Round 15 · 2009

Japanese Grand Prix

CircuitSuzuka CircuitLocationSuzuka, JapanDates4 Oct – 4 Oct 2009Final

WinnerVETRed Bull Racing · from P1

PoleVET

Fastest lap1:32.569Webber · L50

Most laps led45Vettel

Biggest gain+6Alonso P16→P10

Retirements2of 19 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1	0	53	1:28:20.443	2	10
2	Jarno Trulli TRU	Toyota	2	0	53	+4.880	2	8
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	3	0	53	+6.470	2	6
4	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	5	+1	53	+7.940	2	5
5	Nico Rosberg ROS	Williams	7	+2	53	+8.790	2	4
6	Nick Heidfeld HEI	BMW Sauber	4	-2	53	+9.510	2	3
7	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Brawn GP	6	-1	53	+10.640	2	2
8	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	10	+2	53	+11.470	2	1
9	Robert Kubica KUB	BMW Sauber	9	0	53	+11.780	2
10	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	16	+6	53	+13.070	1
11	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	McLaren	11	0	53	+13.740	2
12	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Ferrari	14	+2	53	+14.600	2
13	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	8	-5	53	+14.960	2
14	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	18	+4	53	+15.730	2
15	Kazuki Nakajima NAA	Williams	15	0	53	+17.970	1
16	Romain Grosjean GRO	Renault (2002–10)	17	+1	52	+1 lap	1
17	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	19	+2	51	+2 laps FL	5
—	Timo Glock GLO	Toyota	—		0	DNS	—
—	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	13		11	DNF · L11	1
—	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	12		43	DNF · L43	2

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	14
2	Jarno Trulli TRU	Toyota	—	—	—	20
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	—	—	—	21
4	Nick Heidfeld HEI	BMW Sauber	—	—	—	19
5	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	—	—	—	23
6	Nico Rosberg ROS	Williams	—	—	—	17
7	Robert Kubica KUB	BMW Sauber	—	—	—	15
8	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	—	—	—	20
9	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Brawn GP	—	—	—	18
10	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	14
11	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	—	—	—	18
12	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Ferrari	—	—	—	11
13	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	McLaren	—	—	—	21
14	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	12
15	Kazuki Nakajima NAA	Williams	—	—	—	8
16	Romain Grosjean GRO	Renault (2002–10)	—	—	—	8
17	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	—	—	—	14
18	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	—	—	—	9
19	Timo Glock GLO	Toyota	—	—	—	13
20	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	0

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Jarno Trulli TRU	Toyota	1:31.709	24
2	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:31.771	26
3	Nico Rosberg ROS	Williams	1:32.343	28
4	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:32.414	19
5	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:32.445	26
6	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:32.467	25
7	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Brawn GP	1:32.488	24
8	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	McLaren	1:32.546	22
9	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	1:32.668	25
10	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	1:32.689	20
11	Romain Grosjean GRO	Renault (2002–10)	1:32.717	25
12	Nick Heidfeld HEI	BMW Sauber	1:32.736	21
13	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	1:32.742	21
14	Timo Glock GLO	Toyota	1:32.749	26
15	Kazuki Nakajima NAA	Williams	1:32.752	23
16	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:32.789	19
17	Robert Kubica KUB	BMW Sauber	1:32.848	20
18	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Ferrari	1:32.878	26
19	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:32.930	15
20	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	1:33.167	18

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:47.261	5
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:47.923	6
3	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	1:47.931	5
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:47.983	5
5	Kazuki Nakajima NAA	Williams	1:48.058	8
6	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:48.691	9
7	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	1:48.693	5
8	Jarno Trulli TRU	Toyota	1:48.737	7
9	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	1:48.802	11
10	Robert Kubica KUB	BMW Sauber	1:48.861	6
11	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:48.886	5
12	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Toyota	1:49.054	7
13	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:49.382	7
14	Romain Grosjean GRO	Renault (2002–10)	1:49.405	6
15	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Ferrari	1:49.553	5
16	Nico Rosberg ROS	Williams	1:49.872	7
17	Nick Heidfeld HEI	BMW Sauber	1:50.179	9
18	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	McLaren	—	0
19	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	—	0
20	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Brawn GP	—	0

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	McLaren	1:40.356	24
2	Kazuki Nakajima NAA	Williams	1:40.648	18
3	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:40.806	14
4	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Ferrari	1:40.985	27
5	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:41.421	26
6	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:41.443	15
7	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	1:41.532	22
8	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:41.577	25
9	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Brawn GP	1:41.821	19
10	Nico Rosberg ROS	Williams	1:42.188	20
11	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:42.332	10
12	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	1:42.475	15
13	Jarno Trulli TRU	Toyota	1:42.657	13
14	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	1:42.667	27
15	Robert Kubica KUB	BMW Sauber	1:42.833	17
16	Nick Heidfeld HEI	BMW Sauber	1:42.977	14
17	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:43.218	11
18	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	1:43.318	17
19	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Toyota	1:43.407	16
20	Romain Grosjean GRO	Renault (2002–10)	1:43.572	22

Session schedule

Practice 1Final4 Oct 2009 01:00 UTC

Practice 2Final4 Oct 2009 01:00 UTC

Practice 3Final4 Oct 2009 01:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal4 Oct 2009 01:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal4 Oct 2009 01:00 UTC

Teammate qualifying gaps

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

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2006	Japanese Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	5
2005	Japanese Grand Prix	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	McLaren	17
2004	Japanese Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher SCH	Ferrari	1
2003	Japanese Grand Prix	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Ferrari	1
2002	Japanese Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher SCH	Ferrari	1
2001	Japanese Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher SCH	Ferrari	1
2000	Japanese Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher SCH	Ferrari	1
1999	Japanese Grand Prix	Mika Hakkinen PAI	McLaren	2