2009 Singapore F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

Event: Singapore Grand Prix
Track: Marina Bay Street Circuit

Weather: dry, night race, humid

Lewis HAMILTON won his 11th F1 World Championship race at the 2009 Singapore F1 GP, a second victory in three rounds for McLaren. The McLaren driver started from pole and won on the Marina Bay streets by 9.634 seconds from Timo Glock for Toyota. It was McLarens 159th F1 win.

Hamilton pole, McLaren the class of the field

Marina Bay on 27 September 2009 confirmed McLarens second-half turnaround. Lewis Hamilton took pole with a 1:47.891 lap, Vettel second for Red Bull, Rosberg third for Williams, Webber fourth. The MP4-24 was now genuinely the quickest car on street circuits and Hamilton looked the man to beat.

Race day: Hamilton controls, Alonso fastest lap

Hamilton controlled the race throughout under the Singapore lights, managing his tyres in the humid night air and taking the flag by nearly ten seconds. Glock second for Toyota, Alonso third for Renault, Vettel fourth. Button fifth for Brawn GP, Barrichello sixth. Alonso set the fastest lap on lap 53 at 1:48.240. A safety car with 20 laps to go bunched the field but Hamilton kept his composure at the restart.

Championship: Button 84, Barrichello 77, Vettel 59

Buttons lead was 7 points over Barrichello with three rounds remaining. Japan in a fortnight would be next.

Classification 2009 Singapore F1 GP

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Car & Engine	Grid	Laps	Led	Time	Pts
1	1	LewisHamilton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/24Mercedes FO 108	1	61	57	1:56:06.337	10
2	10	TimoGlock	Toyota	Toyota TF109Toyota RVX-09	6	61		1:56:15.971+9.634s	8
3	7	FernandoAlonso	Renault	Renault R29Renault RS27	5	61	4	1:56:22.961+16.624s	6
4	15	SebastianVettel	Red Bull	Red Bull RB5Renault RS27	2	61		1:56:26.958+20.621s	5
5	22	JensonButton	Brawn	Brawn BGP001Mercedes FO 108	11	61		1:56:36.352+30.015s	4
6	23	RubensBarrichello	Brawn	Brawn BGP001Mercedes FO 108	9	61		1:56:38.195+31.858s	3
7	2	HeikkiKovalainen	McLaren	McLaren MP4/24Mercedes FO 108	8	61		1:56:42.494+36.157s	2
8	5	RobertKubica	BMW Sauber	BMW Sauber F1.09BMW P86	7	61		1:57:01.391+55.054s	1
9	17	KazukiNakajima	Williams	Williams FW31Toyota RVX-09	10	61		1:57:02.391+56.054s
10	4	KimiRäikkönen	Ferrari	Ferrari F60Ferrari 056	12	61		1:57:05.229+58.892s
11	16	NicoRosberg	Williams	Williams FW31Toyota RVX-09	3	61		1:57:06.114+59.777s
12	9	JarnoTrulli	Toyota	Toyota TF109Toyota RVX-09	14	61		1:57:19.346+1:13.009
13	3	GiancarloFisichella	Ferrari	Ferrari F60Ferrari 056	17	61		1:57:26.227+1:19.890
14	21	VitantonioLiuzzi	Force India	Force India VJM02Mercedes FO 108	19	61		1:57:39.839+1:33.502
DNF	11	JaimeAlguersuari	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR4Ferrari 056	16	47		Brakes
DNF	12	SébastienBuemi	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR4Ferrari 056	13	47		Gearbox
DNF	14	MarkWebber	Red Bull	Red Bull RB5Renault RS27	4	45		Brakes
DNF	20	AdrianSutil	Force India	Force India VJM02Mercedes FO 108	15	23		Brakes
DNF	6	NickHeidfeld	BMW Sauber	BMW Sauber F1.09BMW P86	20	19		Collision
DNF	8	RomainGrosjean	Renault	Renault R29Renault RS27	18	3		Brakes

Fastest lap: 1:48.240 min. by Fernando Alonso

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