2009 Bahrain F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

Event: Bahrain Grand Prix
Track: Bahrain International Circuit

Weather: dry, very hot, sunny

Jenson BUTTON won his 4th F1 World Championship race at the 2009 Bahrain F1 GP, his third win in four rounds for the Brawn GP team. The Brawn GP driver started from 4th on the grid and won at the Bahrain International Circuit by 7.187 seconds from Sebastian Vettel. It was Brawn GPs 3rd F1 win.

Toyota surprise pole and front-row lockout

The Bahrain International Circuit on 26 April 2009 opened with a Toyota front-row lockout. Jarno Trulli took pole with a 1:33.431 lap, Glock second in the sister Toyota. Vettel third for Red Bull, Button fourth for Brawn GP. Toyotas dominant qualifying pace was a surprise.

Race day: Button races through to victory

Glock led the opening 10 laps but Buttons Brawn GP had superior race pace on Bahrains abrasive surface. Button took the lead on lap 22 and controlled the race from lap 41 to the flag. He won by 7.187 seconds from Vettel for Red Bull. Trulli third for Toyota, Hamilton fourth for McLaren (McLarens best result of the season to date), Barrichello fifth for Brawn GP, Raikkonen sixth for Ferrari. Trulli set the fastest lap on lap 10 with a 1:34.556.

Championship: Button 31, Vettel 18, Barrichello 19

Button ran away with the championship lead. Spain in a fortnight would be next.

Classification 2009 Bahrain F1 GP

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Car & Engine	Grid	Laps	Led	Time	Pts
1	22	JensonButton	Brawn	Brawn BGP001Mercedes FO 108	4	57	36	1:31:48.182	10
2	15	SebastianVettel	Red Bull	Red Bull RB5Renault RS27	3	57	7	1:31:55.369+7.187s	8
3	9	JarnoTrulli	Toyota	Toyota TF109Toyota RVX-09	1	57	2	1:31:57.352+9.170s	6
4	1	LewisHamilton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/24Mercedes FO 108	5	57		1:32:10.278+22.096s	5
5	23	RubensBarrichello	Brawn	Brawn BGP001Mercedes FO 108	6	57		1:32:25.961+37.779s	4
6	4	KimiRäikkönen	Ferrari	Ferrari F60Ferrari 056	10	57	2	1:32:30.239+42.057s	3
7	10	TimoGlock	Toyota	Toyota TF109Toyota RVX-09	2	57	10	1:32:31.062+42.880s	2
8	7	FernandoAlonso	Renault	Renault R29Renault RS27	7	57		1:32:40.957+52.775s	1
9	16	NicoRosberg	Williams	Williams FW31Toyota RVX-09	9	57		1:32:46.380+58.198s
10	8	NelsonPiquet Jr.	Renault	Renault R29Renault RS27	15	57		1:32:53.331+1:05.149
11	14	MarkWebber	Red Bull	Red Bull RB5Renault RS27	18	57		1:32:55.823+1:07.641
12	2	HeikkiKovalainen	McLaren	McLaren MP4/24Mercedes FO 108	11	57		1:33:06.006+1:17.824
13	11	SébastienBourdais	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR4Ferrari 056	20	57		1:33:06.987+1:18.805
14	3	FelipeMassa	Ferrari	Ferrari F60Ferrari 056	8	56		+1 lap
15	21	GiancarloFisichella	Force India	Force India VJM02Mercedes FO 108	17	56		+1 lap
16	20	AdrianSutil	Force India	Force India VJM02Mercedes FO 108	19	56		+1 lap
17	12	SébastienBuemi	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR4Ferrari 056	16	56		+1 lap
18	5	RobertKubica	BMW Sauber	BMW Sauber F1.09BMW P86	13	56		+1 lap
19	6	NickHeidfeld	BMW Sauber	BMW Sauber F1.09BMW P86	14	56		+1 lap
DNF	17	KazukiNakajima	Williams	Williams FW31Toyota RVX-09	12	48		Oil pressure

Fastest lap: 1:34.556 min. by Jarno Trulli

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