Season 2009 · Round 8

British Grand Prix

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2009-06-21 · Silverstone Circuit · UK · British Grand Prix · 60Lap · 308.355km
15 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:22:49.328
Team win 18pt P1 · P2 1-2
14 Mark Webber
Red Bull +15.188
23 Rubens Barrichello
Brawn +41.175
Fastest Lap
15 Sebastian Vettel
1:20.735 · L16
DNF
2
Sébastien Bourdais L37 Heikki Kovalainen L36
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Lewis Hamilton active 9 wins
Jim Clark 5 wins
Alain Prost 5 wins
Pole-to-win rate 22/61 36.1%
Most DNFs · all-time P13
Most SC/VSC · all-time P1
Closest finish · all-time P34
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, UK
60Lap 308.355km 61 races held (1950–) Lap record 1:18.739 · Michael Schumacher (2004)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Lewis Hamilton 9 wins · GP #1
P8 Fernando Alonso 2 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P8 Mark Webber 2 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 23 starts · GP #1
P2 Lewis Hamilton 20 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P3 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 Vettel VET Vettel VET Webber WEB Webber WEB Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Massa MAS Massa MAS Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Button BUT Button BUT Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Glock GLO Glock GLO Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Nakajima NAK Nakajima NAK Piquet Jr. PIQ Piquet Jr. PIQ Kubica KUB Kubica KUB Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Sutil SUT Sutil SUT Buemi BUE Buemi BUE Bourdais · retired L37 Bourdais BOU Bourdais BOU Kovalainen · retired L36 Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 15 Sebastian Vettel FL Red Bull 1 60 1:22:49.328 10
2 14 Mark Webber Red Bull 3 60 +15.188 8
3 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 2 60 +41.175 6
4 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 11 60 +45.043 5
5 16 Nico Rosberg Williams 7 60 +45.915 4
6 22 Jenson Button Brawn 6 60 +46.285 3
7 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 4 60 +1:08.307 2
8 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 9 60 +1:09.622 1
9 10 Timo Glock Toyota 8 60 +1:09.823
10 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 16 60 +1:11.522
11 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 5 60 +1:14.023
12 8 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 14 59 +1 Lap
13 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 12 59 +1 Lap
14 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 10 59 +1 Lap
15 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 15 59 +1 Lap
16 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 18 59 +1 Lap
17 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 20 59 +1 Lap
18 12 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 19 59 +1 Lap
R 11 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 17 37 Collision
R 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 13 36 Collision
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 15 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:18.685 1:18.119 1:19.509 POLE Q2
2 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 1:19.325 1:18.335 1:19.856 +0.216 Q2
3 14 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:18.674 1:18.209 1:19.868 +0.090 Q2
4 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:18.886 1:18.240 1:20.091 +0.121 Q2
5 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:18.530 1:18.575 1:20.216 +0.411 Q1
6 22 Jenson Button Brawn 1:18.957 1:18.663 1:20.289 +0.544 Q2
7 16 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:19.228 1:18.591 1:20.361 +0.472 Q2
8 10 Timo Glock Toyota 1:19.198 1:18.791 1:20.490 +0.672 Q2
9 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:19.010 1:18.566 1:20.715 +0.447 Q2
10 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:19.167 1:18.761 1:20.741 +0.642 Q2
11 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:19.148 1:18.927 — +0.808 Q2
12 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:19.730 1:19.308 — +1.189 Q2
13 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:19.732 1:19.353 — +1.234 Q2
14 8 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 1:19.555 1:19.392 — +1.273 Q2
15 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:19.559 1:19.448 — +1.329 Q2
16 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1:19.802 — — +1.683 Q1
17 11 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:19.898 — — +1.779 Q1
18 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:19.909 — — +1.790 Q1
19 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:19.917 — — +1.798 Q1
20 12 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 1:20.236 — — +2.117 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
15 Sebastian Vettel
2
23 Rubens Barrichello
3
14 Mark Webber
4
9 Jarno Trulli
5
17 Kazuki Nakajima
6
22 Jenson Button
7
16 Nico Rosberg
8
10 Timo Glock
9
4 Kimi Räikkönen
10
7 Fernando Alonso
11
3 Felipe Massa
12
5 Robert Kubica
13
2 Heikki Kovalainen
14
8 Nelson Piquet Jr.
15
6 Nick Heidfeld
16
3 Giancarlo Fisichella
17
11 Sébastien Bourdais
18
1 Lewis Hamilton ▲1
19
12 Sébastien Buemi ▲1
20
20 Adrian Sutil ▼2
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:20.735 L16
2 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:20.821 L13
3 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:20.839 L11
4 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:20.884 L19
5 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:20.896 L18
6 14 Mark Webber 1:20.915 L57
7 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:20.926 L15
8 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:20.931 L9
9 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:20.987 L12
10 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:21.042 L17
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
3
Giancarlo Fisichella
+14
P16→P10
3
Felipe Massa
+11
P11→P4
10
Timo Glock
+11
P8→P9
7
Fernando Alonso
+11
P10→P14
22
Jenson Button
+10
P6→P6
16
Nico Rosberg
+9
P7→P5
1
Lewis Hamilton
+9
P18→P16
8
Nelson Piquet Jr.
+8
P14→P12
Most positions lost
Fernando Alonso −13 Timo Glock −10 Giancarlo Fisichella −10
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
20 Adrian Sutil Grid penalty ▼2 (P18 → P20)
▼2 (P18 → P20)
Lap = lap the penalty was issued · Served = lap it was served in the pits (blank means it was added to the race time instead)
Time, drive-through and stop-go penalties come from race control messages (OpenF1, 2023+). Grid penalties never appear there — the stewards publish them as documents after the session — so they are worked back from the starting grid against the qualifying classification, which gives places actually lost rather than the figure written in the decision.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15