The Monaco Grand Prix 2009 was the 6th round of the 2009 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte-Carlo, Monaco, on May 24th.
Jenson Button won the race from the pole, followed by Rubens Barrichello, and Kimi Räikkönen 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 6 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.
These included, Kazuki Nakajima, Heikki Kovalainen, and Sebastian Vettel, all of whom had to retire due to an accident, Robert Kubica, who saw the breaks of the car give up on lap 28, and Nelson Piquet Jr., and Sébastien Buemi, both retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars.
Accident
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Kazuki NakajimaLap 76
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Heikki KovalainenLap 51
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Sebastian VettelLap 15
Brakes
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Robert KubicaLap 28
Collision
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Nelson Piquet Jr.Lap 10
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Sébastien BuemiLap 10
Qualifying
Jenson Button managed to get the pole position by 0.025 seconds and a final lipe time of 1:14.902. Right next to him, completing the first line of the grid, was Kimi Räikkönen.
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 12 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. That being said, the changing conditions of the track made it difficult to find these limits, and only 1 driver was able to improve his Q2 times.