2009 Monaco Grand Prix

Jenson Button won the 2009 Monaco Grand Prix at Circuit de Monaco on 24 May 2009 for Brawn, from pole position; Rubens Barrichello was second and Kimi Räikkönen third. Pole position: Jenson Button.

Button took the lead for good on lap 53 of 78, from Kimi Räikkönen; the lead changed hands 2 times in all. Button stopped 2 times, on laps 17 and 51; 11 of 15 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 22. The fastest lap was Felipe Massa's, 1:15.154 on lap 50. 15 of 20 starters were classified; 5 retired or were not classified. After the race Jenson Button led the championship with 51 points, 16 ahead of Rubens Barrichello, with 11 rounds left.

Date

24 May 2009

Circuit

Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo, Monaco

Round

6 of 17

Winner

Jenson Button (Brawn)

Pole position

Jenson Button (1:14.902)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 4 drivers: Lewis Hamilton qualified 16th, started 19th; Nick Heidfeld qualified 17th, started 16th; Robert Kubica qualified 18th, started 17th; Jarno Trulli 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 17, 51), stints of 17, 34, 27 laps

2nd

Rubens Barrichello: 2 stops (laps 16, 50), stints of 16, 34, 28 laps

3rd

Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 15, 53), stints of 15, 38, 25 laps

Finishers

1 stop: 4 · 2 stops: 11

First stops

median lap 22 of 78

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