Australia

Australian Grand Prix 2009

29 March 2009

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Australia

Location
Melbourne, Australia
Laps
58
Fastest time

1:24.125
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari (2004)

Previous winners
  • 2019Valtteri BottasMercedes
  • 2018Sebastian VettelFerrari
  • 2017Sebastian VettelFerrari
  • 2016Nico RosbergMercedes
  • 2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes

Previously

Lewis Hamilton won last year's drivers championship.

Ferrari won last year's constructors championship.

Qualifying

#DriverTeamQ1Q2Q3
1Jenson ButtonBrawn1:25.2111:24.8551:26.202
2Rubens BarrichelloBrawn1:25.0061:24.7831:26.505
3Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:25.9381:25.1211:26.830
4Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:25.9221:25.1521:26.914
5Nico RosbergWilliams1:25.8461:25.1231:26.973
6Timo GlockToyota1:25.4991:25.2811:26.975
7Felipe MassaFerrari1:25.8441:25.3191:27.033
8Jarno TrulliToyota1:26.1941:25.2651:27.127
9Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:25.8991:25.3801:27.163
10Mark WebberRed Bull1:25.4271:25.2411:27.246
11Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:25.8271:25.504
12Fernando AlonsoRenault1:26.0261:25.605
13Kazuki NakajimaWilliams1:26.0741:25.607
14Heikki KovalainenMcLaren1:26.1841:25.726
15Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:26.454
16Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso1:26.503
17Nelson Piquet Jr.Renault1:26.598
18Giancarlo FisichellaForce India1:26.677
19Adrian SutilForce India1:26.742
20Sébastien BourdaisToro Rosso1:26.964

4th

pole

Jenson Button

1st

pole

Brawn

Starting Grid

  1. 1

    Jenson Button

    Brawn

    1:26.202 (Q3)

  2. 2

    Rubens Barrichello

    Brawn

    1:26.505 (Q3)

  3. 3

    Sebastian Vettel

    Red Bull

    1:26.830 (Q3)

  4. 4

    Robert Kubica

    BMW Sauber

    1:26.914 (Q3)

  5. 5

    Nico Rosberg

    Williams

    1:26.973 (Q3)

  6. 6

    Felipe Massa

    Ferrari

    1:27.033 (Q3)

  7. 7

    Kimi Räikkönen

    Ferrari

    1:27.163 (Q3)

  8. 8

    Mark Webber

    Red Bull

    1:27.246 (Q3)

  9. 9

    Nick Heidfeld

    BMW Sauber

    1:25.504 (Q2)

  10. 10

    Fernando Alonso

    Renault

    1:25.605 (Q2)

  11. 11

    Kazuki Nakajima

    Williams

    1:25.607 (Q2)

  12. 12

    Heikki Kovalainen

    McLaren

    1:25.726 (Q2)

  13. 13

    Sébastien Buemi

    Toro Rosso

    1:26.503 (Q1)

  14. 14

    Nelson Piquet Jr.

    Renault

    1:26.598 (Q1)

  15. 15

    Giancarlo Fisichella

    Force India

    1:26.677 (Q1)

  16. 16

    Adrian Sutil

    Force India

    1:26.742 (Q1)

  17. 17

    Sébastien Bourdais

    Toro Rosso

    1:26.964 (Q1)

  18. 18

    Lewis Hamilton

    McLaren

    1:26.454 (Q1) PEN 3 places

  19. 19

    Timo Glock

    Toyota

    1:26.975 (Q3) PEN 13 places

  20. 20

    Jarno Trulli

    Toyota

    1:27.127 (Q3) PEN 12 places

As it happened

Laps Lead

  • Jenson Button 58 laps

Results

10 Jenson Button Brawn58 laps1:34:15.78410pts
20 Rubens Barrichello Brawn58 laps+0.8078pts
3+17 Jarno Trulli Toyota58 laps+1.6046pts
4+15 Timo Glock Toyota58 laps+4.4355pts
5+5 Fernando Alonso Renault58 laps+4.8794pts
6-1 Nico Rosberg Williams58 laps+5.7223pts
7+6 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso58 laps+6.0042pts
8+9 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso58 laps+6.2981pts
9+7 Adrian Sutil Force India58 laps+6.335
10-1 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber58 laps+7.085
11+4 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India58 laps+7.374
12-4 Mark Webber Red Bull57 laps
13-10 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull56 laps
14-10 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber55 laps
15-8 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari55 laps
D- Lewis Hamilton McLaren58 laps
R- Felipe Massa Ferrari45 laps
R- Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault24 laps
R- Kazuki Nakajima Williams17 laps
R- Heikki Kovalainen McLaren0 laps

Post Race

Jenson Button now leads the drivers championship by 2pts.

Brawn now leads the constructors championship by 7pts.

  1. 1
    Jenson ButtonBrawn10 pts
  2. 2
    Rubens BarrichelloBrawn8 pts
  3. 3
    Jarno TrulliToyota6 pts
  4. 4
    Timo GlockToyota5 pts
  5. 5
    Fernando AlonsoRenault4 pts
  6. 6
    Nico RosbergWilliams3 pts
  7. 7
    Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso2 pts
  8. 8
    Sébastien BourdaisToro Rosso1 pts
  9. 9
    Adrian SutilForce India0 pts
  10. 10
    Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber0 pts

  1. 1
    Brawn18 pts
  2. 2
    Toyota11 pts
  3. 3
    Renault4 pts
  4. 4
    Williams3 pts
  5. 5
    Toro Rosso3 pts
  6. 6
    Force India0 pts
  7. 7
    BMW Sauber0 pts
  8. 8
    Red Bull0 pts
  9. 9
    Ferrari0 pts