Formula One 2009 Timeline

Formula One 2009 14

Race 1 · AUS Brawn one-two on debut Australian Grand Prix Rescued from Honda's withdrawal weeks before the season, Brawn GP win first time out: Button ahead of Barrichello.
Race 2 · MAL Half points in the Malaysian rain Malaysian Grand Prix A tropical downpour stops the race after 31 laps. Button wins, but only half points are awarded.
Race 3 · CHN Red Bull's first win Chinese Grand Prix Sebastian Vettel wins a wet Chinese Grand Prix, leading a Red Bull one-two.
Race 7 · TUR Six wins in seven races Turkish Grand Prix Jenson Button wins in Istanbul, his sixth victory of the first seven rounds.
Race 10 · HUN Massa hit by a flying spring Hungarian Grand Prix A spring from Barrichello's car strikes Felipe Massa's helmet in qualifying in Hungary. He misses the rest of the season.
Race 10 · HUN Alguersuari's debut at 19 Hungarian Grand Prix Jaime Alguersuari replaces Bourdais at Toro Rosso and becomes the youngest driver to start a Grand Prix.
Race 11 · EUR Barrichello's first win in five years European Grand Prix Rubens Barrichello wins the European Grand Prix in Valencia.
Race 11 · EUR Badoer stands in for Massa European Grand Prix Ferrari test driver Luca Badoer replaces the injured Massa for two races and finishes at the back both times.
Race 11 · EUR Grosjean replaces Piquet European Grand Prix Nelson Piquet Jr. is dropped by Renault, and Romain Grosjean makes his debut in Valencia.
Race 12 · BEL Räikkönen holds off Fisichella at Spa Belgian Grand Prix Kimi Räikkönen wins in Belgium, with Giancarlo Fisichella second from pole for Force India.
Race 13 · ITA Fisichella joins Ferrari Italian Grand Prix Giancarlo Fisichella moves from Force India to Ferrari for the last five races.
Race 16 · BRA Button is World Champion Brazilian Grand Prix Jenson Button climbs from 14th on the grid to fifth in Brazil to clinch the title, as Brawn take the constructors' championship.
Race 16 · BRA Kobayashi's debut Brazilian Grand Prix Kamui Kobayashi replaces the injured Timo Glock at Toyota and scores points in Abu Dhabi.
Race 17 · ABU Vettel wins the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Sebastian Vettel wins the first race at Yas Marina, which finishes under floodlights.