2009 British Grand Prix

The 2009 British Grand Prix, formally known as the LXII Santander British Grand Prix, was the eighth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, UK, on 21 June 2009.'9. Britain 2009', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/grande-bretagne.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2020)'Vettel waters down Button's lead with Silverstone glory', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 21/06/2009), https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/148706/1/vettel-waters-down-button-lead-with-british-gp-glory, (Accessed 22/03/2020) The race would see Sebastian Vettel end Jenson Button's winning run, as he claimed victory ahead of teammate Mark Webber.
Indeed, Championship leader Button would be out of form throughout the weekend, only managing sixth on the grid in qualifying as Vettel stormed to pole position. Button's teammate Rubens Barrichello would, however, get his into second alongside Vettel, with Webber, Jarno Trulli and Kazuki Nakajima all ahead of Button's #22 Brawn.
The start of the race saw Vettel make a strong launch to claim the lead, although Barrichello almost managed to nose ahead through Copse. Behind,, Webber kept a fast starting Nakajima at bay to secure third, while Button made a poor getaway and tumbled down to ninth.
The early laps saw Button make a successful move on Felipe Massa for eighth, although he would get caught behind Trulli, who lacked the pace of those around him. Elsewhere, Giancarlo Fisichella pulled out a superb double overtake on Nick Heidfeld and Fernando Alonso at Stowe, while Lewis Hamilton found himself fighting Robert Kubica at the back of the field.
Out front, meanwhile, Vettel was putting in a stunning opening stint, escaping from Barrichello at almost a second a lap, with the Brazilian struggling to generate heat in his Bridgestone tyres. Furthermore, the #23 Brawn was being harried by Webber's #14 Red Bull, although the Australian racer would not be able to force his way through, while Nakajima remained a podium challenger in fourth.
Nakajima duly became the race's first scheduled pit caller on lap fifteen, a move which released a scrapping duo of Nico Rosberg and Kimi Räikkönen. Räikkönen was next in ahead of Rosberg, with the latter jumping his Japanese teammate, while Trulli and Button's stops saw the Italian jump Räikkönen, while Button remained behind both.
Out front, meanwhile, Vettel would pit without losing the lead, for both Barrichello and Webber stopped before him, with the latter emerging ahead. With that Vettel eased his pace, allowing Webber to close the gap during the second stint and potentially mount a challenge.
Yet, despite briefly leading during the second pit phase the Australian racer would not manage to bid for victory, for Vettel was able to match his pace during the final stint. Elsewhere, Button finally managed to overcome both Trulli and Räikkönen to climb up to sixth, while Heikki Kovalainen and Sébastien Bourdais clashed at Vale and both retired.
The closing stages would see Massa close onto the back of Barrichello for third, while Button went hunting after Rosberg, who was himself chasing Massa ahead. Fuelled by the his home crowd the Brit would sweep onto the back of the duo, but as the race entered its final couple of laps he opted to hold station in sixth.
With that the race was run, with Vettel cruising through ahead of teammate Webber to claim victory, as well as his maiden fastest lap. Third went to Barrichello ahead of Massa, Rosberg and Button, while Trulli and Räikkönen claimed the final points positions after both being caught by Timo Glock and Fisichella.
==Background==
A sixth win in seven races left Jenson Button in command of the Championship with a third of the season completed, his tally of 61 points just four short of a maximum score. Furthermore, his closest challenger Rubens Barrichello faced a 26 point deficit to the Brit, while Sebastian Vettel in third was some 32 points off the lead. Behind, Mark Webber had inched closer to the German youth in fourth ahead of Jarno Trulli, while Robert Kubica had become the season's sixteenth scorer.
Like their lead driver, had continued their steady march to the crown, leaving Turkey with 96 points to their credit. That translated to a 39.5 point lead over closest challengers , who were themselves a secure 24 points clear of third placed . had retained fourth ahead of , while had slipped to seventh.
===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:'Britain 2009: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'Britain 2009: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'Britain 2009: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'Britain 2009: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'Britain 2009: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'Britain 2009: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'Britain 2009: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'Britain 2009: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/grande-bretagne/engages.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 	15 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	3 	1:18.685 	 	1 	1:18.119 	 	1 	1:19.509 	1
2 	23 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	 	11 	1:19.325 	 	4 	1:18.335 	 	2 	1:19.856 	2
3 	14 	Mark Webber 	 	 	2 	1:18.674 	 	2 	1:18.209 	 	3 	1:19.868 	3
4 	9 	Jarno Trulli 	 	 	4 	1:18.886 	 	3 	1:18.240 	 	4 	1:20.091 	4
5 	17 	Kazuki Nakajima 	 	 	1 	1:18.530 	 	6 	1:18.575 	 	5 	1:20.216 	5
6 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	 	5 	1:18.957 	 	8 	1:18.663 	 	6 	1:20.289 	6
7 	16 	Nico Rosberg 	 	 	10 	1:19.228 	 	7 	1:18.591 	 	7 	1:20.361 	7
8 	10 	Timo Glock 	 	 	9 	1:19.198 	 	10 	1:18.791 	 	8 	1:20.490 	8
9 	4K 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	6 	1:19.010 	 	5 	1:18.566 	 	9 	1:20.715 	9
10 	7 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	8 	1:19.167 	 	9 	1:18.761 	 	10 	1:20.741 	10
11 	3K 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	7 	1:19.148 	 	11 	1:18.927 	 	 	 	11
12 	5 	Robert Kubica 	 	 	14 	1:19.730 	 	12 	1:19.308 	 	 	 	12
13 	2K 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	 	15 	1:19.732 	 	13 	1:19.353 	 	 	 	13
14 	8 	Nelson Piquet, Jr. 	 	 	12 	1:19.555 	 	14 	1:19.392 	 	 	 	14
15 	6 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	 	13 	1:19.559 	 	15 	1:19.448 	 	 	 	15
16 	21 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	 	16 	1:19.802 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	11 	Sébastien Bourdais 	 	 	17 	1:19.898 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	20 	Adrian Sutil 	 	 	18 	1:19.909 	 	 	 	 	 	 	PL
19 	1K 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	19 	1:19.917 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
20 	12 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	 	20 	1:20.236 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
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*K Indicates a driver was equipped with KERS during the session.
*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
===Grid===
** Sutil had started the race from the pit lane after involving an accident in qualifying.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	15 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	60 	1:22:49.328 	1 	10
2 	14 	Mark Webber 	 	60 	+15.188s 	3 	8
3 	23 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	60 	+41.175s 	2 	6
4 	3K 	Felipe Massa 	 	60 	+45.043s 	11 	5
5 	16 	Nico Rosberg 	 	60 	+45.915s 	7 	4
6 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	60 	+46.285s 	6 	3
7 	9 	Jarno Trulli 	 	60 	+1:08.307 	4 	2
8 	4K 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	60 	+1:09.622 	9 	1
9 	10 	Timo Glock 	 	60 	+1:09.823 	8 	
10 	21 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	60 	+1:11.522 	16 	
11 	17 	Kazuki Nakajima 	 	60 	+1:14.023 	5 	
12 	8 	Nelson Piquet, Jr. 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	14 	
13 	5 	Robert Kubica 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	12 	
14 	7 	Fernando Alonso 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	10 	
15 	6 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	15 	
16 	1K 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	18 	
17 	20 	Adrian Sutil 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	PL 	
18 	12 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	19 	
Ret 	11 	Sébastien Bourdais 	 	37 	Water pressure 	17 	
Ret 	2K 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	36 	Handling 	13 	
Source:'Britain 2009: Results, statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)	Source:'Britain 2009: Results, statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)	Source:'Britain 2009: Results, statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)	Source:'Britain 2009: Results, statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)	Source:'Britain 2009: Results, statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)	Source:'Britain 2009: Results, statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)	Source:'Britain 2009: Results, statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)	Source:'Britain 2009: Results, statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 01/01/2020)
*K Indicates a driver was equipped with KERS during the session.
==Milestones==
* Third career victory for Sebastian Vettel.
* secured their second win as a constructor.
** 117th win for as an engine supplier.
* Vettel recorded his maiden fastest lap.
** This was also the first fastest lap set by a Red Bull chassis.
==Standings==
For the first time since the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix Jenson Button's Championship lead had been reduced, although the Brit still had a healthy 23 point advantage leaving his home race. Rubens Barrichello had been one of the drivers to do the damage, remaining in second, while British Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel had closed to within two of the Brazilian. Mark Webber, meanwhile, had retained fourth and also inched towards the leader, while Jarno Trulli had held onto fifth.
In the Constructors Championship would leave their home race having smashed through the 100 point barrier, having claimed 105 points after eight races. had managed to reduce their lead with their British one-two, although the Austro-Anglo-French combination was still 30.5 points behind. and had held station in third and fourth, while had moved ahead of .
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Jenson Button 	64 	
2 	Rubens Barrichello 	41 	
3 	Sebastian Vettel 	39 	
4 	Mark Webber 	35.5 	
5 	Jarno Trulli 	21.5 	
6 	Felipe Massa 	16 	2
7 	Nico Rosberg 	15.5 	
8 	Timo Glock 	13 	2
9 	Fernando Alonso 	11 	
10 	Kimi Räikkönen 	10 	
11 	Lewis Hamilton 	9 	
12 	Nick Heidfeld 	6 	
13 	Heikki Kovalainen 	4 	
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 	 	105 	
2 	 	74.5 	
3 	 	34.5 	
4 	 	26 	
5 	 	15.5 	1
6 	 	13 	1
7 	 	11 	
8 	 	8 	
9 	 	5 	
10 	 	0 	
Only point scoring drivers are shown.
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