2009 Hungarian Grand Prix

The 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix, officially Formula 1 ING Magyar Nagydíj 2009, was the tenth race of the FIA Formula One World Championship, held on 26 July 2009 at the Hungaroring in Budapest, Hungary.'10. Hungary 2009', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/hongrie.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2020)'Hamilton back with a bang with Hungarian glory', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 26/07/2009), https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/150372/1/hamilton-back-with-a-bang-with-hungarian-f1-glory, (Accessed 22/03/2020) The race would see Lewis Hamilton claim a surprise victory for , marking the first time that a KERS equipped car had won a Grand Prix.
Qualifying had also thrown up a surprise result, as Fernando Alonso claimed pole position for , ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber of . However, his feat would be overshadowed by a horrific accident for Felipe Massa, who was left unconscious after hitting a small piece of debris from Rubens Barrichello's .
The pilot had been struck just above his left-eye by the debris, and had then slammed into the barriers at turn four, although swift medical attention ensured that Massa made it to hospital in a critical but stable condition. It was later revealed that he had suffered a skull fracture and concussion, and would remain at the Állami Egészségügyi Központ hospital in Budapest for surgery, ruling him out for the rest of the season.
As a result Ferrari would only field one car in the Grand Prix itself, with Kimi Räikkönen duly inspiring Ferrari hearts by leaping up to fourth at the start. He would therefore slot in between the two Red Bulls, which had both been passed by a flying Hamilton, while Alonso had retained the lead from pole.
Räikkönen would go on to tangle with Vettel on the opening lap after Hamilton ran wide and allowed Webber to attack, a move which ended with Webber in second ahead of the Brit and the Finn, while Vettel slipped back behind Nico Rosberg and Heikki Kovalainen. Out front, meanwhile, Alonso was clear to establish a small lead, and duly did so as Hamilton hounded Webber for revenge.
Hamilton would ultimately force his way through on lap five with the aid of KERS, before going off to hunt Alonso out front. It was not long before the #1 McLaren loomed large in the #7 Renault's mirrors, with Alonso ultimately abandoning the lead on lap twelve for an early stop, with a combination of tyre graining and a fuel pump issue reducing his pace.
Alonso's race came undone in that moment, as the Spaniard's pitcrew released him with a lose front-right wheel, which duly fell off partway around his out lap. He limped back to have a new wheel fitted but would only complete one more tour before retiring, the result of a complete fuel pump failure.
Out front, meanwhile, Hamilton would check out at the head of the pack, building a six second lead with a succession of fastest laps. Räikkönen and Webber, meanwhile, would pit on lap nineteen, resulting in the Finn getting ahead of the Red Bull, after Webber had been released into the side of the Ferrari. The Australian would then narrowly avoid the pitcrew awaiting Rosberg, resulting in Webber being put under investigation for an unsafe release.
The rest of the race would pass without too much on-track drama, although Vettel's pace collapsed as his front wing fell apart mid-race. Championship leader Jenson Button, meanwhile, would rise up the field as a result of a long first stint, but slipped back after making his stop, while Webber escaped punishment for his pit escapade.
With that the race was run, with Hamilton securing a surprisingly dominant victory for McLaren ahead of Räikkönen, while Webber finished a lonely third. Rosberg was next ahead of Kovalainen and Timo Glock, while Button claimed seventh to extend his Championship lead.
==Background==
Jenson Button had seen his Championship lead once again reduced as a result of the German Grand Prix, although the Brit still held a 21 point advantage at the head of the pack. Sebastian Vettel had done the damage, moving up into second on 47 points, while race winner Mark Webber had climbed to third with 45.5 points. Rubens Barrichello had been the big loser as he slipped to fourth, while Felipe Massa had climbed into the top five with 22 points.
In the Constructors Championship moved onto 112 points as they continued to lead the Championship hunt, although their advantage had taken a blow. Indeed, a second one-two for in as many races had left the Austro-Anglo-French alliance 19.5 points behind the Anglo-German squad, with those two set to duel for the title during the second half of the season. , meanwhile, had retained third, albeit just 2.5 points ahead of , while had enhanced their hold on fifth.
===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 	Jaime Alguersuari 	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:'Hungary 2009: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2009: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2009: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2009: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2009: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2009: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2009: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2009: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2020)
==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 	7 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	6 	1:21.313 	 	9 	1:20.826 	 	1 	1:21.569 	1
2 	15 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	4 	1:21.178 	 	4 	1:20.604 	 	2 	1:21.607 	2
3 	14 	Mark Webber 	 	 	3 	1:20.964 	 	1 	1:20.358 	 	3 	1:21.741 	3
4 	1K 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	2 	1:20.842 	 	2 	1:20.465 	 	4 	1:21.839 	4
5 	16 	Nico Rosberg 	 	 	1 	1:20.793 	 	10 	1:20.862 	 	5 	1:28.130 	5
6 	2K 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	 	15 	1:21.659 	 	7 	1:20.807 	 	6 	1:22.095 	6
7 	4K 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	11 	1:21.500 	 	5 	1:20.647 	 	7 	1:22.468 	7
8 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	 	10 	1:21.471 	 	6 	1:20.707 	 	8 	1:22.835 	8
9 	17 	Kazuki Nakajima 	 	 	7 	1:21.407 	 	3 	1:20.570 	 	9 	1:22.835 	9
10* 	3K 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	9 	1:21.420 	 	8 	1:20.823 	 	NC 	— 	10*
11 	12 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	 	13 	1:21.571 	 	11 	1:31.002 	 	 	 	10
12 	9 	Jarno Trulli 	 	 	8 	1:21.416 	 	12 	1:21.082 	 	 	 	11
13 	23 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	 	12 	1:21.558 	 	13 	1:21.222 	 	 	 	12
14 	10 	Timo Glock 	 	 	14 	1:21.584 	 	14 	1:21.242 	 	 	 	13
15 	8 	Nelson Piquet Jr 	 	 	5 	1:21.278 	 	15 	1:21.389 	 	 	 	14
16 	6 	Nick Heidfeld 	BMW Sauber 	 	16 	1:21.738 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15
17 	21 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	 	17 	1:42.577 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
18 	20 	Adrian Sutil 	 	 	18 	1:21.868 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
19 	5 	Robert Kubica 	BMW Sauber 	 	19 	1:21.901 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
20 	11 	Jaime Alguersuari 	 	 	20 	1:22.359 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/852/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/852/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/852/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/852/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/852/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/852/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/852/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/852/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/852/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/852/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/852/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/852/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/852/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ING MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/852/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)
*K Indicates a driver was equipped with KERS during the session.
*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
** Felipe Massa was injured in Q2 and therefore did not set a time in Q3, and would be unable to start the race.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	1K 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	70 	1:38:23.876 	4 	10
2 	4K 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	70 	+11.529s 	7 	8
3 	14 	Mark Webber 	 	70 	+16.886s 	3 	6
4 	16 	Nico Rosberg 	 	70 	+26.967s 	5 	5
5 	2K 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	70 	+34.392s 	6 	4
6 	10 	Timo Glock 	 	70 	+35.237s 	13 	3
7 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	70 	+55.088s 	8 	2
8 	9 	Jarno Trulli 	 	70 	+1:08.172 	11 	1
9 	17 	Kazuki Nakajima 	 	70 	+1:08.74 	9 	
10 	19 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	70 	+1:09.256 	12 	
11 	6 	Nick Heidfeld 	BMW Sauber 	70 	+1:10.612 	15 	
12 	8 	Nelson Piquet Jr 	 	70 	+1:11.512 	14 	
13 	5 	Robert Kubica 	BMW Sauber 	70 	+1:14.046 	18 	
14 	21 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	16 	
15 	11 	Jaime Alguersuari 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	12 	
16 	12 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	10 	
Ret 	15 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	29 	Suspension 	2 	
Ret 	7 	Fernando Alonso 	 	15 	Fuel pump 	1 	
Ret 	20 	Adrian Sutil 	 	1 	Water pressure 	17 	
WD* 	3K 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	 	 	
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*K Indicates a driver was equipped with KERS during the session.
** Massa was withdrawn from the race after his accident in qualifying.
==Milestones==
* 50th Grand Prix start for Robert Kubica.
* 28th and final race for Nelson Piquet, Jr.
* Debut race for Jaime Alguersuari.[Archived], '2009 Hungarian GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), https://web.archive.org/web/20190410183251/http://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2009&gp=Hungarian%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 22/03/2020) - Original
** Alguersuari also became the youngest driver to start and finish a race at 19 years and 125 days before his record was broken by Max Verstappen.
* Fernando Alonso's first pole position since the 2007 Italian Grand Prix.
* 50th pole for as a constructor.
** Also the first pole position for Renault as a constructor since the 2006 Chinese Grand Prix.
* Lewis Hamilton secured his tenth victory.
** This was Hamilton's first victory as defending World Champion.
* secured their 163rd win as a constructor.
** registered their 74th win as an engine supplier.
** Also the first win for a KERS equipped car.
* First fastest lap recorded by Mark Webber.
==Standings==
The rather confused order to the Hungarian Grand Prix meant that Jenson Button had once again retained a healthy advantage in the Championship hunt, leaving Hungary with 70 points to his credit. That translated to an 18.5 point lead over a now second placed Mark Webber, who had moved 4.5 points ahead of his teammate Sebastian Vettel. Behind, Rubens Barrichello had retained fourth ahead of Nico Rosberg, while race winner Lewis Hamilton had jumped to eighth.
In the Constructors Championship would head into the summer break with 114 points, meaning they still held an ever dwindling advantage atop the Championship. had hence reduced the gap in Hungary, leaving the Eastern European circuit 15.5 points behind the Anglo-German alliance. Behind, had eased into third ahead of , while had moved back into fifth ahead of .
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Jenson Button 	70 	
2 	Mark Webber 	51.5 	1
3 	Sebastian Vettel 	47 	1
4 	Rubens Barrichello 	44 	
5 	Nico Rosberg 	25.5 	2
6 	Jarno Trulli 	22.5 	
7 	Felipe Massa 	22 	2
8 	Lewis Hamilton 	19 	3
9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	18 	1
10 	Timo Glock 	16 	2
11 	Fernando Alonso 	13 	2
12 	Heikki Kovalainen 	9 	1
13 	Nick Heidfeld 	6 	1
14 	Sébastien Buemi 	3 	
15 	Robert Kubica 	2 	
16 	Sébastien Bourdais 	2 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	114 	
2 	 	98.5 	
3 	 	40 	1
4 	 	38.5 	1
5 	 	28 	1
6 	 	25.5 	1
7 	 	13 	
8 	 	8 	
9 	 	5 	
10 	 	0 	
Only point scoring drivers are shown.
==See Also==
==References==
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