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2009 Chinese Grand Prix

Date
19 Apr 2009
Circuit
Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China
Round
3 of 17
Winner
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
Pole position
Sebastian Vettel (1:36.184)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 15 VETSebastian Vettel Red Bull 1 56 1:57:43.485 10
2 14 WEBMark Webber Red Bull 3 56 +10.970 8
3 22 BUTJenson Button Brawn 5 56 +44.975 6
4 23 BARRubens Barrichello Brawn 4 56 +63.704 1:52.592 5
5 2 KOVHeikki Kovalainen McLaren 12 56 +65.102 4
6 1 HAMLewis Hamilton McLaren 9 56 +71.866 3
7 10 GLOTimo Glock Toyota 19q14 56 +74.476 2
8 12 BUESébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 10 56 +76.439 1
9 7 ALOFernando Alonso Renault 2 56 +84.309 0
10 4 RAIKimi Räikkönen Ferrari 8 56 +91.750 0
11 11 BOUSébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 15q16 56 +94.156 0
12 6 HEINick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 11 56 +95.834 0
13 5 KUBRobert Kubica BMW Sauber 17q18 56 +106.853 0
14 21 FISGiancarlo Fisichella Force India 20 55 +1 Lap 0
15 16 ROSNico Rosberg Williams 7 55 +1 Lap 0
16 8 PIQNelson Piquet Jr. Renault 16q17 54 +2 Laps 0
17 20 SUTAdrian Sutil Force India 18q19 50 Spun off 0
R 17 NAKKazuki Nakajima Williams 14q15 43 Retired 0
R 3 MASFelipe Massa Ferrari 13 20 Electronics 0
R 9 TRUJarno Trulli Toyota 6 18 Collision 0

Grid differs from qualifying for 6 drivers: Timo Glock qualified 14th, started 19th; Kazuki Nakajima qualified 15th, started 14th; Sébastien Bourdais qualified 16th, started 15th; Nelson Piquet Jr. qualified 17th, started 16th; Robert Kubica qualified 18th, started 17th; Adrian Sutil qualified 19th, started 18th. 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 1 to 9Safety car, laps 19 to 23 1234567891011121314151617181920 Lap 1Lap 14Lap 28Lap 42Lap 56 Adrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 4Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 5Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 7Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 14Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 15Robert Kubica: pit stop on lap 17Nick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 18Adrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 19Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 19Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 19Sébastien Buemi: pit stop on lap 19Nelson Piquet Jr.: pit stop on lap 21Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 24Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 27Nelson Piquet Jr.: pit stop on lap 28Sébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 30Kazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 32Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 33Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 33Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 34Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 35Robert Kubica: pit stop on lap 35Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 37Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 39Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 40Kazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 40Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 42Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 43Nelson Piquet Jr.: pit stop on lap 45Sébastien Buemi: pit stop on lap 45Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 48 HAMKOVMASRAIKUBHEIALOPIQTRUGLOBOUBUEWEBVETROSNAKSUTFISBUTBAR
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 1 to 9Safety car, laps 19 to 23 +0.0 s+50.0 s+100.0 s Lap 1Lap 9Lap 17Lap 25Lap 32Lap 40Lap 48Lap 56 Adrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 4, 29.3 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 5, 28.5 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 7, 35.6 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 14, 28.7 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 15, 27.9 s in the pit laneRobert Kubica: pit stop on lap 17, 37.1 s in the pit laneNick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 18, 28.8 s in the pit laneAdrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 19, 30.7 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 19, 28.3 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 19, 29.2 s in the pit laneSébastien Buemi: pit stop on lap 19, 29.7 s in the pit laneNelson Piquet Jr.: pit stop on lap 21, 27.9 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 24, 29.5 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 27, 30.0 s in the pit laneNelson Piquet Jr.: pit stop on lap 28, 37.9 s in the pit laneSébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 30, 29.6 s in the pit laneKazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 32, 27.5 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 33, 26.6 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 33, 28.2 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 34, 25.1 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 35, 26.3 s in the pit laneRobert Kubica: pit stop on lap 35, 31.8 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 37, 28.0 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 39, 26.1 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 40, 26.4 s in the pit laneKazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 40, 28.7 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 42, 26.2 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 43, 25.1 s in the pit laneNelson Piquet Jr.: pit stop on lap 45, 52.1 s in the pit laneSébastien Buemi: pit stop on lap 45, 25.1 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 48, 25.0 s in the pit lane HAMKOVMASRAIKUBHEIALOPIQTRUGLOBOUBUEWEBVETROSNAKSUTFISBUTBAR
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 101 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Sebastian Vettel: 2 stops (laps 15, 37), stints of 15, 22, 19 laps
2nd
Mark Webber: 2 stops (laps 14, 39), stints of 14, 25, 17 laps
3rd
Jenson Button: 2 stops (laps 19, 42), stints of 19, 23, 14 laps
Finishers
1 stop: 7 · 2 stops: 8 · 3 or more: 2
First stops
median lap 19 of 56

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
VETSebastian Vettel215 (27.9 s), 37 (28.0 s)
152219
WEBMark Webber214 (28.7 s), 39 (26.1 s)
142517
BUTJenson Button219 (28.3 s), 42 (26.2 s)
192314
BARRubens Barrichello219 (29.2 s), 43 (25.1 s)
192413
KOVHeikki Kovalainen134 (25.1 s)
3422
HAMLewis Hamilton133 (26.6 s)
3323
GLOTimo Glock124 (29.5 s)
2432
BUESébastien Buemi219 (29.7 s), 45 (25.1 s)
192611
ALOFernando Alonso27 (35.6 s), 35 (26.3 s)
72821
RAIKimi Räikkönen127 (30.0 s)
2729
BOUSébastien Bourdais130 (29.6 s)
3026
HEINick Heidfeld118 (28.8 s)
1838
KUBRobert Kubica217 (37.1 s), 35 (31.8 s)
171821
FISGiancarlo Fisichella133 (28.2 s)
3322
ROSNico Rosberg35 (28.5 s), 40 (26.4 s), 48 (25.0 s)
53587
PIQNelson Piquet Jr.321 (27.9 s), 28 (37.9 s), 45 (52.1 s)
217179
SUTAdrian Sutil24 (29.3 s), 19 (30.7 s)
41531
NAKKazuki Nakajima232 (27.5 s), 40 (28.7 s)
3283

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

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:36.5651:35.1301:36.184fastest Q2
2Fernando AlonsoRenault1:36.4431:35.8031:36.381+0.673 Q2
3Mark WebberRed Bull1:35.7511:35.1731:36.466+0.043 Q2
4Rubens BarrichelloBrawn1:35.7011:35.5031:36.493+0.373 Q2
5Jenson ButtonBrawn1:35.5331:35.5561:36.532+0.403 Q1
6Jarno TrulliToyota1:36.3081:35.6451:36.835+0.515 Q2
7Nico RosbergWilliams1:35.9411:35.8091:37.397+0.679 Q2
8Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:36.1371:35.8561:38.089+0.726 Q2
9Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:35.7761:35.7401:38.595+0.610 Q2
10Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso1:36.2841:35.9651:39.321+0.835 Q2
11Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:36.5251:35.975+0.845 Q2
12Heikki KovalainenMcLaren1:36.6461:36.032+0.902 Q2
13Felipe MassaFerrari1:36.1781:36.033+0.903 Q2
14Timo GlockToyota1:36.3641:36.066+0.936 Q2
15Kazuki NakajimaWilliams1:36.6731:36.193+1.063 Q2
16Sébastien BourdaisToro Rosso1:36.906+1.776 Q1
17Nelson Piquet Jr.Renault1:36.908+1.778 Q1
18Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:36.966+1.836 Q1
19Adrian SutilForce India1:37.669+2.539 Q1
20Giancarlo FisichellaForce India1:37.672+2.542 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

PosDriverTeamWinsPoints
1 Jenson Button Brawn 2 21
2 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 0 15
3 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1 10
4 Timo Glock Toyota 0 10
5 Mark Webber Red Bull 0 9.5
6 Jarno Trulli Toyota 0 8.5
7 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 0 4
8 Fernando Alonso Renault 0 4
9 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 0 4
10 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 0 4

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Brawn 2 36
2 Red Bull 1 19.5
3 Toyota 0 18.5
4 McLaren 0 8
5 BMW Sauber 0 4
6 Renault 0 4
7 Toro Rosso 0 4
8 Williams 0 3.5
9 Ferrari 0 0
10 Force India 0 0

Full 2009 standings