2009 Hungarian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Lewis Hamilton brought McLaren back to winning ways in Hungary, delivering the first Grand Prix victory for a KERS-equipped car. The weekend’s celebrations were tempered by concern for Felipe Massa, who suffered serious injuries in qualifying and could not take part in the race.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Fernando Alonso	Renault
Pole time	1:21.569
Fastest lap	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing
Fastest-lap time	1:21.931 on lap 65
First	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren
Second	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari
Third	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
24 July 2009	Practice 1	10:00
24 July 2009	Practice 2	14:00
25 July 2009	Practice 3	11:00
25 July 2009	Qualifying	14:00
26 July 2009	Race	14:00

All times are local. The race time is the scheduled start; weather delays and interruptions are described below.

Championship background

Jenson Button arrived at round 10 leading the 2009 F1 World Championship on 68 points, with Sebastian Vettel on 47. Brawn GP headed the constructors’ standings after the preceding race with 112 points.

Race entries

Jaime Alguersuari replaced Sébastien Sebastien Bourdais at Toro Rosso, becoming Formula 1’s youngest race starter at the time. Felipe Massa’s qualifying accident subsequently reduced the starting field to 19 cars, leaving Kimi Räikkönen as Ferrari’s only race representative.

Free Practice

Heikki Kovalainen received the full McLaren upgrade package and immediately felt the benefit, leading FP1 with improved grip and stability. Lewis Hamilton also ran near the front. Jaime Alguersuari began learning the Toro Rosso, while Renault and Ferrari found their setup work less straightforward on the dry Hungaroring surface.

Lewis Hamilton led a McLaren one-two in FP2, strengthening the impression that the team’s development work was paying off. Brawn GP followed its usual heavier-fuel Friday programme, leaving Jenson Button down the order despite a relatively small time deficit. Jaime Alguersuari and Sébastien Sebastien Buemi each completed 82 laps across the two sessions, giving the newcomer valuable experience.

Lewis Hamilton remained fastest in final practice, but several rivals had disrupted preparations. Timo Glock lost most of the session to a hydraulic leak before returning late enough to set a competitive lap. Adrian Sutil hit the barrier after misjudging Turn 8, while Nick Heidfeld’s second place offered BMW Sauber encouragement after an unhappy Friday.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2009 Hungarian Grand Prix FP1, 24 July 2009

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	2	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	1:22.278	21
2	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	+0.059s	27
3	1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.276s	20
4	14	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.337s	21
5	17	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	+0.341s	25
6	9	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+0.427s	17
7	4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.518s	23
8	3	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.577s	25
9	7	Fernando Alonso	Renault	+0.723s	28
10	22	Jenson Button	Brawn GP	+0.852s	25
11	5	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	+0.868s	24
12	6	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	+0.876s	23
13	23	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn GP	+0.931s	24
14	10	Timo Glock	Toyota	+0.956s	30
15	15	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+1.005s	25
16	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	+1.206s	20
17	8	Nelson Piquet	Renault	+1.400s	22
18	20	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+1.567s	18
19	12	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+1.720s	37
20	11	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+1.950s	42

Free Practice 2 Classification

2009 Hungarian Grand Prix FP2, 24 July 2009

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:22.079	36
2	2	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	+0.047s	36
3	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	+0.075s	47
4	14	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.290s	29
5	17	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	+0.347s	40
6	15	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.471s	30
7	23	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn GP	+0.562s	38
8	9	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+0.584s	28
9	6	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	+0.611s	43
10	10	Timo Glock	Toyota	+0.672s	45
11	4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.684s	38
12	7	Fernando Alonso	Renault	+0.714s	37
13	22	Jenson Button	Brawn GP	+0.727s	42
14	5	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	+0.791s	36
15	8	Nelson Piquet	Renault	+0.848s	36
16	20	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+0.899s	28
17	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	+0.950s	39
18	3	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+1.077s	32
19	12	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+1.097s	45
20	11	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+1.863s	40

Free Practice 3 Classification

2009 Hungarian Grand Prix FP3, 25 July 2009

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:21.009	19
2	6	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	+0.399s	23
3	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	+0.500s	21
4	2	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	+0.646s	20
5	12	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+0.791s	23
6	10	Timo Glock	Toyota	+0.840s	12
7	3	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.902s	19
8	17	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	+0.926s	19
9	14	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.927s	16
10	15	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.962s	21
11	5	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	+1.067s	20
12	9	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+1.088s	25
13	23	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn GP	+1.092s	22
14	8	Nelson Piquet	Renault	+1.201s	17
15	4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.261s	20
16	7	Fernando Alonso	Renault	+1.265s	19
17	22	Jenson Button	Brawn GP	+1.303s	22
18	11	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+1.382s	20
19	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	+1.675s	23
20	20	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+2.222s	16

Qualifying

Fernando Alonso claimed pole after a timing-system failure left the drivers comparing their own lap times in the pit lane. His Renault carried considerably less fuel than the cars around him, with Sebastian Vettel second, Mark Webber third and Lewis Hamilton fourth.

The session was overshadowed by Felipe Massa’s serious accident in Q2. A spring that had detached from Rubens Barrichello’s car struck his helmet, leaving him unconscious as the Ferrari hit the barrier. Felipe Massa was taken to hospital and underwent surgery. Although his time had been sufficient to reach Q3, he withdrew from the remainder of the weekend.

Qualifying Classification

2009 Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying, 25 July 2009

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	7	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:21.313	1:20.826	1:21.569	20
2	15	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:21.178	1:20.604	1:21.607	20
3	14	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:20.964	1:20.358	1:21.741	22
4	1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:20.842	1:20.465	1:21.839	23
5	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	1:20.793	1:20.862	1:21.890	24
6	2	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	1:21.659	1:20.807	1:22.095	29
7	4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:21.500	1:20.647	1:22.468	25
8	22	Jenson Button	Brawn GP	1:21.471	1:20.707	1:22.511	20
9	17	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	1:21.407	1:20.570	1:22.835	24
10	3	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:21.420	1:20.823	No time	18
11	12	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	1:21.571	1:21.002	—	20
12	9	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:21.416	1:21.082	—	18
13	23	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn GP	1:21.558	1:21.222	—	17
14	10	Timo Glock	Toyota	1:21.584	1:21.242	—	19
15	8	Nelson Piquet	Renault	1:21.278	1:21.389	—	21
16	6	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:21.738	—	—	8
17	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	1:21.807	—	—	12
18	20	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:21.868	—	—	5
19	5	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:21.901	—	—	8
20	11	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	1:22.359	—	—	10

Felipe Massa was injured in the second phase of qualifying and therefore did not set a time for Q3.

Owing to Massa’s inability to start the race, all cars behind him moved up one place to close the gap.

What happened in the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix?

Fernando Alonso led initially, but Lewis Hamilton passed Mark Webber using KERS and began closing on the Renault. Fernando Alonso’s early stop then went badly wrong when his right-front wheel was not properly secured. The wheel detached on his out-lap; he returned to the pits but soon retired with a separate fuel-system problem.

Lewis Hamilton took control while Kimi Räikkönen moved ahead of Mark Webber during the first stops. Sebastian Vettel struggled after opening-lap contact and eventually retired, while Jenson Button could not extract enough speed from the Brawn GP car to challenge the leaders. A long opening stint helped Timo Glock recover into the points.

Lewis Hamilton won comfortably from Kimi Räikkönen and Mark Webber, completing McLaren’s striking mid-season revival. Nico Rosberg finished fourth for the third consecutive race, ahead of Heikki Kovalainen and Timo Glock. Jenson Button’s seventh place allowed Mark Webber to reduce his championship deficit to 18.5 points, while Jaime Alguersuari completed his debut ahead of Sebastien Buemi.

After the race, Jenson Button headed the drivers’ standings with 70 points, followed by Mark Webber on 51.5. Brawn GP led the constructors’ table on 114, with Red Bull Racing on 98.5.

2009 Hungarian Grand Prix race results

The 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix was held on 26 July 2009, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	70	1:38:23.876	10
2	4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	70	+11.529	8
3	14	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	70	+16.886	6
4	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	70	+26.967	5
5	2	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	70	+34.392	4
6	10	Timo Glock	Toyota	70	+35.237	3
7	22	Jenson Button	Brawn GP	70	+55.088	2
8	9	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	70	+1:08.172	1
9	17	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	70	+1:08.774	0
10	23	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn GP	70	+1:09.256	0
11	6	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	70	+1:10.612	0
12	8	Nelson Piquet	Renault	70	+1:11.512	0
13	5	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	70	+1:14.046	0
14	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	69	+1 lap	0
15	11	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	69	+1 lap	0
16	12	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	69	+1 lap	0
Ret	15	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	29	Suspension	0
Ret	7	Fernando Alonso	Renault	15	Wheel/Fuel pump	0
Ret	20	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1	Water pressure	0
DNS	3	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	0	Accident during qualifying	0

2009 Hungarian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	14	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	65	1:21.931	192.498
2	4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	70	1:22.434	191.323
3	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	65	1:22.468	191.245
4	1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	16	1:22.479	191.219
5	10	Timo Glock	Toyota	63	1:22.506	191.157
6	22	Jenson Button	Brawn GP	57	1:22.706	190.694
7	12	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	69	1:22.955	190.122
8	2	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	63	1:22.958	190.115
9	23	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn GP	55	1:23.024	189.964
10	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	40	1:23.174	189.621
11	17	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	55	1:23.180	189.608
12	5	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	65	1:23.224	189.507
13	9	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	65	1:23.261	189.423
14	6	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	65	1:23.282	189.375
15	8	Nelson Piquet	Renault	65	1:23.418	189.067
16	11	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	69	1:23.444	189.008
17	15	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	18	1:23.457	188.978
18	7	Fernando Alonso	Renault	4	1:23.529	188.815

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear. Average speeds are in km/h. No fastest-lap bonus point was awarded.

2009 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix.

2009 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Jenson Button	British	Brawn GP	70
2	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull Racing	51.5
3	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	47
4	Rubens Barrichello	Brazilian	Brawn GP	44
5	Nico Rosberg	German	Williams	25.5
6	Jarno Trulli	Italian	Toyota	22.5
7	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	22
8	Lewis Hamilton	British	McLaren	19
9	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	18
10	Timo Glock	German	Toyota	16
11	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Renault	13
12	Heikki Kovalainen	Finnish	McLaren	9
13	Nick Heidfeld	German	BMW Sauber	6
14	Sébastien Buemi	Swiss	Toro Rosso	3
15	Robert Kubica	Polish	BMW Sauber	2
16	Sébastien Bourdais	French	Toro Rosso	2
17	Giancarlo Fisichella	Italian	Force India	0
18	Kazuki Nakajima	Japanese	Williams	0
19	Adrian Sutil	German	Force India	0
20	Nelson Piquet	Brazilian	Renault	0
21	Jaime Alguersuari	Spanish	Toro Rosso	0

2009 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Brawn GP	114
2	Red Bull Racing	98.5
3	Ferrari	40
4	Toyota	38.5
5	McLaren	28
6	Williams	25.5
7	Renault	13
8	BMW Sauber	8
9	Toro Rosso	5
10	Force India	0

2009 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2009 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	29 March
2	2009 Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	5 April
3	2009 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	19 April
4	2009 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	26 April
5	2009 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló	10 May
6	2009 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	24 May
7	2009 Turkish Grand Prix	Istanbul Park, Istanbul	7 June
8	2009 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	21 June
9	2009 German Grand Prix	Nürburgring, Nürburg	12 July
10	2009 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	26 July
11	2009 European Grand Prix	Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia	23 August
12	2009 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	30 August
13	2009 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	13 September
14	2009 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	27 September
15	2009 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	4 October
16	2009 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	18 October
17	2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	1 November