2009 Monaco Grand Prix

The LXVII Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco, otherwise known as the 2009 Monaco Grand Prix, was the sixth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco, on 24 May 2009.'6. Monaco 2009', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/monaco.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2020)'Button hits F1 jackpot for Monaco GP glory', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 24/05/2009), https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/147323/1/jenson-button-hits-f1-jackpot-for-monaco-gp-glory, (Accessed 21/03/2020) The race would see Jenson Button claim victory ahead of teammate Rubens Barrichello, marking the first time since that a single engine unit had won three Grand Prix in a row.
A dramatic qualifying session had seen Monaco specialist Lewis Hamilton rash at Mirabeau during Q1, leaving him at the back of the field. Out front, meanwhile, Button would claim pole position ahead of Kimi Räikkönen in the KERS equipped , while Barrichello and Sebastian Vettel shared the second row.
With KERS in his armoury giving him an acceleration advantage, it was expected that Räikkönen would sprint into the lead at the start, so it came as a surprise when Button leapt off the line to claim the lead ahead of teammate Barrichello. Indeed, Räikkönen made a rather poor getaway but remained ahead of Vettel, with the German racer instead lunging across to block a dive inside by Felipe Massa into Sainte Devote.
The early stages were fairly clean, with Button dragging Barrichello clear at the head of the field, while Räikkönen established himself in a lonely third. Behind, Vettel was having fend off the combined attentions of Massa and Nico Rosberg, which ultimately ended with Massa sending a fruitless lunge at the German into the Nouvelle Chicane, which allowed Rosberg to sneak ahead of the #3 Ferrari.
Vettel's pace collapsed after that point, with his super-soft tyres going off at an alarming rate and hence allowing the top three to escape. After several laps stuck behind the #15 Rosberg and Massa would both elbow their way though, prompting Vettel to abandon his tyres moments later.
Shortly after his stop Vettel would drop out of the race completely, sliding into the barriers at Sainte Devote. That followed the exit of Sébastien Buemi at the same corner, with the Swiss racer having taken Nelson Piquet, Jr. out with him, while Nick Heidfeld and Lewis Hamilton had collided to leave both of them with damage.
Out front, meanwhile, Button would pit from the lead and rejoined behind Rosberg, the German racer having been the fastest man on track after taking Vettel. Barrichello, meanwhile, would just remain ahead of Räikkönen after his pace collapsed during his first stint, before Rosberg abandoned the lead and got caught behind a heavily fuelled Fernando Alonso.
With that Rosberg's challenge was over, for the German's race was ruined by the slower lapping and prevented him from pushing with his fresh tyres. He hence came under pressure from Heikki Kovalainen until the Finn smashed into the barriers at the Swimming Pool.
The second round of stops passed without issue or change to the order, leaving Button with a commanding lead at the head of the field which he would hold through to the chequered flag. Barrichello, meanwhile, eased clear of Räikkönen to claim second ahead of the #4 Ferrari, with Massa, Mark Webber, Rosberg, Alonso and Sébastien Bourdais claiming the rest of the points.
==Background==
Jenson Button once again managed to extend his Championship lead after claiming his fourth win of the season, moving onto 41 points after five rounds. Behind, Rubens Barrichello had retained second and eased further ahead of Sebastian Vettel in third, while Mark Webber had moved into fourth ahead of Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock. Elsewhere, Felipe Massa had become the season's fifteenth scorer as he climbed up to twelfth, leaving five drivers without points in .
In the Constructors Championship had moved even further clear at the head of the field, leaving the first Spanish race with 68 points to their name. were their closest challengers in second, albeit 29.5 behind the early leaders. were next, on 26.5 points, while had moved up to seventh after their poor start to the season.
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-24 	 	FO 108W 2.4 V8 	
2 	Heikki Kovalainen 	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-24 	 	FO 108W 2.4 V8 	
3 	Felipe Massa 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F60 	 	056 2009 2.4 V8 	
4 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F60 	 	056 2009 2.4 V8 	
5 	Robert Kubica 	BMW Sauber F1 Team 	 	F1.09 	 	P86/9 2.4 V8 	
6 	Nick Heidfeld 	BMW Sauber F1 Team 	 	F1.09 	 	P86/9 2.4 V8 	
7 	Fernando Alonso 	ING Renault F1 Team 	 	R29 	 	RS27 2.4 V8 	
8 	Nelson Piquet, Jr. 	ING Renault F1 Team 	 	R29 	 	RS27 2.4 V8 	
9 	Jarno Trulli 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF109 	 	RVX-09 2.4 V8 	
10 	Timo Glock 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF109 	 	RVX-09 2.4 V8 	
11 	Sébastien Bourdais 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR4 	 	056 2008 2.4 V8 	
12 	Sébastien Buemi 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR4 	 	056 2008 2.4 V8 	
14 	Mark Webber 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB5 	 	RS27 2.4 V8 	
15 	Sebastian Vettel 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB5 	 	RS27 2.4 V8 	
16 	Nico Rosberg 	AT&T Williams 	 	FW31 	 	RVX-09 2.4 V8 	
17 	Kazuki Nakajima 	AT&T Williams 	 	FW31 	 	RVX-09 2.4 V8 	
20 	Adrian Sutil 	Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM02 	 	FO 108W 2.4 V8 	
21 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM02 	 	FO 108W 2.4 V8 	
22 	Jenson Button 	Brawn GP F1 Team 	 	BGP 001 	 	FO 108W 2.4 V8 	
23 	Rubens Barrichello 	Brawn GP F1 Team 	 	BGP 001 	 	FO 108W 2.4 V8 	
Source:'Monaco 2009: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2009: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2009: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2009: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2009: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2009: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2009: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2009: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2020)
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	Grid
1 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	 	2 	1:15.210 	 	8 	1:15.016 	 	1 	1:14.902 	1
2 	4K 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	7 	1:15.746 	 	1 	1:14.514 	 	2 	1:14.927 	2
3 	23 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	 	5 	1:15.425 	 	4 	1:14.829 	 	3 	1:15.077 	3
4 	15 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	10 	1:15.915 	 	6 	1:14.879 	 	4 	1:15.271 	4
5 	3K 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	4 	1:15.340 	 	7 	1:15.001 	 	5 	1:15.437 	5
6 	16 	Nico Rosberg 	 	 	1 	1:15.094 	 	5 	1:14.846 	 	6 	1:15.455 	6
7 	2K 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	 	6 	1:15.495 	 	2 	1:14.809 	 	7 	1:15.516 	7
8 	14 	Mark Webber 	 	 	3 	1:15.260 	 	3 	1:14.825 	 	8 	1:15.653 	8
9 	7 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	9 	1:15.898 	 	9 	1:15.200 	 	9 	1:16.009 	9
10 	17 	Kazuki Nakajima 	 	 	11 	1:15.930 	 	10 	1:15.579 	 	10 	1:17.344 	10
11 	12 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	 	8 	1:15.834 	 	11 	1:15.833 	 	 	 	11
12 	8 	Nelson Piquet, Jr. 	 	 	12 	1:16.013 	 	12 	1:15.837 	 	 	 	12
13 	21 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	 	13 	1:16.063 	 	13 	1:16.146 	 	 	 	13
14 	11 	Sébastien Bourdais 	 	 	14 	1:16.120 	 	14 	1:16.281 	 	 	 	14
15 	20 	Adrian Sutil 	 	 	15 	1:16.248 	 	15 	1:16.545 	 	 	 	15
16* 	1K 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	16 	1:16.264 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
17 	6 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	 	17 	1:16.264 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
18 	5 	Robert Kubica 	 	 	18 	1:16.405 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
19 	9 	Jarno Trulli 	 	 	19 	1:16.584 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
20 	10 	Timo Glock 	 	 	20 	1:16.788 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2009), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/848/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 02/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2009), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/848/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 02/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2009), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/848/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 02/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2009), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/848/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 02/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2009), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/848/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 02/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2009), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/848/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 02/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2009), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/848/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 02/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2009), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/848/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 02/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2009), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/848/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 02/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2009), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/848/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 02/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2009), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/848/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 02/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2009), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/848/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 02/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2009), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/848/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 02/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2009), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/848/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 02/02/2020)
*K Indicates a driver was equipped with KERS during the session.
*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
** Hamilton received a five place grid penalty for changing his gearbox.
===Grid===
** Glock started the race from the pitlane after making changes to his setup.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	78 	1:40:44.282 	1 	10
2 	23 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	78 	+7.666s 	3 	8
3 	4K 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	78 	+13.442s 	2 	6
4 	3K 	Felipe Massa 	 	78 	+15.110s 	5 	5
5 	14 	Mark Webber 	 	78 	+15.730s 	8 	4
6 	16 	Nico Rosberg 	 	78 	+33.586s 	6 	3
7 	7 	Fernando Alonso 	 	78 	+37.839s 	9 	2
8 	11 	Sébastien Bourdais 	 	78 	+1:03.142 	14 	1
9 	21 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	78 	+1:05.040 	13 	
10 	10 	Timo Glock 	 	77 	+1 Lap 	20 	
11 	6 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	77 	+1 Lap 	16 	
12 	1K 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	77 	+1 Lap 	19 	
13 	9 	Jarno Trulli 	 	77 	+1 Lap 	18 	
14 	20 	Adrian Sutil 	 	77 	+1 Lap 	15 	
15* 	17 	Kazuki Nakajima 	 	76 	Accident 	10 	
Ret 	2K 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	51 	Accident 	7 	
Ret 	5 	Robert Kubica 	 	28 	Brakes 	17 	
Ret 	15 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	15 	Accident 	4 	
Ret 	8 	Nelson Piquet, Jr. 	 	10 	Collision 	12 	
Ret 	12 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	10 	Collision 	11 	
Source:'Monaco 2008: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/monaco/classement.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2008: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/monaco/classement.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2008: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/monaco/classement.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2008: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/monaco/classement.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2008: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/monaco/classement.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2008: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/monaco/classement.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2008: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/monaco/classement.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2008: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/monaco/classement.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2020)
*K Indicates a driver was equipped with KERS during the session.
** Nakajima was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
* Sixth career victory for Jenson Button.
* claimed their fifth win as a constructor.
** 72nd win for as an engine supplier.
==Standings==
Jenson Button once again extended his Championship lead with his fifth victory of the campaign, leaving Monte Carlo with 51 points to his name. Rubens Barrichello had again remained as his closest challenger, but slipped sixteen points behind, while Sebastian Vettel had fallen 28 points off in third. Mark Webber was next, 3.5 points behind his teammate, while Jarno Trulli had retained his top five status.
In the Constructors Championship had continued to build their early lead at the head of the field, and left Monaco with 86 points to their credit. were still the British squad's main challengers, but faced a 43.5 point deficit after just six races. , meanwhile, had retained third, moved up into fourth, while were still the only pointless team.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Jenson Button 	51 	
2 	Rubens Barrichello 	35 	
3 	Sebastian Vettel 	23 	
4 	Mark Webber 	19.5 	
5 	Jarno Trulli 	14.5 	
6 	Timo Glock 	12 	
7 	Fernando Alonso 	11 	1
8 	Kimi Räikkönen 	9 	5
9 	Lewis Hamilton 	9 	2
10 	Felipe Massa 	8 	2
11 	Nico Rosberg 	7.5 	1
12 	Nick Heidfeld 	6 	3
13 	Heikki Kovalainen 	4 	2
14 	Sébastien Buemi 	3 	
15 	Sébastien Bourdais 	2 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	86 	
2 	 	42.5 	
3 	 	26.5 	
4 	 	17 	3
5 	 	13 	1
6 	 	11 	1
7 	 	7.5 	1
8 	 	6 	2
9 	 	5 	
10 	 	0 	
Only point scoring drivers are shown.
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