The 2009 Japanese Grand Prix started October 4th, 2009 at 07:00 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Sebastian Vettel started from pole position with Jarno Trulli next to him. Lewis Hamilton started from third place.
After 1 hour, 28 minutes and 20 seconds Sebastian Vettel finished the race first. The podium was completed with Jarno Trulli in second and Lewis Hamilton in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Mark Webber in a time of 1:32.569.
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.
Circuit
Location
Suzuka, Japan
Date
October 4th, 2009 at 07:00
Round
15/17
Winner
Sebastian Vettel
Winning time
1:28:20.443
Pole position
Sebastian Vettel
Fastest lap
Mark Webber 1:32.569

Results

Pos Driver Car Time/Retired Grid Laps Pts
1
#15 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:28:20.443 1 53 10
2
#9 Jarno Trulli
Toyota +4.877 2 53 8
3
#1 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren +6.472 3 53 6
4 1
#4 Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari +7.940 5 53 5
5 2
#16 Nico Rosberg
Williams +8.793 7 53 4
6 2
#6 Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber +9.509 4 53 3
7 1
#23 Rubens Barrichello
Brawn +10.641 6 53 2
8 2
#22 Jenson Button
Brawn +11.474 10 53 1
9
#5 Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber +11.777 9 53 0
10 6
#7 Fernando Alonso
Renault +13.065 16 53 0
11
#2 Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren +13.735 11 53 0
12 2
#3 Giancarlo Fisichella
Ferrari +14.596 14 53 0
13 5
#20 Adrian Sutil
Force India +14.959 8 53 0
14 4
#21 Vitantonio Liuzzi
Force India +15.734 18 53 0
15
#17 Kazuki Nakajima
Williams +17.973 15 53 0
16 1
#8 Romain Grosjean
Renault +1 Lap 17 52 0
17 2
#14 Mark Webber
Red Bull +2 Laps 19 51 0
-
#11 Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso DNF (Accident) 12 43 0
-
#12 Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso DNF (Clutch) 13 11 0
-
#10 Timo Glock
Toyota Injured 20 0 0
Pos Driver Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Delta
1
#15 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:30.883 1:30.341 1:32.160
2
#9 Jarno Trulli
Toyota 1:31.063 1:30.737 1:32.220 +0.060
3
#1 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:30.917 1:30.627 1:32.395 +0.235
4
#20 Adrian Sutil
Force India 1:31.386 1:31.222 1:32.466 +0.306
5
#23 Rubens Barrichello
Brawn 1:31.272 1:31.055 1:32.660 +0.500
6
#6 Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber 1:31.501 1:31.260 1:32.945 +0.785
7
#22 Jenson Button
Brawn 1:31.041 1:30.880 1:32.962 +0.802
8
#4 Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari 1:31.288 1:31.052 1:32.980 +0.820
9
#2 Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren 1:31.499 1:31.223
10
#12 Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso 1:31.196 1:31.103
11
#16 Nico Rosberg
Williams 1:31.286 1:31.482
12
#7 Fernando Alonso
Renault 1:31.401 1:31.638
13
#5 Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber 1:31.417 1:32.341
14
#10 Timo Glock
Toyota 1:31.550
15
#11 Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso 1:31.571
16
#3 Giancarlo Fisichella
Ferrari 1:31.704
17
#17 Kazuki Nakajima
Williams 1:31.718
18
#8 Romain Grosjean
Renault 1:32.073
19
#21 Vitantonio Liuzzi
Force India 1:32.087
20
#14 Mark Webber
Red Bull
Pos Driver Car Time Delta 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 Car Time Delta 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 Car Time Delta 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

Standings after race

Pos Driver Car Wins Podiums Pts 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 34.5 -50.5
8
Jarno Trulli
Toyota 3 30.5 -54.5
9
Fernando Alonso
Renault 1 26 -59
10
Timo Glock
Toyota 2 24 -61
11
Felipe Massa
Ferrari 1 22 -63
12
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren 22 -63
13
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber 1 15 -70
14
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber 9 -76
15
Giancarlo Fisichella
Ferrari 1 8 -77
16
Adrian Sutil
Force India 5 -80
17
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso 3 -82
18
Sébastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso 2 -83
19
Kazuki Nakajima
Williams 0 -85
20
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Renault 0 -85
21
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Force India 0 -85
22
Luca Badoer
Ferrari 0 -85
23
Romain Grosjean
Renault 0 -85
24
Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso 0 -85
Pos Team Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1 Brawn 8 14 156
2 Red Bull 4 13 120.5 -35.5
3 Ferrari 1 6 67 -89
4 McLaren 2 4 65 -91
5 Toyota 5 54.5 -101.5
6 Williams 34.5 -121.5
7 Renault 1 26 -130
8 BMW Sauber 1 24 -132
9 Force India 1 13 -143
10 Toro Rosso 5 -151

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2022
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Sergio Pérez
Charles Leclerc
1:44.411 -
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2019
#77 Valtteri Bottas
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1:30.983 -
Lewis Hamilton
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2018
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Valtteri Bottas
Max Verstappen
1:32.318 -
Sebastian Vettel
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2017
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Max Verstappen
Daniel Ricciardo
1:33.144 -
Valtteri Bottas
Lewis Hamilton
2016
#6 Nico Rosberg
Max Verstappen
Lewis Hamilton
1:35.118 -
Sebastian Vettel
Nico Rosberg
2015
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg
Sebastian Vettel
1:36.145 -
Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg
2014
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg
Sebastian Vettel
1:51.600 -
Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg
2013
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Mark Webber
Romain Grosjean
1:34.587 -
Mark Webber
Mark Webber
2012
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Felipe Massa
Kamui Kobayashi
1:35.774 -
Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel
2011
#4 Jenson Button
Fernando Alonso
Sebastian Vettel
1:36.568 -
Jenson Button
Sebastian Vettel
2010
#5 Sebastian Vettel
Mark Webber
Fernando Alonso
1:33.474 -
Mark Webber
Sebastian Vettel
2008
#5 Fernando Alonso
Robert Kubica
Kimi Räikkönen
1:18.426 -
Felipe Massa
Lewis Hamilton
2007
#2 Lewis Hamilton
Heikki Kovalainen
Kimi Räikkönen
1:28.193 -
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
2006
#1 Fernando Alonso
Felipe Massa
Giancarlo Fisichella
1:32.676 -
Fernando Alonso
Felipe Massa
2005
#9 Kimi Räikkönen
Giancarlo Fisichella
Fernando Alonso
1:31.540 -
Kimi Räikkönen
Ralf Schumacher
2004
#1 Michael Schumacher
Ralf Schumacher
Jenson Button
1:32.730 -
Rubens Barrichello
Michael Schumacher
2003
#2 Rubens Barrichello
Kimi Räikkönen
David Coulthard
Rubens Barrichello
2002
#1 Michael Schumacher
Rubens Barrichello
Kimi Räikkönen
Michael Schumacher
2001
#1 Michael Schumacher
Juan Pablo Montoya
David Coulthard
Michael Schumacher
2000
#3 Michael Schumacher
Mika Häkkinen
David Coulthard
Michael Schumacher
1999
#1 Mika Häkkinen
Michael Schumacher
Eddie Irvine
Michael Schumacher
1998
#8 Mika Häkkinen
Eddie Irvine
David Coulthard
Michael Schumacher
1997
#5 Michael Schumacher
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Eddie Irvine
Jacques Villeneuve
1996
#5 Damon Hill
Michael Schumacher
Mika Häkkinen
Jacques Villeneuve
1995
#1 Michael Schumacher
Mika Häkkinen
Johnny Herbert
Michael Schumacher
1994
#0 Damon Hill
Michael Schumacher
Jean Alesi
Michael Schumacher
1993
#8 Ayrton Senna
Alain Prost
Mika Häkkinen
Alain Prost
1992
#6 Riccardo Patrese
Gerhard Berger
Martin Brundle
Nigel Mansell
1991
#2 Gerhard Berger
Ayrton Senna
Riccardo Patrese
Gerhard Berger
1990
#20 Nelson Piquet
Roberto Moreno
Aguri Suzuki
Ayrton Senna
1989
#19 Alessandro Nannini
Riccardo Patrese
Thierry Boutsen
Ayrton Senna
1988
#12 Ayrton Senna
Alain Prost
Thierry Boutsen
Ayrton Senna
1987
#28 Gerhard Berger
Ayrton Senna
Stefan Johansson
Gerhard Berger
1977
#1 James Hunt
Carlos Reutemann
Patrick Depailler
Mario Andretti
1976
#5 Mario Andretti
Patrick Depailler
James Hunt
Mario Andretti