The Chinese Grand Prix 2009 was the 3rd round of the 2009 F1 season, and took place at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, on April 19th.
Sebastian Vettel won the race from the pole, followed by Mark Webber, and Jenson Button completing the podium.
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
There were some incidents during the race, with 4 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.
These included, Adrian Sutil, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 50, Kazuki Nakajima, who had to retire on lap 43, Felipe Massa, who experienced problems with the electornics of the car on lap 20, and Jarno Trulli, who retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars on lap 18.
Spun off
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Adrian SutilLap 50
Retired
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Kazuki NakajimaLap 43
Electronics
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Felipe MassaLap 20
Collision
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Jarno TrulliLap 18
Qualifying
Sebastian Vettel managed to get the pole position by 0.197 seconds and a final lipe time of 1:36.184. Right next to him, completing the first line of the grid, was Fernando Alonso.
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 14 out of the 15 drivers that took place in Q2 were able to improve their times.
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.