2009 ABU DHABI GP: VETTEL WINS INAUGURAL RACE

Sebastian Vettel makes it a hat-trick of wins for Red Bull!

The young German cements runner-up spot in the drivers' series with a commanding win, having easily dispatched the challenge from Hamilton as the McLaren driver battle brake issues.

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Yas Marina, United Arab Emirates;
55 laps; 305.470km;
Weather: Dry.

Classified:

Pos  Driver        Team                      Time
1.  Vettel        Red Bull-Renault      (B)  1h34:03.314
2.  Webber        Red Bull-Renault      (B)  +    17.857
3.  Button        Brawn-Mercedes        (B)  +    18.467
4.  Barrichello   Brawn-Mercedes        (B)  +    22.735
5.  Heidfeld      BMW Sauber            (B)  +    26.253
6.  Kobayashi     Toyota                (B)  +    28.343
7.  Trulli        Toyota                (B)  +    34.366
8.  Buemi         Toro Rosso-Ferrari    (B)  +    41.294
9.  Rosberg       Williams-Toyota       (B)  +    45.941
10. Kubica        BMW Sauber            (B)  +    48.180
11. Kovalainen    McLaren-Mercedes      (B)  +    52.798
12. Raikkonen     Ferrari               (B)  +    54.317
13. Nakajima      Williams-Toyota       (B)  +    59.839
14. Alonso        Renault               (B)  +  1:09.687
15. Liuzzi        Force India-Mercedes  (B)  +  1:34.450
16. Grosjean      Renault               (B)  +     1 lap
17. Fisichella    Ferrari               (B)  +     1 lap
18. Sutil         Force India-Mercedes  (B)  +     1 lap

Fastest lap: Vettel, 1:40.279

Not classified/retirements:

Driver        Team                      On lap
Hamilton      McLaren-Mercedes      (B)    21
Alguersuari   Toro Rosso-Ferrari    (B)    19