Round 17 · 2009

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

CircuitYas Marina CircuitLocationAbu dhabi, United Arab EmiratesDates1 Nov – 1 Nov 2009Final

WinnerVETRed Bull Racing · from P2

PoleHAM

Fastest lap1:40.279Vettel · L54

Most laps led39Vettel

Biggest gain+7Kovalainen P18→P11

Retirements2of 20 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	2	+1	55	1:34:03.414 FL	2	10
2	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	3	+1	55	+17.860	2	8
3	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	5	+2	55	+18.470	2	6
4	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Brawn GP	4	0	55	+22.740	2	5
5	Nick Heidfeld HEI	BMW Sauber	8	+3	55	+26.250	2	4
6	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Toyota	12	+6	55	+28.340	1	3
7	Jarno Trulli TRU	Toyota	6	-1	55	+34.370	2	2
8	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	10	+2	55	+41.290	2	1
9	Nico Rosberg ROS	Williams	9	0	55	+45.940	2
10	Robert Kubica KUB	BMW Sauber	7	-3	55	+48.180	2
11	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	McLaren	18	+7	55	+52.800	1
12	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	11	-1	55	+54.320	1
13	Kazuki Nakajima NAA	Williams	13	0	55	+59.840	1
14	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	15	+1	55	+1:09.690	1
15	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	16	+1	55	+1:34.450	1
16	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Ferrari	20	+4	54	+1 lap	2
17	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	17	0	54	+1 lap	2
18	Romain Grosjean GRO	Renault (2002–10)	19	+1	54	+1 lap	1
—	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1		20	DNF · L20	2
—	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	14		18	DNF · L18	1

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	—	—	—	20
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	21
3	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	21
4	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Brawn GP	—	—	—	24
5	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	—	—	—	25
6	Jarno Trulli TRU	Toyota	—	—	—	24
7	Robert Kubica KUB	BMW Sauber	—	—	—	25
8	Nick Heidfeld HEI	BMW Sauber	—	—	—	24
9	Nico Rosberg ROS	Williams	—	—	—	25
10	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	27
11	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	—	—	—	20
12	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Toyota	—	—	—	17
13	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	McLaren	—	—	—	16
14	Kazuki Nakajima NAA	Williams	—	—	—	18
15	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	19
16	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	—	—	—	12
17	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	—	—	—	10
18	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	—	—	—	10
19	Romain Grosjean GRO	Renault (2002–10)	—	—	—	12
20	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Ferrari	—	—	—	12

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	1:40.625	21
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:40.627	18
3	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Brawn GP	1:40.907	20
4	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:40.934	22
5	Nick Heidfeld HEI	BMW Sauber	1:41.241	18
6	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	McLaren	1:41.263	20
7	Jarno Trulli TRU	Toyota	1:41.310	23
8	Robert Kubica KUB	BMW Sauber	1:41.322	20
9	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:41.372	22
10	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:41.373	23
11	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:41.403	19
12	Nico Rosberg ROS	Williams	1:41.478	22
13	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Toyota	1:41.499	24
14	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	1:41.675	20
15	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:41.682	15
16	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	1:41.897	19
17	Kazuki Nakajima NAA	Williams	1:42.156	21
18	Romain Grosjean GRO	Renault (2002–10)	1:42.213	19
19	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Ferrari	1:42.351	23
20	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	—	0

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	McLaren	1:41.307	35
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:41.504	34
3	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	1:41.541	39
4	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:41.591	37
5	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Toyota	1:41.636	34
6	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:41.683	37
7	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:41.684	34
8	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Brawn GP	1:41.831	38
9	Nico Rosberg ROS	Williams	1:41.931	39
10	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:41.987	39
11	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:42.180	28
12	Kazuki Nakajima NAA	Williams	1:42.245	36
13	Nick Heidfeld HEI	BMW Sauber	1:42.278	36
14	Jarno Trulli TRU	Toyota	1:42.409	30
15	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	1:42.530	33
16	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	1:42.782	29
17	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Ferrari	1:42.932	37
18	Romain Grosjean GRO	Renault (2002–10)	1:43.021	37
19	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	1:43.022	39
20	Robert Kubica KUB	BMW Sauber	1:43.708	13

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:43.939	18
2	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	1:44.035	20
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:44.153	28
4	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Brawn GP	1:44.207	23
5	Nick Heidfeld HEI	BMW Sauber	1:44.667	23
6	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:44.687	32
7	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:44.688	14
8	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:44.805	25
9	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	1:44.955	33
10	Jarno Trulli TRU	Toyota	1:44.958	25
11	Robert Kubica KUB	BMW Sauber	1:44.988	22
12	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	McLaren	1:45.123	20
13	Nico Rosberg ROS	Williams	1:45.649	27
14	Kazuki Nakajima NAA	Williams	1:45.679	25
15	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:45.704	27
16	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	1:45.865	23
17	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	1:46.239	22
18	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Ferrari	1:46.267	26
19	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Toyota	1:46.364	28
20	Romain Grosjean GRO	Renault (2002–10)	1:46.411	27

Session schedule

Practice 1Final1 Nov 2009 01:00 UTC

Practice 2Final1 Nov 2009 01:00 UTC

Practice 3Final1 Nov 2009 01:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal1 Nov 2009 01:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal1 Nov 2009 01:00 UTC

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
McLaren	Lewis Hamilton HAM	—	Heikki Kovalainen KOV
Red Bull Racing	Sebastian Vettel VET	—	Mark Webber WEB
Brawn GP	Rubens Barrichello BAR	—	Jenson Button BUT
Toyota	Jarno Trulli TRU	—	Kamui Kobayashi KOB
BMW Sauber	Robert Kubica KUB	—	Nick Heidfeld HEI
Williams	Nico Rosberg ROS	—	Kazuki Nakajima NAA
Toro Rosso	Sebastien Buemi BUE	—	Jaime Alguersuari ALG
Ferrari	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	—	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS
Renault (2002–10)	Fernando Alonso ALO	—	Romain Grosjean GRO
Force India	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	—	Adrian Sutil SUT

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.