China 2009 - Race results - Vettel wins for Red Bull in a safety car hit race in Shanghai
Published by Christine
Sebastian Vettel led from the start in a very wet race, and took the chequered flag. Meanwhile, Robert Kubica and Jarno Trulli crashed, bringing out the safety car. Fernando Alonso made a bad strategy choice and the slow period saw him having to work through the field. Felipe Massa also retired when his Ferrari just slowed to a stop out on track.
| Position | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 1hr 57:43.485 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | +10.970 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | +44.975 |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | +1:03.704 |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | +1:05.102 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | +1:11.866 |
| 7 | Timo Glock | +1:14.476 |
| 8 | Sébastien Buemi | +1:16.439 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | +1:24.309 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | +1:31.750 |
| 11 | Sébastien Bourdais | +1:34.156 |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | +1:35.834 |
| 13 | Robert Kubica | +1:46.853 |
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | +1 lap |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | +1 lap |
| 16 | Nelson Piquet | +2 laps |
| Ret | Adrian Sutil | Lap 51 |
| Ret | Kazuki Nakajima | Lap 44 |
| Ret | Felipe Massa | Lap 23 |
| Ret | Jarno Trulli | Lap 19 |
