
Jenson Button Wins F1 2009 Turkish GP
58 Laps, 5.34 km circuit.
1. Sebastian Vettel of RedBull in pole position, Jenson Button second.
2. Vettel oversteer error on the very first lap, giving way to Button to lead the race.
3. Rubens Barrichello left behind due to car malfunction.
4. Vettel now at #3 position, 57 more laps to go [57/58].
5. Rubens Barrichello rushing, sways off - 50 more laps to go [50/58].
6. Barrichello makes a front break mistake, front wing damaged.
7. Barrichello pits in, leaves prematurely (crew pit not yet fully done) [45/58].
8. Massa # 6 (Ferrari) position.
9. Button still leads the race, 11 seconds ahead of Vettel [42/58].
10. Button pits in for 9.3 seconds, becomes #3 [41/58].
11. M. Webber pits in [40/58].
12. Rosberg pits in [40/58].
13. Kovalainen pits in for 9.1 seconds [39/58].
14. Jenson Button 3.484 seconds ahead of Vettel [39/58].
15. Jenson Button moves faster, now 15 seconds ahead of Webber [28/58].
16. Vettel at #3 [28/58].
17. Hamilton becomes #10, no pitstops yet [26/58].
18. Hamilton pits in for 9.8 seconds [26/58], returns back at #16th position.
19. Button now 18 seconds ahead of Webber [23/58].
20. The 2 RedBulls behind Button, Webber #2, Vettel at #3.
21. N. Rosberg pits in for 6.9 seconds, becomes #7 [18/58].
22. Jenson Button sets fastest lap record, 18 more laps to go [18/58].
23. Webber 9.5 seconds ahead of Vettel [17/58].
24. Massa pits in for 7.4 seconds [16/58].
25. Button pits in for 7.3 seconds [15/58].
26. Webber pits in for 7.1 seconds, becomes #3 [15/58].
27. Vettel moves up to #2 position [15/58].
28. Button 8.593 seconds ahead of Vettel.
29. Rosberg #5, Glock #6, Massa #7 [12/58].
30. Glock pits in [11/58].
31. Vettel pits in, becomes #3 position [10/58].
32. Barrichello retires [10/58].
33. Button #1, Webber #2, Vettel #3, 9 more laps to go [9/58].
34. Webber 3 seconds ahead of Vettel [8/58].
35. Button 17 seconds ahead of Webber [4/58].
36. Button #1, Webber #2, Vettel #3, Trulli #4, Rosberg #5 [2/58].
37. Jenson Button wins the race.
This is Button’s 6th Championship win out of 7 races.
Also, his 4th consecutive championship win.
The Brawn domination continues.
Next Race: Great Britain.
Tags:
Brawn GP,
F1,
F1 2009 Turkish GP,
Formula 1,
Istanbul GP,
Jenson Button,
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