2009 - ING Australian Grand Prix

ING Australian Grand Prix

Date:

2009-03-29

Location:

Melbourne, Australia

Weather:

Sunny, Warm, Dry 29°, Track 35°

Length:

5.303 km, 58 laps

Distance:

307.574 km

GP No:

794 (Not incl INDY500 in the '50th & '60th)

Winner: Jenson Button Brawn BGP 001 Mercedes 2.4L V8

Pole: Jenson Button Brawn BGP 001 Mercedes 2.4L V8

FastLap: Nico Rosberg Williams FW31 Toyota 2.4L V8

Race Results Driver Linup Fastest Laps

First race for team Brawn, for the first time since 1954 a new team gets 1st and 2nd pole and also takes 1st and 2nd place in the race
First race for S Buemi
Both Toyota's where exkluded in qual for flexing wings
L Hamilton - gearbox change during qual.
200th GP win by a British driver
J Trulli lost his 3rd place after race-he overtook during Safety Car, it was also his 200th GP.
A couple of days later L Hamilton where disqualified and Trulli got his third place back since Hamilton/McLaren where not telling the truth about the Safety Car insident