The 2009 Australian Grand Prix started March 29th, 2009 at 08:00 on Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. Jenson Button started from pole position with Rubens Barrichello next to him. Sebastian Vettel started from third place.
After 1 hour, 34 minutes and 15 seconds Jenson Button finished the race first. The podium was completed with Rubens Barrichello in second and Jarno Trulli in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Nico Rosberg in a time of 1:27.706.
After the 2009 Australian Grand Prix, Jenson Button is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 10 points. Button is 2 points ahead of Rubens Barrichello.
After 1 hour, 34 minutes and 15 seconds Jenson Button finished the race first. The podium was completed with Rubens Barrichello in second and Jarno Trulli in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Nico Rosberg in a time of 1:27.706.
After the 2009 Australian Grand Prix, Jenson Button is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 10 points. Button is 2 points ahead of Rubens Barrichello.
Circuit
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Date
March 29th, 2009 at 08:00
Round
1/17
Winner
Jenson Button
Winning time
1:34:15.784
Pole position
Jenson Button
Fastest lap
Nico Rosberg 1:27.706
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #22 Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:34:15.784 | 1 | 58 | 10 |
| 2 | #23 Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | +0.807 | 2 | 58 | 8 |
| 3 17 | #9 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | +1.604 | 20 | 58 | 6 |
| 4 15 | #10 Timo Glock | Toyota | +4.435 | 19 | 58 | 5 |
| 5 5 | #7 Fernando Alonso | Renault | +4.879 | 10 | 58 | 4 |
| 6 1 | #16 Nico Rosberg | Williams | +5.722 | 5 | 58 | 3 |
| 7 6 | #12 Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | +6.004 | 13 | 58 | 2 |
| 8 9 | #11 Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | +6.298 | 17 | 58 | 1 |
| 9 7 | #20 Adrian Sutil | Force India | +6.335 | 16 | 58 | 0 |
| 10 1 | #6 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | +7.085 | 9 | 58 | 0 |
| 11 4 | #21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | +7.374 | 15 | 58 | 0 |
| 12 4 | #14 Mark Webber | Red Bull | +1 Lap | 8 | 57 | 0 |
| 13 10 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Collision | 3 | 56 | 0 |
| 14 10 | #5 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | Collision | 4 | 55 | 0 |
| 15 8 | #4 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Differential | 7 | 55 | 0 |
| - | #3 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | DNF (Suspension) | 6 | 45 | 0 |
| - | #8 Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | DNF (Spun off) | 14 | 24 | 0 |
| - | #17 Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | DNF (Accident) | 11 | 17 | 0 |
| - | #2 Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | DNF (Collision) | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #1 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Disqualified | 18 | 58 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #22 Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:25.211 | 1:24.855 | 1:26.202 | |
| 2 | #23 Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1:25.006 | 1:24.783 | 1:26.505 | +0.303 |
| 3 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:25.938 | 1:25.121 | 1:26.830 | +0.628 |
| 4 | #5 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:25.922 | 1:25.152 | 1:26.914 | +0.712 |
| 5 | #16 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:25.846 | 1:25.123 | 1:26.973 | +0.771 |
| 6 | #10 Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:25.499 | 1:25.281 | 1:26.975 | +0.773 |
| 7 | #3 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:25.844 | 1:25.319 | 1:27.033 | +0.831 |
| 8 | #9 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:26.194 | 1:25.265 | 1:27.127 | +0.925 |
| 9 | #4 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:25.899 | 1:25.380 | 1:27.163 | +0.961 |
| 10 | #14 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:25.427 | 1:25.241 | 1:27.246 | +1.044 |
| 11 | #6 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:25.827 | 1:25.504 | ||
| 12 | #7 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:26.026 | 1:25.605 | ||
| 13 | #17 Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:26.074 | 1:25.607 | ||
| 14 | #2 Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:26.184 | 1:25.726 | ||
| 15 | #1 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.454 | |||
| 16 | #12 Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:26.503 | |||
| 17 | #8 Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:26.598 | |||
| 18 | #21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:26.677 | |||
| 19 | #20 Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:26.742 | |||
| 20 | #11 Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:26.964 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #16 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:25.808 | 21 | |
| 2 | #9 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:25.811 | +0.003 | 19 |
| 3 | #22 Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:25.981 | +0.173 | 20 |
| 4 | #3 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:26.020 | +0.212 | 17 |
| 5 | #17 Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:26.078 | +0.270 | 18 |
| 6 | #23 Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1:26.348 | +0.540 | 19 |
| 7 | #14 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:26.355 | +0.547 | 16 |
| 8 | #10 Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:26.410 | +0.602 | 25 |
| 9 | #5 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:26.514 | +0.706 | 18 |
| 10 | #6 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:26.555 | +0.747 | 19 |
| 11 | #2 Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:26.652 | +0.844 | 13 |
| 12 | #1 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.714 | +0.906 | 18 |
| 13 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:27.009 | +1.201 | 12 |
| 14 | #20 Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:27.062 | +1.254 | 12 |
| 15 | #11 Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:27.152 | +1.344 | 16 |
| 16 | #12 Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:27.192 | +1.384 | 17 |
| 17 | #7 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:27.357 | +1.549 | 18 |
| 18 | #21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:27.492 | +1.684 | 20 |
| 19 | #8 Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:27.739 | +1.931 | 22 |
| 20 | #4 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:28.801 | +2.993 | 5 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #16 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:26.053 | 36 | |
| 2 | #23 Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1:26.157 | +0.104 | 38 |
| 3 | #9 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:26.350 | +0.297 | 42 |
| 4 | #14 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:26.370 | +0.317 | 30 |
| 5 | #22 Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:26.374 | +0.321 | 38 |
| 6 | #10 Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:26.443 | +0.390 | 42 |
| 7 | #17 Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:26.560 | +0.507 | 33 |
| 8 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:26.740 | +0.687 | 19 |
| 9 | #20 Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:27.040 | +0.987 | 31 |
| 10 | #3 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.064 | +1.011 | 35 |
| 11 | #4 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:27.204 | +1.151 | 32 |
| 12 | #7 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:27.232 | +1.179 | 28 |
| 13 | #21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:27.282 | +1.229 | 32 |
| 14 | #6 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:27.317 | +1.264 | 34 |
| 15 | #5 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:27.398 | +1.345 | 36 |
| 16 | #11 Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:27.479 | +1.426 | 36 |
| 17 | #2 Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:27.802 | +1.749 | 35 |
| 18 | #1 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:27.813 | +1.760 | 31 |
| 19 | #8 Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:27.828 | +1.775 | 35 |
| 20 | #12 Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:28.076 | +2.023 | 33 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #16 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:26.687 | 19 | |
| 2 | #17 Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:26.736 | +0.049 | 21 |
| 3 | #4 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:26.750 | +0.063 | 24 |
| 4 | #23 Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1:27.226 | +0.539 | 21 |
| 5 | #2 Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:27.453 | +0.766 | 15 |
| 6 | #22 Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:27.467 | +0.780 | 12 |
| 7 | #3 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.642 | +0.955 | 24 |
| 8 | #10 Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:27.710 | +1.023 | 24 |
| 9 | #20 Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:27.993 | +1.306 | 20 |
| 10 | #7 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:28.123 | +1.436 | 16 |
| 11 | #6 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:28.137 | +1.450 | 20 |
| 12 | #9 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:28.142 | +1.455 | 21 |
| 13 | #5 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:28.511 | +1.824 | 22 |
| 14 | #21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:28.603 | +1.916 | 16 |
| 15 | #12 Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:28.785 | +2.098 | 27 |
| 16 | #1 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:29.042 | +2.355 | 18 |
| 17 | #14 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:29.081 | +2.394 | 7 |
| 18 | #8 Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:29.461 | +2.774 | 25 |
| 19 | #11 Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:29.499 | +2.812 | 21 |
| 20 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:32.784 | +6.097 | 4 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1 | 8 | -2 | |
| 3 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1 | 6 | -4 | |
| 4 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 5 | -5 | ||
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 4 | -6 | ||
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 3 | -7 | ||
| 7 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 2 | -8 | ||
| 8 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1 | -9 | ||
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 0 | -10 | ||
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 0 | -10 | ||
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 0 | -10 | ||
| 12 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 | -10 | ||
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 0 | -10 | ||
| 14 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 0 | -10 | ||
| 15 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 0 | -10 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brawn | 1 | 2 | 18 | |
| 2 | Toyota | 1 | 11 | -7 | |
| 3 | Renault | 4 | -14 | ||
| 4 | Williams | 3 | -15 | ||
| 5 | Toro Rosso | 3 | -15 | ||
| 6 | Force India | 0 | -18 | ||
| 7 | BMW Sauber | 0 | -18 | ||
| 8 | Red Bull | 0 | -18 | ||
| 9 | Ferrari | 0 | -18 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Charles Leclerc | Lando Norris | Max Verstappen | |
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Fernando Alonso | 1:20.235 - Sergio Pérez | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sergio Pérez | George Russell | 1:20.260 - Charles Leclerc | Charles Leclerc |
| 2019 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | 1:25.580 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2018 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:25.945 - Daniel Ricciardo | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | 1:26.538 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | 1:28.997 - Daniel Ricciardo | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:30.945 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2014 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Kevin Magnussen | Jenson Button | 1:32.478 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2013 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | 1:29.274 - Kimi Räikkönen | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2012 | #3 Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | 1:29.187 - Jenson Button | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2011 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Vitaly Petrov | 1:28.947 - Felipe Massa | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #1 Jenson Button | Robert Kubica | Felipe Massa | 1:28.358 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2008 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | Nick Heidfeld | Nico Rosberg | 1:27.418 - Heikki Kovalainen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2007 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton | 1:25.235 - Kimi Räikkönen | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | Ralf Schumacher | 1:26.045 - Kimi Räikkönen | Jenson Button |
| 2005 | #6 Giancarlo Fisichella | Rubens Barrichello | Fernando Alonso | 1:25.683 - Fernando Alonso | Giancarlo Fisichella |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Fernando Alonso | 1:24.125 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2003 | #5 David Coulthard | Juan Pablo Montoya | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Kimi Räikkönen | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Ralf Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1999 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Ralf Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1997 | #10 David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Jacques Villeneuve | Eddie Irvine | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1995 | #5 Damon Hill | Olivier Panis | Gianni Morbidelli | Damon Hill | |
| 1994 | #2 Nigel Mansell | Gerhard Berger | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1993 | #8 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Damon Hill | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1992 | #2 Gerhard Berger | Michael Schumacher | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1990 | #20 Nelson Piquet | Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1989 | #5 Thierry Boutsen | Alessandro Nannini | Riccardo Patrese | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #11 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Michele Alboreto | Thierry Boutsen | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1986 | #1 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Stefan Johansson | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1985 | #6 Keke Rosberg | Jacques Laffite | Philippe Streiff | Ayrton Senna |