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2009 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix · qualifying
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- 2009 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix · qualifying
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Grand Prix context
2009 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix · Bahrain International Circuit
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2009 Formula 1 World Championship · round 4
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:31:48.182 · 57 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:31:55.369 · 57 laps · renault | 8 |
| 3 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:31:57.352 · 57 laps · toyota | 6 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:32:10.278 · 57 laps · mercedes | 5 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1:32:25.961 · 57 laps · mercedes | 4 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:32:30.239 · 57 laps · ferrari | 3 |
| 7 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:32:31.062 · 57 laps · toyota | 2 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:32:40.957 · 57 laps · renault | 1 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:32:46.380 · 57 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:32:53.331 · 57 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:32:55.823 · 57 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:33:06.006 · 57 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:33:06.987 · 57 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | Time not recorded · 56 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Time not recorded · 56 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | Time not recorded · 56 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| 19 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | Time not recorded · 56 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | Oil pressure · Time not recorded · 48 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | Q1 1:32.779 · 20 laps · toyota | |
| 2 | Timo Glock | Toyota | Q1 1:33.165 · 20 laps · toyota | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Q1 1:32.680 · 18 laps · renault | |
| 4 | Jenson Button | Brawn | Q1 1:32.978 · 20 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Q1 1:32.851 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | Q1 1:33.116 · 20 laps · mercedes | |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | Q1 1:33.627 · 20 laps · renault | |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Q1 1:33.297 · 19 laps · ferrari | |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | Q1 1:33.672 · 21 laps · toyota | |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:33.117 · 19 laps · ferrari | |
| 11 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | Q1 1:33.479 · 14 laps · mercedes | |
| 12 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | Q1 1:33.221 · 13 laps · toyota | |
| 13 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:33.495 · 13 laps · bmw | |
| 14 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:33.377 · 13 laps · bmw | |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | Q1 1:33.608 · 18 laps · renault | |
| 16 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Q1 1:33.722 · 10 laps · mercedes | |
| 17 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:33.753 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | Q1 1:33.910 · 9 laps · mercedes | |
| 19 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Q1 1:34.038 · 8 laps · renault | |
| 20 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:34.159 · 9 laps · ferrari |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:33.431 · toyota | |
| 2 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:33.712 · toyota | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:34.015 · renault | |
| 4 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:34.044 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:34.196 · mercedes | |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1:34.239 · mercedes | |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:34.578 · renault | |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:34.818 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:35.134 · toyota | |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:35.380 · ferrari | |
| 11 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:33.242 · mercedes | |
| 12 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:33.348 · toyota | |
| 13 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:33.487 · bmw | |
| 14 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:33.562 · bmw | |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:33.941 · renault | |
| 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:33.753 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:33.910 · mercedes | |
| 18 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:34.038 · renault | |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:33.722 · mercedes | |
| 20 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:34.159 · ferrari |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 31 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 19 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14.5 |
| 5 | Timo Glock | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9.5 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 10 | Heikki Kovalainen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3.5 |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 13 | Sébastien Buemi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 14 | Sébastien Bourdais | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 15 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 16 | Adrian Sutil | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 19 | Kazuki Nakajima | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Robert Kubica | 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 | 1:33.647 |
| freePractice1Results | Nick Heidfeld | 2 | 1:33.907 |
| freePractice1Results | Robert Kubica | 3 | 1:33.938 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 4 | 1:34.227 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 5 | 1:34.434 |
| freePractice1Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 6 | 1:34.502 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 7 | 1:34.531 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 8 | 1:34.589 |
| freePractice1Results | Mark Webber | 9 | 1:34.827 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 10 | 1:34.827 |
| freePractice1Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 11 | 1:34.880 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 12 | 1:34.938 |
| freePractice1Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 13 | 1:34.974 |
| freePractice1Results | Adrian Sutil | 14 | 1:35.021 |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 15 | 1:35.036 |
| freePractice1Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 16 | 1:35.042 |
| freePractice1Results | Timo Glock | 17 | 1:35.333 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 18 | 1:35.348 |
| freePractice1Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 19 | 1:35.353 |
| freePractice1Results | Sébastien Buemi | 20 | 1:35.369 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:33.339 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 2 | 1:33.530 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 3 | 1:33.616 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 1:33.661 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 5 | 1:33.676 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 6 | 1:33.694 |
| freePractice2Results | Adrian Sutil | 7 | 1:33.763 |
| freePractice2Results | Timo Glock | 8 | 1:33.764 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 9 | 1:33.885 |
| freePractice2Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 10 | 1:33.899 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 11 | 1:33.994 |
| freePractice2Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 12 | 1:34.025 |
| freePractice2Results | Sébastien Buemi | 13 | 1:34.127 |
| freePractice2Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 14 | 1:34.366 |
| freePractice2Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 15 | 1:34.411 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 16 | 1:34.564 |
| freePractice2Results | Robert Kubica | 17 | 1:34.605 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 18 | 1:34.670 |
| freePractice2Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 19 | 1:34.764 |
| freePractice2Results | Nick Heidfeld | 20 | 1:34.790 |
| freePractice3Results | Timo Glock | 1 | 1:32.605 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 2 | 1:32.728 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 3 | 1:32.906 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 1:32.975 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 5 | 1:32.986 |
| freePractice3Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 6 | 1:33.176 |
| freePractice3Results | Robert Kubica | 7 | 1:33.195 |
| freePractice3Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 8 | 1:33.302 |
| freePractice3Results | Jarno Trulli | 9 | 1:33.397 |
| freePractice3Results | Nick Heidfeld | 10 | 1:33.415 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 11 | 1:33.443 |
| freePractice3Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 12 | 1:33.478 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 13 | 1:33.482 |
| freePractice3Results | Adrian Sutil | 14 | 1:33.534 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 15 | 1:33.586 |
| freePractice3Results | Rubens Barrichello | 16 | 1:33.686 |
| freePractice3Results | Sébastien Buemi | 17 | 1:33.720 |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 18 | 1:33.726 |
| freePractice3Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 19 | 1:33.962 |
| freePractice3Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 20 | 1:34.990 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Kubica | 1 | 2 | 30.403 |
| Kazuki Nakajima | 1 | 2 | 35.718 |
| Felipe Massa | 1 | 3 | 33.034 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 1 | 3 | 30.246 |
| Timo Glock | 1 | 11 | 28.643 |
| Jarno Trulli | 1 | 12 | 26.890 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 12 | 25.574 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 14 | 26.343 |
| Mark Webber | 1 | 14 | 28.265 |
| Jenson Button | 1 | 15 | 27.965 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 15 | 26.222 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 15 | 27.409 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 16 | 27.234 |
| Sébastien Bourdais | 1 | 18 | 26.626 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 19 | 27.144 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 21 | 28.907 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 21 | 27.254 |
| Sébastien Buemi | 1 | 21 | 27.023 |
| Nelson Piquet Jr. | 1 | 23 | 26.328 |
| Adrian Sutil | 1 | 23 | 26.191 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 26 | 27.657 |
| Felipe Massa | 2 | 29 | 26.660 |
| Kazuki Nakajima | 2 | 30 | 26.061 |
| Timo Glock | 2 | 33 | 25.668 |
| Robert Kubica | 2 | 34 | 27.552 |
| Sébastien Bourdais | 2 | 36 | 26.721 |
| Jenson Button | 2 | 37 | 27.676 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 2 | 36 | 27.000 |
| Jarno Trulli | 2 | 37 | 26.381 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 37 | 26.340 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 37 | 26.282 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 37 | 27.610 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 2 | 37 | 26.793 |
| Mark Webber | 2 | 37 | 27.462 |
| Sébastien Buemi | 2 | 39 | 29.923 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 40 | 25.776 |
| Adrian Sutil | 2 | 41 | 25.545 |
| Nelson Piquet Jr. | 2 | 42 | 26.224 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 44 | 27.716 |
| Nico Rosberg | 2 | 45 | 25.525 |
| Felipe Massa | 3 | 46 | 26.169 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 3 | 47 | 25.197 |