Bahrain Grand Prix 2009 – FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX
24 – 26 April 2009, Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Manama, Bahrain
| # | Driver | Team | Grid | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 4 | 1:31:48.182 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 3 | 1:31:55.369 |
| 3 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1 | 1:31:57.352 |

Brawn driver Jenson Button won the Bahrain Grand Prix to secure his third victory in four races this season.
Button started fourth but was up to third by the start of the second lap, crucially fighting off a challenge from Lewis Hamilton’s improving McLaren.
Button chased the leading Toyotas hard early on and moved into a lead he never lost when they made their pit stops.
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel was second from Toyota’s Jarno Trulli as Hamilton had his best finish of 2009 in fourth.
Bahrain Grand Prix 2009 Full Race Reports
BBC: Brilliant Button wins in Bahrain
F1 ITV: Button takes masterful Bahrain win
F1 Official Website: Button makes it three wins from four in Bahrain
Malaysian Grand Prix 2009
03 – 05 April 2009, Kuala Lumpur
| # | Driver | Team | Grid | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1 | 0:55:30.622 |
| 2 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 10 | 0:55:53.344 |
| 3 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 3 | 0:55:54.135 |

Jenson Button’s perfect start to the season continued as he won the Malaysian Grand Prix after the race was stopped early because of heavy rain.
Brawn GP’s English driver overcame a bad start off pole and drove superbly to ensure he was leading when a storm meant the race had to be declared over.
BBC Button steers to win through rain
ITV Button wins Sepang as rain stops play
Official F1 Website Race Results
Australian Grand Prix 2009
26 – 29 March, Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Albert Park, Melbourne
| # | Driver | Team | Grid | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1 | 1:34:15.784 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 2 | 1:34:16.591 |
| 3 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 19 | 1:34:17.384 |

BBC: Button seals dream Australia win
Jenson Button secured a dream debut victory for the Brawn GP team after dominating the Australian Grand Prix. The Englishman led throughout and team-mate Rubens Barrichello completed a Brawn one-two after a dramatic finish.
Official F1 Website: Brawn GP take dramatic one-two victory in Melbourne
Not since the French Grand Prix in 1954 has a team new to Formula One racing finished one-two on their debut. That day it was Juan Manuel Fangio and Karl Kling for Mercedes-Benz. This afternoon it was Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello for Brawn-Mercedes after an extraordinary ‘race of two halves’ in Australia.
ITV: Button wins as Brawn claims dream 1-2
Jenson Button completed Brawn GP’s dream debut weekend by heading a remarkable 1-2 for the reborn team in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix
Chinese Grand Prix 2009
17 – 19 April 2009,Shanghai International Circuit,Shanghai
| # | Driver | Team | Grid | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1 | 1:57:43.485 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 3 | 1:57:54.455 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 5 | 1:58:28.460 |

BBC: Vettel seals first Red Bull win
Sebastian Vettel made light work of poor visibility at a rain-hit Chinese Grand Prix with a superb drive to give Red Bull their first ever race victory.
Team-mate Mark Webber made it a one-two to ensure it was a dream day for the British-based team in Shanghai.