2009 Formula One World Championship

Jenson Button is the current Championship leader, driving for Brawn GP.

Lewis Hamilton is the defending world champion for the 2009 season.

"F1 2009" redirects here. For the video game, see F1 2009 (video game).

The 2009 Formula One season is the 60th FIA Formula One World Championship season. There are ten teams signed up to compete in the championship.

The season is scheduled to take place over 17 rounds, and started with the Australian Grand Prix on 29 March 2009. It will end on 1 November 2009 with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which is included on the race calendar for the first time and will be held at the new Yas Marina Circuit. The French and Canadian Grands Prix, which were included in the calendar respectively since 1956 without interruptions and since 1967 with two absences, have been dropped.

Several rule changes will be implemented by the FIA, in a bid to cut costs due to the global financial crisis and to improve the on-track spectacle. New rules governing tyres, aerodynamics and Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS), among others, are some of the biggest changes in the Formula One regulations for several decades. FIA initially declared a change in deciding the World Driver's Championship, with the driver winning the most races to be declared as the champion. However, this decision was later reversed following protests from Formula One Teams Association.

Pre-season testing

Rubens Barrichello driving the Brawn BGP 001 at Barcelona

The first multi-team testing session took place at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona in November 2008, two weeks after the end of previous season. All teams, except Toyota, took part in the testing session where some teams tested their new aerodynamics package and slick tyres. BMW Sauber and Williams were amongst the forerunners in this case, with the German manufacturer running both rear and front wings to 2009 specifications. The team's test driver, Christian Klien, labelled the car the ugliest car he'd ever seen. F1 newcomers Sébastien Buemi, Lucas di Grassi and Bruno Senna tested for Toro Rosso and Honda respectively. Takuma Sato returned for a test with Toro Rosso and WRC Champion Sébastien Loeb tested for Red Bull. McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa also tested for Force India, an exercise seen as a part of the teams' new technical partnership. Red Bull, Toro Rosso and Renault were the only teams to use solely their 2008 cars (albeit with slick tyres), whilst the other teams also tested 2009 interim cars during the 3-day test.

Heikki Kovalainen driving the McLaren MP4-24 at Jerez

The next test took place at Jerez in December 2008, and was attended by six teams. Toro Rosso candidate Sébastien Buemi topped the time-sheets on all three days, defeating rival candidates Takuma Sato and Sébastien Bourdais. The test also saw the McLaren team debut a front wing and nosecone designed to 2009 specifications, as well as stripped bodywork. BMW Sauber and Williams continued running the interim cars which debuted at the previous test, while Renault and Toro Rosso continued running their 2008 cars with slicks and simulated downforce-levels.

Following the first launches, the teams returned to the track on the 19th of January for more testing. Toyota, McLaren, Williams and Renault tested at Algarve again together with Toro Rosso, which used their 2008 car. Sébastien Buemi, in his first outing as confirmed driver for the Toro Rosso team, topped the first three days in the interim car. Heavy rain hampered the teams in the first two days, and only on Wednesday could the drivers test the new cars on the slick tyres. On Thursday, however, the rain returned, and testing was stopped early in the morning as the medical helicopters could not take off in the torrential rain. Ferrari intended to test at Algarve as well, but moved the test to Mugello, where the rain continued to limit their testing amidst mounting concerns over the F60's legality. BMW Sauber, meanwhile, enjoyed warmer weather testing the F1.09 at Valencia.

On 9 March, testing started at Barcelona with the new team, Brawn GP, making an impact by leading the times early in the day. Toro Rosso also launched the STR4. This was the first test in which all teams used their 2009 cars. BMW Sauber led the times while Brawn GP finished fourth. On day three, Brawn GP's Jenson Button was fastest by just over one second to Ferrari's Felipe Massa completing 130 laps. On day four Rubens Barrichello became the first driver to get into the 1:18s.

On 15 March Renault, Brawn and Williams started the last teams public test at Jerez. Brawn, again, led the standings 0.6 seconds ahead of Renault's Fernando Alonso, completing 107 laps. On day two, Fernando Alonso completed 107 laps and finished 0.55 seconds ahead of Barrichello, who completed 61 laps, and ahead of his teammate, Jenson Button who completed 12 laps, by 0.5 seconds and over a second ahead of Lewis Hamilton who was still struggling in the MP4-24. Button led the final day 0.2 seconds clear, completing 114 laps ahead of Williams driver Nico Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Jr. and Hamilton. The testing carried on at Jerez with McLaren and Williams staying. McLaren showed good progress after slicing a whole second off their pace with Williams driver Nakajima almost 2 seconds behind in the FW31. On day two Nakajima led by 0.4 seconds to McLaren. McLaren slashed some more time out of the MP4-24, while importing over some new parts from Woking. McLaren and Williams then returned to Britain to finish off preparations for Australia; leaving for the season opener on Monday to join the rest of the grid.

McLaren have been experiencing some problems with the car lacking rear downforce. At the penultimate test of the season in Barcelona, the McLaren car was rarely less than 1.5 seconds off the pace. Felipe Massa stated he had never seen McLaren so far behind.

The controversial diffuser of the TF109 at Circuit de Catalunya

A major source of controversy throughout the winter season were the rear diffusers. Three teams–Toyota, Williams and Brawn GP–launched their cars with a diffuser that uses the rear crash structure in order to generate additional downforce. These designs were quickly protested, and just days after the cars were unveiled, rival teams asked the FIA for a clarification on the matter. With only days to go before the start of the 2009 season, the rear diffuser designs once again attracted controversy with Red Bull's motor racing advisor Helmut Marko declaring that the other seven teams will unite to lodge an official protest should they be used in the race. On the Wednesday of the first race an official complaint was launched by other teams against the rear diffusers of the Williams FW31, Toyota TF109 and the Brawn BGP 001 saying that they were illegal, but after analysing the cars the FIA reported that the cars were not illegal. The other six teams filed an appeal which was heard on 14 April 2009– the week prior to round three of the championship, the Chinese Grand Prix— and a result was decided on Wednesday 15 April. The FIA deemed the cars' diffusers legal after much deliberation.

Teams

The following teams are signed with Formula One Management and make up the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA):

• Ferrari
• McLaren-Mercedes
• BMW Sauber
• Renault
• Toyota
• Toro Rosso-Ferrari
• Red Bull-Renault
• Williams-Toyota
• Force India-Mercedes
• Brawn-Mercedes

Williams and Force India were suspended from FOTA on the 27th May 2009, due to them "breaking ranks" and signing up to the 2010 championship, despite the ongoing debate over the FIA's planned budget cap for the 2010 season. Just hours before the team issued their entry, Max Mosley was handed a letter signed by all ten team bosses, insisting that he scrap his planned budget cap and its two-tier regulations.

New car launches

Constructor	Chassis	Launch date	Launch location
Ferrari	F60	January 12	Mugello, Italy
Toyota	TF109	January 15	Online
McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-24	January 16	Woking, United Kingdom
Renault	R29	January 19	Portimão, Portugal
Williams-Toyota	FW31	January 19	Portimão, Portugal
BMW Sauber	F1.09	January 20	Valencia, Spain
Red Bull-Renault	RB5	February 9	Circuito de Jerez, Spain
Force India-Mercedes	VJM02	March 1	Circuito de Jerez, Spain
Brawn-Mercedes	BGP 001	March 6	Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom
Toro Rosso-Ferrari	STR4	March 9	Circuit de Catalunya, Spain

Teams and Drivers

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test Driver(s)
Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes	McLaren	MP4-24	Mercedes FO 108W	B	1	Lewis Hamilton	1-10	Pedro de la Rosa Gary Paffett
					2	Heikki Kovalainen	1-10
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari	F60	Ferrari 056	B	3	Felipe Massa	1-10	Luca Badoer Marc Gené
						Michael Schumacher † ‡	TBA
					4	Kimi Räikkönen	1-10
BMW Sauber F1 Team	BMW Sauber	F1.09	BMW P86/9	B	5	Robert Kubica	1-10	Christian Klien
					6	Nick Heidfeld	1-10
ING Renault F1 Team	Renault	R29	Renault RS27	B	7	Fernando Alonso	1-10	Romain Grosjean
					8	Nelson Piquet, Jr.	1-10
						TBA ‡	-
Panasonic Toyota Racing	Toyota	TF109	Toyota RVX-09	B	9	Jarno Trulli	1-10	Kamui Kobayashi
					10	Timo Glock	1-10
Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso	STR4	Ferrari 056	B	11	Sébastien Bourdais	1-9	Jaime Alguersuari David Coulthard Brendon Hartley
						Jaime Alguersuari	10
					12	Sébastien Buemi	1-10
Red Bull Racing	Red Bull	RB5	Renault RS27	B	14	Mark Webber	1-10
					15	Sebastian Vettel	1-10
AT&T WilliamsF1 Team	Williams	FW31	Toyota RVX-09	B	16	Nico Rosberg	1-10	Nicolas Hülkenberg
					17	Kazuki Nakajima	1-10
Force India F1 Team	Force India	VJM02	Mercedes FO 108W	B	20	Adrian Sutil	1-10	Vitantonio Liuzzi
					21	Giancarlo Fisichella	1-10
Brawn GP F1 Team	Brawn	BGP 001	Mercedes FO 108W	B	22	Jenson Button	1-10	Anthony Davidson Alexander Wurz
					23	Rubens Barrichello	1-10

† Schumacher racing at the European GP is subject to medical clearance.

‡ See mid-season changes

2009 calendar

After several revisions, the FIA published the 2009 Formula One World Championship race calendar on 5 November 2008

Round	Official Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	City / Location	Date	Time		Laps
						Local	UTC
1	ING Australian Grand Prix	Australian GP	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	Melbourne, Victoria	29 March	17:00	06:00	58
2	Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix	Malaysian GP	Sepang International Circuit	Kuala Lumpur	5 April	17:00	09:00	56
3	Chinese Grand Prix	Chinese GP	Shanghai International Circuit	Shanghai	19 April	15:00	07:00	56
4	Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain GP	Bahrain International Circuit	Sakhir, Manama	26 April	15:00	12:00	57
5	Gran Premio de España Telefónica	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya	Barcelona	10 May	14:00	12:00	66
6	Grand Prix de Monaco	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco	Monte Carlo	24 May	14:00	12:00	78
7	ING Turkish Grand Prix	Turkish GP	Istanbul Park	Istanbul	7 June	15:00	12:00	58
8	Santander British Grand Prix	British GP	Silverstone Circuit	Silverstone	21 June	13:00	12:00	60
9	Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland	German GP	Nürburgring	Nürburg	12 July	14:00	12:00	60
10	ING Magyar Nagydíj	Hungarian GP	Hungaroring	Budapest	26 July	14:00	12:00	70
11	Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe	European GP	Valencia Street Circuit	Valencia	23 August	14:00	12:00	57
12	ING Belgian Grand Prix	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Spa	30 August	14:00	12:00	44
13	Gran Premio Santander d'Italia	Italian GP	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Monza	13 September	14:00	12:00	53
14	SingTel Singapore Grand Prix†	Singapore GP	Marina Bay Street Circuit	Singapore	27 September	20:00	12:00	61
15	Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP	Suzuka Circuit	Suzuka	4 October	14:00	05:00	53
16	Grande Prêmio do Brasil	Brazilian GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	São Paulo	18 October	14:00	16:00	71
17	Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix‡	Abu Dhabi GP	Yas Marina Circuit‡	Yas Island	1 November	15:00	11:00	55

† Night Race
‡ New Race/Circuit

Changes

Driver changes

Changed teams

• Sebastian Vettel: Scuderia Toro Rosso → Red Bull Racing
• Anthony Davidson: Super Aguri / Honda Racing (test driver) → Brawn GP (test driver)

Entered F1

• Sébastien Buemi: Trust Team Arden (GP2) → Scuderia Toro Rosso

Exited F1

• David Coulthard: Red Bull Racing → consultant and test driver for Red Bull, as well as providing punditry for the BBC's television coverage alongside former Jordan Grand Prix team principal Eddie Jordan and anchor Jake Humphrey.
• Takuma Sato: Super Aguri → unknown

Mid-season changes

• Sébastien Bourdais was released by Toro Rosso following the 2009 German Grand Prix. He was replaced by World Series by Renault driver Jaime Alguersuari who also previously served as Red Bull and Toro Rosso's reserve driver.
• Felipe Massa was injured during qualifying for the Hungarian GP. Seven-time world champion and Ferrari advisor Michael Schumacher will stand in until Massa is ready for a return.
• Nelson Piquet, Jr. parted company with Renault during the four-week summer break. His replacement has not been confirmed.

Team changes

• Force India changed their engine supplier from Ferrari to Mercedes in a five-year deal.
• Gerhard Berger sold his half-stake of Scuderia Toro Rosso to Red Bull, claiming that the new regulations would "leave no room for improvement for a small team like STR".
• Honda F1 announced in December 2008 that they would withdraw their Formula One team from the 2009 World Championship due to the problems caused by the global financial breakdown and to focus on their core business activities. It was confirmed on 5 March 2009 that the team would compete in the 2009 season as Brawn GP, with Mercedes engines, following a management buy-out, and would retain the services of both Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello as drivers.

Calendar changes

• The debuting Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has been added to the race calendar, as part of Formula One's expansion in the Middle East. The race will take place at the Hermann Tilke-designed Yas Marina Circuit, which is currently under construction on Yas Island. The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will be the final round of the 2009 World Championship on 1 November, 2009.
• After being dropped in 2007 and replaced by the Fuji Speedway, the Suzuka Circuit will return to host the Japanese Grand Prix in 2009.
• On October 7, 2008, the FIA formalized the 2009 season calendar with the dropping of the Canadian Grand Prix (for apparent financial problems) and the rearrangement of the Turkish Grand Prix to June 7, 2009. 2009 will be the first Formula One season since 1958 with no Grand Prix in North America. The Canadian Grand Prix had been on the provisional schedule, before being dropped. However, it may be reinstated in the calendar in the event of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix not being ready in time.
• On October 15, 2008, the organisers of the French Grand Prix announced via their official website that the race would no longer be part of the 2009 season, citing "economic problems". This will be the second time that there has not been a French Grand Prix on the schedule since the start of the World Drivers' Championship in 1950. The only previous time was 1955. The race had been on the "final" schedule for 2009, and Bernie Ecclestone had previously stated that it would stay on the calendar, as they had a contract until 2011.
• On November 5, 2008, the FIA World Council shifted the Chinese Grand Prix to April and reshuffled the others to accommodate the loss of the French Grand Prix.

Rule changes

Banned since 1998, slick tyres have returned in 2009.

A ban on aerodynamic appendages has resulted in the 2009 cars having smoother bodywork.

The front wing is lower and wider than in 2008.

The rear wing is higher and narrower.

On 22 December 2006, the FIA released technical regulations for the 2009 season. These have been revised several times to accommodate the findings of the Overtaking Working Group (formed in response to concerns that wheel-to-wheel racing was becoming increasingly rare) and the increasing need for cost-cutting in the sport in the wake of the economic crisis. Some changes have been added later.

• Slick tyres will return for the first time since they were banned for the 1998 season. Bridgestone will continue to be the sole supplier of tyres, and drivers will still have to use both compounds of tyre during a race. Soft tyres are differentiated by a green marking around the sides of the tyres, rather than a white marking in a groove as used in 2008. Further, wet tyres were renamed as "intermediate" and extreme-weather tyres were renamed "wet".
• The aerodynamic regulations have been radically altered for the 2009 season. Front wings will be lower and wider, while rear wings will be much higher and narrower. This makes the 2009 cars strikingly different in appearance from those of previous seasons, and several drivers have expressed concerns that the larger front wings could trigger more accidents; especially at the start of Grands Prix when the cars are racing close to each other. As well as the changes in the dimensions of the wings, bodywork will be much more regulated with many of the additional components seen in previous seasons effectively outlawed (including barge boards, winglets, turning vanes, chimneys, Viking horns and dumbo ears), the diffuser at the rear of the car has been moved back and upwards. Many other minor chassis components have also been standardised. The aim of the new aerodynamic regulations, as well as the reintroduction of slick tyres, is to decrease reliance on aerodynamic downforce and increase mechanical grip with the aim of making wheel-to-wheel racing easier.
• For the first time, cars will be allowed to use driver adjustable bodywork, in the form of adjustable flaps in the front wing. The flaps can be adjusted by up to six degrees, limited to only two adjustments per lap.
• Along with changes to bodywork and tyre size, the 2006 document included details of a Kinetic Energy Recovery System. This is a regenerative braking device designed to recover some of the vehicle's kinetic energy, which is normally dissipated as heat during braking. The recovered energy can be stored electrically, in a battery or supercapacitor, or mechanically, in a flywheel, for use as a source of additional accelerative power at the driver's discretion by way of a boost button on the steering wheel. The regulations limit the additional power to around 82 hp (61 kW) for six seconds a lap. The regulations do not make this compulsory, and due to concerns about both limited performance gains and safety implications many teams are believed to be unlikely to use the new KERS systems for at least the start of the 2009 season. And in fact the number of cars using KERS has dwindled from seven cars for the first two races and a peak of eight cars at Bahrain to just four cars (the Ferraris and McLarens). Until Hamilton's win in Hungary, no car running KERS had finished higher than third. BMW Sauber, one of the biggest investors in KERS, announced after qualifying in Britain that they would be abandoning their KERS programme for good.
• While it was reported in 2008 that the FIA were planning on introducing a budget cap to limit the amount of spending by Formula One teams, the amount was not agreed upon and the budget cap idea was dropped. Instead, costs will be brought down by an almost total ban on in-season testing, a forced reduction in wind tunnel usage, the sharing of more data during race weekends, and an increased minimum engine lifespan: the engine will have to last for three races, instead of two in 2008. The gearbox will have to last for 4 races, and penalty of 5 places in the starting grid will be applied, should a driver change it during the weekend before the start of the race.
• Each driver will be limited to a maximum of 8 engines throughout the season, in addition to four engines for practice/testing purposes. To aid improvements in reliability, the engines will be detuned from 19,000 RPM to 18,000 RPM.
• The rule stating that the pit lane is closed during a Safety Car period will be scrapped in 2009. The rule was introduced in 2007 to prevent drivers rushing back to the pits to refuel, possibly speeding through a danger zone, but software has been successfully developed to solve this problem. The pit lane speed limit has also been increased from 50mph to 62mph(100kmh).
• The FIA initially declared that the driver with the most wins at the end of the season would be the winner of the 2009 Formula One World Championship, but dropped the decision due to opposition from teams and drivers. Formula One Teams Association argued that FIA could not change the rules this close to the season's start without the full agreement of the teams. Other proposals rejected by FIA were the introduction of a new points system with the scale 12-9-7-5-4-3-2-1 and to award medals for first, second and third place.

New F1 partnerships

Korean electronics firm LG set a partnership with FOM to show their logo during live timing system and timing graphics.

Broadcasting changes

Formula One broadcasters change

Country	2008	2009
United Kingdom	ITV	BBC
Norway	TV3 and Viasat SportN	Viasat Motor
Spain	Telecinco and TV3	Mediapro (laSexta) and TV3
Bulgaria	BTV	TV7 and BTV
India	ESPNStar alliance	ESPN Star Sports
Malaysia	Pay-TV Astro	ESPN Star Sports and ntv7
Denmark	TV2	TV3 Puls
Greece	Alpha TV	ANT1
Russia	Ren-TV	RTR Sport
Turkey	CNN Türk	TRT
Latvia	LNT	TV3 and Viasat Sport Baltic
Ukraine	Megasport	K1
Middle East	Al Jazeera Sports	Bahrain Sports
Sweden	Viasat Sport and TV6	Viasat Motor
Estonia	TV3	TV3 and Viasat Sport Baltic
Canada	SpeedTV - Licensed from TSN	TSN and TSN2

• The BBC regain coverage of Formula One in the United Kingdom after losing it to ITV in 1997. The deal will last for five years and includes TV, radio and online coverage rights. Jake Humphrey presents the programme, with Jonathan Legard and Martin Brundle (swapping from ITV) doing the race commentary. Ted Kravitz joined the BBC to continue his role in the pit lane, and is joined by Lee McKenzie. David Coulthard and Eddie Jordan act as TV pundits, with Murray Walker doing a similar job on the BBC website. The broadcaster confirmed the details of coverage on 25 February 2009, including the return of iconic theme tune "The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac.
• In Spain, Telecinco loses the F1 coverage rights in favor of Mediapro, major shareholder of LaSexta.
• In Bulgaria, TV7 have acquired the coverage rights for the 2009, 2010 and 2011 seasons from bTV.
• ESPN Star Sports has agreed to a new five-year deal for the exclusive rights to broadcast Formula One in 24 Asian countries, including India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and South Korea.
• In Sweden, Viasat extends its broadcasting rights through 2011. The broadcast will be moved to the new motorsports channel Viasat Motor, but qualifications and race summaries will be on TV6 as well. This is the first time races aren't broadcast on free-to-view channel in Sweden.
• In Denmark, TV3 Puls replaces TV2.
• In Greece, ANT1 has acquired the coverage rights for the next three years, replacing Alpha TV.
• In Russia, RTR Sport replaces Ren-TV.
• In Australia, Ten and its subsidiary One will cover the season. One will be launched on the weekend of the Australian GP. One will broadcast all races and qualifying live when possible. Hosted by Greg Rust and Cameron McConville, who cross to the BBC telecast.
• In Latvia, TV3 and Viasat Sport Baltic have bought the rights for showing live races for three years, replacing LNT, which had broadcast Formula One races for more than ten years.
• In Ukraine, K1 replaces Megasport.
• In Middle East, Bahrain Sports replaces Al Jazeera Sports.
• In Turkey, TRT replaces CNN Türk.
• In Canada, TSN replaces Speed. Although TSN has had the rights for some time, it licensed the broadcasts in Canada to SpeedTV. For 2009 TSN has decided to broadcast the races themselves using the BBC Feed on their two stations TSN and TSN2.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Rd.	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
1	Australian Grand Prix	Jenson Button	Nico Rosberg	Jenson Button	Brawn-Mercedes	Report
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	Jenson Button	Jenson Button	Jenson Button	Brawn-Mercedes	Report
3	Chinese Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Rubens Barrichello	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	Report
4	Bahrain Grand Prix	Jarno Trulli	Jarno Trulli	Jenson Button	Brawn-Mercedes	Report
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Jenson Button	Rubens Barrichello	Jenson Button	Brawn-Mercedes	Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Jenson Button	Felipe Massa	Jenson Button	Brawn-Mercedes	Report
7	Turkish Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Jenson Button	Jenson Button	Brawn-Mercedes	Report
8	British Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Sebastian Vettel	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	Report
9	German Grand Prix	Mark Webber	Fernando Alonso	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	Report
10	Hungarian Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso	Mark Webber	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
11	European Grand Prix					Report
12	Belgian Grand Prix					Report
13	Italian Grand Prix					Report
14	Singapore Grand Prix					Report
15	Japanese Grand Prix					Report
16	Brazilian Grand Prix					Report
17	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix					Report

Drivers

Pos Driver AUS MAL‡ CHN BHR ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN EUR BEL ITA SIN JPN BRA ABU Points 1 Jenson Button 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 6 5 7 70 2 Mark Webber 12 6 2 11 3 5 2 2 1 3 51.5 3 Sebastian Vettel 13† 15† 1 2 4 Ret 3 1 2 Ret 47 4 Rubens Barrichello 2 5 4 5 2 2 Ret 3 6 10 44 5 Nico Rosberg 6 8 15 9 8 6 5 5 4 4 25.5 6 Jarno Trulli 3 4 Ret 3 Ret 13 4 7 17 8 22.5 7 Felipe Massa Ret 9 Ret 14 6 4 6 4 3 DNS 22 8 Lewis Hamilton DSQ 7 6 4 9 12 13 16 18 1 19 9 Kimi Räikkönen 15† 14 10 6 Ret 3 9 8 Ret 2 18 10 Timo Glock 4 3 7 7 10 10 8 9 9 6 16 11 Fernando Alonso 5 11 9 8 5 7 10 14 7 Ret 13 12 Heikki Kovalainen Ret Ret 5 12 Ret Ret 14 Ret 8 5 9 13 Nick Heidfeld 10 2 12 19 7 11 11 15 10 11 6 14 Sébastien Buemi 7 16† 8 17 Ret Ret 15 18 16 16 3 15 Robert Kubica 14† Ret 13 18 11 Ret 7 13 14 13 2 16 Sébastien Bourdais 8 10 11 13 Ret 8 18 Ret Ret 2 17 Giancarlo Fisichella 11 18† 14 15 14 9 Ret 10 11 14 0 18 Kazuki Nakajima Ret 12 Ret Ret 13 15† 12 11 12 9 0 19 Adrian Sutil 9 17 17† 16 Ret 14 17 17 15 Ret 0 20 Nelson Piquet, Jr. Ret 13 16 10 12 Ret 16 12 13 12 0 21 Jaime Alguersuari 15 0 Pos Driver AUS MAL‡ CHN BHR ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN EUR BEL ITA SIN JPN BRA ABU Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Thursday/Friday test driver (TD) (from 2003 onwards) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Text formatting Meaning Bold Pole position Italics Fastest lap Superscript Sprint race result Abbreviation Meaning WDC World Drivers' Championship position WCC World Constructors' Championship position NC Not classified Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest lap

^† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
^‡ Half points were awarded at the Malaysian Grand Prix as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

Constructors

Pos Constructor Car No. AUS MAL‡ CHN BHR ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN EUR BEL ITA SIN JPN BRA ABU Points 1 Brawn-Mercedes 22 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 6 5 7 114 23 2 5 4 5 2 2 Ret 3 6 10 2 Red Bull-Renault 14 12 6 2 11 3 5 2 2 1 3 98.5 15 13† 15† 1 2 4 Ret 3 1 2 Ret 3 Ferrari 3 Ret 9 Ret 14 6 4 6 4 3 DNS 40 4 15† 14 10 6 Ret 3 9 8 Ret 2 4 Toyota 9 3 4 Ret 3 Ret 13 4 7 17 8 38.5 10 4 3 7 7 10 10 8 9 9 6 5 McLaren-Mercedes 1 DSQ 7 6 4 9 12 13 16 18 1 28 2 Ret Ret 5 12 Ret Ret 14 Ret 8 5 6 Williams-Toyota 16 6 8 15 9 8 6 5 5 4 4 25.5 17 Ret 12 Ret Ret 13 15† 12 11 12 9 7 Renault 7 5 11 9 8 5 7 10 14 7 Ret 13 8 Ret 13 16 10 12 Ret 16 12 13 12 8 BMW Sauber 5 14† Ret 13 18 11 Ret 7 13 14 13 8 6 10 2 12 19 7 11 11 15 10 11 9 Toro Rosso-Ferrari 11 8 10 11 13 Ret 8 18 Ret Ret 15 5 12 7 16† 8 17 Ret Ret 15 18 16 16 10 Force India-Mercedes 20 9 17 17† 16 Ret 14 17 17 15 Ret 0 21 11 18† 14 15 14 9 Ret 10 11 14 Pos Constructor Car No. AUS MAL‡ CHN BHR ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN EUR BEL ITA SIN JPN BRA ABU Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Thursday/Friday test driver (TD) (from 2003 onwards) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Text formatting Meaning Bold Pole position Italics Fastest lap Superscript Sprint race result Abbreviation Meaning WDC World Drivers' Championship position WCC World Constructors' Championship position NC Not classified Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest lap

^† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
^‡ Half points were awarded at the Malaysian Grand Prix as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.
Renault are suspended from the European Grand Prix for knowingly releasing Fernando Alonso from the pits unsafely at the Hungaroring, breaking regulations. They have announced that they intend to appeal the suspension on the 17th of August.

Statistics

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Constructor(s)	Starts	Finishes	Wins	Podiums	Poles	F.Laps	Points
1	Jenson Button	Brawn-Mercedes	10	10	6	7	4	2	70
2	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	10	10	1	6	1	1	51.5
3	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	10	6	2	5	3	1	47
4	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn-Mercedes	10	9	0	4	0	2	44
5	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	10	10	0	0	0	1	25.5
6	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	10	8	0	2	1	1	22.5
7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	9†	7	0	1	0	1	22
8	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	10	9	1	1	0	0	19
9	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	10	7	0	2	0	0	18
10	Timo Glock	Toyota	10	10	0	1	0	0	16
11	Fernando Alonso	Renault	10	9	0	0	1	1	13
12	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes	10	5	0	0	0	0	9
13	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	10	10	0	1	0	0	6
14	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	10	7	0	0	0	0	3
15	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	10	7	0	0	0	0	2
16	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	9	6	0	0	0	0	2
17	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India-Mercedes	10	8	0	0	0	0	0
18	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	10	6	0	0	0	0	0
19	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	10	7	0	0	0	0	0
20	Nelson Piquet, Jr.	Renault	10	8	0	0	0	0	0
21	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

†Felipe Massa of Scuderia Ferrari was an entrant to the Hungarian Grand Prix but did not start the race due to a serious accident in qualifying that hospitalised him.

Constructors

Pos	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Starts	Finishes	Wins	Podiums	Poles	F.Laps	Points
1	Brawn	BGP 001	Mercedes	20	19	6	11	4	4	114
2	Red Bull	RB5	Renault	20	16	3	11	4	2	98.5
3	Ferrari	F60	Ferrari	19	14	0	3	0	1	40
4	Toyota	TF109	Toyota	20	18	0	3	1	1	38.5
5	McLaren	MP4-24	Mercedes	20	14	1	1	0	0	28
6	Williams	FW31	Toyota	20	16	0	0	0	1	25.5
7	Renault	R29	Renault	20	17	0	0	1	1	13
8	BMW Sauber	F1.09	BMW	20	17	0	1	0	0	8
9	Toro Rosso	STR4	Ferrari	20	14	0	0	0	0	5
10	Force India	VJM02	Mercedes	20	15	0	0	0	0	0

Report

Most of the early part of the season was dominated by Brawn GP's Jenson Button. He won the first race followed by his experienced team-mate, Brazilian Rubens Barrichello, giving the team a 1-2 on its début. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel was on for second until he collided with BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica a few laps before the end. The accident promoted Toyota's Jarno Trulli to third position. McLaren-Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton would have taken that position, but for his disqualification, meaning Trulli's team-mate Timo Glock was fourth, getting Toyota up to second in the Constructors' Championship. Renault's Fernando Alonso ended up fifth ahead of Williams' Nico Rosberg, who, despite finishing sixth, held the fastest lap.

Next up was Malaysia. The race was abandoned due to heavy rain while the drivers, including race winner Button, had completed less than 75%. Joining Button on the podium were BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld and Toyota's Timo Glock. Trulli was classified fourth, ahead of Barrichello. Red Bull's Mark Webber finished sixth, with reigning world champion Hamilton seventh. Rosberg scored the last half point.

The Chinese Grand Prix belonged to Red Bull thanks to Sebastian Vettel, who claimed the team's first ever pole position. He was followed on the grid by Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber, while Barrichelo out-qualified his team-mate for the first time this season. Vettel and Webber claimed Red Bull's first ever win and their first 1-2. Brawn finished third and fourth, with Championship leader Button third. Heikki Kovalainen finished fifth ahead of team-mate Hamilton. Glock finished seventh, ahead of Buemi.

Bahrain saw Toyota clinch a front row with Trulli taking pole position. However, the Toyotas lost time in the pit-lane, allowing Button a third victory. Vettel was classified second ahead of Trulli. Hamilton missed out on the podium in fourth, in front of Barrichello and Raikkonen, who scored Ferrari's first points.

At Spain, Button took another victory for Brawn GP, 13 seconds in front of Barrichello. Webber finshed third, finishing ahead of Vettel for the third time in the season. Alonso was fifth, ahead of Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, Nick Heidfeld and Nico Rosberg.

The Monaco Grand Prix saw Barrichello overtake Räikkönen from third on the grid. The Brawn driver was classified second, joining race-winner Button on the podium alongside Räikkönen (third), while Massa managed fourth; these 11 points moved Ferrari up to fourth place in the Constructors' Championship. Webber was fifth, ahead of Rosberg, Alonso and Sébastien Bourdais. Vettel crashed out.

Button won again at Turkey, making it 6 out of 7 for Button and for Brawn. Barrichello retired. Webber finished ahead of Vettel for the third time running. Trulli scored the points for fourth, ahead of Rosberg and Massa. BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica scored his first points of the season in seventh, while Glock scored the final point.

The British Grand Prix was dominated by Red Bull with Vettel securing his second victory of 2009 and third of his career. Webber came in second to make it a 1-2 for Red Bull and Barichello took the last podium position. Massa came in fourth with Nico Rosberg fifth. The last stint of the race saw Button attempt to overtake Rosberg, but the Briton had to settle for sixth. Trulli and Räikkönen secured the last two points scoring positions. Button missed out on the podium for the first time this season. Alonso finished out of the points for the third time running.

The German Grand Prix was once again dominated by Red Bull, with Webber taking pole position for the first time in his F1 career, and going on to win the German Grand Prix, despite being given a drive through penalty for causing an collision involving Barrichello at the start of the race. Vettel came in second, making it another 1-2 for Red Bull. Massa finished third, reaching the podium for the first time this season. Rosberg came fourth, followed by the Brawns of Button and Barrichello. Alonso and Kovalainen secured the last two points positions.

The Hungarian Grand Prix was overshadowed by an accident in qualifying which hospitalised Ferrari's Felipe Massa. Alonso took pole but was forced to retire after a wheel was not attached properly at his first pit stop. Renault have been suspended from the European Grand Prix over the incident. Lewis Hamilton came through to win the race ahead of Kimi Raikkonen. Webber gained in the Drivers Championship in third, with Rosberg, Kovalainen, Glock, Button and Trulli rounding off the points positions. A costly retirement for Vettel dropped him to third in the Championship.

Jenson Button has been pushing well, but the gap in the drivers' standing has reduced since Silverstone, and he looks to have been defeated. Mark Webber, Button's main championship contender, is second, with Vettel third. Barrichello dropped to fourth after round 9. Rosberg had a strong showing during round 10. His fourth moved him to fifth, with Trulli sixth. Massa dropped to seventh, while Hamilton's win at Budapest moved him to eighth. Raikkönën's second moved him to ninth. Glock dropped to tenth. Alonso' retirement dropped him to eleventh, ahead of Kovalainen, who moved to twelfth. Heidfeld dropped to thirteenth, with Buemi fourteenth. Kubica and Bourdais round up the sixteen driver with points. Super rookie Jaime Alguersuari has yet to scorre, as does Fisichella, Nakajima, Sutil and Piquet.

Brawn GP are 15.5 points ahead of Red Bull. A 1-2 with Brawn finished out of the points will move the Austrian team ahead. Ferrari moved ahead of Toyota after Budapest. McLaren took back fifth ahead of Williams. Renault are seventh, with BMW Sauber eighth. Toro Rosso and Force india round up the ten constructors.

For the European Grand Prix, Massa will be replaced by seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher after the Brazilian suffered a crash during Q2 of the Hungarian GP qualifying.

BMW announced their withdrawal of Formula 1 which will take place at the end of the season. The German team scored 36 points during 2006, a total of 101 points in 2007, and a mass of 135 points in 2008. They have had 1 win and 1 1-2, but they only have 8 points this year.

The European Grand Prix will take place on 23 August.

External links

• Official Formula One website