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2009 Singapore GP
2008 Japanese GP

2009 Japanese GP
2009 Brazilian GP
2010 Japanese GP
 XXXV  Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix

Event Overview • Sessions • Entry List • Penalties
Qualifying Session 1 • Session 2 • Session 3 • Overall
Race Starting Grid • Classification • Fastest Laps • Laps Led • Pit Stops

Details
DateSunday 4 October 2009
Start time13:30
Event Japanese GP
Circuit Suzuka
Event FormatRace of 53 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#15 of 17 in 2009
#818 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps53
Circuit Perimeter5807 m
Race Distance5807 × 53 − 300 = 307.471 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
Track Temperature43°C
Air Temperature26°C
Humidity43%
Air Pressure1009.0 mBar
Wind Speed4.6 m/s (from the South)
Participants
Entries20
Qualifiers20
Finishers17
Pit stops36
DebutantsNone
MilestonesAT&T Williams – 100th Race Entry (Entrant)
BMW Sauber F1 Team – 100th Race Entry (Entrant)
ING Renault F1 Team – 100th Race Entry (Entrant)
Petrobras – 100th Race Entry (Lubricant Manufacturer)
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes – 100th Race Entry (Entrant)
 Heikki Kovalainen – 50th Race Entry (Driver)
 Adrian Sutil – 50th Race Entry (Driver)
 Lewis Hamilton – 50th Race Entry (Driver)
Records Broken 1. Most 5th Place Qualifications –  Rubens Barrichello (28),
2. Most 9th Place Qualifications –  McLaren (78)
Records Extended 1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores –  Ferrari (952),
2. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores –  Ferrari (820),
3. Most 4th Place Finishes –  Ferrari (139),
4. Most 12th Place Finishes –  Giancarlo Fisichella (11),
5. Most Race Entries –  Ferrari (1802),
6. Most Race Entries –  Rubens Barrichello (286),
7. Most 8th Place Qualifications –  Ferrari (102)

World Championship standings
1  Jenson Button 85 
2  Rubens Barrichello 71 
3  Sebastian Vettel 69 
4  Mark Webber 51.5 
5  Kimi Räikkönen 45 
6  Lewis Hamilton 43 
7  Nico Rosberg 34.5 
8  Jarno Trulli 30.5 up
9  Fernando Alonso 26 up
10  Timo Glock 24 up
11  Felipe Massa 22 
12  Heikki Kovalainen 22 
13  Nick Heidfeld 15 
14  Robert Kubica 9 
15  Giancarlo Fisichella 8 
16  Adrian Sutil 5 
17  Sébastien Buemi 3 
18  Sébastien Bourdais 2 
1  Brawn / Mercedes 156 
2  Red Bull / Renault 120.5 
3  Ferrari / Ferrari 67 
4  McLaren / Mercedes 65 
5  Toyota / Toyota 54.5 
6  Williams / Toyota 34.5 
7  Renault / Renault 26 
8  BMW / BMW 24 
9  Force India / Mercedes 13 
10  Toro Rosso / Ferrari 5 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 15Car 15Car 14
EntrantRed Bull RacingRed Bull RacingRed Bull Racing
Driver Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel Mark Webber
Car Red Bull RB5 Red Bull RB5 Red Bull RB5
EngineRenault RS27Renault RS27Renault RS27
Time1:28'20.4431'32.1601'32.569
Speed208.831 km/h226.836 km/h225.834 km/h

Podium
 RecipientTrophy Presented By
Winner Sebastian VettelAkihiko NoroGovernor of Mie Prefecture
2nd Place Jarno TrulliMitsuo KawagishiMayor of Suzuka City
3rd Place Lewis HamiltonSetsuo TanakaPresident of JAF
Winning ConstructorRed Bull (represented by Guillaume Rocquelin)Kou ToyodaPresident of Fuji Television


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