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| 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 17 of 17 in the 2009 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 1 November 2009 | ||||
| Official name | 2009 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ||||
| Course | Yas Marina Circuit | ||||
| Course length | 5.554 km (3.451 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 55 laps, 305.470 km (189.810 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Dry | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:40.948 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | |||
| Time | 1:40.279 on lap 54 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Second | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Third | Brawn-Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (officially the 2009 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)[1] was the seventeenth and final Formula One motor race of the 2009 Formula One season. It took place on 1 November 2009 at the 5.554 kilometres (3.451 mi) Hermann Tilke-designed[2] Yas Marina Circuit. It was the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and also the first ever day-night Grand Prix (starting at 17:00, with sunset at 17:43 on raceday).
The race was won by Sebastian Vettel for Red Bull, with polesitter Lewis Hamilton (driving for McLaren) having retired due to a brake failure.[3] This was the last Formula One race for Kazuki Nakajima and Giancarlo Fisichella and the Brawn GP, BMW Sauber and Toyota teams (respectively). As of 2023[update] this is the last race to feature in-race refuelling, as the practice was banned for the 2010 season.
- ^ "Abu Dhabi". Archived from the original on 2009-11-26. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Yas Marina Circuit construction progressing". Gulf News. 2008-09-12. Archived from the original on 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "Vettel wins as Hamilton drops out". BBC Sport. 2009-11-01. Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-02.