2009 Europe F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

Event: European Grand Prix
Track: Valencia Street Circuit

Weather: dry, hot, sunny

Rubens BARRICHELLO won his 10th F1 World Championship race at the 2009 Europe F1 GP in Valencia, a first victory in more than five years. The Brawn GP driver started third and won on the Valencia street circuit by 2.358 seconds from Lewis Hamilton for McLaren. It was Brawn GPs 7th F1 win of the season.

Hamilton pole, McLarens KERS advantage

Valencia on 23 August 2009 saw Lewis Hamilton take pole with a 1:39.498 lap, Kovalainen second for a McLaren front-row lockout, Barrichello third for Brawn GP, Vettel fourth. The MP4-24s KERS package and revised aero package now matched anyone on outright pace.

Race day: Barrichello wins on strategy

Barrichello beat Hamilton off the line and, aided by a three-stop strategy that ran him lighter through the middle stint, controlled the race from there. His first victory since the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix ended a five-year drought. Hamilton second after McLarens slower stops, Raikkonen third for Ferrari, Kovalainen fourth. Rosberg fifth for Williams, Alonso sixth for Renault, Button only seventh as his form crisis deepened. Glock set the fastest lap on lap 55 at 1:38.683.

Championship: Button 72, Barrichello 64, Vettel 47

Buttons lead was down to just 8 points, and his own teammate was now the closest threat. Belgium in a week would be next.

Classification 2009 Europe F1 GP

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Car & Engine	Grid	Laps	Led	Time	Pts
1	23	RubensBarrichello	Brawn	Brawn BGP001Mercedes FO 108	3	57	25	1:35:51.289	10
2	1	LewisHamilton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/24Mercedes FO 108	1	57	31	1:35:53.647+2.358s	8
3	4	KimiRäikkönen	Ferrari	Ferrari F60Ferrari 056	6	57		1:36:07.283+15.994s	6
4	2	HeikkiKovalainen	McLaren	McLaren MP4/24Mercedes FO 108	2	57	1	1:36:11.321+20.032s	5
5	16	NicoRosberg	Williams	Williams FW31Toyota RVX-09	7	57		1:36:12.159+20.870s	4
6	7	FernandoAlonso	Renault	Renault R29Renault RS27	8	57		1:36:19.033+27.744s	3
7	22	JensonButton	Brawn	Brawn BGP001Mercedes FO 108	5	57		1:36:26.202+34.913s	2
8	5	RobertKubica	BMW Sauber	BMW Sauber F1.09BMW P86	10	57		1:36:27.956+36.667s	1
9	14	MarkWebber	Red Bull	Red Bull RB5Renault RS27	9	57		1:36:36.199+44.910s
10	20	AdrianSutil	Force India	Force India VJM02Mercedes FO 108	12	57		1:36:39.224+47.935s
11	6	NickHeidfeld	BMW Sauber	BMW Sauber F1.09BMW P86	11	57		1:36:40.111+48.822s
12	21	GiancarloFisichella	Force India	Force India VJM02Mercedes FO 108	16	57		1:36:54.903+1:03.614
13	9	JarnoTrulli	Toyota	Toyota TF109Toyota RVX-09	18	57		1:36:55.816+1:04.527
14	10	TimoGlock	Toyota	Toyota TF109Toyota RVX-09	13	57		1:37:17.808+1:26.519
15	8	RomainGrosjean	Renault	Renault R29Renault RS27	14	57		1:37:23.063+1:31.774
16	11	JaimeAlguersuari	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR4Ferrari 056	19	56		+1 lap
17	3	LucaBadoer	Ferrari	Ferrari F60Ferrari 056	20	56		+1 lap
18	17	KazukiNakajima	Williams	Williams FW31Toyota RVX-09	17	54		+3 laps
DNF	12	SébastienBuemi	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR4Ferrari 056	15	41		Brakes
DNF	15	SebastianVettel	Red Bull	Red Bull RB5Renault RS27	4	23		Engine

Fastest lap: 1:38.683 min. by Timo Glock

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