2009 Turkish Grand Prix

2009 Turkish Grand Prix
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 United Kingdom 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]

  1. ^ "Turkish Grand Prix Preview". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 2009-06-02. Archived from the original on 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
  2. ^ Richards, Giles (22 April 2011). "Turkey grand prix heads for the scrapyard over $26m price tag". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Turkish". Archived from the original on 2009-11-25. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Brilliant Button on top in Turkey". BBC Sport. 2009-06-07. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  5. ^ "Button halts Red Bull charge with victory in Istanbul". formula1.com. 2009-06-07. Archived from the original on 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2009-06-18.