19 Apr 2009 Chinese Grand Prix
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in FIA Formula 1 World Championship
The 2009 Chinese Grand Prix was Round 3 of the 2009 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Shanghai, China on Sunday, 19 April 2009. Sebastian Vettel started on pole position in the Red Bull Renault and was the race winner.
2009 Formula 1 Chinese 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 | 56 | 1:57:43.485 | - | - | 1:52.627 | 42 | 155.480 | 10 |
| 2 | 14 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:57:54.455 | +10.970 | +10.970 | 1:52.980 | 42 | 155.239 | 8 |
| 3 | 22 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | Brawn Mercedes | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:58:28.460 | +44.975 | +34.005 | 1:53.546 | 44 | 154.497 | 6 |
| 4 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | BAR | Brazil | Brawn Mercedes | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:58:47.189 | +1:03.704 | +18.729 | 1:52.592 | 42 | 154.091 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | KOV | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:58:48.587 | +1:05.102 | +1.398 | 1:54.516 | 41 | 154.061 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:58:55.351 | +1:11.866 | +6.764 | 1:54.665 | 39 | 153.915 | 3 |
| 7 | 10 | Timo Glock | GLO | Germany | Toyota | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:58:57.961 | +1:14.476 | +2.610 | 1:52.703 | 42 | 153.858 | 2 |
| 8 | 12 | Sébastien Buemi | BUE | Switzerland | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:58:59.924 | +1:16.439 | +1.963 | 1:54.590 | 42 | 153.816 | 1 |
| 9 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Renault | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:59:07.794 | +1:24.309 | +7.870 | 1:54.481 | 38 | 153.647 | |
| 10 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:59:15.235 | +1:31.750 | +7.441 | 1:55.396 | 38 | 153.487 | |
| 11 | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | BOU | France | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:59:17.641 | +1:34.156 | +2.406 | 1:53.474 | 43 | 153.435 | |
| 12 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | HEI | Germany | Sauber BMW | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:59:19.319 | +1:35.834 | +1.678 | 1:54.158 | 40 | 153.399 | |
| 13 | 5 | Robert Kubica | KUB | Poland | Sauber BMW | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:59:30.338 | +1:46.853 | +11.019 | 1:55.350 | 44 | 153.163 | |
| 14 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | FIS | Italy | Force India Mercedes | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:58:08.816 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:56.239 | 37 | 152.157 | |
| 15 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Williams Toyota | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:58:31.069 | 1 lap | +22.253 | 1:54.243 | 55 | 151.680 | |
| 16 | 8 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | PIQ | Brazil | Renault | Bridgestone | 54 | 1:58:16.406 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:55.535 | 42 | 149.229 | |
| 17 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | SUT | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Bridgestone | 50 | 1:47:11.887 | 6 laps | 4 laps | 1:54.777 | 41 | 152.442 | |
| DNF | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | NAK | Japan | Williams Toyota | Bridgestone | 43 | 1:35:35.114 | 1:56.167 | 38 | 147.012 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 20 | 46:32.964 | 1:56.484 | 16 | 140.276 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Jarno Trulli | TRU | Italy | Toyota | Bridgestone | 18 | 44:42.841 | 2:00.330 | 14 | 131.405 |