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Sebastian Vettel won the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Red Bull, ahead of Mark Webber and Jenson Button at Yas Marina Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Sebastian Vettel
Team
Red Bull
Top listed
Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, and Jenson Button
Race date
November 1, 2009
Pole
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Sebastian Vettel
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Yas Marina Circuit

The decisive result

Sebastian Vettel finished first for Red Bull. Mark Webber is listed 2 for Red Bull, with Jenson Button 3 for Brawn.

Grid to finish

Heikki Kovalainen from P18 to P11 (+7), Kamui Kobayashi from P12 to P6 (+6), and Giancarlo Fisichella from P20 to P16 (+4) 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, 3 +1 lap, 1 Brakes, and 1 Gearbox. Sebastian Vettel holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:40.279 on lap 54. 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 Bull1:34:03.41410
2Mark WebberRed Bull1:34:21.2718
3Jenson ButtonBrawn1:34:21.8816
4Rubens BarrichelloBrawn1:34:26.1495
5Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:34:29.6674
6Kamui KobayashiToyota1:34:31.7573
7Jarno TrulliToyota1:34:37.7802
8Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso1:34:44.7081
9Nico RosbergWilliams1:34:49.3550
10Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:34:51.5940
11Heikki KovalainenMcLaren1:34:56.2120
12Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:34:57.7310
13Kazuki NakajimaWilliams1:35:03.2530
14Fernando AlonsoRenault1:35:13.1010
15Vitantonio LiuzziForce India1:35:37.8640
16Giancarlo FisichellaFerrari+1 lap0
17Adrian SutilForce India+1 lap0
18Romain GrosjeanRenault+1 lap0
DNFLewis HamiltonMcLarenBrakes0
DNFJaime AlguersuariToro RossoGearbox0