On this day in 2009: Jenson Button wins the World Championship with Brawn GP

10:20, 18 Oct 2018

byMatt

Perhaps one of the best stories in F1 came to a conclusion on this day in 2009. Jenson Button finished 5th in the Brazilian Grand Prix which gave him enough points to be crowned Champion.

At the start of the season, Button and team-mate Rubens Barrichello looked out of a seat with the troubles at Honda. In a last minute move, Ross Brawn stepped in and they produced this wonder of a car.

Interestingly, Button drove with the exact same chassis in every session that season.

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#OnThisDay in 2009 @JensonButton finished 5th in Brazil for Brawn GP - the team that became @MercedesAMGF1 - & thus became #F1 world champion. Very unusually, he'd used only 1 chassis over the entire season, driving it in every practice session, qualifying session & race.