Chinese Grand Prix

Round 3 · Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China

2009-04-19

Winner: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)

Sebastian Vettel

Red Bull

Mark Webber

Red Bull · +10.970

Jenson Button

Brawn · +44.975

Who won the 2009 Chinese Grand Prix?

The 2009 Chinese Grand Prix was won by Sebastian Vettel driving for Red Bull, starting from pole position. Mark Webber finished second, +10.970 behind, with Jenson Button completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Rubens Barrichello with a time of 1:52.592. 4 drivers failed to finish the race. This was Round 3 of the 2009 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. Timo Glock was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 12 positions from P19 to finish P7.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1	—	1:57:43.485	Finished	10
2	Mark Webber	Red Bull	3	▲1	+10.970	Finished	8
3	Jenson Button	Brawn	5	▲2	+44.975	Finished	6
4	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn	4	—	+1:03.704	Finished	5
5	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	12	▲7	+1:05.102	Finished	4
6	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	9	▲3	+1:11.866	Finished	3
7	Timo Glock	Toyota	19	▲12	+1:14.476	Finished	2
8	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	10	▲2	+1:16.439	Finished	1
9	Fernando Alonso	Renault	2	▼7	+1:24.309	Finished	0
10	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	8	▼2	+1:31.750	Finished	0
11	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	15	▲4	+1:34.156	Finished	0
12	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	11	▼1	+1:35.834	Finished	0
13	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	17	▲4	+1:46.853	Finished	0
14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	20	▲6	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Nico Rosberg	Williams	7	▼8	—	+1 Lap	0
16	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	16	—	—	+2 Laps	0
17	Adrian Sutil	Force India	18	▲1	—	Spun off	0
R	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	14	—	—	Retired	0
R	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	13	—	—	Electronics	0
R	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	6	—	—	Collision	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1:36.565	1:35.130	1:36.184
2	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:36.443	1:35.803	1:36.381
3	Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:35.751	1:35.173	1:36.466
4	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn	1:35.701	1:35.503	1:36.493
5	Jenson Button	Brawn	1:35.533	1:35.556	1:36.532
6	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:36.308	1:35.645	1:36.835
7	Nico Rosberg	Williams	1:35.941	1:35.809	1:37.397
8	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:36.137	1:35.856	1:38.089
9	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:35.776	1:35.740	1:38.595
10	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	1:36.284	1:35.965	1:39.321
11	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:36.525	1:35.975	—
12	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	1:36.646	1:36.032	—
13	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:36.178	1:36.033	—
14	Timo Glock	Toyota	1:36.364	1:36.066	—
15	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	1:36.673	1:36.193	—
16	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	1:36.906	—	—
17	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	1:36.908	—	—
18	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:36.966	—	—
19	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:37.669	—	—
20	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	1:37.672	—	—

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Vettel	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1
Webber	P3	P2	P6	P4	P3	P2	P2	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2
Button	P5	P4	P2	P2	P2	P3	P3	P1	P3	P3	P3	P3
Barrichello	P4	P3	P3	P7	P7	P6	P4	P4	P5	P4	P4	P4
Kovalainen	P12	P11	P10	P8	P6	P5	P9	P8	P7	P5	P5	P5

2009 Chinese Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2009 Chinese Grand Prix?+

Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) won the 2009 Chinese Grand Prix on 2009-04-19 at Shanghai International Circuit.

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

P1: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull). P2: Mark Webber (Red Bull), +10.970 behind. P3: Jenson Button (Brawn), +44.975 behind.

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

Sebastian Vettel took pole position for the 2009 Chinese Grand Prix.

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

Rubens Barrichello set the fastest lap of the 2009 Chinese Grand Prix with a time of 1:52.592.

Which team won the 2009 Chinese Grand Prix?+

Red Bull won the 2009 Chinese Grand Prix with Sebastian Vettel taking victory.