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WPF1 Newsletter (July)

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter
Year II · Issue 7 · July 7, 2009 – August 3, 2009

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FA 3 4 5 12
FL 1 3 1 5
A 2 2
GA 3 5 9 5 22
B 17 28 37 54 11 147
C 4 19 15 26 1 65
Start 13 102 145 295 226 781
Stub 2 23 97 1019 362 1503
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    Article of the month - 2008 French Grand Prix, current Good Article nominee.

    The 2008 French Grand Prix (formally the XCIII Grand Prix de France) was a Formula One motor race held on June 22, 2008 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, France. It was the eighth race of the 2008 Formula One season. The race, "contested over 70 laps," was won by, Felipe Massa for the Ferrari team after starting from second position. Kimi Räikkönen, who started from pole position, finished second in the other Ferrari car; Jarno Trulli was third in a Toyota.

    Räikkönen and Massa both made a clean start. Renault's Fernando Alonso, who started third, was overtaken by Trulli and BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica. The front three of Räikkönen, Massa and Trulli maintained their positions through the first round of pit stops. On lap 30, Räikkönen led Massa by six and a half seconds. And Trulli by 30 seconds. Just before half distance, Räikkönen's right exhaust pipe broke, "which caused the engine to lose power." Massa, in second place, began lapping quicker than Räikkönen, and he caught and passed him on lap 39. Massa maintained his lead through the second round of pit stops, and won the race; Räikkönen finished almost 18 seconds behind. Trulli fended off McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen, who challenged him in the latter stages, to take third.

    Massa's win promoted him into the lead of the Drivers' Championship for the first time in his career, overtaking Kubica. Kubica was second, two points behind Massa, while Räikkönen was third. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari increased their lead to 17 points ahead of BMW Sauber, McLaren a further 16 points behind in third.

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    Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points
    1st United Kingdom Jenson Button Brawn GP 70
    2nd Australia Mark Webber Red Bull 51.5
    3rd Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 47
    4th Brazil Rubens Barrichello Brawn GP 44
    5th Germany Nico Rosberg WilliamsF1 25.5
    6th Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota 22.5
    7th Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 22
    8th United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton McLaren 19
    9th Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 18
    10th Germany Timo Glock Toyota 16
    11th Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 13
    12th Finland Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 9
    13th Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW 6
    14th Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 3
    15th Poland Robert Kubica BMW 2
    16th France Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 2
    17th Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 0
    18th Japan Kazuki Nakajima WilliamsF1 0
    19th Germany Adrian Sutil Force India 0
    20th Brazil Nelson Piquet, Jr. Renault 0
    21st Spain Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 0
    Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Entered Chassis Points
    1st United Kingdom Brawn GP F1 Team BGP 001 114
    2nd Austria Red Bull Racing RB5 98.5
    3rd Italy Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro F60 40
    4th Japan Panasonic Toyota Racing TF109 38.5
    5th United Kingdom Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-24 28
    6th United Kingdom AT&T WilliamsF1 Team FW31 25.5
    7th France ING Renault F1 Team R29 13
    8th Germany BMW Sauber F1 Team F1.09 8
    9th Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso STR4 5
    10th India Force India F1 Team VJM02 0
    See 2009 Formula One season for more information
    Germany German Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time
    1st Australia Mark Webber Austria Red Bull 1:36:43.310
    2nd Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull + 9.252
    3rd Brazil Felipe Massa Italy Ferrari + 15.906
    4th Germany Nico Rosberg United Kingdom WilliamsF1 + 21.099
    5th United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn GP + 23.609
    6th Brazil Rubens Barrichello United Kingdom Brawn GP + 24.468
    7th Spain Fernando Alonso France Renault + 24.888
    8th Finland Heikki Kovalainen United Kingdom McLaren + 58.692
    9th Germany Timo Glock Japan Toyota + 1:01.457
    10th Germany Nick Heidfeld Germany BMW Sauber + 1:01.925
    Fastest Lap: Fernando Alonso 1:33.365 on lap 49
    German Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Weight
    Row one Australia Mark Webber Austria Red Bull 1:32.230 661.0 kg
    Brazil Rubens Barrichello United Kingdom Brawn GP 1:32.357 647.0 kg
    Row two United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn GP 1:32.473 644.0 kg
    Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull 1:32.480 661.0 kg
    Row three United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton United Kingdom McLaren 1:32.616 654.5 kg
    Finland Heikki Kovalainen United Kingdom McLaren 1:33.859 664.0 kg
    Row four Germany Adrian Sutil India Force India 1:34.316 678.5 kg
    Brazil Felipe Massa Italy Ferrari 1:34.574 673.5 kg
    Row five Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari 1:34.710 674.0 kg
    Brazil Nelson Piquet, Jr. France Renault 1:34.803 676.0 kg
    Hungary Hungarian Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time
    1st United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton United Kingdom McLaren 1:38:23.876
    2nd Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari + 11.529
    3rd Australia Mark Webber Austria Red Bull + 16.886
    4th Germany Nico Rosberg United Kingdom WilliamsF1 + 26.967
    5th Finland Heikki Kovalainen United Kingdom McLaren + 34.392
    6th Germany Timo Glock Japan Toyota + 35.237
    7th United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn GP + 55.088
    8th Italy Jarno Trulli Japan Toyota + 1:08.172
    9th Japan Kazuki Nakajima United Kingdom WilliamsF1 + 1:08.774
    10th Brazil Rubens Barrichello United Kingdom Brawn GP + 1:09.256
    Fastest Lap: Mark Webber 1:21.931 on lap 65
    Hungarian Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Weight
    Row one Spain Fernando Alonso France Renault 1:21.569 637.5 kg
    Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull 1:21.607 655.0 kg
    Row two Australia Mark Webber Austria Red Bull 1:21.741 652.0 kg
    United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton United Kingdom McLaren 1:21.839 650.5 kg
    Row three Germany Nico Rosberg United Kingdom WilliamsF1 1:21.890 654.0 kg
    Finland Heikki Kovalainen United Kingdom McLaren 1:22.095 655.5 kg
    Row four Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari 1:22.468 651.5 kg
    United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn GP 1:22.511 664.5 kg
    Row five Japan Kazuki Nakajima United Kingdom WilliamsF1 1:22.835 658.0 kg
    Brazil Felipe Massa Italy Ferrari No time N/A

    Cs-wolves(talk) 22:49, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

    DYK for Rudolf Caracciola

    Updated DYK query On August 6, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rudolf Caracciola, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

    WP:DYK 08:14, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

    Good article review

    Thanks for sorting out the lead issue in the good article review of the 2008 French Grand Prix. Another GA towards the Insane Idea! Darth Newdar 07:42, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

    Rudolf Caracciola

    You did a great job, so I didn't need to comment. (Maybe I should start saying stuff like that in review pages? I've been reluctant to clutter reviews. But a one-liner saying "looks good" might not go amiss.) I wish all editors shared your enthusiasm and ability for this stuff; currently some are objecting strongly in XIV talk:Featured article candidates to the idea that featured article images should have alt text. Eubulides (talk) 07:15, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

    Caracciola

    I'll have a look - as ever, there may be a short delay...Hope it goes well. 4u1e (talk) 08:34, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

    Nothing really in that edition - there are obits for Karl Kling and Manfred von Brauchitsch with a mention of the latter taking victory 'meant' for Caracciola. I'll scan through some others, perhaps the year is wrong. 4u1e (talk) 16:31, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
    Ah, I see. It's von Brauchistch's obit that's being picked up. 4u1e (talk) 06:08, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

    Thanks

    Am I stupid or what... thanks a lot for this Apterygial. ≈ Chamal  ¤ 11:47, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

    No worries. Must be something to do with how the preload works. Apterygial 11:53, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

    You're welcome

    No problem on the FA review for XIV:Featured_article_candidates/Rudolf_Caracciola/archive1. I feel I was able to provide an objective opinion since I'm not familiar with Grand Prix from that era (or even ones now in Formula 1 since I'm not an F1 fan). The only time that I followed F1 was around when Senna died. I was planning to ask you for a peer review on a featured list that I'm helping to finish up now; I'll ask you when we're done. I do have a GA that failed at FA and I was wondering what your opinion would be about a second go at FA. Would you do a FA-level peer review for Alan Kulwicki and place the review in a section on the talk page? I've done a little editing. But not much since the failed FAC in May 2008. It's definitely no rush, take weeks or months if you need! Royalbroil 02:22, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

    We've prepared List of Daytona 500 pole position winners as far as we can. Would you please peer review it at the Featured List level? I would like to nominate it in about a week and I might ask someone else to review it. Royalbroil 04:49, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

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    Hoorayyyy (tosses confetti into the air).  :) Auntieruth55 (talk) 17:00, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

    Caracciola

    Congratulations and thank you very much - although my help was rather sporadic! It's good to get more articles from the history of the sport, I think. 4u1e (talk) 19:13, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

    WPF1 Newsletter (August)

    The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter
    Year II · Issue 8 · August 3, 2009 – September 7, 2009

    Previous month's issue

    New users
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    FA 3 4 5 12
    FL 1 3 1 5
    A 2 2
    GA 3 5 9 5 22
    B 17 28 38 54 11 148
    C 4 19 16 29 1 69
    Start 13 103 146 297 226 785
    Stub 2 24 97 1056 364 1543
    List 3 8 9 2 22
    Assessed 46 194 323 1443 602 2608
    Unassessed 94 94
    Total 46 194 323 1443 696 2702
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  • Expand: Honda RA271, Paddy Lowe, Red Bull RB3, Spyker F1, Toyota TF107, BMW Sauber F1.07, Mario Theissen, Franz Tost, Chinese Grand Prix, Colin Kolles, Concorde Agreement, Formula One Constructors Association, McLaren MP4/1, Ove Andersson, Bob Bell, Korean International Circuit, Grand Prix Drivers' Association, Spyker F8-VII, Arai (company), Shoei, Schuberth Helme GmbH, Bell Racing Company, Jim Bamber, Nazir Hoosein, Formula One video games, Make Cars Green, Jonathan Legard, Michael Turner (illustrator) more
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    Article of the month - Brabham BT46, current Good Article, after reassessment.

    The Brabham BT46 was a Formula One racing car, designed by Gordon Murray for the Brabham team, owned by Bernie Ecclestone, for the 1978 Formula One season. The car featured several radical design elements, the most obvious of which was the use of flat panel heat exchangers on the bodywork of the car to replace conventional water and oil radiators. The concept did not work in practice and was removed before the car’s race debut, never to be seen again. The cars, powered by a flat-12 Alfa Romeo engine, raced competitively with modified nose-mounted radiators for most of the year, driven by Niki Lauda and John Watson, winning one race in this form and scoring sufficient points for the team to finish third in the constructors championship.

    The "B" variant of the car, also known as the "fan car", was introduced at the 1978 Swedish Grand Prix as a counter to the dominant ground effect Lotus 79. The BT46B generated an immense level of downforce by means of a fan, claimed to be for increased cooling, but which also extracted air from beneath the car. The car only raced once in this configuration in the Formula One World Championship—when Niki Lauda won the 1978 Swedish Grand Prix at Anderstorp. The car was withdrawn before it could race again and the concept was declared illegal by the FIA. The BT46B therefore preserves a 100% winning record.

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    Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points
    1st United Kingdom Jenson Button Brawn GP 72
    2nd Brazil Rubens Barrichello Brawn GP 56
    3rd Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 53
    4th Australia Mark Webber Red Bull 51.5
    5th Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 34
    6th Germany Nico Rosberg WilliamsF1 30.5
    7th United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton McLaren 27
    8th Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota 22.5
    9th Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 22
    10th Finland Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 18
    11th Germany Timo Glock Toyota 16
    12th Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 16
    13th Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW 10
    14th Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 8
    15th Poland Robert Kubica BMW 8
    16th Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 3
    17th France Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 2
    18th Germany Adrian Sutil Force India 0
    19th Japan Kazuki Nakajima WilliamsF1 0
    20th Brazil Nelson Piquet, Jr. Renault 0
    21st Italy Luca Badoer Ferrari 0
    22nd Spain Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 0
    23rd France Romain Grosjean Renault 0
    Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Entered Chassis Points
    1st United Kingdom Brawn GP F1 Team BGP 001 128
    2nd Austria Red Bull Racing RB5 104.5
    3rd Italy Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro F60 56
    4th United Kingdom Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-24 44
    5th Japan Panasonic Toyota Racing TF109 38.5
    6th United Kingdom AT&T WilliamsF1 Team FW31 30.5
    7th Germany BMW Sauber F1 Team F1.09 18
    8th France ING Renault F1 Team R29 16
    9th India Force India F1 Team VJM02 8
    10th Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso STR4 5
    See 2009 Formula One season for more information
    Spain European Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time
    1st Brazil Rubens Barrichello United Kingdom Brawn GP 1:35:51.289
    2nd United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton United Kingdom McLaren + 2.358
    3rd Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari + 15.994
    4th Finland Heikki Kovalainen United Kingdom McLaren + 20.032
    5th Germany Nico Rosberg United Kingdom WilliamsF1 + 20.870
    6th Spain Fernando Alonso France Renault + 27.744
    7th United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn GP + 34.913
    8th Poland Robert Kubica Germany BMW Sauber + 36.667
    9th Australia Mark Webber Austria Red Bull + 44.910
    10th Germany Adrian Sutil India Force India + 47.935
    Fastest Lap: Germany Timo Glock (Toyota) 1:38.683 on lap 55
    European Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Weight
    Row one United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton United Kingdom McLaren 1:39.498 653.0 kg
    Finland Heikki Kovalainen United Kingdom McLaren 1:39.532 655.0 kg
    Row two Brazil Rubens Barrichello United Kingdom Brawn GP 1:39.563 662.5 kg
    Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull 1:39.789 654.0 kg
    Row three United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn GP 1:39.821 661.5 kg
    Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari 1:40.144 661.5 kg
    Row four Germany Nico Rosberg United Kingdom WilliamsF1 1:40.185 665.0 kg
    Spain Fernando Alonso France Renault 1:40.236 656.5 kg
    Row five Australia Mark Webber Austria Red Bull 1:40.239 664.5 kg
    Poland Robert Kubica Germany BMW Sauber 1:40.512 657.5 kg
    Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time
    1st Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari 1:23:50.995
    2nd Italy Giancarlo Fisichella India Force India + 0.939
    3rd Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull + 3.875
    4th Poland Robert Kubica Germany BMW Sauber + 9.966
    5th Germany Nick Heidfeld Germany BMW Sauber + 11.276
    6th Finland Heikki Kovalainen United Kingdom McLaren + 32.763
    7th Brazil Rubens Barrichello United Kingdom Brawn GP + 35.461
    8th Germany Nico Rosberg United Kingdom WilliamsF1 + 36.208
    9th Australia Mark Webber Austria Red Bull + 36.959
    10th Germany Timo Glock Japan Toyota + 41.490
    Fastest Lap: Sebastian Vettel 1:47.263 on lap 38
    Belgian Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Weight
    Row one Italy Giancarlo Fisichella India Force India 1:46.308 648.0 kg
    Italy Jarno Trulli Japan Toyota 1:46.395 656.5 kg
    Row two Germany Nick Heidfeld Germany BMW Sauber 1:46.500 655.0 kg
    Brazil Rubens Barrichello United Kingdom Brawn GP 1:46.513 644.5 kg
    Row three Poland Robert Kubica Germany BMW Sauber 1:46.586 649.0 kg
    Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari 1:46.633 655.0 kg
    Row four Germany Timo Glock Japan Toyota 1:46.677 648.5 kg
    Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull 1:46.761 662.5 kg
    Row five Australia Mark Webber Austria Red Bull 1:46.788 658.0 kg
    Germany Nico Rosberg United Kingdom WilliamsF1 1:47.362 670.0 kg

    Cs-wolves(talk) 16:55, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

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    something an Aussie might be interested in....! Auntieruth55 (talk) 18:24, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

    Thankyou very much for your comments and support at the FAC for the Battle of Grand Port. The article has now passed, and your interest and comments during the process were much appreciated.--Jackyd101 (talk) 21:57, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

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    pls review your comments. Thanks for reading~ Auntieruth55 (talk) 16:03, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

    2009 Japanese Grand Prix

    If uou have watched, seen or heard the practice session you would see it. It hasn't been on the news yet as it it so early in the morning. --Troggy3112 06:31, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

    Then cite it to that. I'm assuming you are talking about the BBC coverage, which I don't have access to. Autosport is still saying he is simply resting before qualifying tommorrow, as is the BBC's website. Apterygial 06:36, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

    I have left a list of improvements for the article on its talk page. A bit of rolling up the sleeves and getting to work is required, but it can be done. What images do you have from the race? That would be a definite help. Alex finds herself awake at night (Talk · What keeps her up) 03:10, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

    WPF1 Newsletter (September)

    The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter
    Year II · Issue 9 · September 8, 2009 – October 5, 2009

    Previous month's issue

    New users
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    FA 3 4 5 12
    FL 1 3 1 5
    A 2 2
    GA 3 5 9 5 22
    B 17 28 39 55 11 150
    C 4 22 18 29 1 74
    Start 13 100 146 298 226 783
    Stub 2 23 95 1063 359 1542
    List 3 8 10 2 23
    Assessed 46 193 325 1452 597 2613
    Unassessed 1 94 95
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    Article of the month - 1995 British Grand Prix, currently listed for a Peer Review.

    The 1995 British Grand Prix (formally the XLVIII British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on July 16, 1995 at Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire, England. It was the eighth round of the 1995 Formula One season. The race, contested over 61 laps, was won by Johnny Herbert for the Benetton team after starting from fifth position. Jean Alesi finished second in a Ferrari, with David Coulthard third in a Williams car. Herbert's victory was his first in Formula One, and the Benetton team's fifth of the season.

    The race was dominated, however, by the fight between championship protagonists Michael Schumacher (Benetton) and Damon Hill (Williams). Hill, who started from pole position, retained his lead during the opening stages of the race whilst Schumacher, who started alongside him on the grid, fell behind Alesi in the run to the first corner. Despite being held up behind the slower Ferrari until it pitted, Schumacher used a more favourable one-stop strategy to move ahead of Hill, who made two pit stops for fuel and tyres, on lap 41. Four laps later, Hill attempted to pass Schumacher, but the two collided and were forced to retire from the race. This promoted the battling Herbert and Coulthard into the fight for the lead. Coulthard passed Herbert, but dropped back to third after incurring stop-go penalty for speeding in the pit lane.

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    Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points
    1st United Kingdom Jenson Button Brawn GP 85
    2nd Brazil Rubens Barrichello Brawn GP 71
    3rd Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 69
    4th Australia Mark Webber Red Bull 51.5
    5th Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 45
    6th United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton McLaren 43
    7th Germany Nico Rosberg WilliamsF1 34.5
    8th Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota 30.5
    9th Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 26
    10th Germany Timo Glock Toyota 24
    11th Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 22
    12th Finland Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 22
    13th Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW 15
    14th Poland Robert Kubica BMW 9
    15th Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Force India
    Ferrari
    8
    16th Germany Adrian Sutil Force India 5
    17th Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 3
    18th France Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 2
    19th Japan Kazuki Nakajima WilliamsF1 0
    20th Brazil Nelson Piquet, Jr. Renault 0
    21st Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 0
    22nd Italy Luca Badoer Ferrari 0
    23rd France Romain Grosjean Renault 0
    24th Spain Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 0
    Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Entered Chassis Points
    1st United Kingdom Brawn GP F1 Team BGP 001 156
    2nd Austria Red Bull Racing RB5 120.5
    3rd Italy Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro F60 67
    4th United Kingdom Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-24 65
    5th Japan Panasonic Toyota Racing TF109 54.5
    6th United Kingdom AT&T WilliamsF1 Team FW31 34.5
    7th France ING Renault F1 Team R29 26
    8th Germany BMW Sauber F1 Team F1.09 24
    9th India Force India F1 Team VJM02 13
    10th Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso STR4 5
    See 2009 Formula One season for more information
    Italy Italian Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time
    1st Brazil Rubens Barrichello United Kingdom Brawn GP 1:16:21.706
    2nd United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn GP + 2.866*
    3rd Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari + 30.664
    4th Germany Adrian Sutil India Force India + 31.131
    5th Spain Fernando Alonso France Renault + 59.182
    6th Finland Heikki Kovalainen United Kingdom McLaren + 1:00.693
    7th Germany Nick Heidfeld Germany BMW Sauber + 1:22.412
    8th Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull + 1:25.407
    9th Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Italy Ferrari + 1:26.856
    10th Japan Kazuki Nakajima United Kingdom WilliamsF1 + 2:42.163
    Fastest Lap: Adrian Sutil 1:24.739 on lap 36
    Italian Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Weight
    Row one United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton United Kingdom McLaren 1:24.066 653.5 kg
    Germany Adrian Sutil India Force India 1:24.261 655.0 kg
    Row two Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari 1:24.523 662.0 kg
    Finland Heikki Kovalainen United Kingdom McLaren 1:24.845 683.0 kg
    Row three Brazil Rubens Barrichello United Kingdom Brawn GP 1:25.015 688.5 kg
    United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn GP 1:25.030 687.0 kg
    Row four Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi India Force India 1:25.043 679.5 kg
    Spain Fernando Alonso France Renault 1:25.072 677.5 kg
    Row five Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull 1:25.180 682.0 kg
    Australia Mark Webber Austria Red Bull 1:25.314 683.0 kg
    Singapore Singapore Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time
    1st United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton United Kingdom McLaren 1:56.06.337
    2nd Germany Timo Glock Japan Toyota + 9.634
    3rd Spain Fernando Alonso France Renault + 16.624
    4th Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull + 20.261
    5th United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn GP + 30.015
    6th Brazil Rubens Barrichello United Kingdom Brawn GP + 31.858
    7th Finland Heikki Kovalainen United Kingdom McLaren + 36.157
    8th Poland Robert Kubica Germany BMW Sauber + 55.054
    9th Japan Kazuki Nakajima United Kingdom WilliamsF1 + 56.054
    10th Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari + 58.892
    Fastest Lap: Fernando Alonso 1:48.240 on lap 53
    Singapore Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Weight
    Row one United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton United Kingdom McLaren 1:47.891 660.5 kg
    Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull 1:48.204 651.0 kg
    Row two Germany Nico Rosberg United Kingdom WilliamsF1 1:48.348 657.5 kg
    Australia Mark Webber Austria Red Bull 1:48.722 654.5 kg
    Row three Spain Fernando Alonso France Renault 1:49.054 658.0 kg
    Germany Timo Glock Japan Toyota 1:49.180 660.5 kg
    Row four Poland Robert Kubica Germany BMW Sauber 1:49.514 664.0 kg
    Finland Heikki Kovalainen United Kingdom McLaren 1:49.778 664.5 kg
    Row five Brazil Rubens Barrichello United Kingdom Brawn GP 1:48.828* 655.5 kg
    Japan Kazuki Nakajima United Kingdom WilliamsF1 1:47.013‡ 680.7 kg
    Japan Japanese Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time
    1st Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull 1:28:20.443
    2nd Italy Jarno Trulli Japan Toyota + 4.877
    3rd United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton United Kingdom McLaren + 6.472
    4th Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari + 7.940
    5th Germany Nico Rosberg United Kingdom WilliamsF1 + 8.793
    6th Germany Nick Heidfeld Germany BMW Sauber + 9.509
    7th Brazil Rubens Barrichello United Kingdom Brawn GP + 10.641
    8th United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn GP + 11.474
    9th Poland Robert Kubica Germany BMW Sauber + 11.777
    10th Spain Fernando Alonso France Renault + 13.065
    Fastest Lap: Australia Mark Webber (Red Bull) 1:32.569 on lap 50
    Japanese Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Weight
    Row one Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull 1:32.160 658.5 kg
    Italy Jarno Trulli Japan Toyota 1:32.220 655.5 kg
    Row two United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton United Kingdom McLaren 1:32.395 656.0 kg
    Germany Nick Heidfeld Germany BMW Sauber 1:32.945 660.0 kg
    Row three Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari 1:32.980 661.0 kg
    Brazil Rubens Barrichello United Kingdom Brawn GP 1:32.660* 660.5 kg
    Row four Germany Nico Rosberg United Kingdom WilliamsF1 1:31.482† 684.5 kg
    Germany Adrian Sutil India Force India 1:32.466* 650.0 kg
    Row five Poland Robert Kubica Germany BMW Sauber 1:32.341† 686.0 kg
    United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn GP 1:32.962* 658.5 kg

    --Midgrid(talk) 11:34, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

    Latest G1GP

    I find it weird, why did you change the Template:Latest F1GP to the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix? The Race has not started yet, but the Qualifying does. If you want to change it, please change it during or after the GP. Feel free to reply me back at myUser talk. KembanganGreen User talk. 07:25, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

    Oh, so you means that you change it early and laterly you will get scolded? that's weird (and funny) Hahaha. KembanganGreen User talk.

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    Article of the month - DAMS GD-01, current Peer Review nominee

    The DAMS GD-01 was an unraced Formula One car used by the French motorsport team, Driot-Arnoux Motor Sport (DAMS). The GD-01 was designed and built by a collaboration of DAMS and Reynard engineers from 1994 to 1995, and was intended to establish the team—which had achieved considerable success in lower categories—in Formula One, but a continuing lack of finance meant that the team never entered the championship, despite completing construction of the chassis and conducting some testing.

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    Drivers' World Champion - United Kingdom Jenson Button Constructors' World Champion - United Kingdom Brawn GP
    Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points
    1st United Kingdom Jenson Button Brawn GP 95
    2nd Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 84
    3rd Brazil Rubens Barrichello Brawn GP 77
    4th Australia Mark Webber Red Bull 69.5
    5th United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton McLaren 49
    6th Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 48
    7th Germany Nico Rosberg WilliamsF1 34.5
    8th Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota 32.5
    9th Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 26
    10th Germany Timo Glock Toyota 24
    11th Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 22
    12th Finland Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 22
    13th Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW 19
    14th Poland Robert Kubica BMW 17
    15th Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Force India
    Ferrari
    8
    16th Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 6
    17th Germany Adrian Sutil Force India 5
    18th Japan Kamui Kobayashi Toyota 3
    19th France Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 2
    20th Japan Kazuki Nakajima WilliamsF1 0
    21st Brazil Nelson Piquet, Jr. Renault 0
    22nd Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 0
    23rd France Romain Grosjean Renault 0
    24th Spain Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 0
    25th Italy Luca Badoer Ferrari 0
    Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Entered Chassis Points
    1st United Kingdom Brawn GP F1 Team BGP 001 172
    2nd Austria Red Bull Racing RB5 153.5
    3rd United Kingdom Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-24 71
    4th Italy Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro F60 70
    5th Japan Panasonic Toyota Racing TF109 59.5
    6th Germany BMW Sauber F1 Team F1.09 36
    7th United Kingdom AT&T WilliamsF1 Team FW31 34.5
    8th France ING Renault F1 Team R29 26
    9th India Force India F1 Team VJM02 13
    10th Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso STR4 8
    See 2009 Formula One season for more information
    Brazil Brazilian Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time
    1st Australia Mark Webber Austria Red Bull 1:32:23.081
    2nd Poland Robert Kubica Germany BMW Sauber + 7.626
    3rd United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton United Kingdom McLaren + 18.944
    4th Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull + 19.652
    5th United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn GP + 29.005
    6th Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari + 33.340
    7th Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Italy Toro Rosso + 35.991
    8th Brazil Rubens Barrichello United Kingdom Brawn GP + 45.454
    9th Japan Kamui Kobayashi Japan Toyota + 1:03.324
    10th Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Italy Ferrari + 1:10.665
    Fastest Lap: Mark Webber 1:13.733 on lap 25
    Brazilian Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Weight
    Row one Brazil Rubens Barrichello United Kingdom Brawn GP 1:19.576 650.5 kg
    Australia Mark Webber Austria Red Bull 1:19.668 656.0 kg
    Row two Germany Adrian Sutil India Force India 1:19.912 656.5 kg
    Italy Jarno Trulli Japan Toyota 1:20.097 658.5 kg
    Row three Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari 1:20.168 651.5 kg
    Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Italy Toro Rosso 1:20.250 659.0 kg
    Row four Germany Nico Rosberg United Kingdom WilliamsF1 1:20.326 657.0 kg
    Poland Robert Kubica Germany BMW Sauber 1:20.631 656.0 kg
    Row five Japan Kazuki Nakajima United Kingdom WilliamsF1 1:20.674 664.0 kg
    Spain Fernando Alonso France Renault 1:21.422 652.0 kg
    United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time
    1st Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull 1:34:03.414
    2nd Australia Mark Webber Austria Red Bull + 17.857
    3rd United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn GP + 18.467
    4th Brazil Rubens Barrichello United Kingdom Brawn GP + 22.735
    5th Germany Nick Heidfeld Germany BMW Sauber + 26.253
    6th Japan Kamui Kobayashi Japan Toyota + 28.343
    7th Italy Jarno Trulli Japan Toyota + 34.366
    8th Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Italy Toro Rosso + 41.294
    9th Germany Nico Rosberg United Kingdom WilliamsF1 + 45.941
    10th Poland Robert Kubica Germany BMW Sauber + 48.180
    Fastest Lap: Sebastian Vettel 1:40.279 on lap 54
    Abu Dhabi Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Weight
    Row one United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton United Kingdom McLaren 1:40.948 658.5 kg
    Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull 1:41.615 663.0 kg
    Row two Australia Mark Webber Austria Red Bull 1:41.726 660.0 kg
    Brazil Rubens Barrichello United Kingdom Brawn GP 1:41.786 655.0 kg
    Row three United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Brawn GP 1:41.892 657.0 kg
    Italy Jarno Trulli Japan Toyota 1:41.897 661.0 kg
    Row four Poland Robert Kubica Germany BMW Sauber 1:41.992 654.5 kg
    Germany Nick Heidfeld Germany BMW Sauber 1:42.343 664.0 kg
    Row five Germany Nico Rosberg United Kingdom WilliamsF1 1:42.583 665.0 kg
    Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Italy Toro Rosso 1:42.713 661.5 kg

    Cs-wolves(talk) 16:14, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

    Hey. Would you still consider this article to be GA quality? Seems lke it to me, but thought I' get a second opinion from someone more well versed in writing these sorts of articles. Wizardman 20:30, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

    Alright, thanks. I'm going through all the old GAs for WP:GA Sweeps, so I'll probably reassess it shortly (got 4u1e working on another article;don't want to review all the F1 article at once and overburden the project). Wizardman 00:15, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

    Thankyou. Great work on F1! Also, I think "tourists" is alright as it's used in FA cricket articles. I'll get to work soon. Thanks again. Aaroncrick (talk) Review me!

    "Tourists" is probably passable, after all it literally means "those who tour", but I'm not super keen on its use, and when it's just as easy to specify the team name, you may as well do so. Apterygial 05:01, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
    Thanks for fixing the main article bit. Sorry I didn't understand before. Aaroncrick (talk) Review me! 01:30, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
    Cricket Archive is reliable. Give YellowMonkey (talk · contribs) a buzz if you want it explained further. Better than I can. Aaroncrick (talk) Review me! 03:05, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
    Not intending to be pushy but have you found some things I can tweak ... I don't think I've missed anything? :) Aaroncrick (talk) Review me! 04:39, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
    Oh, thanks very much. Yes agreed. Aaroncrick (talk) Review me! 05:54, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

    Lang

    Well, he's certainly not a bona fide champion as Caracciola was. What about leaving the 1939 title as not having been awarded? That is factually correct.

    And regarding Rosemeyer, I can only plead insanity. I know he was an Auto Union man and I can't explain his inclusion! Readro (talk) 23:53, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

    OK, I'm happy to go along with that. The 1939 season page needs changing over as well I think. Readro (talk) 00:02, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

    Red Bull and Toro Rosso

    Sorry to have got that wrong. It's a pretty easy mistake to make, however, when the links to each name take the reader to the same article! 87.224.74.143 (talk) 11:15, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

    WPF1 Newsletter (November)

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    Year II · Issue 11 · November 9, 2009 – December 7, 2009

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    Article of the month - Fittipaldi Automotive, current Good Article Review

    Fittipaldi Automotive, sometimes called Copersucar after its first major sponsor, was the only Formula One motor racing team and constructor ever to be based in Brazil. It was formed during 1974 by racing driver Wilson Fittipaldi and his younger brother, double world champion Emerson, with money from the Brazilian sugar and alcohol cooperative Copersucar. In 1976 Emerson surprised the motor racing world by leaving the title-winning McLaren team to drive for the unsuccessful family outfit. Future world champion Keke Rosberg took his first podium finish in Formula One with the team.

    The team was based in São Paulo, almost 6,000 miles (10,000 km) away from the centre of the world motor racing industry in the UK, before moving to Reading, UK during 1974. It participated in 119 grands prix between 1975 and 1982, entering a total of 156 cars. It achieved 3 podiums and scored 44 championship points.

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    2010 Teams and Races
    2010 Teams Team Constructor Drivers Car
    United Kingdom Vodafone McLaren Mercedes McLaren United Kingdom Jenson Button McLaren MP4-25
    United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    Germany Mercedes Grand Prix Mercedes Germany Nico Rosberg TBA
    TBA
    Austria Red Bull Racing Red Bull Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB6
    Australia Mark Webber
    Italy Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari Brazil Felipe Massa TBA
    Spain Fernando Alonso
    United Kingdom AT&T Williams F1 Team Williams Brazil Rubens Barrichello Williams FW32
    Germany Nico Hülkenberg
    France Renault F1 Team Renault Poland Robert Kubica Renault R30
    TBA
    India Force India F1 Team Force India Germany Adrian Sutil Force India VJM03
    Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi
    Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso Switzerland Sébastien Buemi TBA
    TBA
    Malaysia Lotus F1 Racing Lotus TBA TBA
    TBA
    Spain Campos Meta 1 Campos TBA TBA
    Brazil Bruno Senna
    United States US F1 Team US F1 TBA TBA
    TBA
    United Kingdom Virgin Racing Virgin Germany Timo Glock TBA
    TBA
    Switzerland BMW Sauber AG Sauber TBA Sauber C29
    TBA
    2010 Grands Prix Grand Prix Circuit Last Winner Date
    Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit United Kingdom Jenson Button 14 March
    Australian Grand Prix Australia Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit United Kingdom Jenson Button 28 March
    Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix Malaysia Sepang International Circuit United Kingdom Jenson Button 4 April
    Chinese Grand Prix China Shanghai International Circuit Germany Sebastian Vettel 18 April
    Gran Premio de España Telefónica Spain Circuit de Catalunya United Kingdom Jenson Button 9 May
    Grand Prix de Monaco Monaco Circuit de Monaco United Kingdom Jenson Button 16 May
    Turkish Grand Prix Turkey Istanbul Park United Kingdom Jenson Button 30 May
    Canadian Grand Prix Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Poland Robert Kubica (2008) 13 June
    Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe Spain Valencia Street Circuit Brazil Rubens Barrichello 27 June
    British Grand Prix United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit Germany Sebastian Vettel 11 July
    Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland Germany Hockenheimring Australia Mark Webber 25 July
    Magyar Nagydij Hungary Hungaroring United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 1 August
    Belgian Grand Prix Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Finland Kimi Räikkönen 29 August
    Gran Premio Santander d'Italia Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza Brazil Rubens Barrichello 12 September
    SingTel Singapore Grand Prix Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 26 September
    Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix Japan Suzuka Circuit Germany Sebastian Vettel 3 October
    Korean Grand Prix South Korea Korean International Circuit Inaugural Race 17 October
    Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit Germany Sebastian Vettel 31 October
    Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace Australia Mark Webber 14 November

    Apologies for the slight lateness! – Cs-wolves(talk) 00:04, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

    MII status template etc.

    I hope you don't mind me using your template in my userspace.--Midgrid(talk) 21:04, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

    Incidentally, please could you remove 2007 Australian Grand Prix from Portal:Formula One/Selected article, as it's no longer a Good Article? I'd do it myself but I don't want to mess up the portal by mistake.--Midgrid(talk) 21:08, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
    Thanks for your peer review! I've addressed (or answered) all the points, but I was wondering if you'd check the alt text I've added to the images, to check that they make sense?--Midgrid(talk) 15:18, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
    Thanks. I suppose I'll nominate it for Featured status, but unfortunately I don't really have enough free time to deal with a FAC until the Easter holidays.--Midgrid(talk) 18:23, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

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    Article of the month - 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix, current Peer Review candidate.

    The 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the XXIII ING Magyar Nagydíj) was a Formula One motor race held on August 3, 2008 at the Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary. It was the eleventh race of the 2008 Formula One season. The race, contested over 70 laps, was won by Heikki Kovalainen for the McLaren team after starting from second position. Timo Glock finished second in a Toyota car, with Kimi Räikkönen third in a Ferrari. It marked Kovalainen's first Formula One victory, which made him the sport's 100th driver to win a World Championship race, and it was also Glock's first podium finish.

    Much of the race, however, was dominated by a duel between Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa, who drove for McLaren and Ferrari respectively. Hamilton started from pole position on the starting grid but was beaten into the first corner by Massa, who passed him around the outside. The two championship protagonists commenced a battle for the lead that was resolved when Hamilton suffered a puncture just over half-way through the race, giving Massa a comfortable lead. The Ferrari's engine, however, failed with three laps of the race remaining, allowing Kovalainen to take the win.

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    2010 Teams and Races
    2010 Teams Team Constructor Drivers Car
    United Kingdom Vodafone McLaren Mercedes McLaren United Kingdom Jenson Button McLaren MP4-25
    United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
    Germany Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team Mercedes Germany Nico Rosberg TBA
    Germany Michael Schumacher
    Austria Red Bull Racing Red Bull Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB6
    Australia Mark Webber
    Italy Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari Brazil Felipe Massa TBA
    Spain Fernando Alonso
    United Kingdom AT&T Williams F1 Team Williams Brazil Rubens Barrichello Williams FW32
    Germany Nico Hülkenberg
    France Renault F1 Team Renault Poland Robert Kubica Renault R30
    TBA
    India Force India F1 Team Force India Germany Adrian Sutil Force India VJM03
    Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi
    Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso Switzerland Sébastien Buemi TBA
    TBA
    Malaysia Lotus F1 Racing Lotus Italy Jarno Trulli TBA
    Finland Heikki Kovalainen
    Spain Campos Meta 1 Campos TBA TBA
    Brazil Bruno Senna
    United States US F1 Team US F1 TBA TBA
    TBA
    United Kingdom Virgin Racing Virgin Germany Timo Glock Virgin VR-01
    Brazil Lucas Di Grassi
    Switzerland BMW Sauber AG Sauber Japan Kamui Kobayashi Sauber C29
    TBA
    2010 Grands Prix Grand Prix Circuit Last Winner Date
    Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit United Kingdom Jenson Button 14 March
    Australian Grand Prix Australia Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit United Kingdom Jenson Button 28 March
    Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix Malaysia Sepang International Circuit United Kingdom Jenson Button 4 April
    Chinese Grand Prix China Shanghai International Circuit Germany Sebastian Vettel 18 April
    Gran Premio de España Telefónica Spain Circuit de Catalunya United Kingdom Jenson Button 9 May
    Grand Prix de Monaco Monaco Circuit de Monaco United Kingdom Jenson Button 16 May
    Turkish Grand Prix Turkey Istanbul Park United Kingdom Jenson Button 30 May
    Canadian Grand Prix Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Poland Robert Kubica (2008) 13 June
    Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe Spain Valencia Street Circuit Brazil Rubens Barrichello 27 June
    British Grand Prix United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit Germany Sebastian Vettel 11 July
    Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland Germany Hockenheimring Australia Mark Webber 25 July
    Magyar Nagydij Hungary Hungaroring United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 1 August
    Belgian Grand Prix Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Finland Kimi Räikkönen 29 August
    Gran Premio Santander d'Italia Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza Brazil Rubens Barrichello 12 September
    SingTel Singapore Grand Prix Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 26 September
    Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix Japan Suzuka Circuit Germany Sebastian Vettel 10 October
    Korean Grand Prix South Korea Korean International Circuit Inaugural Race 24 October
    Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace Australia Mark Webber 7 November
    Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit Germany Sebastian Vettel 14 November

    Cs-wolves(talk) 11:06, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

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