2009 German Grand Prix
The 2009 German Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grosser Preis Santander von Deutschland 2009) was the ninth race of the 2009 Formula One season. It was held on 12 July 2009 at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany; the earliest German Grand Prix on the calendar (a feat since beat by the 2013 race), since 1926.
| 2009 German Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 9 of 17 in the 2009 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 12 July 2009 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Grosser Preis Santander von Deutschland 2009 | ||||
| Location | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.148 km (3.199 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 60 laps, 308.863 km (191.919 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny and overcast | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Time | 1:32.230 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Fernando Alonso | Renault | |||
| Time | 1:33.365 on lap 49 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Second | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Australian Mark Webber took both his first pole position and his first Grand Prix win, with Sebastian Vettel coming in second, giving Red Bull their third 1-2 of 2009. Championship leader Jenson Button could only manage fifth. This was the last race for Toro Rosso driver Sébastien Bourdais who was dropped in favour of test driver Jaime Alguersuari for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
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