2009 Formula One Season

The 2009 Formula One Season was the 60th Formula One season. The first Grand Prix took place on March 29 in Australia with the final Grand Prix taking place on November 1 in Abu Dhabi. 10 teams and 20 drivers entered the Championship.
On December 5, 2008, announced that it was to withdraw from F1 with immediate effect. The team was put up for sale and their entry into the 2009 championship was left in doubt until an eleventh-hour buyout by former Scuderia Ferrari boss Ross Brawn. From there, the Brawn GP team was born, and existing Honda drivers, Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello were retained. From the first round, the Brawn GP cars were significantly faster than their opponents, and the team won six of the first seven races, before going on to win the Constructors' World Championship. Brawn driver Jenson Button also won the Drivers' World Championship.
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==Teams and Drivers==
===Dates Drivers Confirmed===
Driver 	Date Confirmed 	Team
Jarno Trulli 	July 28 2006 	
Kimi Räikkönen 	September 10 2006	
Felipe Massa 	October 16 2007 	
Lewis Hamilton 	January 18 2008 	
Mark Webber 	July 3 2008 	
Sebastian Vettel 	July 17 2008 	
Heikki Kovalainen 	July 31 2008 	
Timo Glock 	August 4 2008 	
Kazuki Nakajima 	October 2 2008 	
Nico Rosberg 	October 2 2008 	
Nick Heidfeld 	October 6 2008 	
Robert Kubica 	October 6 2008 	
Fernando Alonso 	November 5 2008 	
Nelson Piquet, Jr 	November 5 2008 	
Giancarlo Fisichella	December 14 2008 	
Adrian Sutil 	December 14 2008 	
Sébastien Buemi 	January 9 2009 	
Sébastien Bourdais 	February 6 2009 	
Rubens Barrichello 	March 6 2009 	
Jenson Button 	March 6 2009 	
===Free Practice Drivers===
Constructor	No.	Driver 	Rounds
 	10 	Kamui Kobayashi	15
===Car Launches===
Team	Chassis	Date 	Where
 	F60 	January 12	Online
 	TF109 	January 15	Online
 	MP4-24 	January 16	Woking
 	R29 	January 19	Algarve Motor Park
 	FW31 	January 19	Algarve Motor Park
 	F1.09 	January 20	Valencia
 	RB5 	February 9	Jerez
 	VJM02 	March 1 	Jerez
 	BGP 001	March 6 	Silverstone
 	STR4 	March 9 	Barcelona
==Schedule==
Round	Race Title 	Grand Prix 	Circuit 	Date 	Time 	Time
Round	Race Title 	Grand Prix 	Circuit 	Date 	Local	UTC
1 	ING Australian Grand Prix 	Australian GP	Albert Park, Melbourne 	March 29 	17:00	06:00
2 	Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix 	Malaysian GP 	Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur	April 5 	17:00	09:00
3 	Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix 	Chinese GP 	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 	April 19 	15:00	07:00
4 	Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 	Bahrain GP 	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 	April 26 	14:30	11:30
5 	Gran Premio de España 	Spanish GP 	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona 	May 10 	14:00	12:00
6 	Grand Prix de Monaco 	Monaco GP 	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 	May 24 	14:00	12:00
7 	Petrol Offisi Turkish Grand Prix 	Canadian GP 	Istanbul Park, Istanbul 	June 7 	15:00	12:00
8 	Santander British Grand Prix 	British GP 	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 	June 21 	13:00	12:00
9 	Großer Preis von Deutschland 	German GP 	Nürburgring, Nürburg 	July 12 	14:00	12:00
10 	Magyar Nagydíj 	Hungarian GP 	Hungaroring, Budapest 	July 26 	14:00	12:00
11 	Grand Prix of Europe 	European GP 	Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia 	August 23 	14:00	12:00
12 	ING Belgian Grand Prix 	Belgian GP 	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa 	August 30 	14:00	12:00
13 	Gran Premio Santander d'Italia 	Italian GP 	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 	September 13	14:00	12:00
14 	SingTel Singapore Grand Prix 	Singapore GP 	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay 	September 27	20:00	12:00
15 	Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP 	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 	October 4 	15:00	06:00
16 	Grande Prêmio do Brasil 	Brazilian GP 	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 	October 18 	14:00	16:00
17 	Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Abu Dhabi GP 	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 	November 1 	17:00	13:00
===Schedule Changes===
*The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix joins the calendar for the first time becoming the second Grand Prix in the Middle East. It will be the final Grand Prix on the calendar.
*The Japanese Grand Prix returns to the Suzuka Circuit. It will alternate along with the Fuji Speedway every year.
*The French Grand Prix will not be part of the schedule with the organisers stating the reason behind the decision being "economic problems". It will be the first time there has been no French Grand Prix in F1's history.
*The Canadian Grand Prix was dropped as it was seen as financially non-viable to continue with just one Grand Prix in North America.
*The Chinese Grand Prix was moved to April from it's usual September/October slot.
==Changes==
===Driver Changes===
====Team Changes====
*Sebastian Vettel - Scuderia Toro Rosso → Red Bull Racing
*Anthony Davidson - Super Aguri/Honda Racing F1 (test driver) → Brawn GP (test driver)
====Entered F1====
*Sébastien Buemi - Trust Team Arden (GP2) → Scuderia Toro Rosso
*Luca Badoer - Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro (test driver) → Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
*Jaime Alguersuari - Scuderia Toro Rosso (test driver) → Scuderia Toro Rosso
*Romain Grosjean - ING Renault F1 (test driver)→ ING Renault F1
====Exited F1====
*David Coulthard - Red Bull Racing → Retired
*Takuma Sato - Super Aguri → absence
===Rules & Regulations===
*Along with changes to bodywork, vehicle weight and tyre size, the document includes details of a "Kinetic Energy Recovery System", or KERS. This is a regenerative brake device that is designed to recover some of the vehicle's kinetic energy that is normally dissipated as heat during braking. The recovered energy could be stored electrically, in a battery or supercapacitor, or mechanically, in a flywheel, for use as a source of additional accelerative power at the driver's discretion.
*After being banned since 1998, slick tyres will be provided by Bridgestone in 2009.
*There will also be a cap on team budgets starting in the 2009 season.
*Section 3.18 of the regulations contains details of "driver adjustable bodywork". The angle of incidence of elements in a defined area forward of the front wheels can be varied by up to 6 degrees and adjusted by direct driver input. A maximum of 2 adjustments can be made on any lap.
*Engines must now last three races as opposed to two in previous seasons.
===Broadcasting===
*The BBC regained coverage from ITV in the UK for the first time since .
*LaSexta won the rights from Telecinco in Spain.
*TV7 won in Bulgaria replacing bTV.
*ESPN Star Sports showed F1 in 24 Asian countries.
*GlobalTV showed F1 in Indonesia.
*RAI showed F1 in Italy.
*In Sweden, Viasat Motor showed coverage from TV6.
*TV3 Puls showed F1 in Denmark, replacing TV2.
==Testing==
Test 	Track 	Date 	Fastest Driver 	Team	Time
2009 Algarve Test 1 	Autodromo Internacional do Algarve	Jan 20-Jan 23 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	1:27.987
2009 Mugello Test 1 	Mugello Circuit 	Jan 20-Jan 23 	Felipe Massa 	 	1.23.981
2009 Valencia Test 1 	Circuit Ricardo Tormo 	Jan 21-Jan 24 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	
2009 Bahrain Test 1 	Bahrain International Circuit 	Feb 10-Feb 13 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	
2009 Jerez Test 1 	Circuito de Jerez 	Feb 10-Feb 13 	Sébastien Bourdais	 	
2009 Bahrain Test 2 	Bahrain International Circuit 	Feb 16-Feb 19 	Felipe Massa 	 	
2009 Jerez Test 2 	Circuito de Jerez 	Mar 1-Mar 5 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	
2009 Barcelona Test 1 	Circuit de Catalunya 	Mar 9-Mar 12 	Rubens Barrichello	 	
2009 Jerez Test 3 	Circuito de Jerez 	Mar 16 - Mar 20	Kazuki Nakajima 	 	
2009 Mugello Test 2 	Mugello Circuit 	Aug 3 	Michael Schumacher	 	
2009 Fiorano Test 1 	Fiorano Circuit 	Oct 12 	Felipe Massa 	 	
2009 Young Drivers Test	Circuito de Jerez 	Dec 1 - Dec 3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	
2009 Mugello Test 3 	Mugello Circuit 	Dec 16 - Dec 17	Felipe Massa 	 	
==Season Results==
===Race results===
* : Sebastian Vettel () was issued a 10 place grid-penalty for causing an avoidable accident involving Robert Kubica at the Australian Grand Prix and Rubens Barrichello received a 5 place grid-penalty for a gearbox change.
==Standings==
===World Championship for Drivers===
===World Championship for Manufacturers===
===Teammate Comparisons===
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==See also==
==Notes==
Category:Formula One Seasons
Category:2009 Formula One Season