2009 Bahrain Grand Prix
- Date
- 26 Apr 2009
- Circuit
- Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
- Round
- 4 of 17
- Winner
- Jenson Button (Brawn)
- Pole position
- Jarno Trulli (1:33.431)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | BUTJenson Button | Brawn | 4 | 57 | 1:31:48.182 | 10 | |
| 2 | 15 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 3 | 57 | +7.187 | 8 | |
| 3 | 9 | TRUJarno Trulli | Toyota | 1 | 57 | +9.170 | 1:34.556 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 5 | 57 | +22.096 | 5 | |
| 5 | 23 | BARRubens Barrichello | Brawn | 6 | 57 | +37.779 | 4 | |
| 6 | 4 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 10 | 57 | +42.057 | 3 | |
| 7 | 10 | GLOTimo Glock | Toyota | 2 | 57 | +42.880 | 2 | |
| 8 | 7 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 7 | 57 | +52.775 | 1 | |
| 9 | 16 | ROSNico Rosberg | Williams | 9 | 57 | +58.198 | 0 | |
| 10 | 8 | PIQNelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 15 | 57 | +65.149 | 0 | |
| 11 | 14 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 18q19 | 57 | +67.641 | 0 | |
| 12 | 2 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 11 | 57 | +77.824 | 0 | |
| 13 | 11 | BOUSébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 20 | 57 | +78.805 | 0 | |
| 14 | 3 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 8 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 21 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 17q18 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 20 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 19q16 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 12 | BUESébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 16q17 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 5 | KUBRobert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 13 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 6 | HEINick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 14 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 17 | NAKKazuki Nakajima | Williams | 12 | 48 | Oil pressure | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 4 drivers: Adrian Sutil qualified 16th, started 19th; Sébastien Buemi qualified 17th, started 16th; Giancarlo Fisichella qualified 18th, started 17th; Mark Webber 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
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Jenson Button: 2 stops (laps 15, 37), stints of 15, 22, 20 laps
- 2nd
- Sebastian Vettel: 2 stops (laps 19, 40), stints of 19, 21, 17 laps
- 3rd
- Jarno Trulli: 2 stops (laps 12, 37), stints of 12, 25, 20 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 17 · 3 or more: 2
- First stops
- median lap 15 of 57
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 15 (28.0 s), 37 (27.7 s) | 152220 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 2 | 19 (27.1 s), 40 (25.8 s) | 192117 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 2 | 12 (26.9 s), 37 (26.4 s) | 122520 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 15 (26.2 s), 37 (26.3 s) | 152220 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 3 | 14 (26.3 s), 26 (27.7 s), 47 (25.2 s) | 14122110 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 21 (28.9 s), 44 (27.7 s) | 212313 |
| GLOTimo Glock | 2 | 11 (28.6 s), 33 (25.7 s) | 112224 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 16 (27.2 s), 37 (26.3 s) | 162120 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 2 | 21 (27.3 s), 45 (25.5 s) | 212412 |
| PIQNelson Piquet Jr. | 2 | 23 (26.3 s), 42 (26.2 s) | 231915 |
| WEBMark Webber | 2 | 14 (28.3 s), 37 (27.5 s) | 142320 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 2 | 12 (25.6 s), 37 (26.8 s) | 122520 |
| BOUSébastien Bourdais | 2 | 18 (26.6 s), 36 (26.7 s) | 181821 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 3 | 3 (33.0 s), 29 (26.7 s), 46 (26.2 s) | 3261710 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 15 (27.4 s), 37 (27.6 s) | 152219 |
| SUTAdrian Sutil | 2 | 23 (26.2 s), 41 (25.5 s) | 231815 |
| BUESébastien Buemi | 2 | 21 (27.0 s), 39 (29.9 s) | 211817 |
| KUBRobert Kubica | 2 | 2 (30.4 s), 34 (27.6 s) | 3222 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 2 | 3 (30.2 s), 36 (27.0 s) | 33320 |
| NAKKazuki Nakajima | 2 | 2 (35.7 s), 30 (26.1 s) | 2818 |
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 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:32.799 | 1:32.671 | 1:33.431 | +0.197 Q2 |
| 2 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:33.165 | 1:32.613 | 1:33.712 | +0.139 Q2 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:32.680 | 1:32.474 | 1:34.015 | fastest Q2 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:32.978 | 1:32.842 | 1:34.044 | +0.368 Q2 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:32.851 | 1:32.877 | 1:34.196 | +0.377 Q1 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1:33.116 | 1:32.842 | 1:34.239 | +0.368 Q2 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:33.627 | 1:32.860 | 1:34.578 | +0.386 Q2 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:33.297 | 1:33.014 | 1:34.818 | +0.540 Q2 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:33.672 | 1:33.166 | 1:35.134 | +0.692 Q2 |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:33.117 | 1:32.827 | 1:35.380 | +0.353 Q2 |
| 11 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:33.479 | 1:33.242 | +0.768 Q2 | |
| 12 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:33.221 | 1:33.348 | +0.747 Q1 | |
| 13 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:33.495 | 1:33.487 | +1.013 Q2 | |
| 14 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:33.377 | 1:33.562 | +0.903 Q1 | |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:33.608 | 1:33.941 | +1.134 Q1 | |
| 16 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:33.722 | +1.248 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:33.753 | +1.279 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:33.910 | +1.436 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:34.038 | +1.564 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:34.159 | +1.685 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 | 3 | 31 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 0 | 19 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 18 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 0 | 14.5 |
| 5 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 | 9.5 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 0 | 4 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brawn | 3 | 50 |
| 2 | Red Bull | 1 | 27.5 |
| 3 | Toyota | 0 | 26.5 |
| 4 | McLaren | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | Renault | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | BMW Sauber | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Williams | 0 | 3.5 |
| 9 | Ferrari | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Force India | 0 | 0 |