Turkey 2009: Qualifying Result

BlogF1 returns this weekend for the mighty Turkish Grand Prix. In the past we have seen Felipe Massa perform very well around the Bernie Ecclestone owned Istanbul Park circuit. However, as 2009 has proven, the grid is a little more mixed up and although Massa ran well in the third practice session on Saturday morning, it is unlikely the Brazilian will challenge for pole. However, it isn’t all plain sailing for the usual suspects, as Brawn are complaining of lacking grip, and Toyota appear to have bounced back.

Turkey 2009 Qualifying Results		Q1 20 minutes	Q2 15 minutes	Q3 10 minutes
1.	Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing	1m27.330s	1m27.016s	1m28.316
2.	Jenson Button Brawn	1m27.355s	1m27.230s	1m28.421s
3.	Rubens Barrichello Brawn	1m27.371s	1m27.418s	1m28.579s
4.	Mark Webber Red Bull Racing	1m27.466s	1m27.416s	1m28.613s
5.	Jarno Trulli Toyota	1m27.529s	1m27.195s	1m28.666s
6.	Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari	1m27.556s	1m27.387s	1m28.815s
7.	Felipe Massa Ferrari	1m27.508s	1m27.349s	1m28.858s
8.	Fernando Alonso Renault	1m27.988s	1m27.473s	1m29.075s
9.	Nico Rosberg Williams	1m27.517s	1m27.418s	1m29.191s
10.	Robert Kubica BMW	1m27.788s	1m27.455s	1m29.357s
11.	Nick Heidfeld BMW	1m27.795s	1m27.521s
12.	Kazuki Nakajima Williams	1m27.691s	1m27.629s
13.	Timo Glock Toyota	1m28.160s	1m27.795s
14.	Heikki Kovalainen McLaren	1m28.199s	1m28.207s
15.	Adrian Sutil Force India	1m28.278s	1m28.319s
16.	Lewis Hamilton McLaren	1m28.318s
17.	Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault	1m28.582s
18.	Sebastien Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso	1m28.708s
19.	Giancarlo Fisichella Force India	1m28.717s
20.	Sebastien Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso	1m28.918s

• The live qualifying notes can be viewed here: Turkey 2009: Live Qualifying Notes.
• The grid (inclusive of penalties) can be viewed here once published: Turkey 2009: The Grid.
• The post-qualifying car weights can be viewed here once published: Turkey 2009: Post-Qualifying Car Weights.
• The qualifying report can be viewed here: Turkey 2009: Sebastian Vettel Takes Pole Position Ahead Of Brawns.