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2009 Brazilian GP
 XXXVII  Grande Prêmio do Brasil

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Session 1Session 2Session 3Overall
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps LedPit Stops

Details
DateSunday 2 November 2008
Start time14:00
Event Brazilian GP
Circuit Interlagos
Event FormatRace of 71 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#18 of 18 in 2008
#803 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps71
Circuit Perimeter4309 m
Race Distance4309 × 71 − 30 = 305.909 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionRight
First CornerLeft
Track DirectionAnti-clockwise
Weather
Track Temperature33°C
Air Temperature28°C
Humidity54%
Wind Speed6.2 m/s (from the North)
Participants
Entries20
Qualifiers20
Finishers18
Pit stops55
DebutantsNone
Records Broken 1. Most 19th Place Qualifications in a Season Force India (12)
Records Extended 1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (939),
2. Most Podium Finishes Ferrari (634),
3. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (807),
4. Most Race Wins Ferrari (210),
5. Most 3rd Place Finishes Ferrari (196),
6. Most 7th Place Finishes McLaren (64),
7. Most Fastest Laps Ferrari (220),
8. Most Races Led Ferrari (471),
9. Most Laps Led Ferrari (13067),
10. Most Race Entries Ferrari (1772),
11. Most Race Entries Rubens Barrichello (271),
12. Most Perfect Weekends Ferrari (85),
13. Most Poles Ferrari (204),
14. Most 3rd Place Qualifications Ferrari (207),
15. Most 20th Place Qualifications in a Season Force India (15)

World Championship standings
1  Lewis Hamilton 98 
2  Felipe Massa 97 
3  Kimi Räikkönen 75 up
4  Robert Kubica 75 up
5  Fernando Alonso 61 up
6  Nick Heidfeld 60 up
7  Heikki Kovalainen 53 
8  Sebastian Vettel 35 
9  Jarno Trulli 31 
10  Timo Glock 25 
11  Mark Webber 21 
12  Nelson Piquet Jr 19 
13  Nico Rosberg 17 
14  Rubens Barrichello 11 
15  Kazuki Nakajima 9 
16  David Coulthard 8 
17  Sébastien Bourdais 4 
18  Jenson Button 3 
1  Ferrari / Ferrari 172 
2  McLaren / Mercedes 151 
3  BMW / BMW 135 
4  Renault / Renault 80 
5  Toyota / Toyota 56 
6  Toro Rosso / Ferrari 39 
7  Red Bull / Renault 29 
8  Williams / Toyota 26 
9  Honda / Honda 14 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 2Car 2Car 2
EntrantScuderia Ferrari MarlboroScuderia Ferrari MarlboroScuderia Ferrari Marlboro
Driver Felipe Massa Felipe Massa Felipe Massa
Car Ferrari F2008 Ferrari F2008 Ferrari F2008
EngineFerrari 056Ferrari 056Ferrari 056
Time1:34'11.4351'12.3681'13.736
Speed194.866 km/h214.354 km/h210.378 km/h

Podium
 RecipientTrophy Presented By
Winner Felipe MassaGilberto KassabMayor of São Paulo
2nd Place Fernando AlonsoJosé SerraState Governor
3rd Place Kimi RäikkönenOrlando SilvaMinister of Sports representing the ASN
Winning ConstructorFerrari (represented by Stefano Domenicali)Bernardo GradinPresident of Braskem