2009 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix

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Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

Time TBA

Race

2009-04-26 · time TBA

Bahrain International Circuit

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

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Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jenson Button	Brawn	Race · 1:31:48.182 · 57 laps	10
2	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Race · 1:31:55.369 · 57 laps	8
3	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Fastest lap · Race · 1:31:57.352 · 57 laps	6
4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Race · 1:32:10.278 · 57 laps	5
5	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn	Race · 1:32:25.961 · 57 laps	4
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Race · 1:32:30.239 · 57 laps	3
7	Timo Glock	Toyota	Race · 1:32:31.062 · 57 laps	2
8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Race · 1:32:40.957 · 57 laps	1
9	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Race · 1:32:46.380 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
10	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	Race · 1:32:53.331 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
11	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Race · 1:32:55.823 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	Race · 1:33:06.006 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	Race · 1:33:06.987 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
18	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
19	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	Race · Oil pressure · Time not recorded · 48 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Jenson Button · Brawn

Sebastian Vettel · Red Bull

Jarno Trulli · Toyota

Lewis Hamilton · McLaren

Rubens Barrichello · Brawn

Kimi Räikkönen · Ferrari

Timo Glock · Toyota

Fernando Alonso · Renault

Nico Rosberg · Williams

Nelson Piquet Jr. · Renault

Mark Webber · Red Bull

Heikki Kovalainen · McLaren

Sébastien Bourdais · Toro Rosso

Felipe Massa · Ferrari

Giancarlo Fisichella · Force India

Adrian Sutil · Force India

Sébastien Buemi · Toro Rosso

Robert Kubica · BMW Sauber

Nick Heidfeld · BMW Sauber

Kazuki Nakajima · Williams

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.779 · Q2 1:32.671 · Q3 1:33.431 · 20 laps
2	Timo Glock	Toyota	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.165 · Q2 1:32.613 · Q3 1:33.712 · 20 laps
3	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.680 · Q2 1:32.474 · Q3 1:34.015 · 18 laps
4	Jenson Button	Brawn	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.978 · Q2 1:32.842 · Q3 1:34.044 · 20 laps
5	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.851 · Q2 1:32.877 · Q3 1:34.196 · 18 laps
6	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.116 · Q2 1:32.842 · Q3 1:34.239 · 20 laps
7	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.627 · Q2 1:32.860 · Q3 1:34.578 · 20 laps
8	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.297 · Q2 1:33.014 · Q3 1:34.818 · 19 laps
9	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.672 · Q2 1:33.166 · Q3 1:35.134 · 21 laps
10	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.117 · Q2 1:32.827 · Q3 1:35.380 · 19 laps
11	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.479 · Q2 1:33.242 · 14 laps
12	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.221 · Q2 1:33.348 · 13 laps
13	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.495 · Q2 1:33.487 · 13 laps
14	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.377 · Q2 1:33.562 · 13 laps
15	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.608 · Q2 1:33.941 · 18 laps
16	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.722 · 10 laps
17	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.753 · 9 laps
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.910 · 9 laps
19	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.038 · 8 laps
20	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.159 · 9 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Starting grid · 1:33.431
2	Timo Glock	Toyota	Starting grid · 1:33.712
3	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:34.015
4	Jenson Button	Brawn	Starting grid · 1:34.044
5	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:34.196
6	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn	Starting grid · 1:34.239
7	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Starting grid · 1:34.578
8	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:34.818
9	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Starting grid · 1:35.134
10	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:35.380
11	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:33.242
12	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	Starting grid · 1:33.348
13	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	Starting grid · 1:33.487
14	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Starting grid · 1:33.562
15	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	Starting grid · 1:33.941
16	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:33.753
17	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	Starting grid · 1:33.910
18	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:34.038
19	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Starting grid · 1:33.722 · Grid penalty: 3 · 3 places
20	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:34.159

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.647 · 19 laps
2	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.907 · 17 laps
3	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.938 · 17 laps
4	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.227 · 24 laps
5	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.434 · 15 laps
6	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.502 · 24 laps
7	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.531 · 18 laps
8	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.589 · 17 laps
9	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.827 · 21 laps
10	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.827 · 19 laps
11	Kazuki Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.880 · 24 laps
12	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.938 · 21 laps
13	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.974 · 21 laps
14	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.021 · 18 laps
15	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.036 · 22 laps
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.042 · 16 laps
17	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.333 · 20 laps
18	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.348 · 24 laps
19	Sébastien Bourdais	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.353 · 22 laps
20	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.369 · 15 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.339 · 36 laps
2	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.530 · 25 laps
3	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.616 · 37 laps
4	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.661 · 29 laps
5	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.676 · 32 laps
6	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.694 · 35 laps
7	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.763 · 30 laps
8	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.764 · 37 laps
9	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.885 · 30 laps
10	Kazuki Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.899 · 36 laps
11	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.994 · 30 laps
12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.025 · 23 laps
13	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.127 · 37 laps
14	Sébastien Bourdais	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.366 · 26 laps
15	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.411 · 29 laps
16	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.564 · 34 laps
17	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.605 · 31 laps
18	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.670 · 28 laps
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.764 · 35 laps
20	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.790 · 33 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.605 · 16 laps
2	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.728 · 20 laps
3	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.906 · 18 laps
4	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.975 · 16 laps
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.986 · 18 laps
6	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.176 · 19 laps
7	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.195 · 13 laps
8	Kazuki Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.302 · 17 laps
9	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.397 · 19 laps
10	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.415 · 14 laps
11	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.443 · 16 laps
12	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.478 · 12 laps
13	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.482 · 13 laps
14	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.534 · 17 laps
15	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.586 · 17 laps
16	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.686 · 17 laps
17	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.720 · 15 laps
18	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.726 · 14 laps
19	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.962 · 15 laps
20	Sébastien Bourdais	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.990 · 7 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Fastest laps · 1:34.556
2	Timo Glock	Toyota	Fastest laps · 1:34.574
3	Jenson Button	Brawn	Fastest laps · 1:34.588
4	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:34.756
5	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn	Fastest laps · 1:34.901
6	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:34.915
7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:35.065
8	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:35.165
9	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:35.410
10	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:35.441
11	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:35.498
12	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:35.520
13	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:35.706
14	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:35.722
15	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:35.816
16	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:35.924
17	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:36.153
18	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:36.219
19	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:36.376
20	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:36.473

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Robert Kubica	1	2	30.403
Kazuki Nakajima	1	2	35.718
Felipe Massa	1	3	33.034
Nick Heidfeld	1	3	30.246
Timo Glock	1	11	28.643
Jarno Trulli	1	12	26.890
Heikki Kovalainen	1	12	25.574
Rubens Barrichello	1	14	26.343
Mark Webber	1	14	28.265
Jenson Button	1	15	27.965
Lewis Hamilton	1	15	26.222
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	15	27.409
Fernando Alonso	1	16	27.234
Sébastien Bourdais	1	18	26.626
Sebastian Vettel	1	19	27.144
Kimi Räikkönen	1	21	28.907
Nico Rosberg	1	21	27.254
Sébastien Buemi	1	21	27.023
Nelson Piquet Jr.	1	23	26.328
Adrian Sutil	1	23	26.191
Rubens Barrichello	2	26	27.657
Felipe Massa	2	29	26.660
Kazuki Nakajima	2	30	26.061
Timo Glock	2	33	25.668
Robert Kubica	2	34	27.552
Sébastien Bourdais	2	36	26.721
Jenson Button	2	37	27.676
Nick Heidfeld	2	36	27.000
Jarno Trulli	2	37	26.381
Lewis Hamilton	2	37	26.340
Fernando Alonso	2	37	26.282
Giancarlo Fisichella	2	37	27.610
Heikki Kovalainen	2	37	26.793
Mark Webber	2	37	27.462
Sébastien Buemi	2	39	29.923
Sebastian Vettel	2	40	25.776
Adrian Sutil	2	41	25.545
Nelson Piquet Jr.	2	42	26.224
Kimi Räikkönen	2	44	27.716
Nico Rosberg	2	45	25.525
Felipe Massa	3	46	26.169
Rubens Barrichello	3	47	25.197

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	31
2	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	19
3	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	18
4	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	14.5
5	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	12
6	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	9.5
7	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	9
8	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	5
9	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
10	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
11	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3.5
12	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
13	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
14	Sébastien Bourdais	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
15	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
16	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
19	Kazuki Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
20	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Brawn Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	50
2	Red Bull Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	27.5
3	Toyota Toyota	Constructorstandings · Championship record	26.5
4	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	13
5	Renault Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	5
6	BMW Sauber BMW	Constructorstandings · Championship record	4
7	Toro Rosso Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	4
8	Williams Toyota	Constructorstandings · Championship record	3.5
9	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	3
10	Force India Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

The circuit, beyond this weekend

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