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2009 season/Round 15

Japanese Grand Prix 2009

  • Suzuka
  • 4 October 2009
  • 53 laps
  • 307.6 km
  • 5.807 km a lap
  1. P1Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:28:20.443
  2. P2Jarno TrulliToyota+4.877
  3. P3Lewis HamiltonMcLaren+6.472

Result

PosDriverNo.Team · engineGridLapsTime / reasonPoints
1Sebastian Vettel15Red Bull · Renault1531:28:20.44310
2Jarno Trulli9Toyota253+4.8778
3Lewis Hamilton1McLaren · Mercedes353+6.4726
4Kimi Räikkönen4Ferrari553+7.9405
5Nico Rosberg16Williams · Toyota753+8.7934
6Nick Heidfeld6BMW Sauber · BMW453+9.5093
7Rubens Barrichello23Brawn · Mercedes653+10.6412
8Jenson Button22Brawn · Mercedes1053+11.4741
9Robert Kubica5BMW Sauber · BMW953+11.777
10Fernando Alonso7Renault1653+13.065
11Heikki Kovalainen2McLaren · Mercedes1153+13.735
12Giancarlo Fisichella3Ferrari1453+14.596
13Adrian Sutil20Force India · Mercedes853+14.959
14Vitantonio Liuzzi21Force India · Mercedes1853+15.734
15Kazuki Nakajima17Williams · Toyota1553+17.973
16Romain Grosjean8Renault1752+1 lap
17Mark Webberfastest lap14Red Bull · Renault–51+2 laps
DNFJaime Alguersuari11Toro Rosso · Ferrari1243Accident
DNFSébastien Buemi12Toro Rosso · Ferrari1311Clutch
DNSTimo Glock10Toyota–Injury

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Lap by lap

The running order on every lap. A line that stops is a car that stopped.

1510155101520253035404550LapVETTRUHAMRAIROSHEIBARBUT15101511223344Lap
Laps led: Sebastian Vettel 53. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.
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DriverGridLap 13Lap 27Lap 40FinishLaps led
Sebastian Vettel1111153
Jarno Trulli23322
Lewis Hamilton32233
Kimi Räikkönen55574
Nico Rosberg77755
Nick Heidfeld44496
Rubens Barrichello66647
Jenson Button1081068
Robert Kubica9101189
Fernando Alonso161681110
Heikki Kovalainen119121311
Giancarlo Fisichella1411131412
Adrian Sutil812151513
Vitantonio Liuzzi1815171214
Kazuki Nakajima151491615
Romain Grosjean1717141716
Mark Webber–18181817
Jaime Alguersuari12131610out
Sébastien Buemi13–––out

Gap to the leader

How far behind each driver was as every lap ended – the margins the running order hides.

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Seconds behind the leader as each lap ends, from the lap times. A line that flattens out together with the others is a safety car; a sudden step down is a pit stop. Gaps beyond 60 seconds run off the bottom edge. This is the gap on the road: time penalties given after the flag are not in it.
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DriverLap 13Lap 27Lap 40Last lap
Sebastian Vettel0.00.00.00.0
Jarno Trulli+6.6+7.6+30.6+4.9
Lewis Hamilton+4.4+5.3+32.0+6.5
Kimi Räikkönen+17.6+19.8+49.2+7.9
Nico Rosberg+24.1+32.5+44.9+8.8
Nick Heidfeld+12.0+14.5+53.6+9.5
Rubens Barrichello+19.6+29.6+40.2+10.6
Jenson Button+32.6+36.3+47.4+11.5
Robert Kubica+35.3+39.0+51.1+11.8
Fernando Alonso+44.7+34.6+74.1+13.1
Heikki Kovalainen+34.0+40.7+80.7+13.7
Giancarlo Fisichella+36.1+50.3+81.8+14.6
Adrian Sutil+37.1+53.0+84.3+15.0
Vitantonio Liuzzi+44.4+58.8+76.5+15.7
Kazuki Nakajima+40.9+34.9+85.7+18.0
Romain Grosjean+52.5+52.6+117.8+113.3
Mark Webber+173.4+160.2+225.1+209.5
Jaime Alguersuari+39.6+56.5+69.4out
Sébastien Buemi–––out

Qualifying

Knock-out in three parts since 2006: the slowest drop out after Q1 and Q2.

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3
1Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:30.8831:30.3411:32.160
2Jarno TrulliToyota1:31.0631:30.7371:32.220
3Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:30.9171:30.6271:32.395
4Adrian SutilForce India1:31.3861:31.2221:32.466
5Rubens BarrichelloBrawn1:31.2721:31.0551:32.660
6Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:31.5011:31.2601:32.945
7Jenson ButtonBrawn1:31.0411:30.8801:32.962
8Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:31.2281:31.0521:32.980
9Heikki KovalainenMcLaren1:31.4991:31.223
10Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso1:31.1961:31.103
11Nico RosbergWilliams1:31.2861:31.482
12Fernando AlonsoRenault1:31.4011:31.638
13Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:31.4171:32.341
14Timo GlockToyota1:31.550
15Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso1:31.571
16Giancarlo FisichellaFerrari1:31.704
17Kazuki NakajimaWilliams1:31.718
18Romain GrosjeanRenault1:32.073
19Vitantonio LiuzziForce India1:32.087

Grid penalties

Why the starting grid differs from the qualifying order.

DriverQualifiedStartedPenalty
Adrian SutilP4P85 places – 5
Jenson ButtonP7P105 places – 5
Heikki KovalainenP9P115 places – 5
Sébastien BuemiP10P135 places – 5
Fernando AlonsoP12P165 places – 5
Vitantonio LiuzziP19P185 places – 5

Pit stops

Time from entering to leaving the pit lane, not the stationary time.

DriverStopsOn lapsFastest
Kazuki Nakajima12726.835 s
Fernando Alonso13027.282 s
Romain Grosjean12927.915 s
Jaime Alguersuari222, 4323.191 s
Vitantonio Liuzzi225, 4323.210 s
Rubens Barrichello218, 4223.449 s
Jarno Trulli216, 3923.765 s
Jenson Button217, 4023.815 s
Lewis Hamilton215, 3723.828 s
Adrian Sutil215, 3924.175 s
Robert Kubica226, 4124.192 s
Giancarlo Fisichella217, 3924.448 s
Kimi Räikkönen218, 3524.571 s
Heikki Kovalainen224, 3924.871 s
Nico Rosberg222, 4524.888 s
Sebastian Vettel218, 4025.316 s
Nick Heidfeld218, 3625.765 s
Mark Webber51, 2, 4, 33, 4524.089 s
Every stop, lap by lap (36)
LapDriverStopTime
1Mark Webber131.836 s
2Mark Webber21:00.406 s
4Mark Webber324.089 s
15Lewis Hamilton125.285 s
15Adrian Sutil127.650 s
16Jarno Trulli126.604 s
17Jenson Button125.776 s
17Giancarlo Fisichella126.099 s
18Kimi Räikkönen124.928 s
18Nick Heidfeld125.765 s
18Rubens Barrichello126.464 s
18Sebastian Vettel129.989 s
22Jaime Alguersuari125.618 s
22Nico Rosberg125.812 s
24Heikki Kovalainen124.871 s
25Vitantonio Liuzzi124.341 s
26Robert Kubica124.192 s
27Kazuki Nakajima126.835 s
29Romain Grosjean127.915 s
30Fernando Alonso127.282 s
33Mark Webber426.734 s
35Kimi Räikkönen224.571 s
36Nick Heidfeld226.949 s
37Lewis Hamilton223.828 s
39Jarno Trulli223.765 s
39Adrian Sutil224.175 s
39Giancarlo Fisichella224.448 s
39Heikki Kovalainen226.897 s
40Jenson Button223.815 s
40Sebastian Vettel225.316 s
41Robert Kubica225.119 s
42Rubens Barrichello223.449 s
43Jaime Alguersuari223.191 s
43Vitantonio Liuzzi223.210 s
45Nico Rosberg224.888 s
45Mark Webber530.045 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

PosDriverLapTimeGap
1Mark Webber501:32.569
2Sebastian Vettel431:32.572+0.003
3Kimi Räikkönen331:32.999+0.430
4Jarno Trulli381:33.152+0.583
5Jenson Button421:33.251+0.682
6Lewis Hamilton131:33.259+0.690
7Robert Kubica441:33.334+0.765
8Giancarlo Fisichella331:33.479+0.910
9Nico Rosberg431:33.595+1.026
10Nick Heidfeld131:33.600+1.031

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 15. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season
Drivers' championship after round 15
PosDriverPointsChange
1Jenson Button85
2Rubens Barrichello71
3Sebastian Vettel69
4Mark Webber51.5
5Kimi Räikkönen45
6Lewis Hamilton43
7Nico Rosberg34.5
8Jarno Trulli30.5▲2
9Fernando Alonso26▼1
10Timo Glock24▼1
Constructors' championship after round 15
PosTeamPointsChange
1Brawn156
2Red Bull120.5
3Ferrari67
4McLaren65
5Toyota54.5
6Williams34.5
7Renault26
8BMW Sauber24
9Force India13
10Toro Rosso5