Official but still incomplete 2009 F1 entry list
Posted on January 13, 2009 by F1Wolf
FIA published the official 2009 Formula One World Championship entry list. So the numbers on the are now official. There are however still some unknowns – names of 3 drivers and name of one team. There are also few strange things with Ferrari – Kimi Raikkonen received number 3 although he finished behind his team mate Felipe Massa in 2008. Also worth noting is fact that despite the tobacco ad ban Marlboro still is part of the name of Ferrari F1 team. Numbers 18 and 19 are reserved for the team that may rise from Honda’s ashes.
2009 Official Formula One World Championship Entry List
| No. | Driver | Country | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | VODAFONE McLAREN MERCEDES |
| 2. | Heikki Kovalainen | FIN | VODAFONE McLAREN MERCEDES |
| 3. | Felipe Massa | BRA | SCUDERIA FERRARI MARLBORO |
| 4. | Kimi Raikkonen | FIN | SCUDERIA FERRARI MARLBORO |
| 5. | Robert Kubica | POL | BMW SAUBER F1 TEAM |
| 6. | Nick Heidfeld | GER | BMW SAUBER F1 TEAM |
| 7. | Fernando Alonso | SPA | ING RENAULT F1 TEAM |
| 8. | Nelson Piquet | BRA | ING RENAULT F1 TEAM |
| 9. | Jarno Trulli | ITA | PANASONIC TOYOTA RACING |
| 10. | Timo Glock | GER | PANASONIC TOYOTA RACING |
| 11. | Sebastien Bourdais | FRA | SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO |
| 12. | Sebastien Buemi | CH | SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO |
| 14. | Mark Webber | AUS | RED BULL RACING |
| 15. | Sebastian Vettel | GER | RED BULL RACING |
| 16. | Nico Rosberg | GER | AT&T WILLIAMS |
| 17. | Kazuki Nakajima | JPN | AT&T WILLIAMS |
| 20. | Adrian Sutil | GER | FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM |
| 21. | Giancarlo Fisichella | ITA | FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM |
| 22. | Jenson Button | GBR | BRAWN GP FORMULA ONE TEAM |
| 23. | Rubens Barrichello | ITA | BRAWN GP FORMULA ONE TEAM |
The entry list updated on March 6, 2009
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Robin
- 14th Jan, 09 01:01am
Did anyone ever drive no 13? and if so did they get injured?
Kotenok
- 14th Jan, 09 06:01am
Chassis number 13 inscribed in F1 dated since 1950 were driven by Moises Solana in 1963 and Divina Galica in 1976, one of the few woman which took part in the F1 races history. Nothing tragically or impressive happened to these drivers, the first took part in a single race and finished that year in 11th position in the drivers table, and the second even manage to qualify into the grid of her first and last race.
I’m not that big guru of F1, I just got informed: http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cronicas-formula1.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fsupersticiones-el-piloto-n-13-en-frmula.html&sl=es&tl=en&hl=es&ie=UTF-8
Some seasons the jumps between driver’s numbers were bigger, like in ’89 when there weren’t number 13 (usual) and 14 (?). Or in 1980, when Williams F1 were gifted with the very last numbers 43, 50 and 51 (???), actually that season 3 drivers shared the same number in different parts of the year, the 43(!!!).
What I do not like much is that in a main driver relay by a test-diver or a driver replacement, the coming driver use the same number, which isn’t faithful to his quality ranking. For example look back 2006, Pedro De la Rosa was driver 4 after Montoya left the team.
The thing is… Driver lists never have been too much accurate, and the means of placing them in a ranking based on the previous season aren’t just real if considering guys which have been champions and years after the last monkey in the grid (an example could be Jacques Villeneuve).
This number list just helps to create a control system based on their numbers for stewards, timekeepers, marshals, and of course broadcast TV. This is much easier than following the names written on the bodywork.
I think keeping the number 13 away from the list is a stupid joke, but if the FIA and the contesting teams want it so… Then who will change that superstition myth?
F1Wolf
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- 14th Jan, 09 06:01am
AtlasF1 says this:
“The number 13 hasn’t been used in a Grand Prix since the numbering system for cars was first formalised in the mid 70’s. Most of Formula One teams are based in Britain, and racers are a superstitious bunch. So 13 has been skipped. Occasionally #14 has been skipped as well so teams can have the odd-even combination. Mostly though it’s superstition, and over a period of at least 30 years that superstitious belief has become habit.”
However there were cases of number 13 in F1:
1963 – Mexican GP – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_Mexican_Grand_Prix
1976 – British GP – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_British_Grand_Prix
Kotenok
- 14th Jan, 09 06:01am
Very interesting! Long ago I used to visit the AtlasF1 site, but last times I forgot that it exists!! I’ll keep an eye, they write interesting features
Kotenok
- 14th Jan, 09 06:01am
Huumm… Raikkonen above Massa? That is just a mistake or answers the wish of Ferrari for keeping Kimi as the 1st driver of the team. Back to the rules, there has to be first and second driver, no matter if the teams decide equality between both drivers. So the chassis number and the T-cam colour differs first and second drivers (bright band with yellow or orange). Obviously their helmets help much more to recognize a driver in a car.
epi
- 14th Jan, 09 06:01pm
Kubica is now the number one BMW driver this year, has this been expected to happen?
F1Wolf
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- 14th Jan, 09 06:01pm
I think BMW Sauber same as most other teams chose to give lower car number to driver who finished higher in 2008 F1 Drivers’ Championship. I do not think the lower number automatically means number one status.
Ferrari gave lower number to Raikkonen although he finished behind Massa in last year championship, perhaps because Raikkonen has already won one title. Or maybe the reason is that Kimi gets paid much more than Massa
Red Bull are another case – Vettel finished ahead of Webber last year, but perhaps because Vettel is new in Red Bull Racing the lower number went to Webber. It also does not mean Webber will be Red Bull’s number 1 and Vettel number 2 next year