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Red Bull Racing recorded an historic first grand prix win in Chinese rain on Sunday, Sebastian Vettel leading home teammate Mark Webber for a dominant one-two.
45 seconds down the road, Brawn's Jenson Button completed the podium, but he retains his championship lead, 6 points ahead of Rubens Barrichello, who finished behind the sister car in Shanghai.
Behind the four Red Bulls and Brawns came the two McLarens, with Heikki Kovalainen ahead of Lewis Hamilton, after the reigning world champion spun multiple times at the Shanghai International Circuit.
Toro Rosso rookie Sebastien Buemi scored a point, but he had hearts racing on the Red Bull-branded pitwalls at one point, clipping the rear of winner Vettel under safety car conditions.
Fernando Alonso qualified second but finished out of the points, after his low-fuel strategy came to nought when he had to pit even before the long eight-lap safety car period ended at the wet start of the race.
Ferrari again failed to open its 2009 points account: Kimi Raikkonen looking sluggish en route to tenth, while a furious Felipe Massa ground to a halt behind the safety car.
Jarno Trulli also had to retire, after Robert Kubica smashed into the rear of his Toyota.
Adrian Sutil, meanwhile, almost collected debut points for Force India, until he spun and had a huge crash with just five laps to go.
Race Results - 3rd Round, Shanghai (China):
1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 56 laps 1.57'43"485
2 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 10"970
3 - Jenson Button (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 44"975
4 - Rubens Barrichello (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'03"704
5 - Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'05"102
6 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'11"866
7 - Timo Glock (Toyota TF109) - 1'14"476
8 - Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'16"439
9 - Fernando Alonso (Renault R29) - 1'24"309
10 - Nick Heidfeld (BMW F1.09) - 1'31"750
11 - Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'34"156
12 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F60) - 1'35"834
13 - Robert Kubica (BMW F1.09) - 1'46"853
14 - Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - 1 lap
15 - Nico Rosberg (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1 lap
16 - Nelson Piquet (Renault R29) - 2 laps
Best Lap: Rubens Barrichello 1'52"592
Retirement
19° lap - Jarno Trulli
23° lap - Felipe Massa
44° lap - Kazuki Nakajima
51° lap - Adrian Sutil
Drivers Championship
1.Button 21; 2.Barrichello 15; 3.Glock, Vettel 10; 5.Webber 9,5; 6.Trulli 8,5; 7.Alonso, Heidfeld, Hamilton, Kovalainen 4; 11.Rosberg 3,5; 12.Buemi 3; 13.Bourdais 1.
Teams Championship
1.Brawn-Mercedes 36; 2.Red Bull-Renault 19,5; 3.Toyota 18,5; 4.McLaren-Mercedes 8; 5.Renault, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, BMW 4; 8.Williams-Toyota 3,5.
** Unofficial Results **
Red Bull Racing recorded an historic first grand prix win in Chinese rain on Sunday, Sebastian Vettel leading home teammate Mark Webber for a dominant one-two.
45 seconds down the road, Brawn's Jenson Button completed the podium, but he retains his championship lead, 6 points ahead of Rubens Barrichello, who finished behind the sister car in Shanghai.
Behind the four Red Bulls and Brawns came the two McLarens, with Heikki Kovalainen ahead of Lewis Hamilton, after the reigning world champion spun multiple times at the Shanghai International Circuit.
Toro Rosso rookie Sebastien Buemi scored a point, but he had hearts racing on the Red Bull-branded pitwalls at one point, clipping the rear of winner Vettel under safety car conditions.
Fernando Alonso qualified second but finished out of the points, after his low-fuel strategy came to nought when he had to pit even before the long eight-lap safety car period ended at the wet start of the race.
Ferrari again failed to open its 2009 points account: Kimi Raikkonen looking sluggish en route to tenth, while a furious Felipe Massa ground to a halt behind the safety car.
Jarno Trulli also had to retire, after Robert Kubica smashed into the rear of his Toyota.
Adrian Sutil, meanwhile, almost collected debut points for Force India, until he spun and had a huge crash with just five laps to go.
Race Results - 3rd Round, Shanghai (China):
1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 56 laps 1.57'43"485
2 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 10"970
3 - Jenson Button (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 44"975
4 - Rubens Barrichello (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'03"704
5 - Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'05"102
6 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'11"866
7 - Timo Glock (Toyota TF109) - 1'14"476
8 - Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'16"439
9 - Fernando Alonso (Renault R29) - 1'24"309
10 - Nick Heidfeld (BMW F1.09) - 1'31"750
11 - Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'34"156
12 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F60) - 1'35"834
13 - Robert Kubica (BMW F1.09) - 1'46"853
14 - Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - 1 lap
15 - Nico Rosberg (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1 lap
16 - Nelson Piquet (Renault R29) - 2 laps
Best Lap: Rubens Barrichello 1'52"592
Retirement
19° lap - Jarno Trulli
23° lap - Felipe Massa
44° lap - Kazuki Nakajima
51° lap - Adrian Sutil
Drivers Championship
1.Button 21; 2.Barrichello 15; 3.Glock, Vettel 10; 5.Webber 9,5; 6.Trulli 8,5; 7.Alonso, Heidfeld, Hamilton, Kovalainen 4; 11.Rosberg 3,5; 12.Buemi 3; 13.Bourdais 1.
Teams Championship
1.Brawn-Mercedes 36; 2.Red Bull-Renault 19,5; 3.Toyota 18,5; 4.McLaren-Mercedes 8; 5.Renault, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, BMW 4; 8.Williams-Toyota 3,5.
** Unofficial Results **