Pit Lane F1
2009 Season - Round 15 - 2009-10-04
Sebastian Vettel won the 2009 Japanese Grand Prix from pole position, leading Jarno Trulli (Toyota) and Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) home for Red Bull.
Mark Webber (Red Bull) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:32.569. Fernando Alonso (Renault) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P16 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 6-place improvement. 3 drivers retired from the race.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2009 Japanese Grand Prix, completing round 15 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | Finished | 1:32.572 | 10 |
| 2 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 2 | Finished | 1:33.152 | 8 |
| 3 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | Finished | 1:33.259 | 6 |
| 4 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 1:32.999 | 5 |
| 5 | 6Nico Rosberg | Williams | 7 | Finished | 1:33.595 | 4 |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 4 | Finished | 1:33.600 | 3 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 6 | Finished | 1:33.910 | 2 |
| 8 | 22Jenson Button | Brawn | 10 | Finished | 1:33.251 | 1 |
| 9 | 88Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 9 | Finished | 1:33.334 | 0 |
| 10 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 16 | Finished | 1:33.946 | 0 |
| 11 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 11 | Finished | 1:33.801 | 0 |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 14 | Finished | 1:33.479 | 0 |
| 13 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 8 | Finished | 1:33.668 | 0 |
| 14 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 18 | Finished | 1:34.294 | 0 |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 15 | Finished | 1:34.783 | 0 |
| 16 | 8Romain Grosjean | Renault | 17 | +1 Lap | 1:34.643 | 0 |
| 17 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 19 | +2 Laps | 1:32.569 | 0 |
| 18 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 12 | Accident | 1:34.049 | 0 |
| 19 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 13 | Clutch | 1:35.392 | 0 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 20 | Injured | 0 |
