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

10:20, 18 Oct 2018

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.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	179
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	147
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	108
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	97
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	82
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	76
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	52
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	20
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	6
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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

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