Japanese Grand Prix
2009 · Round 15 · Suzuka, Japan · Oct 3-4, 2009Race summary
Vettel won the race from 1st on the grid, 4.877s ahead of Trulli. Alonso was the standout mover, climbing from 16th to 10th. Sutil lost the most ground, from 8th on the grid down to 13th (down 5 places). Webber set the fastest lap, in 1:32.569.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 53 | 1:28:20.443 | 10 |
| 2 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 2 | 53 | +4.877 | 8 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 53 | +6.472 | 6 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 5 | 53 | +7.940 | 5 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 7 | 53 | +8.793 | 4 |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 4 | 53 | +9.509 | 3 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 6 | 53 | +10.641 | 2 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 10 | 53 | +11.474 | 1 |
| 9 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 9 | 53 | +11.777 | 0 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 16 | 53 | +13.065 | 0 |
| 11 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 11 | 53 | +13.735 | 0 |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 14 | 53 | +14.596 | 0 |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 8 | 53 | +14.959 | 0 |
| 14 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 18 | 53 | +15.734 | 0 |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 15 | 53 | +17.973 | 0 |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 17 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Mark Webber 1:32.569 | Red Bull | 19 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 12 | 43 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 13 | 11 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Timo Glock | Toyota | 20 | 0 | Injured | 0 |