Round 15 · 4 October 2009
2009 Japanese Grand Prix: results
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) won the 2009 Japanese Grand Prix, round 15 of the championship, held on 4 October 2009 at Suzuka Circuit (Japan), starting from position 1. Jarno Trulli (Toyota) and Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Mark Webber (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 1:28:20.443 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 2 | +4.877 s | 8 | Finished |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | +6.472 s | 6 | Finished |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 5 | +7.940 s | 5 | Finished |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 7 | +8.793 s | 4 | Finished |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 4 | +9.509 s | 3 | Finished |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 6 | +10.641 s | 2 | Finished |
| 8 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 10 | +11.474 s | 1 | Finished |
| 9 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 9 | +11.777 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 16 | +13.065 s | — | Finished |
| 11 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 11 | +13.735 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 14 | +14.596 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 8 | +14.959 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 18 | +15.734 s | — | Finished |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 15 | +17.973 s | — | Finished |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 18 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 12 | — | — | Accident |
| 19 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 13 | — | — | Clutch |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 20 | — | — | Injured |