Sebastian Vettel won the Chinese Grand Prix 2009 at Shanghai International Circuit on 19 April 2009, starting from pole position. Mark Webber finished second for Red Bull, with Jenson Button completing the podium for Brawn. Rubens Barrichello set the fastest lap with a time of 1:52.592.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian VettelVET | Red Bull | 56 | 1:57:43.485 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull | 56 | +10.970 | 8 | |
| 3 | 5 | Jenson ButtonBUT | Brawn | 56 | +44.975 | 6 | |
| 4 | 4 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Brawn | 56 | +1:03.704 | 5 | ⚡ 1:52.592 |
| 5 | 12 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | McLaren | 56 | +1:05.102 | 4 | |
| 6 | 9 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren | 56 | +1:11.866 | 3 | |
| 7 | 19 | Timo GlockGLO | Toyota | 56 | +1:14.476 | 2 | |
| 8 | 10 | Sébastien BuemiBUE | Toro Rosso | 56 | +1:16.439 | 1 | |
| 9 | 2 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Renault | 56 | +1:24.309 | 0 | |
| 10 | 8 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 56 | +1:31.750 | 0 | |
| 11 | 15 | Sébastien BourdaisBOU | Toro Rosso | 56 | +1:34.156 | 0 | |
| 12 | 11 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | BMW Sauber | 56 | +1:35.834 | 0 | |
| 13 | 17 | Robert KubicaKUB | BMW Sauber | 56 | +1:46.853 | 0 | |
| 14 | 20 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Force India | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 7 | Nico RosbergROS | Williams | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 16 | Nelson Piquet Jr.PIQ | Renault | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 18 | Adrian SutilSUT | Force India | 50 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Kazuki NakajimaNAK | Williams | 43 | Retired | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 20 | Electronics | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Toyota | 18 | Collision | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:36.565 | 1:35.130 | 1:36.184 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:36.443 | 1:35.803 | 1:36.381 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:35.751 | 1:35.173 | 1:36.466 |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1:35.701 | 1:35.503 | 1:36.493 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:35.533 | 1:35.556 | 1:36.532 |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:36.308 | 1:35.645 | 1:36.835 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:35.941 | 1:35.809 | 1:37.397 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:36.137 | 1:35.856 | 1:38.089 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:35.776 | 1:35.740 | 1:38.595 |
| 10 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:36.284 | 1:35.965 | 1:39.321 |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:36.525 | 1:35.975 | - |
| 12 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:36.646 | 1:36.032 | - |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.178 | 1:36.033 | - |
| 14 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:36.364 | 1:36.066 | - |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:36.673 | 1:36.193 | - |
| 16 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:36.906 | - | - |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:36.908 | - | - |
| 18 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:36.966 | - | - |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:37.669 | - | - |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:37.672 | - | - |