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2009 Malaysian GP
2008 Chinese GP

2009 Chinese GP

2009 Bahrain GP
2010 Chinese GP
 VI  Chinese Grand Prix

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

Details
DateSunday 19 April 2009
Start time15:00
Event Chinese GP
Circuit Shanghai
Event FormatRace of 56 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#3 of 17 in 2009
#806 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps56
Circuit Perimeter5451 m
Race Distance5451 × 56 − 190 = 305.066 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
Track Temperature19°C
Air Temperature20°C
Humidity89%
Air Pressure1005.0 mBar
Wind Speed2.4 m/s (from the East)
Participants
Entries20
Qualifiers20
Finishers17
Pit stops31
DebutantsNone
MilestonesRed Bull Racing – 1st Pole Position (Entrant)
Red Bull Racing – 1st Win (Entrant)
 Red Bull – 1st Pole Position (Car Manufacturer)
 Red Bull – 1st Win (Car Manufacturer)
Records Broken 1. Most 17th Place Finishes Adrian Sutil (5),
2. Highest 3rd Place Finish Ratio Brawn (16.67%)
Records Extended 1. Most Race Entries Ferrari (1778),
2. Most Race Entries Rubens Barrichello (274),
3. Most 8th Place Qualifications Ferrari (99),
4. Most 9th Place Qualifications McLaren (77)

World Championship standings
1  Jenson Button 21 
2  Rubens Barrichello 15 
3  Sebastian Vettel 10 
4  Timo Glock 10 
5  Mark Webber 9.5 up
6  Jarno Trulli 8.5 up
7  Nick Heidfeld 4 up
8  Heikki Kovalainen 4 
  Fernando Alonso 4 up
10  Lewis Hamilton 4 
11  Nico Rosberg 3.5 up
12  Sébastien Buemi 3 up
13  Sébastien Bourdais 1 up
1  Brawn / Mercedes 36 
2  Red Bull / Renault 19.5 up
3  Toyota / Toyota 18.5 up
4  McLaren / Mercedes 8 up
5  BMW / BMW 4 up
6  Renault / Renault 4 up
7  Toro Rosso / Ferrari 4 up
8  Williams / Toyota 3.5 up

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 15Car 15Car 23
EntrantRed Bull RacingRed Bull RacingBrawn GP F1 Team
Driver Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel Rubens Barrichello
Car Red Bull RB5 Red Bull RB5 Brawn BGP-001
EngineRenault RS27Renault RS27Mercedes FO108W
Time1:57'43.4851'36.1841'52.592
Speed155.481 km/h204.021 km/h174.289 km/h

Podium
 RecipientTrophy Presented By
Winner Sebastian VettelMr Yu ZaiqingVice Minister General Administration Sport of China
2nd Place Mark WebberMs Zhao WenVice Mayor of Shanghai Municipal Government
3rd Place Jenson ButtonMr Yan JianchangDirector General CAMSA
Winning ConstructorRed Bull (represented by Christian Horner)Mr Yu ZaiqingVice Minister General Administration Sport of China