2009 British GP – Qualifying and post qualifying weights – Heavy on fuel Vettel on pole with

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Sebastian Vettel will start the 2009 British Grand Prix from the pole postion. Rubens Barrichello will line up next to him on the front row. Mark Webber and Jarno Trulli make up the second row. Kazuki Nakajima will start from his career best P5 while the championship leader Jenson Button could only manage P6 today.

Besides being fastest Vettel is also the heaviest driver among the top 10, he does look like the man to beat this weekend…

It was not the best day for the 2008 British GP winner Lewis Hamilton who only managed P19 today….

2009 British GP Qualifying result:

1. S. Vettel – Red Bull – 1:19.509
2. R. Barrichello – Brawn GP – 1:19.856
3. M. Webber – Red Bull – 1:19.868
4. J. Trulli – Toyota – 1:20.091
5. K. Nakajima – Williams – 1:20.216
6. J. Button – Brawn GP – 1:20.289
7. N. Rosberg – Williams – 1:20.361
8. T. Glock – Toyota – 1:20.490
9. K. Räikkönen – Ferrari – 1:19.010
10. F. Alonso – Renault – 1:20.741

Q2:

11. F. Massa – Ferrari – 1:18.927
12. R. Kubica – BMW Sauber – 1:19.308
13. H. Kovalainen – McLaren – 1:19.353
14. N. Piquet – Renault – 1:19.392
15. N. Heidfeld – BMW Sauber – 1:19.448

Q1:

16. G. Fisichella – Force India – 1:19.802
17. S. Bourdais – Toro Rosso – 1:19.898
18. A. Sutil – Force India – 1:19.909
19. L. Hamilton – McLaren – 1:19.917
20. S. Buemi – Toro Rosso – 1:20.236

Post qualifying weights

Sebastian Vettel is the heaviest driver among top 10. He will likely stop on about lap 23, perhaps 4 laps later than Rubens Barrichello. Pole position and 4 laps extra fuel – sounds like a recipe for the win.

Mark Webber should be stopping a lap later than Barrichello who his ahead of him on the grid. First one to stop will be Kazuki Nakajima. The heaviest car on the grid is Sutil’s Force India …

1. Sebastian Vettel – 666.5
2. Rubens Barrichello – 657.5
3. Mark Webber – 659.5
4. Jarno Trulli – 658.0
5. Kazuki Nakajima – 652.5
6. Jenson Button – 657.5
7. Nico Rosberg – 661.5
8. Timo Glock – 660.0
9. Kimi Raikkonen – 654.0
10. Fernando Alonso – 654.0
11. Felipe Massa – 675.0 *
12. Robert Kubica – 689.5 *
13. Heikki Kovalainen – 695.5 *
14. Nelson Piquet – 682.5 *
15. Nick Heidfeld – 665.5 *
16. Giancarlo Fisichella – 668.0 *
17. Sebastien Bourdais – 687.5 *
18. Adrian Sutil – 692.0 *
19. Lewis Hamilton – 666.0 *
20. Sebastien Buemi – 672.5 *

* declared weights