Round 3 · 2009

Chinese Grand Prix

CircuitShanghai International CircuitLocationShanghai, ChinaDates19 Apr – 19 Apr 2009Final

WinnerVETRed Bull Racing · from P1

PoleVET

Fastest lap1:52.592Barrichello · L42

Most laps led48Vettel

Biggest gain+12Glock P19→P7

Retirements3of 20 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1	0	56	1:57:43.485	2	10
2	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	3	+1	56	+10.970	2	8
3	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	5	+2	56	+44.980	2	6
4	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Brawn GP	4	0	56	+1:03.700 FL	2	5
5	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	McLaren	12	+7	56	+1:05.100	1	4
6	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	9	+3	56	+1:11.870	1	3
7	Timo Glock GLO	Toyota	19	+12	56	+1:14.480	1	2
8	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	10	+2	56	+1:16.440	2	1
9	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	2	-7	56	+1:24.310	2
10	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	8	-2	56	+1:31.750	1
11	Sebastien Bourdais BOA	Toro Rosso	15	+4	56	+1:34.160	1
12	Nick Heidfeld HEI	BMW Sauber	11	-1	56	+1:35.830	1
13	Robert Kubica KUB	BMW Sauber	17	+4	56	+1:46.850	2
14	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Force India	20	+6	55	+1 lap	1
15	Nico Rosberg ROS	Williams	7	-8	55	+1 lap	3
16	Nelson Angelo Piquet ANL	Renault (2002–10)	16	0	54	+2 laps	3
17	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	18	+1	50	+6 laps	2
—	Jarno Trulli TRU	Toyota	6		18	DNF · L18	1
—	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	13		20	DNF · L20	—
—	Kazuki Nakajima NAA	Williams	14		43	DNF · L43	3

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	11
2	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	—	—	—	21
3	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	19
4	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Brawn GP	—	—	—	21
5	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	—	—	—	19
6	Jarno Trulli TRU	Toyota	—	—	—	21
7	Nico Rosberg ROS	Williams	—	—	—	23
8	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	—	—	—	19
9	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	—	—	—	17
10	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	21
11	Nick Heidfeld HEI	BMW Sauber	—	—	—	14
12	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	McLaren	—	—	—	10
13	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	—	—	—	11
14	Timo Glock GLO	Toyota	—	—	—	14
15	Kazuki Nakajima NAA	Williams	—	—	—	13
16	Sebastien Bourdais BOA	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	10
17	Nelson Angelo Piquet ANL	Renault (2002–10)	—	—	—	10
18	Robert Kubica KUB	BMW Sauber	—	—	—	8
19	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	—	—	—	10
20	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Force India	—	—	—	10

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Williams	1:36.133	17
2	Jarno Trulli TRU	Toyota	1:36.272	22
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:36.330	17
4	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	1:36.463	16
5	Nelson Angelo Piquet ANL	Renault (2002–10)	1:36.464	16
6	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1:36.528	18
7	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	McLaren	1:36.547	13
8	Kazuki Nakajima NAA	Williams	1:36.560	17
9	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:36.568	17
10	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Brawn GP	1:36.642	17
11	Nick Heidfeld HEI	BMW Sauber	1:36.702	14
12	Robert Kubica KUB	BMW Sauber	1:36.742	14
13	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:36.742	16
14	Sebastien Bourdais BOA	Toro Rosso	1:36.834	17
15	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:37.330	8
16	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:37.349	7
17	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:37.534	17
18	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Force India	1:37.732	18
19	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	1:38.003	6
20	Timo Glock GLO	Toyota	1:39.110	6

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	1:35.679	35
2	Nico Rosberg ROS	Williams	1:35.704	36
3	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Brawn GP	1:35.881	35
4	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:36.105	32
5	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:36.167	22
6	Jarno Trulli TRU	Toyota	1:36.217	42
7	Kazuki Nakajima NAA	Williams	1:36.377	32
8	Timo Glock GLO	Toyota	1:36.548	40
9	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	McLaren	1:36.674	34
10	Sebastien Bourdais BOA	Toro Rosso	1:36.800	34
11	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:36.829	30
12	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1:36.847	34
13	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:36.941	28
14	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:37.054	33
15	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:37.219	34
16	Nelson Angelo Piquet ANL	Renault (2002–10)	1:37.273	36
17	Robert Kubica KUB	BMW Sauber	1:37.491	34
18	Nick Heidfeld HEI	BMW Sauber	1:37.544	28
19	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	1:37.638	28
20	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Force India	1:37.750	31

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:37.334	22
2	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	1:37.450	18
3	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Brawn GP	1:37.566	19
4	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	McLaren	1:37.672	23
5	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:37.752	20
6	Jarno Trulli TRU	Toyota	1:37.764	19
7	Nico Rosberg ROS	Williams	1:37.860	24
8	Timo Glock GLO	Toyota	1:37.894	21
9	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	1:38.089	19
10	Sebastien Bourdais BOA	Toro Rosso	1:38.195	24
11	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:38.223	23
12	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:38.274	20
13	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:38.307	26
14	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:38.319	18
15	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1:38.418	20
16	Nick Heidfeld HEI	BMW Sauber	1:38.456	21
17	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Force India	1:38.460	19
18	Robert Kubica KUB	BMW Sauber	1:38.463	18
19	Kazuki Nakajima NAA	Williams	1:38.730	25
20	Nelson Angelo Piquet ANL	Renault (2002–10)	1:38.825	20

Session schedule

Practice 1Final19 Apr 2009 01:00 UTC

Practice 2Final19 Apr 2009 01:00 UTC

Practice 3Final19 Apr 2009 01:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal19 Apr 2009 01:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal19 Apr 2009 01:00 UTC

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
Red Bull Racing	Sebastian Vettel VET	—	Mark Webber WEB
Renault (2002–10)	Fernando Alonso ALO	—	Nelson Angelo Piquet ANL
Brawn GP	Rubens Barrichello BAR	—	Jenson Button BUT
Toyota	Jarno Trulli TRU	—	Timo Glock GLO
Williams	Nico Rosberg ROS	—	Kazuki Nakajima NAA
Ferrari	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	—	Felipe Massa MAS
McLaren	Lewis Hamilton HAM	—	Heikki Kovalainen KOV
Toro Rosso	Sebastien Buemi BUE	—	Sebastien Bourdais BOA
BMW Sauber	Nick Heidfeld HEI	—	Robert Kubica KUB
Force India	Adrian Sutil SUT	—	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2008	Chinese Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1
2007	Chinese Grand Prix	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	2
2006	Chinese Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher SCH	Ferrari	6
2005	Chinese Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	1
2004	Chinese Grand Prix	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Ferrari	1