2009 German Grand Prix

The 2009 German Grand Prix, formally known as the LXX Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland, was the ninth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany, on 12 July 2009.'9. Germany 2009', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/allemagne.aspx, (Accessed 22/03/2020)'Peerless Webber breaks F1 duck in Germany', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 12/07/2009), https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/149689/1/peerless-webber-breaks-f1-duck-at-the-nurburgring, (Accessed 22/03/2020) The race would see Mark Webber claim a crushing maiden victory, in the first German Grand Prix to officially be staged at the Nürburgring since 1985.
The choice of the Nürburgring as the host of the German Grand Prix was the result of an agreement between the Eifel based circuit and the Hockenheimring, as both were struggling to fund the ever increasing cost of hosting Grand Prix. The deal, meant that the two circuits alternated the hosting of the German Grand Prix, with 2009's meeting marking the first time that the "GP Strecke" had hosted the race as part of the deal.
Into the race weekend itself and qualifying proved to be a battle between and , with all four drivers fighting for pole position in Q3. Ultimately it was Webber who emerged on pole ahead of Rubens Barrichello, while Championship leader Jenson Button slipped ahead of Sebastian Vettel for third.
That fight carried over to the start of the race itself, with Barrichello managing to draw alongside Webber's Red Bull, as the Australian racer moved across to block the #23 Brawn. A clash of wheels, which earned Webber a drive-through penalty, and Barrichello seized the lead, as behind Lewis Hamilton tried to get involved after a barnstorming start in his KERS equipped , but contact with Webber left him with a puncture.
As Hamilton limped back to the pits for repairs another accident saw Jarno Trulli lose his front wing courtesy of a lunge from Kazuki Nakajima, as Barrichello established himself in the lead. There would be no further incidents on the opening lap, meaning the order read as Barrichello leading from Webber, Heikki Kovalainen in third ahead of Felipe Massa after strong starts from both, while Button had remained ahead of Vettel.
The early laps would see Barrichello and Webber ease clear of Kovalainen at the head of the field, while behind Button dealt with Massa to secure fourth. Indeed, Webber looked to be the fastest driver in the field, but could not find a way past Barrichello until the Brazilian racer pitted on lap fifteen.
With that Webber attempted to make a break, staying out an additional four laps before making his first stop, and with others making their stops would drop to second. However, on the next lap the Australian racer would serve his drive-through penalty and drop to eighth, handing the lead to Massa before he too ventured in for a stop.
Barrichello was hence left at the head of the field, while Webber climbed up the field with the rest of the lead group pitting, resulting in him shuffling back up to second. This time, however, the Australian would have momentum on his side when he caught Barrichello, and duly scythed past the Brazilian veteran to reclaim the lead on lap 31.
Once Webber passed him Barrichello would make his second stop, slipping down to fifth to leave Vettel in second, the German racer having jumped Kovalainen and Massa in the first pit phase. Massa was next up in third ahead of Rosberg, while Button had dropped to sixth having already made his second stop. Webber, meanwhile, would stay out ten laps longer than Barrichello before making his stop, rejoining in second behind Vettel before the German stopped a lap later.
Once the final round of stops were completed the order read as Webber leading from Barrichello and Button, with Vettel, Massa and Rosberg completing the top six. However, as the race entered its final phase the two Brawns began to struggle, and duly slipped to the back of the lead group to fifth and sixth, Button having slipped ahead of the Brazilian.
Their demise left Webber on his own at the head of the field, with the Australian racer sweeping to his maiden F1 victory in his 130th race, a new record. Vettel and Massa came through to completed the podium ahead of Rosberg, with Button and Barrichello being harried to the chequered flag by Fernando Alonso and Kovalainen.
==Background==
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 .
===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 	
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==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 	14 	Mark Webber 	 	 	1 	1:31.257 	 	4 	1:38.038 	 	1 	1:32.230 	1
2 	23 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	 	5 	1:31.482 	 	1 	1:34.455 	 	2 	1:32.357 	2
3 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	 	6 	1:31.568 	 	5 	1:39.032 	 	3 	1:32.473 	3
4 	15 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	3 	1:31.430 	 	7 	1:39.504 	 	4 	1:32.480 	4
5 	1K 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	4 	1:31.473 	 	6 	1:39.149 	 	5 	1:32.616 	5
6 	2K 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	 	12 	1:31.881 	 	8 	1:40.826 	 	6 	1:33.859 	6
7 	20 	Adrian Sutil 	 	 	14 	1:32.015 	 	3 	1:36.740 	 	7 	1:34.316 	7
8 	3K 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	8 	1:31.600 	 	9 	1:41.708 	 	8 	1:34.574 	8
9 	4K 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	11 	1:31.869 	 	10 	1:41.730 	 	9 	1:34.710 	9
10 	8 	Nelson Piquet, Jr. 	 	 	15 	1:32.128 	 	2 	1:35.737 	 	10 	1:34.803 	10
11 	6 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	 	10 	1:31.771 	 	11 	1:42.310 	 	 	 	11
12 	7 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	2 	1:31.302 	 	12 	1:42.318 	 	 	 	12
13 	17 	Kazuki Nakajima 	 	 	13 	1:31.884 	 	13 	1:42.500 	 	 	 	13
14 	9 	Jarno Trulli 	 	 	9 	1:31.760 	 	14 	1:42.771 	 	 	 	14
15 	16 	Nico Rosberg 	 	 	7 	1:31.598 	 	15 	1:42.859 	 	 	 	15
16 	5 	Robert Kubica 	 	 	16 	1:32.190 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	12 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	 	17 	1:32.251 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	21 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	 	18 	1:32.402 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19* 	10 	Timo Glock 	 	 	19 	1:32.423 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	11 	Sébastien Bourdais 	 	 	20 	1:33.559 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
Source:'FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/851/germany/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/851/germany/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/851/germany/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/851/germany/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/851/germany/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/851/germany/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/851/germany/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/851/germany/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/851/germany/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/851/germany/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/851/germany/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/851/germany/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/851/germany/qualifying.html, (Accessed 22/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/851/germany/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.
** Glock was awarded a three place grid penalty for blocking Alonso during Q1.
===Grid===
** Glock would start the race from the pitlane.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	14 	Mark Webber 	 	60 	1:36:43.310 	1 	10
2 	15 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	60 	+9.252s 	4 	8
3 	3K 	Felipe Massa 	 	60 	+15.906s 	8 	6
4 	16 	Nico Rosberg 	 	60 	+21.099s 	15 	5
5 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	60 	+23.609s 	3 	4
6 	23 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	60 	+24.468s 	2 	3
7 	7 	Fernando Alonso 	 	60 	+24.888s 	12 	2
8 	2K 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	60 	+58.692s 	6 	1
9 	10 	Timo Glock 	 	60 	+1:01.457 	PL 	
10 	6 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	60 	+1:01.925 	11 	
11 	21 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	60 	+1:02.327 	18 	
12 	17 	Kazuki Nakajima 	 	60 	+1:02.876 	13 	
13 	8 	Nelson Piquet, Jr. 	 	60 	+1:08.328 	10 	
14 	5 	Robert Kubica 	 	60 	+1:09.555 	16 	
15 	20 	Adrian Sutil 	 	60 	+1:11.941 	7 	
16 	12 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	60 	+1:30.225 	17 	
17 	9 	Jarno Trulli 	 	60 	+1:30.970 	14 	
18 	1K 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	5 	
Ret 	4K 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	34 	Radiator 	9 	
Ret 	11 	Sébastien Bourdais 	 	18 	Hydraulics 	19 	
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*K Indicates a driver was equipped with KERS during the session.
==Milestones==
* Maiden pole position for Mark Webber.
* Webber scored his maiden Grand Prix victory.
** The Australian also set a new record for most Grand Prix starts before his first win at 130.
** Also the tenth win for a driver using #14 as their race number.[Archived] '2009 German GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), https://web.archive.org/web/20190409190224/http://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2009&gp=German%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 22/03/2020) - Original
* Third win for as a constructor.
** claimed their 118th win as an engine supplier.
==Standings==
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.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Jenson Button 	68 	
2 	Sebastian Vettel 	47 	1
3 	Mark Webber 	45.5 	1
4 	Rubens Barrichello 	44 	2
5 	Felipe Massa 	22 	1
6 	Jarno Trulli 	21.5 	1
7 	Nico Rosberg 	20.5 	
8 	Timo Glock 	13 	
9 	Fernando Alonso 	13 	
10 	Kimi Räikkönen 	10 	
11 	Lewis Hamilton 	9 	
12 	Nick Heidfeld 	6 	
13 	Heikki Kovalainen 	5 	
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 	 	112 	
2 	 	92.5 	
3 	 	34.5 	
4 	 	32 	
5 	 	20.5 	
6 	 	14 	
7 	 	13 	
8 	 	8 	
9 	 	5 	
10 	 	0 	
Only point scoring drivers are shown.
==References==
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