Round 1 · 29 March 2009
2009 Australian Grand Prix: results
Jenson Button (Brawn) won the 2009 Australian Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 29 March 2009 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit (Australia), starting from position 1. Rubens Barrichello (Brawn) and Jarno Trulli (Toyota) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Nico Rosberg (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 1 | 1:34:15.784 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 2 | +0.807 s | 8 | Finished |
| 3 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 20 | +1.604 s | 6 | Finished |
| 4 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 19 | +4.435 s | 5 | Finished |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 10 | +4.879 s | 4 | Finished |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 5 | +5.722 s | 3 | Finished |
| 7 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 13 | +6.004 s | 2 | Finished |
| 8 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 17 | +6.298 s | 1 | Finished |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 16 | +6.335 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 9 | +7.085 s | — | Finished |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 15 | +7.374 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 8 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 3 | — | — | Collision |
| 14 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 4 | — | — | Collision |
| 15 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 7 | — | — | Differential |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | — | — | Suspension |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 14 | — | — | Spun off |
| 18 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 11 | — | — | Accident |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 12 | — | — | Collision |
| 20 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 18 | — | — | Disqualified |