Rubens Barrichello won the European Grand Prix 2009 at Valencia Street Circuit on 23 August 2009, starting from P3 on the grid. Lewis Hamilton finished second for McLaren, with Kimi Räikkönen completing the podium for Ferrari. Timo Glock set the fastest lap with a time of 1:38.683.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Brawn | 57 | 1:35:51.289 | 10 | |
| 2 | 1 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren | 57 | +2.358 | 8 | |
| 3 | 6 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 57 | +15.994 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | McLaren | 57 | +20.032 | 5 | |
| 5 | 7 | Nico RosbergROS | Williams | 57 | +20.870 | 4 | |
| 6 | 8 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Renault | 57 | +27.744 | 3 | |
| 7 | 5 | Jenson ButtonBUT | Brawn | 57 | +34.913 | 2 | |
| 8 | 10 | Robert KubicaKUB | BMW Sauber | 57 | +36.667 | 1 | |
| 9 | 9 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull | 57 | +44.910 | 0 | |
| 10 | 12 | Adrian SutilSUT | Force India | 57 | +47.935 | 0 | |
| 11 | 11 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | BMW Sauber | 57 | +48.822 | 0 | |
| 12 | 16 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Force India | 57 | +1:03.614 | 0 | |
| 13 | 18 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Toyota | 57 | +1:04.527 | 0 | |
| 14 | 13 | Timo GlockGLO | Toyota | 57 | +1:26.519 | 0 | ⚡ 1:38.683 |
| 15 | 14 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Renault | 57 | +1:31.774 | 0 | |
| 16 | 19 | Jaime AlguersuariALG | Toro Rosso | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 20 | Luca BadoerBAD | Ferrari | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 17 | Kazuki NakajimaNAK | Williams | 54 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Sébastien BuemiBUE | Toro Rosso | 41 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Sebastian VettelVET | Red Bull | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:38.649 | 1:38.182 | 1:39.489 |
| 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:38.816 | 1:38.230 | 1:39.532 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1:39.019 | 1:38.076 | 1:39.563 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:39.295 | 1:38.273 | 1:39.789 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:38.531 | 1:38.601 | 1:39.821 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:38.843 | 1:38.782 | 1:40.144 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:39.039 | 1:38.346 | 1:40.185 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:39.155 | 1:38.717 | 1:40.236 |
| 9 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:38.983 | 1:38.625 | 1:40.239 |
| 10 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:38.806 | 1:38.747 | 1:40.512 |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:39.032 | 1:38.826 | - |
| 12 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:39.145 | 1:38.846 | - |
| 13 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:39.459 | 1:38.991 | - |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:39.322 | 1:39.040 | - |
| 15 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:38.912 | 1:39.514 | - |
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:39.531 | - | - |
| 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:39.795 | - | - |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:39.807 | - | - |
| 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:39.925 | - | - |
| 20 | Luca Badoer | Ferrari | 1:41.413 | - | - |