2009 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix

Your weekend briefing

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

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Race

2009-04-19 · time TBA

Shanghai International Circuit

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Race · 1:57:43.485 · 56 laps	10
2	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Race · 1:57:54.455 · 56 laps	8
3	Jenson Button	Brawn	Race · 1:58:28.460 · 56 laps	6
4	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn	Fastest lap · Race · 1:58:47.189 · 56 laps	5
5	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	Race · 1:58:48.587 · 56 laps	4
6	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Race · 1:58:55.351 · 56 laps	3
7	Timo Glock	Toyota	Race · 1:58:57.961 · 56 laps	2
8	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Race · 1:58:59.924 · 56 laps	1
9	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Race · 1:59:07.794 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
10	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Race · 1:59:15.235 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
11	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	Race · 1:59:17.641 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Race · 1:59:19.319 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	Race · 1:59:30.338 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	Race · Time not recorded · 54 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Race · Accident · Time not recorded · 50 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	Race · Transmission · Time not recorded · 43 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Race · Electrical · Time not recorded · 20 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Race · Collision damage · Time not recorded · 18 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.

Sebastian Vettel · Red Bull

Mark Webber · Red Bull

Jenson Button · Brawn

Rubens Barrichello · Brawn

Heikki Kovalainen · McLaren

Lewis Hamilton · McLaren

Timo Glock · Toyota

Sébastien Buemi · Toro Rosso

Fernando Alonso · Renault

Kimi Räikkönen · Ferrari

Sébastien Bourdais · Toro Rosso

Nick Heidfeld · BMW Sauber

Robert Kubica · BMW Sauber

Giancarlo Fisichella · Force India

Nico Rosberg · Williams

Nelson Piquet Jr. · Renault

Adrian Sutil · Force India

Kazuki Nakajima · Williams

Felipe Massa · Ferrari

Jarno Trulli · Toyota

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.565 · Q2 1:35.130 · Q3 1:36.184 · 11 laps
2	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.443 · Q2 1:35.803 · Q3 1:36.381 · 21 laps
3	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.751 · Q2 1:35.173 · Q3 1:36.466 · 19 laps
4	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.701 · Q2 1:35.503 · Q3 1:36.493 · 21 laps
5	Jenson Button	Brawn	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.533 · Q2 1:35.556 · Q3 1:36.532 · 19 laps
6	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.308 · Q2 1:35.645 · Q3 1:36.835 · 21 laps
7	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.941 · Q2 1:35.809 · Q3 1:37.397 · 23 laps
8	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.137 · Q2 1:35.856 · Q3 1:38.089 · 19 laps
9	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.776 · Q2 1:35.740 · Q3 1:38.595 · 17 laps
10	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.284 · Q2 1:35.965 · Q3 1:39.321 · 21 laps
11	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.525 · Q2 1:35.975 · 14 laps
12	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.646 · Q2 1:36.032 · 10 laps
13	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.178 · Q2 1:36.033 · 11 laps
14	Timo Glock	Toyota	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.364 · Q2 1:36.066 · 14 laps
15	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.673 · Q2 1:36.193 · 13 laps
16	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.906 · 10 laps
17	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.908 · 10 laps
18	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.966 · 8 laps
19	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.669 · 10 laps
20	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.672 · 10 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:36.184
2	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Starting grid · 1:36.381
3	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:36.466
4	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn	Starting grid · 1:36.493
5	Jenson Button	Brawn	Starting grid · 1:36.532
6	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Starting grid · 1:36.835
7	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Starting grid · 1:37.397
8	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:38.089
9	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:38.595
10	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:39.321
11	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Starting grid · 1:35.975
12	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:36.032
13	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:36.033
14	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	Starting grid · 1:36.193
15	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:36.906
16	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	Starting grid · 1:36.908
17	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	Starting grid · 1:36.966
18	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Starting grid · 1:37.669
19	Timo Glock	Toyota	Starting grid · 1:36.066 · Grid penalty: 5 · 5 places
20	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	Starting grid · 1:37.672

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.334 · 22 laps
2	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.450 · 18 laps
3	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.566 · 19 laps
4	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.672 · 23 laps
5	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.752 · 20 laps
6	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.764 · 19 laps
7	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.860 · 24 laps
8	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.894 · 21 laps
9	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.089 · 19 laps
10	Sébastien Bourdais	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.195 · 24 laps
11	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.223 · 23 laps
12	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.274 · 20 laps
13	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.307 · 26 laps
14	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.319 · 18 laps
15	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.418 · 20 laps
16	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.456 · 21 laps
17	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.460 · 19 laps
18	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.463 · 18 laps
19	Kazuki Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.730 · 25 laps
20	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.825 · 20 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.679 · 35 laps
2	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.704 · 36 laps
3	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.881 · 35 laps
4	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.105 · 32 laps
5	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.167 · 22 laps
6	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.217 · 42 laps
7	Kazuki Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.377 · 32 laps
8	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.548 · 40 laps
9	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.674 · 34 laps
10	Sébastien Bourdais	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.800 · 34 laps
11	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.829 · 30 laps
12	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.847 · 34 laps
13	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.941 · 28 laps
14	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.054 · 33 laps
15	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.219 · 34 laps
16	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.273 · 36 laps
17	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.491 · 34 laps
18	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.544 · 28 laps
19	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.638 · 28 laps
20	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.750 · 31 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.133 · 17 laps
2	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.272 · 22 laps
3	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.330 · 17 laps
4	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.463 · 16 laps
5	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.464 · 16 laps
6	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.528 · 18 laps
7	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.547 · 13 laps
8	Kazuki Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.560 · 17 laps
9	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.568 · 17 laps
10	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.642 · 17 laps
11	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.702 · 14 laps
12	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.742 · 14 laps
13	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.742 · 16 laps
14	Sébastien Bourdais	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.834 · 17 laps
15	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.330 · 8 laps
16	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.349 · 7 laps
17	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.534 · 17 laps
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.732 · 18 laps
19	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.003 · 6 laps
20	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.110 · 6 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn	Fastest laps · 1:52.592
2	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:52.627
3	Timo Glock	Toyota	Fastest laps · 1:52.703
4	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:52.980
5	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:53.474
6	Jenson Button	Brawn	Fastest laps · 1:53.546
7	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:54.158
8	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:54.243
9	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:54.481
10	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:54.516
11	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:54.590
12	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:54.665
13	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:54.777
14	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:55.350
15	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:55.396
16	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:55.535
17	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:56.167
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:56.239
19	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:56.484
20	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Fastest laps · 2:00.330

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
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

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	21
2	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	15
3	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
4	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
5	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	9.5
6	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8.5
7	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
8	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
9	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
10	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
11	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3.5
12	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
13	Sébastien Bourdais	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
14	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
15	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
16	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
18	Kazuki Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
19	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
20	Nelson Piquet Jr.	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	36
2	Red Bull Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	19.5
3	Toyota Toyota	Constructorstandings · Championship record	18.5
4	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	8
5	BMW Sauber BMW	Constructorstandings · Championship record	4
6	Renault Renault	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	0
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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