05 Apr 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix
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in FIA Formula 1 World Championship
The 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix was Round 2 of the 2009 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia on Sunday, 5 April 2009. Jenson Button started on pole position in the Brawn Mercedes and was declared the race winner when the Grand Prix was abandoned after 31 laps due to bad weather. For the first time since the 1991 Australian Grand Prix, only half points were awarded to the top 8 finishers of this race.
2009 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | Brawn Mercedes | Bridgestone | 31 | 55:30.622 | - | - | 1:36.641 | 18 | 185.730 | 5 |
| 2 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | HEI | Germany | Sauber BMW | Bridgestone | 31 | 55:53.344 | +22.722 | +22.722 | 1:39.084 | 17 | 184.472 | 4 |
| 3 | 10 | Timo Glock | GLO | Germany | Toyota | Bridgestone | 31 | 55:54.135 | +23.513 | +0.791 | 1:39.406 | 18 | 184.428 | 3 |
| 4 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | TRU | Italy | Toyota | Bridgestone | 31 | 56:16.795 | +46.173 | +22.660 | 1:37.591 | 12 | 183.191 | 2.5 |
| 5 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | BAR | Brazil | Brawn Mercedes | Bridgestone | 31 | 56:17.982 | +47.360 | +1.187 | 1:37.484 | 17 | 183.126 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone | 31 | 56:22.955 | +52.333 | +4.973 | 1:37.672 | 14 | 182.857 | 1.5 |
| 7 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 31 | 56:31.355 | +1:00.733 | +8.400 | 1:39.141 | 17 | 182.404 | 1 |
| 8 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Williams Toyota | Bridgestone | 31 | 56:42.198 | +1:11.576 | +10.843 | 1:37.598 | 13 | 181.823 | 0.5 |
| 9 | 3 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 31 | 56:47.554 | +1:16.932 | +5.356 | 1:39.250 | 17 | 181.537 | |
| 10 | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | BOU | France | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | 31 | 57:12.786 | +1:42.164 | +25.232 | 1:39.242 | 17 | 180.203 | |
| 11 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Renault | Bridgestone | 31 | 57:20.044 | +1:49.422 | +7.258 | 1:39.006 | 17 | 179.822 | |
| 12 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | NAK | Japan | Williams Toyota | Bridgestone | 31 | 57:26.752 | +1:56.130 | +6.708 | 1:39.387 | 17 | 179.472 | |
| 13 | 8 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | PIQ | Brazil | Renault | Bridgestone | 31 | 57:27.335 | +1:56.713 | +0.583 | 1:39.268 | 18 | 179.442 | |
| 14 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 31 | 57:53.463 | +2:22.841 | +26.128 | 1:38.453 | 17 | 178.092 | |
| 15 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone | 30 | 54:03.504 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:38.427 | 10 | 184.567 | |
| 16 | 12 | Sébastien Buemi | BUE | Switzerland | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | 30 | 54:30.736 | 1 lap | +27.232 | 1:38.938 | 16 | 183.030 | |
| 17 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | SUT | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Bridgestone | 30 | 55:58.426 | 1 lap | +1:27.690 | 1:39.464 | 17 | 178.251 | |
| 18 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | FIS | Italy | Force India Mercedes | Bridgestone | 29 | 53:16.065 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:39.407 | 16 | 181.063 | |
| DNF | 5 | Robert Kubica | KUB | Poland | Sauber BMW | Bridgestone | 1 | 2:02.738 | 162.580 | |||||
| DNF | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | KOV | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone |