Malaysian Grand Prix

Round 2 · Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2009-04-05

Winner: Jenson Button (Brawn)

Jenson Button

Brawn

Nick Heidfeld

BMW Sauber · +22.722

Timo Glock

Toyota · +23.513

Who won the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix?

The 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix was won by Jenson Button driving for Brawn, starting from pole position. Nick Heidfeld finished second, +22.722 behind, with Timo Glock completing the podium. Jenson Button also set the fastest lap of the race at 1:36.641. It was an attrition-heavy race with 5 retirements. This was Round 2 of the 2009 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Nick Heidfeld was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 8 positions from P10 to finish P2.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Jenson Button	Brawn	1	—	1:10:52.092	Finished	5
2	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	10	▲8	+22.722	Finished	4
3	Timo Glock	Toyota	3	—	+23.513	Finished	3
4	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	2	▼2	+46.173	Finished	2.5
5	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn	8	▲3	+47.360	Finished	2
6	Mark Webber	Red Bull	5	▼1	+52.333	Finished	1.5
7	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	12	▲5	+1:00.733	Finished	1
8	Nico Rosberg	Williams	4	▼4	+1:11.576	Finished	0.5
9	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	16	▲7	+1:16.932	Finished	0
10	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	15	▲5	+1:42.164	Finished	0
11	Fernando Alonso	Renault	9	▼2	—	+1 Lap	0
12	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	11	▼1	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	17	▲4	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	7	▼7	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	13	▼2	—	Spun off	0
16	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	20	▲4	—	Spun off	0
17	Adrian Sutil	Force India	19	▲2	—	+1 Lap	0
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	18	—	—	Spun off	0
R	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	6	—	—	Engine	0
R	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	14	—	—	Spun off	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Jenson Button	Brawn	1:35.058	1:33.784	1:35.181
2	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:34.745	1:33.990	1:35.273
3	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1:34.935	1:34.276	1:35.518
4	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn	1:34.681	1:34.387	1:35.651
5	Timo Glock	Toyota	1:34.907	1:34.258	1:35.690
6	Nico Rosberg	Williams	1:35.083	1:34.547	1:35.750
7	Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:35.027	1:34.222	1:35.797
8	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:35.166	1:34.562	1:36.106
9	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:35.476	1:34.456	1:36.170
10	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:35.260	1:34.706	1:37.659
11	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:35.110	1:34.769	—
12	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	1:35.341	1:34.788	—
13	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:35.280	1:34.905	—
14	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	1:35.023	1:34.924	—
15	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	1:35.507	1:35.431	—
16	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:35.642	—	—
17	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	1:35.708	—	—
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	1:35.908	—	—
19	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:35.951	—	—
20	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	1:36.107	—	—

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	Final
Button	P3	P3	P3	P2	P1	P1	P1
Heidfeld	P9	P11	P10	P7	P6	P3	P2
Glock	P8	P8	P9	P12	P8	P2	P3
Trulli	P2	P2	P2	P4	P3	P6	P4
Barrichello	P4	P4	P4	P1	P4	P5	P5

2009 Malaysian Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix?+

Jenson Button (Brawn) won the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix on 2009-04-05 at Sepang International Circuit.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix?+

P1: Jenson Button (Brawn). P2: Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber), +22.722 behind. P3: Timo Glock (Toyota), +23.513 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix?+

Jenson Button took pole position for the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix?+

Jenson Button set the fastest lap of the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix with a time of 1:36.641.

Which team won the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix?+

Brawn won the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix with Jenson Button taking victory.