F1RACE LAB
FORMULA 1, EXAMINED.
AN INDEPENDENT DATA PROJECT
04 / 2009 / CONSTRUCTOR DOSSIER

McLaren

Explore McLaren's 2009 Formula 1 results, drivers, podiums and constructor standings. Browse the team's recorded seasons.

British

17 Grands Prix · 2 drivers in the race record

CHAMPIONSHIPP3
OFFICIAL POINTS71
GRAND PRIX WINS2
PODIUM FINISHES5Across all race entries

The season in numbers.

34 CAR STARTS
BEST FINISHP1
POLE STARTS4Race grid position 1
AVERAGE GRID10.1
AVERAGE FINISH10.1
DID NOT FINISH8
FINISH RATE73.5%
POSITIONS GAINED/LOST

Net positions gained or lost across completed car starts. Each car is counted separately. DNFs, DNS and DSQs are excluded to avoid distorting the statistic.

Pit-lane or unknown grids and invalid finishing positions are also excluded. Lapped finishes count as completed car starts.

Net Positions incl. DNFs: -9

+5425 completed car starts with valid positions
GRANDS PRIX17

The drivers behind it.

Constructor driver contributions
DriverChampionship positionCar startsWinsPodiumsDNFsGP points in these results
Heikki Kovalainen ↗P121700522
Lewis Hamilton ↗P51725349

Championship position: final for completed seasons, latest available for ongoing seasons. This is the driver’s overall season classification, including results with other constructors. — = not available.

Weekend by weekend.

GRAND PRIX RESULTS
Constructor race results
Round / Grand PrixDateDriverGridFinishChangeGP pointsStatus
ROUND 01Australian29 MarHeikki Kovalainen12R-70Collision
ROUND 01Australian29 MarLewis Hamilton18D0Disqualified
ROUND 02Malaysian5 AprLewis Hamilton127+51Finished
ROUND 02Malaysian5 AprHeikki Kovalainen14R-60Spun off
ROUND 03Chinese19 AprHeikki Kovalainen125+74Finished
ROUND 03Chinese19 AprLewis Hamilton96+33Finished
ROUND 04Bahrain26 AprLewis Hamilton54+15Finished
ROUND 04Bahrain26 AprHeikki Kovalainen1112-10Finished
ROUND 05Spanish10 MayLewis Hamilton149+50+1 Lap
ROUND 05Spanish10 MayHeikki Kovalainen18R+20Gearbox
ROUND 06Monaco24 MayLewis Hamilton1912+70+1 Lap
ROUND 06Monaco24 MayHeikki Kovalainen7R-90Accident
ROUND 07Turkish7 JunLewis Hamilton1613+30Finished
ROUND 07Turkish7 JunHeikki Kovalainen141400+1 Lap
ROUND 08British21 JunLewis Hamilton1816+20+1 Lap
ROUND 08British21 JunHeikki Kovalainen13R-70Collision
ROUND 09German12 JulHeikki Kovalainen68-21Finished
ROUND 09German12 JulLewis Hamilton518-130+1 Lap
ROUND 10Hungarian26 JulLewis Hamilton41+310Finished
ROUND 10Hungarian26 JulHeikki Kovalainen65+14Finished
ROUND 11European23 AugLewis Hamilton12-18Finished
ROUND 11European23 AugHeikki Kovalainen24-25Finished
ROUND 12Belgian30 AugHeikki Kovalainen156+93Finished
ROUND 12Belgian30 AugLewis Hamilton12R-70Collision
ROUND 13Italian13 SeptHeikki Kovalainen46-23Finished
ROUND 13Italian13 SeptLewis Hamilton112-110Accident
ROUND 14Singapore27 SeptLewis Hamilton11010Finished
ROUND 14Singapore27 SeptHeikki Kovalainen87+12Finished
ROUND 15Japanese4 OctLewis Hamilton3306Finished
ROUND 15Japanese4 OctHeikki Kovalainen111100Finished
ROUND 16Brazilian18 OctLewis Hamilton173+146Finished
ROUND 16Brazilian18 OctHeikki Kovalainen169+70Finished
ROUND 17Abu Dhabi1 NovHeikki Kovalainen1811+70Finished
ROUND 17Abu Dhabi1 NovLewis Hamilton1R-180Brakes

A season in motion.

CLASSIFIED POSITIONS
P1P6P11P15P20R1R5R9R13R17Heikki Kovalainen · Round 1 (Australian Grand Prix) · P19Heikki Kovalainen · Round 2 (Malaysian Grand Prix) · P20Heikki Kovalainen · Round 3 (Chinese Grand Prix) · P5Heikki Kovalainen · Round 4 (Bahrain Grand Prix) · P12Heikki Kovalainen · Round 5 (Spanish Grand Prix) · P16Heikki Kovalainen · Round 6 (Monaco Grand Prix) · P16Heikki Kovalainen · Round 7 (Turkish Grand Prix) · P14Heikki Kovalainen · Round 8 (British Grand Prix) · P20Heikki Kovalainen · Round 9 (German Grand Prix) · P8Heikki Kovalainen · Round 10 (Hungarian Grand Prix) · P5Heikki Kovalainen · Round 11 (European Grand Prix) · P4Heikki Kovalainen · Round 12 (Belgian Grand Prix) · P6Heikki Kovalainen · Round 13 (Italian Grand Prix) · P6Heikki Kovalainen · Round 14 (Singapore Grand Prix) · P7Heikki Kovalainen · Round 15 (Japanese Grand Prix) · P11Heikki Kovalainen · Round 16 (Brazilian Grand Prix) · P9Heikki Kovalainen · Round 17 (Abu Dhabi Grand Prix) · P11Lewis Hamilton · Round 2 (Malaysian Grand Prix) · P7Lewis Hamilton · Round 3 (Chinese Grand Prix) · P6Lewis Hamilton · Round 4 (Bahrain Grand Prix) · P4Lewis Hamilton · Round 5 (Spanish Grand Prix) · P9Lewis Hamilton · Round 6 (Monaco Grand Prix) · P12Lewis Hamilton · Round 7 (Turkish Grand Prix) · P13Lewis Hamilton · Round 8 (British Grand Prix) · P16Lewis Hamilton · Round 9 (German Grand Prix) · P18Lewis Hamilton · Round 10 (Hungarian Grand Prix) · P1Lewis Hamilton · Round 11 (European Grand Prix) · P2Lewis Hamilton · Round 12 (Belgian Grand Prix) · P19Lewis Hamilton · Round 13 (Italian Grand Prix) · P12Lewis Hamilton · Round 14 (Singapore Grand Prix) · P1Lewis Hamilton · Round 15 (Japanese Grand Prix) · P3Lewis Hamilton · Round 16 (Brazilian Grand Prix) · P3Lewis Hamilton · Round 17 (Abu Dhabi Grand Prix) · P19

Lower position numbers are higher on the chart. Hover, tap or focus a point for details.

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McLaren 2009 race form
RoundHeikki KovalainenLewis Hamilton
Round 1P19
Round 2P20P7
Round 3P5P6
Round 4P12P4
Round 5P16P9
Round 6P16P12
Round 7P14P13
Round 8P20P16
Round 9P8P18
Round 10P5P1
Round 11P4P2
Round 12P6P19
Round 13P6P12
Round 14P7P1
Round 15P11P3
Round 16P9P3
Round 17P11P19

The championship record.

OFFICIAL POINTS / ROUND

Official constructor totals after each Grand Prix, including sprint points and recorded adjustments.

How to read these statistics

All figures refer to McLaren in 2009, using this constructor’s Jolpica ID. Team renames with a different ID are separate records. Podiums, starts, DNFs and averages count race entries, not weekends. A double podium counts twice. Pole starts use the final race grid, not qualifying classification. Non-starters and disqualifications are excluded from position averages and changes as appropriate; lapped finishes count as finishes. Official championship points may differ from the sum of driver race points because of sprint scoring, historical rules and penalties. Before the constructors’ championship existed, official standings and points may be unavailable. Positions Gained/Lost sums grid minus finish separately for each completed car start with valid positive positions, using only entries for this constructor in the selected season. Retirements, non-starters, disqualifications, unclassified results and pit-lane or unknown grids are excluded. A dash means no eligible entries; zero means no net change. The tooltip retains the previous calculation as Net Positions incl. DNFs. This is not an overtake count. Shared drives can produce multiple historical entries.

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