01 Nov 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
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The 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was Round 17 of the 2009 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held on the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, 1 November 2009. Lewis Hamilton started on pole position in the McLaren Mercedes and Sebastian Vettel was the race winner in the Red Bull Renault.
2009 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:34:03.414 | - | - | 1:40.279 | 54 | 194.789 | 10 |
| 2 | 14 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:34:21.271 | +17.857 | +17.857 | 1:40.571 | 14 | 194.175 | 8 |
| 3 | 22 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | Brawn Mercedes | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:34:21.881 | +18.467 | +0.610 | 1:40.642 | 49 | 194.154 | 6 |
| 4 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | BAR | Brazil | Brawn Mercedes | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:34:26.149 | +22.735 | +4.268 | 1:40.449 | 54 | 194.007 | 5 |
| 5 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | HEI | Germany | Sauber BMW | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:34:29.667 | +26.253 | +3.518 | 1:40.672 | 54 | 193.887 | 4 |
| 6 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | KOB | Japan | Toyota | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:34:31.757 | +28.343 | +2.090 | 1:40.779 | 55 | 193.816 | 3 |
| 7 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | TRU | Italy | Toyota | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:34:37.780 | +34.366 | +6.023 | 1:40.723 | 49 | 193.610 | 2 |
| 8 | 12 | Sébastien Buemi | BUE | Switzerland | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:34:44.708 | +41.294 | +6.928 | 1:40.326 | 55 | 193.374 | 1 |
| 9 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Williams Toyota | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:34:49.355 | +45.941 | +4.647 | 1:40.997 | 49 | 193.216 | |
| 10 | 5 | Robert Kubica | KUB | Poland | Sauber BMW | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:34:51.594 | +48.180 | +2.239 | 1:40.924 | 54 | 193.140 | |
| 11 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | KOV | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:34:56.212 | +52.798 | +4.618 | 1:41.316 | 53 | 192.984 | |
| 12 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:34:57.731 | +54.317 | +1.519 | 1:40.843 | 54 | 192.932 | |
| 13 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | NAK | Japan | Williams Toyota | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:35:03.253 | +59.839 | +5.522 | 1:40.754 | 54 | 192.745 | |
| 14 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Renault | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:35:13.101 | +1:09.687 | +9.848 | 1:40.757 | 54 | 192.413 | |
| 15 | 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | LIU | Italy | Force India Mercedes | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:35:37.864 | +1:34.450 | +24.763 | 1:41.277 | 54 | 191.583 | |
| 16 | 3 | Giancarlo Fisichella | FIS | Italy | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 54 | 1:34:06.897 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:41.132 | 54 | 191.128 | |
| 17 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | SUT | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Bridgestone | 54 | 1:34:10.427 | 1 lap | +3.530 | 1:40.904 | 34 | 191.009 | |
| 18 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | GRO | France | Renault | Bridgestone | 54 | 1:34:11.396 | 1 lap | +0.969 | 1:42.274 | 47 | 190.976 | |
| DNF | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 20 | 34:32.330 | 1:40.367 | 16 | 192.765 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | ALG | Spain | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | 18 | 32:06.879 | 1:43.318 | 16 | 186.563 |