2009 Chinese Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 3 of 17 in the 2009 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 19 April 2009 | ||
| Official name | VI Chinese Grand Prix | ||
| Location |
Shanghai International Circuit Shanghai, People's Republic of China |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.451 km (3.387 mi) | ||
| Distance | 56 laps, 305.066 km (189.559 mi) | ||
| Weather | Rain | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Red Bull-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:36.184 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Rubens Barrichello
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Brawn-Mercedes | |
| Time | 1:52.592 on lap 42 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Red Bull-Renault | ||
| Second | Red Bull-Renault | ||
| Third | Brawn-Mercedes | ||
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The 2009 Chinese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 19 April 2009 at the Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, People's Republic of China. It was the third race of the 2009 Formula One season, a change from previous years, when it took place towards the end of the season.
Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing won the race after starting from pole position. Both the race win and pole position were the first for Red Bull team.Mark Webber, also of Red Bull, finished second followed by the two Brawn GP's of Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello. McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton finished fifth and sixth, ahead of Toyota's Timo Glock and Scuderia Toro Rosso's Sébastien Buemi in seventh and eighth.
Heading into the event, Jenson Button of Brawn GP led the Drivers' Championship by 5 points from team-mate Rubens Barrichello and by a further 1.5 points from Jarno Trulli of Toyota. Brawn GP led Toyota by 8.5 points in the Constructors' Championship, with Renault and BMW Sauber a further 12.5 points behind.
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