2009 Bahrain Grand Prix

Jenson Button won the 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit on 26 Apr 2009 for Brawn, from 4th on the grid; Sebastian Vettel was second and Jarno Trulli third. Pole position: Jarno Trulli.

Button took the lead for good on lap 41 of 57, from Sebastian Vettel; the lead changed hands 7 times in all. Button stopped 2 times, on laps 15 and 37; 17 of 19 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 15. The fastest lap was Jarno Trulli's, 1:34.556 on lap 10. 19 of 20 starters were classified; 1 retired or were not classified. After the race Jenson Button led the championship with 31 points, 12 ahead of Rubens Barrichello, with 13 rounds left.

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

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

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 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

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