2009 British Grand Prix
- Date
- 21 Jun 2009
- Circuit
- Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, UK
- Round
- 8 of 17
- Winner
- Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
- Pole position
- Sebastian Vettel (1:19.509)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 60 | 1:22:49.328 | 1:20.735 | 10 |
| 2 | 14 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 3 | 60 | +15.188 | 8 | |
| 3 | 23 | BARRubens Barrichello | Brawn | 2 | 60 | +41.175 | 6 | |
| 4 | 3 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 11 | 60 | +45.043 | 5 | |
| 5 | 16 | ROSNico Rosberg | Williams | 7 | 60 | +45.915 | 4 | |
| 6 | 22 | BUTJenson Button | Brawn | 6 | 60 | +46.285 | 3 | |
| 7 | 9 | TRUJarno Trulli | Toyota | 4 | 60 | +68.307 | 2 | |
| 8 | 4 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 9 | 60 | +69.622 | 1 | |
| 9 | 10 | GLOTimo Glock | Toyota | 8 | 60 | +69.823 | 0 | |
| 10 | 21 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 16 | 60 | +71.522 | 0 | |
| 11 | 17 | NAKKazuki Nakajima | Williams | 5 | 60 | +74.023 | 0 | |
| 12 | 8 | PIQNelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 14 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 5 | KUBRobert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 12 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 7 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 10 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 6 | HEINick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 15 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 1 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 18q19 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 20 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 20q18 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 12 | BUESébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 19q20 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 11 | BOUSébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 17 | 37 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 2 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 13 | 36 | Collision | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 3 drivers: Adrian Sutil qualified 18th, started 20th; Lewis Hamilton qualified 19th, started 18th; Sébastien Buemi 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
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Sebastian Vettel: 2 stops (laps 21, 44), stints of 21, 23, 16 laps
- 2nd
- Mark Webber: 2 stops (laps 20, 47), stints of 20, 27, 13 laps
- 3rd
- Rubens Barrichello: 2 stops (laps 19, 47), stints of 19, 28, 13 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 2 · 2 stops: 16
- First stops
- median lap 20 of 60
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VETSebastian Vettel | 2 | 21 (25.2 s), 44 (24.0 s) | 212316 |
| WEBMark Webber | 2 | 20 (27.2 s), 47 (22.2 s) | 202713 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 19 (25.0 s), 47 (22.0 s) | 192813 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 2 | 23 (23.6 s), 45 (22.8 s) | 232215 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 2 | 18 (24.1 s), 43 (21.7 s) | 182517 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 18 (25.1 s), 49 (21.7 s) | 183111 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 2 | 18 (24.4 s), 46 (20.7 s) | 182814 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 16 (24.7 s), 42 (22.5 s) | 162618 |
| GLOTimo Glock | 2 | 19 (28.8 s), 48 (20.5 s) | 192912 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 21 (24.0 s), 45 (22.3 s) | 212415 |
| NAKKazuki Nakajima | 2 | 15 (24.8 s), 40 (23.0 s) | 152520 |
| PIQNelson Piquet Jr. | 1 | 29 (26.1 s) | 2930 |
| KUBRobert Kubica | 2 | 28 (25.3 s), 47 (22.7 s) | 281912 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 18 (23.9 s), 38 (23.3 s) | 182021 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 2 | 21 (25.6 s), 46 (21.1 s) | 212513 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 20 (23.6 s), 43 (22.0 s) | 202316 |
| SUTAdrian Sutil | 1 | 33 (26.2 s) | 3326 |
| BUESébastien Buemi | 2 | 22 (23.4 s), 41 (23.0 s) | 221918 |
| BOUSébastien Bourdais | 2 | 27 (24.4 s), 34 (37.5 s) | 2773 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 2 | 33 (24.9 s), 34 (23.9 s) | 33 |
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 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:18.685 | 1:18.119 | 1:19.509 | fastest Q2 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1:19.325 | 1:18.335 | 1:19.856 | +0.216 Q2 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:18.674 | 1:18.209 | 1:19.868 | +0.090 Q2 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:18.886 | 1:18.240 | 1:20.091 | +0.121 Q2 |
| 5 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:18.530 | 1:18.575 | 1:20.216 | +0.411 Q1 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:18.957 | 1:18.663 | 1:20.289 | +0.544 Q2 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:19.228 | 1:18.591 | 1:20.361 | +0.472 Q2 |
| 8 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:19.198 | 1:18.791 | 1:20.490 | +0.672 Q2 |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:19.010 | 1:18.566 | 1:20.715 | +0.447 Q2 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:19.167 | 1:18.761 | 1:20.741 | +0.642 Q2 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:19.148 | 1:18.927 | +0.808 Q2 | |
| 12 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:19.730 | 1:19.308 | +1.189 Q2 | |
| 13 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:19.732 | 1:19.353 | +1.234 Q2 | |
| 14 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:19.555 | 1:19.392 | +1.273 Q2 | |
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:19.559 | 1:19.448 | +1.329 Q2 | |
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:19.802 | +1.683 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:19.898 | +1.779 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:19.909 | +1.790 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:19.917 | +1.798 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:20.236 | +2.117 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 | 6 | 64 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 0 | 41 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 2 | 39 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 | 35.5 |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 0 | 21.5 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 0 | 15.5 |
| 8 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 0 | 10 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brawn | 6 | 105 |
| 2 | Red Bull | 2 | 74.5 |
| 3 | Toyota | 0 | 34.5 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 0 | 26 |
| 5 | Williams | 0 | 15.5 |
| 6 | McLaren | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Renault | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | BMW Sauber | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Force India | 0 | 0 |