Malaysia 2009
Round 2 • April 5, 2009
Circuit
Sepang
The skies open up at Sepang, transforming the Malaysian Grand Prix into a torrential battle against the elements. As the rain pours down, strategies falter, and the race becomes a spectacle of survival with drivers struggling to keep their machines on the track. In a contest where fortune favors the brave, surprises lurk around every slippery corner.
| Pos | Driver | Time/Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | 55:30.622 | 5 |
| 2 | Nick Heidfeld | +22.722 | 4 |
| 3 | Timo Glock | +23.513 | 3 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | +46.173 | 2.5 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | +47.360 | 2 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | +52.333 | 1.5 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | +1:00.733 | 1 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | +1:11.576 | 0.5 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | +1:16.932 | 0 |
| 10 | Sebastien Bourdais | +1:42.164 | 0 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | +1:49.422 | 0 |
| 12 | Kazuki Nakajima | +1:56.130 | 0 |
| 13 | Nelson Piquet Jr | +1:56.713 | 0 |
| 14 | Kimi Raikkonen | +2:22.841 | 0 |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Spun off | 0 |
| 16 | Sebastien Buemi | Spun off | 0 |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | +1 lap | 0 |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Spun off | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | 1:35.058 | 1:33.784 | 1:35.181 |
| 2 | Jarno Trulli | 1:34.745 | 1:33.990 | 1:35.273 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | 1:34.935 | 1:34.276 | 1:35.518 |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | 1:34.681 | 1:34.387 | 1:35.651 |
| 5 | Timo Glock | 1:34.907 | 1:34.258 | 1:35.690 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | 1:35.083 | 1:34.547 | 1:35.750 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | 1:35.027 | 1:34.222 | 1:35.797 |
| 8 | Robert Kubica | 1:35.166 | 1:34.562 | 1:36.106 |
| 9 | Kimi Raikkonen | 1:35.476 | 1:34.456 | 1:36.170 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | 1:35.260 | 1:34.706 | 1:37.659 |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | 1:35.110 | 1:34.769 | - |
| 12 | Kazuki Nakajima | 1:35.341 | 1:34.788 | - |
| 13 | Lewis Hamilton | 1:35.280 | 1:34.905 | - |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen | 1:35.023 | 1:34.924 | - |
| 15 | Sebastien Bourdais | 1:35.507 | 1:35.431 | - |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | 1:35.642 | - | - |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet Jr | 1:35.708 | - | - |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:35.908 | - | - |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | 1:35.951 | - | - |
| 20 | Sebastien Buemi | 1:36.107 | - | - |