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2009 Formula 1 World Championship

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Total races
17
Driver champion
Jenson Button
Constructor champion
Brawn
2009 Australian Grand Prix
First race
Mar 29, 2009
Date first race
2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Last race
Nov 1, 2009
Date last race
BUT (6)
Most wins
BUT (4), VET (4)
Most pole positions
BUT (9)
Most podiums
BUT (16)
Most in points
VET (3), WEB (3)
Most fastest laps
KOV (5), ALG (5)
Most DNF

2009 standings

Driver standings
Pos. Driver Constructor Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Jenson Button Brawn 6 9 95
2 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 4 8 84 -11
3 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 2 6 77 -18
4 Mark Webber Red Bull 2 8 69.5 -25.5
5 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 2 5 49 -46
6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1 5 48 -47
7 Nico Rosberg Williams 0 0 34.5 -60.5
8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 0 3 32.5 -62.5
9 Fernando Alonso Renault 0 1 26 -69
10 Timo Glock Toyota 0 2 24 -71
11 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0 1 22 -73
12 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 0 0 22 -73
13 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 0 1 19 -76
14 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 0 1 17 -78
15 Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 0 1 8 -87
16 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 0 0 6 -89
17 Adrian Sutil Force India 0 0 5 -90
18 Kamui Kobayashi Toyota 0 0 3 -92
19 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 0 0 2 -93
20 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 0 0 0 -95
21 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 0 0 0 -95
22 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 0 0 0 -95
23 Romain Grosjean Renault 0 0 0 -95
24 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 0 0 0 -95
25 Luca Badoer Ferrari 0 0 0 -95
Pos. Constructor Engine Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Brawn Mercedes 8 15 172
2 Red Bull Renault 6 16 153.5 -18.5
3 McLaren Mercedes 2 5 71 -101
4 Ferrari Ferrari 1 6 70 -102
5 Toyota Toyota 0 5 59.5 -112.5
6 BMW Sauber BMW 0 2 36 -136
7 Williams Toyota 0 0 34.5 -137.5
8 Renault Renault 0 1 26 -146
9 Force India Mercedes 0 1 13 -159
10 Toro Rosso Ferrari 0 0 8 -164

2009 schedule

Race Date Winner 2nd 3rd Pole position
1 2009 Australian Grand Prix Mar 29 #22 Jenson Button Rubens Barrichello Jarno Trulli Jenson Button
2 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix Apr 5 #22 Jenson Button Nick Heidfeld Timo Glock Jenson Button
3 2009 Chinese Grand Prix Apr 19 #15 Sebastian Vettel Mark Webber Jenson Button Sebastian Vettel
4 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix Apr 26 #22 Jenson Button Sebastian Vettel Jarno Trulli Jarno Trulli
5 2009 Spanish Grand Prix May 10 #22 Jenson Button Rubens Barrichello Mark Webber Jenson Button
6 2009 Monaco Grand Prix May 24 #22 Jenson Button Rubens Barrichello Kimi Räikkönen Jenson Button
7 2009 Turkish Grand Prix Jun 7 #22 Jenson Button Mark Webber Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel
8 2009 British Grand Prix Jun 21 #15 Sebastian Vettel Mark Webber Rubens Barrichello Sebastian Vettel
9 2009 German Grand Prix Jul 12 #14 Mark Webber Sebastian Vettel Felipe Massa Mark Webber
10 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix Jul 26 #1 Lewis Hamilton Kimi Räikkönen Mark Webber Fernando Alonso
11 2009 European Grand Prix Aug 23 #23 Rubens Barrichello Lewis Hamilton Kimi Räikkönen Lewis Hamilton
12 2009 Belgian Grand Prix Aug 30 #4 Kimi Räikkönen Giancarlo Fisichella Sebastian Vettel Giancarlo Fisichella
13 2009 Italian Grand Prix Sep 13 #23 Rubens Barrichello Jenson Button Kimi Räikkönen Lewis Hamilton
14 2009 Singapore Grand Prix Sep 27 #1 Lewis Hamilton Timo Glock Fernando Alonso Lewis Hamilton
15 2009 Japanese Grand Prix Oct 4 #15 Sebastian Vettel Jarno Trulli Lewis Hamilton Sebastian Vettel
16 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix Oct 18 #14 Mark Webber Robert Kubica Lewis Hamilton Rubens Barrichello
17 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Nov 1 #15 Sebastian Vettel Mark Webber Jenson Button Lewis Hamilton

Position heatmap

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
BUT 280 86 102 66 62 54 77 115 47 36 6 3 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
VET 212 164 102 86 80 28 34 18 53 19 16 8 11 1 4 7 4 0 0 0
BAR 125 147 104 149 101 89 79 25 15 36 9 15 18 6 22 14 11 0 12 0
WEB 90 184 145 37 88 49 47 47 41 3 29 27 21 26 18 18 30 40 28 0
HAM 182 61 69 66 26 46 36 24 48 37 19 21 29 42 51 44 33 33 17 20
RAI 43 79 106 94 100 71 86 43 38 52 32 69 33 33 25 6 0 0 0 0
ROS 16 54 29 114 159 130 107 67 98 17 25 10 7 19 16 38 7 4 16 0
TRU 3 62 60 53 28 62 94 33 28 23 4 56 88 60 27 31 18 39 18 1
ALO 15 10 22 29 50 124 115 68 64 71 58 21 45 59 25 20 30 9 2 6
GLO 10 21 30 36 29 41 39 63 57 99 76 65 50 73 27 36 7 11 32 5
MAS 6 27 75 91 66 49 14 15 24 9 17 19 21 12 6 7 12 4 0 0
KOV 2 17 34 29 60 84 100 77 70 32 73 49 66 22 20 19 11 2 20 1
HEI 0 5 3 36 52 40 37 80 66 63 134 101 45 34 42 35 30 6 43 41
KUB 0 31 63 53 13 25 36 82 67 92 73 67 84 42 24 16 20 44 22 10
FIS 4 33 5 5 0 1 6 24 61 98 102 115 90 130 92 93 50 17 0 1
BUE 0 0 1 9 37 20 24 63 21 46 33 67 46 45 35 74 85 76 26 35
SUT 0 7 22 5 20 10 17 20 22 29 41 58 34 40 99 96 81 85 10 36
KOB 0 0 14 3 3 30 7 15 3 16 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 13 26 22 16 36 33 61 29 29 52 28 5
NAK 0 0 1 23 8 11 22 51 101 109 117 76 106 107 28 31 21 27 32 7
PIQ 0 0 1 1 4 4 10 10 38 58 48 70 73 38 37 58 15 22 0 0
LIU 0 0 0 3 2 17 0 1 6 3 9 25 10 45 61 37 39 2 2 0
GRO 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 5 4 1 13 13 30 9 58 35 58 53 4 1
ALG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 8 33 74 51 60 32 14 17 1
BAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20 25 2 40 10 0 0

Laps in the lead

Pos. Driver Laps
1 Jenson Button 280
2 Sebastian Vettel 212
3 Lewis Hamilton 182
4 Rubens Barrichello 125
5 Mark Webber 90
6 Kimi Räikkönen 43
7 Nico Rosberg 16
8 Fernando Alonso 15
9 Timo Glock 10
10 Felipe Massa 6
11 Giancarlo Fisichella 4
12 Jarno Trulli 3
13 Heikki Kovalainen 2

2009 Formula 1 world championship

The 2009 Formula 1 season included 17 Grands Prix, featuring teams and drivers competing across iconic circuits. From the opening race in Australia to the finale in Abu Dhabi, fans followed the action as drivers and teams competed for championship glory.

Championship results

Jenson Button won the Drivers' Championship, representing Brawn, with a total of 95 points. In the Constructors' Championship, Brawn claimed victory, finishing the season with 172 points.

Season highlights

  • Total races: 17
  • Drivers who won a race: 6
  • Teams with race victories: 4
  • Most wins by a driver: Jenson Button (6)
  • Most podiums by a driver: Jenson Button (9)