Gridpedia
Results › 2009 › Round 2

2009 Malaysian Grand Prix

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)

← Australian Grand Prix · Chinese Grand Prix →

advertisement

Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 22 BUTJenson Button Brawn 1 31 55:30.622 1:36.641 5
2 6 HEINick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 10q11 31 +22.722 4
3 10 GLOTimo Glock Toyota 3q5 31 +23.513 3
4 9 TRUJarno Trulli Toyota 2 31 +46.173 2.5
5 23 BARRubens Barrichello Brawn 8q4 31 +47.360 2
6 14 WEBMark Webber Red Bull 5q7 31 +52.333 1.5
7 1 HAMLewis Hamilton McLaren 12q13 31 +60.733 1
8 16 ROSNico Rosberg Williams 4q6 31 +71.576 0.5
9 3 MASFelipe Massa Ferrari 16 31 +76.932 0
10 11 BOUSébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 15 31 +102.164 0
11 7 ALOFernando Alonso Renault 9q10 31 +109.422 0
12 17 NAKKazuki Nakajima Williams 11q12 31 +116.130 0
13 8 PIQNelson Piquet Jr. Renault 17 31 +116.713 0
14 4 RAIKimi Räikkönen Ferrari 7q9 31 +142.841 0
15 15 VETSebastian Vettel Red Bull 13q3 30 Spun off 0
16 12 BUESébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 20 30 Spun off 0
17 20 SUTAdrian Sutil Force India 19 30 +1 Lap 0
18 21 FISGiancarlo Fisichella Force India 18 29 Spun off 0
R 5 KUBRobert Kubica BMW Sauber 6q8 1 Engine 0
R 2 KOVHeikki Kovalainen McLaren 14 0 Spun off 0

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

12345678910111213141516171819 Lap 1Lap 8Lap 16Lap 23Lap 31 Sébastien Buemi: pit stop on lap 2Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 13Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 15Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 15Adrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 15Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 16Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 17Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 18Adrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 18Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 18Sébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 19Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 19Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 20Kazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 21Sébastien Buemi: pit stop on lap 21Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 22Nick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 22Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 22Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 22Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 22Nelson Piquet Jr.: pit stop on lap 22Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 22Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 22Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 22Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 22Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 22Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 22Sébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 26Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 26Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 27Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 27Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 28Kazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 28Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 28Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 28Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 29Nelson Piquet Jr.: pit stop on lap 29Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 29Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 29Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 29Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 30Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 30Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 30Kazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 30Sébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 30Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 30Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 30Nelson Piquet Jr.: pit stop on lap 30Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 30Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 30 HAMMASRAIKUBHEIALOPIQTRUGLOBOUBUEWEBVETROSNAKSUTFISBUTBAR
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

+0.0 s+50.0 s+100.0 s Lap 1Lap 5Lap 10Lap 14Lap 18Lap 22Lap 27Lap 31 Sébastien Buemi: pit stop on lap 2, 32.5 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 13, 29.1 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 15, 28.2 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 15, 27.9 s in the pit laneAdrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 15, 25.9 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 16, 27.5 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 17, 28.1 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 18, 29.8 s in the pit laneAdrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 18, 32.9 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 18, 29.4 s in the pit laneSébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 19, 35.5 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 19, 27.2 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 20, 29.2 s in the pit laneKazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 21, 27.3 s in the pit laneSébastien Buemi: pit stop on lap 21, 26.4 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 22, 30.3 s in the pit laneNick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 22, 29.5 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 22, 27.3 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 22, 31.0 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 22, 25.8 s in the pit laneNelson Piquet Jr.: pit stop on lap 22, 31.7 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 22, 29.2 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 22, 26.0 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 22, 25.3 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 22, 25.8 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 22, 26.0 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 22, 31.6 s in the pit laneSébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 26, 25.6 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 26, 25.4 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 27, 25.2 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 27, 25.7 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 28, 26.0 s in the pit laneKazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 28, 26.0 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 28, 24.5 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 28, 28.0 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 29, 25.8 s in the pit laneNelson Piquet Jr.: pit stop on lap 29, 27.7 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 29, 25.6 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 29, 24.6 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 29, 25.4 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 30, 25.9 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 30, 34.9 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 30, 28.7 s in the pit laneKazuki Nakajima: pit stop on lap 30, 29.2 s in the pit laneSébastien Bourdais: pit stop on lap 30, 25.5 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 30, 26.5 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 30, 29.0 s in the pit laneNelson Piquet Jr.: pit stop on lap 30, 28.5 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 30, 32.5 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 30, 31.1 s in the pit lane HAMMASRAIKUBHEIALOPIQTRUGLOBOUBUEWEBVETROSNAKSUTFISBUTBAR
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods; red flag on lap 33. Drivers more than 113 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

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

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
BUTJenson Button319 (27.2 s), 22 (25.8 s), 29 (25.4 s)
1937
HEINick Heidfeld122 (29.5 s)
229
GLOTimo Glock315 (27.9 s), 22 (25.8 s), 30 (29.0 s)
1578
TRUJarno Trulli317 (28.1 s), 22 (26.0 s), 28 (24.5 s)
17563
BARRubens Barrichello320 (29.2 s), 22 (31.6 s), 28 (28.0 s)
2063
WEBMark Webber416 (27.5 s), 22 (25.3 s), 29 (24.6 s), 30 (31.1 s)
1667
HAMLewis Hamilton322 (30.3 s), 27 (25.2 s), 30 (25.9 s)
2253
ROSNico Rosberg415 (28.2 s), 22 (27.3 s), 27 (25.7 s), 30 (34.9 s)
15753
MASFelipe Massa322 (29.2 s), 29 (25.6 s), 30 (32.5 s)
227
BOUSébastien Bourdais319 (35.5 s), 26 (25.6 s), 30 (25.5 s)
1974
ALOFernando Alonso322 (31.0 s), 28 (26.0 s), 30 (28.7 s)
226
NAKKazuki Nakajima321 (27.3 s), 28 (26.0 s), 30 (29.2 s)
217
PIQNelson Piquet Jr.322 (31.7 s), 29 (27.7 s), 30 (28.5 s)
227
RAIKimi Räikkönen318 (29.8 s), 29 (25.8 s), 30 (26.5 s)
1811
VETSebastian Vettel313 (29.1 s), 22 (26.0 s), 26 (25.4 s)
13944
BUESébastien Buemi22 (32.5 s), 21 (26.4 s)
199
SUTAdrian Sutil215 (25.9 s), 18 (32.9 s)
15312
FISGiancarlo Fisichella118 (29.4 s)
1811

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

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Jenson ButtonBrawn1:35.0581:33.7841:35.181fastest Q2
2Jarno TrulliToyota1:34.7451:33.9901:35.273+0.206 Q2
3Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:34.9351:34.2761:35.518+0.492 Q2
4Rubens BarrichelloBrawn1:34.6811:34.3871:35.651+0.603 Q2
5Timo GlockToyota1:34.9071:34.2581:35.690+0.474 Q2
6Nico RosbergWilliams1:35.0831:34.5471:35.750+0.763 Q2
7Mark WebberRed Bull1:35.0271:34.2221:35.797+0.438 Q2
8Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:35.1661:34.5621:36.106+0.778 Q2
9Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:35.4761:34.4561:36.170+0.672 Q2
10Fernando AlonsoRenault1:35.2601:34.7061:37.659+0.922 Q2
11Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:35.1101:34.769+0.985 Q2
12Kazuki NakajimaWilliams1:35.3411:34.788+1.004 Q2
13Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:35.2801:34.905+1.121 Q2
14Heikki KovalainenMcLaren1:35.0231:34.924+1.140 Q2
15Sébastien BourdaisToro Rosso1:35.5071:35.431+1.647 Q2
16Felipe MassaFerrari1:35.642+1.858 Q1
17Nelson Piquet Jr.Renault1:35.708+1.924 Q1
18Giancarlo FisichellaForce India1:35.908+2.124 Q1
19Adrian SutilForce India1:35.951+2.167 Q1
20Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso1:36.107+2.323 Q1

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

Drivers

PosDriverTeamWinsPoints
1 Jenson Button Brawn 2 15
2 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 0 10
3 Jarno Trulli Toyota 0 8.5
4 Timo Glock Toyota 0 8
5 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 0 4
6 Fernando Alonso Renault 0 4
7 Nico Rosberg Williams 0 3.5
8 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 0 2
9 Mark Webber Red Bull 0 1.5
10 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 0 1

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Brawn 2 25
2 Toyota 0 16.5
3 BMW Sauber 0 4
4 Renault 0 4
5 Williams 0 3.5
6 Toro Rosso 0 3
7 Red Bull 0 1.5
8 McLaren 0 1
9 Force India 0 0
10 Ferrari 0 0

Full 2009 standings