| 2009 Japanese Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 15 of 17 in the 2009 Formula One World Championship
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 The Suzuka circuit | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 4 October 2009 | ||||
| Official name | 2009 Formula 1 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie, Japan | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.807 km (3.608 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 53 laps, 307.573 km (191.117 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny, Dry | ||||
| Attendance | 210,000[1] | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Time | 1:32.160 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | |||
| Time | 1:32.569 on lap 50 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Second | Toyota | ||||
| Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2009 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the 2009 Formula 1 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix)[2] was the fifteenth round of the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship. The race was held at the Suzuka Circuit on 4 October 2009.
Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull won the race ahead of Toyota's Jarno Trulli and 2008 World Champion Lewis Hamilton, leading through the whole race. This was the last podium for both Toyota and Jarno Trulli in Formula One.
With two races remaining in the 2009 season, Vettel's win maintained his slim hopes of winning the Drivers Championship, with Championship leader Jenson Button finishing eighth, one place behind Rubens Barrichello. The result left Button and Barrichello's Brawn team half a point away from clinching the Constructors Championship.[3]
- ^ "Formula 1 Honda Japanese Grand Prix 2022 – Media Kit" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Japanese". Archived from the original on 2009-11-26. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Whyatt, Chris (2009-10-04). "Vettel wins as Button grabs point". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 2009-10-04.