2009 German Grand Prix

2009 German Grand Prix
Race 9 of 17 in the 2009 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date 12 July 2009
Official name Formula 1 Grosser Preis Santander von Deutschland 2009
Location Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.148 km (3.199 miles)
Distance 60 laps, 308.863 km (191.919 miles)
Weather Sunny and overcast
Pole position
Driver
Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:32.230
Fastest lap
Driver Spain Fernando Alonso Renault
Time 1:33.365 on lap 49
Podium
First
Red Bull-Renault
Second
Red Bull-Renault
Third
Ferrari
Lap leaders
Mark Webber took his first career win, winning from pole position despite a drive-through penalty.
Sebastian Vettel finished second in the race, moving into second place in the championship standings.
Felipe Massa finished third in the race, his first and only podium of 2009.
Lewis Hamilton qualified and started strongly, but suffered a puncture on the opening lap as a result of contact with Webber.
Jenson Button qualified 3rd and finished 5th, but managed to retain his lead of the Driver's Championship.

The 2009 German Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grosser Preis Santander von Deutschland 2009)[1] was the ninth race of the 2009 Formula One season. It was held on 12 July 2009 at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany; the earliest German Grand Prix on the calendar (a feat since beat by the 2013 race), since 1926.

Australian Mark Webber took both his first pole position and his first Grand Prix win, with Sebastian Vettel coming in second, giving Red Bull their third 1-2 of 2009. Championship leader Jenson Button could only manage fifth. This was the last race for Toro Rosso driver Sébastien Bourdais who was dropped in favour of test driver Jaime Alguersuari for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

  1. ^ "German". Formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2009-11-25. Retrieved 22 December 2020.