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2009 Italian GP: Race Results

Jeff — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:04:03 +0000

With Rubens taking the win at Monza on Sunday and Button following him across the line in second, Brawn GP has all but won the 2009 World Constructors’ Championship. The Brawn teammates had another phenomenal outing, finishing 1-2 and securing the maximum amount of points possible while simultaneously turning the Drivers Championship into a 2 pony race. While theoretically there are 4 drivers still mathematically alive, the 2 previously mentioned as well as the Red Bull Racing duo, the 2009 season is moving away from Europe and back to lower speed, aero-demanding circuits where Brawn has shown strength all year long.

So the question is, after Rubens strong showing in Italy today, who would you take to win it all in Abu Dhabi?

Sunday Race Results:

Position (Points)	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Gain/Loss
1 (10)	Barrichello	Brawn GP	53	1:16:21.706	+4
2 (8)	Button	Brawn GP	53	1:16:24.572	+4
3 (6)	Raikkonen	Scuderia Ferrari	53	1:16:52.370	-
4 (5)	Sutil	Force India	53	1:16:52.837	-2
5 (4)	Alonso	Renault	53	1:17:20.888	+3
6 (3)	Kovalainen	McLaren Mercedes	53	1:17:22.399	-2
7 (2)	Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	53	1:17:44.118	+8
8 (1)	Vettel	Red Bull Racing	53	1:17:47.113	+1
9	Fisichella	Scuderia Ferrari	53	1:17:48.562	+5
10	Nakajima	Williams	53	1:19:03.869	+7
11	Glock	Toyota	53	1:19:05.631	+5
12	Hamilton	McLaren Mercedes	52	1:14:59.622	-11
13	Buemi	Scuderia Toro Rosso	52	1:16:18.421	+6
14	Trulli	Toyota	52	1:16:27.945	-3
15	Grosjean	Renault	52	1:16:59.720	-3
16	Rosberg	Williams	51	1:17:07.169	+2
17	Liuzzi	Force India	22	31:59.464	-10
18	Alguersuari	Scuderia Toro Rosso	19	28:22.878	+2
19	Kubica	BMW Sauber	15	22:48.793	-6
20	Webber	Red Bull Racing	0	N/A	-10

photo credit ©XPB

2009 Italian GP: Qualifying Results

Jeff — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:02:41 +0000

Lewis Hamilton clinches his 15th career Pole at Monza, while Adrian Sutil continues to ride wave of success at low downforce circuits for Force India. Taking a close look at the fuel weights, there seems to be 2 different race strategies playing out. The top 3 qualifiers seem to be on a 2 stop fuel strategy, while the remaining 7 will most likely opt for a one-stopper. It should be interesting to see it unfold, as we will have 2 different races transpiring simultaneously, and will not see the true placement until the second round of pit stops. Monza never fails to entertain!

Saturday Qualifying Results:

Position	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Weight (kg)
1	Hamilton	McLaren Mercedes	1:23.375	1:22.973	1:24.066	653.5
2	Sutil	Force India	1:23.576	1:23.070	1:24.261	655.0
3	Raikkonen	Scuderia Ferrari	1:23.349	1:23.426	1:24.523	662.0
4	Kovalainen	McLaren Mercedes	1:23.515	1:23.528	1:24.845	683.0
5	Barrichello	Brawn GP	1:23.483	1:22.976	1:25.015	688.5
6	Button	Brawn GP	1:23.403	1:22.955	1:25.030	687.0
7	Liuzzi	Force India	1:23.578	1:23.207	1:25.043	679.5
8	Alonso	Renault	1:23.708	1:23.497	1:25.072	677.5
9	Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:23.558	1:23.545	1:25.180	682.0
10	Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:23.755	1:23.273	1:25.314	683.0
11	Trulli	Toyota	1:24.014	1:23.611		703.0
12	Grosjean	Renault	1:23.975	1:23.728		699.8
13	Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:24.001	1:23.866		697.5
14	Fisichella	Scuderia Ferrari	1:23.828	1:23.901		690.0
15	Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:23.584	1:24.275		697.5
16	Glock	Toyota	1:24.036			709.0
17	Nakajima	Williams	1:24.074			706.2
18	Rosberg	Williams	1:24.121			708.6
19	Buemi	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:24.220			706.0
20	Alguersuari	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:24.951			706.0

photo credit ©WRI2

2009 Italian GP: Friday Practice Results

Jeff — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:29:58 +0000

Don’t cut the chicane! The FiA has doubled the height to discourage straying off the tarmac. If you don’t believe me, just ask Timo Glock… a 180° mid-air turn is very convincing. Force India continues to impress, but this weekend looks to be Sutil’s as he places 3^rd in P1 and 1^st In P2. This is no surprise, as Vijay Mallya’s team has been fastest in the speed traps all year long.

Friday Practice 1 Results:

Position	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
1	Hamilton	McLaren Mercedes	1:23.936	26
2	Kovalainen	McLaren Mercedes	1:24.332	27
3	Sutil	Force India	1:24.471	24
4	Alonso	Renault	1:24.477	21
5	Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:24.683	25
6	Buemi	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:24.703	35
7	Button	Brawn GP	1:24.706	21
8	Fisichella	Scuderia Ferrari	1:24.732	24
9	Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:24.759	19
10	Raikkonen	Scuderia Ferrari	1:24.761	26
11	Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:24.813	20
12	Barrichello	Brawn GP	1:24.826	24
13	Rosberg	Williams	1:24.927	29
14	Nakajima	Williams	1:25.150	28
15	Grosjean	Renault	1:25.612	18
16	Liuzzi	Force India	1:25.689	29
17	Alguersuari	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:25.742	30
18	Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:25.951	8
19	Trulli	Toyota	1:26.020	23
20	Glock	Toyota	1:26.325	17

Friday Practice 2 Results:

Position	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
1	Sutil	Force India	1:23.924	28
2	Grosjean	Renault	1:24.163	31
3	Alonso	Renault	1:24.297	35
4	Kovalainen	McLaren Mercedes	1:24.482	41
5	Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:24.622	40
6	Glock	Toyota	1:24.634	36
7	Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:24.693	34
8	Raikkonen	Scuderia Ferrari	1:24.796	39
9	Nakajima	Williams	1:24.799	36
10	Buemi	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:24.884	44
11	Hamilton	McLaren Mercedes	1:24.902	32
12	Liuzzi	Force India	1:24.921	39
13	Trulli	Toyota	1:24.967	40
14	Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:24.979	25
15	Alguersuari	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:25.003	34
16	Barrichello	Brawn GP	1:25.140	35
17	Rosberg	Williams	1:25.215	38
18	Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:25.386	27
19	Button	Brawn GP	1:25.424	32
20	Fisichella	Scuderia Ferrari	1:25.543	36