Malaysian Grand Prix
2009 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix
Podium
HEIBMW Sauber
2
BUTBrawn
1
GLOToyota
3
Key facts
WinnerBUT0:55:30.622 from P1
PoleBUT1:35.181
Fastest lapBUT1:36.641 on lap 18
Pit stops50recorded stops
Finishers18 / 20classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTJenson Button | Brawn | 1 | – | 31 | 0:55:30.622 | 5 | 1:36.641 | 3 |
| 2 | HEINick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 10 | ▲8 | 31 | +22.722s | 4 | 1:39.084 | 1 |
| 3 | GLOTimo Glock | Toyota | 3 | – | 31 | +23.513s | 3 | 1:39.406 | 3 |
| 4 | TRUJarno Trulli | Toyota | 2 | ▼2 | 31 | +46.173s | 2.5 | 1:37.591 | 3 |
| 5 | BARRubens Barrichello | Brawn | 8 | ▲3 | 31 | +47.360s | 2 | 1:37.484 | 3 |
| 6 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 5 | ▼1 | 31 | +52.333s | 1.5 | 1:37.672 | 4 |
| 7 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 12 | ▲5 | 31 | +60.733s | 1 | 1:39.141 | 3 |
| 8 | ROSNico Rosberg | Williams | 4 | ▼4 | 31 | +71.576s | 0.5 | 1:37.598 | 4 |
| 9 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 16 | ▲7 | 31 | +76.932s | 1:39.250 | 3 | |
| 10 | BOUSébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 15 | ▲5 | 31 | +102.164s | 1:39.242 | 3 | |
| 11 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 9 | ▼2 | 31 | +109.422s | 1:39.006 | 3 | |
| 12 | NAKKazuki Nakajima | Williams | 11 | ▼1 | 31 | +116.130s | 1:39.387 | 3 | |
| 13 | PIQNelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 17 | ▲4 | 31 | +116.713s | 1:39.268 | 3 | |
| 14 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 7 | ▼7 | 31 | +142.841s | 1:38.453 | 3 | |
| 15 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 13 | ▼2 | 30 | +1 lap | 1:38.427 | 3 | |
| 16 | BUESébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 20 | ▲4 | 30 | +1 lap | 1:38.938 | 2 | |
| 17 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 19 | ▲2 | 30 | +1 lap | 1:39.464 | 2 | |
| 18 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 18 | – | 29 | +2 laps | 1:39.407 | 1 | |
| DNF | KUBRobert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 6 | 1 | Engine | – | |||
| DNF | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 14 | 0 | Spun off | – |
Fastest pit stops
| # | Driver | Lap | Pit lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRU | 28 | 24.5s |
| 2 | WEB | 29 | 24.6s |
| 3 | HAM | 27 | 25.2s |
| 4 | WEB | 22 | 25.3s |
| 5 | BUT | 29 | 25.4s |
| 6 | VET | 26 | 25.4s |
| 7 | BOU | 30 | 25.5s |
| 8 | MAS | 29 | 25.6s |
| 9 | BOU | 26 | 25.6s |
| 10 | ROS | 27 | 25.7s |
| 11 | RAI | 29 | 25.8s |
| 12 | BUT | 22 | 25.8s |
Time from pit entry to pit exit. 50 stops in total.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTJenson Button | Brawn | 1:35.058 | 1:33.784 | 1:35.181 | |
| 2 | TRUJarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:34.745 | 1:33.990 | 1:35.273 | +0.092s |
| 3 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:34.935 | 1:34.276 | 1:35.518 | +0.337s |
| 4 | BARRubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1:34.681 | 1:34.387 | 1:35.651 | +0.470s |
| 5 | GLOTimo Glock | Toyota | 1:34.907 | 1:34.258 | 1:35.690 | +0.509s |
| 6 | ROSNico Rosberg | Williams | 1:35.083 | 1:34.547 | 1:35.750 | +0.569s |
| 7 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 1:35.027 | 1:34.222 | 1:35.797 | +0.616s |
| 8 | KUBRobert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:35.166 | 1:34.562 | 1:36.106 | +0.925s |
| 9 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:35.476 | 1:34.456 | 1:36.170 | +0.989s |
| 10 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 1:35.260 | 1:34.706 | 1:37.659 | +2.478s |
| 11 | HEINick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:35.110 | 1:34.769 | – | +-0.412s |
| 12 | NAKKazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:35.341 | 1:34.788 | – | +-0.393s |
| 13 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:35.280 | 1:34.905 | – | +-0.276s |
| 14 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:35.023 | 1:34.924 | – | +-0.257s |
| 15 | BOUSébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:35.507 | 1:35.431 | – | +0.250s |
| 16 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:35.642 | – | – | +0.461s |
| 17 | PIQNelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:35.708 | – | – | +0.527s |
| 18 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:35.908 | – | – | +0.727s |
| 19 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 1:35.951 | – | – | +0.770s |
| 20 | BUESébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:36.107 | – | – | +0.926s |
Sepang International Circuit
Previous winners here
| 2008 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari |
| 2007 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren |
| 2006 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault |
| 2005 | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 2004 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2003 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren |
| 2002 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams |
| 2001 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2000 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 1999 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari |
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