2009 Brazilian Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 16 of 17 in the 2009 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 18 October 2009 | ||
| Official name | XXXVIII Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil | ||
| Location | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.309 km (2.677 mi) | ||
| Distance | 71 laps, 305.909 km (190.067 mi) | ||
| Weather | Heavy Rain (qualifying) Mainly cloudy, dry (race) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Brawn-Mercedes | ||
| Time | 1:19.576 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Mark Webber
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Red Bull-Renault | |
| Time | 1:13.733 on lap 25 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Red Bull-Renault | ||
| Second | BMW Sauber | ||
| Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
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The 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally the XXXVIII Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil) was a Formula One motor race which was held on 18 October 2009 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil. It was the sixteenth race of the 2009 Formula One season. The drivers' title and the constructors' title were both decided by the result of the race in favour of Jenson Button and Brawn GP. This race was won by Mark Webber, who earned his second victory of the season and his career.
Local favourite Felipe Massa won the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix for Ferrari as Lewis Hamilton picked up the World Championship for McLaren by overtaking Timo Glock on the last corner of the race for 5th. Massa also won the race in 2006, and was runner-up to team-mate Kimi Räikkönen in 2007 as the Finn took the World Championship. The World title had been won at Interlagos for the previous 4 years, with Hamilton, Räikkönen and Fernando Alonso (twice) taking the title. Alonso has never won the Brazilian GP, however, with Juan Pablo Montoya and Massa winning the 2005 and 2006 races respectively. Another former Brazilian Grand Prix winner lining up was Giancarlo Fisichella, who won in 2003.
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