Season 2009 · Round 15

Japanese Grand Prix

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2009-10-04 · Suzuka Circuit · Japan · Japanese Grand Prix · 53Lap · 307.573km
15 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:28:20.443
Team win 10pt P1 · P17
9 Jarno Trulli
Toyota +4.877
1 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren +6.472
Fastest Lap
14 Mark Webber
1:32.569 · L50
DNF
2
Jaime Alguersuari L43 Sébastien Buemi L11
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Lewis Hamilton active 5 wins
Sebastian Vettel active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 20/36 55.6%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P14
Closest finish · all-time P27
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Japan
53Lap 307.573km 36 races held (1987–) Lap record 1:30.965 · Andrea Kimi Antonelli (2025)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P2 Lewis Hamilton 5 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P3 Sebastian Vettel 4 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -1
P5 Fernando Alonso 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -2
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 22 starts · GP #1
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P4 Lewis Hamilton 18 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Vettel VET Vettel VET Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Button BUT Button BUT Kubica KUB Kubica KUB Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Sutil SUT Sutil SUT Liuzzi LIU Liuzzi LIU Nakajima NAK Nakajima NAK Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO Webber WEB Webber WEB Alguersuari · retired L43 Alguersuari ALG Alguersuari ALG Buemi · retired L11 Buemi BUE Buemi BUE Glock · stopped L0 · classified P20 Glock GLO Glock GLO
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 15 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1 53 1:28:20.443 10
2 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 2 53 +4.877 8
3 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 3 53 +6.472 6
4 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 5 53 +7.940 5
5 16 Nico Rosberg Williams 7 53 +8.793 4
6 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 4 53 +9.509 3
7 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 6 53 +10.641 2
8 22 Jenson Button Brawn 10 53 +11.474 1
9 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 9 53 +11.777
10 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 16 53 +13.065
11 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 11 53 +13.735
12 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 14 53 +14.596
13 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 8 53 +14.959
14 21 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 18 53 +15.734
15 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 15 53 +17.973
16 8 Romain Grosjean Renault 17 52 +1 Lap
17 14 Mark Webber FL Red Bull 19 51 +2 Laps
R 11 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 12 43 Accident
R 12 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 13 11 Clutch
W 10 Timo Glock Toyota 20 0 Injured
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 15 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:30.883 1:30.341 1:32.160 POLE Q2
2 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:31.063 1:30.737 1:32.220 +0.396 Q2
3 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:30.917 1:30.627 1:32.395 +0.286 Q2
4 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:31.386 1:31.222 1:32.466 +0.881 Q2
5 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 1:31.272 1:31.055 1:32.660 +0.714 Q2
6 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:31.501 1:31.260 1:32.945 +0.919 Q2
7 22 Jenson Button Brawn 1:31.041 1:30.880 1:32.962 +0.539 Q2
8 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:31.288 1:31.052 1:32.980 +0.711 Q2
9 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:31.499 1:31.223 — +0.882 Q2
10 12 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 1:31.196 1:31.103 — +0.762 Q2
11 16 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:31.286 1:31.482 — +0.945 Q1
12 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:31.401 1:31.638 — +1.060 Q1
13 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:31.417 1:32.341 — +1.076 Q1
14 10 Timo Glock Toyota 1:31.550 — — +1.209 Q1
15 11 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1:31.571 — — +1.230 Q1
16 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 1:31.704 — — +1.363 Q1
17 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:31.718 — — +1.377 Q1
18 8 Romain Grosjean Renault 1:32.073 — — +1.732 Q1
19 21 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 1:32.087 — — +1.746 Q1
20 14 Mark Webber Red Bull — —
Starting grid
Official
1
15 Sebastian Vettel
2
9 Jarno Trulli
3
1 Lewis Hamilton
4
6 Nick Heidfeld ▲2
5
4 Kimi Räikkönen ▲3
6
23 Rubens Barrichello ▼1
7
16 Nico Rosberg ▲4
8
20 Adrian Sutil ▼4
9
5 Robert Kubica ▲4
10
22 Jenson Button ▼3
11
2 Heikki Kovalainen ▼2
12
11 Jaime Alguersuari ▲3
13
12 Sébastien Buemi ▼3
14
3 Giancarlo Fisichella ▲2
15
17 Kazuki Nakajima ▲2
16
7 Fernando Alonso ▼4
17
8 Romain Grosjean ▲1
18
21 Vitantonio Liuzzi ▲1
19
14 Mark Webber ▲1
20
10 Timo Glock ▼6
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 14 Mark Webber 1:32.569 L50
2 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:32.572 L43
3 4 Kimi Räikkönen 1:32.999 L33
4 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:33.052 L30
5 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:33.063 L8
6 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:33.123 L17
7 4 Kimi Räikkönen 1:33.127 L32
8 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:33.144 L32
9 9 Jarno Trulli 1:33.152 L38
10 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:33.172 L37
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
7
Fernando Alonso
+13
P16→P10
22
Jenson Button
+12
P10→P8
11
Jaime Alguersuari
+12
P12→P—
16
Nico Rosberg
+11
P7→P5
5
Robert Kubica
+11
P9→P9
21
Vitantonio Liuzzi
+11
P18→P14
2
Heikki Kovalainen
+10
P11→P11
4
Kimi Räikkönen
+9
P5→P4
Most positions lost
Adrian Sutil −13 Heikki Kovalainen −12 Robert Kubica −10
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
7 Fernando Alonso Grid penalty ▼4 (P12 → P16)
▼4 (P12 → P16)
23 Rubens Barrichello Grid penalty ▼1 (P5 → P6)
▼1 (P5 → P6)
22 Jenson Button Grid penalty ▼3 (P7 → P10)
▼3 (P7 → P10)
10 Timo Glock Grid penalty ▼6 (P14 → P20)
▼6 (P14 → P20)
2 Heikki Kovalainen Grid penalty ▼2 (P9 → P11)
▼2 (P9 → P11)
20 Adrian Sutil Grid penalty ▼4 (P4 → P8)
▼4 (P4 → P8)
12 Sébastien Buemi Grid penalty ▼3 (P10 → P13)
▼3 (P10 → P13)
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