2009 Brazilian Grand Prix

2009 Brazilian Grand Prix
Race 16 of 17 in the 2009 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date 18 October 2009 (2009-10-18)
Official name Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2009
Location Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.309 km (2.677 miles)
Distance 71 laps, 305.909 km (190.083 miles)
Weather Partially cloudy and dry
Pole position
Driver Brawn-Mercedes
Time 1:19.576
Fastest lap
Driver Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:13.733 on lap 25
Podium
First Red Bull-Renault
Second BMW Sauber
Third McLaren-Mercedes
Lap leaders

The 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2009)[1] was a Formula One motor race held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil on 18 October 2009. It was the sixteenth race of the 2009 Formula One World Championship.

The 71-lap race was won by Mark Webber, driving a Red Bull-Renault. Webber took his second victory of the season, and the second of his career, by 7.6 seconds from Robert Kubica in a BMW Sauber, with Lewis Hamilton third in a McLaren-Mercedes. Jenson Button finished fifth in his Brawn-Mercedes to secure his first and only Drivers' Championship, while Brawn GP sealed the Constructors' Championship.[2]

  1. ^ "Formula 1 Grande Premio Petrobras do Brasil 2009". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. ^ Whyatt, Chris (18 October 2009). "Brilliant Button clinches title". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2009.