2009 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix

Your weekend briefing

Times in Africa/Johannesburg

Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

Time TBA

Race

2009-04-05 · time TBA

Sepang International Circuit

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jenson Button	Brawn	Fastest lap · Race · 55:30.622 · 31 laps	5
2	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Race · 55:53.344 · 31 laps	4
3	Timo Glock	Toyota	Race · 55:54.135 · 31 laps	3
4	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Race · 56:16.795 · 31 laps	2.5
5	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn	Race · 56:17.982 · 31 laps	2
6	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Race · 56:22.955 · 31 laps	1.5
7	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Race · 56:31.355 · 31 laps	1
8	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Race · 56:42.198 · 31 laps	0.5
9	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Race · 56:47.554 · 31 laps	Unknown / not applicable
10	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	Race · 57:12.786 · 31 laps	Unknown / not applicable
11	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Race · 57:20.044 · 31 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	Race · 57:26.752 · 31 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	Race · 57:27.335 · 31 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Race · 57:53.463 · 31 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Race · Spun off · Time not recorded · 30 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Race · Spun off · Time not recorded · 30 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Race · Time not recorded · 30 laps	Unknown / not applicable
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	Race · Spun off · Time not recorded · 29 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 1 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	Race · Spun off · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Jenson Button · Brawn

Nick Heidfeld · BMW Sauber

Timo Glock · Toyota

Jarno Trulli · Toyota

Rubens Barrichello · Brawn

Mark Webber · Red Bull

Lewis Hamilton · McLaren

Nico Rosberg · Williams

Felipe Massa · Ferrari

Sébastien Bourdais · Toro Rosso

Fernando Alonso · Renault

Kazuki Nakajima · Williams

Nelson Piquet Jr. · Renault

Kimi Räikkönen · Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel · Red Bull

Sébastien Buemi · Toro Rosso

Adrian Sutil · Force India

Giancarlo Fisichella · Force India

Robert Kubica · BMW Sauber

Heikki Kovalainen · McLaren

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jenson Button	Brawn	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.058 · Q2 1:33.784 · Q3 1:35.181 · 18 laps
2	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.745 · Q2 1:33.990 · Q3 1:35.273 · 20 laps
3	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.935 · Q2 1:34.276 · Q3 1:35.518 · 17 laps
4	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.681 · Q2 1:34.387 · Q3 1:35.651 · 20 laps
5	Timo Glock	Toyota	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.907 · Q2 1:34.258 · Q3 1:35.690 · 24 laps
6	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.083 · Q2 1:34.547 · Q3 1:35.750 · 21 laps
7	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.027 · Q2 1:34.222 · Q3 1:35.797 · 19 laps
8	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.166 · Q2 1:34.562 · Q3 1:36.106 · 19 laps
9	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.476 · Q2 1:34.456 · Q3 1:36.170 · 17 laps
10	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.260 · Q2 1:34.706 · Q3 1:37.659 · 15 laps
11	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.110 · Q2 1:34.769 · 14 laps
12	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.341 · Q2 1:34.788 · 13 laps
13	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.280 · Q2 1:34.905 · 13 laps
14	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.023 · Q2 1:34.924 · 14 laps
15	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.507 · Q2 1:35.431 · 16 laps
16	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.642 · 4 laps
17	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.708 · 11 laps
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.908 · 8 laps
19	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.951 · 10 laps
20	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.107 · 9 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jenson Button	Brawn	Starting grid · 1:35.181
2	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Starting grid · 1:35.273
3	Timo Glock	Toyota	Starting grid · 1:35.690
4	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Starting grid · 1:35.750
5	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:35.797
6	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	Starting grid · 1:36.106
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:36.170
8	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn	Starting grid · 1:35.651 · Grid penalty: 5 · 5 places
9	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Starting grid · 1:37.659
10	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Starting grid · 1:34.769
11	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	Starting grid · 1:34.788
12	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:34.905
13	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:35.518 · Grid penalty: 10 · 10 places
14	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:34.924
15	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:35.431
16	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:35.642
17	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	Starting grid · 1:35.708
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	Starting grid · 1:35.908
19	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Starting grid · 1:35.951
20	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:36.107

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.260 · 27 laps
2	Kazuki Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.305 · 25 laps
3	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.430 · 20 laps
4	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.487 · 22 laps
5	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.561 · 21 laps
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.646 · 18 laps
7	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.699 · 16 laps
8	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.703 · 23 laps
9	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.747 · 25 laps
10	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.980 · 27 laps
11	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.982 · 26 laps
12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.025 · 20 laps
13	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.039 · 18 laps
14	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.199 · 20 laps
15	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.241 · 18 laps
16	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.395 · 12 laps
17	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.634 · 22 laps
18	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.640 · 17 laps
19	Sébastien Bourdais	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.022 · 19 laps
20	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.483 · 7 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.707 · 40 laps
2	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.832 · 38 laps
3	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.954 · 40 laps
4	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.015 · 39 laps
5	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.026 · 36 laps
6	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.161 · 37 laps
7	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.254 · 31 laps
8	Kazuki Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.290 · 35 laps
9	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.397 · 40 laps
10	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.401 · 35 laps
11	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.515 · 30 laps
12	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.516 · 34 laps
13	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.628 · 32 laps
14	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.639 · 29 laps
15	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.640 · 20 laps
16	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.875 · 36 laps
17	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.267 · 38 laps
18	Sébastien Bourdais	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.278 · 30 laps
19	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.432 · 27 laps
20	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.930 · 37 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.940 · 19 laps
2	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.048 · 13 laps
3	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.089 · 13 laps
4	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.132 · 21 laps
5	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.189 · 22 laps
6	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.194 · 14 laps
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.322 · 14 laps
8	Kazuki Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.325 · 18 laps
9	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.519 · 19 laps
10	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.541 · 17 laps
11	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.563 · 18 laps
12	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.657 · 15 laps
13	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.742 · 13 laps
14	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.004 · 16 laps
15	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.026 · 18 laps
16	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.032 · 18 laps
17	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.118 · 18 laps
18	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.282 · 17 laps
19	Sébastien Bourdais	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.322 · 16 laps
20	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.398 · 19 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jenson Button	Brawn	Fastest laps · 1:36.641
2	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn	Fastest laps · 1:37.484
3	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Fastest laps · 1:37.591
4	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:37.598
5	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:37.672
6	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:38.427
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:38.453
8	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:38.938
9	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:39.006
10	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:39.084
11	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:39.141
12	Sébastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:39.242
13	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:39.250
14	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:39.268
15	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:39.387
16	Timo Glock	Toyota	Fastest laps · 1:39.406
17	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:39.407
18	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:39.464

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Sébastien Buemi	1	2	32.513
Sebastian Vettel	1	13	29.137
Nico Rosberg	1	15	28.156
Timo Glock	1	15	27.866
Adrian Sutil	1	15	25.850
Mark Webber	1	16	27.484
Jarno Trulli	1	17	28.052
Kimi Räikkönen	1	18	29.798
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	18	29.374
Adrian Sutil	2	18	32.901
Jenson Button	1	19	27.214
Sébastien Bourdais	1	19	35.487
Rubens Barrichello	1	20	29.168
Kazuki Nakajima	1	21	27.278
Sébastien Buemi	2	21	26.437
Jenson Button	2	22	25.814
Nico Rosberg	2	22	27.256
Jarno Trulli	2	22	25.993
Rubens Barrichello	2	22	31.613
Lewis Hamilton	1	22	30.335
Nick Heidfeld	1	22	29.465
Nelson Piquet Jr.	1	22	31.748
Felipe Massa	1	22	29.152
Mark Webber	2	22	25.263
Fernando Alonso	1	22	31.041
Timo Glock	2	22	25.814
Sebastian Vettel	2	22	25.966
Sebastian Vettel	3	26	25.392
Sébastien Bourdais	2	26	25.599
Nico Rosberg	3	27	25.748
Lewis Hamilton	2	27	25.236
Rubens Barrichello	3	28	28.033
Jarno Trulli	3	28	24.458
Fernando Alonso	2	28	25.977
Kazuki Nakajima	2	28	26.041
Jenson Button	3	29	25.368
Mark Webber	3	29	24.550
Felipe Massa	2	29	25.575
Nelson Piquet Jr.	2	29	27.745
Kimi Räikkönen	2	29	25.763
Timo Glock	3	30	28.963
Mark Webber	4	30	31.071
Nico Rosberg	4	30	34.902
Lewis Hamilton	3	30	25.911
Felipe Massa	3	30	32.543
Fernando Alonso	3	30	28.665
Sébastien Bourdais	3	30	25.488
Kazuki Nakajima	3	30	29.193
Nelson Piquet Jr.	3	30	28.517
Kimi Räikkönen	3	30	26.471

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	15
2	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
3	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8.5
4	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
5	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
6	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
7	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3.5
8	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
9	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1.5
10	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
11	Sébastien Bourdais	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
12	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
13	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
15	Kazuki Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
16	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
18	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
19	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Brawn Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	25
2	Toyota Toyota	Constructorstandings · Championship record	16.5
3	BMW Sauber BMW	Constructorstandings · Championship record	4
4	Renault Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	4
5	Williams Toyota	Constructorstandings · Championship record	3.5
6	Toro Rosso Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	3
7	Red Bull Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1.5
8	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1
9	Force India Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
10	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

The circuit, beyond this weekend

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