Who won 2009 driver championship?
Jenson Button won the 2009 Formula One World Championship for drivers. Sebastian Vettel was second and Rubens Barichello third. Brawn won the championship for constructors. 10 constructors and 25 drivers participated in 17 races during the 60th season of the FIA Formula One World Championchip.
Who did Jenson Button drive for in 2009?
Jenson Alexander Lyons Button MBE (born 19 January 1980) is a British Formula One driver currently signed to McLaren. He was the 2009 World Drivers’ Champion. He first drove in Formula One with the Williams team for the 2000 season, and won his first Grand Prix driving for Honda at Hungary in 2006, after 113 races.
What happened to Braun GP?
On 16 November 2009 it was confirmed that the team’s engine supplier, Mercedes-Benz, in partnership with Aabar Investments had purchased a 75.1% stake in Brawn GP, which was renamed Mercedes GP for the 2010 season….Brawn GP.
| Base | Brackley, Northamptonshire, England |
| Founder(s) | Ross Brawn |
| Formula One World Championship career |
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Who won 2010 f1?
Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel won the first of his four consecutive World Championships, eclipsing Lewis Hamilton as the youngest World Champion in Formula One history.
Who drove for Mercedes in 2009?
Teams and drivers
| Entrant | Constructor | Race Drivers |
|---|---|---|
| Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren-Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton |
| Heikki Kovalainen | ||
| Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari | Felipe Massa |
| Luca Badoer |
Who won F1 in 2008?
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton won the Drivers’ title by a point – by overtaking Toyota’s Timo Glock on the final corner of the final lap of the final Grand Prix of the season to claim the required 5th-place finish to win the championship – from Brazilian Felipe Massa, while Massa’s teammate, the 2007 world champion Kimi Räikkönen.
Is Brawn a GP Mercedes?
The car maker has taken a 75.1% stake in Brawn, which will be rebranded as the Mercedes GP team from next season. According to a statement, Mercedes has relinquished its 40% stake in the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 team but will remain its engine supplier for the next six seasons.
What engine was in the Brawn F1 car?
The car won eight out of the seventeen Grands Prix it competed in. It was notable for its unusual “double” diffuser, and its legality was disputed though ultimately deemed legal by the FIA….Brawn BGP 001.
| Technical specifications | |
|---|---|
| Engine | Mercedes-Benz FO108W 2.4 L (146 cu in) V8, naturally aspirated, limited to 18,000 RPM mid-mounted. |
Who won the 2008 f1 championship?
Who are the drivers in Formula One in 2009?
Honda withdrew ahead of the 2009 season, and the team was bought by a consortium led team principal Ross Brawn. Brawn renamed the team Brawn GP, and raced with Mercedes engines, but retained Honda drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello.
Where did Jenson Button finish in the 2009 F1 season?
Button won six of the first seven races of the season and on 18 October at the Brazilian Grand Prix, he secured the 2009 Drivers’ Championship and the team won the Constructors’ Championship. Barrichello won twice and finished third in the Drivers’ Championship.
Who was the first Mercedes driver to win a Grand Prix?
After winning their first race at the 1954 French Grand Prix, driver Juan Manuel Fangio won another three Grands Prix to win the 1954 Drivers’ Championship and repeated this success in 1955. Despite winning two Drivers’ Championships, Mercedes-Benz withdrew from motor racing after 1955 in response to the 1955 Le Mans disaster .
Where are the Mercedes Benz F1 teams located?
Mercedes-Benz, through its subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited, is currently involved in Formula One as a constructor under the name of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport. The team is based in Brackley, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom, using a German licence.