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Sun 29th March 2009 12:00am Local
Sun 29th March 2009 12:00am UTC
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Round 1
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Albert Park Circuit
Australian Grand Prix
Started 6314 days, 8 hours, 29 minutes agoDate & Time
Sun 29th March 2009 12:00am Local
Sun 29th March 2009 12:00am UTC
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The 2009 Australian Grand Prix was won by Jenson Button driving for the newly formed Brawn GP team. Held on 29 March 2009 at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, this historic race was the opening round of the 2009 Formula One World Championship. Brawn GP achieved a stunning 1-2 finish on their constructor debut, capitalizing on a late-race collision between Sebastian Vettel and Robert Kubica.
Vettel & Kubica Crash: Fighting fiercely for 2nd place with only three laps left, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica collided. Both drivers retired due to the extensive damage, moving Barrichello up to 2nd.
"Liegate" Scandal: Defending world champion Lewis Hamilton originally crossed the finish line in 4th. He was temporarily promoted to 3rd after Jarno Trulli was penalized for overtaking him under the safety car. However, a subsequent FIA investigation revealed that Hamilton and McLaren deliberately misled the stewards regarding the incident. Hamilton was disqualified from the race and Trulli’s 3rd-place podium finish was reinstated.
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 01 |
|  |  Jenson Button |
 Brawn | 1:34:15.784 |
| 02 |
| |  Rubens Barrichello |
Brawn | +0:00.807 |
| 03 |
|  |  Jarno Trulli |
 Toyota | +0:01.604 |
| 04 |
| |  Timo Glock |
Toyota | +0:04.435 |
| 05 |
|  |  Fernando Alonso |
 Renault F1 Team | +0:04.879 |
| 06 |
|  | Nico Rosberg |
 Williams Racing | +0:05.722 |
| 07 |
|  |  Sébastien Buemi |
 Toro Rosso | +0:06.004 |
| 08 |
| |  Sebastien Bourdais |
Toro Rosso | +0:06.298 |
| 09 |
|  | Adrian Sutil |
 Force India | +0:06.335 |
| 10 |
|  | Nick Heidfeld |
 Sauber | +0:07.085 |
| 11 |
| | Giancarlo Fisichella |
Force India | +0:07.374 |
| 12 |
|  |  Mark Webber |
 Oracle Red Bull Racing | +1 Lap |
| 13 |
| | Sebastian Vettel |
Oracle Red Bull Racing | DNF |
| 14 |
| |  Robert Kubica |
Sauber | DNF |
| 15 |
|  |  Kimi Raikkonen |
 Scuderia Ferrari HP | DNF |
| 16 |
| | Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari HP | DNF |
| 17 |
| | Nelson Piquet |
Renault F1 Team | DNF |
| 18 |
| |  Kazuki Nakajima |
Williams Racing | DNF |
| 19 |
|  | Heikki Kovalainen |
 McLaren Formula 1 Team | DNF |
| 20 |
| | Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren Formula 1 Team | DNF |
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