Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2009

 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2009

Racing data
17th of 17 races in the 2009 Formula 1 World Championship
Surname:	I Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Date:	November 1, 2009
Place:	Yas Island
Course:	Yas Marina Circuit
Length:	305.47 km in 55 laps of 5.554 km
Weather:	sunny
Spectator:	~ 50,000
Pole position
Driver:	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes
Time:	1: 40.948 min
Fastest lap
Driver:	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
Time:	1: 40.279 min (lap 54)
Podium
First:	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
Second:	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault
Third:	Jenson Button	Brawn Mercedes

The 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix took place on November 1st at the Yas Marina Circuit on Yas Island and was the 17th and final race of the 2009 Formula 1 World Championship . Sebastian Vettel won ahead of his teammate Mark Webber and Jenson Button, who had already been established as world champion .

Reports

background

After the Brazilian Grand Prix , Jenson Button led the drivers' standings with 15 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel and 17 points ahead of Rubens Barrichello . Brawn- Mercedes also led unassailable in the constructors' championship with 25.5 points ahead of Red Bull- Renault and with 90 points ahead of McLaren- Mercedes.

Timo Glock was again represented by Kamui Kobayashi .

training

In the first free practice, McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton took the lead in front of Button and Vettel. It was the Briton's tenth fastest time in training. In the second practice session on Friday, Heikki Kovalainen was the fastest driver. His team-mate Hamilton took second place. Third was Button. In the third free practice, which was the last practice of the season, World Champion Button drove the fastest lap and was only two thousandths of a second faster than Hamilton. Button's team-mate Barrichello followed in third place.

Qualifying

In the first section, Hamilton took the lead. The Renault and Force India pilots as well as Giancarlo Fisichella were eliminated. Hamilton also achieved the fastest lap in the second section. However, his team suffered a setback as his teammate Kovalainen was out. In addition to the Finn, Alguersuari , Nakajima , Kobayashi and Räikkönen did not make the leap into the third section, which was also dominated by Hamilton. The Briton secured pole position with a lead of almost seven-tenths of a second over Vettel . Mark Webber started the race from third place.

run

Hamilton started the race well and maintained his lead over Vettel and Webber. In fourth and fifth place, Button overtook his team-mate Barrichello, who had slightly damaged his front wing in a collision with Webber. Contrary to all expectations, Hamilton was unable to distance himself from the two Red Bulls, and he was the first of the leading trio to pit with about a second ahead.

Newcomer Kamui Kobayashi scored championship points in his second race

At the same time as Hamilton, World Champion Button completed his pit stop and came back on track before Kobayashi. The young Japanese, who had already overtaken Raikkonen on the first lap, was unable to keep the button behind. Two laps after Hamilton's pit stop, Vettel also had to complete his stop. The German managed to get back on track several seconds before Hamilton and take the lead.

Sebastian Vettel won the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Newcomer Alguersuari caused a curious retirement: the Toro Rosso driver accidentally drove into the Red Bull Racing pit and had to park his car with an empty tank on the following lap. One lap later, Hamilton had to give up with braking problems. After the first stops had been completed, Vettel led the race in front of his team-mate Webber. In third place was Kobayashi, who started the race with a one-stop strategy.

Until the last pit stops, Vettel was able to extend his lead over his team-mate and thus secure his lead. Since Webber also had to pit before Vettel, Vettel's leadership was not in danger.

In the final phase of the race there was a duel for second place between Webber and Button, which Webber ultimately won. Vettel won the last race of the season and thus secured victory in the runner-up world championship. Further points went to Barrichello, Heidfeld , Kobayashi, Trulli and Buemi .

Registration list

team	No.	driver	chassis	engine	tires
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	01	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren MP4-24	Mercedes-Benz 2.4 V8	B.
	02	Heikki Kovalainen
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	03	Giancarlo Fisichella	Ferrari F60	Ferrari 2.4 V8	B.
	04th	Kimi Raikkonen
BMW Sauber F1 Team	05	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber F1.09	BMW 2.4 V8	B.
	06th	Nick Heidfeld
Renault F1 Team	07th	Fernando Alonso	Renault R29	Renault 2.4 V8	B.
	08th	Romain Grosjean
Panasonic Toyota Racing	09	Jarno Trulli	Toyota TF109	Toyota 2.4 V8	B.
	10	Kamui Kobayashi
Scuderia Toro Rosso	11	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso STR4	Ferrari 2.4 V8	B.
	12	Sébastien Buemi
Red Bull Racing	14th	Mark Webber	Red Bull RB5	Renault 2.4 V8	B.
	15th	Sebastian Vettel
AT&T Williams	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams FW31	Toyota 2.4 V8	B.
	17th	Kazuki Nakajima
Force India F1 Team	20th	Adrian Sutil	Force India VJM02	Mercedes-Benz 2.4 V8	B.
	21st	Vitantonio Liuzzi
Brawn GP Formula 1 team	22nd	Jenson Button	Brawn BGP 001	Mercedes-Benz 2.4 V8	B.
	23	Rubens Barrichello

Classifications

Qualifying

Item	driver	constructor	Q1	Q2	Q3	begin	Weight in kg
01	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes (K)	1: 39.873	1: 39.695	1: 40.948	01	658.5
02	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1: 40.666	1: 39.984	1: 41.615	02	663.0
03	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	1: 40.667	1: 40.272	1: 41.726	03	660.0
04th	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn Mercedes	1: 40.574	1: 40.421	1: 41.786	04th	655.0
05	Jenson Button	Brawn Mercedes	1: 40.378	1: 40.148	1: 41.892	05	657.0
06th	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1: 40.517	1: 40.373	1: 41.897	06th	661.0
07th	Robert Kubica	BMW clean	1: 40.520	1: 40.545	1: 41.992	07th	654.5
08th	Nick Heidfeld	BMW clean	1: 40.558	1: 40.635	1: 42.343	08th	664.0
09	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	1: 40.842	1: 40.661	1: 42.583	09	665.0
10	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1: 40.908	1: 40.430	1: 42.713	10	661.5
11	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari (K)	1: 41,100	1: 40.726	-	11	692.0
12	Kamui Kobayashi	Toyota	1: 41.035	1: 40.777	-	12	694.3
13	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes (K)	1: 40.808	1: 40.983	-	13	697.0
14th	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	1: 41.096	1: 41.148	-	14th	704.0
15th	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1: 41.503	1: 41.689	-	15th	696.5
16	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1: 41.667	-	-	16	708.3
17th	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India-Mercedes	1: 41.701	-	-	17th	695.0
18th	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	1: 41.863	-	-	18th	696.0
19th	Romain Grosjean	Renault	1: 41.950	-	-	19th	710.8
20th	Giancarlo Fisichella	Ferrari (K)	1: 42.184	-	-	20th	692.5

(K) = racing car with KERS

run

Item	driver	constructor	Round	Stops	time	begin	Weight in kg	Fastest lap
01	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	55	2	1: 34: 03,414	02	663.0	1: 40.279 (54.)
02	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	55	2	+ 17.857	03	660.0	1: 40.571 (14.)
03	Jenson Button	Brawn Mercedes	55	2	+ 18.467	05	657.0	1: 40.642 (49.)
04th	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn Mercedes	55	2	+ 22.735	04th	655.0	1: 40.449 (54th)
05	Nick Heidfeld	BMW clean	55	2	+ 26.253	08th	664.0	1: 40.672 (54th)
06th	Kamui Kobayashi	Toyota	55	1	+ 28.343	12	694.3	1: 40.779 (55th)
07th	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	55	2	+ 34.366	06th	661.0	1: 40.723 (49.)
08th	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	55	2	+ 41.294	10	661.5	1: 40.326 (55.)
09	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	55	2	+ 45.941	09	665.0	1: 40,997 (49.)
10	Robert Kubica	BMW clean	55	2	+ 48.180	07th	654.5	1: 40.924 (54th)
11	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes (K)	55	1	+ 52.798	13	697.0	1: 41.316 (53.)
12	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari (K)	55	1	+ 54.317	11	692.0	1: 40.843 (54th)
13	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	55	1	+ 59.839	14th	704.0	1: 40.754 (54th)
14th	Fernando Alonso	Renault	55	1	+1: 09.687	16	708.3	1: 40.757 (54th)
15th	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India-Mercedes	55	1	+1: 34.450	17th	695.0	1: 41.277 (54.)
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Ferrari (K)	54	2	+ 1 lap	20th	692.5	1: 41.132 (54.)
17th	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	54	2	+ 1 lap	18th	696.0	1: 40.904 (34.)
18th	Romain Grosjean	Renault	54	1	+ 1 lap	19th	710.8	1: 42.274 (47.)
-	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes (K)	20th	1	DNF	01	658.5	1: 40.367 (16.)
-	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	18th	1	DNF	15th	696.5	1: 43.318 (16.)

(K) = racing car with KERS

World Cup stands after the race

The first eight of the race got 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.

Driver ranking

Item driver constructor Points 01  Jenson Button Brawn Mercedes 95, 0 02  Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 84, 0 03  Rubens Barrichello Brawn Mercedes 77, 0 04th  Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 69.5 05  Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 49, 0 06th  Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 48, 0 07th  Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 34.5 08th  Jarno Trulli Toyota 32.5 09  Fernando Alonso Renault 26th, 0 10  Timo Glock Toyota 24, 0 11  Felipe Massa Ferrari 22nd, 0 12  Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 22nd, 0 13  Nick Heidfeld BMW clean 19th, 0

Item driver constructor Points 14th  Robert Kubica BMW clean 17th, 0 15th  Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes, Ferrari 8th, 0 16  Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 6th, 0 17th  Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 5, 0 18th  Kamui Kobayashi Toyota 3, 0 19th  Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari 2, 0 20th  Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 0, 0 21st  Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 0, 0 22nd  Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 0, 0 23  Romain Grosjean Renault 0, 0 24  Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 0, 0 25th  Luca Badoer Ferrari 0, 0

Constructors' championship

Item constructor Points 01  Brawn Mercedes 172, 0 02  Red Bull-Renault 153.5 03  McLaren-Mercedes 71, 0 04th  Ferrari 70, 0 05  Toyota 59.5

Item constructor Points 06th  BMW clean 36, 0 07th  Williams-Toyota 34.5 08th  Renault 26th, 0 09  Force India-Mercedes 13, 0 10  Toro Rosso-Ferrari 8th, 0

Individual evidence

1. ^ "GP in Abu Dhabi / 1st free practice" (Motorsport-Total.com on October 30, 2009)
2. ^ "GP in Abu Dhabi / 2nd free practice" (Motorsport-Total.com on October 30, 2009)
3. ^ "GP in Abu Dhabi / 3rd free practice" (Motorsport-Total.com on October 31, 2009)

Web links

Commons : Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2009  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Weekend statistics at Motorsport-Total.com