2009 Spanish Grand Prix

The 2009 Spanish Grand Prix, officially the Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Telefónica 2009, was the fifth race of the FIA Formula One World Championship, which took place at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain, on 10 May 2009.'5. Spain 2009', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/espagne.aspx, (Accessed 21/03/2020)'Button plays strategic game for Spanish GP win', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 10/05/2009), https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/146598/1/brawn-helps-button-to-strategic-win-in-barcelona, (Accessed 21/03/2020) The race would see Jenson Button beat teammate Rubens Barrichello to victory, in a race dictated by pit strategy.
Qualifying would see Button beat Sebastian Vettel of to pole position, while Barrichello secured third. Felipe Massa was the best of the KERS equipped drivers in fourth for , with Lewis Hamilton the next best KERS driver in fourteenth.
The start of the race saw Barrichello streak up from third on the grid to claim the lead, with Button slotting in behind. Massa would also get a strong start and jump Vettel using KERS, although the race was quickly brought under the Safety Car's jurisdiction due to an accident at the second corner.
Four cars were involved, as Jarno Trulli spun while avoiding Nico Rosberg, and duly came back towards the middle of the circuit. Adrian Sutil slammed into the and destroyed both cars, while the two s smashed into each other when trying to avoid that accident and were out as well.
The restart came on lap five, with Barrichello storming clear with Button in his wake, while Massa misjudged his KERS harvesting and failed to challenge. He would, however, manage to ease clear of a heavily fuelled Vettel, who would come under pressure from Fernando Alonso after the Spaniard jumped Mark Webber.
The rest of the opening stint proved fairly tame, although when Barrichello stopped early on the race was effectively Button's to lose. Indeed, the Brazilian's early stop signalled that he was on a three-stop plan as opposed to the majority's two, and duly dropped back behind Button, Massa and Vettel once they made their first stops.
The second stint of the race was similarly quiet, with Button easing clear to establish a commanding lead, while Barrichello worked to get ahead of Massa and Vettel using his lighter fuel load. The ploy worked and so the Brazilian would emerge from his third and final stop just ahead of the duo, while a long second stint for Webber saw the Australian racer jump into third.
With that the fight for the podium was over, for Vettel would be denied the chance to challenge his teammate Webber due to the pace of a stubborn Massa. Indeed, Massa lacked the pace of those around him due to a fuel miscalculation by , although more severe warnings from the team ultimately saw the Brazilian surrender to both Vettel and Alonso in the final laps.
Out front, meanwhile, Button cruised through the closing laps to claim his fourth win of the campaign, while second for Barrichello made it a second Brawn-Mercedes one-two in five races. Webber was a lonely third ahead of Vettel and Alonso, while Massa just crawled to the finish line ahead of Nick Heidfeld and Nico Rosberg.
==Background==
A third victory of the campaign for Jenson Button had seen the Brit once again extend his Championship lead, and hence meant he ended the first fly-away races of the season with 31 points to his name. That translated into a twelve point lead over teammate Rubens Barrichello, while Sebastian Vettel had moved to within a point of the Brazilian in third. Jarno Trulli, meanwhile, had moved back into fourth ahead of his teammate Timo Glock, while Kimi Räikkönen had become the season's fourteenth scorer.
In the Constructors Championship had moved onto a half-century after Button's third win, and had seen their lead grow to 22.5 points after just four races. had retained second ahead of , those two remaining a point apart, while had lost ground in fourth. Elsewhere, completed the top five, while were off the foot of the table having scored their first points of the campaign. The cars had featured with the film Terminator Salvation, which was released on 21 May in theaters, on each side of rear wings.
===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 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	 	3 	1:20.707 	 	5 	1:20.192 	 	1 	1:20.527 	1
2 	15 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	4 	1:20.715 	 	6 	1:20.220 	 	2 	1:20.660 	2
3 	23 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	 	6 	1:20.808 	 	1 	1:19.954 	 	3 	1:20.762 	3
4 	3K 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	1 	1:20.484 	 	4 	1:20.149 	 	4 	1:20.934 	4
5 	14 	Mark Webber 	 	 	2 	1:20.689 	 	2 	1:20.007 	 	5 	1:21.049 	5
6 	10 	Timo Glock 	 	 	8 	1:20.877 	 	3 	1:20.107 	 	6 	1:21.247 	6
7 	9 	Jarno Trulli 	 	 	15 	1:21.189 	 	9 	1:20.420 	 	7 	1:21.254 	7
8 	7K 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	14 	1:21.186 	 	10 	1:20.509 	 	8 	1:21.392 	8
9 	16 	Nico Rosberg 	 	 	5 	1:20.745 	 	7 	1:20.256 	 	9 	1:22.558 	9
10 	5 	Robert Kubica 	 	 	9 	1:20.931 	 	8 	1:20.408 	 	10 	1:22.685 	10
11 	17 	Kazuki Nakajima 	 	 	7 	1:20.818 	 	11 	1:20.531 	 	 	 	11
12 	8 	Nelson Piquet, Jr. 	 	 	13 	1:21.128 	 	12 	1:20.604 	 	 	 	12
13 	6 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	 	12 	1:21.095 	 	13 	1:20.676 	 	 	 	13
14 	1K 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	10 	1:20.991 	 	14 	1:20.805 	 	 	 	14
15 	12 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	 	11 	1:21.033 	 	15 	1:21.067 	 	 	 	15
16 	4K 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	16 	1:21.291 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	11 	Sébastien Bourdais 	 	 	17 	1:21.300 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	2K 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	 	18 	1:21.675 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	20 	Adrian Sutil 	 	 	19 	1:21.742 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	21 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	 	20 	1:22.204 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA TELEFÓNICA 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/847/spain/qualifying.html, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA TELEFÓNICA 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/847/spain/qualifying.html, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA TELEFÓNICA 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/847/spain/qualifying.html, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA TELEFÓNICA 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/847/spain/qualifying.html, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA TELEFÓNICA 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/847/spain/qualifying.html, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA TELEFÓNICA 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/847/spain/qualifying.html, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA TELEFÓNICA 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/847/spain/qualifying.html, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA TELEFÓNICA 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/847/spain/qualifying.html, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA TELEFÓNICA 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/847/spain/qualifying.html, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA TELEFÓNICA 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/847/spain/qualifying.html, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA TELEFÓNICA 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/847/spain/qualifying.html, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA TELEFÓNICA 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/847/spain/qualifying.html, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA TELEFÓNICA 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/847/spain/qualifying.html, (Accessed 21/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA TELEFÓNICA 2009 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2009/races/847/spain/qualifying.html, (Accessed 21/03/2020)
*K Indicates a driver was equipped with KERS during the session.
*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
Matt Deane Brawn team joined on the podium to receive the winning manufacturer’s award.
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired	Grid 	Points
1 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	66 	1:37:19.202 	1 	10
2 	23 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	66 	+13.056s 	3 	8
3 	14 	Mark Webber 	 	66 	+13.924s 	5 	6
4 	15 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	66 	+18.941s 	2 	5
5 	7K 	Fernando Alonso 	 	66 	+43.166s 	8 	4
6 	3K 	Felipe Massa 	 	66 	+50.827s 	4 	3
7 	6 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	66 	+52.312s 	13 	2
8 	16 	Nico Rosberg 	 	66 	+1:05.211s 	9 	1
9 	1K 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	65 	+1 Lap 	14 	
10 	10 	Timo Glock 	 	65 	+1 Lap 	6 	
11 	5 	Robert Kubica 	 	65 	+1 Lap 	10 	
12 	8 	Nelson Piquet, Jr. 	 	65 	+1 Lap 	12 	
13 	17 	Kazuki Nakajima 	 	65 	+1 Lap 	11 	
14 	21 	Giancarlo Fisichella	 	65 	+1 Lap 	20 	
Ret 	4K 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	17 	Hydraulics 	16 	
Ret 	2K 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	7 	Gearbox 	18 	
Ret 	9 	Jarno Trulli 	 	0 	Collision 	7 	
Ret 	12 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	0 	Collision 	15 	
Ret 	11 	Sébastien Bourdais 	 	0 	Collision 	17 	
Ret 	20 	Adrian Sutil 	 	0 	Collision 	19 	
Source:	Source:	Source: 	Source: 	Source:	Source: 	Source:	Source:
*K Indicates a driver was equipped with KERS during the session.
==Milestones==
* made their 250th Grand Prix appearance as a constructor.
* Fifth career victory for Jenson Button.
** Button also claimed his twentieth podium finish.
* Fourth victory for as a constructor.
** claimed their 71st win as an engine supplier.
* Rubens Barrichello claimed his seventeenth and final fastest lap.
** This was also the 80th fastest lap for a Mercedes engine.
==Standings==
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.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Jenson Button 	41 	
2 	Rubens Barrichello 	27 	
3 	Sebastian Vettel 	23 	
4 	Mark Webber 	15.5 	2
5 	Jarno Trulli 	14.5 	1
6 	Timo Glock 	12 	1
7 	Lewis Hamilton 	9 	
8 	Fernando Alonso 	9 	
9 	Nick Heidfeld 	6 	
10 	Nico Rosberg 	4.5 	1
11 	Heikki Kovalainen 	4 	1
12 	Felipe Massa 	3 	3
13 	Kimi Räikkönen 	3 	1
14 	Sébastien Buemi 	3 	1
15 	Sébastien Bourdais 	1 	1
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	68 	
2 	 	38.5 	
3 	 	26.5 	
4 	 	13 	
5 	 	9 	
6 	 	6 	
7 	 	6 	2
8 	 	4.5 	
9 	 	4 	2
10 	 	0 	
Only point scoring drivers are shown.
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