Overview - 2009 Japanese Grand Prix

Information on the race, grand prix, and circuit of the 2009 Japanese Grand Prix, as well as the grand prix weekly schedule and entry list.

Race

2009 FORMULA 1 FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX

  • Season2009
  • Round

    15

  • Race Number by F1 Championship

    818

  • Grand PrixJapanese Grand Prix
  • Race Number by Grand Prix

    25

  • CircuitSuzuka International Racing Course
  • Race Number by Circuit

    21

  • Laps

    53

  • Race Length

    307.573km

Grand Prix

Japanese Grand Prix

Circuit

Suzuka International Racing Course

  • Circuit Type

    Permanent Circuit

  • Length

    5.807km

  • Turns

    18

  • Elevation

    40.4m

  • Direction

    Counterclockwise

  • Track Record

    Sebastian Vettel1:27.0642019 Japanese Grand Prix (Qualifying 3)

  • Lap Record

    Lewis Hamilton1:30.9832019 Japanese Grand Prix (Race, Lap 45)

Schedule

  • October 2 (Fri)

    • Practice 110:00 AM
    • Practice 22:00 PM
  • October 3 (Sat)

    • Practice 311:00 AM
    • Qualifying 12:00 PM
    • Qualifying 22:27 PM
    • Qualifying 33:14 PM
  • October 4 (Sun)

    • Race3:00 PM

Entries

No.
Driver
Team
Entrant
Constructor
Car
Engine
Note
1

Lewis Hamilton

McLaren

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes

McLaren-Mercedes

McLaren MP4-24Mercedes FO 108W 2.4L V8
2

Heikki Kovalainen

McLaren

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes

McLaren-Mercedes

McLaren MP4-24Mercedes FO 108W 2.4L V8
3

Giancarlo Fisichella

Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro

Ferrari

Ferrari F60Ferrari 056 2.4L V8
4

Kimi Räikkönen

Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro

Ferrari

Ferrari F60Ferrari 056 2.4L V8
5

Robert Kubica

BMW Sauber

BMW Sauber F1 Team

BMW Sauber

BMW Sauber F1.09BMW P86/9 2.4L V8
6

Nick Heidfeld

BMW Sauber

BMW Sauber F1 Team

BMW Sauber

BMW Sauber F1.09BMW P86/9 2.4L V8
7

Fernando Alonso

Renault

Renault F1 Team

Renault

Renault R29Renault RS27 2.4L V8
8

Romain Grosjean

Renault

Renault F1 Team

Renault

Renault R29Renault RS27 2.4L V8
9

Jarno Trulli

Toyota

Panasonic Toyota Racing

Toyota

Toyota TF109Toyota RVX-09 2.4L V8
10

Kamui Kobayashi

Toyota

Panasonic Toyota Racing

Toyota

Toyota TF109Toyota RVX-09 2.4L V8Test Driver

Timo Glock

11

Jaime Alguersuari

Toro Rosso

Scuderia Toro Rosso

Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Toro Rosso STR4Ferrari 056 2.4L V8
12

Sébastien Buemi

Toro Rosso

Scuderia Toro Rosso

Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Toro Rosso STR4Ferrari 056 2.4L V8
14

Mark Webber

Red Bull

Red Bull Racing

Red Bull-Renault

Red Bull RB5Renault RS27 2.4L V8
15

Sebastian Vettel

Red Bull

Red Bull Racing

Red Bull-Renault

Red Bull RB5Renault RS27 2.4L V8
16

Nico Rosberg

Williams

AT&T Williams

Williams-Toyota

Williams FW31Toyota RVX-09 2.4L V8
17

Kazuki Nakajima

Williams

AT&T Williams

Williams-Toyota

Williams FW31Toyota RVX-09 2.4L V8
20

Adrian Sutil

Force India

Force India F1 Team

Force India-Mercedes

Force India VJM02Mercedes FO 108W 2.4L V8
21

Vitantonio Liuzzi

Force India

Force India F1 Team

Force India-Mercedes

Force India VJM02Mercedes FO 108W 2.4L V8
22

Jenson Button

Brawn GP

Brawn GP Formula 1 Team

Brawn-Mercedes

Brawn BGP 001Mercedes FO 108W 2.4L V8
23

Rubens Barrichello

Brawn GP

Brawn GP Formula 1 Team

Brawn-Mercedes

Brawn BGP 001Mercedes FO 108W 2.4L V8