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The 2009 Formula One season is the 60th FIA Formula One World Championship season. There are ten teams signed up to compete in the championship.

The season is scheduled to take place over 17 rounds, that started with the Australian Grand Prix on 29 March 2009 and ending on 1 November 2009 with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which is included on the race calendar for the first time and will be held at the new Yas Marina Circuit. The French and Canadian Grands Prix, which were both included in the 2008 championship, have been dropped.

Several rule changes will be implemented by the FIA, in a bid to cut costs due to the global financial crisis and to improve the on-track spectacle. New rules governing tyres, aerodynamics and Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems, among others, are some of the biggest changes in the Formula One regulations for several decades. FIA initially declared a change in deciding the World Driver's Championship, with the driver winning the most races to be declared as the champion. However, this decision was later reversed following protests from Formula One Teams Association.

Pre-season testing

The first multi-team testing session took place at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona in November 2008, two weeks after the end of previous season. All teams, except Toyota, took part in the testing session where some teams tested their new aerodynamics package and slick tyres. BMW Sauber and Williams amongst the forerunners in this case, with the German manufacturer running both rear and front wings to 2009 specifications. The team's test driver, Christian Klien, labelled the car the ugliest car he'd ever seen. F1 newcomers Sébastien Buemi, Lucas di Grassi and Bruno Senna tested for Toro Rosso and Honda respectively. Takuma Sato returned for a test with Toro Rosso and WRC Champion Sébastien Loeb tested for Red Bull. McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa also tested for Force India, an exercise seen as a part of the teams' new technical partnership. Red Bull, Toro Rosso and Renault were the only teams to use solely their 2008 cars (albeit with slick tyres), whilst the other teams also tested 2009 interim cars during the 3-day test.

The next test took place at Jerez in December 2008, and was attended by six teams. Toro Rosso candidate Sébastien Buemi topped the time-sheets on all three days, defeating rival candidates Takuma Sato and Sébastien Bourdais. The test also saw the McLaren team debut a front wing and nosecone designed to 2009 specifications, as well as stripped bodywork. BMW Sauber and Williams continued running the interim cars which debuted at the previous test, while Renault and Toro Rosso continued running their 2008 cars with slicks and simulated downforce-levels.

Following the first launches, the teams returned to the track on the 19th of January for more testing. Toyota, McLaren, Williams and Renault tested at Algarve again together with Toro Rosso, which used their 2008 car. Sébastien Buemi, in his first outing as confirmed driver for the Toro Rosso team, topped the first three days in the interim car. Heavy rain hampered the teams in the first two days, and only on Wednesday could the drivers test the new cars on the slick tyres. On Thursday, however, the rain returned, and testing was stopped early in the morning as the medical helicopters couldn't take off in the torrential rain. Ferrari intended to test at Algarve as well, but moved the test to Mugello, where the rain continued to limit their testing amidst mounting concerns over the F60's legality. BMW Sauber, meanwhile, enjoyed warmer weather testing the F1.09 at Valencia.

On 9 March, testing started at Barcelona with the new team, Brawn GP, making an impact by leading the times early in the day. Toro Rosso also launched the STR4. This was the first test in which all teams used their 2009 cars. BMW Sauber led the times while Brawn GP finished fourth. On day three, Brawn GP's Jenson Button was fastest by just over one second to Ferrari's Felipe Massa completing 130 laps. On day four Rubens Barrichello became the first driver to get into the 1:18s.

On 15 March Renault, Brawn and Williams started the last teams public test at Jerez. Brawn, again, led the standings 0.6 seconds ahead of Renault's Fernando Alonso, completing 107 laps. On day two, Fernando Alonso completed 107 laps and finished 0.55 seconds ahead of Barrichello, who completed 61 laps, and ahead of his teammate, Jenson Button who completed 12 laps, by 0.5 seconds and over a second ahead of Lewis Hamilton who was still struggling in the MP4-24. Button led the final day 0.2 seconds clear, completing 114 laps ahead of Williams driver Nico Rosberg, Nelson Piquet Jr. and Hamilton. The testing carried on at Jerez with McLaren and Williams staying. McLaren showed good progress after slicing a whole second off their pace with Williams driver Nakajima almost 2 seconds behind in the FW31. On day two Nakajima led by 0.4 seconds to McLaren. McLaren slashed some more time out of the MP4-24, while importing over some new parts from Woking. McLaren and Williams then returned to Britain to finish off preparations for Australia; leaving for the season opener on Monday to join the rest of the grid.

McLaren have been experiencing some problems with the car lacking rear downforce. At the penultimate test of the season in Barcelona, the McLaren car was rarely less than 1.5 seconds off the pace. Felipe Massa stated he had never seen McLaren so far behind.

A major source of controversy throughout the winter season were the rear diffusers. Three teams – Toyota, Williams and Brawn GP – launched their cars with a diffuser that uses the rear crash structure in order to generate additional downforce. These designs were quickly protested, and just days after the cars were unveiled, rival teams asked the FIA for a clarification on the matter. With only days to go before the start of the 2009 season, the rear diffuser designs once again attracted controversy with Red Bull's motor racing advisor Helmut Marko declaring that the other seven teams will unite to lodge an official protest should they be used in the race. On the Wednesday of the first race an official complaint was launched by other teams against the rear diffusers of the Williams FW31, Toyota TF109 and the Brawn BGP 001 saying that they were illegal, but after analysing the cars the FIA reported that the cars weren't illegal. The other six teams filed an appeal which will be heard on April 14, 2009 – the week prior to round three of the championship, the Chinese Grand Prix.

Teams

The following teams are signed with Formula One Management and make up the Formula One Teams Association:

• Ferrari
• McLaren-Mercedes
• BMW Sauber
• Renault
• Toyota
• Toro Rosso-Ferrari
• Red Bull-Renault
• Williams-Toyota
• Force India-Mercedes
• Brawn-Mercedes

New car launches

Drivers

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Race Drivers	Test Driver(s)
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	McLaren	MP4-24	Mercedes FO 108W	B	1	Lewis Hamilton	Pedro de la Rosa Gary Paffett
					2	Heikki Kovalainen
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari	F60	Ferrari 056	B	3	Felipe Massa	Luca Badoer Marc Gené
					4	Kimi Räikkönen
BMW Sauber F1 Team	BMW Sauber	F1.09	BMW P86/9	B	5	Robert Kubica	Christian Klien
					6	Nick Heidfeld
ING Renault F1 Team	Renault	R29	Renault RS27	B	7	Fernando Alonso	Romain Grosjean
					8	Nelson Piquet Jr.
Panasonic Toyota Racing	Toyota	TF109	Toyota RVX-09	B	9	Jarno Trulli	Kamui Kobayashi
					10	Timo Glock
Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso	STR4	Ferrari 056	B	11	Sébastien Bourdais	Brendon Hartley
					12	Sébastien Buemi
Red Bull Racing	Red Bull	RB5	Renault RS27	B	14	Mark Webber	David Coulthard Brendon Hartley
					15	Sebastian Vettel
AT&T Williams	Williams	FW31	Toyota RVX-09	B	16	Nico Rosberg	Nicolas Hülkenberg
					17	Kazuki Nakajima
Force India F1 Team	Force India	VJM02	Mercedes FO 108W	B	20	Adrian Sutil	Vitantonio Liuzzi
					21	Giancarlo Fisichella
Brawn GP F1 Team	Brawn	BGP 001	Mercedes FO 108W	B	22	Jenson Button	Anthony Davidson Alexander Wurz
					23	Rubens Barrichello

† Brendon Hartley failed to get his super-license in time for the Australian and Malaysian GP, naming Coulthard the official reserve for these races.

• NOTE: There are no car numbers 18 or 19 following the withdrawal of Honda F1. Force India were originally designated the numbers, but had already ordered merchandise with the numbers 20 and 21, and so were permitted to continue carrying those numbers. As it was considered a new team, Brawn GP were therefore assigned the numbers 22 and 23.

2009 Calendar

After several revisions, the FIA published the 2009 Formula One World Championship race calendar on 5 November 2008

Round	Official Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	City / Location	Date	Time		Laps
						Local	UTC
1	ING Australian Grand Prix	Australian GP	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	Melbourne, Victoria	29 March	17:00	06:00	58
2	Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix	Malaysian GP	Sepang International Circuit	Kuala Lumpur	5 April	17:00	09:00	56
3	Chinese Grand Prix	Chinese GP	Shanghai International Circuit	Shanghai	19 April	15:00	07:00	56
4	Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain GP	Bahrain International Circuit	Sakhir, Manama	26 April	15:00	12:00	57
5	Gran Premio de España Telefónica	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya	Barcelona	10 May	14:00	12:00	66
6	Grand Prix de Monaco	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco	Monte Carlo	24 May	14:00	12:00	78
7	ING Turkish Grand Prix	Turkish GP	Istanbul Park	Istanbul	7 June	15:00	12:00	58
8	Santander British Grand Prix	British GP	Silverstone Circuit	Silverstone	21 June	13:00	12:00	60
9	Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland	German GP*	Nürburgring	Nürburg	12 July	14:00	12:00	60
10	ING Magyar Nagydíj	Hungarian GP	Hungaroring	Budapest	26 July	14:00	12:00	70
11	Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe	European GP*	Valencia Street Circuit	Valencia	23 August	14:00	12:00	57
12	ING Belgian Grand Prix	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Spa	30 August	14:00	12:00	44
13	Gran Premio Santander d'Italia	Italian GP	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Monza	13 September	14:00	12:00	53
14	SingTel Singapore Grand Prix	Singapore GP	Marina Bay Street Circuit	Singapore	27 September	20:00	12:00	61
15	Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP	Suzuka Circuit	Suzuka	4 October	14:00	05:00	53
16	Grande Prêmio do Brasil	Brazilian GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	São Paulo	18 October	14:00	16:00	71
17	Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Abu Dhabi GP	Yas Marina Circuit	Abu Dhabi	1 November	15:00	11:00	55

† Night Race
‡ New Circuit
* Since the 1995 season, Grands Prix held at the Nürburgring have been titled something other than the "German Grand Prix" due to a dispute with the Hockenheimring over naming rights. With the issue still in dispute at the end of the 2008 season it was reported that either the Nürburgring or Valencia Street Circuit Grand Prix would change titles. The FIA calendar currently lists the Nürburgring race as the German Grand Prix, and the Valencia race as the European Grand Prix.

Changes

Driver changes

Changed teams

• Sebastian Vettel: Scuderia Toro Rosso → Red Bull Racing

Entered F1

• Sébastien Buemi: Trust Team Arden (GP2) → Scuderia Toro Rosso

Exited F1

• David Coulthard: Red Bull Racing → consultant and test driver for Red Bull, as well as providing commentary for the BBC's coverage.

Team changes

• Force India changed their engine supplier from Ferrari to Mercedes in a five-year deal.
• Gerhard Berger sold his half-stake of Scuderia Toro Rosso to Red Bull, claiming that the new regulations would "leave no room for improvement for a small team like STR".
• Honda F1 announced in December 2008 that they would withdraw their Formula One team from the 2009 World Championship due to the problems caused by the global financial breakdown and to focus on their core business activities. It was confirmed on 5 March 2009 that the team would compete in the 2009 season as Brawn GP, with Mercedes engines, following a management buy-out, and would retain the services of both Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello as drivers.

Calendar changes

• The debuting Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has been added to the race calendar, as part of Formula One's expansion in the Middle East. The race will take place at the Hermann Tilke-designed Yas Marina Circuit, which is currently under construction on Yas Island. The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will be the final round of the 2009 World Championship on 1 November, 2009.
• After being dropped in 2007 and replaced by the Fuji Speedway, the Suzuka Circuit will return to host the Japanese Grand Prix in 2009. The race will then alternate between the two circuits.
• On October 7, 2008, the FIA formalized the 2009 season calendar with the dropping of the Canadian Grand Prix (for apparent financial problems) and the rearrangement of the Turkish Grand Prix to June 7, 2009. 2009 will be the first Formula One season since 1958 with no Grand Prix in North America. The Canadian Grand Prix had been on the provisional schedule, before being dropped. However, it may be reinstated in the calender in the event of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix not being ready in time.
• On October 15, 2008, the organisers of the French Grand Prix announced via their official website that the race would no longer be part of the 2009 season, citing "economic problems". This will be the second time that there has not been a French Grand Prix on the schedule since the start of the World Drivers' Championship in 1950. The only previous time was 1955. The race had been on the "final" schedule for 2009, and Bernie Ecclestone had previously stated that it would stay on the calendar, as they had a contract until 2011.
• On November 5, 2008, the FIA World Council shifted the Chinese Grand Prix to April and reshuffled the others to accommodate the loss of the French Grand Prix.

Rule changes

On 22 December 2006, the FIA released technical regulations for the 2009 season. These have been revised several times to accommodate the findings of the Overtaking Working Group (formed in response to concerns that wheel-to-wheel racing was becoming increasingly rare) and the increasing need for cost-cutting in the sport in the wake of the economic crisis. Some changes have been added later.

• Slick tyres will return for the first time since they were banned for the 1998 season. Bridgestone will continue to be the sole supplier of tyres, and drivers will still have to use both compounds of tyre during a race. These compounds are differentiated by a green marking around the sides of the tyres, rather than a white marking in a groove as used in 2008. Further, wet tyres were renamed as "intermediate" and extreme-weather tyres were renamed "wet".
• The aerodynamic regulations have been radically altered for the 2009 season. Front wings will be lower and wider, while rear wings will be much higher and narrower. This makes the 2009 cars strikingly different in appearance from those of previous seasons, and several drivers have expressed concerns that the larger front wings could trigger more accidents; especially at the start of Grands Prix when the cars are racing close to each other. As well as the changes in the dimensions of the wings, bodywork will be much more regulated with many of the additional components seen in previous seasons effectively outlawed (including barge boards, winglets, turning vanes, chimneys, Viking horns and dumbo ears), the diffuser at the rear of the car has been moved back and upwards. Many other minor chassis components have also been standardised. The aim of the new aerodynamic regulations, as well as the reintroduction of slick tyres, is to decrease reliance on aerodynamic downforce and increase mechanical grip with the aim of making wheel-to-wheel racing easier.

• 2008 McLaren
• 2009 McLaren

• For the first time, cars will be allowed to use driver adjustable bodywork, in the form of adjustable flaps in the front wing. The flaps can be adjusted by up to six degrees, limited to only two adjustments per lap.
• Along with changes to bodywork and tyre size, the 2006 document included details of a "Kinetic Energy Recovery System". This is a regenerative braking device designed to recover some of the vehicle's kinetic energy, which is normally dissipated as heat during braking. The recovered energy can be stored electrically, in a battery or supercapacitor, or mechanically, in a flywheel, for use as a source of additional accelerative power at the driver's discretion by way of a "boost button" on the steering wheel. The regulations limit the additional power to around 82 hp for six seconds a lap. The regulations do not make this compulsory, and due to concerns about both limited performance gains and safety implications many teams are believed to be unlikely to use the new KERS systems for at least the start of the 2009 season.
• While it was reported in 2008 that the FIA were planning on introducing a budget cap to limit the amount of spending by Formula One teams, the amount was not agreed upon and the budget cap idea was dropped. Instead, costs will be brought down by an almost total ban on in-season testing, a forced reduction in wind tunnel usage, the sharing of more data during race weekends, and an increased minimum engine lifespan: the engine will have to last for three races, instead of two in 2008.

• Each driver will be limited to a maximum of 8 engines throughout the season, in addition to four engines for practice/testing purposes. To aid improvements in reliability, the engines will be detuned from 19,000RPM to 18,000RPM.
• The rule stating that the pit lane is closed during a Safety Car period will be scrapped in 2009. The rule was introduced in 2007 to avoid people rushing back to the pits to refuel, possibly speeding through a danger zone, but software has been successfully developed to solve this problem. The pit lane speed limit has also been increased from 50mph to 62mph(100kmh).
• The FIA initially declared that the driver with the most wins at the end of the season would be the winner of the 2009 Formula One World Championship, but dropped the decision due to opposition from teams and drivers. Formula One Teams Association argued that FIA could not change the rules this close to the season's start without the full agreement of the teams. Other proposals rejected by FIA were the introduction of a new points system with the scale 12-9-7-5-4-3-2-1 and to award medals for first, second and third place.

New F1 partnerships

Korean electronics firm LG set a partnership with FOM to show their logo during live timing system and timing graphics.

Broadcasting changes

Formula One broadcasters change

Country	2008	2009
United Kingdom	ITV-F1	BBC Sport
Spain	Telecinco and TV3	Mediapro (laSexta) and TV3
Bulgaria	BTV	TV7 and BTV
India	ESPNStar alliance	ESPN Star Sports
Malaysia	Pay-TV Astro	ESPN Star Sports
Denmark	TV2	TV3 Puls
Greece	Alpha TV	ANT1
Russia	Ren-TV	RTR Sport
Turkey	CNN Türk	TRT
Australia	Ten HD & Network Ten	TEN and ONE
Latvia	LNT	TV3 & Viasat Sport Baltic
Ukraine	Megasport	K1
Middle East	Al Jazeera Sports	Bahrain Sports
Sweden	Viasat Sport & TV6	Viasat Motor
Serbia	FOX Televizija	FOX Televizija
Estonia	TV3	TV3 & Viasat Sport Baltic

• The BBC regain coverage of Formula One in the United Kingdom after losing it to ITV in 1997. The deal will last for five years and includes TV, radio and online coverage rights. It has been confirmed that Jake Humphrey will present the programme, with Jonathan Legard and Martin Brundle (swapping from ITV) doing the race commentary. Ted Kravitz also joins the BBC, continuing his role in the pit lane, and will be joined by Lee McKenzie. David Coulthard and Eddie Jordan will act as TV pundits, with Murray Walker doing a similar job on the BBC website. The broadcaster confirmed the details of coverage on 25 February 2009, including the return of iconic theme tune "The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac.
• In Spain, Telecinco loses the F1 coverage rights in favor of Mediapro, major shareholder of LaSexta.
• In Bulgaria, TV7 have acquired the coverage rights for the 2009, 2010 and 2011 seasons from bTV.
• ESPN Star Sports has agreed to a new five-year deal for the exclusive rights to broadcast Formula One in 24 Asian countries, including India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and South Korea.
• In Sweden, Viasat extends its broadcasting rights through 2011. The broadcast will be moved to the new motorsports channel Viasat Motor, but qualifications and race reruns will be on TV6 as well.
• In Denmark, TV3 Puls replaces TV2.
• In Greece, ANT1 has acquired the coverage rights for the next three years, replacing Alpha TV.
• In Russia, RTR Sport replaces Ren-TV.
• In Australia, Ten and its subsidiary ONE will cover the season. ONE will be launched on the weekend of the Australian GP.
• In Latvia, TV3 and Viasat Sport Baltic have bought the rights for showing live races for three years, replacing LNT, which had broadcast Formula One races for more than ten years.
• In Ukraine, K1 replaces Megasport.
• In Middle East, Bahrain Sports replaces Al Jazeera Sports.
• In Turkey, TRT replaces CNN Türk.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Rd.	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
1	Australian Grand Prix	Jenson Button	Nico Rosberg	Jenson Button	Brawn-Mercedes	Report
2	Malaysian Grand Prix					Report
3	Chinese Grand Prix					Report
4	Bahrain Grand Prix					Report
5	Spanish Grand Prix					Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix					Report
7	Turkish Grand Prix					Report
8	British Grand Prix					Report
9	German Grand Prix					Report
10	Hungarian Grand Prix					Report
11	European Grand Prix					Report
12	Belgian Grand Prix					Report
13	Italian Grand Prix					Report
14	Singapore Grand Prix					Report
15	Japanese Grand Prix					Report
16	Brazilian Grand Prix					Report
17	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix					Report

Drivers

Pos Driver AUS MAL CHN BHR ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN EUR BEL ITA SIN JPN BRA ABU Points 1 Jenson Button 1 10 2 Rubens Barrichello 2 8 3 Jarno Trulli 3 6 4 Timo Glock 4 5 5 Fernando Alonso 5 4 6 Nico Rosberg 6 3 7 Sébastien Buemi 7 2 8 Sébastien Bourdais 8 1 9 Adrian Sutil 9 0 10 Nick Heidfeld 10 0 11 Giancarlo Fisichella 11 0 12 Mark Webber 12 0 13 Sebastian Vettel 13 0 14 Robert Kubica 14 0 15 Kimi Räikkönen 15 0 — Felipe Massa Ret 0 — Nelson Piquet Jr. Ret 0 — Kazuki Nakajima Ret 0 — Heikki Kovalainen Ret 0 — Lewis Hamilton DSQ 0 Pos Driver AUS MAL CHN BHR ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN EUR BEL ITA SIN JPN BRA ABU Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Thursday/Friday test driver (TD) (from 2003 onwards) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Text formatting Meaning Bold Pole position Italics Fastest lap Sprint race result Abbreviation Meaning WDC World Drivers' Championship position WCC World Constructors' Championship position NC Not classified Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest lap

† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Constructors

Pos Constructor Car No. AUS MAL CHN BHR ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN EUR BEL ITA SIN JPN BRA ABU Points 1 Brawn-Mercedes 22 1 18 23 2 2 Toyota 9 3 11 10 4 3 Renault 7 5 4 8 Ret 4 Williams-Toyota 16 6 3 17 Ret 5 Toro Rosso-Ferrari 11 8 3 12 7 6 Force India-Mercedes 20 9 0 21 11 7 BMW Sauber 5 14 0 6 10 8 Red Bull-Renault 14 12 0 15 13 9 Ferrari 3 Ret 0 4 15 10 McLaren-Mercedes 1 DSQ 0 2 Ret Pos Constructor Car No. AUS MAL CHN BHR ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN EUR BEL ITA SIN JPN BRA ABU Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Thursday/Friday test driver (TD) (from 2003 onwards) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Text formatting Meaning Bold Pole position Italics Fastest lap Sprint race result Abbreviation Meaning WDC World Drivers' Championship position WCC World Constructors' Championship position NC Not classified Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest lap

Statistics

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Constructor(s)	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Poles	F.Laps	Points
1	Jenson Button	Brawn-Mercedes	1	1	1	1	0	10
2	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn-Mercedes	1	0	1	0	0	8
3	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1	0	1	0	0	6
4	Timo Glock	Toyota	1	0	0	0	0	5
5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1	0	0	0	0	4
6	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	1	0	0	0	1	3
7	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1	0	0	0	0	2
8	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1	0	0	0	0	1
9	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	1	0	0	0	0	0
10	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1	0	0	0	0	0
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India-Mercedes	1	0	0	0	0	0
12	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	1	0	0	0	0	0
13	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1	0	0	0	0	0
14	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1	0	0	0	0	0
15	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1	0	0	0	0	0
—	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1	0	0	0	0	0
—	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	1	0	0	0	0	0
—	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	1	0	0	0	0	0
—	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes	1	0	0	0	0	0
—	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1	0	0	0	0	0

Constructors

Pos	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Poles	F.Laps	Points
1	Brawn	BGP 001	Mercedes	2	1	2	1	0	18
2	Toyota	TF109	Toyota	2	0	1	0	0	11
3	Renault	R29	Renault	2	0	0	0	0	4
4	Williams	FW31	Toyota	2	0	0	0	1	3
5	Toro Rosso	STR4	Ferrari	2	0	0	0	0	3
6	Force India	VJM02	Mercedes	2	0	0	0	0	0
7	BMW Sauber	F1.09	BMW	2	0	0	0	0	0
8	Red Bull	RB5	Renault	2	0	0	0	0	0
9	Ferrari	F60	Ferrari	2	0	0	0	0	0
—	McLaren	MP4-24	Mercedes	2	0	0	0	0	0

See also

• Cars of 2009 Formula One season

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