Turkey 2009: The Grid

With qualifying completed we now have the grid for tomorrow’s Turkish Grand Prix, held around the demanding Istanbul Park circuit. In the past, Felipe Massa has dominated, but with the shake-up to the general order this season, it is Sebastian Vettel who excited on Saturday and looks set to have a great race. Right behind the Red Bull pilot are both Brawn drivers, and with Jenson Button narrowly missing out on the pole, you cannot rule the Briton out. Rubens Barrichello also appeared to have a stellar lap in qualifying, although the car weights are yet to be published.

This grid post is dedicated to Alex Andronov from SofaF1, who when not contributing to his own group-run site, hosts the pre-race Parade Lap show at Sidepodcast on Sunday mornings prior to the grands prix. During my absence from posting during the Monaco event last time around, my grid post was apparently missed. So this one goes out to Alex and all who listen at Sidepodcast.

Turkey 2009: The Grid Inclusive of penalties given.
1		Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing 1m28.316s
			Jenson Button Brawn 1m28.421s		2
3		Rubens Barrichello Brawn 1m28.579s
			Mark Webber Red Bull Racing 1m28.613s		4
5		Jarno Trulli Toyota 1m28.666s
			Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m28.815s		6
7		Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m28.858s
			Fernando Alonso Renault 1m29.075s		8
9		Nico Rosberg Williams 1m29.191s
			Robert Kubica BMW 1m29.357s		10
11		Nick Heidfeld BMW 1m27.521s
			Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1m27.629s		12
13		Timo Glock Toyota 1m27.795s
			Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1m28.207s		14
15		Adrian Sutil Force India 1m28.319s
			Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1m28.318s		16
17		Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 1m28.582s
			Sebastien Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso 1m28.708s		18
19		Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1m28.717s
			Sebastien Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1m28.918s		20

• The qualifying results can be viewed here: Turkey 2009: Qualifying Result.
• The live qualifying notes can be viewed here: Turkey 2009: Live Qualifying Notes.
• 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.