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| Race details | |||
| Date | April 19, 2009 | ||
| Official name | VI Chinese Grand Prix | ||
| Location |
Shanghai International Circuit Shanghai, People's Republic of China | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.451 km (3.387 miles) | ||
| Distance | 56 laps, 305.066 km (189.559 miles) | ||
The 2009 Chinese Grand Prix is a Formula One motor race scheduled to be held on April 19, 2009 at the Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, People's Republic of China. It will be the third race of the 2009 Formula One season.
The Chinese Grand Prix moves from the end to the beginning of the season for 2009. Lewis Hamilton secured the race victory last year for McLaren, with his predecessor as World Champion Kimi Räikkönen securing victory for Ferrari in 2007. Renault's Fernando Alonso and Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello are the other former race winners in the field. To date, the Chinese GP has never been won by the same driver twice.
Jenson Button of Brawn GP leads the Drivers' Championship by 5 points from team-mate Rubens Barrichello and by a further 1.5 points from Jarno Trulli of Toyota. Brawn GP lead Toyota by 8.5 points in the Constructors' Championship. Renault and BMW Sauber are a further 12.5 points back. Only two teams, Force India and Ferrari are yet to score points.
Unlike in previous rounds, Ferrari opted not to use the KERS system for the race meeting in China, citing safety concerns after issues with their device in the previous round in Malaysia. BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica uses the KERS system for the first time, joining his team-mate Nick Heidfeld who has already used KERS in both of the previous rounds.
References
- "Chinese Grand Prix Preview". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- "Ferrari abandon Kers for China GP". BBC Sport. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
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