2009 European Grand Prix
- Date
- 23 Aug 2009
- Circuit
- Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain
- Round
- 11 of 17
- Winner
- Rubens Barrichello (Brawn)
- Pole position
- Lewis Hamilton (1:39.489)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | BARRubens Barrichello | Brawn | 3 | 57 | 1:35:51.289 | 10 | |
| 2 | 1 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 57 | +2.358 | 8 | |
| 3 | 4 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 6 | 57 | +15.994 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 2 | 57 | +20.032 | 5 | |
| 5 | 16 | ROSNico Rosberg | Williams | 7 | 57 | +20.870 | 4 | |
| 6 | 7 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 8 | 57 | +27.744 | 3 | |
| 7 | 22 | BUTJenson Button | Brawn | 5 | 57 | +34.913 | 2 | |
| 8 | 5 | KUBRobert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 10 | 57 | +36.667 | 1 | |
| 9 | 14 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 9 | 57 | +44.910 | 0 | |
| 10 | 20 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 12 | 57 | +47.935 | 0 | |
| 11 | 6 | HEINick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 11 | 57 | +48.822 | 0 | |
| 12 | 21 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 16 | 57 | +63.614 | 0 | |
| 13 | 9 | TRUJarno Trulli | Toyota | 18 | 57 | +64.527 | 0 | |
| 14 | 10 | GLOTimo Glock | Toyota | 13 | 57 | +86.519 | 1:38.683 | 0 |
| 15 | 8 | GRORomain Grosjean | Renault | 14 | 57 | +91.774 | 0 | |
| 16 | 11 | ALGJaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 19 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 3 | BADLuca Badoer | Ferrari | 20 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 17 | NAKKazuki Nakajima | Williams | 17 | 54 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 12 | BUESébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 15 | 41 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 15 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 4 | 23 | Engine | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Rubens Barrichello: 2 stops (laps 20, 40), stints of 20, 20, 17 laps
- 2nd
- Lewis Hamilton: 2 stops (laps 16, 37), stints of 16, 21, 20 laps
- 3rd
- Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 19, 40), stints of 19, 21, 17 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 2 · 2 stops: 13 · 3 or more: 3
- First stops
- median lap 20 of 57
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 20 (21.0 s), 40 (19.0 s) | 202017 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 16 (22.2 s), 37 (25.6 s) | 162120 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 19 (21.0 s), 40 (19.7 s) | 192117 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 2 | 17 (21.1 s), 38 (20.4 s) | 172119 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 2 | 20 (21.6 s), 43 (19.3 s) | 202314 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 17 (21.6 s), 42 (18.6 s) | 172515 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 19 (20.6 s), 42 (17.8 s) | 192315 |
| KUBRobert Kubica | 2 | 16 (21.6 s), 40 (20.0 s) | 162417 |
| WEBMark Webber | 2 | 20 (22.1 s), 43 (20.3 s) | 202314 |
| SUTAdrian Sutil | 2 | 22 (18.7 s), 38 (21.6 s) | 221619 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 2 | 22 (20.7 s), 43 (18.5 s) | 222114 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 31 (22.0 s) | 3126 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 1 | 34 (21.0 s) | 3423 |
| GLOTimo Glock | 3 | 1 (24.0 s), 32 (19.3 s), 49 (16.9 s) | 31178 |
| GRORomain Grosjean | 3 | 1 (25.8 s), 28 (18.9 s), 42 (19.7 s) | 271415 |
| ALGJaime Alguersuari | 2 | 22 (20.9 s), 33 (19.5 s) | 221123 |
| BADLuca Badoer | 3 | 28 (19.4 s), 32 (8.8 s), 43 (19.5 s) | 2841113 |
| NAKKazuki Nakajima | 2 | 30 (21.9 s), 39 (22.2 s) | 30915 |
| BUESébastien Buemi | 2 | 1 (25.1 s), 23 (21.0 s) | 2218 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 2 | 16 (21.5 s), 17 (23.2 s) | 166 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:38.649 | 1:38.182 | 1:39.489 | +0.106 Q2 |
| 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:38.816 | 1:38.230 | 1:39.532 | +0.154 Q2 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1:39.019 | 1:38.076 | 1:39.563 | fastest Q2 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:39.295 | 1:38.273 | 1:39.789 | +0.197 Q2 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:38.531 | 1:38.601 | 1:39.821 | +0.455 Q1 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:38.843 | 1:38.782 | 1:40.144 | +0.706 Q2 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:39.039 | 1:38.346 | 1:40.185 | +0.270 Q2 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:39.155 | 1:38.717 | 1:40.236 | +0.641 Q2 |
| 9 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:38.983 | 1:38.625 | 1:40.239 | +0.549 Q2 |
| 10 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:38.806 | 1:38.747 | 1:40.512 | +0.671 Q2 |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:39.032 | 1:38.826 | +0.750 Q2 | |
| 12 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:39.145 | 1:38.846 | +0.770 Q2 | |
| 13 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:39.459 | 1:38.991 | +0.915 Q2 | |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:39.322 | 1:39.040 | +0.964 Q2 | |
| 15 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:38.912 | 1:39.514 | +0.836 Q1 | |
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:39.531 | +1.455 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:39.795 | +1.719 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:39.807 | +1.731 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:39.925 | +1.849 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Luca Badoer | Ferrari | 1:41.413 | +3.337 Q1 |
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
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 6 | 72 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1 | 54 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1 | 51.5 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 2 | 47 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 0 | 29.5 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 0 | 22.5 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | 0 | 22 | |
| 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 0 | 16 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brawn | 7 | 126 |
| 2 | Red Bull | 3 | 98.5 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 0 | 46 |
| 4 | McLaren | 1 | 41 |
| 5 | Toyota | 0 | 38.5 |
| 6 | Williams | 0 | 29.5 |
| 7 | Renault | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | BMW Sauber | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Force India | 0 | 0 |