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2009 Japanese Grand Prix

Round
15/17
Date
Oct 4, 2009 at 00:00 CEST
Location
Suzuka, Japan
Circuit
Suzuka Circuit
Circuit length
5.807 m
Race distance
307.573 km (53 laps)
Vettel
Winner
1:28:20.443
Winning time
Vettel
Pole position
Webber
Fastest lap
1:32.569
Fastest lap time

Results

Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Retired Grid Laps Points
1 #15 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:28:20.443 1st 53 10
2 #9 Jarno Trulli Toyota +4.877 2nd 53 8
3 #1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren +6.472 3rd 53 6
4 #4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari +7.940 5th 53 5
5 #16 Nico Rosberg Williams +8.793 7th 53 4
6 #6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber +9.509 4th 53 3
7 #23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn +10.641 6th 53 2
8 #22 Jenson Button Brawn +11.474 10th 53 1
9 #5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber +11.777 9th 53
10 #7 Fernando Alonso Renault +13.065 16th 53
11 #2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren +13.735 11th 53
12 #3 Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari +14.596 14th 53
13 #20 Adrian Sutil Force India +14.959 8th 53
14 #21 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India +15.734 18th 53
15 #17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams +17.973 15th 53
16 #8 Romain Grosjean Renault +1 lap 17th 52
17 #14 Mark Webber Red Bull +2 laps PL 51
DNF #11 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso Accident 12th 43
DNF #12 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso Clutch 13th 11
DNS #10 Timo Glock Toyota Injury
Pos. Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Gap Laps
1 #15 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:30.883 1:30.341 1:32.160 14
2 #9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:31.063 1:30.737 1:32.220 +0.060 20
3 #1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:30.917 1:30.627 1:32.395 +0.235 21
4 #20 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:31.386 1:31.222 1:32.466 +0.306 20
5 #23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 1:31.272 1:31.055 1:32.660 +0.500 18
6 #6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:31.501 1:31.260 1:32.945 +0.785 19
7 #22 Jenson Button Brawn 1:31.041 1:30.880 1:32.962 +0.802 18
8 #4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:31.228 1:31.052 1:32.980 +0.820 23
9 #2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:31.499 1:31.223 21
10 #12 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 1:31.196 1:31.103 12
11 #16 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:31.286 1:31.482 17
12 #7 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:31.401 1:31.638 14
13 #5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:31.417 1:32.341 15
14 #10 Timo Glock Toyota 1:31.550 13
15 #11 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1:31.571 14
16 #3 Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 1:31.704 11
17 #17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:31.718 8
18 #8 Romain Grosjean Renault 1:32.073 8
19 #21 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 1:32.087 9
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Laps
1 #9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:31.709 24
2 #12 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 1:31.771 +0.062 26
3 #16 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:32.343 +0.634 28
4 #15 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:32.414 +0.705 19
5 #4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:32.445 +0.736 26
6 #20 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:32.467 +0.758 25
7 #23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 1:32.488 +0.779 24
8 #2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:32.546 +0.837 22
9 #22 Jenson Button Brawn 1:32.668 +0.959 25
10 #11 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1:32.689 +0.980 20
11 #8 Romain Grosjean Renault 1:32.717 +1.008 25
12 #6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:32.736 +1.027 21
13 #7 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:32.742 +1.033 21
14 #10 Timo Glock Toyota 1:32.749 +1.040 26
15 #17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:32.752 +1.043 23
16 #1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:32.789 +1.080 19
17 #5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:32.848 +1.139 20
18 #3 Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 1:32.878 +1.169 26
19 #14 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:32.930 +1.221 15
20 #21 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 1:33.167 +1.458 18
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Laps
1 #20 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:47.261 5
2 #15 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:47.923 +0.662 6
3 #21 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 1:47.931 +0.670 5
4 #1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:47.983 +0.722 5
5 #17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:48.058 +0.797 8
6 #12 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 1:48.691 +1.430 9
7 #7 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:48.693 +1.432 5
8 #9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:48.737 +1.476 7
9 #11 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1:48.802 +1.541 11
10 #5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:48.861 +1.600 6
11 #4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:48.886 +1.625 5
12 #10 Kamui Kobayashi Toyota 1:49.054 +1.793 7
13 #14 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:49.382 +2.121 7
14 #8 Romain Grosjean Renault 1:49.405 +2.144 6
15 #3 Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 1:49.553 +2.292 5
16 #16 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:49.872 +2.611 8
17 #6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:50.179 +2.918 10
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Laps
1 #2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:40.356 24
2 #17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:40.648 +0.292 18
3 #20 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:40.806 +0.450 14
4 #3 Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 1:40.985 +0.629 27
5 #12 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 1:41.421 +1.065 26
6 #1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:41.443 +1.087 15
7 #7 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:41.532 +1.176 22
8 #4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:41.577 +1.221 25
9 #23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 1:41.821 +1.465 19
10 #16 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:42.188 +1.832 20
11 #14 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:42.332 +1.976 10
12 #21 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 1:42.475 +2.119 15
13 #9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:42.657 +2.301 13
14 #11 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1:42.667 +2.311 27
15 #5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:42.833 +2.477 17
16 #6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:42.977 +2.621 14
17 #15 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:43.218 +2.862 11
18 #22 Jenson Button Brawn 1:43.318 +2.962 17
19 #10 Kamui Kobayashi Toyota 1:43.407 +3.051 16
20 #8 Romain Grosjean Renault 1:43.572 +3.216 22
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Lap
1 #14 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:32.569 50
2 #15 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:32.572 +0.003 43
3 #4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:32.999 +0.430 33
4 #9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:33.152 +0.583 38
5 #22 Jenson Button Brawn 1:33.251 +0.682 42
6 #1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:33.259 +0.690 13
7 #5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:33.334 +0.765 44
8 #3 Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 1:33.479 +0.910 33
9 #16 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:33.595 +1.026 43
10 #6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:33.600 +1.031 13
11 #20 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:33.668 +1.099 36
12 #2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:33.801 +1.232 35
13 #23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 1:33.910 +1.341 17
14 #7 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:33.946 +1.377 28
15 #11 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1:34.049 +1.480 34
16 #21 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 1:34.294 +1.725 36
17 #8 Romain Grosjean Renault 1:34.643 +2.074 39
18 #17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:34.783 +2.214 26
19 #12 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 1:35.392 +2.823 5

Standings

Driver standings
Pos. Driver Constructor Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Jenson Button Brawn 6 8 85
2 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 2 6 71 -14
3 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 3 7 69 -16
4 Mark Webber Red Bull 1 6 51.5 -33.5
5 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1 5 45 -40
6 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 2 4 43 -42
7 Nico Rosberg Williams 0 0 34.5 -50.5
8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 0 3 30.5 -54.5
9 Fernando Alonso Renault 0 1 26 -59
10 Timo Glock Toyota 0 2 24 -61
11 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0 1 22 -63
12 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 0 0 22 -63
13 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 0 1 15 -70
14 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 0 0 9 -76
15 Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 0 1 8 -77
16 Adrian Sutil Force India 0 0 5 -80
17 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 0 0 3 -82
18 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 0 0 2 -83
19 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 0 0 0 -85
20 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 0 0 0 -85
21 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 0 0 0 -85
22 Luca Badoer Ferrari 0 0 0 -85
23 Romain Grosjean Renault 0 0 0 -85
24 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 0 0 0 -85
Pos. Constructor Engine Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Brawn Mercedes 8 14 156
2 Red Bull Renault 4 13 120.5 -35.5
3 Ferrari Ferrari 1 6 67 -89
4 McLaren Mercedes 2 4 65 -91
5 Toyota Toyota 0 5 54.5 -101.5
6 Williams Toyota 0 0 34.5 -121.5
7 Renault Renault 0 1 26 -130
8 BMW Sauber BMW 0 1 24 -132
9 Force India Mercedes 0 1 13 -143
10 Toro Rosso Ferrari 0 0 5 -151

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1998 #8 Mika Häkkinen Eddie Irvine David Coulthard 1:40.190 - Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher
1997 #5 Michael Schumacher Heinz-Harald Frentzen Eddie Irvine 1:38.942 - Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jacques Villeneuve
1996 #5 Damon Hill Michael Schumacher Mika Häkkinen 1:44.043 - Jacques Villeneuve Jacques Villeneuve
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The 2009 Japanese Grand Prix started Oct 4, 2009 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Sebastian Vettel started from pole position with Jarno Trulli next to him. Lewis Hamilton started from third place.

In 1 hour, 28 minutes and 20 seconds Sebastian Vettel finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Jarno Trulli in second and Lewis Hamilton in third place.

After the 2009 Japanese Grand Prix, Jenson Button is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 85 points. Button is 14 points ahead of Rubens Barrichello.