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Sebastian Vettel won the 2009 Chinese Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the 2009 Chinese Grand Prix for Red Bull, ahead of Mark Webber and Jenson Button at Shanghai International Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Sebastian Vettel
Team
Red Bull
Top listed
Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, and Jenson Button
Race date
April 19, 2009
Pole
Sebastian Vettel
Fastest lap
Rubens Barrichello
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Shanghai International 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

Timo Glock from P19 to P7 (+12), Heikki Kovalainen from P12 to P5 (+7), and Giancarlo Fisichella from P20 to P14 (+6) 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 13 Finished, 2 +1 lap, 1 +2 laps, 1 Accident, and 1 Collision damage. Rubens Barrichello holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:52.592 on lap 42. 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 Bull1:57:43.48510
2Mark WebberRed Bull1:57:54.4558
3Jenson ButtonBrawn1:58:28.4606
4Rubens BarrichelloBrawn1:58:47.1895
5Heikki KovalainenMcLaren1:58:48.5874
6Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:58:55.3513
7Timo GlockToyota1:58:57.9612
8Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso1:58:59.9241
9Fernando AlonsoRenault1:59:07.7940
10Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:59:15.2350
11Sébastien BourdaisToro Rosso1:59:17.6410
12Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:59:19.3190
13Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:59:30.3380
14Giancarlo FisichellaForce India+1 lap0
15Nico RosbergWilliams+1 lap0
16Nelson Piquet Jr.Renault+2 laps0
17Adrian SutilForce IndiaAccident0
DNFKazuki NakajimaWilliamsTransmission0
DNFFelipe MassaFerrariElectrical0
DNFJarno TrulliToyotaCollision damage0