Australian Grand Prix

Round 1 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia

2009-03-29

Winner: Jenson Button (Brawn)

Jenson Button

Brawn

Rubens Barrichello

Brawn · +0.807

Jarno Trulli

Toyota · +1.604

Who won the 2009 Australian Grand Prix?

The 2009 Australian Grand Prix was won by Jenson Button driving for Brawn, starting from pole position. Rubens Barrichello finished second, +0.807 behind, with Jarno Trulli completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Nico Rosberg with a time of 1:27.706. It was an attrition-heavy race with 8 retirements. This was Round 1 of the 2009 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. Jarno Trulli was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 17 positions from P20 to finish P3.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Jenson Button	Brawn	1	—	1:34:15.784	Finished	10
2	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn	2	—	+0.807	Finished	8
3	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	20	▲17	+1.604	Finished	6
4	Timo Glock	Toyota	19	▲15	+4.435	Finished	5
5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	10	▲5	+4.879	Finished	4
6	Nico Rosberg	Williams	5	▼1	+5.722	Finished	3
7	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	13	▲6	+6.004	Finished	2
8	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	17	▲9	+6.298	Finished	1
9	Adrian Sutil	Force India	16	▲7	+6.335	Finished	0
10	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	9	▼1	+7.085	Finished	0
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	15	▲4	+7.374	Finished	0
12	Mark Webber	Red Bull	8	▼4	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	3	▼10	—	Collision	0
14	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	4	▼10	—	Collision	0
15	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	7	▼8	—	Differential	0
R	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	6	—	—	Suspension	0
R	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	14	—	—	Spun off	0
R	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	11	—	—	Accident	0
R	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	12	—	—	Collision	0
D	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	18	—	—	Disqualified	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Jenson Button	Brawn	1:25.211	1:24.855	1:26.202
2	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn	1:25.006	1:24.783	1:26.505
3	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1:25.938	1:25.121	1:26.830
4	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:25.922	1:25.152	1:26.914
5	Nico Rosberg	Williams	1:25.846	1:25.123	1:26.973
6	Timo Glock	Toyota	1:25.499	1:25.281	1:26.975
7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:25.844	1:25.319	1:27.033
8	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:26.194	1:25.265	1:27.127
9	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:25.899	1:25.380	1:27.163
10	Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:25.427	1:25.241	1:27.246
11	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:25.827	1:25.504	—
12	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:26.026	1:25.605	—
13	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	1:26.074	1:25.607	—
14	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	1:26.184	1:25.726	—
15	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:26.454	—	—
16	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	1:26.503	—	—
17	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	1:26.598	—	—
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	1:26.677	—	—
19	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:26.742	—	—
20	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	1:26.964	—	—

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Button	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Barrichello	P7	P6	P4	P10	P7	P7	P5	P3	P3	P3	P4	P2
Trulli	P13	P15	P14	P8	P6	P6	P12	P12	P9	P7	P5	P3
Glock	P16	P13	P10	P11	P12	P12	P10	P10	P6	P8	P7	P4
Alonso	P14	P12	P9	P13	P11	P11	P9	P8	P5	P5	P8	P5

2009 Australian Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2009 Australian Grand Prix?+

Jenson Button (Brawn) won the 2009 Australian Grand Prix on 2009-03-29 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2009 Australian Grand Prix?+

P1: Jenson Button (Brawn). P2: Rubens Barrichello (Brawn), +0.807 behind. P3: Jarno Trulli (Toyota), +1.604 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2009 Australian Grand Prix?+

Jenson Button took pole position for the 2009 Australian Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2009 Australian Grand Prix?+

Nico Rosberg set the fastest lap of the 2009 Australian Grand Prix with a time of 1:27.706.

Which team won the 2009 Australian Grand Prix?+

Brawn won the 2009 Australian Grand Prix with Jenson Button taking victory.