2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 17 of 17 in the 2009 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 1 November 2009 | ||
| Official name | I Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ||
| Course | Yas Marina Circuit | ||
| Course length | 5.554 km (3.451 mi) | ||
| Distance | 55 laps, 305.470 km (189.805 mi) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
| Time | 1:40.948 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Sebastian Vettel
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Red Bull-Renault | |
| Time | 1:40.279 on lap 54 (lap record) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Red Bull-Renault | ||
| Second | Red Bull-Renault | ||
| Third | Brawn-Mercedes | ||
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The 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (formally the I Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix) was the seventeenth and final Formula One motor race of the 2009 Formula One season. It took place on 1 November 2009 at the 3.45-mile Hermann Tilke-designedYas Marina Circuit. It was the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and also the first ever day-night Grand Prix (starting at 17:00, with sunset at 17:43 on raceday). The race was won by Sebastian Vettel for Red Bull, with polesitter Lewis Hamilton (driving for McLaren) having retired due to a brake failure. This was also the last race for Kazuki Nakajima and Giancarlo Fisichella and the BMW Sauber and Toyota teams.
Jenson Button had secured the title of World Champion in Brazil, but only two points separated the second-placed and third-placed Sebastian Vettel and Rubens Barrichello. Likewise Brawn GP were declared Constructors' Champions in Brazil with Red Bull second, but third position overall was still undecided between McLaren and Ferrari.
This would be the last race in Formula One for Nico Rosberg at Williams and for Robert Kubica (replacing Alonso at Renault in 2010) at BMW Sauber. This would be the last race for Nick Heidfeld until the 2010 Singapore Grand Prix.
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