What did Brawn GP win in 2009?

Both drivers' and constructors' titles

Jenson Button 2009 Quiz: Brawn GP's Fairy-Tale Championship

This jenson button 2009 quiz follows one of motorsport's great underdog stories. Play 10 interactive questions on Honda's withdrawal, Ross Brawn rescuing the team, the clever double diffuser, Button winning six of the first seven races, teammate Rubens Barrichello, clinching the title in Brazil and the team becoming Mercedes.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Rescue
Which manufacturer left F1 before 2009, leaving the team in doubt?
Who
Who rescued the team?
Diff
Which clever design gave Brawn an edge?
Six
How many of the first seven races did Button win?
Mate
Who was Button's teammate?
Engine
Which engine powered the Brawn car?
Clinch
Where did Button clinch the title?
Both
What did Brawn GP win in 2009?
Later
Which team did Brawn GP become?
Song
What did Button sing on the radio after clinching?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which manufacturer left F1 before 2009, leaving the team in doubt?
Answer: Honda
In late 2008.
Q2: Who rescued the team?
Answer: Ross Brawn
It took his name.
Q3: Which clever design gave Brawn an edge?
Answer: The double diffuser
Ruled legal after protests.
Q4: How many of the first seven races did Button win?
Answer: Six
A blistering start.
Q5: Who was Button's teammate?
Answer: Rubens Barrichello
A Brazilian veteran.
Q6: Which engine powered the Brawn car?
Answer: Mercedes
A late deal.
Q7: Where did Button clinch the title?
Answer: Brazil
At Interlagos.
Q8: What did Brawn GP win in 2009?
Answer: Both drivers' and constructors' titles
In its only season.
Q9: Which team did Brawn GP become?
Answer: Mercedes
From 2010.
Q10: What did Button sing on the radio after clinching?
Answer: We Are the Champions
A joyful moment.

A Fairy-Tale Championship

Before the 2009 season, Honda withdrew from Formula 1, leaving its team facing closure. Ross Brawn rescued it, renamed it Brawn GP and secured Mercedes engines. The car featured a clever double diffuser, which rivals protested but was ruled legal.

Jenson Button won six of the first seven races, building a big lead. Rivals caught up as the season went on, but Button clinched the title in Brazil, singing We Are the Champions on team radio. Teammate Rubens Barrichello also won races, and Brawn GP took both titles in its only season.

Mercedes bought the team, which raced as Mercedes from 2010 and later dominated the sport. Brawn GP's single season remains one of motorsport's greatest underdog stories.

What This Quiz Teaches

F1 fans will enjoy these questions.

How Brawn GP was born
What gave it an edge
How Button won
What the team achieved
What it became

Did You Know?

The cars were white with neon accents.
The team had few sponsors.
Button later raced for McLaren.
Button is from Frome in England.
The car was called the BGP 001.