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2009 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix · qualifying
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- 2009 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix · qualifying
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Grand Prix context
2009 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix · Albert Park Circuit
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2009 Formula 1 World Championship · round 1
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:34:15.784 · 58 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1:34:16.591 · 58 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 3 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:34:17.388 · 58 laps · toyota | 6 |
| 4 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:34:20.219 · 58 laps · toyota | 5 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:34:20.663 · 58 laps · renault | 4 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:34:21.506 · 58 laps · toyota | 3 |
| 7 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:34:21.788 · 58 laps · ferrari | 2 |
| 8 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:34:22.082 · 58 laps · ferrari | 1 |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:34:22.119 · 58 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:34:22.869 · 58 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:34:23.158 · 58 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Time not recorded · 57 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 56 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 55 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Differential · Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Suspension · Time not recorded · 45 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | Brakes · Time not recorded · 24 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | Accident · Time not recorded · 17 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 0 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DSQ | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Misled stewards · 1:34:18.698 · 58 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Brawn | Q1 1:25.211 · 19 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | Q1 1:25.006 · 21 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Q1 1:25.938 · 21 laps · renault | |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:25.922 · 19 laps · bmw | |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | Q1 1:25.846 · 21 laps · toyota | |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Q1 1:25.844 · 21 laps · ferrari | |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:25.899 · 21 laps · ferrari | |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Q1 1:25.427 · 20 laps · renault | |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:25.827 · 14 laps · bmw | |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | Q1 1:26.026 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 11 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | Q1 1:26.074 · 16 laps · toyota | |
| 12 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | Q1 1:26.184 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 13 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Q1 1:26.454 · 5 laps · mercedes | |
| 14 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:26.503 · 10 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | Q1 1:26.598 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | Q1 1:26.677 · 10 laps · mercedes | |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Q1 1:26.742 · 9 laps · mercedes | |
| 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:26.964 · 10 laps · ferrari | |
| EX | Timo Glock | Toyota | Time not recorded · 19 laps · toyota | |
| EX | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | Time not recorded · 20 laps · toyota |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:26.202 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1:26.505 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:26.830 · renault | |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:26.914 · bmw | |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:26.973 · toyota | |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.033 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:27.163 · ferrari | |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:27.246 · renault | |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:25.504 · bmw | |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:25.605 · renault | |
| 11 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:25.607 · toyota | |
| 12 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:25.726 · mercedes | |
| 13 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:26.503 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:26.598 · renault | |
| 15 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:26.677 · mercedes | |
| 16 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:26.742 · mercedes | |
| 17 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:26.964 · ferrari | |
| 18 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Time not recorded · mercedes | |
| PL | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:26.975 · toyota | |
| PL | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:27.127 · toyota |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 3 | Jarno Trulli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 4 | Timo Glock | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 7 | Sébastien Buemi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 8 | Sébastien Bourdais | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 12 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 14 | Robert Kubica | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 15 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:26.687 |
| freePractice1Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 2 | 1:26.736 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 3 | 1:26.750 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 4 | 1:27.226 |
| freePractice1Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 5 | 1:27.453 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 6 | 1:27.467 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 7 | 1:27.642 |
| freePractice1Results | Timo Glock | 8 | 1:27.710 |
| freePractice1Results | Adrian Sutil | 9 | 1:27.993 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 10 | 1:28.123 |
| freePractice1Results | Nick Heidfeld | 11 | 1:28.137 |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 12 | 1:28.142 |
| freePractice1Results | Robert Kubica | 13 | 1:28.511 |
| freePractice1Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 14 | 1:28.603 |
| freePractice1Results | Sébastien Buemi | 15 | 1:28.785 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 16 | 1:29.042 |
| freePractice1Results | Mark Webber | 17 | 1:29.081 |
| freePractice1Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 18 | 1:29.461 |
| freePractice1Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 19 | 1:29.499 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 20 | 1:32.784 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:26.053 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 1:26.157 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 3 | 1:26.350 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 4 | 1:26.370 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 5 | 1:26.374 |
| freePractice2Results | Timo Glock | 6 | 1:26.443 |
| freePractice2Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 7 | 1:26.560 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 8 | 1:26.740 |
| freePractice2Results | Adrian Sutil | 9 | 1:27.040 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 10 | 1:27.064 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 11 | 1:27.204 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 12 | 1:27.232 |
| freePractice2Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 13 | 1:27.282 |
| freePractice2Results | Nick Heidfeld | 14 | 1:27.317 |
| freePractice2Results | Robert Kubica | 15 | 1:27.398 |
| freePractice2Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 16 | 1:27.479 |
| freePractice2Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 17 | 1:27.802 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 18 | 1:27.813 |
| freePractice2Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 19 | 1:27.828 |
| freePractice2Results | Sébastien Buemi | 20 | 1:28.076 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:25.808 |
| freePractice3Results | Jarno Trulli | 2 | 1:25.811 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 3 | 1:25.981 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 4 | 1:26.020 |
| freePractice3Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 5 | 1:26.078 |
| freePractice3Results | Rubens Barrichello | 6 | 1:26.348 |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 7 | 1:26.355 |
| freePractice3Results | Timo Glock | 8 | 1:26.410 |
| freePractice3Results | Robert Kubica | 9 | 1:26.514 |
| freePractice3Results | Nick Heidfeld | 10 | 1:26.555 |
| freePractice3Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 11 | 1:26.652 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 12 | 1:26.714 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 13 | 1:27.009 |
| freePractice3Results | Adrian Sutil | 14 | 1:27.062 |
| freePractice3Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 15 | 1:27.152 |
| freePractice3Results | Sébastien Buemi | 16 | 1:27.192 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 17 | 1:27.357 |
| freePractice3Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 18 | 1:27.492 |
| freePractice3Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 19 | 1:27.739 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 20 | 1:28.801 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Heidfeld | 1 | 1 | 25.868 |
| Adrian Sutil | 1 | 1 | 25.354 |
| Mark Webber | 1 | 1 | 45.811 |
| Sébastien Bourdais | 1 | 9 | 22.309 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 10 | 23.516 |
| Jarno Trulli | 1 | 10 | 19.369 |
| Felipe Massa | 1 | 11 | 21.647 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 11 | 25.446 |
| Robert Kubica | 1 | 12 | 22.524 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 16 | 25.494 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 16 | 34.720 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 18 | 35.824 |
| Sébastien Buemi | 1 | 18 | 22.162 |
| Timo Glock | 1 | 18 | 23.084 |
| Jenson Button | 1 | 19 | 27.397 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 2 | 18 | 32.494 |
| Nelson Piquet Jr. | 1 | 19 | 24.955 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 19 | 42.708 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 19 | 34.701 |
| Sébastien Bourdais | 2 | 21 | 22.831 |
| Adrian Sutil | 2 | 22 | 24.301 |
| Felipe Massa | 2 | 31 | 24.843 |
| Jarno Trulli | 2 | 33 | 22.369 |
| Adrian Sutil | 3 | 34 | 23.947 |
| Mark Webber | 2 | 35 | 23.414 |
| Robert Kubica | 2 | 39 | 20.943 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 39 | 21.190 |
| Sébastien Buemi | 2 | 41 | 20.537 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 43 | 21.293 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 3 | 43 | 35.939 |
| Nico Rosberg | 2 | 44 | 20.694 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 3 | 44 | 19.325 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 45 | 20.690 |
| Jenson Button | 2 | 47 | 26.381 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 49 | 21.993 |
| Timo Glock | 2 | 50 | 19.676 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 51 | 22.194 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 51 | 20.679 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 55 | 23.410 |