29 Mar 2009 Australian Grand Prix
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in FIA Formula 1 World Championship
The 2009 Australian Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 2009 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday, 29 March 2009. Jenson Button started on pole position in the Brawn Mercedes and was the race winner.
2009 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | Brawn Mercedes | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:34:15.784 | - | - | 1:28.020 | 17 | 195.775 | 10 |
| 2 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | BAR | Brazil | Brawn Mercedes | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:34:16.591 | +0.807 | +0.807 | 1:29.066 | 43 | 195.748 | 8 |
| 3 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | TRU | Italy | Toyota | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:34:17.388 | +1.604 | +0.797 | 1:28.916 | 50 | 195.720 | 6 |
| 4 | 10 | Timo Glock | GLO | Germany | Toyota | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:34:20.219 | +4.435 | +2.831 | 1:28.416 | 53 | 195.622 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Renault | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:34:20.663 | +4.879 | +0.444 | 1:28.712 | 53 | 195.607 | 5 |
| 6 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Williams Toyota | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:34:21.506 | +5.722 | +0.843 | 1:27.706 | 48 | 195.578 | 4 |
| 7 | 12 | Sébastien Buemi | BUE | Switzerland | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:34:21.788 | +6.004 | +0.282 | 1:29.230 | 34 | 195.568 | 3 |
| 8 | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | BOU | France | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:34:22.082 | +6.298 | +0.294 | 1:29.823 | 50 | 195.558 | 2 |
| 9 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | SUT | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:34:22.119 | +6.335 | +0.037 | 1:28.943 | 43 | 195.556 | 1 |
| 10 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | HEI | Germany | Sauber BMW | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:34:22.869 | +7.085 | +0.750 | 1:28.283 | 48 | 195.530 | |
| 11 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | FIS | Italy | Force India Mercedes | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:34:23.158 | +7.374 | +0.289 | 1:29.005 | 51 | 195.521 | |
| 12 | 14 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:34:16.197 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:28.508 | 38 | 192.386 | |
| 13 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:29:54.225 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:28.140 | 8 | 198.190 | |
| 14 | 5 | Robert Kubica | KUB | Poland | Sauber BMW | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:27:13.838 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:27.988 | 36 | 200.616 | |
| 15 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:28:59.301 | 3 laps | +1:45.463 | 1:28.488 | 35 | 196.653 | |
| DSQ | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:34:18.698 | 1:29.020 | 39 | 195.675 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 45 | 1:12:45.106 | 1:29.141 | 30 | 196.807 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | PIQ | Brazil | Renault | Bridgestone | 24 | 40:42.374 | 1:30.502 | 17 | 187.595 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | NAK | Japan | Williams Toyota | Bridgestone | 17 | 26:00.978 | 1:29.923 | 6 | 207.910 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | KOV | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone |