Round 15 · 4 October 2009
Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit · Suzuka, Japan
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
24 drivers
After Round 14
1
Jenson Button
Brawn
84
pts
2
Rubens Barrichello
Brawn
69
pts
3
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
59
pts
4
Mark Webber
Red Bull
51.5
pts
5
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
40
pts
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6
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
37
pts
7
Nico Rosberg
Williams
30.5
pts
8
Fernando Alonso
Renault
26
pts
9
Timo Glock
Toyota
24
pts
10
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
22.5
pts
11
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
22
pts
12
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren
22
pts
13
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
12
pts
14
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
9
pts
15
Giancarlo Fisichella
Ferrari
8
pts
16
Adrian Sutil
Force India
5
pts
17
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso
3
pts
18
Sébastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso
2
pts
19
Kazuki Nakajima
Williams
0
pts
20
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Renault
0
pts
21
Luca Badoer
Ferrari
0
pts
22
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Force India
0
pts
23
Romain Grosjean
Renault
0
pts
24
Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso
0
pts
After the race
24 drivers
After Round 15
1
Jenson Button
Brawn
—
85
+1
2
Rubens Barrichello
Brawn
—
71
+2
3
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
—
69
+10
4
Mark Webber
Red Bull
—
51.5
+0
5
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
—
45
+5
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6
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
—
43
+6
7
Nico Rosberg
Williams
—
34.5
+4
8
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
↑2
30.5
+8
9
Fernando Alonso
Renault
↓1
26
+0
10
Timo Glock
Toyota
↓1
24
+0
11
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
—
22
+0
12
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren
—
22
+0
13
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
—
15
+3
14
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
—
9
+0
15
Giancarlo Fisichella
Ferrari
—
8
+0
16
Adrian Sutil
Force India
—
5
+0
17
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso
—
3
+0
18
Sébastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso
—
2
+0
19
Kazuki Nakajima
Williams
—
0
+0
20
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Renault
—
0
+0
21
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Force India
↑1
0
+0
22
Luca Badoer
Ferrari
↓1
0
+0
23
Romain Grosjean
Renault
—
0
+0
24
Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso
—
0
+0
Circuit map
Suzuka 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.
Layout: Local authored circuit package · · Layout ID suzuka
Race classification
20 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VET Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 1:28:20.443 | 10 |
| 2 | TRU Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 2 | +4.877 | 8 |
| 3 | HAM Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | +6.472 | 6 |
| 4 | RAI Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 5 | +7.940 | 5 |
| 5 | ROS Nico Rosberg | Williams | 7 | +8.793 | 4 |
| 6 | HEI Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 4 | +9.509 | 3 |
| 7 | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 6 | +10.641 | 2 |
| 8 | BUT Jenson Button | Brawn | 10 | +11.474 | 1 |
| 9 | KUB Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 9 | +11.777 | 0 |
| 10 | ALO Fernando Alonso | Renault | 16 | +13.065 | 0 |
| 11 | KOV Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 11 | +13.735 | 0 |
| 12 | FIS Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 14 | +14.596 | 0 |
| 13 | SUT Adrian Sutil | Force India | 8 | +14.959 | 0 |
| 14 | LIU Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 18 | +15.734 | 0 |
| 15 | NAK Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 15 | +17.973 | 0 |
| 16 | GRO Romain Grosjean | Renault | 17 | 1L | 0 |
| 17 | WEB Mark Webber | Red Bull | 19 | 2L | 0 |
| R | ALG Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | BUE Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 13 | — | 0 |
| W | GLO Timo Glock | Toyota | 20 | — | 0 |