China

Chinese Grand Prix 2009

19 April 2009

Shanghai International Circuit, China

Location
Shanghai, China
Laps
56
Fastest time

1:32.238
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari (2004)

Previous winners
  • 2019Lewis HamiltonMercedes
  • 2018Daniel RicciardoRed Bull
  • 2017Lewis HamiltonMercedes
  • 2016Nico RosbergMercedes
  • 2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes

Previously

Jenson Button continues to lead the drivers championship by 5pts.

Brawn continues to lead the constructors championship by 9pts.

Qualifying

#DriverTeamQ1Q2Q3
1Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:36.5651:35.1301:36.184
2Fernando AlonsoRenault1:36.4431:35.8031:36.381
3Mark WebberRed Bull1:35.7511:35.1731:36.466
4Rubens BarrichelloBrawn1:35.7011:35.5031:36.493
5Jenson ButtonBrawn1:35.5331:35.5561:36.532
6Jarno TrulliToyota1:36.3081:35.6451:36.835
7Nico RosbergWilliams1:35.9411:35.8091:37.397
8Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:36.1371:35.8561:38.089
9Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:35.7761:35.7401:38.595
10Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso1:36.2841:35.9651:39.321
11Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:36.5251:35.975
12Heikki KovalainenMcLaren1:36.6461:36.032
13Felipe MassaFerrari1:36.1781:36.033
14Timo GlockToyota1:36.3641:36.066
15Kazuki NakajimaWilliams1:36.6731:36.193
16Sébastien BourdaisToro Rosso1:36.906
17Nelson Piquet Jr.Renault1:36.908
18Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:36.966
19Adrian SutilForce India1:37.669
20Giancarlo FisichellaForce India1:37.672

2nd

pole

Sebastian Vettel

1st

pole

Red Bull

Starting Grid

  1. 1

    Sebastian Vettel

    Red Bull

    1:36.184 (Q3)

  2. 2

    Fernando Alonso

    Renault

    1:36.381 (Q3)

  3. 3

    Mark Webber

    Red Bull

    1:36.466 (Q3)

  4. 4

    Rubens Barrichello

    Brawn

    1:36.493 (Q3)

  5. 5

    Jenson Button

    Brawn

    1:36.532 (Q3)

  6. 6

    Jarno Trulli

    Toyota

    1:36.835 (Q3)

  7. 7

    Nico Rosberg

    Williams

    1:37.397 (Q3)

  8. 8

    Kimi Räikkönen

    Ferrari

    1:38.089 (Q3)

  9. 9

    Lewis Hamilton

    McLaren

    1:38.595 (Q3)

  10. 10

    Sébastien Buemi

    Toro Rosso

    1:39.321 (Q3)

  11. 11

    Nick Heidfeld

    BMW Sauber

    1:35.975 (Q2)

  12. 12

    Heikki Kovalainen

    McLaren

    1:36.032 (Q2)

  13. 13

    Felipe Massa

    Ferrari

    1:36.033 (Q2)

  14. 14

    Kazuki Nakajima

    Williams

    1:36.193 (Q2)

  15. 15

    Sébastien Bourdais

    Toro Rosso

    1:36.906 (Q1)

  16. 16

    Nelson Piquet Jr.

    Renault

    1:36.908 (Q1)

  17. 17

    Robert Kubica

    BMW Sauber

    1:36.966 (Q1)

  18. 18

    Adrian Sutil

    Force India

    1:37.669 (Q1)

  19. 19

    Timo Glock

    Toyota

    1:36.066 (Q2) PEN 5 places

  20. 20

    Giancarlo Fisichella

    Force India

    1:37.672 (Q1)

As it happened

Laps Lead

  • Mark Webber 2 laps
  • Sebastian Vettel 49 laps
  • Jenson Button 5 laps

Results

10 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull56 laps1:57:43.48510pts
2+1 Mark Webber Red Bull56 laps+10.9708pts
3+2 Jenson Button Brawn56 laps+44.9756pts
40 Rubens Barrichello Brawn56 laps+1:03.7045pts
5+7 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren56 laps+1:05.1024pts
6+3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren56 laps+1:11.8663pts
7+12 Timo Glock Toyota56 laps+1:14.4762pts
8+2 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso56 laps+1:16.4391pts
9-7 Fernando Alonso Renault56 laps+1:24.309
10-2 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari56 laps+1:31.750
11+4 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso56 laps+1:34.156
12-1 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber56 laps+1:35.834
13+4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber56 laps+1:46.853
14+6 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India55 laps
15-8 Nico Rosberg Williams55 laps
160 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault54 laps
17+1 Adrian Sutil Force India50 laps
R- Kazuki Nakajima Williams43 laps
R- Felipe Massa Ferrari20 laps
R- Jarno Trulli Toyota18 laps

Post Race

Jenson Button continues to lead the drivers championship by 6pts.

Brawn continues to lead the constructors championship by 17pts.

  1. 1
    Jenson ButtonBrawn21 pts
  2. 2
    Rubens BarrichelloBrawn15 pts
  3. 3
    Sebastian VettelRed Bull10 pts
  4. 4
    Timo GlockToyota10 pts
  5. 5
    Mark WebberRed Bull9.5 pts
  6. 6
    Jarno TrulliToyota8.5 pts
  7. 7
    Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber4 pts
  8. 8
    Fernando AlonsoRenault4 pts
  9. 9
    Heikki KovalainenMcLaren4 pts
  10. 10
    Lewis HamiltonMcLaren4 pts

  1. 1
    Brawn36 pts
  2. 2
    Red Bull19.5 pts
  3. 3
    Toyota18.5 pts
  4. 4
    McLaren8 pts
  5. 5
    BMW Sauber4 pts
  6. 6
    Renault4 pts
  7. 7
    Toro Rosso4 pts
  8. 8
    Williams3.5 pts
  9. 9
    Ferrari0 pts
  10. 10
    Force India0 pts