2009 Driver Line Up

McLaren Mercedes
1 Lewis Hamilton (GB)
2 Heikki Kovalainen (FIN)

Ferrari
3 Kimi Raikkonen (FIN)
4 Felipe Massa (BR)

BMW Sauber
5 Robert Kubica (PL)
6 Nick Heidfeld (D)

Renault
7 Fernando Alonso (E)
8 Nelson Piquet (BR)

Toyota
9 Jarno Trulli (I)
10 Timo Glock (D)

STR Ferrari
11 Sebastien Buemi (CH)
12 Sebastien Bourdais (FR)

Red Bull Renault
14 Mark Webber (AUS)
15 Sebastian Vettel (D)

Williams Toyota
16 Nico Rosberg (D)
17 Kazuki Nakajima (J)

Brawn GP * updated
18 Jenson Button * updated
19 Ruben Barrichello * updated

Force India Mercedes
20 Adrian Sutil (D)
21 Giancarlo Fisichella (I)

Brazilian GP - Race Result

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired
1	2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	71	1:34:11.435
2	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	71	+13.2 secs
3	1	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	71	+16.2 secs
4	15	Sebastian Vettel	STR-Ferrari	71	+38.0 secs
5	22	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	71	+38.9 secs
6	12	Timo Glock	Toyota	71	+44.3 secs
7	23	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes	71	+55.0 secs
8	11	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	71	+68.4 secs
9	10	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	71	+79.6 secs
10	3	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	70	+1 Lap
11	4	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	70	+1 Lap
12	7	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	70	+1 Lap
13	16	Jenson Button	Honda	70	+1 Lap
14	14	Sebastien Bourdais	STR-Ferrari	70	+1 Lap
15	17	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	70	+1 Lap
16	20	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Ferrari	69	+2 Laps
17	8	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	69	+2 Laps
18	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India-Ferrari	69	+2 Laps
Ret	6	Nelsinho Piquet	Renault	0	Accident
Ret	9	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Renault	0	Accident

All decided on the last corner of the last lap of the last race

Lewis Hamilton is the champion!

 

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton is the 30th - and youngest-ever - world champion. Lady Luck was on his side after title rival Felipe Massa dominated at Interlagos. The Brazilian crossed the line first after a pluperfect performance - and seemed to have achieved the impossible - as Hamilton trailed in sixth.

Rain in the closing stages had prompted the first five - Massa, Renault’s Fernando Alonso, Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen, Hamilton and Toro Rosso’s Sebastian Vettel - to pit for wet tyres. Crucially, Timo Glock, running sixth for Toyota, did not.

Massa, Alonso and Raikkonen resumed in first to third places, but Hamilton and Vettel fell behind Glock. That was still good enough for Hamilton. But then, under pressure on the 70th lap, he made a crucial mistake and slid wide. It was all Vettel needed and the Toro Rosso driver pushed through to snatch away the fifth place that Hamilton needed to become champion.

 

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Race Result - Shanghai GP

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired
1	22	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	56	1:31:57.403
2	2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	56	+14.9 secs
3	1	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	56	+16.4 secs
4	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	56	+18.3 secs
5	3	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	56	+28.9 secs
6	4	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	56	+33.2 secs
7	12	Timo Glock	Toyota	56	+41.7 secs
8	6	Nelsinho Piquet	Renault	56	+56.6 secs
9	15	Sebastian Vettel	STR-Ferrari	56	+64.3 secs
10	9	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Renault	56	+74.8 secs
11	17	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	56	+85.0 secs
12	8	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	56	+90.8 secs
13	14	Sebastien Bourdais	STR-Ferrari	56	+91.4 secs
14	10	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	56	+92.4 secs
15	7	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	55	+1 Lap
16	16	Jenson Button	Honda	55	+1 Lap
17	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India-Ferrari	55	+1 Lap
Ret	23	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes	49	Pneumatic
Ret	20	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Ferrari	13	Gearbox
Ret	11	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	2	Accident damage

Race Result - Fuji Speedway Japan

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired
1	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	67	1:30:21.892
2	4	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	67	+5.2 secs
3	1	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	67	+6.4 secs
4	6	Nelsinho Piquet	Renault	67	+20.5 secs
5	11	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	67	+23.7 secs
6	15	Sebastian Vettel	STR-Ferrari	67	+39.2 secs
7	2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	67	+46.1 secs
8	10	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	67	+50.8 secs
9	3	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	67	+54.1 secs
10	14	Sebastien Bourdais	STR-Ferrari	67	+59.0 secs
11	7	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	67	+62.0 secs
12	22	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	67	+78.9 secs
13	17	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	66	+1 Lap
14	16	Jenson Button	Honda	66	+1 Lap
15	8	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	66	+1 Lap
Ret	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India-Ferrari	21	Gearbox
Ret	23	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes	16	Engine
Ret	20	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Ferrari	8	Puncture
Ret	12	Timo Glock	Toyota	6	Accident damage
Ret	9	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Renault	0	Accident

Alonso Shines at Night

Renault’s Fernando Alonso scored a surprise success just when he most needed it, in one of the most eagerly anticipated Grand Prix in Formula One history, under the lights of Singapore on Sunday. And he owed much of it to team mate Nelson Piquet, whose crash on the 14th lap changed the face of the race.

Ferrari’s Felipe Massa led from pole position from McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen in the second Ferrari, and Alonso dropped way back when he was the first to stop as the result of an aggressive opening stint. Then Piquet had his shunt and out came the safety car. Fourth-placed Robert Kubica for BMW Sauber and Williams’ Nico Rosberg both pitted before the pit lane was officially opened, and when it was on the 17th lap, Massa’s race fell apart as he led Hamilton, Raikkonen, Toro Rosso’s Sebastian Vettel and Toyota’s Timo Glock.

The green light within his cockpit told Massa he could restart, but the refuelling hose was still attached to his car. He knocked over a mechanic as the hose tore away, and fuel spewed everywhere. Subsequently he was given a drive-through penalty for another unsafe exit in front of the Force India of Adrian Sutil.

 

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Race Result - Singapore Grand Prix

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired
1	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	61	1:57:16.304
2	7	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	61	+2.9 secs
3	22	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	61	+5.9 secs
4	12	Timo Glock	Toyota	61	+8.1 secs
5	15	Sebastian Vettel	STR-Ferrari	61	+10.2 secs
6	3	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	61	+11.1 secs
7	9	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Renault	61	+16.3 secs
8	8	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	61	+18.4 secs
9	16	Jenson Button	Honda	61	+19.8 secs
10	23	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes	61	+26.9 secs
11	4	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	61	+27.9 secs
12	14	Sebastien Bourdais	STR-Ferrari	61	+29.4 secs
13	2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	61	+35.1 secs
14	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India-Ferrari	61	+43.5 secs
15	1	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	57	Accident
Ret	11	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	50	Hydraulics
Ret	20	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Ferrari	49	Accident
Ret	10	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	29	Transmission
Ret	17	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	14	Engine
Ret	6	Nelsinho Piquet	Renault	13	Accident