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2009 FORMULA ONE CALENDAR:

 
27 - 29 Mar   2009 FORMULA 1 ING AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Melbourne)
03 - 05 Apr   2009 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX (Kuala Lumpur)
17 - 19 Apr   2009 FORMULA 1 CHINESE GRAND PRIX (Shanghai)
24 - 26 Apr   2009 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX (Sakhir)
08 - 10 May   FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA TELEFONICA 2009 (Catalunya)
21 - 24 May   FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2009 (Monte Carlo)
05 - 07 Jun   2009 FORMULA 1 TURKISH GRAND PRIX (Istanbul)
19 - 21 Jun   2009 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX (Silverstone)
10 - 12 Jul   FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2009
              (Nurburgring)
24 - 26 Jul   FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDIJ 2009 (Budapest)
21 - 23 Aug   2009 FORMULA 1 TELEFONICA GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE (Valencia)
28 - 30 Aug   2009 FORMULA 1 ING BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (Spa-Francorchamps)
11 - 13 Sep   FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2009 (Monza)
25 - 27 Sep   2009 FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Singapore)
02 - 04 Oct   2009 FORMULA 1 FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Suzuka)
16 - 18 Oct   FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2009 (Sao Paulo)
30 Oct-1 Nov  2009 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX (Abu Dhabi)


2009 F1 DRIVERS AND TEAMS:

 MCLAREN                                     TORO ROSSO
 DRIVERS:    Lewis Hamilton                  DRIVERS:    Sebastien Buemi
             Heikki Kovalainen                           Sebastien Bourdais
 CHASSIS:    MP4-24                          CHASSIS:    STR4
 ENGINE:     Mercedes-Benz FO 108W           ENGINE:     Ferrari
 TIRES:      Bridgestone Potenza             TIRES:      Bridgestone Potenza
         
         
 FERRARI                                     RED BULL
 DRIVERS:    Kimi Raikkonen                  DRIVERS:    Mark Webber
             Felipe Massa                                Sebastian Vettel
 CHASSIS:    F60                             CHASSIS:    RB5
 ENGINE:     Ferrari Type 056                ENGINE:     Renault RS27
 TIRES:      Bridgestone Potenza             TIRES:      Bridgestone Potenza
         
         
 BMW SAUBER                                  WILLIAMS
 DRIVERS:    Robert Kubica                   DRIVERS:    Nico Rosberg
             Nick Heidfeld                               Kazuki Nakajima
 CHASSIS:    F1.09                           CHASSIS:    FW31
 ENGINE:     BMW P86/9                       ENGINE:     Toyota
 TIRES:      Bridgestone Potenza             TIRES:      Bridgestone Potenza
         
         
 RENAULT                                     BRAWN GP
 DRIVERS:    Fernando Alonso                 DRIVERS:    Rubens Barichello
             Nelsinho Piquet                             Jenson Button
 CHASSIS:    R29                             CHASSIS:    BGP 001
 ENGINE:     Renault RS27                    ENGINE:     McLaren Mercedes
 TIRES:      Bridgestone Potenza             TIRES:      Bridgestone Potenza
         
         
 TOYOTA                                      FORCE INDIA
 DRIVERS:    Jarno Trulli                    DRIVERS:    Adrian Sutil
             Timo Glock                                  Giancarlo Fisichella
 CHASSIS:    TF109                           CHASSIS:    VJM02
 ENGINE:     Toyota RVX-09                   ENGINE:     Mercedes
 TIRES:      Bridgestone Potenza             TIRES:      Bridgestone Potenza
         

2009 FINAL DRIVERS SEASON STANDINGS
(AFTER RACE 17, ABU DHABI, NOVEMBER 1, 2009)
POS DRIVER                NATIONALITY   TEAM                  POINTS   WINS
 1  Jenson Button         British       Brawn-Mercedes          95       6
 2  Sebastian Vettel      German        RBR-Renault             84       4
 3  Rubens Barrichello    Brazilian     Brawn-Mercedes          77       2
 4  Mark Webber           Australian    RBR-Renault             69.5     2
 5  Lewis Hamilton        British       McLaren-Mercedes        49       2
 6  Kimi Raikkonen        Finnish       Ferrari                 48       1
 7  Nico Rosberg          German        Williams-Toyota         34.5
 8  Jarno Trulli          Italian       Toyota                  32.5
 9  Fernando Alonso       Spanish       Renault                 26
10  Timo Glock            German        Toyota                  24
11  Felipe Massa          Brazilian     Ferrari                 22
12  Heikki Kovalainen     Finnish       McLaren-Mercedes        22
13  Nick Heidfeld         German        BMW Sauber              19
14  Robert Kubica         Polish        BMW Sauber              17
15  Giancarlo Fisichella  Italian       Force India-Mercedes     8
16  Sebastien Buemi       Swiss         STR-Ferrari              6
17  Adrian Sutil          German        Force India-Mercedes     5
18  Kamui Kobayashi       Japanese      Toyota                   3
19  Sebastien Bourdais    French        STR-Ferrari              2
20  Nelsinho Piquet       Brazilian     Renault                  0
21  Kazuki Nakajima       Japanese      Williams-Toyota          0
22  Jaime Alguersuari     Spanish       STR-Ferrari              0
23  Romain Grosjean       French        Renault                  0
24  Luca Badoer           Italian       Ferrari                  0
25  Vitantonno Liuzzi     Italian       Force India-Mercedes     0


Note:
Half Points awarded for 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, as the race was Red Flagged before half distance. First time since the 1991 Australian GP.


2009 FINAL CONSTRUCTOR SEASON STANDINGS
(AFTER RACE 17, ABU DHABI, NOVEMBER 1, 2009)
   POS  TEAM                    POINTS
    1   Brawn-Mercedes           172
    2   RBR-Renault              153.5
    3   McLaren-Mercedes          71
    4   Ferrari                   70
    5   Toyota                    59.5
    6   BMW Sauber                36
    7   Williams-Toyota           34.5
    8   Renault                   26
    9   Force India-Mercedes      13
   10   STR-Ferrari                8


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 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

NICK HEIDFELD
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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Rosberg: Championship still open to Mercedes
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Spain analysis - and then there were five...
Pastor Maldonado had been quick throughout final practice and qualifying, but few seriously expected him to win the Spanish Grand Prix. Those in the know were tipping Lotus for glory and the black and gold cars did ultimately prove quickest - just not over 66 laps. Instead Maldonado defied his critics with a faultless maiden victory, in a superbly balanced Williams FW34, making him the fifth winner of 2012



FIA post-race press conference - Spain
Drivers: 1 - Pastor Maldonado (Williams), 2 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), 3 - Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus) Q: Pastor, your first victory, brilliantly judged - describe your emotions?



Q&A with McLaren's Lewis Hamilton
When McLaren's Lewis Hamilton secured pole position on Saturday many believed he'd become the fifth winner of the season in Barcelona. But after being penalised by the stewards for having insufficient fuel on board his MP4-27 to comply with the regulations, Hamilton had to start the race from the back of the grid. The Briton, however, bounced back on Sunday with plucky aplomb and eventually finished in eighth. Hamilton discusses his Spanish roundÂ…



Schumacher handed five-place grid penalty for Monaco
Mercedes' Michael Schumacher has been punished by the Spanish stewards for his collision with the Williams of Bruno Senna during the Barcelona race on Sunday. Schumacher receives a five-place grid penalty for the next round in Monaco. After investigating, the stewards decided the German driver was at fault for the accident, which occurred on Lap 12 at Turn One. Schumacher retired immediately after crashing into the back of the Williams and although Senna was able to continue for a few more corners the damage to his FW34 was similarly terminal.



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