Formula 1 World Championship 2009
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| World Champion | |
| Driver: |
 Jenson Button
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| Constructor: |
Brawn Mercedes
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| Season dates | |
|---|---|
| Number of races: | 17th |
| <2008 season | |
The 2009 Formula 1 World Championship was the 60th season of the Formula 1 World Championship . It was held over 17 races in the period from March 29th to November 1st.
Jenson Button was already able to secure the drivers' world championship in the penultimate run , the constructor title went to Brawn GP .
Changes in 2009
Racetracks
In the 2009 season, instead of the 19 originally planned, only 17 grand prizes were held. The German Grand Prix was now held in the agreed rotation on the Nürburgring . It was also intended to rotate the venue for the Japanese Grand Prix from 2009 , which is why it was held in Suzuka instead of Fuji for the first time since 2006 . Formula 1 did not return to Fuji in the next few years either. The debut took place on November 1st in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, which belongs to the United Arab Emirates, on a 5.5 km long course, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix .
The French Grand Prix in Magny-Cours was initially included in the racing calendar, but was canceled a week later. The reasons were the inadequate infrastructure and falling audience interest. The Canadian Grand Prix, held since 1978 on the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve , was also canceled. The government of Canada had tried to save the Grand Prix after the surprising cancellation, but without success.
Regulations
Since 1997 , treadless tires ( slicks ) have been used again for the first time . From the four different degrees of hardness “super soft”, “soft”, “medium” and “hard” there were two mixtures to choose from for each race. Both of the available tire types had to be used in a race, with the softer compound being indicated by green lines on the sidewalls. From this season on, there were major differences between the compounds used, as there must be a degree of hardness between the two types of tires. In addition, the KERS energy return system was introduced and the aerodynamics of the bolides had to be largely cut. In particular, side attachments such as air baffles, air chimneys and other additional wings were prohibited. The rear wing was mounted much higher above the car and much narrower, while the front wing was widened. The FIA hoped that this would result in significantly more overtaking maneuvers, which until now had at least been made more difficult due to the complex aerodynamics of the vehicles. The turbulence of air from a racing car in front had so far had a negative effect on the aerodynamic stability of one's own car and thus prevented a risk-free approach to the opponent. However, many experts, such as the then BMW team boss Mario Theissen , assumed that the disadvantage caused by the reduction of the contact pressure via the aerodynamics in the lap time (one assumes a decrease in downforce of around 20 percent compared to the previous year ) would be compensated for by reintroducing slicks.
A change in the regulations affected the underbody of the racing cars. The turbulence in the slipstream of the vehicles should be minimized in order to make driving in the slipstream easier and thus also overtaking. The teams Brawn GP , Toyota Racing and Williams F1 developed the double diffuser through a clever interpretation of the rules . This advantage was heavily criticized by the rest of the teams and was the subject of several hearings before the FIA Court of Appeals, which eventually declared it legal.
In addition, the number of engines available per driver and season was limited to eight. This means that the mandatory running time of the engines has de facto been increased from two to three races. The change procedure within these eight engines was up to the teams.
Furthermore, the FIA decided to return to the safety car rules that were last valid in 2006 - the closure of the pit lane at the beginning of a safety car phase was reversed. When using the safety car, pilots were allowed to return to the pits at any time without risking a penalty. The reason for this was the new standard electronics, via which the drivers in the cockpit were shown a minimum lap time. They were not allowed to fall below this on the way into the pits. The pits were closed in 2007 because many drivers drove into the pits during the safety car phase, as the speed limit meant that the least amount of time was lost. As a result, the pit lane was regularly overcrowded, which increased the risk of accidents.
According to a rule change by the FIA, the driver with the most points should not become the world champion at the end of the season, but the one with the most Grand Prix victories. After much criticism - especially from the FOTA team association - the FIA postponed the introduction of the new regulation to 2010; during the season this change was finally abandoned.
Teams
Mercedes-Benz was the new engine supplier to Force India and thus replaced the previous Ferrari drive units. In addition, the team was equipped with transmissions and hydraulic systems from the McLaren Group.
As a result of the global financial and economic crisis , the Honda group announced on December 5, 2008 the immediate withdrawal of its Formula 1 team from the top motorsport class. The previous Honda team boss Ross Brawn took over the team in March 2009 through a so-called management buy-out , which took part in the 2009 season as the Brawn GP Formula One team.
Other teams were also affected by the crisis, including the withdrawal of important sponsors. Apparently the Williams team was on the verge of insolvency. However, this was averted with the support of Formula 1 promoter Bernie Ecclestone .
driver
David Coulthard announced his retirement from Formula 1 on July 3, 2008 at the Grand Prix of Great Britain . His place at Red Bull was taken by the German Sebastian Vettel , who drove for the sister team Toro Rosso in 2008 . Vettel in turn was replaced at Toro Rosso by the Swiss Formula 1 debutant Sébastien Buemi . For the four top teams McLaren, Ferrari, BMW-Sauber and Renault, the driver pairings remained unchanged - as did Toyota, Williams and Force India. Jenson Button and Formula 1 record starter Rubens Barrichello also sat in the cockpit of the former Honda team after the takeover .
Before the Hungarian Grand Prix, the French Toro Rosso driver Sébastien Bourdais was replaced by the Spaniard Jaime Alguersuari , who at the age of 19 was the youngest driver in Formula 1 history at the time.
After Felipe Massa had an accident during qualifying training for the Hungarian Grand Prix and suffered injuries, ex-world champion Michael Schumacher agreed to stand in for Massa. However, he had to cancel his comeback for a while because of severe neck pain caused by an injury in a motorcycle accident. Therefore, Massa was initially replaced by Ferrari's test and replacement driver, Luca Badoer . However, since the latter could not convince, Giancarlo Fisichella was hired as a driver for Massa's car for the remaining five races. Fisichella also announced that he would end his active career after 2009 and work as a substitute driver for Ferrari in 2010. The Italian's cockpit at Force India was taken over by Fisichella's compatriot Vitantonio Liuzzi , who last worked as a regular driver at Scuderia Toro Rosso in 2007.
Teams and drivers
Remarks:
- ↑ The start numbers 18 and 19 were not awarded due to the withdrawal of the Honda team. The successor team Brawn GP traditionally got the last start numbers as a newcomer, the Team Force India did not move up for marketing reasons.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u This driver took part in the test days called Young Driver Days for this racing team.
- ↑ Michael Schumacher was to take over the cockpit of the injured Felipe Massa from the European Grand Prix until his recovery , but had to cancel due to health problems.
- ↑ The ING Groep ended its sponsorship before the Singapore Grand Prix . The team then entered without the ING suffix .
- ↑ The Honda Motor Company was in December 2008 for the immediate withdrawal of its Honda Racing F1 teams in Formula 1 announced that enrollment has already taken place at the FIA for the 2009 season but remained. The team was taken over by former Honda team boss Ross Brawn through a management buyout.
presentations
| team | chassis | date | place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrari | F60 | January 12th | Mugello , Italy |
| Toyota | TF109 | 15. January | Cologne , Germany |
| McLaren | MP4-24 | January 16 | Woking , England |
| Renault | R29 | January 19th | Portimão , Portugal |
| Williams | FW31 | January 19th | Portimão, Portugal |
| BMW clean | F1.09 | January 20th | Valencia , Spain |
| Red Bull | RB5 | February 9 | Jerez , Spain |
| Force India | VJM02 | 1st March | Jerez, Spain |
| Brawn | BGP 001 | - 1 | - |
| Toro Rosso | STR4 | 9th March | Barcelona, Spain |
1 Brawn did not make an official presentation. The BGP 001 was shown to the public for the first time on March 6th.
Racing calendar
Race reports
Australian Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jenson Button
|
Brawn Mercedes
|
1: 34: 15.784 |
| 2 |
 Rubens Barrichello
|
Brawn Mercedes
|
+ 0.807 |
| 3 |
 Jarno Trulli
|
 Toyota
|
+ 1.604 |
| PP |
Jenson Button
|
Brawn Mercedes
|
1: 26.202 |
| SR |
 Nico Rosberg
|
Williams-Toyota
|
1: 27.706 |
The Australian Grand Prix at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne took place on March 29, 2009 and covered a distance of 58 laps of 5.303 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 307.574 km.
The qualification was initially dominated by the cars of the new Brawn team. Jenson Button secured pole position in 1: 26.202 minutes ahead of Rubens Barrichello . They continued this performance in the race and celebrated a double victory - however, Barrichello's second place was favored by the failure of Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) and Robert Kubica (BMW-Sauber). Third place went to Jarno Trulli (Toyota); a 25-second time penalty imposed after the end of the race for overtaking during the safety car phase shortly before the end of the race was later withdrawn. World champion Lewis Hamilton , who started from 18th place and initially inherited third place, was subsequently disqualified for deliberate deception. In the safety car phase, he first drove past the trulli, which was slightly off the track, and then let it pass again. This was the reason for the 25-second time penalty. However, Hamilton kept quiet about his own overtaking process from the racing committee. Sébastian Buemi, the first Swiss Grand Prix starter in Formula 1 since 1995, finished seventh in his debut race and scored two championship points. Nico Rosberg set the fastest race lap in 1: 27.706 minutes.
Sebastian Vettel had collided with Robert Kubica three laps before the end of the race in second position, which meant that both were eliminated from the race. The race stewards came to the conclusion that Vettel was the cause of the accident, and imposed on him a ten-place position back for the next Grand Prix. Red Bull was also fined US $ 50,000 for not instructing its driver to park its badly damaged car after the accident with Kubica, thereby endangering others.
Malaysian Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jenson Button
|
Brawn Mercedes
|
0: 55: 30.622 |
| 2 |
Nick Heidfeld
|
BMW clean
|
+ 22.722 |
| 3 |
Timo Glock
|
Toyota
|
+ 23.513 |
| PP |
Jenson Button
|
Brawn Mercedes
|
1: 35.181 |
| SR |
Jenson Button
|
Brawn Mercedes
|
1: 36.641 |
The Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang took place on April 5, 2009 and covered a distance of 31 laps of 5.543 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 171.833 km.
The pole position at Sepang secured Jenson Button (Brawn) in 1: 35.181 minutes ahead of Jarno Trulli in the Toyota. Rubens Barrichello (also Brawn) was postponed five places from four to nine for changing gearboxes. The big winner at the start was Nico Rosberg (Williams), who had moved up to fourth place on the grid due to the penalty transfer of Vettel and Barrichello. Before the first corner he passed Trulli, Glock (both Toyota) and Button and took the lead. Robert Kubica (BMW-Sauber) stopped at the start due to engine problems and had to follow the field before he retired completely. During the course of the race the clouds thickened until it started to rain. Some pilots switched to rain tires straight away, which initially turned out to be the wrong decision, as the rain wasn't very heavy at the beginning. Timo Glock was one of the few who switched to intermediates, making him the fastest man on the track. On lap 32 it started to rain very heavily, so that almost all drivers switched to rain tires - even those who had switched back from rain tires to intermediates a short time before and therefore had to make an additional stop. When the rain became increasingly heavy, the race management first sent the safety car onto the track. After some pilots had turned off the track due to aquaplaning despite the reduced speed, the race with the red flag was initially interrupted and the field behind the red flag line stopped. After a while, however, it was decided not to start the race again. As at this point in time less than 75 percent of the planned race distance had been completed, the drivers placed in the points received only half the number of points. Button finally won ahead of Heidfeld and Glock and also drove the fastest race lap (1: 36.641 minutes).
Chinese Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sebastian Vettel
|
 Red Bull-Renault
|
1: 57: 43.485 |
| 2 |
 Mark Webber
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
+ 10.970 |
| 3 |
Jenson Button
|
Brawn Mercedes
|
+ 44.975 |
| PP |
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
1: 36.184 |
| SR |
Rubens Barrichello
|
Brawn Mercedes
|
1: 52.592 |
The Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit took place on April 19, 2009 and covered a distance of 56 laps of 5.451 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 305.066 km.
In qualifying, Sebastian Vettel in the Red Bull achieved the second pole position of his career in 1: 36.184 minutes. Fernando Alonso started behind him in the Renault ahead of Mark Webber (also Red Bull). The race started behind the safety car because it had rained very heavily in the hours before the race. After six laps, the race was released, which both Red Bull cars were now leading after an early pit stop by Alonso. Another safety car phase from lap 18 onwards, triggered by an accident between Jarno Trulli (Toyota) and Robert Kubica (BMW-Sauber), put the Red Bull, who was lightly fueled at the start of the race, in the cards. Vettel was able to expand his lead further and further and in the end won unchallenged in front of his team-mate Webber, who was able to beat World Cup leader Jenson Button (Brawn) in the battle for second place. The fourth-placed Rubens Barrichello set the fastest race lap in 1: 52.592 minutes.
Bahrain Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jenson Button
|
Brawn Mercedes
|
1: 31: 48.182 |
| 2 |
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
+ 7.187 |
| 3 |
Jarno Trulli
|
Toyota
|
+ 9.170 |
| PP |
Jarno Trulli
|
Toyota
|
1: 33.431 |
| SR |
Jarno Trulli
|
Toyota
|
1: 34.556 |
The Bahrain Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit took place on April 26, 2009 and covered a distance of 57 laps of 5.412 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 308.238 km.
Jarno Trulli (Toyota) secured pole position with a time of 1: 33.431 minutes. Trulli's team-mate Timo Glock came in second (+ 0.281), Sebastian Vettel (+ 0.584) reached third.
Spanish Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jenson Button
|
Brawn Mercedes
|
1: 37: 19.202 |
| 2 |
Rubens Barrichello
|
Brawn Mercedes
|
+ 13.056 |
| 3 |
Mark Webber
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
+ 13.924 |
| PP |
Jenson Button
|
Brawn Mercedes
|
1: 20.527 |
| SR |
Rubens Barrichello
|
Brawn Mercedes
|
1: 22.762 |
The Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya took place on May 10, 2009 and covered a distance of 66 laps of 4.655 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 307.104 km.
Monaco Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jenson Button
|
Brawn Mercedes
|
1: 40: 44.282 |
| 2 |
Rubens Barrichello
|
Brawn Mercedes
|
+ 7.666 |
| 3 |
 Kimi Raikkonen
|
Ferrari
|
+ 13,442 |
| PP |
Jenson Button
|
Brawn Mercedes
|
1: 14.902 |
| SR |
Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari
|
1: 15.154 |
The Monaco Grand Prix at the Circuit de Monaco took place on May 24, 2009 and covered a distance of 78 laps of 3.340 km each, which corresponds to a total distance of 260.520 km.
Turkey Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jenson Button
|
Brawn Mercedes
|
1: 26: 24.848 |
| 2 |
Mark Webber
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
+ 6.714 |
| 3 |
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
+ 7.461 |
| PP |
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
1: 28.316 |
| SR |
Jenson Button
|
Brawn Mercedes
|
1: 27.579 |
The Turkish Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park Circuit took place on June 7, 2009 and covered a distance of 58 laps of 5.338 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 309.396 km.
Great Britain Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
1: 22: 49.328 |
| 2 |
Mark Webber
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
+ 15.188 |
| 3 |
Rubens Barrichello
|
Brawn Mercedes
|
+ 41.175 |
| PP |
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
1: 19.509 |
| SR |
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
1: 20.735 |
The Grand Prix of Great Britain at the Silverstone Circuit took place on June 21, 2009 and went over a distance of 60 laps of 5.141 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 308.355 km. Sebastian Vettel celebrated an outstanding weekend. With the fastest car by far, he took pole position, set the fastest race lap and led the race unchallenged. Local heroes Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button suffered defeats. Hamilton only started from 19th place after a bad qualifying, Button had problems with the tires the whole weekend and missed the podium for the first time with sixth place. The only failures of the race were Heikki Kovalainen and Sébastien Bourdais , who collided with each other.
Grand Prix of Germany
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mark Webber
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
1: 36: 43.310 |
| 2 |
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
+ 9.252 |
| 3 |
Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari
|
+ 15.906 |
| PP |
Mark Webber
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
1: 32.230 |
| SR |
 Fernando Alonso
|
 Renault
|
1: 33.365 |
The German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring took place on July 12, 2009 and covered a distance of 60 laps of 5.148 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 308.863 km. Mark Webber was able to retract the first Grand Prix victory of his career.
Hungarian Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1: 38: 23.876 |
| 2 |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
Ferrari
|
+ 11,529 |
| 3 |
Mark Webber
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
+ 16.886 |
| PP |
Fernando Alonso
|
Renault
|
1: 21.569 |
| SR |
Mark Webber
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
1: 21.931 |
The Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring took place on July 26th, 2009 and covered a distance of 70 laps of 4.381 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 306.663 km. Mark Webber set the first fastest race lap of his career.
Qualifying was overshadowed by a serious accident involving Felipe Massa . At around 240 km / h, a spring from the third damper element of Rubens Barrichello's Brawn GP hit his helmet. Massa suffered a concussion and a deep gash on his forehead and was out for the remainder of the season.
Grand Prix of Europe
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rubens Barrichello
|
Brawn Mercedes
|
1: 35: 51.289 |
| 2 |
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
+ 2.358 |
| 3 |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
Ferrari
|
+ 15.994 |
| PP |
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1: 39.498 |
| SR |
Timo Glock
|
Toyota
|
1: 38.683 |
The European Grand Prix at the Valencia Street Circuit took place on August 23, 2009 and covered a distance of 57 laps of 5.419 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 308.883 km.
The pole position secured Lewis Hamilton with a time of 1: 39.498 minutes before his teammates Heikki and Brawn pilots Rubens . After the start everything looked like a one-two for the McLaren drivers, but Barrichello managed to overtake Kovalainen at the first pit stop. Sebastian Vettel retired on the 24th lap due to an engine failure. In the course of the race, Barrichello stayed about four seconds behind Hamilton and it was increasingly a duel for victory between the two. However, due to a communication error with his pit, Hamilton came one lap early for his second refueling stop, so the tires were not yet ready. That cost the English about five seconds, which now helped Barrichello to take the lead. Due to the changed starting position, the Brazilian preferred his own stop and then stayed in front of Hamilton until the finish. After the race, McLaren officials expressed doubts as to whether the failed pit stop cost Hamilton victory. According to this, Barrichello would have stayed longer without his opponent's mishap and would have gained the necessary lead. Third place went to Kimi Raikkonen , who had overtaken Heikki Kovalainen during the second pit stop.
Belgian Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
Ferrari
|
1: 23: 50.995 |
| 2 |
Giancarlo Fisichella
|
 Force India-Mercedes
|
+ 0.939 |
| 3 |
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
+ 3.875 |
| PP |
Giancarlo Fisichella
|
Force India-Mercedes
|
1: 46.308 |
| SR |
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
1: 47.263 |
The Belgian Grand Prix at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps took place on August 30, 2009 and covered a distance of 44 laps of 7.004 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 308.052 km. Giancarlo Fisichella experienced the first points and the first pole for Force India.
Italian Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rubens Barrichello
|
Brawn Mercedes
|
1: 16: 21.706 |
| 2 |
Jenson Button
|
Brawn Mercedes
|
+ 2.866 |
| 3 |
Kimi Raikkonen
|
Ferrari
|
+ 30.664 |
| PP |
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1: 24.066 |
| SR |
Adrian Sutil
|
Force India-Mercedes
|
1: 24.739 |
The Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza took place on September 13, 2009 and covered a distance of 53 laps of 5.793 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 306.720 km.
Giancarlo Fisichella replaced the unsuccessful Luca Badoer at Ferrari
Singapore Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1: 56: 06,337 |
| 2 |
Timo Glock
|
Toyota
|
+ 9.634 |
| 3 |
Fernando Alonso
|
Renault
|
+ 16.624 |
| PP |
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1: 47.891 |
| SR |
Fernando Alonso
|
Renault
|
1: 48.240 |
The Singapore Grand Prix on the Marina Bay Street Circuit took place on September 27, 2009 and covered a distance of 61 laps of 5.067 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 309.087 km. The second night race in Formula 1 history started with Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel from the front row. However, Nico Rosberg was able to overtake Vettel, who had started from the dirty side, before the first corner and take the place behind Hamilton. Like last year, Rosberg had no luck: Because he drove out of the pits too quickly, he slipped over the white line and received a drive-through penalty. Since Adrian Sutil and Nick Heidfeld collided, the safety car hit the track at almost the same moment. As a result, Rosberg was only able to pit after the safety car phase and fell back. As in the previous year, Fernando Alonso was able to benefit from the safety car phase and moved up into the points. During his last pit stop, Vettel was then also given a drive-through penalty for being too fast in the pit and dropped from second to fourth. The second Red Bull driver Mark Webber did not go optimally either: ten laps to go, the front right brake disc exploded, so that Webber was eliminated. To be on the safe side, Toro Rosso put both vehicles in the pits to avoid similar departures. After almost two hours of racing, Hamilton was then flagged as the winner ahead of Timo Glock and Alonso. Jenson Button was delighted with important World Cup points with fifth place, as he was one place behind Vettel and one in front of his team-mate Rubens Barrichello .
Japanese Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
1: 28: 20.443 |
| 2 |
Jarno Trulli
|
Toyota
|
+ 4.877 |
| 3 |
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
+ 6.472 |
| PP |
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
1: 32.160 |
| SR |
Mark Webber
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
1: 32.569 |
The Japanese Grand Prix on the Suzuka International Racing Course took place on October 4th, 2009 and covered a distance of 53 laps of 5.807 km each, for a total of 307.573 km. Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel was able to quickly break away from the rest of the field. Behind them, Jarno Trulli and Lewis Hamilton fought for second place for a long time. The duel was only decided after the pit stops, as Trulli was able to drive a few laps longer to overtake Hamilton. There was some scramble in the back field. For example, Heikki Kovalainen collided with Adrian Sutil when he tried to overtake. The race became exciting again when an accident by Jaime Alguersuari shortly before the end of the 130R bend resulted in a safety car phase. Vettel was nevertheless able to confidently win the race ahead of Trulli and Hamilton. Brawn GP drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello only finished seventh and eighth. After the chaotic qualifying, both were set back by a few starting positions because they were setting too fast sector times under the yellow flag to get a good lap. Timo Glock could not start due to an accident in the qualification, so that only 19 cars started.
Brazilian Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mark Webber
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
1: 32: 23.081 |
| 2 |
 Robert Kubica
|
BMW clean
|
+ 7.626 |
| 3 |
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
+ 18.944 |
| PP |
Rubens Barrichello
|
Brawn Mercedes
|
1: 19.576 |
| SR |
Mark Webber
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
1: 13.733 |
The Brazilian Grand Prix took place on October 18, 2009 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace and covered a distance of 71 laps of 4.309 km, for a total of 305.909 km.
A fifth place was enough for Jenson Button to become Formula 1 world champion early. Brawn GP also secured the constructor title.
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
| space | driver | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
1: 34: 03,414 |
| 2 |
Mark Webber
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
+ 17.857 |
| 3 |
Jenson Button
|
Brawn Mercedes
|
+ 18.467 |
| PP |
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1: 40.948 |
| SR |
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
1: 40.279 |
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix took place on November 1, 2009 on the Yas Marina Circuit and covered a distance of 55 laps of 5.554 km, for a total of 305.470 km.
Qualifying duels
This table shows which drivers in each team achieved the better positions in qualifying.
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Racing duels
This table shows which drivers in the respective team achieved the better positions in the race. If no driver from a team has come into the ranking in a race, this will be counted as 0-0.
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World championship ratings
The first eight of each race received points according to the following scheme:
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| Points | 10 | 8th | 6th | 5 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
All results were evaluated. Since less than 75 percent of the planned race distance was driven at the race in Malaysia because the race was canceled, the first eight only received half the number of points.
Driver ranking
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| 1 |
J. Button
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Brawn Mercedes
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1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6th | 5 | 7th | 7th | DNF | 2 | 5 | 8th | 5 | 3 | 95 |
| 2 |
S. Vettel
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Red Bull-Renault
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13 * | 15 * | 1 | 2 | 4th | DNF | 3 | 1 | 2 | DNF | DNF | 3 | 8th | 4th | 1 | 4th | 1 | 84 |
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R. Barrichello
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Brawn Mercedes
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2 | 5 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 2 | DNF | 3 | 6th | 10 | 1 | 7th | 1 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 4th | 77 |
| 4th |
M. Webber
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Red Bull-Renault
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12 | 6th | 2 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | DNF | DNF | 17th | 1 | 2 | 69.5 |
| 5 |
L. Hamilton
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McLaren-Mercedes
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DSQ | 7th | 6th | 4th | 9 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18th | 1 | 2 | DNF | 12 * | 1 | 3 | 3 | DNF | 49 |
| 6th |
K. Raikkonen
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Ferrari
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15 * | 14th | 10 | 6th | DNF | 3 | 9 | 8th | DNF | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4th | 6th | 12 | 48 |
| 7th |
N. Rosberg
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Williams-Toyota
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6th | 8th | 15th | 9 | 8th | 6th | 5 | 5 | 4th | 4th | 5 | 8th | 16 | 11 | 5 | DNF | 9 | 34.5 |
| 8th |
J. Trulli
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Toyota
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3 | 4th | DNF | 3 | DNF | 13 | 4th | 7th | 17th | 8th | 13 | DNF | 14th | 12 | 2 | DNF | 7th | 32.5 |
| 9 |
F. Alonso
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Renault
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5 | 11 | 9 | 8th | 5 | 7th | 10 | 14th | 7th | DNF | 6th | DNF | 5 | 3 | 10 | DNF | 14th | 26th |
| 10 |
T. Glock
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Toyota
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4th | 3 | 7th | 7th | 10 | 10 | 8th | 9 | 9 | 6th | 14th | 10 | 11 | 2 | WD | INJ | INJ | 24 |
| 11 |
F. Massa
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Ferrari
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DNF | 9 | DNF | 14th | 6th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 3 | DNS | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | 22nd |
| 12 |
H. Kovalainen
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McLaren-Mercedes
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DNF | DNF | 5 | 12 | DNF | DNF | 14th | DNF | 8th | 5 | 4th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 11 | 12 | 11 | 22nd |
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N. Heidfeld
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BMW clean
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10 | 2 | 12 | 19th | 7th | 11 | 11 | 15th | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7th | DNF | 6th | DNF | 5 | 19th |
| 14th |
R. Kubica
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BMW clean
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14 * | DNF | 13 | 18th | 11 | DNF | 7th | 13 | 14th | 13 | 8th | 4th | DNF | 8th | 9 | 2 | 10 | 17th |
| 15th |
G. Fisichella
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Force India-Mercedes
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11 | 18 * | 14th | 15th | 14th | 9 | DNF | 10 | 11 | 14th | 12 | 2 | 8th | |||||
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Ferrari
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| 16 |
 S. Buemi
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Toro Rosso-Ferrari
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7th | 16 * | 8th | 17th | DNF | DNF | 15th | 18th | 16 | 16 | DNF | 12 | 13 | DNF | DNF | 7th | 8th | 6th |
| 17th |
A. Sutil
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Force India-Mercedes
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9 | 17th | 17 * | 16 | DNF | 14th | 17th | 17th | 15th | DNF | 10 | 11 | 4th | DNF | 13 | DNF | 17th | 5 |
| 18th |
K. Kobayashi
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Toyota
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PO | 9 | 6th | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 19th |
S. Bourdais
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Toro Rosso-Ferrari
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8th | 10 | 11 | 13 | DNF | 8th | 18th | DNF | DNF | 2 | ||||||||
| 20th |
K. Nakajima
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Williams-Toyota
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DNF | 12 | DNF | DNF | 13 | 15 * | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 18 * | 13 | 10 | 9 | 15th | DNF | 13 | 0 |
| 21st |
N. Piquet Jr.
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Renault
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DNF | 13 | 16 | 10 | 12 | DNF | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 0 | |||||||
| 22nd |
V. Liuzzi
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Force India-Mercedes
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DNF | 14th | 14th | 11 | 15th | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 23 |
R. Grosjean
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Renault
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15th | DNF | 15th | DNF | 16 | 13 | 18th | 0 | ||||||||||
| 24 |
J. Alguersuari
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Toro Rosso-Ferrari
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15th | 16 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 14th | DNF | 0 | |||||||||
| 25th |
L. Badoer
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Ferrari
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17th | 14th | 0 |
| Legend | ||
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| colour | abbreviation | meaning |
| gold | - | victory |
| silver | - | 2nd place |
| bronze | - | 3rd place |
| green | - | Placement in the points |
| blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
| violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
| NC | not classified | |
| red | DNQ | did not qualify |
| DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
| black | DSQ | disqualified |
| White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
| WD | withdrawn | |
| Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
| TD | Friday test driver | |
| without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
| INJ | injured or sick | |
| EX | excluded | |
| DNA | did not arrive | |
| C. | Race canceled | |
| no participation in the World Cup | ||
| other | P / bold | Pole position |
| SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
| * | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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| () | Streak results | |
| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
Constructors' championship
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Brawn Mercedes
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22nd | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6th | 5 | 7th | 7th | DNF | 2 | 5 | 8th | 5 | 3 | 172 |
| 23 | 2 | 5 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 2 | DNF | 3 | 6th | 10 | 1 | 7th | 1 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 4th | |||
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Red Bull-Renault
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14th | 12 | 6th | 2 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | DNF | DNF | 17th | 1 | 2 | 153.5 |
| 15th | 13 * | 15 * | 1 | 2 | 4th | DNF | 3 | 1 | 2 | DNF | DNF | 3 | 8th | 4th | 1 | 4th | 1 | |||
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McLaren-Mercedes
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1 | DSQ | 7th | 6th | 4th | 9 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18th | 1 | 2 | DNF | 12 * | 1 | 3 | 3 | DNF | 71 |
| 2 | DNF | DNF | 5 | 12 | DNF | DNF | 14th | DNF | 8th | 5 | 4th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 11 | 12 | 11 | |||
| 4th |
Ferrari
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3 | DNF | 9 | DNF | 14th | 6th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 3 | DNS | 17th | 14th | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 70 |
| 4th | 15 * | 14th | 10 | 6th | DNF | 3 | 9 | 8th | DNF | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4th | 6th | 12 | |||
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Toyota
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9 | 3 | 4th | DNF | 3 | DNF | 13 | 4th | 7th | 17th | 8th | 13 | DNF | 14th | 12 | 2 | DNF | 7th | 59.5 |
| 10 | 4th | 3 | 7th | 7th | 10 | 10 | 8th | 9 | 9 | 6th | 14th | 10 | 11 | 2 | WD | 9 | 6th | |||
| 6th |
BMW clean
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5 | 14 * | DNF | 13 | 18th | 11 | DNF | 7th | 13 | 14th | 13 | 8th | 4th | DNF | 8th | 9 | 2 | 10 | 36 |
| 6th | 10 | 2 | 12 | 19th | 7th | 11 | 11 | 15th | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7th | DNF | 6th | DNF | 5 | |||
| 7th |
Williams-Toyota
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16 | 6th | 8th | 15th | 9 | 8th | 6th | 5 | 5 | 4th | 4th | 5 | 8th | 16 | 11 | 5 | DNF | 9 | 34.5 |
| 17th | DNF | 12 | DNF | DNF | 13 | 15 * | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 18 * | 13 | 10 | 9 | 15th | DNF | 13 | |||
| 8th |
Renault
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7th | 5 | 11 | 9 | 8th | 5 | 7th | 10 | 14th | 7th | DNF | 6th | DNF | 5 | 3 | 10 | DNF | 14th | 26th |
| 8th | DNF | 13 | 16 | 10 | 12 | DNF | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15th | DNF | 15th | DNF | 16 | 13 | 18th | |||
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Force India-Mercedes
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20th | 9 | 17th | 17 * | 16 | DNF | 14th | 17th | 17th | 15th | DNF | 10 | 11 | 4th | DNF | 13 | DNF | 17th | 13 |
| 21st | 11 | 18 * | 14th | 15th | 14th | 9 | DNF | 10 | 11 | 14th | 12 | 2 | DNF | 14th | 14th | 11 | 15th | |||
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Toro Rosso-Ferrari
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11 | 8th | 10 | 11 | 13 | DNF | 8th | 18th | DNF | DNF | 15th | 16 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 14th | DNF | 8th |
| 12 | 7th | 16 * | 8th | 17th | DNF | DNF | 15th | 18th | 16 | 16 | DNF | 12 | 13 | DNF | DNF | 7th | 8th |
| Legend | ||
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| colour | abbreviation | meaning |
| gold | - | victory |
| silver | - | 2nd place |
| bronze | - | 3rd place |
| green | - | Placement in the points |
| blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
| violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
| NC | not classified | |
| red | DNQ | did not qualify |
| DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
| black | DSQ | disqualified |
| White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
| WD | withdrawn | |
| Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
| TD | Friday test driver | |
| without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
| INJ | injured or sick | |
| EX | excluded | |
| DNA | did not arrive | |
| C. | Race canceled | |
| no participation in the World Cup | ||
| other | P / bold | Pole position |
| SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
| * | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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| () | Streak results | |
| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
literature
- Heinz Prüller: Grand Prix Story 2009 . Residenz Verlag, St. Pölten 2009, 322 pages, ISBN 978-3-7017-3152-7 .
Web links
Wikinews: 2009 Formula 1 Season - in the newsIndividual evidence
- ↑ "Canada Grand Prix: The final end!" (Motorsport-Total.com on November 16, 2008)
- ↑ "Pure spectacle: The new age of the ' premier class'" (Sport.rtl.de)
- ↑ "KERS, Slicks and Combines: The New Formula 1" (Motorsport-Total.com on March 26, 2009)
- ↑ "New safety car rules: pit lane remains open" (Motorsport-Total.com on January 27, 2009)
- ↑ "FIA steers in: New scoring system not until 2010!" (Motorsport-Total.com on March 19, 2009)
- ↑ a b "Force India confirms McLaren-Mercedes deal" (Motorsport-Total.com on November 10, 2008)
- ↑ "Statement by Takeo Fukui, President and CEO, Honda Motor Co., Ltd." ( Memento of December 6, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Honda press release of December 5, 2008, English)
- ↑ "Ecclestone helps Williams with a million dollar injection" ( Spiegel Online on January 25, 2009)
- ↑ “Coulthard announces retirement from F1” (Autosport.com on July 3, 2008, English)
- ↑ a b "Officially: Alguersuari youngest driver of all time" (Motorsport-Total.com on July 20, 2009)
- ↑ "Schumi comeback burst" (Kicker.de of 11 August 2009)
- ↑ a b "Badoer replaces Massa in Valencia" (Motorsport-Total.com on August 11, 2009)
- ^ "Fisichella_ First Ferrari, then resignation" (Motorsport-Total.com on September 3, 2009)
- ↑ a b "Official: Liuzzi replaces Fisichella" (Motorsport-Total.com on September 7, 2009)
- ^ "Official: Hamilton signs new contract" (Motorsport-Total.com on January 18, 2008)
- ↑ "Driver and team overview" (Motorsport-Total.com)
- ^ "De la Rosa wants to end his career" (Motorsport-Total.com on March 17, 2009)
- ↑ "McLaren-Mercedes confirms Kovalainen for 2009" (Motorsport-Total.com on July 31, 2008)
- ↑ "Ferrari extends before Brazil race with Massa" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) (DPA report from October 16, 2007)
- ↑ Fisichella's dream comes true: In Monza in a Ferrari! motorsport-total.com on September 3, 2009
- ^ "Transfer carousel: Waiting for Raikkonen" (Sportauto-online.de on June 18, 2008)
- ↑ a b c "Alonso commitment from the table - Heidfeld and Kubica remain" (n-tv.de on October 6, 2008)
- ↑ a b "Renault confirms Alonso and Piquet!" (Motorsport-Total.com on November 5, 2008)
- ↑ a b "Grosjean replaces Piquet at Renault" (Motorsport-Total.com on August 18, 2009)
- ^ "Trulli is loyal to Toyota" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) (RP-online.de on July 28, 2006)
- ↑ "Toyota is ready for a new attack" (Motorsport-Total.com on January 12, 2009)
- ↑ "Perfect: Glock to Toyota" (kicker.de on November 19, 2007)
- ↑ "Kobayashi starts for Glock in Brazil" (Motorsport-Total.com on October 11, 2009)
- ↑ "Finally official: Bourdais stays with Toro Rosso" (Motorsport-Total.com on February 6, 2009)
- ↑ "Toro Rosso: Buemi contract confirmed" (Motorsport-Total.com on January 9, 2009)
- ↑ “Red Bull extend Mark Webber's contract” (Formula1.com on July 3, 2008, English)
- ↑ "A surprising comeback for Coulthard?" (Motorsport-Total.com on March 25, 2009)
- ↑ "Red Bull replacement without a super license" (Motorsport-Total.com on March 24, 2009)
- ^ "Vettel confirmed at Red Bull Racing" (Motorsport-Total.com on July 17, 2008)
- ↑ “Williams to sign Toyota engine deal” (Feedsfarm.com on July 27, 2006, English)
- ^ "Rosberg extends contract" ( Memento from August 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Motorsport-Magazin.de on December 9, 2007)
- ↑ "Williams: Rosberg and Nakajima confirmed for 2009" (Motorsport-Total.com on October 2, 2008)
- ↑ "Glock stays with Toyota, Nakajima with Williams" (Motorsport-Total.com on August 4, 2008)
- ^ "Sutil: Everything is clear for 2009" (Motorsport-Total.com on August 14, 2008)
- ^ "End of discussion: Force India pilots will stay" (Motorsport-Total.com on December 13, 2008)
- ↑ "Interview: 'Fisicos' second spring" (Motorsport-Total.com on April 16, 2008)
- ↑ a b c "Finally official: Brawn GP starts in Melbourne!" (Motorsport-Total.com on March 6, 2009)
- ↑ "Davidson becomes Brawn replacement" (Motorsport-Total.com on March 25, 2009)
- ^ "The next scandal: Hamilton disqualified!" (Motorsport-Total.com on April 2, 2009)
- ↑ Hamilton disqualified for misleading the stewards
- ↑ "Vettel: 'I'm an idiot'" ( kicker sportmagazin on March 29, 2009)
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