2009 Malaysian Grand Prix

Jenson Button won the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit on 5 Apr 2009 for Brawn, from pole position; Nick Heidfeld was second and Timo Glock third. Pole position: Jenson Button.

Button took the lead for good on lap 21 of 31, from Rubens Barrichello; the lead changed hands 4 times in all. Button stopped 3 times, on laps 19 and 22 and 29; 14 of 18 finishers made 3 stops, and the median first stop was lap 19. The fastest lap was Jenson Button's, 1:36.641 on lap 18. 18 of 20 starters were classified; 2 retired or were not classified. After the race Jenson Button led the championship with 15 points, 5 ahead of Rubens Barrichello, with 15 rounds left.

Date

5 Apr 2009

Circuit

Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Round

2 of 17

Winner

Jenson Button (Brawn)

Pole position

Jenson Button (1:35.181)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 11 drivers: Sebastian Vettel qualified 3rd, started 13th; Rubens Barrichello qualified 4th, started 8th; Timo Glock qualified 5th, started 3rd; Nico Rosberg qualified 6th, started 4th; Mark Webber qualified 7th, started 5th; Robert Kubica qualified 8th, started 6th; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 9th, started 7th; Fernando Alonso qualified 10th, started 9th; Nick Heidfeld qualified 11th, started 10th; Kazuki Nakajima qualified 12th, started 11th; Lewis Hamilton qualified 13th, started 12th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

Race history: gap to the leader

How the race was won

Winner

Jenson Button: 3 stops (laps 19, 22, 29), stints of 19, 3, 7, 2 laps

2nd

Nick Heidfeld: 1 stop (lap 22), stints of 22, 9 laps

3rd

Timo Glock: 3 stops (laps 15, 22, 30), stints of 15, 7, 8, 1 laps

Finishers

1 stop: 2 · 2 stops: 2 · 3 or more: 14

First stops

median lap 19 of 31

Pit stops

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.

Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.

Standings after this race

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Full 2009 standings