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Round 1 · 29 March 2009

Australian Grand Prix

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Melbourne, Australia

R1
Winner Jenson Button Brawn
Pole position Jenson Button Brawn
Fastest lap Nico Rosberg 1:27.706
Finishers 15/20 5 recorded DNFs

Championship progression

Drivers' standings

Before and after Round 1
Before the race

Pre-season

No standings yet

This was the opening round, so every driver entered the weekend on zero championship points.

After the race

After Round 1

20 drivers
1
Jenson Button Brawn
NEW
10 +10
2
Rubens Barrichello Brawn
NEW
8 +8
3
Jarno Trulli Toyota
NEW
6 +6
4
Timo Glock Toyota
NEW
5 +5
5
Fernando Alonso Renault
NEW
4 +4
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6
Nico Rosberg Williams
NEW
3 +3
7
Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso
NEW
2 +2
8
Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso
NEW
1 +1
9
Adrian Sutil Force India
NEW
0 +0
10
Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber
NEW
0 +0
11
Giancarlo Fisichella Force India
NEW
0 +0
12
Mark Webber Red Bull
NEW
0 +0
13
Sebastian Vettel Red Bull
NEW
0 +0
14
Robert Kubica BMW Sauber
NEW
0 +0
15
Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
NEW
0 +0
-
Felipe Massa Ferrari
NEW
0 +0
-
Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault
NEW
0 +0
-
Kazuki Nakajima Williams
NEW
0 +0
-
Heikki Kovalainen McLaren
NEW
0 +0
-
Lewis Hamilton McLaren
NEW
0 +0

Circuit map

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit

The correct circuit geometry is now available for this race. Named segments and race events will be layered onto it as the editorial dataset is authored.

Geometry available
Vector layout of Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
Segment data not yet authored

Layout: Local authored circuit package · · Layout ID australia

Race classification

20 starters
Pos Driver Constructor Grid Status / time Pts
1 BUT Jenson Button Brawn 1 1:34:15.784 10
2 BAR Rubens Barrichello Brawn 2 +0.807 8
3 TRU Jarno Trulli Toyota 20 +1.604 6
4 GLO Timo Glock Toyota 19 +4.435 5
5 ALO Fernando Alonso Renault 10 +4.879 4
6 ROS Nico Rosberg Williams 5 +5.722 3
7 BUE Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 13 +6.004 2
8 BOU Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 17 +6.298 1
9 SUT Adrian Sutil Force India 16 +6.335 0
10 HEI Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 9 +7.085 0
11 FIS Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 15 +7.374 0
12 WEB Mark Webber Red Bull 8 1L 0
13 VET Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 3 2L 0
14 KUB Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 4 3L 0
15 RAI Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 7 3L 0
R MAS Felipe Massa Ferrari 6 0
R PIQ Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 14 0
R NAK Kazuki Nakajima Williams 11 0
R KOV Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 12 0
D HAM Lewis Hamilton McLaren 18 0