2009 Hungary F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

Event: Hungarian Grand Prix
Track: Hungaroring

Weather: dry, hot, sunny

Lewis HAMILTON won his 10th F1 World Championship race at the 2009 Hungary F1 GP, McLarens first victory of the season with the KERS-equipped MP4-24. The McLaren driver started fourth and won at the Hungaroring by 11.529 seconds from Kimi Raikkonen for Ferrari. It was McLarens 158th F1 win.

Massas terrible qualifying accident

Saturday 25 July 2009 at the Hungaroring was overshadowed by Felipe Massas horrific crash in Q2. A coil spring shed from Barrichellos Brawn struck Massa on the helmet at high speed, knocking him unconscious and leading to a heavy impact with the tyre wall. He was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening head injuries and would miss the rest of the season. Alonso took pole for Renault with a 1:21.569, Vettel second, Webber third, Hamilton fourth.

Race day: Hamilton delivers McLarens breakthrough

Alonso lost the lead when a loose wheel forced retirement early on. Hamilton, running a lighter fuel strategy and enjoying the McLarens KERS boost on the start-finish straight, took the lead after the stops and controlled the run home. Raikkonen second for Ferrari after a strong drive, Webber third for Red Bull. Rosberg fourth for Williams, Kovalainen fifth for the sister McLaren, Glock sixth. Webber set the fastest lap at 1:21.931 on lap 65. Buttons seventh finish was another blow to his title bid.

Championship: Button 70, Barrichello 54, Vettel 47

McLarens season had turned in Budapest, and Buttons form continued to slide. Europe at Valencia in a month would be next after the summer break.

Classification 2009 Hungary F1 GP

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Car & Engine	Grid	Laps	Led	Time	Pts
1	1	LewisHamilton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/24Mercedes FO 108	4	70	58	1:38:23.876	10
2	4	KimiRäikkönen	Ferrari	Ferrari F60Ferrari 056	7	70		1:38:35.405+11.529s	8
3	14	MarkWebber	Red Bull	Red Bull RB5Renault RS27	3	70		1:38:40.762+16.886s	6
4	16	NicoRosberg	Williams	Williams FW31Toyota RVX-09	5	70		1:38:50.843+26.967s	5
5	2	HeikkiKovalainen	McLaren	McLaren MP4/24Mercedes FO 108	6	70	1	1:38:58.268+34.392s	4
6	10	TimoGlock	Toyota	Toyota TF109Toyota RVX-09	13	70		1:38:59.113+35.237s	3
7	22	JensonButton	Brawn	Brawn BGP001Mercedes FO 108	8	70		1:39:18.964+55.088s	2
8	9	JarnoTrulli	Toyota	Toyota TF109Toyota RVX-09	11	70		1:39:32.048+1:08.172	1
9	17	KazukiNakajima	Williams	Williams FW31Toyota RVX-09	9	70		1:39:32.650+1:08.774
10	23	RubensBarrichello	Brawn	Brawn BGP001Mercedes FO 108	12	70		1:39:33.132+1:09.256
11	6	NickHeidfeld	BMW Sauber	BMW Sauber F1.09BMW P86	15	70		1:39:34.488+1:10.612
12	8	NelsonPiquet Jr.	Renault	Renault R29Renault RS27	14	70		1:39:35.388+1:11.512
13	5	RobertKubica	BMW Sauber	BMW Sauber F1.09BMW P86	18	70		1:39:37.922+1:14.046
14	21	GiancarloFisichella	Force India	Force India VJM02Mercedes FO 108	16	69		+1 lap
15	11	JaimeAlguersuari	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR4Ferrari 056	19	69		+1 lap
16	12	SébastienBuemi	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR4Ferrari 056	10	69		+1 lap
DNF	15	SebastianVettel	Red Bull	Red Bull RB5Renault RS27	2	29		Suspension
DNF	7	FernandoAlonso	Renault	Renault R29Renault RS27	1	15	11	Fuel pump
DNF	20	AdrianSutil	Force India	Force India VJM02Mercedes FO 108	17	1		Water pressure
DNS	3	FelipeMassa	Ferrari	Ferrari F60Ferrari 056		0		Injured

Fastest lap: 1:21.931 min. by Mark Webber

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