Spanish GP Tyre Strategies

In 2009, the tyre regulations stipulate that the two dry tyre specifications must be visibly distinguishable from each other. At the Spanish Grand Prix, the super 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 Super Soft Compound

Scuderia Ferrari               
Felipe Massa          6th   Soft   Soft  Hard
Kimi Raikkonen        DNF   Soft

Vodafone McLaren               
Lewis Hamilton        9th   Soft   Soft  Hard
Heikki Kovalainen     DNF   Soft

BMW Sauber F1 Team             
Robert Kubica         11th  Soft   Soft  Hard
Nick Heidfeld         7th   Soft   Soft  Hard

ING Renault F1 Team            
Fernando Alonso       5th   Soft   Soft  Hard
Nelson Piquet         12th  Soft   Soft  Hard

Panasonic Toyota               
Jarno Trulli          DNF   Soft
Timo Glock            10th  Soft   Soft  Hard

Scuderia Toro Rosso            
Sebastien Bourdais    DNF   Soft
Sebastien Buemi       DNF   Soft

Red Bull Racing                
Mark Webber           3rd   Soft   Soft  Hard
Sebastian Vettel      4th   Soft   Soft  Hard

AT&T Williams                  
Nico Rosberg          8th   Soft   Soft  Hard
Kazuki Nakajima       13th  Soft   Soft  Soft  Hard

Force India F1 Team            
Adrian Sutil          DNF   Soft
Giancarlo Fisichella  14th  Hard   Soft  Soft  Soft  Soft

Brawn GP F1 Team               
Jenson Button         1st   Soft   Soft  Hard
Rubens Barrichello    2nd   Soft   Soft  Soft  Hard


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