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Rubens Barrichello won the 2009 European Grand Prix

Rubens Barrichello won the 2009 European Grand Prix for Brawn, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Räikkönen at Valencia Street Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Rubens Barrichello
Team
Brawn
Top listed
Rubens Barrichello, Lewis Hamilton, and Kimi Räikkönen
Race date
August 23, 2009
Pole
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Timo Glock
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Valencia Street Circuit

The decisive result

Rubens Barrichello finished first for Brawn. Lewis Hamilton is listed 2 for McLaren, with Kimi Räikkönen 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Jarno Trulli from P18 to P13 (+5), Giancarlo Fisichella from P16 to P12 (+4), and Kimi Räikkönen from P6 to P3 (+3) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Lewis Hamilton started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 15 Finished, 2 +1 lap, 1 Brakes, 1 Engine, and 1 Tyre. Timo Glock holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:38.683 on lap 55. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Rubens BarrichelloBrawn1:35:51.28910
2Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:35:53.6478
3Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:36:07.2836
4Heikki KovalainenMcLaren1:36:11.3215
5Nico RosbergWilliams1:36:12.1594
6Fernando AlonsoRenault1:36:19.0333
7Jenson ButtonBrawn1:36:26.2022
8Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:36:27.9561
9Mark WebberRed Bull1:36:36.1990
10Adrian SutilForce India1:36:39.2240
11Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:36:40.1110
12Giancarlo FisichellaForce India1:36:54.9030
13Jarno TrulliToyota1:36:55.8160
14Timo GlockToyota1:37:17.8080
15Romain GrosjeanRenault1:37:23.0630
16Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso+1 lap0
17Luca BadoerFerrari+1 lap0
18Kazuki NakajimaWilliamsTyre0
DNFSébastien BuemiToro RossoBrakes0
DNFSebastian VettelRed BullEngine0