| Car Name: | Force India VJM09 |
| Category: | Formula One |
| Constructor: | Force India |
| Designer: | Andrew Green (Technical Director) Akio Haga (Chief Designer) Bruce Eddington (Chief Engineer, Composites) Dan Carpenter (Chief Engineer, Mechanical Design) Andrew Brown (Head of R&D)<br /> Jonathan Marshall (Head of Vehicle Science) Simon Phillips (Head of Aerodynamics) Guru Johl (Chief Aerodynamicist) |
| Predecessor: | Force India VJM08 |
| Successor: | Force India VJM10 |
| Team: | Sahara Force India |
| Drivers: | 11.  Sergio Pérez27.  Nico Hülkenberg |
| Chassis: | Carbon-fibre composite survival cell |
| Engine Name: | Mercedes PU106C Hybrid |
| Capacity: | 1.60NaN0 |
| Configuration: | direct injection V6 turbocharged engine, limited to 15,000 rpm |
| Engine Position: | in a mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive layout |
| Electric Motor: | Mercedes PU106C Hybrid Motor Generator Unit–Kinetic (MGU-K) Mercedes PU106C Hybrid Motor Generator Unit–Heat (MGU-H) |
| Brakes: | Carbon discs with steel calipers |
| Battery: | Lithium-ion batteries |
| Gearbox Name: | Sequential shift gearbox with |
| Gears: | eight forward and one reverse gears |
| Tyres: | Pirelli P Zero (dry) tyres Pirelli Cinturato (wet) tyres |
| Debut: | 2016 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last Event: | 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
| Races: | 21 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Podiums: | 2 |
| Poles: | 0 |
| Fastest Laps: | 1 |
The Force India VJM09 is a Formula One racing car designed by Force India to compete in the 2016 Formula One season. The car was driven by Le Mans winner Nico Hülkenberg and Sergio Pérez,[1] and used the Mercedes PU106C Hybrid power unit.
The VJM09 scored a notable podium at the Monaco Grand Prix where Pérez finished third and Hülkenberg sixth. It was the first time the team had scored a podium at Monaco in any guise (i.e. Jordan, Midland, Spyker or Force India). Pérez finished third again two races later in Baku at the European Grand Prix.[2] At the Belgian Grand Prix the team managed to get their first double-finish within the top-five since the 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix with Hülkenberg finishing fourth and Pérez finishing in fifth. As a result, the team took fourth place in the Constructors' Championship from Williams, their highest ever finishing position in the team's history.[3]
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | Grands Prix | Points | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | BHR | CHN | RUS | ESP | MON | CAN | EUR | AUT | GBR | HUN | GER | BEL | ITA | SIN | MAL | JPN | USA | MEX | BRA | ABU | |||||||
| Sahara Force India | Mercedes PU106C Hybrid | Sergio Pérez | 13 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 17† | 6 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 173 | 4th | ||
| Nico Hülkenberg | 7 | 15 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 8 | 9 | 19† | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||