Season 2009 · Round 3

Chinese Grand Prix

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2009-04-19 · Shanghai International Circuit · China · Chinese Grand Prix · 56Lap · 305.066km
15 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:57:43.485
Team win 18pt P1 · P2 1-2
14 Mark Webber
Red Bull +10.970
22 Jenson Button
Brawn +44.975
Fastest Lap
23 Rubens Barrichello
1:52.592 · L42
DNF
3
Kazuki Nakajima L43 Felipe Massa L20 Jarno Trulli L18
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Lewis Hamilton active 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 12/19 63.2%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P6
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
56Lap 305.066km 19 races held (2004–) Lap record 1:32.238 · Michael Schumacher (2004)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Lewis Hamilton 6 wins · GP #1
P2 Fernando Alonso 2 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -4
P2 Nico Rosberg 2 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -4
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 18 starts · GP #1
P2 Lewis Hamilton 16 starts · → Fernando Alonso -2
P3 Kimi Räikkönen 14 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -2
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 Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Glock GLO Glock GLO Buemi BUE Buemi BUE Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Bourdais BOU Bourdais BOU Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Kubica KUB Kubica KUB Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Piquet Jr. PIQ Piquet Jr. PIQ Sutil · stopped L50 · classified P17 Sutil SUT Sutil SUT Nakajima · retired L43 Nakajima NAK Nakajima NAK Massa · retired L20 Massa MAS Massa MAS Trulli · retired L18 Trulli TRU Trulli TRU
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 15 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1 56 1:57:43.485 10
2 14 Mark Webber Red Bull 3 56 +10.970 8
3 22 Jenson Button Brawn 5 56 +44.975 6
4 23 Rubens Barrichello FL Brawn 4 56 +1:03.704 5
5 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 12 56 +1:05.102 4
6 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 9 56 +1:11.866 3
7 10 Timo Glock Toyota 19 56 +1:14.476 2
8 12 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 10 56 +1:16.439 1
9 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 2 56 +1:24.309
10 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 8 56 +1:31.750
11 11 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 15 56 +1:34.156
12 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 11 56 +1:35.834
13 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 17 56 +1:46.853
14 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 20 55 +1 Lap
15 16 Nico Rosberg Williams 7 55 +1 Lap
16 8 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 16 54 +2 Laps
17 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 18 50 Spun off
R 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 14 43 Retired
R 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 13 20 Electronics
R 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 6 18 Collision
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 15 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:36.565 1:35.130 1:36.184 POLE Q2
2 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:36.443 1:35.803 1:36.381 +0.673 Q2
3 14 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:35.751 1:35.173 1:36.466 +0.043 Q2
4 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 1:35.701 1:35.503 1:36.493 +0.373 Q2
5 22 Jenson Button Brawn 1:35.533 1:35.556 1:36.532 +0.403 Q1
6 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:36.308 1:35.645 1:36.835 +0.515 Q2
7 16 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:35.941 1:35.809 1:37.397 +0.679 Q2
8 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:36.137 1:35.856 1:38.089 +0.726 Q2
9 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:35.776 1:35.740 1:38.595 +0.610 Q2
10 12 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 1:36.284 1:35.965 1:39.321 +0.835 Q2
11 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:36.525 1:35.975 — +0.845 Q2
12 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:36.646 1:36.032 — +0.902 Q2
13 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:36.178 1:36.033 — +0.903 Q2
14 10 Timo Glock Toyota 1:36.364 1:36.066 — +0.936 Q2
15 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:36.673 1:36.193 — +1.063 Q2
16 11 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:36.906 — — +1.776 Q1
17 8 Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 1:36.908 — — +1.778 Q1
18 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:36.966 — — +1.836 Q1
19 20 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:37.669 — — +2.539 Q1
20 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1:37.672 — — +2.542 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
15 Sebastian Vettel
2
7 Fernando Alonso
3
14 Mark Webber
4
23 Rubens Barrichello
5
22 Jenson Button
6
9 Jarno Trulli
7
16 Nico Rosberg
8
4 Kimi Räikkönen
9
1 Lewis Hamilton
10
12 Sébastien Buemi
11
6 Nick Heidfeld
12
2 Heikki Kovalainen
13
3 Felipe Massa
14
17 Kazuki Nakajima ▲1
15
11 Sébastien Bourdais ▲1
16
8 Nelson Piquet Jr. ▲1
17
5 Robert Kubica ▲1
18
20 Adrian Sutil ▲1
19
10 Timo Glock ▼5
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 23 Rubens Barrichello 1:52.592 L42
2 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:52.627 L42
3 10 Timo Glock 1:52.703 L42
4 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:52.715 L43
5 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:52.918 L39
6 14 Mark Webber 1:52.980 L42
7 10 Timo Glock 1:53.194 L43
8 15 Sebastian Vettel 1:53.261 L41
9 23 Rubens Barrichello 1:53.266 L41
10 14 Mark Webber 1:53.275 L41
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
Timo Glock
+23
P19→P7
20
Adrian Sutil
+22
P18→P17
5
Robert Kubica
+20
P17→P13
7
Fernando Alonso
+19
P2→P9
11
Sébastien Bourdais
+17
P15→P11
1
Lewis Hamilton
+15
P9→P6
12
Sébastien Buemi
+15
P10→P8
6
Nick Heidfeld
+15
P11→P12
Most positions lost
Fernando Alonso −26 Nico Rosberg −23 Kimi Räikkönen −16
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
10 Timo Glock Grid penalty ▼5 (P14 → P19)
▼5 (P14 → 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