Jenson Button becomes the 2009 F1 Champion with a total of 95 points and 16 podium positions, of which 6 Grand Prix wins. The young Vettel finishes the season with a 2nd standing, after delivering an aggressive performance that could have made him a threat to the champion. Unable to resist Vettel, Barrichello finished 3rd.
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| Standings as at 1 November 2009 after Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi | |||||
Position | Driver | Nation | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Jenson | Button | United Kingdom | Brawn-Mercedes | 95 |
| 2 | Sebastian | Vettel | Germany | RBR-Renault | 84 |
| 3 | Rubens | Barrichello | Brazil | Brawn-Mercedes | 77 |
| 4 | Mark | Webber | Australia | RBR-Renault | 69.5 |
| 5 | Lewis | Hamilton | United Kingdom | McLaren-Mercedes | 49 |
| 6 | Kimi | Räikkönen | Finland | Ferrari | 48 |
| 7 | Nico | Rosberg | Germany | Williams-Toyota | 34.5 |
| 8 | Jarno | Trulli | Italy | Toyota | 32.5 |
| 9 | Fernando | Alonso | Spain | Renault | 26 |
| 10 | Timo | Glock | Germany | Toyota | 24 |
| 11 | Felipe | Massa | Brazil | Ferrari | 22 |
| 12 | Heikki | Kovalainen | Finland | McLaren-Mercedes | 22 |
| 13 | Nick | Heidfeld | Germany | BMW Sauber | 19 |
| 14 | Robert | Kubica | Poland | BMW Sauber | 17 |
| 15 | Giancarlo | Fisichella | Italy | Ferrari | 8 |
| 16 | Sebastien | Buemi | Switzerland | STR-Ferrari | 6 |
| 17 | Adrian | Sutil | Germany | Force India-Mercedes | 5 |
| 18 | Kamui | Kobayashi | Japan | Toyota | 3 |
| 19 | Sebastien | Bourdais | France | STR-Ferrari | 2 |
| 20 | Kazuki | Nakajima | Japan | Williams-Toyota | 0 |
| 21 | Nelsinho | Piquet | Brazil | Renault | 0 |
| 22 | Vitantonio | Liuzzi | Italy | Force India-Mercedes | 0 |
| 23 | Romain | Grosjean | France | Renault | 0 |
| 24 | Jaime | Alguersuari | Spain | STR-Ferrari | 0 |
| 25 | Luca | Badoer | Italy | Ferrari | 0 |
Sources: see Formula 1
