Brazilian Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 18th October 2009 12:00am Local
Sun 18th October 2009 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
2009

Round
Round 16

Status
FT

Location

Interlagos Circuit

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Description

The 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix is one of the most historic races in Formula One history, best known as the event where Jenson Button and Brawn GP clinched the Drivers' and Constructors' World Championships. Held on 18 October 2009 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos), it served as the penultimate round of a fairytale season.
While the headline of the weekend was the championship coronation, the race itself was won by Red Bull's Mark Webber, who took his second career victory.
By securing the necessary points, Brawn GP made history by winning the Constructors' Championship in their debut season. Saved from the ashes of Honda's abrupt withdrawal ahead of the 2009 season, the Ross Brawn-led team became the only outfit in F1 history to maintain a 100% championship success rate relative to seasons contested.
Beyond the title battle, the race is also remembered for an incredibly hectic opening lap. Multiple incidents triggered an early safety car, including a collision between Jarno Trulli and Adrian Sutil, which led to a furious trackside confrontation. Simultaneously, Heikki Kovalainen pulled away from his pit box with the fuel hose still attached, spraying fuel onto Kimi Räikkönen’s Ferrari in a dramatic, short-lived pitlane flash fire.

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Result List

01	Mark Webber	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1:32:23.081
02	Robert Kubica	Sauber	+0:07.626
03	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:18.944
04	Sebastian Vettel	Oracle Red Bull Racing	+0:19.652
05	Jenson Button	Brawn	+0:29.005
06	Kimi Raikkonen	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:33.340
07	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+0:35.991
08	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn	+0:45.454
09	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:48.499
10	Kamui Kobayashi	Toyota	+1:03.324
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+1:10.665
12	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+1:11.388
13	Romain Grosjean	Renault F1 Team	+1 Lap
14	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+1 Lap
15	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams Racing	DNF
16	Nico Rosberg	Williams Racing	DNF
17	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	DNF
18	Adrian Sutil	Force India	DNF
19	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	DNF
20	Fernando Alonso	Renault F1 Team	DNF