Round 16 · 2009

Brazilian Grand Prix

CircuitAutódromo José Carlos PaceLocationSao paulo, BrazilDates18 Oct – 18 Oct 2009Final

WinnerWEBRed Bull Racing · from P2

PoleBAR

Fastest lap1:13.733Webber · L25

Most laps led51Webber

Biggest gain+14Hamilton P17→P3

Retirements6of 20 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	2	+1	71	1:32:23.081 FL	2	10
2	Robert Kubica KUB	BMW Sauber	8	+6	71	+7.630	2	8
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	17	+14	71	+18.940	2	6
4	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	15	+11	71	+19.650	2	5
5	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	14	+9	71	+29.010	2	4
6	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	5	-1	71	+33.340	2	3
7	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	6	-1	71	+35.990	2	2
8	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Brawn GP	1	-7	71	+45.450	3	1
9	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Toyota	11	+2	71	+1:03.320	2
10	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Ferrari	19	+9	71	+1:10.670	1
11	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	20	+9	71	+1:11.390	3
12	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	McLaren	16	+4	71	+1:13.500	3
13	Romain Grosjean GRO	Renault (2002–10)	13	0	70	+1 lap	2
14	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	12	-2	70	+1 lap	2
—	Jarno Trulli TRU	Toyota	4		0	DNF · L0	—
—	Nick Heidfeld HEI	BMW Sauber	18		21	DNF · L21	1
—	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	10		0	DNF · L0	—
—	Nico Rosberg ROS	Williams	7		27	DNF · L27	2
—	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	3		0	DNF · L0	—
—	Kazuki Nakajima NAA	Williams	9		30	DNF · L30	1

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Brawn GP	—	—	—	30
2	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	28
3	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	—	—	—	28
4	Jarno Trulli TRU	Toyota	—	—	—	29
5	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	—	—	—	30
6	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	35
7	Nico Rosberg ROS	Williams	—	—	—	31
8	Robert Kubica KUB	BMW Sauber	—	—	—	30
9	Kazuki Nakajima NAA	Williams	—	—	—	32
10	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	—	—	—	27
11	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Toyota	—	—	—	22
12	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	25
13	Romain Grosjean GRO	Renault (2002–10)	—	—	—	23
14	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	—	—	—	23
15	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	—	—	—	12
16	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	13
17	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	McLaren	—	—	—	12
18	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	—	—	—	11
19	Nick Heidfeld HEI	BMW Sauber	—	—	—	11
20	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Ferrari	—	—	—	3

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Williams	1:23.182	9
2	Kazuki Nakajima NAA	Williams	1:23.832	7
3	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	1:24.122	6
4	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	1:24.125	5
5	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:24.149	4
6	Romain Grosjean GRO	Renault (2002–10)	1:24.389	5
7	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:24.443	5
8	Jarno Trulli TRU	Toyota	1:24.859	5
9	Nick Heidfeld HEI	BMW Sauber	1:24.867	5
10	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:25.440	5
11	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:25.508	4
12	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	McLaren	1:25.685	5
13	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	1:26.224	6
14	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Brawn GP	1:26.530	4
15	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:27.047	4
16	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	1:27.341	4
17	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:27.798	4
18	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Ferrari	1:29.285	4
19	Robert Kubica KUB	BMW Sauber	1:29.895	3
20	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Toyota	1:30.259	4

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	1:12.314	27
2	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:12.357	45
3	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Brawn GP	1:12.459	38
4	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:12.514	41
5	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	1:12.523	45
6	Jarno Trulli TRU	Toyota	1:12.605	37
7	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:12.611	45
8	Nico Rosberg ROS	Williams	1:12.633	42
9	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:12.720	35
10	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:12.749	39
11	Romain Grosjean GRO	Renault (2002–10)	1:12.806	27
12	Robert Kubica KUB	BMW Sauber	1:12.862	39
13	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Toyota	1:12.869	40
14	Kazuki Nakajima NAA	Williams	1:12.929	41
15	Nick Heidfeld HEI	BMW Sauber	1:12.948	38
16	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	1:12.950	36
17	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	McLaren	1:12.992	39
18	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:13.026	42
19	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	1:13.041	40
20	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Ferrari	1:13.275	38

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:12.463	29
2	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Brawn GP	1:12.874	32
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:12.932	27
4	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	McLaren	1:12.989	25
5	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:13.048	25
6	Kazuki Nakajima NAA	Williams	1:13.067	21
7	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	1:13.141	29
8	Nico Rosberg ROS	Williams	1:13.147	23
9	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:13.232	23
10	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:13.321	24
11	Jarno Trulli TRU	Toyota	1:13.326	26
12	Nick Heidfeld HEI	BMW Sauber	1:13.464	28
13	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:13.503	24
14	Robert Kubica KUB	BMW Sauber	1:13.563	24
15	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Ferrari	1:13.619	23
16	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	1:13.787	28
17	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	1:13.829	26
18	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Toyota	1:14.029	27
19	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	1:14.040	38
20	Romain Grosjean GRO	Renault (2002–10)	1:14.173	23

Session schedule

Practice 1Final18 Oct 2009 01:00 UTC

Practice 2Final18 Oct 2009 01:00 UTC

Practice 3Final18 Oct 2009 01:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal18 Oct 2009 01:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal18 Oct 2009 01:00 UTC

Teammate qualifying gaps

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

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2008	Brazilian Grand Prix	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1
2007	Brazilian Grand Prix	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	3
2006	Brazilian Grand Prix	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1
2005	Brazilian Grand Prix	Juan Pablo Montoya PAB	McLaren	2
2004	Brazilian Grand Prix	Juan Pablo Montoya PAB	Williams	2
2003	Brazilian Grand Prix	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Jordan	8
2002	Brazilian Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher SCH	Ferrari	2
2001	Brazilian Grand Prix	David Coulthard COT	McLaren	5