2009 Season - Round 2 - 2009-04-05
Jenson Button won the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix from pole position, leading Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) and Timo Glock (Toyota) home for Brawn.
Jenson Button (Brawn) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:36.641. Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P10 on the grid to P2 at the flag â a 8-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 5 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, completing round 2 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22Jenson Button | Brawn | 1 | Finished | 1:36.641 | 5 |
| 2 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 10 | Finished | 1:39.084 | 4 |
| 3 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 3 | Finished | 1:39.406 | 3 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 2 | Finished | 1:37.591 | 2.5 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 8 | Finished | 1:37.484 | 2 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 5 | Finished | 1:37.672 | 1.5 |
| 7 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 12 | Finished | 1:39.141 | 1 |
| 8 | 6Nico Rosberg | Williams | 4 | Finished | 1:37.598 | 0.5 |
| 9 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 16 | Finished | 1:39.250 | 0 |
| 10 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 15 | Finished | 1:39.242 | 0 |
| 11 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 9 | +1 Lap | 1:39.006 | 0 |
| 12 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 11 | +1 Lap | 1:39.387 | 0 |
| 13 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 17 | +1 Lap | 1:39.268 | 0 |
| 14 | 7Kimi RÀikkönen | Ferrari | 7 | +1 Lap | 1:38.453 | 0 |
| 15 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 13 | Spun off | 1:38.427 | 0 |
| 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 20 | Spun off | 1:38.938 | 0 |
| 17 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 19 | +1 Lap | 1:39.464 | 0 |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 18 | Spun off | 1:39.407 | 0 |
| 19 | 88Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 14 | Spun off | 0 |