Pre-race weights & provisional grid

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For the 2009 season, the FIA are making public the weights of all cars ahead of the race start to help give an idea of relative fuel loads. The cars that made Q3 are weighed after qualifying, while the weights of the remaining cars must be declared by their teams shortly after the session. Below is the provisional grid for the Japanese Grand Prix with each car's weight. Note - Brawn GP's Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello, Force India's Adrian Sutil, Renault's Fernando Alonso and Toro Rosso's Sebastien Buemi were all handed five-place grid penalties for failing to slow down adequately under yellow flags.

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