Japanese Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Suzuka Circuit
RACE DATE
4 Oct 2009 · 05:00 UTC
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 2009 Japanese Grand Prix.
WINNERVettelP1 → P1
RACE LAPS53
BIGGEST GAIN+6Alonso
FASTEST LAP1:32.569Webber
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 0 | 53 | 1:28:20.443Finished | 10 | 1:32.572 |
| 2 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 2 | 0 | 53 | +4.877Finished | 8 | 1:33.152 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 0 | 53 | +6.472Finished | 6 | 1:33.259 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 5 | +1 | 53 | +7.940Finished | 5 | 1:32.999 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 7 | +2 | 53 | +8.793Finished | 4 | 1:33.595 |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 4 | -2 | 53 | +9.509Finished | 3 | 1:33.600 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 6 | -1 | 53 | +10.641Finished | 2 | 1:33.910 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 10 | +2 | 53 | +11.474Finished | 1 | 1:33.251 |
| 9 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 9 | 0 | 53 | +11.777Finished | 0 | 1:33.334 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 16 | +6 | 53 | +13.065Finished | 0 | 1:33.946 |
| 11 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 11 | 0 | 53 | +13.735Finished | 0 | 1:33.801 |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 14 | +2 | 53 | +14.596Finished | 0 | 1:33.479 |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 8 | -5 | 53 | +14.959Finished | 0 | 1:33.668 |
| 14 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 18 | +4 | 53 | +15.734Finished | 0 | 1:34.294 |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 15 | 0 | 53 | +17.973Finished | 0 | 1:34.783 |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 17 | +1 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | 1:34.643 |
| 17 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 19 | +2 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | 1:32.569 |
| R | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 12 | -6 | 43 | Accident | 0 | 1:34.049 |
| R | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 13 | -6 | 11 | Clutch | 0 | 1:35.392 |
| W | Timo Glock | Toyota | 20 | 0 | 0 | Injured | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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