The 2009 Formula One season was the 60th FIA Formula One World Championship season. There were ten teams signed up to compete in the championship.[1] Jenson Button became the Drivers' World Champion and Brawn GP won the Constructors' title.
The season was scheduled to take place over 17 rounds, and started with the Australian Grand Prix on 29 March 2009. It would end on 1 November 2009 with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which was included on the race calendar for the first time, to be held at the new Yas Marina Circuit. The French and Canadian Grands Prix, which were both included in the 2008 championship, have been dropped.
Several rule changes will be implemented by the FIA, in a bid to cut costs due to the global financial crisis and to improve the on-track spectacle. New rules governing tyres, aerodynamics and Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS), among others, are some of the biggest changes in the Formula One regulations for several decades.[2] FIA initially declared a change in deciding the World Driver's Championship, with the driver winning the most races to be declared as the champion. However, this decision was later reversed following protests from Formula One Teams Association.
Teams and drivers
Results and standings
Grands Prix
Drivers
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Key
Colour |
Result
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Gold |
Winner
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Silver |
2nd place
|
Bronze |
3rd place
|
Green |
Points finish
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Blue
|
Non-points finish
|
Non-classified finish (NC)
|
Purple |
Did not finish (Ret)
|
Red
|
Did not qualify (DNQ)
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Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
|
Black |
Disqualified (DSQ)
|
White
|
Did not start (DNS)
|
Race cancelled (C)
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Light blue
|
Practiced only (PO)
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Friday test driver (TD) (starting in 2003)
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Blank
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Did not practice (DNP)
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Excluded (EX)
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Did not arrive (DNA)
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Withdrew entry before the event (WD)
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Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest lap
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† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
‡ Half points were awarded at the Malaysian as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.
Constructors
References
Other websites