Round 3 · 19 April 2009
2009 Chinese Grand Prix: results
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) won the 2009 Chinese Grand Prix, round 3 of the championship, held on 19 April 2009 at Shanghai International Circuit (China), starting from position 1. Mark Webber (Red Bull) and Jenson Button (Brawn) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Rubens Barrichello (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 1:57:43.485 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 3 | +10.970 s | 8 | Finished |
| 3 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 5 | +44.975 s | 6 | Finished |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 4 | +63.704 s | 5 | Finished |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 12 | +65.102 s | 4 | Finished |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 9 | +71.866 s | 3 | Finished |
| 7 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 19 | +74.476 s | 2 | Finished |
| 8 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 10 | +76.439 s | 1 | Finished |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 2 | +84.309 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 8 | +91.750 s | — | Finished |
| 11 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 15 | +94.156 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 11 | +95.834 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 17 | +106.853 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 7 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 16 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 18 | — | — | Spun off |
| 18 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 14 | — | — | Retired |
| 19 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 13 | — | — | Electronics |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 6 | — | — | Collision |