Sebastian Vettel gave Red Bull their first Formula One win with a pole to chequered flag victory ahead of team mate Mark Webber in the rain-soaked Chinese Grand Prix.
The 21-year-old claimed the second victory of his career with Australian Webber taking the best result of his career in a Red Bull one-two on a track that resembled a skidpan for much of the race.
Jenson Button, who won the first two races of the season, finished third to extend his championship lead to six points over Brawn GP team mate Rubens Barrichello, who was fourth.
Sunday, 19 April 2009
Shanghai results:
1 - Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault, 1:57:43.485
2 - Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault, 1:57:54.455
3 - Jenson Button, Brawn-Mercedes, 1:58:28.460
4 - Rubens Barrichello, Brawn-Mercedes, 1:58:47.189
5 - Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren-Mercedes, 1:58:48.587
6 - Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes, 1:58:55.351
7 - Timo Glock, Toyota, 1:58:57.961
8 - Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso-Ferrari , 1:58:59.924
9 - Fernando Alonso, Renault, 1:59:07.794
10 - Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:59:15.235
11 - Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso-Ferrari , 1:59:17.641
12 - Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 1:59:19.319
13 - Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 1:59:30.338
14 - Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India-Mercedes, lapped
15 - Nico Rosberg, Williams-Toyota, lapped
16 - Nelson Piquet, Renault, lapped
17 - Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes, lapped
RET - Kazuki Nakajima, Williams-Toyota, retired, 43 laps
RET - Felipe Massa, Ferrari, retired, 20 laps
RET - Jarno Trulli, Toyota, retired, 18 laps
Drivers and Teams, Season 2009
