Malaysian GP

April 12th, 2009

The Malaysian Grand Prix has been held at Sepang International Circuit since 1999.  The 2009 race is held on April 5th 2009.

Sepang International Circuit

Sepang International Circuit

Lap Distance 5.543 km (3.376 mi)
Scheduled Distance 56 laps, 310.408 km (189.056 mi)

Previous Winners

Year Driver Constructor
2008 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
2007 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes
2006 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault
2005 Fernando Alonso Renault
2004 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2003 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes
2002 Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW
2001 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2000 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
1999 Eddie Irvine Ferrari

2009 Session Times

Friday

Malaysian GP free practice session one times

1. ROSBERG Williams 1m36.260s
2. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m36.305s
3. BUTTON Brawn 1m36.430s
4. BARRICHELLO Brawn 1m36.487s
5. MASSA Ferrari 1m36.561s
6. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m36.646s
7. HAMILTON McLaren 1m36.699s
8. WEBBER Red Bull 1m36.703s
9. VETTEL Red Bull 1m36.747s
10. GLOCK Toyota 1m36.980s
11. TRULLI Toyota 1m36.982s
12. FISICHELLA Force India 1m37.025s
13. KUBICA BMW 1m37.039s
14. PIQUET Renault 1m37.199s
15. SUTIL Force India 1m37.241s
16. ALONSO Renault 1m37.395s
17. BUEMI Toro Rosso 1m37.634s
18. HEIDFELD BMW 1m37.640s
19. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m38.022s
20. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m38.483s

Malaysian GP free practice session two times

1. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m35.707s
2. MASSA Ferrari 1m35.832s
3. VETTEL Red Bull 1m35.954s
4. ROSBERG Williams 1m36.015s
5. WEBBER Red Bull 1m36.026s
6. BARRICHELLO Brawn 1m36.161s
7. BUTTON Brawn 1m36.254s
8. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m36.290s
9. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m36.397s
10. PIQUET Renault 1m36.401s
11. HAMILTON McLaren 1m36.515s
12. TRULLI Toyota 1m36.516s
13. BUEMI Toro Rosso 1m36.628s
14. GLOCK Toyota 1m36.639s
15. ALONSO Renault 1m36.640s
16. SUTIL Force India 1m36.875s
17. KUBICA BMW 1m37.267s
18. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m37.278s
19. FISICHELLA Force India 1m37.432s
20. HEIDFELD BMW 1m37.930s

Saturday

Pos Name Constructor Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Grid
1 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 01:35.1 01:33.8 01:35.2 1
2 Jarno Trulli Toyota 01:34.7 01:34.0 01:35.3 2
3 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 01:34.9 01:34.3 01:35.5 131
4 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 01:34.7 01:34.4 01:35.7 82
5 Timo Glock Toyota 01:34.9 01:34.3 01:35.7 3
6 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 01:35.1 01:34.5 01:35.7 4
7 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 01:35.0 01:34.2 01:35.8 5
8 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 01:35.2 01:34.6 01:36.1 6
9 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 01:35.5 01:34.5 01:36.2 7
10 Fernando Alonso Renault 01:35.3 01:34.7 01:37.7 9
11 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 01:35.1 01:34.8 10
12 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 01:35.3 01:34.8 11
13 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 01:35.3 01:34.9 12
14 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 01:35.0 01:34.9 14
15 Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari 01:35.5 01:35.4 15
16 Felipe Massa Ferrari 01:35.6 16
17 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 01:35.7 17
18 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 01:35.9 18
19 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 01:36.0 19
20 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 01:36.1 20

* Sebastian Vettel will receive a 10 place penalty for the crash at the end of the 2009 Australian Grand Prix.  Rubens Barrichello will receive a 5 place penalty for replacing a gearbox during the race weekend.

Jenson Buttons Qualifying Lap

Sunday

Pre Race Start Weights

1. Jenson Button, Brawn GP, 660kg
2. Jarno Trulli, Toyota, 656.5
3. Timo Glock, Toyota, 656.5
4. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 656
5. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 656
6. Robert Kubica, BMW-Sauber, 663
7. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 662.5
8. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn, 664.5
9. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 680.5
10. Nick Heidfeld, BMW-Sauber, 692
11. Kazuki Nakajima,Williams, 683.4
12. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 688
13. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 647
14. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren, 688.9
15. Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso, 670.5
16. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 689.5
17. Nelson Piquet, Renault, 681.9
18. Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India, 680.5
19. Adrian Sutil, Force India, 655.5
20. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, 686.5

Preliminary Race Classification

Pos Driver Team Laps Time Start Pos Pts
1 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 31 55:30.6 1 5
2 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 31 +22.7 secs 10 4
3 Timo Glock Toyota 31 +23.5 secs 3 3
4 Jarno Trulli Toyota 31 +46.1 secs 2 2.5
5 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 31 +47.3 secs 8 2
6 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 31 +52.3 secs 5 1.5
7 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 31 +60.7 secs 12 1
8 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 31 +71.5 secs 4 0.5
9 Felipe Massa Ferrari 31 +76.9 secs 16
10 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 31 +102.164 secs 15
11 Fernando Alonso Renault 31 +109.422 secs 9
12 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 31 +116.130 secs 11
13 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 31 +116.713 secs 17
14 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 31 +142.841 secs 7
15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 30 Spin 13
16 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 30 Spin 20
17 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 30 +1 Lap 19
18 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 29 Spin 18
Ret Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1 Engine 6
Ret Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 0 Spin 14

Fastest Lap – Jenson Button 1.36.641 on lap 18

Highlights



Brawn GP News 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix Posts

2009 Malaysian Grand Prix TV Coverage

Malaysian Grand Prix Brawn GP preview

2009 Malaysian Grand Prix Friday Practice

Friday Press Conferences – The Constructors

2009 Malaysian GP Qualifying

Bet on the Malaysian GP at Sporting Bet

FIA post-qualifying press conference – Malaysia

2009 Malaysian Grand Prix – Qualifying, Brawn Official Statement

Malaysian Grand Prix – Pre Race start weights

2009 Malaysian Grand Prix – The Race

Jenson Button Wins in Malaysia after a rainy race

Malaysian Grand Prix – Official Brawn GP Race Report

Malaysian Grand Prix – Post race Press Conference

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