2009 British Grand Prix

{{Use British English|date=April 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}} {{Infobox Grand Prix race report |Type = F1 |Country = Great Britain |Grand Prix = British |Date = 21 June |Year = 2009 |Details ref =<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2009/Pages/f1_preview_gbr.aspx|title=British Grand Prix Preview|date=16 June 2009|publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|access-date=19 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620082039/http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2009/Pages/f1_preview_gbr.aspx|archive-date=20 June 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |Image = Silverstone_Circuit_2004_to_2009.png |Caption = Silverstone Circuit in 2009 |Race_No = 8 |Season_No = 17 |Official name = 2009 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix<ref name=prog>{{cite book|title= 2009 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix Official Program |year= 2009 |url= http://www.progcovers.com/motor/silverstone090621.jpg |access-date= 11 September 2010 }}</ref> |Location = [[Silverstone Circuit]], Northamptonshire and [[Buckinghamshire]], England |Course = Permanent racing facility |Course_mi = 3.194 |Course_km = 5.141 |Distance_laps = 60 |Distance_mi = 191.603 |Distance_km = 308.355 |Weather = Dry, overcast |Attendance = 128,000 |Pole_Driver = [[Sebastian Vettel]] |Pole_Team = [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]] |Pole_Time = 1:19.509 |Pole_Country = GER |Fast_Driver = [[Sebastian Vettel]] |Fast_Team = [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]] |Fast_Time = 1:20.735 |Fast_Lap = 16 |Fast_Country = GER |First_Driver = [[Sebastian Vettel]] |First_Team = [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]] |First_Country = GER |Second_Driver = [[Mark Webber (racing driver)|Mark Webber]] |Second_Team = [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]] |Second_Country= AUS |Third_Driver = [[Rubens Barrichello]] |Third_Team = [[Brawn GP|Brawn]]-[[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]] |Third_Country = BRA |Lapchart = {{F1Laps2009|GBR}} |Next_round=2009 German Grand Prix|Previous_round=2009 Turkish Grand Prix }}

The '''2009 British Grand Prix''' (formally the '''2009 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix''') was a [[Formula One]] motor race held at the [[Silverstone Circuit]] in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom, on 21 June 2009. The 60-lap race was the eighth round of the [[2009 Formula One season]]. It was scheduled to be the last British Grand Prix to be held at Silverstone, before the event moved to [[Donington Park]] for the [[2010 Formula One season|2010 season]]. However, due to Donington being unable to raise the required funds the event returned to Silverstone again in 2010, on a new layout.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8098793.stm|title=Silverstone to say goodbye to F1 |date=13 June 2009|work=BBC Sport|access-date=18 June 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090616151333/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8098793.stm| archive-date= 16 June 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8397777.stm|title=Silverstone signs 17-year deal for British Grand Prix |date=12 July 2009|work=BBC Sport|access-date=12 July 2009}}</ref> The race was won by [[Sebastian Vettel]], who started on pole, with championship leader [[Jenson Button]] finishing in sixth position.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8111672.stm|title=Vettel romps to Silverstone win |date=21 June 2009|work=BBC Sport|access-date=22 June 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090622012207/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8111672.stm| archive-date= 22 June 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>

==Report==

===Background=== [[File:Barrichello + Glock 2009 Britain.jpg|thumb|left|[[Rubens Barrichello]] (left) entered the race 26 points behind his teammate, [[Jenson Button]], in the championship standings.]] Home driver [[Jenson Button]] led the Drivers' Championship by 26 points from [[Brawn GP|Brawn]] teammate [[Rubens Barrichello]]. Barrichello was 8 points clear of [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull's]] [[Sebastian Vettel]], who lay 1.5 points ahead of his teammate, [[Mark Webber (racing driver)|Mark Webber]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/standings/default.stm|title= FIA Formula 1 drivers' world championship Standings|date=17 June 2009|work=BBC Sport|access-date=17 June 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090627063848/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/standings/default.stm| archive-date= 27 June 2009 | url-status= dead}}</ref>

[[Brawn GP]] led the Constructors' Championship by 39.5 points from [[Red Bull Racing]] and were a further 24 points ahead of Japanese [[Toyota|manufacturer]] [[Toyota F1|Toyota]].

Home favourite and reigning World Champion, [[Lewis Hamilton]], had won the [[2008 British Grand Prix|previous year's event]] for [[McLaren]]. As well as Hamilton, the [[British Grand Prix]] has a history of native success. Down the years these include wins for [[David Coulthard]], [[Johnny Herbert]], [[Damon Hill]], [[Nigel Mansell]], [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]], [[James Hunt]], [[Jackie Stewart]], [[Jim Clark]] and [[Stirling Moss]]. Britain was to be represented this year by Hamilton and [[Jenson Button]].

Due to the continuing political dispute between the Formula 1 Teams Association (FOTA), the FIA and Formula 1 Management (FOM), there was talk that the teams against the proposed 2010 season budget cap would not compete in the [[2010 Formula One season|2010 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8098234.stm|title= Carmakers in F1 breakaway warning |date=17 June 2009|work=BBC Sport|access-date=17 June 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090615063651/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8098234.stm| archive-date= 15 June 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8104912.stm|title= Mosley stands firm in budget row |date=17 June 2009|work=BBC Sport|access-date=17 June 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090618012636/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8104912.stm| archive-date= 18 June 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>

Other former British GP winners in the field were [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari's]] [[Kimi Räikkönen]], [[Renault F1|Renault's]] [[Fernando Alonso]] and [[Brawn GP]] driver [[Rubens Barrichello]].

===Practice and qualifying=== [[File:Massa 2009 British GP 2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Felipe Massa]] qualified in eleventh position.]] [[Sebastian Vettel]] was fastest in both the first and second practice sessions, with [[Mark Webber (racing driver)|Mark Webber]] coming second in both. The final session saw [[Nico Rosberg]] top the time charts.

Qualifying began in some of the coolest conditions experienced all year, with an air temperature of just {{convert|16|C|F}}. The session was mostly dominated by the Red Bull drivers, until a late flying lap by [[Kazuki Nakajima]] saw him fastest by a tenth of a second. The session ended prematurely in the final minute when [[Adrian Sutil]] crashed heavily at Abbey, forcing reigning World Champion [[Lewis Hamilton]] to abort his final lap and leaving him nineteenth with [[Giancarlo Fisichella]], [[Sébastien Bourdais]], Sutil and [[Sébastien Buemi]] also eliminated. Sutil's accident was later found to have been a result of brake failure.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/214600/sutil-shunt-result-of-brake-problem/|title=Sutil shunt result of brake failure|publisher=GPUpdate|date=20 June 2009|access-date=29 January 2011}}</ref>

The second session did not begin until the remains of Sutil's car were removed from the circuit, with track conditions remaining constant and Red Bull continuing their pace, with [[Mark Webber (racing driver)|Mark Webber]] remaining unchallenged for most of the session with teammate [[Sebastian Vettel]] only out-pacing him on his final run. Championship leader [[Jenson Button]] only narrowly missed elimination, setting the eight-fastest time at the end of the session when he had previously been sitting eleventh. [[Felipe Massa]], [[Robert Kubica]], [[Heikki Kovalainen]], [[Nelson Piquet Jr.]] and [[Nick Heidfeld]] were all eliminated.

The third and final session saw most of the cars switching to the softer option tyre. Sebastian Vettel took pole from Rubens Barrichello, with Webber third. Button qualified sixth – his worst of the season – after Nakajima found some of his first-session pace to steal fifth place out from under him,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8110735.stm|title=Vettel grabs pole for British GP|date=20 June 2009|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|access-date=20 June 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090621012419/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8110735.stm| archive-date= 21 June 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> resulting in his career-best qualifying position. When the weights of each car was published post-qualifying, it emerged that Vettel was 9&nbsp;kg heavier than the Brawn of Barrichello and 7&nbsp;kg heavier than teammate Webber.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/f1_media/Documents/gbr09_weights.pdf|title=2009 British Grand Prix: Technical Delegate's Report|date=20 June 2009|work=fia.com|publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]]|access-date=20 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729182817/http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/f1_media/Documents/gbr09_weights.pdf|archive-date=29 July 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> After qualifying, it was announced that [[BMW Sauber]] would be abandoning their KERS program for good.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/214669/bmw-scraps-kers/|title=BMW scraps KERS|publisher=GPUpdate|date=20 June 2009|access-date=29 January 2011}}</ref>

===Race=== [[File:Button 2009 British GP 4.jpg|thumb|right|[[Jenson Button]] struggled with tyre temperatures throughout the race.]] Vettel and Red Bull dominated the Grand Prix, with the young German driving away from the field from pole position, often pulling away from Barrichello at the rate of one second per lap.<ref name="The Official Formula 1 Website">{{cite web|title=The Official Formula 1 Website |url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/6/9539.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910085855/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/6/9539.html |archive-date=10 September 2009 |url-status=live |access-date=23 September 2009 }}</ref>

It was a good day for the Red Bull drivers from the moment the lights went out, with championship rival Button dropping down to ninth position at the end of the first lap after a poor start. Fellow home driver Hamilton was having more success, albeit from 19th on the grid, gaining four positions in the first two laps. The mixed-up race order was perhaps reflective of the season as a whole, with the only World Champions in the field – Raikkonen, Alonso and Hamilton – at one point battling for 13th, 14th and 15th positions.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8110915.stm | work=BBC News | title=British Grand Prix as it happened | date=21 June 2009 | access-date=23 April 2010}}</ref>

At the front of the race while Vettel was setting fastest laps, teammate Mark Webber was unable to pass Rubens Barrichello for second position until the Brazilian pitted on lap 20. Webber pitted a lap later but produced a good enough in-lap to emerge from the pits ahead of Barrichello. Nico Rosberg also benefited from the pit stop phase, emerging in fourth position, ahead of Felipe Massa.

Hamilton's eventful race at the back of the field continued, running off track on several occasions. He was able to pass teammate [[Heikki Kovalainen]] who had just emerged from the pits on lap 34. The following lap, [[Sebastian Bourdais]] attempted a similar manoeuvre at the Abbey chicane, however the Toro Rosso driver was less successful, colliding with the Finn and causing both cars to retire.

At the second round of pit-stops, Button was able to take advantage of a long middle stint to move ahead of Raikkonen and Trulli and up to sixth position, behind Massa, who had in-turn leap-frogged Rosberg for fourth. Button was on the faster tyre compound<ref name="Vettel romps to Silverstone win">{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8111672.stm | work=BBC News | title=Vettel romps to Silverstone win | date=21 June 2009 | access-date=23 April 2010}}</ref> and pressured both cars until the finish, but was unable to pass Rosberg despite being just 0.3 seconds behind the German at the start of the last lap. Rosberg was himself just 0.8 seconds behind Massa.

As Vettel took the chequered flag, he was 15.1 seconds ahead of teammate Webber, who was a further 25.9 seconds ahead of Barrichello.<ref name="The Official Formula 1 Website"/> Jarno Trulli finished in 7th ahead of Raikkonen, who had to endure late pressure from Trulli's teammate Timo Glock. Hamilton finished a lowly 16th.

===Post-race=== [[File:Hamilton 2009 British GP 2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Lewis Hamilton]] performed some doughnuts for the crowd after the race.]] The combination of the fast sweeping circuit suiting the updated Red Bull RB5 and cold conditions hampering the Brawn produced what was a disappointing result for pace-setting Brawn.<ref name="Vettel romps to Silverstone win"/> Button's championship lead was reduced to a still substantial 23 points over Barrichello, who was now just 2 points ahead of Vettel. Webber was a further 3.5 points behind, while Brawn's Constructors' Championship lead was also cut.

Red Bull's [[Christian Horner]] declared his team could mount a serious title challenge following the successful showing of their updated car, claiming it should be quick on the remaining circuits. Vettel declared his car to be "fantastic" while Mark Webber praised the team but admitted a mistake in qualifying cost him any chance of winning.<ref name="formula1.com">{{cite web|title=The Official Formula 1 Website |url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/6/9542.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910085900/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/6/9542.html |archive-date=10 September 2009 |url-status=live |access-date=23 September 2009 }}</ref> The race also saw Vettel claim his first "hat trick", with pole, fastest lap and the win. Button dismissed talk of Red Bull now having a sizeable advantage, saying Brawn looked weaker than they were because of the cool conditions.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8111909.stm | work=BBC News | title=Button plays down Red Bull gains | date=21 June 2009 | access-date=23 April 2010}}</ref>

There were contrasting emotions for 2008 title contenders Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton, Massa describing his race from 11th to 4th as good as winning the race while Hamilton said he was pushing his hardest despite finishing 16th.<ref name="formula1.com"/>

Away from the track action, the talk of the paddock was the threat of a [[Grand Prix World Championship|breakaway series]], with FIA President [[Max Mosley]] confident of a solution to the dispute.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8111162.stm | work=BBC News | title=Mosley confident of F1 resolution | date=21 June 2009 | access-date=23 April 2010}}</ref> Commercial rights holder [[Bernie Ecclestone]] admitted for the first time the British Grand Prix would be returning to Silverstone if [[Donington Park]] was unable to host the 2010 event.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8110859.stm | work=BBC News | title=British GP is secure – Ecclestone | date=20 June 2009 | access-date=23 April 2010}}</ref>

==Classification==

''Cars that used [[Kinetic Energy Recovery System|KERS]] are marked with'' "‡"

===Qualifying=== [[File:Vettel 2009 British GP 1.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sebastian Vettel]] won the race from [[pole position]].]] [[File:Barrichello 2009 British GP 1.jpg|thumb|right|[[Rubens Barrichello]] completed the podium with third, finishing ahead of [[Brawn GP]] teammate [[Jenson Button]] for the first time in 2009.]] [[File:Bourdais Kovalainen 2009 British GP.jpg|thumb|right|[[Heikki Kovalainen]] (foreground) and [[Sébastien Bourdais]] were the only retirements of the race after their collision on lap 36.]] [[File:Podium 2009 Britain cropped.jpg|thumb|right|The podium ceremony after the race]] {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%" !Pos !No !Driver !Constructor !Part 1 !Part 2 !Part 3 !Grid |- !1 |15 |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Sebastian Vettel]] |[[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]] |1:18.685 |'''1:18.119''' |'''1:19.509''' |1 |- !2 |23 |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Rubens Barrichello]] |[[Brawn GP|Brawn]]-[[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]] |1:19.325 |1:18.335 |1:19.856 |2 |- !3 |14 |{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Mark Webber (racing driver)|Mark Webber]] |[[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]] |1:18.674 |1:18.209 |1:19.868 |3 |- !4 |9 |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Jarno Trulli]] |[[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]] |1:18.886 |1:18.240 |1:20.091 |4 |- !5 |17 |{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Kazuki Nakajima]] |[[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]] |'''1:18.530''' |1:18.575 |1:20.216 |5 |- !6 |22 |{{flagicon|UK}} [[Jenson Button]] |[[Brawn GP|Brawn]]-[[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]] |1:18.957 |1:18.663 |1:20.289 |6 |- !7 |16 |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Nico Rosberg]] |[[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]] |1:19.228 |1:18.591 |1:20.361 |7 |- !8 |10 |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Timo Glock]] |[[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]] |1:19.198 |1:18.791 |1:20.490 |8 |- !9 |4‡ |{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Kimi Räikkönen]] |[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]‡ |1:19.010 |1:18.566 |1:20.715 |9 |- !10 |7 |{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Fernando Alonso]] |[[Renault F1|Renault]] |1:19.167 |1:18.761 |1:20.741 |10 |- !11 |3‡ |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Felipe Massa]] |[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]‡ |1:19.148 |1:18.927 | |11 |- !12 |5 |{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Robert Kubica]] |[[BMW Sauber]] |1:19.730 |1:19.308 | |12 |- !13 |2 |{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Heikki Kovalainen]] |[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]] |1:19.732 |1:19.353 | |13 |- !14 |8 |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Nelson Piquet Jr.]] |[[Renault F1|Renault]] |1:19.555 |1:19.392 | |14 |- !15 |6 |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Nick Heidfeld]] |[[BMW Sauber]] |1:19.559 |1:19.448 | |15 |- !16 |21 |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] |[[Force India]]-[[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]] |1:19.802 | | |16 |- !17 |11 |{{flagicon|France}} [[Sébastien Bourdais]] |[[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |1:19.898 | | |17 |- !18 |20 |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Adrian Sutil]] |[[Force India]]-[[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]] |1:19.909 | | |PL |- !19 |1 |{{flagicon|UK}} [[Lewis Hamilton]] |[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]] |1:19.917 | | |18 |- !20 |12 |{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Sébastien Buemi]] |[[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |1:20.236 | | |19 |- !colspan="8"|{{center|Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=2009 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX – Qualifying Results |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2009/813/6644/ |work=formula1.com |access-date=28 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140608095636/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2009/813/6644/ |archive-date=8 June 2014}}</ref>}} |}

===Race===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" |- ! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points |- ! 1 | 15 || {{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Sebastian Vettel]]''' || '''[[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]]''' | 60 | 1:22:49.328 | 1 | '''10''' |- ! 2 | 14 || {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Mark Webber (racing driver)|Mark Webber]]''' || '''[[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]]''' | 60 | +15.188 | 3 | '''8''' |- ! 3 | 23 || {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Rubens Barrichello]]''' || '''[[Brawn GP|Brawn]]-[[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]]''' | 60 | +41.175 | 2 | '''6''' |- ! 4 | 3‡ || {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Felipe Massa]]''' || '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]''' | 60 | +45.043 | 11 | '''5''' |- ! 5 | 16 || {{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Nico Rosberg]]''' || '''[[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]]''' | 60 | +45.915 | 7 | '''4''' |- ! 6 | 22 || {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[Jenson Button]]''' || '''[[Brawn GP|Brawn]]-[[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]]''' | 60 | +46.285 | 6 | '''3''' |- ! 7 | 9 || {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Jarno Trulli]]''' || '''[[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]]''' | 60 | +1:08.307 | 4 | '''2''' |- ! 8 | 4‡ || {{flagicon|FIN}} '''[[Kimi Räikkönen]]''' || '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]''' | 60 | +1:09.622 | 9 | '''1''' |- ! 9 | 10 || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Timo Glock]] || [[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]] | 60 | +1:09.823 | 8 | |- ! 10 | 21 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] || [[Force India]]-[[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]] | 60 | +1:11.522 | 16 | |- ! 11 | 17 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kazuki Nakajima]] || [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]] | 60 | +1:14.023 | 5 | |- ! 12 | 8 || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Nelson Piquet Jr.]]|| [[Renault F1|Renault]] | 59 | +1 lap | 14 | |- ! 13 | 5 || {{flagicon|POL}} [[Robert Kubica]] || [[BMW Sauber]] | 59 | +1 lap | 12 | |- ! 14 | 7 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]] || [[Renault F1|Renault]] | 59 | +1 lap | 10 | |- ! 15 | 6 || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Nick Heidfeld]] || [[BMW Sauber]] | 59 | +1 lap | 15 | |- ! 16 | 1 || {{flagicon|UK}} [[Lewis Hamilton]] || [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]] | 59 | +1 lap | 18 | |- ! 17 | 20 || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Adrian Sutil]] || [[Force India]]-[[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]] | 59 | +1 lap | PL | |- ! 18 | 12 || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Sébastien Buemi]] || [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] | 59 | +1 lap | 19 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 11 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Bourdais]] || [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] | 37 | Collision damage | 17 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 2 || {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Heikki Kovalainen]] || [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]] | 36 | Collision damage | 13 | |- !colspan="8"|{{center|Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=2009 FORMULA 1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX – Race Results |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2009/813/ |work=formula1.com |access-date=28 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141124221806/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2009/813/ |archive-date=24 November 2014}}</ref>}} |}

== Championship standings after the race == {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ;Drivers' Championship standings {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |- ! ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! Driver ! Points |- | [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]] |align="center"| 1 | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jenson Button]] | 64 |- | [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]] |align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rubens Barrichello]] | 41 |- | [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]] |align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Sebastian Vettel]] | 39 |- | [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]] |align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Webber (racing driver)|Mark Webber]] | 35.5 |- | [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]] |align="center"| 5 | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Jarno Trulli]] | 21.5 |- !colspan=4|Source:<ref name="champ">{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/2009/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx|title=Britain 2009 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=14 March 2019}}</ref> |} {{col-2}} ;Constructors' Championship standings {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |- ! ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! Constructor ! Points |- | [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]] |align="center"| 1 | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Brawn GP|Brawn]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]] | 105 |- | [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]] |align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] | 74.5 |- | [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]] |align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]] | 34.5 |- | [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]] |align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] | 26 |- | [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 1 |align="center"| 5 | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Toyota Racing (Formula One team)|Toyota]] | 15.5 |- !colspan=4|Source:<ref name="champ"/> |} {{col-end}} * <small>'''Note:''' Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.</small>

== See also == * [[2009 Silverstone GP2 Series round]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} {{Wikinews|Sebastian Vettel wins 2009 British Grand Prix}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090706140307/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2009/813/ Official results] at Formula1.com

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