2009 Bahrain Grand Prix Race day at the Bahrain International Circuit

Supreme reliability was on display today, as 19 of the 20 cars finished a very tough race in the heat, but by the end of lap 57, it was Jenson Button who crossed the line to take his third victory in the four races held so far, after a flawless drive.

Sebastian Vettel and Jarno Trulli both drove well to score podiums, and keep the pressure on the Brawn team. Lewis Hamilton and Vodafone McLaren Mercedes fans can take heart from the Briton's fourth place finish. The team is clearly moving forward and expect further improvements to package for the next round in Spain.

Ferrari fans may not be jumping up and down with glee, but they are on the points board and got two cars to the finish. They too will continue to work hard from here.

This was the 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix weekend on AUTOSPORT Live. We hope you have enjoyed the coverage throughout the weekend. Formula 1 now moves back to Europe for a series of races every fortnight, beginning with the Spanish Grand Prix from the Circuit de Catalunya in two weeks.

The non-alcoholic Waard is sprayed to celebrate for the podium trio.

Jarno Trulli holds his third place silverware above his head. He is very pleased with his podium drive.

Sebastian Vettel takes his prize for second. He looks happy, but deep down he may be slightly disappointed with that, having lost out at the start, which hindered his challenge for the win.

Jenson Button is handed the trophy for victory in today's Bahrain Grand Prix. He is absolutely delighted and is presented it by the Crown Prince.

Ron Meadows, Brawn team manager, takes the Constructors' award.

The British national anthem rings out in Bahrian for the winning driver and constructor.

Heikki Kovalainen was 12th, Bourdais 13th, Massa 14th but up against it following a stop early in the race, Fisichella 15th - a drive that should have been better without a couple of mistakes, Sutil two seconds behind his team-mate in 16th.

Sebastien Buemi finished 17th, with a disastrous day for BMW complete with Kubica 18th and Heidfeld 19th.

Kazuki Nakajima was the only retirement of the race, eight laps from the end.

Button tours slowly back to the pits. He jumps out of the car to celebrate another impressive win.

Button leads the championship by 12 points over team-mate Barrichello.

Fernando Alonso takes the final point in eighth, with Rosberg ninth. Nelson Piquet has driven well today. He finishes in 10th with Webber dropping back to 2.4s behind the Renault.

Raikkonen's finish finally puts points on the board for Ferrari.

Kimi Raikkonen stays ahead of Glock in that battle for sixth place. As expected, Glock couldn't get on terms with the Ferrari in the final stages.

Rubens Barrichello finishes a determined drive in fifth.

Lewis Hamilton comes home a solid fourth in the McLaren. It has been a good drive from the world champion, with the car showing much-improved pace this weekend.

Sebastian Vettel finishes in a solid second place and just keeps Jarno Trulli behind him. Very good drives by both men today.

Flashing across the line, Jenson Button wins again for Brawn in Bahrain!

It is Jenson's third win of the season and another brilliant drive from the championship leader.

Having lost out initially to Hamilton's KERS-powered getaway, Button fought back strongly to get around the McLaren again and went on to set an impressive pace - just as the Toyota pair slowed the field on the harder tyre.

Lap 57: Mark Webber in 11th is about to end the race where he started - staring at the back of Nelson Piquet's gearbox. Mark has been steadily catching Nelson over recent laps, and has enjoyed a better final stint to the race, pulling out over 11 seconds on Kovalainen in 12th.

Lap 56: Vettel is second and the pressure from Trulli behind has eased in recent laps.

Lap 56: Button leads with two laps to go in Bahrain.

Lap 55: Kimi Raikkonen and Timo Glock continue their race-long scrap for sixth place. Timo is trying hard to get back on terms with the Ferrari, but it will need a heroic effort to get past the KERS-aided car in front.

Lap 54: Massa and Fisichella continue their scrap for 14th. The pair have now been lapped by leader Jenson Button, but behind them Adrian Sutil is catching up quickly.

Lap 53: Button lost over a second navigating that Massa/Fisichella affair.

Lap 53: Giancarlo Fisichella and Felipe Massa have been battling over 14th place since Massa's final stop a few laps ago. Felipe sends a move up the inside of the Force India entering Turn 11, and the pair touch. Both continue as Fisichella is forced wide, with Massa taking over 14th.

Lap 52: Button continues to lead comfortably in the Brawn, although he has just come up on a tail-end scrap between Fisichella and Massa.

Lap 51: Kazuki climbs out of the Williams FW31 and his race is over. He is the only retirement in the race.

Lap 51: The main battles in the points positions are Trulli chasing Vettel for second and Glock on Raikkonen for sixth as the Toyotas try to recover from their use of the harder tyre in the middle stint.

Lap 50: Kazuki Nakajima in 18th has caught Sebastien Buemi, but the Williams driver comes into the pits.

Lap 50: Timo Glock almost ran into the back of Raikkonen's Ferrari in the final corner as the German got a surge of pace on with his super soft tyres, as opposed to the harder tyre on the Ferrari.

Lap 50: Rosberg is ninth, with Piquet tenth, Webber 11th, Kovalainen 12th and Bourdais in 13th place.

Lap 49: The order is now Button from Vettel, Trulli, Hamilton, Barrichello, Raikkonen, Glock and Alonso.

Lap 49: Felipe Massa pits from 11th in the Ferrari for the third and final time this afternoon. He resumes in 15th place.

Lap 49: Rubens Barrichello pits for his final stop. He resumes just ahead of Kimi Raikkonen in fifth.

Lap 48: Jenson Button leads by 12.9 seconds with ten laps to go in Bahrain.

Lap 48: Robert Kubica in 19th has a go at Kazuki Nakajima, but loses control of the BMW and spins. He loses six seconds to the Japanese, but continues in 19th place.

Lap 47: Nico Rosberg pits from sixth in the Williams following a good second stint. He rejoins close to the Renaults in around ninth place.

Lap 47: Jenson Button leads by almost 13 seconds from a tight scrap between Vettel and Trulli over second.

Rubens Barrichello is fourth but yet to make his third and final stop.

Lewis Hamilton is fifth, as sixth place man Rosberg makes his last stop.

Lap 46: Raikkonen comes out of the pits in a battle with Glock. He lost out initially in Turn 1 but used the KERS to great effect to get back around the Toyota.

Lap 45: Kimi Raikkonen pits from second place. The Finn is on course to score a few points today as he heads out on the harder tyre.

Lap 45: Nelson Piquet has pitted from eighth in the Renault. Timo Glock assumes that place as the Renault driver slips down to tenth.

Lap 45: Trulli continues to tail Vettel as the roles are now reversed after that final tyre change.