Jenson Button won the Australian Grand Prix 2009 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on 29 March 2009, starting from pole position. Rubens Barrichello finished second for Brawn, with Jarno Trulli completing the podium for Toyota. Nico Rosberg set the fastest lap with a time of 1:27.706.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jenson ButtonBUT | Brawn | 58 | 1:34:15.784 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Brawn | 58 | +0.807 | 8 | |
| 3 | 20 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Toyota | 58 | +1.604 | 6 | |
| 4 | 19 | Timo GlockGLO | Toyota | 58 | +4.435 | 5 | |
| 5 | 10 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Renault | 58 | +4.879 | 4 | |
| 6 | 5 | Nico RosbergROS | Williams | 58 | +5.722 | 3 | ⚡ 1:27.706 |
| 7 | 13 | Sébastien BuemiBUE | Toro Rosso | 58 | +6.004 | 2 | |
| 8 | 17 | Sébastien BourdaisBOU | Toro Rosso | 58 | +6.298 | 1 | |
| 9 | 16 | Adrian SutilSUT | Force India | 58 | +6.335 | 0 | |
| 10 | 9 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | BMW Sauber | 58 | +7.085 | 0 | |
| 11 | 15 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Force India | 58 | +7.374 | 0 | |
| 12 | 8 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 3 | Sebastian VettelVET | Red Bull | 56 | Collision | 0 | |
| 14 | 4 | Robert KubicaKUB | BMW Sauber | 55 | Collision | 0 | |
| 15 | 7 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 55 | Differential | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 45 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Nelson Piquet Jr.PIQ | Renault | 24 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Kazuki NakajimaNAK | Williams | 17 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | McLaren | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| D | 18 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren | 58 | Disqualified | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:25.211 | 1:24.855 | 1:26.202 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1:25.006 | 1:24.783 | 1:26.505 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:25.938 | 1:25.121 | 1:26.830 |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:25.922 | 1:25.152 | 1:26.914 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:25.846 | 1:25.123 | 1:26.973 |
| 6 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:25.499 | 1:25.281 | 1:26.975 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:25.844 | 1:25.319 | 1:27.033 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:26.194 | 1:25.265 | 1:27.127 |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:25.899 | 1:25.380 | 1:27.163 |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:25.427 | 1:25.241 | 1:27.246 |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:25.827 | 1:25.504 | - |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:26.026 | 1:25.605 | - |
| 13 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:26.074 | 1:25.607 | - |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:26.184 | 1:25.726 | - |
| 15 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.454 | - | - |
| 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:26.503 | - | - |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:26.598 | - | - |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:26.677 | - | - |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:26.742 | - | - |
| 20 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:26.964 | - | - |