Counting down the hours to the start of the 2009 Formula One season
Finally, the time is almost upon us! The 2009 Formula One season starts this week. At last!
I’ve been remiss: I haven’t posted the calendar or team lists yet, so here they are. These are correct at the time of posting, but things change even during the season 
Calendar:
| 1 | Australian GP | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit | Melbourne, Victoria | 29 March |
| 2 | Malaysian GP | Sepang International Circuit | Kuala Lumpur | 5 April |
| 3 | Chinese GP | Shanghai International Circuit | Shanghai | 19 April |
| 4 | Bahrain GP | Bahrain International Circuit | Sakhir, Manama | 26 April |
| 5 | Spanish GP | Circuit de Catalunya | Barcelona | 10 May |
| 6 | Monaco GP | Circuit de Monaco | Monte Carlo | 24 May* |
| 7 | Turkish GP | Istanbul Park | Istanbul | 7 June |
| 8 | British GP | Silverstone Circuit | Silverstone | 21 June |
| 9 | German GP | Nürburgring | Nürburg | 12 July |
| 10 | Hungarian GP | Hungaroring | Budapest | 26 July |
| 11 | European GP | Valencia Street Circuit | Valencia | 23 August |
| 12 | Belgian GP | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Spa | 30 August |
| 13 | Italian GP | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Monza | 13 September |
| 14 | Singapore GP | Marina Bay Street Circuit | Singapore | 27 September |
| 15 | Japanese GP | Suzuka Circuit | Suzuka | 4 October |
| 16 | Brazilian GP | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | São Paulo | 18 October |
| 17 | Abu Dhabi GP | Yas Marina Circuit | Abu Dhabi | 1 November |
* Remember that traditionally there’s no Friday sessions at Monaco – the first practice session is on Thursday May 21st.
Teams and Drivers:
| McLaren Mercedes | 01: Lewis Hamilton (GB) | 02: Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) |
| Ferrari | 03: Felipe Massa (BR) | 04: Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) |
| BMW Sauber | 05: Robert Kubica (POL) | 06: Nick Heidfeld (DE) |
| Renault | 07: Fernando Alonso (ESP) | 08: Nelson Piquet Jr (BR) |
| Toyota | 09: Jarno Trulli (ITA) | 10: Timo Glock (DE) |
| STR (Scuderia Toro Rosso) Ferrari | 11: Sebastien Bourdais (FRA) | 12: Sebastien Buemi (CH) |
| Red Bull Renault | 14: Mark Webber (AUS) | 15: Sebastian Vettel (DE) |
| Williams Toyota | 16: Nico Rosberg (DE) | 17: Kazuki Nakajima (JAP) |
| Force India Mercedes | 18: Adrian Sutil (DE) | 19: Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) |
| Brawn Mercedes* | 20: Jenson Button (GB) | 21: Rubens Barrichello (BR) |
* Ross Brawn (and friends) have taken over the Honda team.
Updates: Drivers table updated to add nationality and car numbers.
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