2009 Formula One World Championship

The 2009 Formula One season was the 60th FIA Formula One World Championship season. There were ten teams signed up to compete in the championship. Jenson Button became the Drivers' World Champion and Brawn GP won the Constructors' title.

The season was scheduled to take place over 17 rounds, and started with the Australian Grand Prix on 29 March 2009. It would end on 1 November 2009 with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which was included on the race calendar for the first time, to be held at the new Yas Marina Circuit. The French and Canadian Grands Prix, which were both included in the 2008 championship, have been dropped.

Several rule changes will be implemented by the FIA, in a bid to cut costs due to the global financial crisis and to improve the on-track spectacle. New rules governing tyres, aerodynamics and Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS), among others, are some of the biggest changes in the Formula One regulations for several decades. FIA initially declared a change in deciding the World Driver's Championship, with the driver winning the most races to be declared as the champion. However, this decision was later reversed following protests from Formula One Teams Association.

Teams and drivers
 Team Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre No. Race Drivers  Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes McLaren MP4-24 Mercedes-Benz FO 108W 2.4 V8  1  Lewis Hamilton  2  Heikki Kovalainen  Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F60 Ferrari Type 056 2.4 V8  3  Felipe Massa  Luca Badoer  Giancarlo Fisichella 4  Kimi Räikkönen  BMW Sauber F1 Team BMW Sauber F1.09 BMW P86/9 2.4 V8  5  Robert Kubica 6  Nick Heidfeld  ING Renault F1 Team   Renault F1 Team Renault R29 Renault RS27 2.4 V8  7  Fernando Alonso 8  Nelson Piquet Jr.  Romain Grosjean  Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota TF109 Toyota RVX-09 2.4 V8  9  Jarno Trulli 10  Timo Glock  Kamui Kobayashi  Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR4 Ferrari Type 056 2.4 V8  11   Sébastien Bourdais  Jaime Alguersuari 12  Sébastien Buemi  Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB5 Renault RS27 2.4 V8  14   Mark Webber 15  Sebastian Vettel  AT&T Williams Williams FW31 Toyota RVX-09 2.4 V8  16   Nico Rosberg 17  Kazuki Nakajima  Force India Formula One Team Force India VJM02 Mercedes FO 108W 2.4 V8  20  Adrian Sutil 21  Giancarlo Fisichella  Vitantonio Liuzzi   Brawn GP F1 Team Brawn BGP 001 Mercedes FO 108W 2.4 V8  22  Jenson Button 23  Rubens Barrichello

Formula One 2009 Race Calendar
 Round Official Race Title Grand Prix Circuit Date Time Local UTC 1 ING Australian Grand Prix Australian GP  Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit 29 March 17:00 06:00 2 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix Malaysian GP  Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 5 April 17:00 09:00 3 Chinese Grand Prix Chinese GP  Shanghai International Circuit 19 April 15:00 07:00 4 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain GP  Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Manama 26 April 15:00 12:00 5 Gran Premio de España Telefónica Spanish GP  Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona 10 May 14:00 12:00 6 Grand Prix de Monaco Monaco GP  Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 24 May 14:00 12:00 7 ING Turkish Grand Prix Turkish GP  Istanbul Park 7 June 15:00 12:00 8 Santander British Grand Prix British GP  Silverstone Circuit 21 June 13:00 12:00 9 Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland German GP  Nürburgring 12 July 14:00 12:00 10 ING Magyar Nagydíj Hungarian GP  Hungaroring, Budapest 26 July 14:00 12:00 11 Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe European GP  Valencia Street Circuit 23 August 14:00 12:00 12 ING Belgian Grand Prix Belgian GP  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa 30 August 14:00 12:00 13 Gran Premio Santander d'Italia Italian GP  Autodromo Nazionale Monza 13 September 14:00 12:00 14 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix Singapore GP  Marina Bay Street Circuit 27 September 20:00 12:00 15 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix Japanese GP  Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 4 October 14:00 05:00 16 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil Brazilian GP  Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 18 October 14:00 16:00 17 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Abu Dhabi GP  Yas Marina Circuit 1 November 17:00 13:00

Results and standings
Grands Prix
 Rd. Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor Report 1  Australian Grand Prix  Jenson Button  Nico Rosberg  Jenson Button  Brawn-Mercedes Report 2  Malaysian Grand Prix  Jenson Button  Jenson Button  Jenson Button  Brawn-Mercedes Report 3  Chinese Grand Prix  Sebastian Vettel  Rubens Barrichello  Sebastian Vettel  Red Bull-Renault Report 4  Bahrain Grand Prix  Jarno Trulli  Jarno Trulli  Jenson Button  Brawn-Mercedes Report 5  Spanish Grand Prix  Jenson Button  Rubens Barrichello  Jenson Button  Brawn-Mercedes Report 6  Monaco Grand Prix  Jenson Button  Felipe Massa  Jenson Button  Brawn-Mercedes Report 7  Turkish Grand Prix  Sebastian Vettel  Jenson Button  Jenson Button  Brawn-Mercedes Report 8  British Grand Prix  Sebastian Vettel  Sebastian Vettel  Sebastian Vettel  Red Bull-Renault Report 9  German Grand Prix  Mark Webber  Fernando Alonso  Mark Webber  Red Bull-Renault Report 10  Hungarian Grand Prix  Fernando Alonso  Mark Webber  Lewis Hamilton  McLaren-Mercedes Report 11  European Grand Prix  Lewis Hamilton  Timo Glock  Rubens Barrichello  Brawn-Mercedes Report 12  Belgian Grand Prix  Giancarlo Fisichella  Sebastian Vettel  Kimi Räikkönen  Ferrari Report 13  Italian Grand Prix  Lewis Hamilton  Adrian Sutil  Rubens Barrichello  Brawn-Mercedes Report 14  Singapore Grand Prix  Lewis Hamilton  Fernando Alonso  Lewis Hamilton  McLaren-Mercedes Report 15  Japanese Grand Prix  Sebastian Vettel  Mark Webber  Sebastian Vettel  Red Bull-Renault Report 16  Brazilian Grand Prix  Rubens Barrichello  Mark Webber  Mark Webber  Red Bull-Renault Report 17  Abu Dhabi Grand Prix  Lewis Hamilton  Sebastian Vettel  Sebastian Vettel  Red Bull-Renault Report

Drivers
 Pos Driver AUS MAL CHN BHR ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN EUR BEL ITA SIN JPN BRA ABU Points 1  Jenson Button 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 6 5 7 7 Ret 2 5 8 5 3 95 2  Sebastian Vettel 13† 15† 1 2 4 Ret 3 1 2 Ret Ret 3 8 4 1 4 1 84 3  Rubens Barrichello 2 5 4 5 2 2 Ret 3 6 10 1 7 1 6 7 8 4 77 4  Mark Webber 12 6 2 11 3 5 2 2 1 3 9 9 Ret Ret 17 1 2 69.5 5  Lewis Hamilton DSQ 7 6 4 9 12 13 16 18 1 2 Ret 12† 1 3 3 Ret 49 6  Kimi Räikkönen 15† 14 10 6 Ret 3 9 8 Ret 2 3 1 3 10 4 6 12 48 7  Nico Rosberg 6 8 15 9 8 6 5 5 4 4 5 8 16 11 5 Ret 9 34.5 8  Jarno Trulli 3 4 Ret 3 Ret 13 4 7 17 8 13 Ret 14 12 2 Ret 7 32.5 9  Fernando Alonso 5 11 9 8 5 7 10 14 7 Ret 6 Ret 5 3 10 Ret 14 26 10  Timo Glock 4 3 7 7 10 10 8 9 9 6 14 10 11 2 DNS 24 11  Felipe Massa Ret 9 Ret 14 6 4 6 4 3 DNS 22 12  Ralf Schumacher 4 6 5 12 Ret Ret 14 Ret 8 5 4 6 6 7 11 12 4 25 13  Nick Heidfeld 10 2 12 19 7 11 11 15 10 11 11 5 7 Ret 6 Ret 5 19 14  Robert Kubica 14† Ret 13 18 11 Ret 7 13 14 13 8 4 Ret 8 9 2 10 17 15  Giancarlo Fisichella 11 18† 14 15 14 9 Ret 10 11 14 12 2 9 13 12 10 16 8 16  Sébastien Buemi 7 16† 8 17 Ret Ret 15 18 16 16 Ret 12 13† Ret Ret 7 8 6 17  Adrian Sutil 9 17 17† 16 Ret 14 17 17 15 Ret 10 11 4 Ret 13 Ret 17 5 18  Kamui Kobayashi PO 9 6 3 19  Sébastien Bourdais 8 10 11 13 Ret 8 18 Ret Ret 2 20  Heikki Kovalainen Ret 12 Ret Ret 13 15† 12 11 12 9 18 13 10 9 15 Ret 13 22 21  Nelson Piquet, Jr. Ret 13 16 10 12 Ret 16 12 13 12 0 22  Vitantonio Liuzzi Ret 14 14 11 15 0 23  Romain Grosjean 15 Ret 15 Ret 16 13 18 0 24  Jaime Alguersuari 15 16 Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret 0 25  Luca Badoer 15 14 0 Pos Driver AUS MAL CHN BHR ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN EUR BEL ITA SIN JPN BRA ABU PointsBold – Pole
Italics – Fastest lap
 Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
 Half points were awarded at the Malaysian as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

Constructors
 Pos Constructor CarNo. AUS MAL CHN BHR ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN EUR BEL ITA SIN JPN BRA ABU Points 1  Brawn-Mercedes 22 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 6 5 7 7 Ret 2 5 8 5 3 172 23 2 5 4 5 2 2 Ret 3 6 10 1 7 1 6 7 8 4 2  Red Bull-Renault 14 12 6 2 11 3 5 2 2 1 3 9 9 Ret Ret 17 1 2 153.5 15 13 15 1 2 4 Ret 3 1 2 Ret Ret 3 8 4 1 4 1 3  McLaren-Mercedes 1 DSQ 7 6 4 9 12 13 16 18 1 2 Ret 12† 1 3 3 Ret 71 2 Ret Ret 5 12 Ret Ret 14 Ret 8 5 4 6 6 7 11 12 11 4  Ferrari 3 Ret 9 Ret 14 6 4 6 4 3 DNS 17 14 9 13 12 10 16 70 4 15 14 10 6 Ret 3 9 8 Ret 2 3 1 3 10 4 6 12 5  Toyota 9 3 4 Ret 3 Ret 13 4 7 17 8 13 Ret 14 12 2 Ret 7 59.5 10 4 3 7 7 10 10 8 9 9 6 14 10 11 2 DNS 9 6 6  BMW Sauber 5 14 Ret 13 18 11 Ret 7 13 14 13 8 4 Ret 8 9 2 10 36 6 10 2 12 19 7 11 11 15 10 11 11 5 7 Ret 6 Ret 5 7  Williams-Toyota 16 6 8 15 9 8 6 5 5 4 4 5 8 16 11 5 Ret 9 34.5 17 Ret 12 Ret Ret 13 15 12 11 12 9 18 13 10 9 15 Ret 13 8  Renault 7 5 11 9 8 5 7 10 14 7 Ret 6 Ret 5 3 10 Ret 14 26 8 Ret 13 16 10 12 Ret 16 12 13 12 15 Ret 15 Ret 16 13 18 9  Force India-Mercedes 20 9 17 17 16 Ret 14 17 17 15 Ret 10 11 4 Ret 13 Ret 17 13 21 11 18 14 15 14 9 Ret 10 11 14 12 2 Ret 14 14 11 15 10  Toro Rosso-Ferrari 11 8 10 11 13 Ret 8 18 Ret Ret 15 16 Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret 8 12 7 16 8 17 Ret Ret 15 18 16 16 Ret 12 13 Ret Ret 7 8 Pos Constructor CarNo. AUS MAL CHN BHR ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN EUR BEL ITA SIN JPN BRA ABU PointsBold – Pole
Italics – Fastest lap

References

Other websites

 Official Formula One website

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