Season 2009 · Round 17

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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2009-11-01 · Yas Marina Circuit · UAE · Abu Dhabi Grand Prix · 55Lap · 305.470km
15 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:34:03.414
Team win 18pt P1 · P2 1-2
14 Mark Webber
Red Bull +17.857
22 Jenson Button
Brawn +18.467
Fastest Lap
15 Sebastian Vettel
1:40.279 · L54
DNF
2
Lewis Hamilton L20 Jaime Alguersuari L18
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Lewis Hamilton active 5 wins
Pole-to-win rate 12/17 70.6%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P31
Closest finish · all-time P37
Circuit Info
Yas Marina Circuit Abu Dhabi, UAE
55Lap 305.470km 18 races held (2009–) Lap record 1:25.637 · Kevin Magnussen (2024)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Lewis Hamilton 5 wins · GP #1
P3 Sebastian Vettel 3 wins · → Max Verstappen -2
P4 Kimi Räikkönen 1 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -2
Starts
P1 Lewis Hamilton 17 starts · GP #1
P2 Fernando Alonso 15 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -2
P3 Sebastian Vettel 14 starts · → Fernando Alonso -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 Webber WEB Webber WEB Button BUT Button BUT Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Kobayashi KOB Kobayashi KOB Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Buemi BUE Buemi BUE Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Kubica KUB Kubica KUB Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Nakajima NAK Nakajima NAK Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Liuzzi LIU Liuzzi LIU Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Sutil SUT Sutil SUT Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO Hamilton · retired L20 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Alguersuari · retired L18 Alguersuari ALG Alguersuari ALG
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 15 Sebastian Vettel FL Red Bull 2 55 1:34:03.414 10
2 14 Mark Webber Red Bull 3 55 +17.857 8
3 22 Jenson Button Brawn 5 55 +18.467 6
4 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 4 55 +22.735 5
5 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 8 55 +26.253 4
6 10 Kamui Kobayashi Toyota 12 55 +28.343 3
7 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 6 55 +34.366 2
8 12 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 10 55 +41.294 1
9 16 Nico Rosberg Williams 9 55 +45.941
10 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 7 55 +48.180
11 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 18 55 +52.798
12 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 11 55 +54.317
13 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 13 55 +59.839
14 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 15 55 +1:09.687
15 21 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 16 55 +1:34.450
16 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 20 54 +1 Lap
17 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 17 54 +1 Lap
18 8 Romain Grosjean Renault 19 54 +1 Lap
R 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1 20 Brakes
R 11 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 14 18 Gearbox
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:39.873 1:39.695 1:40.948 POLE Q2
2 15 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:40.666 1:39.984 1:41.615 +0.289 Q2
3 14 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:40.667 1:40.272 1:41.726 +0.577 Q2
4 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 1:40.574 1:40.421 1:41.786 +0.726 Q2
5 22 Jenson Button Brawn 1:40.378 1:40.148 1:41.892 +0.453 Q2
6 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:40.517 1:40.373 1:41.897 +0.678 Q2
7 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:40.520 1:40.545 1:41.992 +0.825 Q1
8 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:40.558 1:40.635 1:42.343 +0.863 Q1
9 16 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:40.842 1:40.661 1:42.583 +0.966 Q2
10 12 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 1:40.908 1:40.430 1:42.713 +0.735 Q2
11 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:41.100 1:40.726 — +1.031 Q2
12 10 Kamui Kobayashi Toyota 1:41.035 1:40.777 — +1.082 Q2
13 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:40.808 1:40.983 — +1.113 Q1
14 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:41.096 1:41.148 — +1.401 Q1
15 11 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1:41.503 1:41.689 — +1.808 Q1
16 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:41.667 — — +1.972 Q1
17 21 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 1:41.701 — — +2.006 Q1
18 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:41.836 — — +2.141 Q1
19 8 Romain Grosjean Renault 1:41.950 — — +2.255 Q1
20 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 1:42.184 — — +2.489 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
1 Lewis Hamilton
2
15 Sebastian Vettel
3
14 Mark Webber
4
23 Rubens Barrichello
5
22 Jenson Button
6
9 Jarno Trulli
7
5 Robert Kubica
8
6 Nick Heidfeld
9
16 Nico Rosberg
10
12 Sébastien Buemi
11
4 Kimi Räikkönen
12
10 Kamui Kobayashi
13
17 Kazuki Nakajima ▲1
14
11 Jaime Alguersuari ▲1
15
7 Fernando Alonso ▲1
16
21 Vitantonio Liuzzi ▲1
17
20 Adrian Sutil ▲1
18
2 Heikki Kovalainen ▼5
19
8 Romain Grosjean
20
3 Giancarlo Fisichella
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 1:40.279 L54
2 12 Sébastien Buemi 1:40.326 L55
3 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:40.328 L18
4 1 Lewis Hamilton 1:40.367 L16
5 23 Rubens Barrichello 1:40.449 L54
6 12 Sébastien Buemi 1:40.513 L54
7 23 Rubens Barrichello 1:40.514 L55
8 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:40.530 L16
9 14 Mark Webber 1:40.571 L14
10 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:40.594 L53
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
10
Kamui Kobayashi
+14
P12→P6
6
Nick Heidfeld
+12
P8→P5
12
Sébastien Buemi
+11
P10→P8
9
Jarno Trulli
+10
P6→P7
2
Heikki Kovalainen
+10
P18→P11
16
Nico Rosberg
+9
P9→P9
4
Kimi Räikkönen
+9
P11→P12
23
Rubens Barrichello
+8
P4→P4
Most positions lost
Jarno Trulli −10 Robert Kubica −10 Nick Heidfeld −9
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
2 Heikki Kovalainen Grid penalty ▼5 (P13 → P18)
▼5 (P13 → P18)
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