After a disastrous qualifying session, which sent Button at the tail end of the gird, the Brit bounced back on Sunday with a champion’s drive. While Button consistently overtook his opponents, his team mate, Rubens Barrichello was leading the race ahead of his championship contenders. But as usual, fate betrayed Barrichello once again at Interlegos as the Brazilian lost out valuable positions in the pits. This gave Button the much needed advantage as he raced to the fifth place on the gird and took the points lead over his contenders. While Webber won the race, Kubica and Hamilton settled for 2nd and 3rd respectively. As these three celebrated their wins on the podium, the Brawn pit had a much bigger celebration as they clinched the Driver’s as well as Constructor’s championship.
The points tally stands as below:
Pos Driver Nationality Team Points
- Jenson Button British Brawn-Mercedes 89
- Sebastian Vettel German RBR-Renault 74
- Rubens Barrichello Brazilian Brawn-Mercedes 72
- Mark Webber Australian RBR-Renault 61.5
- Lewis Hamilton British McLaren-Mercedes 49
- Kimi Räikkönen Finnish Ferrari 48
- Nico Rosberg German Williams-Toyota 34.5
- Jarno Trulli Italian Toyota 30.5
- Fernando Alonso Spanish Renault 26
- Timo Glock German Toyota 24
- Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 22
- Heikki Kovalainen Finnish McLaren-Mercedes 22
- Robert Kubica Polish BMW Sauber 17
- Nick Heidfeld German BMW Sauber 15
- Giancarlo Fisichella Italian Ferrari 8
- Adrian Sutil German Force India-Mercedes 5
- Sebastien Buemi Swiss STR-Ferrari 5
- Sebastien Bourdais French STR-Ferrari 2
- Kazuki Nakajima Japanese Williams-Toyota 0
- Kamui Kobayashi Japanese Toyota 0
- Nelsinho Piquet Brazilian Renault 0
- Vitantonio Liuzzi Italian Force India-Mercedes 0
- Romain Grosjean French Renault 0
- Jaime Alguersuari Spanish STR-Ferrari 0
- Luca Badoer Italian Ferrari 0
Pos Driver Nationality Team Points
- Jenson Button British Brawn-Mercedes 89
- Sebastian Vettel German RBR-Renault 74
- R Barrichello Brazilian Brawn-Mercedes 72
- Mark Webber Australian RBR-Renault 61.5
- Lewis Hamilton British McLaren-Merc 49
- Kimi Räikkönen Finnish Ferrari 48
- Nico Rosberg German Williams-Toyota 34.5
- Jarno Trulli Italian Toyota 30.5
- Fernando Alonso Spanish Renault 26
- Timo Glock German Toyota 24
- Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 22
- H Kovalainen Finnish McLaren-Merc 22
- Robert Kubica Polish BMW Sauber 17
- Nick Heidfeld German BMW Sauber 15
- G Fisichella Italian Ferrari 8
- Adrian Sutil German Force India 5
- S Buemi Swiss STR-Ferrari 5
- S Bourdais French STR-Ferrari 2
- Kazuki Nakajima Japanese Williams-Toyota 0
- Kamui Kobayashi Japanese Toyota 0
- Nelsinho Piquet Brazilian Renault 0
- Vitantonio Liuzzi Italian Force India 0
- Romain Grosjean French Renault 0
- J Alguersuari Spanish STR-Ferrari 0
- Luca Badoer Italian Ferrari 0