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RACE 17 - ABU DHABI, NOVEMBER 1, 2009
2009 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX
SEBASTIAN VETTEL WINS MAIDEN ABU DHABI RACE
Sebastian Vettel ran a riot in Abu Dhabi on Sunday evening, cruising to the victory from Red Bull team mate Mark Webber, who had to fend off a charging Jenson Button in the closing laps.
Pole sitter Lewis Hamilton retired early on with suspected brake problems on his McLaren, but had never looked likely to contain Vettel, who secured second in the driver standings.
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2009 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX
RACE RESULTS, NOVEMBER 1, 2009
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS
1 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 55 10
2 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 55 +17.8 8
3 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 55 +18.4 6
4 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 55 +22.7 5
5 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 55 +26.2 4
6 10 Kamui Kobayashi Toyota 55 +28.3 3
7 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 55 +34.3 2
8 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 55 +41.2 1
9 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 55 +45.9
10 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 55 +48.1
11 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 55 +52.7
12 4 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 55 +54.3
13 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 55 +59.8
14 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 55 +69.6
15 21 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 55 +94.4
16 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 54 +1 Lap
17 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 54 +1 Lap
18 8 Romain Grosjean Renault 54 +1 Lap
Ret 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 19 +35 Laps
Ret 11 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 17 +37 Laps
RACE 16 - SAO PAULO, OCTOBER 18, 2009
FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2009
JENSON BUTTON CLINCHES 2009 CHAMPIONSHIP, WEBBER WINS RACE
Red Bull's Mark Webber drove a perfect race to win Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix, but fifth place for Jenson Button was enough to give the British driver the 2009 drivers' title, with Brawn also securing the constructors' crown.
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2009 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL RACE RESULTS, OCTOBER 18, 2009
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS
1 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 71 10
2 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 71 +7.6 secs 8
3 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 71 +18.9 secs 6
4 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 71 +19.6 secs 5
5 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 71 +29.0 secs 4
6 4 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 71 +33.3 secs 3
7 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 71 +35.9 secs 2
8 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 71 +45.4 secs 1
9 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 71 +48.4 secs
10 10 Kamui Kobayashi Toyota 71 +63.3 secs
11 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 71 +70.6 secs
12 21 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 71 +71.3 secs
13 8 Romain Grosjean Renault 70 +1 Lap
14 11 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 70 +1 Lap
Ret 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 30 Accident
Ret 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 27 +44 Laps
Ret 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 21 +50 Laps
Ret 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 0 Accident
Ret 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 0 Accident
Ret 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 0 Accident
RACE 15 - JAPAN, OCTOBER 4, 2009
2009 FORMULA 1 FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX
SEBASTIAN VETTEL STAYS IN TITLE RACE
Sebastian Vettel came to Suzuka knowing he had to go for broke if he was to keep his title hopes alive. He delivered in style, staying cool in a hectic qualifying to put his Red Bull on pole, and then leading from lights to flag for ten points.
Sebastian Vettel's post race comments:
"What a race. Obviously yesterday with pole position and I think strategy wise we were the favourites but first of all you have to do the start. We were pretty confident and had good starts in the past. Not that that was always the case at the beginning of the season, but we were confident of defending the position. But it was closer than I thought it was going to be. Going into turn one all of a sudden I saw a silver arrow on the left hand side and obviously I had the inside and it was my advantage but it was closer than I thought it would be. After that it was head down and try to push every single lap. The car was fantastic. I was able to pull a gap quite quickly, a big one, enough. Obviously with the strategy we were two laps longer than Lewis and a lap longer than Jarno in the first stint, so it all worked out. Until the end I was pretty much in control. I fitted soft tyres for the last stint and second and wanted to have a little bit of fun. I did one very quick lap, I think 32.5, then my engineer came on the radio and said 'ok, be aware of your tyres. There might be a safety car or something'. Two laps later there was the safety car. Obviously, it is not what you are hoping for when you are in the lead by roughly 10 seconds. But, nevertheless, I was still taking care of my tyres and at the restart I was able to use it. I had a bit of a cushion with Romain (Grosjean) behind me. A very good restart and then three to four phenomenal laps again to build a gap that was safe enough to win the race in the end, so fantastic. As you said, finally we made it. I was screaming on the radio. I think in the last couple of races it was a little bit up and down. Sometimes we had the pace, sometimes we didn't and yeah, finally we made it, so it is good to be back in first position also on Sunday."
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2009 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX RACE RESULTS, OCTOBER 4, 2009
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS
1 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 53 10
2 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 53 +4.8 secs 8
3 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 53 +6.4 secs 6
4 4 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 53 +7.9 secs 5
5 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 53 +8.7 secs 4
6 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 53 +9.5 secs 3
7 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 53 +10.6 secs 2
8 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 53 +11.4 secs 1
9 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 53 +11.7 secs
10 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 53 +13.0 secs
11 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 53 +13.7 secs
12 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 53 +14.5 secs
13 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 53 +14.9 secs
14 21 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 53 +15.7 secs
15 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 53 +17.9 secs
16 8 Romain Grosjean Renault 52 +1 Lap
17 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 51 +2 Laps
Ret 11 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 43 Accident
Ret 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 11 Clutch
RACE 14 - SINGAPORE, SEPTEMBER 27, 2009
2009 FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
HAMILTON WINS - BUTTON CLOSER TO TITLE
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton put on a perfect display to win the Singapore Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday. In a race featuring just one safety car period, Timo Glock took second for Toyota, with Renault's Fernando Alonso third.
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2009 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX RACE RESULTS, SEPTEMBER 27, 2009
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS
1 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 61 10
2 10 Timo Glock Toyota 61 +9.6 secs 8
3 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 61 +16.6 secs 6
4 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 61 +20.2 secs 5
5 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 61 +30.0 secs 4
6 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 61 +31.8 secs 3
7 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 61 +36.1 secs 2
8 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 61 +55.0 secs 1
9 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 61 +56.0 secs
10 4 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 61 +58.8 secs
11 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 61 +59.7 secs
12 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 61 +73.0 secs
13 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 61 +79.8 secs
14 21 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 61 +93.5 secs
Ret 11 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 47 +14 Lap
Ret 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 47 +14 Laps
Ret 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 45 +16 Laps
Ret 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 23 +38 Laps
Ret 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 19 +42 Laps
Ret 8 Romain Grosjean Renault 3 +58 Laps
RACE 13 - MONZA, ITALY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2009
FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2009
BRAWN IS BACK - GET ONE-TWO AT MONZA
Rubens Barrichello has won the Italian Grand Prix, beating Brawn team mate Jenson Button by 2.8s, cutting Button's championship lead to 14 points in the process. Kimi Raikkonen took the final podium spot for Ferrari after McLaren's Lewis Hamilton crashed out of third place on the final lap.
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FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA RACE RESULTS, SEPTEMBER 13, 2009
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS
1 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 53 10
2 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 53 2.8 8
3 4 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 53 30.6 6
4 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 53 31.1 5
5 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 53 59.1 4
6 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 53 60.6 3
7 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 53 82.4 2
8 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 53 85.4 1
9 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 53 86.8
10 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 53
11 10 Timo Glock Toyota 53
12 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 52 1 lap Accident
13 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 52 1 Lap
14 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 52 1 Lap
15 8 Romain Grosjean Renault 52 1 Lap
16 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 51 2 Laps
Ret 21 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 22 31 Laps
Ret 11 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 19 34 Laps
Ret 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 15 38 Laps
Ret 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 0 53 laps Accident
RACE 12 - SPA, BELGIUM, AUGUST 30, 2009
2009 FORMULA 1 ING BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
VICTORY FOR RAIKKONEN
Kimi Raikkonen became the sixth different victor in six races after putting Ferrari back in the winners' circle for the first time in 2009, with a finely judged success in Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix, in which his KERS system played a crucial role in the opening stages.
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2009 FORMULA 1 ING BELGIAN GRAND PRIX RACE RESULTS, AUGUST 30, 2009
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS
1 4 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 44 10
2 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 44 +0.9 8
3 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 44 +3.8 6
4 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 44 +9.9 5
5 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 44 +11.2 4
6 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 44 +32.7 3
7 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 44 +35.4 2
8 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 44 +36.2 1
9 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 44 +36.9
10 10 Timo Glock Toyota 44 +41.4
11 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 44 +42.6
12 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 44 +46.1
13 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 44 +54.2
14 3 Luca Badoer Ferrari 44 +102.1
Ret 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 26 Retired
Ret 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 21 Brakes
Ret 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 0 Accident
Ret 8 Romain Grosjean Renault 0 Accident
Ret 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 0 Accident
Ret 11 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 0 Accident
RACE 11 - VALENCIA, SPAIN, AUGUST 23, 2009
2009 FORMULA 1 TELEFONICA GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE
RUBENS BARICHELLO GETS 1ST F1 WIN IN 5 YEARS
Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello won Sunday's European Grand Prix in style to clinch his first victory since China 2004 and put himself back in the 2009 title hunt. The Brazilian finished 2.3 sec's clear of McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, with Kimi Raikkonen third for Ferrari.
It was a disappointing afternoon for Brawn's title rivals Red Bull, who saw Sebastian Vettel retire and Mark Webber trail home ninth.
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2009 FORMULA 1 TELEFONICA GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE RACE RESULTS, AUGUST 23, 2009
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS
1 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 57 10
2 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 57 +2.3 secs 8
3 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 57 +15.9 secs 6
4 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 57 +20.0 secs 5
5 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 57 +20.8 secs 4
6 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 57 +27.7 secs 3
7 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 57 +34.9 secs 2
8 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 57 +36.6 secs 1
9 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 57 +44.9 secs
10 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 57 +47.9 secs
11 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 57 +48.8 secs
12 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 57 +63.6 secs
13 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 57 +64.5 secs
14 10 Timo Glock Toyota 57 +86.5 secs
15 8 Romain Grosjean Renault 57 +91.7 secs
16 11 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 56 +1 Lap
17 3 Luca Badoer Ferrari 56 +1 Lap
18 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 53 +3 Laps
Ret 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 41 +16 Laps
Ret 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 23 +34 Laps
RACE 10 - BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, JULY 26, 2009
FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDIJ 2009
HAMILTON REBOUNDS IN HUNGARY
World champion Lewis Hamilton has won his first race of 2009 after a convincing victory in Budapest. In his revitalised McLaren, Hamilton came home over ten seconds clear of Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen. Mark Webber took third for Red Bull.
Hamilton seized the lead after pole man Fernando Alonso retired when a wheel came loose on his Renault. From there on the British driver never looked back.
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2009 FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND RACE RESULTS, JULY 12, 2009
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS
1 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 70 10
2 12 Timo Glock Toyota 70 +11.0 secs 8
3 1 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 70 +16.8 secs 6
4 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 70 +21.6 secs 5
5 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 70 +23.0 secs 4
6 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 70 +32.2 secs 3
7 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 70 +36.4 secs 2
8 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 70 +48.3 secs 1
9 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 70 +58.8 secs
10 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 70 +67.7 secs
11 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 70 +70.4 secs
12 16 Jenson Button Honda 69 +1 Lap
13 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 69 +1 Lap
14 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 69 +1 Lap
15 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 69 +1 Lap
16 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 68 +2 Laps
17 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 67 Engine
18 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 67 +3 Laps
Ret 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 62 Brakes
Ret 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 22 Overheating
RACE 9 - NURBURGRING, JULY 12, 2009
FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2009
WEBBER TAKES NURBURGRING VICTORY
Mark Webber has taken his first Formula One victory after a spectacular drive at the Nurburgring. The Australian came home nine seconds clear of Red Bull team mate Sebastian Vettel, despite a drive-through penalty early in the race.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa took his first podium of 2009 in third, ahead of Williams' Nico Rosberg and the Brawns of Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello.
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2009 FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND RACE RESULTS, JULY 12, 2009
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS
1 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 60 10
2 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 60 +9.2 8
3 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 60 +15.9 6
4 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 60 +21.0 5
5 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 60 +23.6 4
6 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 60 +24.4 3
7 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 60 +24.8 2
8 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 60 +58.6 1
9 10 Timo Glock Toyota 60 +61.4
10 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 60 +61.9
11 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 60 +62.3
12 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 60 +62.8
13 8 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 60 +68.3
14 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 60 +69.5
15 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 60 +71.9
16 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 60 +90.2
17 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 60 +90.9
18 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 59 +1 Lap
Ret 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 34 +26 Laps
Ret 11 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 18 +42 Laps
RACE 8 - SILVERSTONE, JUNE 21, 2009
2009 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX
VETTEL TAKES BRITISH GRAND PRIX
Here are Vettel's post race comments:
"You know, it is never easy. It is a long, long race and I think particularly at this fantastic circuit everyone of us is enjoying it a lot. Fast corners. it is a dream, really, so you have to stay focused and keep your eyes open all the time. It is not easy. But as you say the start was very important, then in the first stint I tried to push as hard as I could to pull away and make a gap which I knew would be crucial as then I would benefit basically the whole race from it which worked perfectly well. I had a fantastic car. I mean it was unbelievable. I was able to push, push, push more and more and more and the tyres were very consistent, so very good tyres as well. I am very pleased."
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2009 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX RACE RESULTS, JUNE 21, 2009
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS
1 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 60 10
2 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 60 +15.1 secs 8
3 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 60 +41.1 secs 6
4 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 60 +45.0 secs 5
5 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 60 +45.9 secs 4
6 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 60 +46.2 secs 3
7 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 60 +68.3 secs 2
8 4 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 60 +69.6 secs 1
9 10 Timo Glock Toyota 60 +69.8 secs
10 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 60 +71.5 secs
11 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 60 +74.0 secs
12 8 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 59 +1 Lap
13 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 59 +1 Lap
14 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 59 +1 Lap
15 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 59 +1 Lap
16 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 59 +1 Lap
17 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 59 +1 Lap
18 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 59 +1 Lap
Ret 11 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 37 Accident
Ret 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 36 Retired
RACE 7 - ISTANBUL, JUNE 7, 2009
2009 FORMULA 1 ING TURKISH GRAND PRIX
BUTTON GETS 6TH VICTORY IN ISTANBUL
Jenson Button made it six from seven as he ran away and hid from the Red Bulls of Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel in Turkey on Sunday. It was a perfect riposte for Brawn after their defeat in China at the hands of the Australian/German duo.
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2009 FORMULA 1 ING TURKISH GRAND PRIX RACE RESULTS, JUNE 7, 2009
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS LAG PTS
1 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 58 10
2 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 58 +6.7 secs 8
3 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 58 +7.4 secs 6
4 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 58 +27.8 secs 5
5 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 58 +31.5 secs 4
6 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 58 +39.9 secs 3
7 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 58 +46.2 secs 2
8 10 Timo Glock Toyota 58 +46.9 secs 1
9 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 58 +50.2 secs
10 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 58 +62.4 secs
11 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 58 +64.3 secs
12 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 58 +66.3 secs
13 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 58 +80.4 secs
14 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 57 +1 Lap
15 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 57 +1 Lap
16 8 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 57 +1 Lap
17 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 57 +1 Lap
18 11 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 57 +1 Lap
Ret 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 47 +11 Laps
Ret 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 4 +54 Laps
RACE 6 - MONACO, MAY 24, 2009
FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2009
BUTTON MAKES IT 5 WINS IN MONACO
Jenson Button has taken his fifth win of the season after an imperious performance in Monte Carlo, winning the Monaco Grand Prix from Brawn team mate Rubens Barrichello by 7.6 seconds.
A much improved showing from Ferrari saw Kimi Raikkonen come home third, closely followed by Felipe Massa. Mark Webber was fifth in the only Red Bull to take the checkered flag.
2009 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO RACE RESULTS, MAY 24, 2009
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS PTS
1 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 78 10
2 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 78 8
3 4 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 78 6
4 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 78 5
5 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 78 4
6 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 78 3
7 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 78 2
8 11 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 78 1
9 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 78
10 10 Timo Glock Toyota 77
11 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 77
12 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 77
13 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 77
14 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 77
15 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 76
Ret 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 51
Ret 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 28
Ret 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 15
Ret 8 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 10
Ret 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 10
RACE 5 - CATALUNYA, SPAIN, MAY 10, 2009
2009 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA TELEFONICA
BUTTON GETS FOURTH WIN OF SEASON IN SPAIN
2009 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA TELEFONICA RACE RESULTS, MAY 10, 2009
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS PTS
1 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 66 10
2 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 66 8
3 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 66 6
4 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 66 5
5 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 66 4
6 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 66 3
7 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 66 2
8 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 66 1
9 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 65
10 10 Timo Glock Toyota 65
11 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 65
12 8 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 65
13 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 65
14 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 65
Ret 4 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 17
Ret 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 7
Ret 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 7
Ret 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 7
Ret 11 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 7
Ret 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 7
RACE 4 - SAKHIR, BAHRAIN, APRIL 26, 2009
2009 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX
BUTTON GETS THIRD WIN OF SEASON IN BAHRAIN
2009 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX RACE RESULTS, APRIL 26, 2009
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS PTS
1 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 57 10
2 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 57 8
3 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 57 6
4 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 57 5
5 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 57 4
6 4 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 57 3
7 10 Timo Glock Toyota 57 2
8 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 57 1
9 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 57
10 8 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 57
11 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 57
12 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 57
13 11 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 57
14 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 56
15 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 56
16 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 56
17 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 56
18 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 56
19 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 56
Ret 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 48 Oil pressure
RACE 3 - SHANGHAI, CHINA, APRIL 19, 2009
2009 FORMULA 1 CHINESE GRAND PRIX
2009 FORMULA 1 CHINESE GRAND PRIX RACE RESULTS, APRIL 19, 2009
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS PTS
1 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 56 10
2 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 56 8
3 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 56 6
4 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 56 5
5 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 56 4
6 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 56 3
7 10 Timo Glock Toyota 56 2
8 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 56 1
9 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 56
10 4 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 56
11 11 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 56
12 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 56
13 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 56
14 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 55
15 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 55
16 8 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 53
17 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 50 Accident
Ret 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 43 Transm
Ret 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 20 Elect
Ret 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 18 Accident
TOP 3 AFTER RACE DRIVER QUOTES:
Sebastian Vettel (1st):
"It's unbelievable - I'm so, so happy. Ten laps from the end I tried to control the gap between me and the car behind and adapt my pace. I was trying to have everything under control, but it was difficult. At some points I was trying to bring the car home, but that meant I lost focus, so then I just tried to take it corner by corner, not looking too far ahead. On the last two laps I backed off a bit, as I didn't want to risk aquaplaning on the water at the side of the track. And then... well it's just fantastic. Winning my second race, one with Toro Rosso and one with Red Bull, makes me extremely happy and I hope we can continue working in this direction! I'm extremely proud and happy. I'm so happy to have won the race, it was an enormous and great job by the whole of Red Bull. I want to say a massive thank you to them all, everyone has worked so hard, so thanks to the team and also to Red Bull. Greetings to Austria!"
Mark Webber (2nd):
"It's such an incredible day for the team - you have no idea what the guys went through last night. We were absolutely sh*tting ourselves that the cars wouldn't finish the race because every time we ran yesterday, they stopped. So, it's incredible to get the cars home and to get maximum points. This comes after the near misses in Australia for Sebastian and for myself in Malaysia. It's a great day for the team in Milton Keynes, well done and thank you to them, and also to everyone in Austria. It was a challenging race at times! It was hard to follow the cars in the beginning due to the spray, but then further into the race, it started to settle a bit. After the second safety car stint, I had a good scrap with Jenson. On my official lap at the front, I couldn't believe how clear it was - I thought 'Oh my God, it's beautiful!' I then pushed like hell to make up as much time as possible - it was fantastic. When Jenson (Button) re-passed me, I was very keen to try win the race, so I passed him around Turn seven as I knew he wouldn't know I would be there, it was one of the best moves of my career. I'm happy today!"
Jenson Button (3rd):
"A very difficult race today and I am so pleased that we got both cars to the end of 56 laps and scored as many points as possible. The conditions were pretty crazy with rivers of water all over the circuit which changed every time you encountered them. The last turn particularly was like a lake and you just couldn't brake for the corner. I struggled with the car aquaplaning and the tyres shuddering as we couldn't get the temperatures high enough to make them work properly. Mark Webber and I had a good fight for a few laps but I just couldn't stay with him. However to finish the race today is an achievement in itself and to be on the podium is fantastic. We couldn't have beaten the Red Bulls and congratulations to Sebastian and Mark on a great result."
RACE 2 - KUALA LUMPOR MALAYSIA, APRIL 5, 2009
2009 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX
TOP 3 AFTER RACE DRIVER QUOTES:
Brawn GP
Jenson Button (1st):
"What a crazy race! It was really exciting out there and I'm delighted that we came out on top today. I didn't have the best of starts and was surprised at the lack of grip on my side of the grid. I went in deep at turn one and got a big snap of oversteer which dropped me to fourth but I was able to get past Alonso at the end of lap one and overtake Trulli and Rosberg at the first pit stops. I was happy with the car and our pace was good but the weather really threw the race wide open. Choosing the tyres was difficult but we made the right calls at the right time, particularly when it started raining so hard and so quickly. I have to say a massive thank you to my engineer Andrew Shovlin who was on the podium with me today and the whole team for their work on the strategy and in the pits. Last weekend we said that we had a fairytale start to the season and I am so proud that has continued here."
BMW Sauber
Nick Heidfeld (2nd):
"I'm obviously very happy to be second after starting from tenth. It was a really extreme and challenging race today. I had a good start but also quite a heavy car, which meant racing was not easy for me. When it was obvious it would rain soon I pitted seven laps earlier than planned, and we decided to go on full rain tyres. They wore down quickly because the heavy rain didn't come. The team kept telling me 'stay out, heavy rain expected', but the tyres felt almost like slicks. For those laps intermediates would have been much quicker, but who could know that. When it finally poured down it was the right decision to stop the race. It was absolutely impossible to drive. I spun behind the safety car, not only because of aquaplaning with the tyres but also with the underfloor. I'm happy for our team that we can now bring home at least one proper result from the first two races of the season."
Toyota
Timo Glock (3rd):
"It is fantastic to be back on the podium and I am really happy for the whole team. It was a really tricky race. I started third and was eighth at the end of the first lap. I struggled a bit behind the guys in front of me in dry conditions but I made the right call on the intermediate tyres; I said let's just take the risk and go for it. It was a long time before the rain really came down and I was not sure what everyone else was doing. They were struggling on the wets but I was really quick and I made up a lot of positions. When the rain came down I had to go to heavy wets because my tyres were destroyed. I was going well on them and it was unlucky that they declared the results based on the order at the penultimate lap because I could have had second. When the red flags came out I was second but I'm still happy with the result."
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2009 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX RACE RESULTS, APRIL 5, 2009
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS PTS
1 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 31 5
2 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 31 4
3 10 Timo Glock Toyota 31 3
4 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 31 2.5
5 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 31 2
6 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 31 1.5
7 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 31 1
8 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 31 .5
9 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 31
10 11 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 31
11 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 31
12 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 31
13 8 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 31
14 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 31
15 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 30
16 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 30
17 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 30
18 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 29
Ret 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1 Engine
Ret 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 0 Spin
RACE 1 - MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA, MARCH 29, 2009
2009 FORMULA 1 ING AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
JENSON BUTTON WINS AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
Jenson Button's great victory marked the 200th F1 win for a British driver.
"It's not just for me but for the whole team," he said, "a fairy tale ending really to the first race of our career together and I hope we can continue this way. We are going to fight every way we can to keep this car competitive and at the front. This has got to continue and this is where we want to be. Bring on Malaysia!"
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FROM POST RACE PRESS CONFERENCE
Question:
"Jenson, mayhem in front of you perhaps and certainly the mayhem behind you showed how much things could have gone wrong for you today. But from where we sat it looked like a beautiful day at the races."
Jenson Button:
"I think it always looks easier than it is. The first few laps of the race were great for me and I could settle into a pace, but then when the safety car came out I struggled massively to get heat into the tyres. The car was hitting the ground and just before the safety car pulled in I flat-spotted the tyre pretty severely. I was struggling quite a bit with vibration and with the poor light as well. Being in the front it should be easy, but it was not easy at all. I tell you that. But an amazing day. Some people might say it is a pity it finished under the safety car, but I don't care. I won the race today and that is all I care about. I have got to say a massive thank you to everyone for this. It has been a traumatic few months for all of us, as I have said already, but I can't put it out there how tough it has been, so I have got to say thank you to the whole team. But also to my family for being so strong as it has been difficult."
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2009 FORMULA 1 ING AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX RACE RESULTS, MARCH 29, 2009
POS NO DRIVER TEAM LAPS PTS
1 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 58 10
2 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 58 8
3 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 58 6
4 10 Timo Glock Toyota 58 5
5 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 58 4
6 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 58 3
7 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 58 2
8 11 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 58 1
9 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 58
10 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 58
11 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 58
12 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 58
13 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 57
14 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 56 Accident
15 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 55 Accident
16 4 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 55 Differential
Ret 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 45 Nosecone
Ret 8 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 24 Spin
Ret 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 17 Accident
Ret 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 0 Accident
Trulli was originally classified third but had 25sec's added to his race time for passing under the safety car.
BMW TESTING IN VALENCIA
Saturday, 24 January 2009. Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, Spain.
Nick Heidfeld (GER) in the BMW Sauber F1.09.© BMW AG
Jan. 23, 2009/ With gusty winds reaching 50 km/h, the scheduled test programme had to be changed and the main focus of the morning's work switched from set-up to reliability. Nick Heidfeld completed several long runs to put more mileage on the new F1.09. After the weather improved slightly in the afternoon, Heidfeld was at last able to work on the mechanical set-up.
"Finally I could drive the F1.09 for the very first time," Heidfeld said after completing 92 laps. "We still have a lot of work to do, but we are making progress with each kilometre and the reliability is already there. Overall the F1.09 handles quite differently to last year's car. Fortunately I managed to work on the set-up in the afternoon. The most important result after my first day of testing is that the car reacts as intended to set-up changes."
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