
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.
Starting Grid
- 1
Jenson Button
Brawn
1:26.202 (Q3)
- 2
Rubens Barrichello
Brawn
1:26.505 (Q3)
- 3
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
1:26.830 (Q3)
- 4
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
1:26.914 (Q3)
- 5
Nico Rosberg
Williams
1:26.973 (Q3)
- 6
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:27.033 (Q3)
- 7
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
1:27.163 (Q3)
- 8
Mark Webber
Red Bull
1:27.246 (Q3)
- 9
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
1:25.504 (Q2)
- 10
Fernando Alonso
Renault
1:25.605 (Q2)
- 11
Kazuki Nakajima
Williams
1:25.607 (Q2)
- 12
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren
1:25.726 (Q2)
- 13
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso
1:26.503 (Q1)
- 14
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Renault
1:26.598 (Q1)
- 15
Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India
1:26.677 (Q1)
- 16
Adrian Sutil
Force India
1:26.742 (Q1)
- 17
Sébastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso
1:26.964 (Q1)
- 18
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:26.454 (Q1) PEN 3 places
- 19
Timo Glock
Toyota
1:26.975 (Q3) PEN 13 places
- 20
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
1:27.127 (Q3) PEN 12 places
Laps Lead
- Jenson Button 58 laps
Results
| 1 | 0 | Jenson Button Brawn | 58 laps | 1:34:15.784 | 10pts |
| 2 | 0 | Rubens Barrichello Brawn | 58 laps | +0.807 | 8pts |
| 3 | +17 | Jarno Trulli Toyota | 58 laps | +1.604 | 6pts |
| 4 | +15 | Timo Glock Toyota | 58 laps | +4.435 | 5pts |
| 5 | +5 | Fernando Alonso Renault | 58 laps | +4.879 | 4pts |
| 6 | -1 | Nico Rosberg Williams | 58 laps | +5.722 | 3pts |
| 7 | +6 | Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso | 58 laps | +6.004 | 2pts |
| 8 | +9 | Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso | 58 laps | +6.298 | 1pts |
| 9 | +7 | Adrian Sutil Force India | 58 laps | +6.335 | |
| 10 | -1 | Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber | 58 laps | +7.085 | |
| 11 | +4 | Giancarlo Fisichella Force India | 58 laps | +7.374 | |
| 12 | -4 | Mark Webber Red Bull | 57 laps | ||
| 13 | -10 | Sebastian Vettel Red Bull | 56 laps | ||
| 14 | -10 | Robert Kubica BMW Sauber | 55 laps | ||
| 15 | -8 | Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari | 55 laps | ||
| D | - | Lewis Hamilton McLaren | 58 laps | ||
| R | - | Felipe Massa Ferrari | 45 laps | ||
| R | - | Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault | 24 laps | ||
| R | - | Kazuki Nakajima Williams | 17 laps | ||
| R | - | Heikki Kovalainen McLaren | 0 laps |
Post Race
Jenson Button now leads the drivers championship by 2pts.
Brawn now leads the constructors championship by 7pts.
- 1Jenson ButtonBrawn10 pts
- 2Rubens BarrichelloBrawn8 pts
- 3Jarno TrulliToyota6 pts
- 4Timo GlockToyota5 pts
- 5Fernando AlonsoRenault4 pts
- 6Nico RosbergWilliams3 pts
- 7Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso2 pts
- 8Sébastien BourdaisToro Rosso1 pts
- 9Adrian SutilForce India0 pts
- 10Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber0 pts
- 1Brawn18 pts
- 2Toyota11 pts
- 3Renault4 pts
- 4Williams3 pts
- 5Toro Rosso3 pts
- 6Force India0 pts
- 7BMW Sauber0 pts
- 8Red Bull0 pts
- 9Ferrari0 pts