- 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.