Monday 20 April 2009

[F1] Vettel Excels in Wet China

The young German Red Bull driver, Sebastian Vettel won Sunday's wet Chinese GP. The Red Bull cars were in a race of their own as they beat Britain's Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello to the top two steps of the podium. Ferrari struggled once again, with a retirement for Felipe Massa, and a dissapointing result for Raikonnen. Ferrari are looking at their long-standing record of four straight races at the start of the season without a single point.

Results - Chinese GP 2009

1. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault 56 laps 1hr 57m 43.485s
2. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault +00m 10.9s
3. Jenson Button Britain Brawn-Mercedes +00m 44.9s
4. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Brawn-Mercedes +00m 63.7s
5 Heikki Kovalainen Finland McLaren-Mercedes +00m 65.1s
6. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes +00m 71.8s
7. Timo Glock Germany Toyota-Toyota +00m 74.4s
8. Sebastien Buemi Switzerland Toro Rosso-Ferrari +00m 76.4s
9. Fernando Alonso Spain Renault-Renault +00m 84.3s
10. Kimi Raikkonen Finland Ferrari-Ferrari +00m 91.7s
11. Sebastien Bourdais France Toro Rosso-Ferrari +00m 94.1s
12. Nick Heidfeld Germany BMW Sauber +00m 95.8s
13. Robert Kubica Poland BMW Sauber +1 lap
14. Giancarlo Fisichella Italy Force India-Mercedes +1 lap
15. Nico Rosberg Germany Williams-Toyota +1 lap
16. Nelson Piquet Jr Brazil Renault-Renault +1 lap

Rtd Adrian Sutil Germany Force India-Mercedes 50 laps completed accident
Rtd Kazuki Nakajima Japan Williams-Toyota 43 laps completed
Rtd Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari 20 laps completed mechanical
Rtd Jarno Trulli Italy Toyota-Toyota 18 laps completed acc damage

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