2009 German Grand Prix

Mark Webber won the 2009 German Grand Prix at Nürburgring on 12 Jul 2009 for Red Bull, from pole position; Sebastian Vettel was second and Felipe Massa third. Pole position: Mark Webber.

Webber took the lead for good on lap 45 of 60, from Sebastian Vettel; the lead changed hands 6 times in all. Webber stopped 3 times, on laps 14 and 19 and 43; 12 of 18 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 21. The fastest lap was Fernando Alonso's, 1:33.365 on lap 49. 18 of 20 starters were classified; 2 retired or were not classified. After the race Jenson Button led the championship with 68 points, 21 ahead of Sebastian Vettel, with 8 rounds left.

Date

12 Jul 2009

Circuit

Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany

Round

9 of 17

Winner

Mark Webber (Red Bull)

Pole position

Mark Webber (1:32.230)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 2 drivers: Timo Glock qualified 19th, started 20th; Sébastien Bourdais 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

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

Mark Webber: 3 stops (laps 14, 19, 43), stints of 14, 5, 24, 17 laps

2nd

Sebastian Vettel: 2 stops (laps 21, 44), stints of 21, 23, 16 laps

3rd

Felipe Massa: 2 stops (laps 25, 45), stints of 25, 20, 15 laps

Finishers

1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 12 · 3 or more: 5

First stops

median lap 21 of 60

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