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Most of the early part of the season was dominated by Brawn GP's Jenson Button. He won the first race followed by his experienced team-mate, Brazilian Rubens Barrichello, giving the team a 1-2 on its debut. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel was on for second until he collided with BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica a few laps before the end. The accident promoted Toyota's Jarno Trulli to third position. McLaren-Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton would have taken that position, but for his disqualification, meaning Trulli's team-mate Timo Glock was fourth, getting Toyota up to second in the Constructors' Championship. Renault's Fernando Alonso ended up fifth ahead of Williams' Nico Rosberg, who, despite finishing sixth, held the fastest lap.

Next up was Malaysia. The race was abandoned due to heavy rain while the drivers, including race winner Button, had completed less than 75%. Joining Button on the podium were BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld and Toyota's Timo Glock. Trulli was classified fourth, ahead of Barrichello. Red Bull's Mark Webber finished sixth, with reigning world champion Hamilton seventh. Rosberg scored the last half point.

The Chinese Grand Prix belonged to Red Bull thanks to Sebastian Vettel, who claimed the team's first ever pole position. He was followed on the grid by Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber, while Barrichello out-qualified his team-mate for the first time this season. Vettel and Webber claimed Red Bull's first ever win and their first 1-2. Brawn finished third and fourth, with Championship leader Button third. Heikki Kovalainen finished fifth ahead of team-mate Hamilton. Glock finished seventh, ahead of Buemi.

Bahrain saw Toyota clinch a front row with Trulli taking pole position. However, the Toyotas lost time in the pit-lane, allowing Button a third victory. Vettel was classified second ahead of Trulli. Hamilton missed out on the podium in fourth, in front of Barrichello and Raikkonen, who scored Ferrari's first points.

At Spain, Button took another victory for Brawn GP, 13 seconds in front of Barrichello. Webber finshed third, finishing ahead of Vettel for the third time in the season. Alonso was fifth, ahead of Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, Nick Heidfeld and Nico Rosberg.

The Monaco Grand Prix saw Barrichello overtake Räikkönen from third on the grid. The Brawn driver was classified second, joining race-winner Button on the podium alongside Räikkönen (third), while Massa managed fourth; these 11 points moved Ferrari up to fourth place in the Constructors' Championship. Webber was fifth, ahead of Rosberg, Alonso and Sébastien Bourdais. Vettel crashed out.

Button won again at Turkey, making it 6 out of 7 for Button and for Brawn. Barrichello retired. Webber finished ahead of Vettel for the third time running. Trulli scored the points for fourth, ahead of Rosberg and Massa. BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica scored his first points of the season in seventh, while Glock scored the final point.

The British Grand Prix was dominated by Red Bull with Vettel securing his second victory of 2009 and third of his career. Webber came in second to make it a 1-2 for Red Bull and Barrichello took the last podium position. Massa came in fourth with Nico Rosberg fifth. The last stint of the race saw Button attempt to overtake Rosberg, but the Briton had to settle for sixth. Trulli and Räikkönen secured the last two points scoring positions. Button missed out on the podium for the first time this season. Alonso finished out of the points for the third time running.

The German Grand Prix was once again dominated by Red Bull, with Webber taking pole position for the first time in his F1 career, and going on to win the German Grand Prix, despite being given a drive through penalty for causing an collision involving Barrichello at the start of the race. Vettel came in second, making it another 1-2 for Red Bull. Massa finished third, reaching the podium for the first time this season. Rosberg came fourth, followed by the Brawns of Button and Barrichello. Alonso and Kovalainen secured the last two points positions.

Prior to the Hungarian GP, Spaniard Jaime Alguersuari replaced sacked French Toro Rosso driver Sebastien Bourdais, who had retired from his final Grand Prix.

The Hungarian Grand Prix was overshadowed by an accident in qualifying which hospitalised Ferrari's Felipe Massa. Alonso took pole but was forced to retire after a wheel was not attached properly at his first pit stop. Renault were fined 50,000 USD over the incident. Lewis Hamilton came through to win the race ahead of Kimi Raikkonen. Webber gained in the Drivers Championship in third, with Rosberg, Kovalainen, Glock, Button and Trulli rounding off the points positions. A costly retirement for Vettel dropped him to third in the Championship.

For the European Grand Prix, Massa was replaced by Ferrari test driver Luca Badoer after the Brazilian suffered a crash during Q2 of the Hungarian GP qualifying. Meanwhile Renault sacked Brazilian Nelsinho Piquet and replaced him with France's top GP2 driver, Romain Grosjean.

BMW announced their withdrawal of Formula 1 which will take place at the end of the season. The German team scored 36 points during 2006, a total of 101 points in 2007, and a mass of 135 points in 2008. They have had 1 win and 1 1-2, but they only have 8 points this year prior to the European GP.

The European Grand Prix was won by Rubens Barrichello, who qualified 3rd. He took his first F1 win since China 2004. Pole sitter Lewis Hamilton finished second, thanks to a loss of time during his second pit stop, with his teammate 4th, behind Kimi Raikkonen, who claimed his second consecutive podium, the third of 2009. Nico Rosberg finished 5th, ahead of home driver Alonso, Jenson Button and Robert Kubica, who scored he and BMW's first points since Turkey. Red Bull failed to score points for the first time since Melbourne, whilst former World Champions Hamilton and Raikkonen both scored successive podiums.

The Belgian Grand Prix saw Kimi Raikkonen take his first victory since the 2008 Spanish Grand Prix. It was also his fourth win at the circuit, and his first of the season. Fisichella had been a backmarker all season but, after taking pole position, claimed Force India's first-ever points and podium finish. Vettel took his first podium since Germany ahead of Kubica and Heidfeld, while Kovalainen took sixth. Barrichello stalled on the grid, as well as suffering an oil leak with two laps to go, but he still finished 7th, ahead of Rosberg. Webber finished 9th for the second time running. Hamilton was forced into a first-lap accident with Alguersuari. They were trying to avoid Button, who spun after Grosjean hit him from behind. This meant that this was the first race this season that Button had retired from a Grand Prix and the first race this year where he did not score any points.