2009 Turkish Grand Prix
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| Race 7 of 17 in the 2009 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 7 June 2009 | ||
| Official name | V ING Turkish Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Istanbul Park, Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.34 km (3.32 mi) | ||
| Distance | 58 laps, 309.72 km (192.56 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Attendance | 36,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Red Bull-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:28.316 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jenson Button
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Brawn-Mercedes | |
| Time | 1:27.579 on lap 40 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Brawn-Mercedes | ||
| Second | Red Bull-Renault | ||
| Third | Red Bull-Renault | ||
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The 2009 Turkish Grand Prix was the seventh motor race of the 2009 Formula One season. It was held on 7 June 2009 at Istanbul Park, Istanbul, Turkey.
Felipe Massa won the 2008 Turkish Grand Prix for Ferrari, in addition to his wins at Istanbul Park in 2006 and 2007. The only other driver to win the Turkish Grand Prix in Formula One was Massa's current team-mate Kimi Räikkönen, when with McLaren. Jenson Button led the Drivers' Championship by 16 points from his teammate at Brawn, Rubens Barrichello going into the race, while Brawn GP led the Constructors' Championship by 43.5 points from Red Bull.
The race was won by Jenson Button, with Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing completing the podium. Vettel had qualified on pole but a mistake on the first lap scuppered his chances of victory.
In Friday practice 1, Williams, Ferrari and McLaren performed well, Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton and Jarno Trulli posting the top 3 times. Brawn, Toyota, Red Bull and Renault ran mid field during the session with BMW and STR backmarking.
In Friday practice 2, Williams, Renault and Red Bull were the most consistent performers, Heikki Kovalainen, Fernando Alonso and Robert Kubica posted the top 3 times. Ferrari, Brawn and Toyota ran mid field during the session with Force India and STR backmarking.
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