2009 Germany F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

Event: German Grand Prix
Track: Nürburgring

Weather: dry, warm, mostly sunny

Mark WEBBER won his 1st F1 World Championship race at the 2009 Germany F1 GP, a debut victory 130 races into the Australians career. The Red Bull driver started from pole and won at the Nurburgring by 9.252 seconds from teammate Sebastian Vettel for a second consecutive Red Bull 1-2. It was Red Bulls 3rd F1 win of the season.

Webber pole, Red Bull on form

The Nurburgring on 12 July 2009 delivered Mark Webbers first pole in F1, a 1:32.230 lap edging Barrichello by 0.127 for Brawn GP, Button third, Vettel fourth. After 130 grand prix starts stretching back to 2002, Webber finally had a pole to work with.

Race day: Webber wins despite drive-through

Webber survived a first-corner tangle with Barrichello that dropped him behind Vettel briefly and earned him a drive-through penalty on lap 15. He served it, rejoined ahead thanks to the RB5s pace, and controlled the race to the flag. Vettel completed the Red Bull 1-2, Massa third for Ferrari, Rosberg fourth, Button fifth. Alonso set the fastest lap on lap 49 at 1:33.365 for Renault.

Championship: Button 68, Barrichello 50, Vettel 47

Buttons title lead was down to 18 points. Red Bull now had four wins between them across five rounds and looked the seasons quickest package. Hungary in a fortnight would be next.

Classification 2009 Germany F1 GP

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Car & Engine	Grid	Laps	Led	Time	Pts
1	14	MarkWebber	Red Bull	Red Bull RB5Renault RS27	1	60	33	1:36:43.310	10
2	15	SebastianVettel	Red Bull	Red Bull RB5Renault RS27	4	60	1	1:36:52.562+9.252s	8
3	3	FelipeMassa	Ferrari	Ferrari F60Ferrari 056	8	60	5	1:36:59.216+15.906s	6
4	16	NicoRosberg	Williams	Williams FW31Toyota RVX-09	15	60		1:37:04.409+21.099s	5
5	22	JensonButton	Brawn	Brawn BGP001Mercedes FO 108	3	60		1:37:06.919+23.609s	4
6	23	RubensBarrichello	Brawn	Brawn BGP001Mercedes FO 108	2	60	21	1:37:07.778+24.468s	3
7	7	FernandoAlonso	Renault	Renault R29Renault RS27	12	60		1:37:08.198+24.888s	2
8	2	HeikkiKovalainen	McLaren	McLaren MP4/24Mercedes FO 108	6	60		1:37:42.002+58.692s	1
9	10	TimoGlock	Toyota	Toyota TF109Toyota RVX-09	20	60		1:37:44.767+1:01.457
10	6	NickHeidfeld	BMW Sauber	BMW Sauber F1.09BMW P86	11	60		1:37:45.235+1:01.925
11	21	GiancarloFisichella	Force India	Force India VJM02Mercedes FO 108	18	60		1:37:45.637+1:02.327
12	17	KazukiNakajima	Williams	Williams FW31Toyota RVX-09	13	60		1:37:46.186+1:02.876
13	8	NelsonPiquet Jr.	Renault	Renault R29Renault RS27	10	60		1:37:51.638+1:08.328
14	5	RobertKubica	BMW Sauber	BMW Sauber F1.09BMW P86	16	60		1:37:52.865+1:09.555
15	20	AdrianSutil	Force India	Force India VJM02Mercedes FO 108	7	60		1:37:55.251+1:11.941
16	12	SébastienBuemi	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR4Ferrari 056	17	60		1:38:13.535+1:30.225
17	9	JarnoTrulli	Toyota	Toyota TF109Toyota RVX-09	14	60		1:38:14.280+1:30.970
18	1	LewisHamilton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/24Mercedes FO 108	5	59		+1 lap
DNF	4	KimiRäikkönen	Ferrari	Ferrari F60Ferrari 056	9	34		Radiator
DNF	11	SébastienBourdais	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR4Ferrari 056	19	18		Hydraulics

Fastest lap: 1:33.365 min. by Fernando Alonso

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