2009 Italian Grand Prix

 2009 Italian Grand Prix

Racing data
13th of 17 races in the 2009 Formula 1 World Championship
Surname:	LXXX Gran Premio Santander d'Italia
Date:	September 13, 2009
Place:	Monza
Course:	Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Length:	306.72 km in 53 laps of 5.793 km
Weather:	slightly cloudy
Spectator:	~ 75,000
Pole position
Driver:	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes
Time:	1: 24.066 min
Fastest lap
Driver:	Adrian Sutil	Force India
Time:	1: 24.739 min (lap 36)
Podium
First:	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn Mercedes
Second:	Jenson Button	Brawn Mercedes
Third:	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari

The 2009 Italian Grand Prix took place on September 13th at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza and was the 13th race of the 2009 Formula 1 World Championship .

Reports

background

After the Belgian Grand Prix , Jenson Button led the drivers' standings with 16 points ahead of Rubens Barrichello and 19 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel . Brawn- Mercedes led the constructors' championship with 23.5 points ahead of Red Bull- Renault and with 72 points ahead of Ferrari .

Giancarlo Fisichella made his Ferrari debut at his 225th Formula 1 Grand Prix

At Ferrari, Luca Badoer was replaced by Giancarlo Fisichella after two unsuccessful races . At Force India, this was replaced by the previous substitute driver Vitantonio Liuzzi , who last drove in a Formula 1 race in 2007 .

For the first time since the Bahrain Grand Prix , Renault used KERS again . Together with McLaren and Ferrari, six cars started with this system.

With Barrichello (twice), Fernando Alonso and Vettel (once each), three former winners competed in this Grand Prix.

training

The fastest lap in the first free practice was achieved by McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton in front of his team-mates Heikki Kovalainen and Adrian Sutil . In the second free practice session, Force India driver Sutil took the lead. The second and third places went to Renault drivers Romain Grosjean and Fernando Alonso . On Saturday Sutil set the fastest time again in the third free practice. In the seats behind him were Button and Nick Heidfeld .

Qualifying

In the first section of qualifying, Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen set the fastest lap ahead of Hamilton and Button. The Toro Rosso and Williams drivers and Timo Glock were eliminated. In the second qualifying period Button led the field ahead of Hamilton and Barrichello. Fisichella, Grosjean, Trulli and the BMW Sauber pilots, who both had an engine failure, were eliminated. In the third section, in which the pole position was awarded, World Champion Hamilton took the lead in front of Sutil and Raikkonen. After the start weights were announced, it became clear that the three leaders were the lightest pilots in the field.

run

Mark Webber's car is transported away

Kimi Raikkonen, whose Ferrari had KERS, got off to a good start at the Italian Grand Prix. Since he went off the track briefly, he was unable to overtake Hamilton, who started from pole position. He passed Sutil, however. Kovalainen started less well and was overtaken by the two Brawns early on. In the variant della Roggia , Robert Kubica touched Mark Webber's Red Bull with his front wing : While Kubica was able to continue for the time being, Webber had to finish the race on the first lap. In the first few laps there were a few duels on the track. While Hamilton was able to drive away from the front, his teammate Kovalainen was also overtaken by Liuzzi and Alonso, who had previously driven past Vettel.

Vettel was also overtaken by Kubica, but did not have to stay behind him for long because the Pole saw the black and orange flag, which ordered a repair stop, and had to go into the pits because of a defective front wing. Raikkonen could not keep up with Hamilton's pace, but stayed ahead of Sutil's Force India, which could keep up with the Ferrari. Sutil's team-mate Liuzzi, who, in contrast to Sutil, relied on a one-stop strategy, was sixth up front and kept Alonso behind.

As expected, Hamilton was the first to make his regular pit stop and had to hand over the lead to Raikkonen. A short time later, Kubica had to give up the race due to an oil leak. After Raikkonen was also on the pits, the Brawns were in the lead, led by Barrichello. Raikkonen, who later stopped as Sutil, stayed ahead of the German after the pit stop and came back on track between Liuzzi and Alonso.

Rubens Barrichello won in Italy with a one-stop strategy

After the drivers made their first pit stop using a two-stop strategy, Toro Rosso driver Jaime Alguersuari retired with transmission problems. The Brawn drivers dictated the pace at the front and extended their lead over Hamilton and the other pursuers. In the 23rd, local hero Liuzzi also had to retire due to transmission problems. Nevertheless, Liuzzi convinced on his return after almost two years as a test driver.

Team-internal duel between Toyota drivers Timo Glock and Jarno Trulli

After Button and Barrichello had completed their only stop, Hamilton was again in the lead ahead of Raikkonen and Sutil. The McLaren driver tried with fast laps to extend his lead over the Brawns, who were using a different strategy. However, his lead was not enough at his second stop and he came back on track behind Barrichello and Button. Raikkonen, who has now taken the lead again, pitted on the same lap as Sutil, who was within striking distance of the Finn. While Raikkonen had problems driving off, Sutil stopped too late. Both lost about the same amount of time and so Raikkonen stayed ahead of Sutil. Barrichello took the lead again.

At the end of the race, the Toyota drivers who were outside the top ten ensured internal duels, in which Glock finally prevailed. Hamilton also continued to put pressure on the Brawn drivers in front of him and caught up with Button. On the last lap, Hamilton flew between the Lesmo curves and triggered a safety car phase. Barrichello only had to drive his car to the finish and won the race ahead of his teammate Button. Third place went to Raikkonen, who was able to keep Sutil behind him until the end. The German achieved his best result in Formula 1 in fourth. The other points went to Alonso, Kovalainen, Heidfeld and Vettel. The Red Bull drivers were the big losers of the weekend as Button and Barrichello were able to extend their lead over them.

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
ING 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	Timo Glock
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: 23.375	1: 22.973	1: 24.066	01	653.5
02	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	1: 23.576	1: 23.070	1: 24.261	02	655.0
03	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari (K)	1: 23.349	1: 23.426	1: 24.523	03	662.0
04th	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes (K)	1: 23.515	1: 23.528	1: 24.845	04th	683.0
05	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn Mercedes	1: 23.483	1: 22.976	1: 25.015	05	688.5
06th	Jenson Button	Brawn Mercedes	1: 23.403	1: 22.955	1: 25.030	06th	687.0
07th	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India-Mercedes	1: 23.578	1: 23.207	1: 25.043	07th	679.5
08th	Fernando Alonso	Renault (K)	1: 23.708	1: 23.497	1: 25.072	08th	677.5
09	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1: 23.558	1: 23.545	1: 25.180	09	682.0
10	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	1: 23.755	1: 23.273	1: 25.314	10	683.0
11	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1: 24.014	1: 23.611	-	11	703.0
12	Romain Grosjean	Renault (K)	1: 23.975	1: 23.728	-	12	699.8
13	Robert Kubica	BMW clean	1: 24.001	1: 23.866	-	13	697.5
14th	Giancarlo Fisichella	Ferrari (K)	1: 23.828	1: 23.901	-	14th	690.0
15th	Nick Heidfeld	BMW clean	1: 23.584	1: 24.275	-	15th	697.5
16	Timo Glock	Toyota	1: 24.036	-	-	16	709.8
17th	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	1: 24.074	-	-	17th	706.2
18th	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	1: 24.121	-	-	18th	708.6
19th	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1: 24.220	-	-	19th	706.0
20th	Jaime Alguersuari 1st	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1: 24.951	-	-	20th	706.0

(K) = racing car with KERS

¹ Jaime Alguersuari should have been moved back five grid positions because of a gear change but qualified 20th and last which made the penalty obsolete. He started from the pit lane .

run

Item	driver	constructor	Round	Stops	time	begin	Weight in kg	Fastest lap
01	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn Mercedes	53	1	1: 16: 21.706	05	688.5	1: 24.967 (48th)
02	Jenson Button	Brawn Mercedes	53	1	+ 2.866	06th	687.0	1: 24.935 (46.)
03	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari (K)	53	2	+ 30.664	03	662.0	1: 24.761 (36th)
04th	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	53	2	+ 31.131	02	655.0	1: 24.739 (36th)
05	Fernando Alonso	Renault (K)	53	1	+ 59.182	08th	677.5	1: 25,199 (50th)
06th	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes (K)	53	1	+1: 00.693	04th	683.0	1: 25.109 (51.)
07th	Nick Heidfeld	BMW clean	53	1	+1: 22.412	15th	697.5	1: 25.488 (30.)
08th	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	53	1	+1: 25.407	09	682.0	1: 25,194 (50th)
09	Giancarlo Fisichella	Ferrari (K)	53	1	+1: 26.856	14th	690.0	1: 25.498 (28th)
10	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	53	1	+ 2: 42.163	17th	706.2	1: 25.976 (51st)
11	Timo Glock	Toyota	53	1	+ 2: 43.925	16	709.8	1: 25.751 (50th)
12	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes (K)	52	2	DNF	01	653.5	1: 24.802 (52nd)
13	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	52	1	+ 1 lap	19th	706.0	1: 25,564 (50th)
14th	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	52	1	+ 1 lap	11	703.0	1: 25,700 (49th)
15th	Romain Grosjean	Renault (K)	52	1	+ 1 lap	12	699.8	1: 25.609 (51st)
16	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	51	3	+ 2 rounds	18th	708.6	1: 25,901 (50th)
-	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India-Mercedes	22nd	0	DNF	07th	679.5	1: 26.041 (22.)
-	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	19th	0	DNF	box	706.0	1: 27.846 (17.)
-	Robert Kubica	BMW clean	15th	1	DNF	13	697.5	1: 27.819 (12.)
-	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	00	0	DNF	10	683.0	-

(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 80, 0 02  Rubens Barrichello Brawn Mercedes 66, 0 03  Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 54, 0 04th  Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 51.5 05  Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 40, 0 06th  Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 30.5 07th  Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 27, 0 08th  Jarno Trulli Toyota 22.5 09  Felipe Massa Ferrari 22nd, 0 10  Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 20th, 0 11  Fernando Alonso Renault 20th, 0 12  Timo Glock Toyota 16, 0

Item driver constructor Points 13  Nick Heidfeld BMW clean 12, 0 14th  Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes, Ferrari 8th, 0 15th  Robert Kubica BMW clean 8th, 0 16  Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 5, 0 17th  Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 3, 0 18th  Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari 2, 0 19th  Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 0, 0 20th  Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 0, 0 21st  Luca Badoer Ferrari 0, 0 22nd  Romain Grosjean Renault 0, 0 23  Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 0, 0 24  Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 0, 0

Constructors' championship

Item constructor Points 01  Brawn Mercedes 146, 0 02  Red Bull-Renault 105.5 03  Ferrari 62, 0 04th  McLaren-Mercedes 47, 0 05  Toyota 38.5

Item constructor Points 06th  Williams-Toyota 30.5 07th  BMW clean 20th, 0 08th  Renault 20th, 0 09  Force India-Mercedes 13, 0 10  Toro Rosso-Ferrari 5, 0

Individual evidence

1. ^ "Fisichella: First Ferrari, then resignation!" (Motorsport-Total.com on September 3, 2009)
2. ↑ "Official: Liuzzi replaces Fisichella" (Motorsport-Total.com on September 7, 2009)
3. ↑ "Renault relies on KERS again in Monza" (Motorsport-Total.com on September 7, 2009)
4. ↑ "Silver Arrows dominate the start in Monza" (Motorsport-Total.com on September 11, 2009)
5. ↑ "Crazy Monza: Sutil fastest of the day!" (Motorsport-Total.com on September 11, 2009)
6. ^ "Third training: Sutil leads the Mercedes-Armada" (Motorsport-Total.com on September 12, 2009)
7. ↑ "BMW Sauber F1 Team with double technology defeat" (Motorsport-Total.com on September 11, 2009)
8. ↑ "Alguersuari punished for changing gearbox" (Motorsport-Total.com on September 12, 2009)
9. ↑ "Alguersuari starts out of the pit lane" (Motorsport-Total.com on September 13, 2009)

Web links

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

• Weekend statistics at Motorsport-Total.com