FIA revises entry list again

26/03/2009
NEWS STORY

Following the revision to the entry list which saw Brawn GP given the race numbers 20 and 21 and Force India the numbers 18 and 19, the FIA has revised the numbering system yet again.

Essentially, Brawn were given the final numbers (20 and 21) because they are a brand new team, and were not entitled to the numbers that would have been worn by the defunct Honda team.

However, Force India subsequently argued that they couldn't move up to the places vacated by former Honda drivers Button and Barrichello as merchandising with their 20 and 21 numbers had already been manufactured. However, the World Council was adamant that the Brawn drivers, as a new team, should be behind the Force India men.

Consequently, it has been ruled that Force India will revert to the numbers 20 and 21, while Brawn will use 22 and 23. The numbers 18 and 19 will not be used.

The revised entry list reads as follows:

No Driver Entrant Constructor
1 Hamilton Vodafone McLaren Mercedes McLaren-Mercedes
2 Kovalainen Vodafone McLaren Mercedes McLaren-Mercedes
3 Massa Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari
4 Raikkonen Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari
5 Kubica BMW Sauber F1 Team BMW-Sauber
6 Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1 Team BMW-Sauber
7 Alonso ING Renault F1 Team Renault
8 Piquet ING Renault F1 Team Renault
9 Trulli Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota
10 Glock Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota
11 Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso STR-Ferrari
12 Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso STR-Ferrari
14 Webber Red Bull Racing RBR-Renault
15 Vettel Red Bull Racing RBR-Renault
16 Rosberg AT&T Williams Williams-Toyota
17 Nakajima AT&T Williams Williams-Toyota
20 Sutil Force India F1 Team Force India-Mercedes
21 Fisichella Force India F1 Team Force India-Mercedes
22 Button Brawn GP Formula One Team Brawn-Mercedes
23 Barrichello Brawn GP Formula One Team Brawn-Mercedes

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Published: 26/03/2009
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