Season 2009 · Round 1

Australian Grand Prix

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2009-03-29 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Australia · Australian Grand Prix · 58Lap · 307.574km
22 Jenson Button
Brawn 1:34:15.784
Team win 18pt P1 · P2 1-2
23 Rubens Barrichello
Brawn +0.807
9 Jarno Trulli
Toyota +1.604
Fastest Lap
16 Nico Rosberg
1:27.706 · L48
DNF
4
Felipe Massa L45 Nelson Piquet Jr. L24 Kazuki Nakajima L17 Heikki Kovalainen L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Pole-to-win rate 13/29 44.8%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P1
Closest finish · all-time P9
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Australia
58Lap 307.574km 29 races held (1996–) Lap record 1:19.813 · Charles Leclerc (2024)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P2 Jenson Button 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P2 Sebastian Vettel 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P4 Lewis Hamilton 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 21 starts · GP #1
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -2
P4 Lewis Hamilton 18 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 Button BUT Button BUT Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Glock GLO Glock GLO Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Buemi BUE Buemi BUE Bourdais BOU Bourdais BOU Sutil SUT Sutil SUT Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Webber WEB Webber WEB Vettel · stopped L56 · classified P13 Vettel VET Vettel VET Kubica · stopped L55 · classified P14 Kubica KUB Kubica KUB Räikkönen · stopped L55 · classified P15 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Massa · retired L45 Massa MAS Massa MAS Piquet Jr. · retired L24 Piquet Jr. PIQ Piquet Jr. PIQ Nakajima · retired L17 Nakajima NAK Nakajima NAK Kovalainen · retired L0 Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 22 Jenson Button Brawn 1 58 1:34:15.784 10
2 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 2 58 +0.807 8
3 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 20 58 +1.604 6
4 10 Timo Glock Toyota 19 58 +4.435 5
5 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 10 58 +4.879 4
6 16 Nico Rosberg FL Williams 5 58 +5.722 3
7 12 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 13 58 +6.004 2
8 11 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 17 58 +6.298 1
9 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 16 58 +6.335
10 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 9 58 +7.085
11 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 15 58 +7.374
12 14 Mark Webber Red Bull 8 57 +1 Lap
13 15 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 3 56 Collision
14 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 4 55 Collision
15 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 7 55 Differential
R 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 6 45 Suspension
R 8 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 14 24 Spun off
R 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 11 17 Accident
R 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 12 0 Collision
D 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 18 58 Disqualified
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 22 Jenson Button Brawn 1:25.211 1:24.855 1:26.202 +0.072 Q2
2 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 1:25.006 1:24.783 1:26.505 POLE Q2
3 15 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:25.938 1:25.121 1:26.830 +0.338 Q2
4 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:25.922 1:25.152 1:26.914 +0.369 Q2
5 16 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:25.846 1:25.123 1:26.973 +0.340 Q2
6 10 Timo Glock Toyota 1:25.499 1:25.281 1:26.975 +0.498 Q2
7 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:25.844 1:25.319 1:27.033 +0.536 Q2
8 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:26.194 1:25.265 1:27.127 +0.482 Q2
9 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:25.899 1:25.380 1:27.163 +0.597 Q2
10 14 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:25.427 1:25.241 1:27.246 +0.458 Q2
11 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:25.827 1:25.504 — +0.721 Q2
12 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:26.026 1:25.605 — +0.822 Q2
13 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:26.074 1:25.607 — +0.824 Q2
14 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:26.184 1:25.726 — +0.943 Q2
15 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:26.454 — — +1.671 Q1
16 12 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 1:26.503 — — +1.720 Q1
17 8 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 1:26.598 — — +1.815 Q1
18 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1:26.677 — — +1.894 Q1
19 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:26.742 — — +1.959 Q1
20 11 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:26.964 — — +2.181 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
22 Jenson Button
2
23 Rubens Barrichello
3
15 Sebastian Vettel
4
5 Robert Kubica
5
16 Nico Rosberg
6
3 Felipe Massa ▲1
7
4 Kimi Räikkönen ▲2
8
14 Mark Webber ▲2
9
6 Nick Heidfeld ▲2
10
7 Fernando Alonso ▲2
11
17 Kazuki Nakajima ▲2
12
2 Heikki Kovalainen ▲2
13
12 Sébastien Buemi ▲3
14
8 Nelson Piquet Jr. ▲3
15
3 Giancarlo Fisichella ▲3
16
20 Adrian Sutil ▲3
17
11 Sébastien Bourdais ▲3
18
1 Lewis Hamilton ▼3
19
10 Timo Glock ▼13
20
9 Jarno Trulli ▼12
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 16 Nico Rosberg 1:27.706 L48
2 5 Robert Kubica 1:27.988 L36
3 5 Robert Kubica 1:27.989 L34
4 22 Jenson Button 1:28.020 L17
5 22 Jenson Button 1:28.122 L18
6 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:28.140 L8
7 5 Robert Kubica 1:28.169 L33
8 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:28.173 L36
9 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:28.235 L7
10 22 Jenson Button 1:28.246 L7
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
1
Lewis Hamilton
+22
P18→P—
9
Jarno Trulli
+21
P20→P3
7
Fernando Alonso
+21
P10→P5
16
Nico Rosberg
+20
P5→P6
10
Timo Glock
+19
P19→P4
12
Sébastien Buemi
+17
P13→P7
3
Giancarlo Fisichella
+17
P15→P11
23
Rubens Barrichello
+16
P2→P2
Most positions lost
Kimi Räikkönen −22 Nico Rosberg −21 Felipe Massa −20
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
1 Lewis Hamilton Grid penalty ▼3 (P15 → P18)
▼3 (P15 → P18)
9 Jarno Trulli Grid penalty ▼12 (P8 → P20)
▼12 (P8 → P20)
10 Timo Glock Grid penalty ▼13 (P6 → P19)
▼13 (P6 → P19)
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