2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Race day at Yas Marina

Red Bull end the season on a high note by taking the spoils in the last three races of the season. Sebastian Vettel pushed Lewis Hamilton hard in the opening stages and, when the Briton retired, Vettel was unchallenged and strolled to victory.

The race then became processional for a time, before Jenson Button and Mark Webber livened us up with some good racing in the closing laps.

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The final points standings show Vettel closed to just nine points behind Button in the drivers' race to leave Barrichello in third. With Hamilton and Raikkonen failing to score, the potential team-mates for next year finish fifth and sixth. World Championship standings, round 17: Drivers: Constructors: 1. Button 95 1. Brawn-Mercedes 172 2. Vettel 84 2. Red Bull-Renault 153.5 3. Barrichello 77 3. McLaren-Mercedes 71 4. Webber 69.5 4. Ferrari 70 5. Hamilton 49 5. Toyota 59.5 6. Raikkonen 48 6. BMW Sauber 36 7. Rosberg 34.5 7. Williams-Toyota 34.5 8. Trulli 32.5 8. Renault 26 9. Alonso 26 9. Force India-Mercedes 13 10. Glock 24 10. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 8

Our round-up of the final race of 2009 is now available:

Vettel leads Red Bull 1-2 in Abu Dhabi

The two battles in the constructors' championship have been resolved.

McLaren take third as neither of the four drivers managed to score.

BMW Sauber grab sixth from Williams at the final race with a fine fifth place finish and four points for Nick Heidfeld. Nico Rosberg finished ninth and was unable to stop the BMW driver scoring well. Williams end the year sixth in the standings.

The rose water sprays for the final time in 2009 at the end of the sport's first twilight grand prix.

Jenson Button wraps up his championship year with a fine podium and the third-place trophy after that spectacular battle with Webber in the closing stages.

Mark Webber takes his trophy for a gritty drive to second place. The Australian didn't have the pace to match team-mate Vettel, but he did a superb job to hold off the mounting pressure from Button in the closing laps.

Christian Horner accepts the constructors' award for Red Bull as he celebrates a one-two to round out a very strong season.

Sebastian Vettel is delighted as he takes the prize for a superb victory at Yas Marina.

That is followed by the Austrian national anthem in honour of today's winning constructor - Red Bull Racing.

The German national anthem rings out over the Yas Marina for Sebastian Vettel, winner of today's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Two drivers retired from the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix:

Lewis Hamilton retired with a rear brake problem when set for a battle for overall victory with eventual winner Sebastian Vettel.

Jaime Alguersuari came into the wrong pit and retired on the following lap, either out of fuel or with a gearbox failure. We will find out later tonight what the real cause was.

Fisichella and Sutil both passed Grosjean on the last couple of laps to finish in 16th and 17th, with the unfortunate Frenchman ending the race as the final finisher in 18th place.

Nakajima was 13th with Alonso 14th and Liuzzi in 15th.

Out of the points, Nico Rosberg finished ninth ahead of Kubica. Kovalainen won the all-Finnish battle with Raikkonen to take 11th.

Meanwhile, Vettel is delighted with another superb victory, his fourth of a very strong season.

Kobayashi even beat his team-mate Trulli into seventh place, with Sebastien Buemi, also with a great drive to finish in eighth.

It was sensational racing by Button and Webber on the closing laps and Webber celebrates with donuts for the fans.

Kamui Kobayashi produces another stonking drive to finish sixth and take three points in just his second grand prix.

Rubens Barrichello finishes fourth to round out a strong season, as Heidfeld ends BMW's involvement in fifth.

Mark Webber holds off Button's late charge to make it a Red Bull one-two. Button pushed the Australian extremely hard in the closing laps but ultimately couldn't change the podium order.

Sebastian Vettel makes it a hat-trick of wins for Red Bull!

The young German cements runner-up spot in the drivers' series with a commanding win, having easily dispatched the challenge from Hamilton as the McLaren driver battle brake issues.

Lap 55: Side by side racing to end the season but Webber is just holding on to second place with less than half a lap to go!

Lap 55: Webber and Button are sliding everywhere and the Briton has a great run on the Red Bull down the straight. Can he do it ... ?

Lap 55: Sebastian Vettel crosses the start-finish line and starts the last lap with an 18 second lead over this great fight for second.

Lap 55: Vettel sets the fastest lap as he heads into his final tour.

Lap 54: Button has a go at Webber at the end of the straight but tucks back in behind the Red Bull.

Lap 54: Fisichella makes a move on Grosjean and the Frenchman goes off-track. He maintains track position and could be penalised later for keeping his position.

Lap 53: Meantime, Grosjean now has Fisichella and Sutil right behind him in a three-way scrap for 16th.

Lap 53: Barrichello is fourth, eight seconds behind team-mate Button. The Briton is pressing Webber once again but just can't bridge the gap.

Lap 52: Vettel continues to lead this developing battle for second by over 16s and is cruising towards victory with three to go.

Lap 52: Button is gaining on the Australian all the time. The gap is now 0.7s but down the long back straight he can't make further inroads.

Lap 51: Webber is struggling to slow into some of the big braking zones and Button is now right with the Red Bull.

Lap 51: At the back of the field there is a battle shaping up for 16th place. Romain Grosjean is losing pace and has Fisichella just 0.7s behind him. Adrian Sutil in 18th is just three seconds behind them.

Lap 50: Button is now within striking distance of Webber as a battle for second begins to take shape.

Lap 50: Button is still closing rapidly on Webber as the world champion finds strong pace on soft rubber in these closing stages.

Lap 49: The McLaren versus Ferrari battle for third in the constructors' championship is now firmly on the side of the British squad.

Kovalainen and Raikkonen are seven seconds and at least three positions away from the points.

Lap 48: Button continues to close in on Webber with the gap now down to three seconds but time is running out.

Lap 48: Sebastian Vettel has a comfortable 17 second lead over team-mate Webber at Yas Marina.

Lap 47: Kobayashi remains sixth but is slower than his rivals after a lengthy stint on softer rubber. He has team-mate Trulli behind, so is unlikely to face a stiff challenge.