The Australian Grand Prix 2009 was the 1st round of the 2009 F1 season, and took place at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia, on March 29th.
Jenson Button won the race from the pole, followed by Rubens Barrichello, and Jarno Trulli completing the podium with an expectacular comeback, all the way from the 20th position of the grid.
Final results
Race evolution
Pit Stops
Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.
Strategy
Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..
Incidents
The reace did not end without incidents... 8 drivers out of the original 20 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.
These included, Sebastian Vettel, Robert Kubica, and Heikki Kovalainen, all of whom retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars, Kimi Räikkönen, who had a problem with the differential on lap 55, Felipe Massa, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 45, Nelson Piquet Jr., who lost control and spun off the track on lap 24, and Kazuki Nakajima, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 17.
Collision
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Sebastian VettelLap 56
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Robert KubicaLap 55
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Heikki KovalainenLap 0
Differential
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Kimi RäikkönenLap 55
Suspension
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Felipe MassaLap 45
Spun off
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Nelson Piquet Jr.Lap 24
Accident
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Kazuki NakajimaLap 17
There was also action outise of the track itself, and the stwearts decided to disqualify Lewis Hamilton at the end of the race.
Disqualified
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Lewis HamiltonLap 58
Qualifying
Jenson Button managed to get the pole position by 0.303 seconds and a final lipe time of 1:26.202. Rubens Barrichello was right behind him, helping Brawn score a one-two and monopolize the first line of the grid.
Track evolution
As the qualifying session went on, with the track rubbering in, and the drivers testing the limits of the grip of their cars, the times per lap dropped, and all of the drivers that took place in Q2 improved their times in this second session.
The Q3 is the time were all the remaining drivers put all their cards on the table, even those with a superior car who might have been managing their times in Q1 and Q2 push their cars to the limit in Q3. However, the conditions of the track worsened from Q2 to Q3, and none of the drivers were able to improve their Q2 times.