. Joining Button on the podium were BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld and Toyota's Timo Glock. Trulli was classified fourth, ahead of Barrichello. Red Bull's Mark Webber finished sixth, with reigning world champion Hamilton seventh. Rosberg scored the last half point.

The Chinese Grand Prix belonged to Red Bull thanks to Sebastian Vettel, who claimed the team's first ever pole position. He was followed on the grid by Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber, while Barrichelo out-qualified his team-mate for the first time this season. The race, thanks to Vettel and Webber, claimed Red Bull's first ever win and their first 1-2. Brawn finished third and fourth, with Championship leader Button third. Heikki Kovalainen finished fifth ahead of team-mate Hamilton. Glock finished seventh, ahead of Buemi.

Bahrain saw Toyota clinch a front row with Trulli taking pole position. However, Toyota's lost time in the pit-lane, allowing Button a third victory. Vettel was classified second ahead of Trulli. Hamilton missed out on the podium in fourth, in front of Barrichello and Raikkonen, who scored Ferrari's first points.

At Spain, Button took another victory for Brawn GP, 13 seconds in front of Barrichello. Webber finshed third, finishing ahead of Vettel for the third time in the season. Alonso was fifth, ahead of Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, Nick Heidfeld and Nico Rosberg.

The Monaco Grand Prix saw Barrichello overtake Räikkönen from third on the grid. The Brawn driver was classified second, joining race-winner Button on the podium alongside Räikkönen (third), while Massa managed fourth getting Ferrari 11 points and fourth place in the Constructors' Championship. Webber was fifth, ahead of Rosberg, Alonso and Sébastien Bourdais. Vettel crashed out of the Grand Prix.

Button won again at Turkey, making it 6 out of 7 for Button and for Brawn. Barrichello retired. Webber finished ahead of Vettel for the third time running. Trulli scored the points for fourth, ahead of Rosberg and Massa. BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica scored his first points of the season in seventh, while Glock scored the final point.

The British Grand Prix was dominated by Red Bull with Vettel securing his second victory of 2009 and third of his career. Webber came in second to make it a 1-2 for Red Bull and Barichello took the last podium position. Massa came in fourth with Nico Rosberg fifth. The last stint of the race saw Button attempt to overtake Rosberg, but the Briton had to settle for sixth. Trulli and Räikkönen secured the last two points scoring positions. Button missed out on the podium for the first time this season. Alonso finished out of the points for the third time running.

The German Grand Prix was once again dominated by Red Bull, with Webber taking pole position for the first time in his F1 career; going on to win the German Grand Prix, despite being given a drive through penalty for causing an collision involving Barrichello at the start of the race. Vettel came in second, making it another 1-2 for Red Bull. Massa finished third for the first time this season. Rosberg came fourth, followed by the Brawns of Button and Barrichello. Alonso and Kovalainen secured the last two points positions.

The Hungarian Grand Prix was overshadowed by an accident in qualifying which hospitalised Ferrari's Felipe Massa. Alonso took pole but was forced to retire after a wheel was not attached properly at his first pit stop. Renault have been suspended from the European Grand Prix over the incident. Lewis Hamilton came through to win the race ahead of Kimi Raikkonen. Webber gained in the Drivers Championship in third, with Rosberg, Kovalainen, Glock, Button and Trulli rounding off the points positions. A costly retirement for Vettel dropped him to third in the Championship.

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