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The '''2009 Santander British Grand Prix''' was the eighth race of the [[2009 Formula One season]]. It was held on June 21, 2009 at [[Silverstone Circuit]] in [[Northamptonshire]], [[England]]. This is likely to be the last British Grand Prix to be held at Silverstone, before the event moves to [[Donington Park]] |
The '''2009 Santander British Grand Prix''' was the eighth race of the [[2009 Formula One season]]. It was held on June 21, 2009 at [[Silverstone Circuit]] in [[Northamptonshire]], [[England]]. This is likely to be the last British Grand Prix to be held at Silverstone, before the event moves to [[Donington Park]] for the [[2010 Formula One season|2010 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8098793.stm|title=Silverstone to say goodbye to F1 |date=2009-06-13|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=2009-06-18}}</ref> |
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Home driver [[Jenson Button]] leads the Drivers' Championship by 26 points from [[Brawn GP|Brawn]] team-mate [[Rubens Barrichello]]. Barrichello is 8 points clear of [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull's]] [[Sebastian Vettel]], who lies 1.5 points ahead of team-mate [[Mark Webber]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/standings/default.stm|title= FIA Formula 1 drivers' world championship Standings|date=2009-06-17|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=2009-06-17}}</ref> |
Home driver [[Jenson Button]] leads the Drivers' Championship by 26 points from [[Brawn GP|Brawn]] team-mate [[Rubens Barrichello]]. Barrichello is 8 points clear of [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull's]] [[Sebastian Vettel]], who lies 1.5 points ahead of team-mate [[Mark Webber]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/standings/default.stm|title= FIA Formula 1 drivers' world championship Standings|date=2009-06-17|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=2009-06-17}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:32, 21 June 2009
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| 2009 British Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 8 of 17 in the 2009 Formula One World Championship | |||
 Silverstone Circuit | |||
| Race details[1] | |||
| Date | June 21, 2009 | ||
| Official name | 2009 F1 Santander British Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, England | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.141 km (3.194 miles) | ||
| Distance | 60 laps, 308.46 km (191.64 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Red Bull Racing | ||
| Time | 1:19.509 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | |
| Time | 1:20.735 on lap 16 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Red Bull Racing | ||
| Second | Red Bull Racing | ||
| Third | Brawn-Mercedes | ||
The 2009 Santander British Grand Prix was the eighth race of the 2009 Formula One season. It was held on June 21, 2009 at Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. This is likely to be the last British Grand Prix to be held at Silverstone, before the event moves to Donington Park for the 2010 season.[2]
Home driver Jenson Button leads the Drivers' Championship by 26 points from Brawn team-mate Rubens Barrichello. Barrichello is 8 points clear of Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, who lies 1.5 points ahead of team-mate Mark Webber.[3]
Ross Brawn 's team lead the Constructors' Championship by 39.5 points from Red Bull Racing and a further 24 points ahead of Japanese manufacturer Toyota
Home favourite and eventual World Champion Lewis Hamilton won the 2008 British Grand Prix for McLaren. As well as Hamilton, the British Grand Prix has a history of native success. Down the years these include wins for David Coulthard, Johnny Herbert, Damon Hill, Nigel Mansell, John Watson, James Hunt, Jackie Stewart, Jim Clark and Stirling Moss. Britain will be represented this year by Hamilton and Jenson Button.
Due to the continuing political dispute between the Formula 1 Teams Association (FOTA) and the FIA and Formula 1 Management (FOM), there is talk that the teams against the proposed 2010 season budget cap will not compete in the 2010 season[4][5][citation needed]
Other former British GP winners in this year's field are Ferrari's Kimi Räikkönen, Renault's Fernando Alonso and Brawn GP driver Rubens Barrichello.
Qualifying
Qualifying began in some of the coolest conditions experienced all year, with an air temperature of just sixteen degrees Celsius. The session was mostly dominated by the Red Bull drivers, until a late flying lap by Kazuki Nakajima saw him fastest by a tenth of a second. The session ended prematurely in the final minute when Adrian Sutil crashed heavily at Abbey, forcing reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton to abort his final lap and leaving him nineteenth with Giancarlo Fisichella, Sébastien Bourdais, Sutil and Sébastien Buemi also eliminated. Sutil's accident was later found to have been a result of brake failure[6].
The second session did not begin until the remains of Sutil's car were removed from the circuit, with track conditions remaining constant and Red Bull continuing their pace, with Mark Webber remaining unchallenged for most of the session with team-mate Sebastian Vettel only out-pacing him on his final run. Championship leader Jenson Button only narrowly missed elimination, setting the eight-fastest time at the end of the session when he had previously been sitting eleventh. Felipe Massa, Robert Kubica, Heikki Kovalainen, Nelson Piquet, Jr. and Nick Heidfeld were all eliminated.
The third and final session saw most of the cars switching to the softer option tyre. Sebastian Vettel took pole from Rubens Barrichello, with Webber third. Button qualified sixth - his worst of the season - after Nakajima found some of his first-session pace to steal fifth place out from under him,[7] resulting in his career-best qualifying position. When the weights of each car was published post-qualifying, it emerged that Vettel was 9 kg heavier than the Brawn of Barrichello and 7 kg heavier than team-mate Webber.[8] After qualifying, it was announced that BMW Sauber would be abandoning their KERS program for good.[9]
Classification
Cars that used KERS are marked with "‡"
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Name | Constructor | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull-Renault | 1:18.685 | 1:18.119 | 1:19.509 | 1 |
| 2 | 23 |  Rubens Barrichello
|
Brawn-Mercedes | 1:19.325 | 1:18.335 | 1:19.856 | 2 |
| 3 | 14 |  Mark Webber
|
Red Bull-Renault | 1:18.674 | 1:18.209 | 1:19.868 | 3 |
| 4 | 9 |  Jarno Trulli
|
Toyota | 1:18.886 | 1:18.240 | 1:20.091 | 4 |
| 5 | 17 |  Kazuki Nakajima
|
Williams-Toyota | 1:18.530 | 1:18.575 | 1:20.216 | 5 |
| 6 | 22 |  Jenson Button
|
Brawn-Mercedes | 1:18.957 | 1:18.663 | 1:20.289 | 6 |
| 7 | 16 | Nico Rosberg
|
Williams-Toyota | 1:19.228 | 1:18.591 | 1:20.361 | 7 |
| 8 | 10 | Timo Glock
|
Toyota | 1:19.198 | 1:18.791 | 1:20.490 | 8 |
| 9 | 4‡ |  Kimi Räikkönen
|
Ferrari | 1:19.010 | 1:18.566 | 1:20.715 | 9 |
| 10 | 7 |  Fernando Alonso
|
Renault | 1:19.167 | 1:18.761 | 1:20.741 | 10 |
| 11 | 3‡ | Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari | 1:19.148 | 1:18.927 | 11 | |
| 12 | 5 |  Robert Kubica
|
BMW Sauber | 1:19.730 | 1:19.308 | 12 | |
| 13 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:19.732 | 1:19.353 | 13 | |
| 14 | 8 | Nelson Piquet, Jr.
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Renault | 1:19.555 | 1:19.392 | 14 | |
| 15 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld
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BMW Sauber | 1:19.559 | 1:19.448 | 15 | |
| 16 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella
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Force India-Mercedes | 1:19.802 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 11 |  Sébastien Bourdais
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Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:19.898 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 20 | Adrian Sutil
|
Force India-Mercedes | 1:19.909 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:19.917 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 12 |  Sébastien Buemi
|
Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:20.236 | 20 |
References
- ^ "British Grand Prix Preview". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 2009-06-16. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ "Silverstone to say goodbye to F1". BBC Sport. 2009-06-13. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ "FIA Formula 1 drivers' world championship Standings". BBC Sport. 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ^ "Carmakers in F1 breakaway warning". BBC Sport. 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ^ "Mosley stands firm in budget row". BBC Sport. 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ^ "Sutil shunt result of brake failure". GP Update. 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- ^ "Vettel grabs pole for British GP". BBC Sport. BBC. 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- ^ "2009 British Grand Prix: Technical Delegate's Report" (PDF). fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- ^ "BMW scraps KERS". GP Update. 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
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