Hungary 2009: The Grid
Here is the grid for tomorrow’s Hungarian Grand Prix, which will be updated should any penalties be handed out between now and the race start. At the front we have Fernando Alonso on pole, his first since 2007, but the Spaniard is already ruling out race victory. Right behind are the two Red Bulls who are surely the favourites, and then in P4 we have a KERS-equipped Lewis Hamilton who should be able to make up some places at the start. Felipe Massa is unlikely to make the start of the race following his accident in qualifying.
This grid goes out to Gavin, Pat, Lukeh, Duncan and Jackie, who each offered help when I said on Facebook I was trying to teach myself how to spell correctly and type quickly ‘Jaime Alguersuari’. Each had their own idea, and Lukeh suggested the Spaniard looks more like a Tim, which is obviously easier to say and write. So that is Jaime’s new nickname, as indicated on the grid.
Hungary 2009: The Grid
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Fernando Alonso Renault 1m21.569s |
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| Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing 1m21.607s |
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Mark Webber Red Bull Racing 1m21.741s |
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| Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1m21.839s |
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Nico Rosberg Williams 1m21.890s |
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| Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1m22.095s |
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Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m22.468s |
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| Jenson Button Brawn 1m22.511s |
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Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1m22.835s |
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| Sebastien Buemi Scuderia Tro Rosso 1m21.002s |
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Jarno Trulli Toyota 1m21.082s |
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| Rubens Barrichello Brawn 1m21.222s |
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Timo Glock Toyota 1m21.242s |
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| Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 1m21.389s |
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Nick Heidfeld BMW 1m21.738s |
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| Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1m21.807s |
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Adrian Sutil Force India 1m21.868s |
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| Robert Kubica BMW 1m21.901s |
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Jaime ‘Tim’ Alguersuari Scuderia Toro Rosso 1m22.359s |
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Felipe Massa had qualified in tenth after getting through to Q3. However, Massa will not start the race tomorrow following his accident at the end of Q2 and therefore Ferrari will only be fielding one driver. All drivers have been moved up a slot.
- The qualifying results can be viewed here: Hungary 2009: Qualifying Result.
- The live notes can be viewed here: Hungary 2009: Live Qualifying Notes
- The qualifying report can be viewed here: Hungary 2009: Fernando Alonso Takes A Well Timed Pole Position
- The car weights and fuel levels can be viewed here: Hungary 2009: Post-Qualifying Car Weights.
Gavin Brown (RubberGoat)
July 25th, 2009 - 5:20pm
Cheers for the shoutout! – and thanks for the grid info – your site is often the easiest place to find this stuff when I need it for my blog posts
Oliver White
July 25th, 2009 - 5:23pm
No problem Gavin, pleased the site helps you.
Alex Andronov
July 26th, 2009 - 10:36am
An oddity of your formatting… But from my understanding Massa’s spot on the grid will be empty rather than closed up…
I may be wrong about this though.
Oliver White
July 26th, 2009 - 11:11am
I thought that as the car had been withdrawn, the grid closes up accordingly. But then, I could be wrong as well. I guess we’ll find out soon enough.
Oliver White
July 26th, 2009 - 11:39am
Had the car not been withdrawn, and he had stalled on the formation lap or been stuck in his garage between warm-up and start, then the spot remains empty.