Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
2009 · Round 17 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Oct 31 - Nov 1, 2009Race summary
Vettel won the race from 2nd on the grid, 17.9s ahead of Webber. Kovalainen was the standout mover, climbing from 18th to 11th. Kubica lost the most ground, from 7th on the grid down to 10th (down 3 places). Vettel set the fastest lap, in 1:40.279.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel 1:40.279 | Red Bull | 2 | 55 | 1:34:03.414 | 10 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 3 | 55 | +17.857 | 8 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 5 | 55 | +18.467 | 6 |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 4 | 55 | +22.735 | 5 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 8 | 55 | +26.253 | 4 |
| 6 | Kamui Kobayashi | Toyota | 12 | 55 | +28.343 | 3 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 6 | 55 | +34.366 | 2 |
| 8 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 10 | 55 | +41.294 | 1 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 9 | 55 | +45.941 | 0 |
| 10 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 7 | 55 | +48.180 | 0 |
| 11 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 18 | 55 | +52.798 | 0 |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 11 | 55 | +54.317 | 0 |
| 13 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 13 | 55 | +59.839 | 0 |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 15 | 55 | +1:09.687 | 0 |
| 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 16 | 55 | +1:34.450 | 0 |
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 20 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 17 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 19 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| – | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 20 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 14 | 18 | Gearbox | 0 |