Formula 1 historical archive

Jenson Button won the 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix

Jenson Button won the 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix for Brawn, ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Jarno Trulli at Bahrain International Circuit.

Browse the full classification, related season, driver, team, circuit, and championship history.

Race recap

Winner
Jenson Button
Team
Brawn
Top listed
Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel, and Jarno Trulli
Race date
April 26, 2009
Pole
Jarno Trulli
Fastest lap
Jarno Trulli
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Bahrain International Circuit

The decisive result

Jenson Button finished first for Brawn. Sebastian Vettel is listed 2 for Red Bull, with Jarno Trulli 3 for Toyota.

Grid to finish

Mark Webber from P18 to P11 (+7), Sébastien Bourdais from P20 to P13 (+7), and Nelson Piquet Jr. from P15 to P10 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jarno Trulli started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 13 Finished, 6 +1 lap, and 1 Oil pressure. Jarno Trulli holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:34.556 on lap 10. 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.

Report a correction · Get the iPhone app

Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Jenson ButtonBrawn1:31:48.18210
2Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:31:55.3698
3Jarno TrulliToyota1:31:57.3526
4Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:32:10.2785
5Rubens BarrichelloBrawn1:32:25.9614
6Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:32:30.2393
7Timo GlockToyota1:32:31.0622
8Fernando AlonsoRenault1:32:40.9571
9Nico RosbergWilliams1:32:46.3800
10Nelson Piquet Jr.Renault1:32:53.3310
11Mark WebberRed Bull1:32:55.8230
12Heikki KovalainenMcLaren1:33:06.0060
13Sébastien BourdaisToro Rosso1:33:06.9870
14Felipe MassaFerrari+1 lap0
15Giancarlo FisichellaForce India+1 lap0
16Adrian SutilForce India+1 lap0
17Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso+1 lap0
18Robert KubicaBMW Sauber+1 lap0
19Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber+1 lap0
DNFKazuki NakajimaWilliamsOil pressure0