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2009 Formula 1 Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Event date: 23 Aug 2009

Name
2009 Formula 1 Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe
PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · races/814

Original reference ↗

Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Recorded qualifying format: KNOCKOUT

Grand Prix context

2009 Formula 1 Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe · Valencia Street Circuit

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

2009 Formula 1 World Championship · round 11

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Rubens BarrichelloBrawn1:35:51.289 · 57 laps · mercedes10
2Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:35:53.647 · 57 laps · mercedes8
3Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:36:07.283 · 57 laps · ferrari6
4Heikki KovalainenMcLaren1:36:11.321 · 57 laps · mercedes5
5Nico RosbergWilliams1:36:12.159 · 57 laps · toyota4
6Fernando AlonsoRenault1:36:19.033 · 57 laps · renault3
7Jenson ButtonBrawn1:36:26.202 · 57 laps · mercedes2
8Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:36:27.956 · 57 laps · bmw1
9Mark WebberRed Bull1:36:36.199 · 57 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
10Adrian SutilForce India1:36:39.224 · 57 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
11Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:36:40.111 · 57 laps · bmwUnknown / not applicable
12Giancarlo FisichellaForce India1:36:54.903 · 57 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
13Jarno TrulliToyota1:36:55.816 · 57 laps · toyotaUnknown / not applicable
14Timo GlockToyota1:37:17.808 · 57 laps · toyotaUnknown / not applicable
15Romain GrosjeanRenault1:37:23.063 · 57 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
16Jaime AlguersuariToro RossoTime not recorded · 56 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
17Luca BadoerFerrariTime not recorded · 56 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
18Kazuki NakajimaWilliamsTyre · Time not recorded · 54 laps · toyotaUnknown / not applicable
DNFSébastien BuemiToro RossoBrakes · Time not recorded · 41 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
DNFSebastian VettelRed BullEngine · Time not recorded · 23 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Lewis HamiltonMcLarenQ1 1:38.649 · 15 laps · mercedes
2Heikki KovalainenMcLarenQ1 1:38.816 · 26 laps · mercedes
3Rubens BarrichelloBrawnQ1 1:39.019 · 21 laps · mercedes
4Sebastian VettelRed BullQ1 1:39.295 · 21 laps · renault
5Jenson ButtonBrawnQ1 1:38.531 · 22 laps · mercedes
6Kimi RäikkönenFerrariQ1 1:38.843 · 25 laps · ferrari
7Nico RosbergWilliamsQ1 1:39.039 · 25 laps · toyota
8Fernando AlonsoRenaultQ1 1:39.155 · 21 laps · renault
9Mark WebberRed BullQ1 1:38.983 · 21 laps · renault
10Robert KubicaBMW SauberQ1 1:38.806 · 23 laps · bmw
11Nick HeidfeldBMW SauberQ1 1:39.032 · 17 laps · bmw
12Adrian SutilForce IndiaQ1 1:39.145 · 18 laps · mercedes
13Timo GlockToyotaQ1 1:39.459 · 15 laps · toyota
14Romain GrosjeanRenaultQ1 1:39.322 · 16 laps · renault
15Sébastien BuemiToro RossoQ1 1:38.912 · 17 laps · ferrari
16Giancarlo FisichellaForce IndiaQ1 1:39.531 · 11 laps · mercedes
17Kazuki NakajimaWilliamsQ1 1:39.795 · 8 laps · toyota
18Jarno TrulliToyotaQ1 1:39.807 · 10 laps · toyota
19Jaime AlguersuariToro RossoQ1 1:39.925 · 10 laps · ferrari
20Luca BadoerFerrariQ1 1:41.413 · 13 laps · ferrari

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:39.498 · mercedes
2Heikki KovalainenMcLaren1:39.532 · mercedes
3Rubens BarrichelloBrawn1:39.563 · mercedes
4Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:39.789 · renault
5Jenson ButtonBrawn1:39.821 · mercedes
6Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:40.144 · ferrari
7Nico RosbergWilliams1:40.185 · toyota
8Fernando AlonsoRenault1:40.236 · renault
9Mark WebberRed Bull1:40.239 · renault
10Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:40.512 · bmw
11Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:38.826 · bmw
12Adrian SutilForce India1:38.846 · mercedes
13Timo GlockToyota1:38.991 · toyota
14Romain GrosjeanRenault1:39.040 · renault
15Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso1:39.514 · ferrari
16Giancarlo FisichellaForce India1:39.531 · mercedes
17Kazuki NakajimaWilliams1:39.795 · toyota
18Jarno TrulliToyota1:39.807 · toyota
19Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso1:39.925 · ferrari
20Luca BadoerFerrari1:41.413 · ferrari

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Jenson ButtonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded72
2Rubens BarrichelloNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded54
3Mark WebberNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded51.5
4Sebastian VettelNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded47
5Nico RosbergNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded29.5
6Lewis HamiltonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded27
7Kimi RäikkönenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded24
8Jarno TrulliNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded22.5
9Felipe MassaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded22
10Timo GlockNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded16
11Fernando AlonsoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded16
12Heikki KovalainenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded14
13Nick HeidfeldNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded6
14Robert KubicaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded3
15Sébastien BuemiNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded3
16Sébastien BourdaisNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded2
17Giancarlo FisichellaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
18Adrian SutilNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
19Kazuki NakajimaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
20Nelson Piquet Jr.Not applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
21Jaime AlguersuariNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
22Romain GrosjeanNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
23Luca BadoerNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0

Practice & warm-up observations

Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.

SessionDriverPositionTime
freePractice1ResultsRubens Barrichello11:42.460
freePractice1ResultsHeikki Kovalainen21:42.636
freePractice1ResultsLewis Hamilton31:42.654
freePractice1ResultsJenson Button41:43.074
freePractice1ResultsSebastian Vettel51:43.088
freePractice1ResultsAdrian Sutil61:43.209
freePractice1ResultsKazuki Nakajima71:43.225
freePractice1ResultsMark Webber81:43.243
freePractice1ResultsFernando Alonso91:43.345
freePractice1ResultsKimi Räikkönen101:43.384
freePractice1ResultsSébastien Buemi111:43.389
freePractice1ResultsRobert Kubica121:43.419
freePractice1ResultsJaime Alguersuari131:43.637
freePractice1ResultsNico Rosberg141:43.746
freePractice1ResultsNick Heidfeld151:44.040
freePractice1ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella161:44.126
freePractice1ResultsRomain Grosjean171:44.356
freePractice1ResultsJarno Trulli181:44.638
freePractice1ResultsTimo Glock191:44.732
freePractice1ResultsLuca Badoer201:45.840
freePractice2ResultsFernando Alonso11:39.404
freePractice2ResultsJenson Button21:40.178
freePractice2ResultsRubens Barrichello31:40.209
freePractice2ResultsNico Rosberg41:40.385
freePractice2ResultsKazuki Nakajima51:40.503
freePractice2ResultsAdrian Sutil61:40.596
freePractice2ResultsRobert Kubica71:40.643
freePractice2ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella81:40.681
freePractice2ResultsSebastian Vettel91:40.723
freePractice2ResultsHeikki Kovalainen101:40.738
freePractice2ResultsKimi Räikkönen111:40.739
freePractice2ResultsJarno Trulli121:40.770
freePractice2ResultsRomain Grosjean131:40.787
freePractice2ResultsMark Webber141:40.956
freePractice2ResultsTimo Glock151:40.985
freePractice2ResultsSébastien Buemi161:41.156
freePractice2ResultsNick Heidfeld171:41.350
freePractice2ResultsLuca Badoer181:42.017
freePractice2ResultsJaime Alguersuari191:42.089
freePractice2ResultsLewis Hamilton201:43.214
freePractice3ResultsAdrian Sutil11:39.143
freePractice3ResultsKazuki Nakajima21:39.247
freePractice3ResultsRobert Kubica31:39.513
freePractice3ResultsHeikki Kovalainen41:39.553
freePractice3ResultsNico Rosberg51:39.732
freePractice3ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella61:39.764
freePractice3ResultsJenson Button71:39.883
freePractice3ResultsLewis Hamilton81:39.950
freePractice3ResultsJarno Trulli91:40.017
freePractice3ResultsRomain Grosjean101:40.088
freePractice3ResultsSébastien Buemi111:40.118
freePractice3ResultsRubens Barrichello121:40.192
freePractice3ResultsNick Heidfeld131:40.230
freePractice3ResultsKimi Räikkönen141:40.260
freePractice3ResultsFernando Alonso151:40.402
freePractice3ResultsTimo Glock161:40.443
freePractice3ResultsMark Webber171:40.879
freePractice3ResultsSebastian Vettel181:40.916
freePractice3ResultsJaime Alguersuari191:41.125
freePractice3ResultsLuca Badoer201:42.198

Recorded pit stops

F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.

DriverStopLapTime
Romain Grosjean1125.808
Timo Glock1124.016
Sébastien Buemi1125.134
Lewis Hamilton11622.218
Sebastian Vettel11621.534
Robert Kubica11621.571
Heikki Kovalainen11721.054
Fernando Alonso11721.648
Sebastian Vettel21723.185
Kimi Räikkönen11920.989
Jenson Button11920.558
Rubens Barrichello12020.972
Nico Rosberg12021.578
Mark Webber12022.132
Nick Heidfeld12220.749
Adrian Sutil12218.664
Jaime Alguersuari12220.949
Sébastien Buemi22320.964
Romain Grosjean22818.913
Luca Badoer12819.445
Kazuki Nakajima13021.925
Giancarlo Fisichella13122.022
Timo Glock23219.278
Luca Badoer23208.757
Jaime Alguersuari23319.480
Jarno Trulli13421.019
Lewis Hamilton23725.599
Heikki Kovalainen23820.407
Adrian Sutil23821.605
Rubens Barrichello24019.021
Kimi Räikkönen24019.718
Robert Kubica24019.981
Kazuki Nakajima23922.245
Fernando Alonso24218.638
Jenson Button24217.838
Romain Grosjean34219.679
Nico Rosberg24319.311
Mark Webber24320.321
Nick Heidfeld24318.505
Luca Badoer34319.507
Timo Glock34916.941

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