| 1 | HAM | Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton | GB |  | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-24 | Mercedes FO108W | Bridgestone |
| 2 | KOV | Heikki Johannes Kovalainen | FIN |  |
| 3 | MAS | Felipe Massa | BR |  | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F60 | Ferrari 056 | Bridgestone |
| 3 | BAD | Luca Badoer | I |  |
| 3 | FIS | Giancarlo Fisichella | I | |
| 4 | RAI | Kimi-Matias Räikkönen | FIN | |
| 5 | KUB | Robert Jósef Kubica | PL |  | BMW Sauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber F1.09 | BMW P86/9 | Bridgestone |
| 6 | HEI | Nick Lars Heidfeld | D |  |
| 7 | ALO | Fernando Alonso Díaz | E |  | ING Renault F1 Team | Renault R29 | Renault RS27 | Bridgestone |
| 8 | PIQ | Nelson Ângelo Piquet | BR | |
| 8 | GRO | Romain Grosjean | F |  |
| 9 | TRU | Jarno Trulli | I | | Panasonic Toyota Racing | Toyota TF109 | Toyota RVX-09 | Bridgestone |
| 10 | GLO | Timo Glock | D | |
| 10 | KOB | Kamui Kobayashi | J |  |
| 11 | BOU | Sébastien Bourdais | F | | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR4 | Ferrari 056 | Bridgestone |
| 11 | ALG | Jaime Alguersuari Escudero | E | |
| 12 | BUE | Sébastien Buemi | CH |  |
| 14 | WEB | Mark Alan Webber | AUS |  | Red Bull Racing | Red Bull RB5 | Renault RS27 | Bridgestone |
| 15 | VET | Sebastian Vettel | D | | Red Bull RB5 'Kate's Dirty Sister' |
| 16 | ROS | Nico Erik Rosberg | D | | AT&T Williams | Williams FW31 | Toyota RVX-09 | Bridgestone |
| 17 | NAK | Kazuki Nakajima | J | |
| 20 | SUT | Adrian Sutil | D | | Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM02 | Mercedes FO108W | Bridgestone |
| 21 | FIS | Giancarlo Fisichella | I | |
| 21 | LIU | Vitantonio Liuzzi | I | |
| 22 | BUT | Jenson Alexander Lyons Button | GB | | Brawn GP Formula One Team | Brawn BGP 001 | Mercedes FO108W | Bridgestone |
| 23 | BAR | Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello | BR | |
| legend |
All engine specs in 2009 are 2.4 V8 @90°
All cars may use KERS - Kinetic Energy Recovery System - in 2009. |
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