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2009 Japanese Grand Prix

Date
4 Oct 2009
Circuit
Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
Round
15 of 17
Winner
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
Pole position
Sebastian Vettel (1:32.160)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 15 VETSebastian Vettel Red Bull 1 53 1:28:20.443 10
2 9 TRUJarno Trulli Toyota 2 53 +4.877 8
3 1 HAMLewis Hamilton McLaren 3 53 +6.472 6
4 4 RAIKimi Räikkönen Ferrari 5q8 53 +7.940 5
5 16 ROSNico Rosberg Williams 7q11 53 +8.793 4
6 6 HEINick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 4q6 53 +9.509 3
7 23 BARRubens Barrichello Brawn 6q5 53 +10.641 2
8 22 BUTJenson Button Brawn 10q7 53 +11.474 1
9 5 KUBRobert Kubica BMW Sauber 9q13 53 +11.777 0
10 7 ALOFernando Alonso Renault 16q12 53 +13.065 0
11 2 KOVHeikki Kovalainen McLaren 11q9 53 +13.735 0
12 3 FISGiancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 14q16 53 +14.596 0
13 20 SUTAdrian Sutil Force India 8q4 53 +14.959 0
14 21 LIUVitantonio Liuzzi Force India 18q19 53 +15.734 0
15 17 NAKKazuki Nakajima Williams 15q17 53 +17.973 0
16 8 GRORomain Grosjean Renault 17q18 52 +1 Lap 0
17 14 WEBMark Webber Red Bull 19q20 51 +2 Laps 1:32.569 0
R 11 ALGJaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 12q15 43 Accident 0
R 12 BUESébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 13q10 11 Clutch 0
W 10 GLOTimo Glock Toyota 20q14 0 Injured 0

Grid differs from qualifying for 17 drivers: Adrian Sutil qualified 4th, started 8th; Rubens Barrichello qualified 5th, started 6th; Nick Heidfeld qualified 6th, started 4th; Jenson Button qualified 7th, started 10th; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 8th, started 5th; Heikki Kovalainen qualified 9th, started 11th; Sébastien Buemi qualified 10th, started 13th; Nico Rosberg qualified 11th, started 7th; Fernando Alonso qualified 12th, started 16th; Robert Kubica qualified 13th, started 9th; Timo Glock qualified 14th, started 20th; Jaime Alguersuari qualified 15th, started 12th; Giancarlo Fisichella qualified 16th, started 14th; Kazuki Nakajima qualified 17th, started 15th; Romain Grosjean qualified 18th, started 17th; Vitantonio Liuzzi qualified 19th, started 18th; Mark Webber qualified 20th, started 19th. 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

Safety car, laps 45 to 50 12345678910111213141516171819 Lap 1Lap 13Lap 27Lap 40Lap 53 Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 1Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 2Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 4Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 15Adrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 15Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 16Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 17Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 17Nick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 18Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 18Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 18Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 18Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 22Jaime Alguersuari: pit stop on lap 22Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 24Vitantonio Liuzzi: pit stop on lap 25Robert Kubica: pit stop on lap 26Kazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 27Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 29Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 30Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 33Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 35Nick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 36Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 37Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 39Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 39Adrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 39Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 39Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 40Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 40Robert Kubica: pit stop on lap 41Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 42Vitantonio Liuzzi: pit stop on lap 43Jaime Alguersuari: pit stop on lap 43Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 45Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 45 HAMKOVFISRAIKUBHEIALOGROTRUALGBUEWEBVETROSNAKSUTLIUBUTBAR
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Shaded bands are safety-car periods. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

Safety car, laps 45 to 50 +0.0 s+5.0 s+10.0 s+15.0 s Lap 1Lap 8Lap 16Lap 23Lap 31Lap 38Lap 46Lap 53 Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 1, 31.8 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 2, 60.4 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 4, 24.1 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 15, 25.3 s in the pit laneAdrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 15, 27.6 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 16, 26.6 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 17, 25.8 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 17, 26.1 s in the pit laneNick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 18, 25.8 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 18, 24.9 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 18, 30.0 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 18, 26.5 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 22, 25.8 s in the pit laneJaime Alguersuari: pit stop on lap 22, 25.6 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 24, 24.9 s in the pit laneVitantonio Liuzzi: pit stop on lap 25, 24.3 s in the pit laneRobert Kubica: pit stop on lap 26, 24.2 s in the pit laneKazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 27, 26.8 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 29, 27.9 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 30, 27.3 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 33, 26.7 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 35, 24.6 s in the pit laneNick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 36, 26.9 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 37, 23.8 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 39, 26.9 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 39, 23.8 s in the pit laneAdrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 39, 24.2 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 39, 24.4 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 40, 23.8 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 40, 25.3 s in the pit laneRobert Kubica: pit stop on lap 41, 25.1 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 42, 23.4 s in the pit laneVitantonio Liuzzi: pit stop on lap 43, 23.2 s in the pit laneJaime Alguersuari: pit stop on lap 43, 23.2 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 45, 24.9 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 45, 30.0 s in the pit lane HAMKOVFISRAIKUBHEIALOGROTRUALGBUEWEBVETROSNAKSUTLIUBUTBAR
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 15 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Sebastian Vettel: 2 stops (laps 18, 40), stints of 18, 22, 13 laps
2nd
Jarno Trulli: 2 stops (laps 16, 39), stints of 16, 23, 14 laps
3rd
Lewis Hamilton: 2 stops (laps 15, 37), stints of 15, 22, 16 laps
Finishers
1 stop: 3 · 2 stops: 13 · 3 or more: 1
First stops
median lap 18 of 53

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
VETSebastian Vettel218 (30.0 s), 40 (25.3 s)
182213
TRUJarno Trulli216 (26.6 s), 39 (23.8 s)
162314
HAMLewis Hamilton215 (25.3 s), 37 (23.8 s)
152216
RAIKimi Räikkönen218 (24.9 s), 35 (24.6 s)
181718
ROSNico Rosberg222 (25.8 s), 45 (24.9 s)
22238
HEINick Heidfeld218 (25.8 s), 36 (26.9 s)
181817
BARRubens Barrichello218 (26.5 s), 42 (23.4 s)
182411
BUTJenson Button217 (25.8 s), 40 (23.8 s)
172313
KUBRobert Kubica226 (24.2 s), 41 (25.1 s)
261512
ALOFernando Alonso130 (27.3 s)
3023
KOVHeikki Kovalainen224 (24.9 s), 39 (26.9 s)
241514
FISGiancarlo Fisichella217 (26.1 s), 39 (24.4 s)
172214
SUTAdrian Sutil215 (27.6 s), 39 (24.2 s)
152414
LIUVitantonio Liuzzi225 (24.3 s), 43 (23.2 s)
251810
NAKKazuki Nakajima127 (26.8 s)
2726
GRORomain Grosjean129 (27.9 s)
2923
WEBMark Webber51 (31.8 s), 2 (60.4 s), 4 (24.1 s), 33 (26.7 s), 45 (30.0 s)
29126
ALGJaime Alguersuari222 (25.6 s), 43 (23.2 s)
2221

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

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:30.8831:30.3411:32.160fastest Q2
2Jarno TrulliToyota1:31.0631:30.7371:32.220+0.396 Q2
3Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:30.9171:30.6271:32.395+0.286 Q2
4Adrian SutilForce India1:31.3861:31.2221:32.466+0.881 Q2
5Rubens BarrichelloBrawn1:31.2721:31.0551:32.660+0.714 Q2
6Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:31.5011:31.2601:32.945+0.919 Q2
7Jenson ButtonBrawn1:31.0411:30.8801:32.962+0.539 Q2
8Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:31.2881:31.0521:32.980+0.711 Q2
9Heikki KovalainenMcLaren1:31.4991:31.223+0.882 Q2
10Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso1:31.1961:31.103+0.762 Q2
11Nico RosbergWilliams1:31.2861:31.482+0.945 Q1
12Fernando AlonsoRenault1:31.4011:31.638+1.060 Q1
13Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:31.4171:32.341+1.076 Q1
14Timo GlockToyota1:31.550+1.209 Q1
15Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso1:31.571+1.230 Q1
16Giancarlo FisichellaFerrari1:31.704+1.363 Q1
17Kazuki NakajimaWilliams1:31.718+1.377 Q1
18Romain GrosjeanRenault1:32.073+1.732 Q1
19Vitantonio LiuzziForce India1:32.087+1.746 Q1
20Mark WebberRed Bull

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

PosDriverTeamWinsPoints
1 Jenson Button Brawn 6 85
2 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 2 71
3 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 3 69
4 Mark Webber Red Bull 1 51.5
5 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1 45
6 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 2 43
7 Nico Rosberg Williams 0 34.5
8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 0 30.5
9 Fernando Alonso Renault 0 26
10 Timo Glock Toyota 0 24

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Brawn 8 156
2 Red Bull 4 120.5
3 Ferrari 1 67
4 McLaren 2 65
5 Toyota 0 54.5
6 Williams 0 34.5
7 Renault 0 26
8 BMW Sauber 0 24
9 Force India 0 13
10 Toro Rosso 0 5

Full 2009 standings