2009 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX // RACE RESULTS

Yesterday's Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit was a bit anticlimactic. After a qualifying session ripe with failures, I was sure that when the green flag waved at Suzuka, turn one would be nothing short of a mess and that only those able to avoid, out run, or out maneuver the inevitable first turn pileup would stay in contention for a race win. Not the case. Save for an attempted pass by Trulli to take the P2 spot from Hamilton (which he would do later in the race), the start of the 2009 Japanese Grand Prix went off without a hitch. And for that matter, the entire contest was, well, a bit boring.

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2009 Japanese Grand Prix // Race Results:
1. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault 53 1h28m20.443
2. Jarno Trulli Italy Toyota 53 +4.877
3. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes 53 +6.472
4. Kimi Raikkonen Finland Ferrari 53 +7.940
5. Nico Rosberg Germany Williams-Toyota 53 +8.793
6. Nick Heidfeld Germany BMW Sauber 53 +9.509
7. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Brawn-Mercedes 53 +10.641
8. Jenson Button Britain Brawn-Mercedes 53 +11.474
9. Robert Kubica Poland BMW Sauber 53 +11.777
10. Fernando Alonso Spain Renault 53 +13.065
11. Heikki Kovalainen Finland McLaren-Mercedes 53 +13.735
12. Giancarlo Fisichella Italy Ferrari 53 +14.596
13. Adrian Sutil Germany Force India-Mercedes 53 +14.959
14. Vitantonio Liuzzi Italy Force India-Mercedes 53 +15.734
15. Kazuki Nakajima Japan Williams-Toyota 53 +17.973
16. Romain Grosjean France Renault 52 +1 Lap
17. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault 51 +2 Laps
Retired: Jaime Alguersuari Spain Toro Rosso-Ferrari 43 Accident
Retired: Sebastien Buemi Switzerland Toro Rosso-Ferrari 12 Clutch
Fastest Lap: Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault 1:32.659

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