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Sebastian Vettel won the 2009 Japanese Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the 2009 Japanese Grand Prix for Red Bull, ahead of Jarno Trulli and Lewis Hamilton at Suzuka Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Sebastian Vettel
Team
Red Bull
Top listed
Sebastian Vettel, Jarno Trulli, and Lewis Hamilton
Race date
October 4, 2009
Pole
Sebastian Vettel
Fastest lap
Mark Webber
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Suzuka Circuit

The decisive result

Sebastian Vettel finished first for Red Bull. Jarno Trulli is listed 2 for Toyota, with Lewis Hamilton 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Fernando Alonso from P16 to P10 (+6), Vitantonio Liuzzi from P18 to P14 (+4), and Nico Rosberg from P7 to P5 (+2) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Sebastian Vettel started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 15 Finished, 1 +1 lap, 1 +2 laps, 1 Accident, and 1 Clutch. Mark Webber holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:32.569 on lap 50. 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
1Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:28:20.44310
2Jarno TrulliToyota1:28:25.3208
3Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:28:26.9156
4Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:28:28.3835
5Nico RosbergWilliams1:28:29.2364
6Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:28:29.9523
7Rubens BarrichelloBrawn1:28:31.0842
8Jenson ButtonBrawn1:28:31.9171
9Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:28:32.2200
10Fernando AlonsoRenault1:28:33.5080
11Heikki KovalainenMcLaren1:28:34.1780
12Giancarlo FisichellaFerrari1:28:35.0390
13Adrian SutilForce India1:28:35.4020
14Vitantonio LiuzziForce India1:28:36.1770
15Kazuki NakajimaWilliams1:28:38.4160
16Romain GrosjeanRenault+1 lap0
17Mark WebberRed Bull+2 laps0
DNFJaime AlguersuariToro RossoAccident0
DNFSébastien BuemiToro RossoClutch0
DNSTimo GlockToyotaInjury0