04 Oct 2009 Japanese Grand Prix
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in FIA Formula 1 World Championship
The 2009 Japanese Grand Prix was Round 15 of the 2009 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, 4 October 2009. Sebastian Vettel started on pole position in the Red Bull Renault and was the race winner.
2009 Formula 1 Fuji Television Japanese 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 | 53 | 1:28:20.443 | - | - | 1:32.572 | 43 | 208.900 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | TRU | Italy | Toyota | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:28:25.320 | +4.877 | +4.877 | 1:33.152 | 38 | 208.708 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:28:26.915 | +6.472 | +1.595 | 1:33.259 | 13 | 208.645 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:28:28.383 | +7.940 | +1.468 | 1:32.999 | 33 | 208.587 | 5 |
| 5 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Williams Toyota | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:28:29.236 | +8.793 | +0.853 | 1:33.595 | 43 | 208.554 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | HEI | Germany | Sauber BMW | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:28:29.952 | +9.509 | +0.716 | 1:33.600 | 13 | 208.525 | 3 |
| 7 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | BAR | Brazil | Brawn Mercedes | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:28:31.084 | +10.641 | +1.132 | 1:33.910 | 17 | 208.481 | 2 |
| 8 | 22 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | Brawn Mercedes | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:28:31.917 | +11.474 | +0.833 | 1:33.251 | 42 | 208.448 | 1 |
| 9 | 5 | Robert Kubica | KUB | Poland | Sauber BMW | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:28:32.220 | +11.777 | +0.303 | 1:33.334 | 44 | 208.436 | |
| 10 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Renault | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:28:33.508 | +13.065 | +1.288 | 1:33.946 | 28 | 208.386 | |
| 11 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | KOV | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:28:34.178 | +13.735 | +0.670 | 1:33.801 | 35 | 208.360 | |
| 12 | 3 | Giancarlo Fisichella | FIS | Italy | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:28:35.039 | +14.596 | +0.861 | 1:33.479 | 33 | 208.326 | |
| 13 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | SUT | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:28:35.402 | +14.959 | +0.363 | 1:33.668 | 36 | 208.312 | |
| 14 | 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | LIU | Italy | Force India Mercedes | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:28:36.177 | +15.734 | +0.775 | 1:34.294 | 36 | 208.281 | |
| 15 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | NAK | Japan | Williams Toyota | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:28:38.416 | +17.973 | +2.239 | 1:34.783 | 26 | 208.194 | |
| 16 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | GRO | France | Renault | Bridgestone | 52 | 1:28:39.798 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:34.643 | 39 | 204.210 | |
| 17 | 14 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:28:42.682 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:32.569 | 50 | 200.172 | |
| DNF | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | ALG | Spain | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | 43 | 1:08:50.124 | 1:34.049 | 34 | 217.477 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Sébastien Buemi | BUE | Switzerland | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | 11 | 18:10.187 | 1:35.392 | 5 | 210.279 | |||
| DNS | 10 | Timo Glock | GLO | Germany | Toyota | Bridgestone |