2009 Australian Grand Prix

Jenson Button won the 2009 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on 29 Mar 2009 for Brawn, from pole position; Rubens Barrichello was second and Jarno Trulli third. Pole position: Jenson Button.

Button led every one of the 58 laps. There was one safety-car period (laps 19 to 25). Button stopped 2 times, on laps 19 and 47; 12 of 15 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 16. The fastest lap was Nico Rosberg's, 1:27.706 on lap 48. 15 of 20 starters were classified; 5 retired or were not classified. After the race Jenson Button led the championship with 10 points, 2 ahead of Rubens Barrichello, with 16 rounds left.

Date

29 Mar 2009

Circuit

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia

Round

1 of 17

Winner

Jenson Button (Brawn)

Pole position

Jenson Button (1:26.202)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 15 drivers: Timo Glock qualified 6th, started 19th; Felipe Massa qualified 7th, started 6th; Jarno Trulli qualified 8th, started 20th; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 9th, started 7th; Mark Webber qualified 10th, started 8th; Nick Heidfeld qualified 11th, started 9th; Fernando Alonso qualified 12th, started 10th; Kazuki Nakajima qualified 13th, started 11th; Heikki Kovalainen qualified 14th, started 12th; Lewis Hamilton qualified 15th, started 18th; Sébastien Buemi qualified 16th, started 13th; Nelson Piquet Jr. qualified 17th, started 14th; Giancarlo Fisichella qualified 18th, started 15th; Adrian Sutil qualified 19th, started 16th; Sébastien Bourdais qualified 20th, started 17th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

Race history: gap to the leader

How the race was won

Winner

Jenson Button: 2 stops (laps 19, 47), stints of 19, 28, 11 laps

2nd

Rubens Barrichello: 2 stops (laps 18, 51), stints of 18, 33, 7 laps

3rd

Jarno Trulli: 2 stops (laps 10, 33), stints of 10, 23, 25 laps

Finishers

2 stops: 12 · 3 or more: 3

First stops

median lap 16 of 58

Pit stops

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.

Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.

Standings after this race

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Full 2009 standings