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2009 Formula 1 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 4 Oct 2009
- Name
- 2009 Formula 1 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/818
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 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix · Suzuka Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2009 Formula 1 World Championship · round 15
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:28:20.443 · 53 laps · renault | 10 |
| 2 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:28:25.320 · 53 laps · toyota | 8 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:28:26.915 · 53 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:28:28.383 · 53 laps · ferrari | 5 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:28:29.236 · 53 laps · toyota | 4 |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:28:29.952 · 53 laps · bmw | 3 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1:28:31.084 · 53 laps · mercedes | 2 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:28:31.917 · 53 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 9 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:28:32.220 · 53 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:28:33.508 · 53 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:28:34.178 · 53 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1:28:35.039 · 53 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:28:35.402 · 53 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 1:28:36.177 · 53 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:28:38.416 · 53 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | Time not recorded · 52 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Time not recorded · 51 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | Accident · Time not recorded · 43 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | Clutch · Time not recorded · 11 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Timo Glock | Toyota | Injury · Time not recorded · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Q1 1:30.883 · 14 laps · renault | |
| 2 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | Q1 1:31.063 · 20 laps · toyota | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Q1 1:30.917 · 21 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Q1 1:31.386 · 20 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | Q1 1:31.272 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:31.501 · 19 laps · bmw | |
| 7 | Jenson Button | Brawn | Q1 1:31.041 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:31.228 · 23 laps · ferrari | |
| 9 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | Q1 1:31.499 · 21 laps · mercedes | |
| 10 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:31.196 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | Q1 1:31.286 · 17 laps · toyota | |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | Q1 1:31.401 · 14 laps · renault | |
| 13 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:31.417 · 15 laps · bmw | |
| 14 | Timo Glock | Toyota | Q1 1:31.550 · 13 laps · toyota | |
| 15 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:31.571 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | Q1 1:31.704 · 11 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | Q1 1:31.718 · 8 laps · toyota | |
| 18 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | Q1 1:32.073 · 8 laps · renault | |
| 19 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | Q1 1:32.087 · 9 laps · mercedes |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:32.160 · renault | |
| 2 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:32.220 · toyota | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:32.395 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:32.945 · bmw | |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:32.980 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1:32.660 · mercedes | |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:31.482 · toyota | |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:32.466 · mercedes | |
| 9 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:32.341 · bmw | |
| 10 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:32.962 · mercedes | |
| 11 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | Time not recorded · mercedes | |
| 12 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · ferrari | |
| 13 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · ferrari | |
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1:31.704 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:31.718 · toyota | |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:31.638 · renault | |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:32.073 · renault | |
| 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 1:32.087 · mercedes | |
| PL | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Time not recorded · renault |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 85 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 71 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 69 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 51.5 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 45 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 43 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 34.5 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 30.5 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 26 |
| 10 | Timo Glock | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 24 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 22 |
| 12 | Heikki Kovalainen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 22 |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 14 | Robert Kubica | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 15 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 16 | Adrian Sutil | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 17 | Sébastien Buemi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 19 | Kazuki Nakajima | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 22 | Luca Badoer | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 23 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 24 | Jaime Alguersuari | 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 | Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 1:40.356 |
| freePractice1Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 2 | 1:40.648 |
| freePractice1Results | Adrian Sutil | 3 | 1:40.806 |
| freePractice1Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 4 | 1:40.985 |
| freePractice1Results | Sébastien Buemi | 5 | 1:41.421 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 6 | 1:41.443 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 7 | 1:41.532 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 8 | 1:41.577 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 9 | 1:41.821 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 10 | 1:42.188 |
| freePractice1Results | Mark Webber | 11 | 1:42.332 |
| freePractice1Results | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 12 | 1:42.475 |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 13 | 1:42.657 |
| freePractice1Results | Jaime Alguersuari | 14 | 1:42.667 |
| freePractice1Results | Robert Kubica | 15 | 1:42.833 |
| freePractice1Results | Nick Heidfeld | 16 | 1:42.977 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 17 | 1:43.218 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 18 | 1:43.318 |
| freePractice1Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 19 | 1:43.407 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 20 | 1:43.572 |
| freePractice2Results | Adrian Sutil | 1 | 1:47.261 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1:47.923 |
| freePractice2Results | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 3 | 1:47.931 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 1:47.983 |
| freePractice2Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 5 | 1:48.058 |
| freePractice2Results | Sébastien Buemi | 6 | 1:48.691 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 7 | 1:48.693 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 8 | 1:48.737 |
| freePractice2Results | Jaime Alguersuari | 9 | 1:48.802 |
| freePractice2Results | Robert Kubica | 10 | 1:48.861 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 11 | 1:48.886 |
| freePractice2Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 12 | 1:49.054 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 13 | 1:49.382 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 14 | 1:49.405 |
| freePractice2Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 15 | 1:49.553 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 16 | 1:49.872 |
| freePractice2Results | Nick Heidfeld | 17 | 1:50.179 |
| freePractice3Results | Jarno Trulli | 1 | 1:31.709 |
| freePractice3Results | Sébastien Buemi | 2 | 1:31.771 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 3 | 1:32.343 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 1:32.414 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 5 | 1:32.445 |
| freePractice3Results | Adrian Sutil | 6 | 1:32.467 |
| freePractice3Results | Rubens Barrichello | 7 | 1:32.488 |
| freePractice3Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 8 | 1:32.546 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 9 | 1:32.668 |
| freePractice3Results | Jaime Alguersuari | 10 | 1:32.689 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 11 | 1:32.717 |
| freePractice3Results | Nick Heidfeld | 12 | 1:32.736 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 13 | 1:32.742 |
| freePractice3Results | Timo Glock | 14 | 1:32.749 |
| freePractice3Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 15 | 1:32.752 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 16 | 1:32.789 |
| freePractice3Results | Robert Kubica | 17 | 1:32.848 |
| freePractice3Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 18 | 1:32.878 |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 19 | 1:32.930 |
| freePractice3Results | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 20 | 1:33.167 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Webber | 1 | 1 | 31.836 |
| Mark Webber | 2 | 2 | 1:00.406 |
| Mark Webber | 3 | 4 | 24.089 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 15 | 25.285 |
| Adrian Sutil | 1 | 15 | 27.650 |
| Jarno Trulli | 1 | 16 | 26.604 |
| Jenson Button | 1 | 17 | 25.776 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 17 | 26.099 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 18 | 29.989 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 1 | 18 | 25.765 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 18 | 24.928 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 18 | 26.464 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 22 | 25.812 |
| Jaime Alguersuari | 1 | 22 | 25.618 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 24 | 24.871 |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi | 1 | 25 | 24.341 |
| Robert Kubica | 1 | 26 | 24.192 |
| Kazuki Nakajima | 1 | 27 | 26.835 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 29 | 27.915 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 30 | 27.282 |
| Mark Webber | 4 | 33 | 26.734 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 35 | 24.571 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 2 | 36 | 26.949 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 37 | 23.828 |
| Jarno Trulli | 2 | 39 | 23.765 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 2 | 39 | 26.897 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 39 | 24.448 |
| Adrian Sutil | 2 | 39 | 24.175 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 40 | 25.316 |
| Jenson Button | 2 | 40 | 23.815 |
| Robert Kubica | 2 | 41 | 25.119 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 42 | 23.449 |
| Jaime Alguersuari | 2 | 43 | 23.191 |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi | 2 | 43 | 23.210 |
| Nico Rosberg | 2 | 45 | 24.888 |
| Mark Webber | 5 | 45 | 30.045 |