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2009 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 5 Apr 2009
- Name
- 2009 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/805
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: KNOCKOUT
Grand Prix context
2009 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix · Sepang International Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2009 Formula 1 World Championship · round 2
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 55:30.622 · 31 laps · mercedes | 5 |
| 2 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 55:53.344 · 31 laps · bmw | 4 |
| 3 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 55:54.135 · 31 laps · toyota | 3 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 56:16.795 · 31 laps · toyota | 2.5 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 56:17.982 · 31 laps · mercedes | 2 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 56:22.955 · 31 laps · renault | 1.5 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 56:31.355 · 31 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 56:42.198 · 31 laps · toyota | 0.5 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 56:47.554 · 31 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 57:12.786 · 31 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 57:20.044 · 31 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 57:26.752 · 31 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 57:27.335 · 31 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 57:53.463 · 31 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Spun off · Time not recorded · 30 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | Spun off · Time not recorded · 30 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Time not recorded · 30 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | Spun off · Time not recorded · 29 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | Engine · Time not recorded · 1 laps · bmw | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | Spun off · Time not recorded · 0 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Brawn | Q1 1:35.058 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | Q1 1:34.745 · 20 laps · toyota | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Q1 1:34.935 · 17 laps · renault | |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | Q1 1:34.681 · 20 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Timo Glock | Toyota | Q1 1:34.907 · 24 laps · toyota | |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | Q1 1:35.083 · 21 laps · toyota | |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Q1 1:35.027 · 19 laps · renault | |
| 8 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:35.166 · 19 laps · bmw | |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:35.476 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | Q1 1:35.260 · 15 laps · renault | |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:35.110 · 14 laps · bmw | |
| 12 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | Q1 1:35.341 · 13 laps · toyota | |
| 13 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Q1 1:35.280 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | Q1 1:35.023 · 14 laps · mercedes | |
| 15 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:35.507 · 16 laps · ferrari | |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Q1 1:35.642 · 4 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | Q1 1:35.708 · 11 laps · renault | |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | Q1 1:35.908 · 8 laps · mercedes | |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Q1 1:35.951 · 10 laps · mercedes | |
| 20 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:36.107 · 9 laps · ferrari |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:35.181 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:35.273 · toyota | |
| 3 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:35.690 · toyota | |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:35.750 · toyota | |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:35.797 · renault | |
| 6 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:36.106 · bmw | |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:36.170 · ferrari | |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1:35.651 · mercedes | |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:37.659 · renault | |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:34.769 · bmw | |
| 11 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:34.788 · toyota | |
| 12 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:34.905 · mercedes | |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:35.518 · renault | |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:34.924 · mercedes | |
| 15 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:35.431 · ferrari | |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:35.642 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:35.708 · renault | |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:35.908 · mercedes | |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:35.951 · mercedes | |
| 20 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:36.107 · ferrari |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 3 | Jarno Trulli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8.5 |
| 4 | Timo Glock | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3.5 |
| 8 | Sébastien Buemi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 9 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1.5 |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 11 | Sébastien Bourdais | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 12 | Adrian Sutil | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 16 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 19 | Robert Kubica | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:36.260 |
| freePractice1Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 2 | 1:36.305 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 3 | 1:36.430 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 4 | 1:36.487 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 5 | 1:36.561 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 6 | 1:36.646 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 7 | 1:36.699 |
| freePractice1Results | Mark Webber | 8 | 1:36.703 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 9 | 1:36.747 |
| freePractice1Results | Timo Glock | 10 | 1:36.980 |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 11 | 1:36.982 |
| freePractice1Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 12 | 1:37.025 |
| freePractice1Results | Robert Kubica | 13 | 1:37.039 |
| freePractice1Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 14 | 1:37.199 |
| freePractice1Results | Adrian Sutil | 15 | 1:37.241 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 16 | 1:37.395 |
| freePractice1Results | Sébastien Buemi | 17 | 1:37.634 |
| freePractice1Results | Nick Heidfeld | 18 | 1:37.640 |
| freePractice1Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 19 | 1:38.022 |
| freePractice1Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 20 | 1:38.483 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 1:35.707 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 2 | 1:35.832 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:35.954 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 4 | 1:36.015 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 5 | 1:36.026 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 6 | 1:36.161 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 7 | 1:36.254 |
| freePractice2Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 8 | 1:36.290 |
| freePractice2Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 9 | 1:36.397 |
| freePractice2Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 10 | 1:36.401 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 11 | 1:36.515 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 12 | 1:36.516 |
| freePractice2Results | Sébastien Buemi | 13 | 1:36.628 |
| freePractice2Results | Timo Glock | 14 | 1:36.639 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 15 | 1:36.640 |
| freePractice2Results | Adrian Sutil | 16 | 1:36.875 |
| freePractice2Results | Robert Kubica | 17 | 1:37.267 |
| freePractice2Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 18 | 1:37.278 |
| freePractice2Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 19 | 1:37.432 |
| freePractice2Results | Nick Heidfeld | 20 | 1:37.930 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:35.940 |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 2 | 1:36.048 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 3 | 1:36.089 |
| freePractice3Results | Jarno Trulli | 4 | 1:36.132 |
| freePractice3Results | Timo Glock | 5 | 1:36.189 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 6 | 1:36.194 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 7 | 1:36.322 |
| freePractice3Results | Kazuki Nakajima | 8 | 1:36.325 |
| freePractice3Results | Rubens Barrichello | 9 | 1:36.519 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 10 | 1:36.541 |
| freePractice3Results | Robert Kubica | 11 | 1:36.563 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 12 | 1:36.657 |
| freePractice3Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 13 | 1:36.742 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 14 | 1:37.004 |
| freePractice3Results | Nick Heidfeld | 15 | 1:37.026 |
| freePractice3Results | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 16 | 1:37.032 |
| freePractice3Results | Adrian Sutil | 17 | 1:37.118 |
| freePractice3Results | Sébastien Buemi | 18 | 1:37.282 |
| freePractice3Results | Sébastien Bourdais | 19 | 1:37.322 |
| freePractice3Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 20 | 1:37.398 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.