Hungary 2009: Pitstop & Tyre Strategies

Below is the strategies table from the Hungarian Grand Prix, which saw a high number of retirements for 2009 – three drivers failed to make the chequered flag. Of all the strategies employed, everybody went with a two-stopper, taking out unscheduled visits to the pitlane for damage repair. Most drivers started on the Super-Soft compound and changed to the harder Soft compound for the final stint, although there were a limited few who chose otherwise.

Hungary 2009 Pitstop Strategies	Stint 1 (Start Tyre)	Stint 2 (Lap)	Stint 3 (Lap)	Stint 4 (Lap)
Ferrari
Felipe Massa	DNS
Kimi Raikkonen	Super Soft	Super Soft (19)	Soft (46)
McLaren
Lewis Hamilton	Super Soft	Super Soft (20)	Soft (47)
Heikki Kovalainen	Super Soft	Super Soft (22)	Soft (44)
BMW
Robert Kubica	Super Soft	Super Soft (22)	Soft (53)
Nick Heidfeld	Super Soft	Super Soft (19)	Soft (50)
Renault
Fernando Alonso	Super Soft	Super Soft (12)	Soft (13)	DNF (17)
Nelson Piquet Jr.	Super Soft	Super Soft (23)	Soft (49)
Toyota
Jarno Trulli	Super Soft	Super Soft (29)	Soft (59)
Timo Glock	Super Soft	Super Soft (32)	Soft (61)
Scuderia Toro Rosso
Jaime Alguersuari	Super Soft	Super Soft (29)	Soft (53)
Sebastien Buemi	Soft	Super Soft (27)	Super Soft (?)
Red Bull Racing
Mark Webber	Super Soft	Soft (19)	Super Soft (51)
Sebastian Vettel	Soft	Soft (22)	Soft (28)	DNF (31)
Williams
Nico Rosberg	Super Soft	Super Soft (20)	Soft (50)
Kazuki Nakajima	Super Soft	Super Soft (23)	Soft (57)
Force India
Adrian Sutil	Soft	DNF (2)
Giancarlo Fisichella	Super Soft	Super Soft (30)	Soft (48)
Brawn
Jenson Button	Super Soft	Super Soft (26)	Soft (56)
Rubens Barrichello	Soft	Soft (34)	Super Soft(58)

• The live race notes can be viewed here: Hungary 2009: Live Race Notes
• The race result can be viewed here: Hungary 2009: Race Result
• The race report can be viewed here: Hungary 2009: Lewis Hamilton Returns McLaren To Top With Victory
• The fantasy racers round-up can be viewed here: Hungary 2009: Fantasy Racers Update
• The Renault penalty post can be viewed here: Hungary 2009: Renault Have Been Suspended From The European Grand Prix
• The penalty updates post can be viewed here: Hungary 2009: Penalty Updates