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2009 Season Formula One World Championship
The 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 63rd season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 60th Formula One World Championship which was contested over 17 events commencing with the Australian Grand Prix on 29 March and ending with the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on 1 November.
Jenson Button and Brawn GP secured the Drivers' Championship and Constructors' Championship titles, respectively, in the Brazilian Grand Prix, the penultimate race of the season. It was both Button and Brawn's first championship success, Brawn becoming the first team to win the Constructors' Championship in their debut season. This was also the only season in which Brawn GP competed before the team was sold to Mercedes for the 2010 season, also making them the only team to win 100% of championships in which they took part. Button was the tenth British driver to win the championship. Also notable was the success of Red Bull Racing, as well as the poor performance of McLaren and Ferrari compared to the previous season.
Ten teams participated in the championship after several rule changes were implemented by the FIA to cut costs to try to minimise the financial difficulties. There were further changes to try to improve the on-track spectacle with the return of slick tyres, changes to aerodynamics and the introduction of kinetic energy recovery systems (KERS) presenting some of the biggest changes in Formula One regulations for several decades.
The Brawn team, formed as a result of a management buyout of the Honda team, won six of the first seven races, their ability to make the most of the new regulations being a deciding factor in the championship. Red Bull Racing caught up in an unpredictable second half of the season, with the season being the first time since 2005 that all participating teams had scored World Championship points. Sebastian Vettel and Button's teammate Rubens Barrichello were his main challengers over the season, winning six races between them to finish in second and third, respectively.
2009 was also first engine manufacturer's title for Mercedes-Benz since 1998 season.
Drivers' Champion:
Jenson Button
Constructors' Champion:
Brawn-Mercedes
Previous Season: 2008 Season
Next Season: 2010 Season
Other Champions:
IndyCar Series: Dario Franchitti
A1 Grand Prix: A1 Team Ireland
Superleague Formula: Liverpool F.C.
FIA Formula Two Championship: Andy Soucek
GP2 Series: Nico Hülkenberg
GP2 Asia Series: Kamui Kobayashi
Firestone Indy Lights: J. R. Hildebrand
Atlantic Championship: John Edwards
Formula Nippon: Loïc Duval
International Formula Master: Fabio Leimer
Euroseries 3000: Will Bratt
Italian Formula 3000: Will Bratt
Formula 3 Euro Series: Jules Bianchi
British Formula 3 Championship: Daniel Ricciardo
German Formula Three Championship: Laurens Vanthoor
Italian Formula Three Championship: Daniel Zampieri
All-Japan Formula Three Championship: Marcus Ericsson
European F3 Open Championship: Bruno Méndez
Formula 3 Sudamericana: Leonardo Cordeiro
Australian Drivers' Championship: Joey Foster
Toyota Racing Series: Mitch Cunningham
Austria Formula 3 Cup: Francesco Lopez
Finnish Formula Three Championship: Kimmo Joutvuo
North European Zone Formula 3 Cup: Jani Tammi
Chilean Formula Three Championship: Javier Barrales
Formula Renault 3.5 Series: Bertrand Baguette
Formula V6 Asia: Hamad Al Fardan
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0: Albert Costa
Formula Renault West European Cup: Albert Costa
Formula Renault Northern European Cup: António Félix da Costa
Formula Renault UK: Dean Smith
Formula Renault BARC: Kieren Clark
Formula Renault 2.0 Finland: Jukka Honkavuori
Italian Formula Renault Championship: Daniel Mancinelli
Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse: Nico Müller
Formula BMW Europe: Felipe Nasr
Formula BMW Pacific: Rio Haryanto
Formula BMW Americas: Gabriel Chaves
British Formula Ford Championship: James Cole
Australian Formula Ford Championship: Nick Percat
Danish Formula Ford Championship: Dennis Lind
Finnish Formula Ford Championship: Janne Knuutinen
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship: Richie Stanaway
F2000 Championship Series: Chris Miller
Pacific F2000: Robert Podlesni
| Grands Prix | Date | Winning Driver |
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| 2009-03-29 | ||
| 2009-04-05 | ||
| 2009-04-19 | ||
| 2009-04-26 | ||
| 2009-05-10 | ||
| 2009-05-24 | ||
| 2009-06-07 | ||
| 2009-06-21 | ||
| 2009-07-12 | ||
| 2009-07-26 | ||
| 2009-08-23 | ||
| 2009-08-30 | ||
| 2009-09-13 | ||
| 2009-09-27 | ||
| 2009-10-04 | ||
| 2009-10-18 | ||
| 2009-11-01 |