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2009 FIA Formula One World Championship season
Jenson Button
Champion driver Jenson Button
Second driver Sebastian Vettel
Third driver Rubens Barrichello
Champion constructor Brawn GP
Previous season: 2008   Next season: 2010

The 2009 Formula One season was the 60th FIA Formula One World Championship season. There were ten teams signed up to compete in the championship. Jenson Button became the Drivers' World Champion and Brawn GP won the Constructors' title.

The season is scheduled to take place over 17 rounds, and started with the Australian Grand Prix on 29 March 2009. It will end on 1 November 2009 with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which is included on the race calendar for the first time and will be held at the new Yas Marina Circuit. The French and Canadian Grands Prix, which were both included in the 2008 championship, have been dropped.

Several rule changes will be implemented by the FIA, in a bid to cut costs due to the global financial crisis and to improve the on-track spectacle. New rules governing tyres, aerodynamics and Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS), among others, are some of the biggest changes in the Formula One regulations for several decades. FIA initially declared a change in deciding the World Driver's Championship, with the driver winning the most races to be declared as the champion. However, this decision was later reversed following protests from Formula One Teams Association.

Teams and drivers

Team Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre No. Race Drivers
United Kingdom Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes McLaren MP4-24 Mercedes-Benz FO 108W 2.4 V8 B 1 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
2 Finland Heikki Kovalainen
Italy Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F60 Ferrari Type 056 2.4 V8 B 3 Brazil Felipe Massa
Italy Luca Badoer
Italy Giancarlo Fisichella
4 Finland Kimi Räikkönen
Germany BMW Sauber F1 Team BMW Sauber F1.09 BMW P86/9 2.4 V8 B 5 Poland Robert Kubica
6 Germany Nick Heidfeld
France ING Renault F1 Team
France Renault F1 Team
Renault R29 Renault RS27 2.4 V8 B 7 Spain Fernando Alonso
8 Brazil Nelsinho Piquet
France Romain Grosjean
Japan Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota TF109 Toyota RVX-09 2.4 V8 B 9 Italy Jarno Trulli
10 Germany Timo Glock
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR4 Ferrari Type 056 2.4 V8 B 11 France Sébastien Bourdais
Spain Jaime Alguersuari
12 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
Austria Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB5 Renault RS27 2.4 V8 B 14 Australia Mark Webber
15 Germany Sebastian Vettel
United Kingdom AT&T Williams Williams FW31 Toyota RVX-09 2.4 V8 B 16 Germany Nico Rosberg
17 Japan Kazuki Nakajima
India Force India Formula One Team Force India VJM02 Mercedes FO 108W 2.4 V8 B 20 Germany Adrian Sutil
21 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella
Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi
United Kingdom Brawn GP F1 Team Brawn BGP 001 Mercedes FO 108W 2.4 V8 B 22 United Kingdom Jenson Button
23 Brazil Rubens Barrichello

Formula One 2009 Race Calendar

Round Official Race Title Grand Prix Circuit Date Time
Local UTC
1 ING Australian Grand Prix Australian GP Australia Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit 29 March 17:00 06:00
2 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix Malaysian GP Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 5 April 17:00 09:00
3 Chinese Grand Prix Chinese GP China Shanghai International Circuit 19 April 15:00 07:00
4 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain GP Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Manama 26 April 15:00 12:00
5 Gran Premio de España Telefónica Spanish GP Spain Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona 10 May 14:00 12:00
6 Grand Prix de Monaco Monaco GP Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 24 May 14:00 12:00
7 ING Turkish Grand Prix Turkish GP Turkey Istanbul Park 7 June 15:00 12:00
8 Santander British Grand Prix British GP United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit 21 June 13:00 12:00
9 Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland German GP Germany Nürburgring 12 July 14:00 12:00
10 ING Magyar Nagydíj Hungarian GP Hungary Hungaroring, Budapest 26 July 14:00 12:00
11 Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe European GP Spain Valencia Street Circuit 23 August 14:00 12:00
12 ING Belgian Grand Prix Belgian GP Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa 30 August 14:00 12:00
13 Gran Premio Santander d'Italia Italian GP Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza 13 September 14:00 12:00
14 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix Singapore GP Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit 27 September 20:00 12:00
15 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix Japanese GP Japan Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 4 October 14:00 05:00
16 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil Brazilian GP Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 18 October 14:00 16:00
17 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Abu Dhabi GP United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit 1 November 17:00 13:00

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Rd. Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor Report
1 Australia Australian Grand Prix United Kingdom Jenson Button Germany Nico Rosberg United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn-Mercedes Report
2 Malaysia Malaysian Grand Prix United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn-Mercedes Report
3 China Chinese Grand Prix Germany Sebastian Vettel Brazil Rubens Barrichello Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull-Renault Report
4 Bahrain Bahrain Grand Prix Italy Jarno Trulli Italy Jarno Trulli United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn-Mercedes Report
5 Spain Spanish Grand Prix United Kingdom Jenson Button Brazil Rubens Barrichello United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn-Mercedes Report
6 Monaco Monaco Grand Prix United Kingdom Jenson Button Brazil Felipe Massa United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn-Mercedes Report
7 Turkey Turkish Grand Prix Germany Sebastian Vettel United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn-Mercedes Report
8 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Germany Sebastian Vettel Germany Sebastian Vettel Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull-Renault Report
9 Germany German Grand Prix Australia Mark Webber Spain Fernando Alonso Australia Mark Webber Austria Red Bull-Renault Report
10 Hungary Hungarian Grand Prix Spain Fernando Alonso Australia Mark Webber United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes Report
11 Spain European Grand Prix United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Timo Glock Brazil Rubens Barrichello United Kingdom Brawn-Mercedes Report
12 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Germany Sebastian Vettel Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari Report
13 Italy Italian Grand Prix United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Adrian Sutil Brazil Rubens Barrichello United Kingdom Brawn-Mercedes Report
14 Singapore Singapore Grand Prix United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Spain Fernando Alonso United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes Report
15 Japan Japanese Grand Prix Germany Sebastian Vettel Australia Mark Webber Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull-Renault Report
16 Brazil Brazilian Grand Prix Brazil Rubens Barrichello Australia Mark Webber Australia Mark Webber Austria Red Bull-Renault Report
17 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Grand Prix United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Sebastian Vettel Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull-Renault Report

Drivers

Pos Driver AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
CHN
China
BHR
Bahrain
ESP
Spain
MON
Monaco
TUR
Turkey
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
HUN
Hungary
EUR
Spain
BEL
Belgium
ITA
Italy
SIN
Singapore
JPN
Japan
BRA
Brazil
ABU
United Arab Emirates
Points
1 United Kingdom Jenson Button 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 6 5 7 7 Ret 2 5 8 5 3 95
2 Germany Sebastian Vettel 13 15 1 2 4 Ret 3 1 2 Ret Ret 3 8 4 1 4 1 84
3 Brazil Rubens Barrichello 2 5 4 5 2 2 Ret 3 6 10 1 7 1 6 7 8 4 77
4 Australia Mark Webber 12 6 2 11 3 5 2 2 1 3 9 9 Ret Ret 17 1 2 69.5
5 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton DSQ 7 6 4 9 12 13 16 18 1 2 Ret 12 1 3 3 Ret 49
6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 15 14 10 6 Ret 3 9 8 Ret 2 3 1 3 10 4 6 12 48
7 Germany Nico Rosberg 6 8 15 9 8 6 5 5 4 4 5 8 16 11 5 Ret 9 34.5
8 Italy Jarno Trulli 3 4 Ret 3 Ret 13 4 7 17 8 13 Ret 14 12 2 Ret 7 32.5
9 Spain Fernando Alonso 5 11 9 8 5 7 10 14 7 Ret 6 Ret 5 3 10 Ret 14 26
10 Germany Timo Glock 4 3 7 7 10 10 8 9 9 6 14 10 11 2 DNS 24
11 Brazil Felipe Massa Ret 9 Ret 14 6 4 6 4 3 DNS 22
12 Finland Heikki Kovalainen Ret Ret 5 12 Ret Ret 14 Ret 8 5 4 6 6 7 11 12 11 22
13 Germany Nick Heidfeld 10 2 12 19 7 11 11 15 10 11 11 5 7 Ret 6 Ret 5 19
14 Poland Robert Kubica 14 Ret 13 18 11 Ret 7 13 14 13 8 4 Ret 8 9 2 10 17
15 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella 11 18 14 15 14 9 Ret 10 11 14 12 2 9 13 12 10 16 8
16 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi 7 16 8 17 Ret Ret 15 18 16 16 Ret 12 13 Ret Ret 7 8 6
17 Germany Adrian Sutil 9 17 17 16 Ret 14 17 17 15 Ret 10 11 4 Ret 13 Ret 17 5
18 Japan Kamui Kobayashi PO 9 6 3
19 France Sébastien Bourdais 8 10 11 13 Ret 8 18 Ret Ret 2
20 Japan Kazuki Nakajima Ret 12 Ret Ret 13 15 12 11 12 9 18 13 10 9 15 Ret 13 0
21 Brazil Nelson Piquet, Jr. Ret 13 16 10 12 Ret 16 12 13 12 0
22 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Ret 14 14 11 15 0
23 France Romain Grosjean 15 Ret 15 Ret 16 13 18 0
24 Spain Jaime Alguersuari 15 16 Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret 0
25 Italy Luca Badoer 17 14 0
Pos Driver AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
CHN
China
BHR
Bahrain
ESP
Spain
MON
Monaco
TUR
Turkey
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
HUN
Hungary
EUR
Spain
BEL
Belgium
ITA
Italy
SIN
Singapore
JPN
Japan
BRA
Brazil
ABU
United Arab Emirates
Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Friday test driver (TD)
(starting in 2003)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest lap

Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
Half points were awarded at the Malaysian as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

Constructors

Pos Constructor Car
No.
AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
CHN
China
BHR
Bahrain
ESP
Spain
MON
Monaco
TUR
Turkey
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
HUN
Hungary
EUR
Spain
BEL
Belgium
ITA
Italy
SIN
Singapore
JPN
Japan
BRA
Brazil
ABU
United Arab Emirates
Points
1 United Kingdom Brawn-Mercedes 22 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 6 5 7 7 Ret 2 5 8 5 3 172
23 2 5 4 5 2 2 Ret 3 6 10 1 7 1 6 7 8 4
2 Austria Red Bull-Renault 14 12 6 2 11 3 5 2 2 1 3 9 9 Ret Ret 17 1 2 153.5
15 13 15 1 2 4 Ret 3 1 2 Ret Ret 3 8 4 1 4 1
3 United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 1 DSQ 7 6 4 9 12 13 16 18 1 2 Ret 12 1 3 3 Ret 71
2 Ret Ret 5 12 Ret Ret 14 Ret 8 5 4 6 6 7 11 12 11
4 Italy Ferrari 3 Ret 9 Ret 14 6 4 6 4 3 DNS 17 14 9 13 12 10 16 70
4 15 14 10 6 Ret 3 9 8 Ret 2 3 1 3 10 4 6 12
5 Japan Toyota 9 3 4 Ret 3 Ret 13 4 7 17 8 13 Ret 14 12 2 Ret 7 59.5
10 4 3 7 7 10 10 8 9 9 6 14 10 11 2 DNS 9 6
6 Germany BMW Sauber 5 14 Ret 13 18 11 Ret 7 13 14 13 8 4 Ret 8 9 2 10 36
6 10 2 12 19 7 11 11 15 10 11 11 5 7 Ret 6 Ret 5
7 United Kingdom Williams-Toyota 16 6 8 15 9 8 6 5 5 4 4 5 8 16 11 5 Ret 9 34.5
17 Ret 12 Ret Ret 13 15 12 11 12 9 18 13 10 9 15 Ret 13
8 France Renault 7 5 11 9 8 5 7 10 14 7 Ret 6 Ret 5 3 10 Ret 14 26
8 Ret 13 16 10 12 Ret 16 12 13 12 15 Ret 15 Ret 16 13 18
9 India Force India-Mercedes 20 9 17 17 16 Ret 14 17 17 15 Ret 10 11 4 Ret 13 Ret 17 13
21 11 18 14 15 14 9 Ret 10 11 14 12 2 Ret 14 14 11 15
10 Italy Toro Rosso-Ferrari 11 8 10 11 13 Ret 8 18 Ret Ret 15 16 Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret 8
12 7 16 8 17 Ret Ret 15 18 16 16 Ret 12 13 Ret Ret 7 8
Pos Constructor Car
No.
AUS
Australia
MAL
Malaysia
CHN
China
BHR
Bahrain
ESP
Spain
MON
Monaco
TUR
Turkey
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
HUN
Hungary
EUR
Spain
BEL
Belgium
ITA
Italy
SIN
Singapore
JPN
Japan
BRA
Brazil
ABU
United Arab Emirates
Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Friday test driver (TD)
(starting in 2003)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest lap

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