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2009 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 19 Apr 2009
- Name
- 2009 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/806
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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 Chinese Grand Prix · Shanghai International Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2009 Formula 1 World Championship · round 3
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:57:43.485 · 56 laps · renault | 10 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:57:54.455 · 56 laps · renault | 8 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:58:28.460 · 56 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1:58:47.189 · 56 laps · mercedes | 5 |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:58:48.587 · 56 laps · mercedes | 4 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:58:55.351 · 56 laps · mercedes | 3 |
| 7 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:58:57.961 · 56 laps · toyota | 2 |
| 8 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:58:59.924 · 56 laps · ferrari | 1 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:59:07.794 · 56 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:59:15.235 · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:59:17.641 · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:59:19.319 · 56 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:59:30.338 · 56 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | Time not recorded · 55 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | Time not recorded · 54 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Accident · Time not recorded · 50 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | Transmission · Time not recorded · 43 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Electrical · Time not recorded · 20 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 18 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Q1 1:36.565 · 11 laps · renault | |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | Q1 1:36.443 · 21 laps · renault | |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Q1 1:35.751 · 19 laps · renault | |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | Q1 1:35.701 · 21 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Jenson Button | Brawn | Q1 1:35.533 · 19 laps · mercedes | |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | Q1 1:36.308 · 21 laps · toyota | |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | Q1 1:35.941 · 23 laps · toyota | |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:36.137 · 19 laps · ferrari | |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Q1 1:35.776 · 17 laps · mercedes | |
| 10 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:36.284 · 21 laps · ferrari | |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:36.525 · 14 laps · bmw | |
| 12 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | Q1 1:36.646 · 10 laps · mercedes | |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Q1 1:36.178 · 11 laps · ferrari | |
| 14 | Timo Glock | Toyota | Q1 1:36.364 · 14 laps · toyota | |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | Q1 1:36.673 · 13 laps · toyota | |
| 16 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:36.906 · 10 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | Q1 1:36.908 · 10 laps · renault | |
| 18 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:36.966 · 8 laps · bmw | |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Q1 1:37.669 · 10 laps · mercedes | |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | Q1 1:37.672 · 10 laps · mercedes |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:36.184 · renault | |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:36.381 · renault | |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.466 · renault | |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1:36.493 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:36.532 · mercedes | |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:36.835 · toyota | |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:37.397 · toyota | |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:38.089 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:38.595 · mercedes | |
| 10 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:39.321 · ferrari | |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:35.975 · bmw | |
| 12 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:36.032 · mercedes | |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.033 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:36.193 · toyota | |
| 15 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:36.906 · ferrari | |
| 16 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:36.908 · renault | |
| 17 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:36.966 · bmw | |
| 18 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:37.669 · mercedes | |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:36.066 · toyota | |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:37.672 · mercedes |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 21 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 4 | Timo Glock | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9.5 |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8.5 |
| 7 | Nick Heidfeld | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 9 | Heikki Kovalainen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3.5 |
| 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 13 | Sébastien Bourdais | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 14 | Adrian Sutil | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 15 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 16 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Kazuki Nakajima | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 19 | Robert Kubica | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 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 | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:37.334 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 2 | 1:37.450 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 3 | 1:37.566 |
| freePractice1Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 4 | 1:37.672 |
| freePractice1Results | Mark Webber | 5 | 1:37.752 |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 6 | 1:37.764 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 7 | 1:37.860 |
| freePractice1Results | Timo Glock | 8 | 1:37.894 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 9 | 1:38.089 |
| freePractice1Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 10 | 1:38.195 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 11 | 1:38.223 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 12 | 1:38.274 |
| freePractice1Results | Sébastien Buemi | 13 | 1:38.307 |
| freePractice1Results | Adrian Sutil | 14 | 1:38.319 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 15 | 1:38.418 |
| freePractice1Results | Nick Heidfeld | 16 | 1:38.456 |
| freePractice1Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 17 | 1:38.460 |
| freePractice1Results | Robert Kubica | 18 | 1:38.463 |
| freePractice1Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 19 | 1:38.730 |
| freePractice1Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 20 | 1:38.825 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 1 | 1:35.679 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 2 | 1:35.704 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 3 | 1:35.881 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 4 | 1:36.105 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | 1:36.167 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 6 | 1:36.217 |
| freePractice2Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 7 | 1:36.377 |
| freePractice2Results | Timo Glock | 8 | 1:36.548 |
| freePractice2Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 9 | 1:36.674 |
| freePractice2Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 10 | 1:36.800 |
| freePractice2Results | Adrian Sutil | 11 | 1:36.829 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 12 | 1:36.847 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 13 | 1:36.941 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 14 | 1:37.054 |
| freePractice2Results | Sébastien Buemi | 15 | 1:37.219 |
| freePractice2Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 16 | 1:37.273 |
| freePractice2Results | Robert Kubica | 17 | 1:37.491 |
| freePractice2Results | Nick Heidfeld | 18 | 1:37.544 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 19 | 1:37.638 |
| freePractice2Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 20 | 1:37.750 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:36.133 |
| freePractice3Results | Jarno Trulli | 2 | 1:36.272 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 1:36.330 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 4 | 1:36.463 |
| freePractice3Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 5 | 1:36.464 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 6 | 1:36.528 |
| freePractice3Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 7 | 1:36.547 |
| freePractice3Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 8 | 1:36.560 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 9 | 1:36.568 |
| freePractice3Results | Rubens Barrichello | 10 | 1:36.642 |
| freePractice3Results | Nick Heidfeld | 11 | 1:36.702 |
| freePractice3Results | Robert Kubica | 12 | 1:36.742 |
| freePractice3Results | Sébastien Buemi | 13 | 1:36.742 |
| freePractice3Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 14 | 1:36.834 |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 15 | 1:37.330 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 16 | 1:37.349 |
| freePractice3Results | Adrian Sutil | 17 | 1:37.534 |
| freePractice3Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 18 | 1:37.732 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 19 | 1:38.003 |
| freePractice3Results | Timo Glock | 20 | 1:39.110 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Sutil | 1 | 4 | 29.271 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 5 | 28.515 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 7 | 35.638 |
| Mark Webber | 1 | 14 | 28.688 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 15 | 27.906 |
| Robert Kubica | 1 | 17 | 37.122 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 1 | 18 | 28.815 |
| Jenson Button | 1 | 19 | 28.345 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 19 | 29.162 |
| Sébastien Buemi | 1 | 19 | 29.707 |
| Adrian Sutil | 2 | 19 | 30.660 |
| Nelson Piquet Jr. | 1 | 21 | 27.889 |
| Timo Glock | 1 | 24 | 29.534 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 27 | 30.038 |
| Nelson Piquet Jr. | 2 | 28 | 37.897 |
| Sébastien Bourdais | 1 | 30 | 29.588 |
| Kazuki Nakajima | 1 | 32 | 27.493 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 33 | 26.650 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 33 | 28.214 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 34 | 25.139 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 35 | 26.291 |
| Robert Kubica | 2 | 35 | 31.839 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 37 | 27.953 |
| Mark Webber | 2 | 39 | 26.060 |
| Nico Rosberg | 2 | 40 | 26.434 |
| Kazuki Nakajima | 2 | 40 | 28.736 |
| Jenson Button | 2 | 42 | 26.177 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 43 | 25.105 |
| Sébastien Buemi | 2 | 45 | 25.109 |
| Nelson Piquet Jr. | 3 | 45 | 52.114 |
| Nico Rosberg | 3 | 48 | 25.038 |