2009 Turkish Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 7 of 17 in the 2009 Formula One World Championship
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Race details[1] | |||||
Date | 7 June 2009 | ||||
Official name | 2009 Formula 1 ING Turkish Grand Prix | ||||
Location | Istanbul Park, Tuzla, Turkey | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 5.338 km (3.317 miles) | ||||
Distance | 58 laps, 309.396 km (192.250 miles) | ||||
Weather | Sunny | ||||
Attendance | 36,000 (Weekend)[2] | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
Time | 1:28.316 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | |||
Time | 1:27.579 on lap 40 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Brawn-Mercedes | ||||
Second | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
Third | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 2009 Turkish Grand Prix (officially the 2009 Formula 1 ING Turkish Grand Prix)[3] was the seventh motor race of the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship. It was held on 7 June 2009 at Istanbul Park, Tuzla, Turkey.
The race was won by Jenson Button, with Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing completing the podium. Vettel had qualified on pole but a mistake on the first lap scuppered his chances of victory.[4][5]