Bridgestone 2009 Abu Dhabi GP Tyre Strategies

In 2009, the tyre regulations stipulate that the two dry tyre specifications must be visibly distinguishable from each other. At the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the soft compound Bridgestone Potenza tyres were marked with green bands on the sidewalls. The wet weather tyre was also marked with a green line in a groove. 

Tyre Choice by Stint*:

Medium or Soft dry, Intermediate or Wet

Scuderia Ferrari           
Giancarlo Fisichella  16th   Soft     Medium  Medium
Kimi Raikkonen        12th   Medium   Soft

Vodafone McLaren           
Lewis Hamilton        DNF    Medium   Medium
Heikki Kovalainen     11th   Medium   Soft

BMW Sauber F1 Team             
Robert Kubica         10th   Medium   Medium  Soft
Nick Heidfeld         5th    Medium   Medium  Soft

Renault F1 Team            
Fernando Alonso       14th   Medium   Soft
Romain Grosjean       18th   Medium   Soft

Panasonic Toyota          
Jarno Trulli          7th    Medium   Medium  Soft
Kamui Kobayashi       6th    Medium   Soft

Scuderia Toro Rosso     
Jaime Alguersuari     DNF    Medium   Medium
Sebastien Buemi       8th    Medium   Medium  Soft

Red Bull Racing            
Mark Webber           2nd    Medium   Medium  Soft
Sebastian Vettel      1st    Medium   Medium  Soft

AT&T Williams              
Nico Rosberg          9th    Medium   Medium  Soft
Kazuki Nakajima       13th   Medium   Soft

Force India F1 Team           
Adrian Sutil          17th   Medium   Medium  Soft
Vitantonio Liuzzi     15th   Medium   Soft

Brawn GP F1 Team           
Jenson Button         3rd    Medium   Medium  Soft
Rubens Barrichello    4th    Medium   Medium  Soft

*  Teams do not necessarily change tyres at pitstops
** Includes drive-through/stop-go penalties