
Malaysian Grand Prix 2009
5 April 2009
Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia
- Location
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Laps
- 31
- Fastest time
1:34.080
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari (2017)- Previous winners
- 2017Max VerstappenRed Bull
- 2016Daniel RicciardoRed Bull
- 2015Sebastian VettelFerrari
- 2014Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2013Sebastian VettelRed Bull
Previously
Jenson Button now leads the drivers championship by 2pts.
Brawn now leads the constructors championship by 7pts.
Starting Grid
- 1
Jenson Button
Brawn
1:35.181 (Q3)
- 2
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
1:35.273 (Q3)
- 3
Timo Glock
Toyota
1:35.690 (Q3)
- 4
Nico Rosberg
Williams
1:35.750 (Q3)
- 5
Mark Webber
Red Bull
1:35.797 (Q3)
- 6
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
1:36.106 (Q3)
- 7
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
1:36.170 (Q3)
- 8
Rubens Barrichello
Brawn
1:35.651 (Q3) PEN 4 places
- 9
Fernando Alonso
Renault
1:37.659 (Q3)
- 10
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
1:34.769 (Q2)
- 11
Kazuki Nakajima
Williams
1:34.788 (Q2)
- 12
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:34.905 (Q2)
- 13
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
1:35.518 (Q3) PEN 10 places
- 14
Heikki Kovalainen
McLaren
1:34.924 (Q2)
- 15
Sébastien Bourdais
Toro Rosso
1:35.431 (Q2)
- 16
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:35.642 (Q1)
- 17
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Renault
1:35.708 (Q1)
- 18
Giancarlo Fisichella
Force India
1:35.908 (Q1)
- 19
Adrian Sutil
Force India
1:35.951 (Q1)
- 20
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso
1:36.107 (Q1)
Laps Lead
- Nico Rosberg 15 laps
- Jenson Button 14 laps
- Rubens Barrichello 1 laps
- Jarno Trulli 1 laps
Results
| 1 | 0 | Jenson Button Brawn | 31 laps | 1:10:52.092 | 5pts |
| 2 | +8 | Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber | 31 laps | +22.722 | 4pts |
| 3 | 0 | Timo Glock Toyota | 31 laps | +23.513 | 3pts |
| 4 | -2 | Jarno Trulli Toyota | 31 laps | +46.173 | 2.5pts |
| 5 | +3 | Rubens Barrichello Brawn | 31 laps | +47.360 | 2pts |
| 6 | -1 | Mark Webber Red Bull | 31 laps | +52.333 | 1.5pts |
| 7 | +5 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren | 31 laps | +1:00.733 | 1pts |
| 8 | -4 | Nico Rosberg Williams | 31 laps | +1:11.576 | 0.5pts |
| 9 | +7 | Felipe Massa Ferrari | 31 laps | +1:16.932 | |
| 10 | +5 | Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso | 31 laps | +1:42.164 | |
| 11 | -2 | Fernando Alonso Renault | 31 laps | ||
| 12 | -1 | Kazuki Nakajima Williams | 31 laps | ||
| 13 | +4 | Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault | 31 laps | ||
| 14 | -7 | Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari | 31 laps | ||
| 15 | -2 | Sebastian Vettel Red Bull | 30 laps | ||
| 16 | +4 | Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso | 30 laps | ||
| 17 | +2 | Adrian Sutil Force India | 30 laps | ||
| 18 | 0 | Giancarlo Fisichella Force India | 29 laps | ||
| R | - | Robert Kubica BMW Sauber | 1 laps | ||
| R | - | Heikki Kovalainen McLaren | 0 laps |
Post Race
Jenson Button continues to lead the drivers championship by 5pts.
Brawn continues to lead the constructors championship by 9pts.
- 1Jenson ButtonBrawn15 pts
- 2Rubens BarrichelloBrawn10 pts
- 3Jarno TrulliToyota8.5 pts
- 4Timo GlockToyota8 pts
- 5Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber4 pts
- 6Fernando AlonsoRenault4 pts
- 7Nico RosbergWilliams3.5 pts
- 8Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso2 pts
- 9Mark WebberRed Bull1.5 pts
- 10Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1 pts
- 1Brawn25 pts
- 2Toyota16.5 pts
- 3BMW Sauber4 pts
- 4Renault4 pts
- 5Williams3.5 pts
- 6Toro Rosso3 pts
- 7Red Bull1.5 pts
- 8McLaren1 pts
- 9Force India0 pts
- 10Ferrari0 pts