2009 Malaysian Grand Prix
The 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix (formally the 2009 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 5 April 2009 at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia. It was the second race of the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship. The race was due to be contested over 56 laps, but was stopped after 31 laps due to torrential rain. Jenson Button, driving for the Brawn GP team, was declared the winner, having started from pole position. Nick Heidfeld was classified second for BMW Sauber with Timo Glock third for Toyota.
| 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 2 of 17 in the 2009 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 5 April 2009 | ||||
| Official name | 2009 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix | ||||
| Location |
Sepang International Circuit Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.543 km (3.444 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 31 laps, 171.833 km (106.772 miles) | ||||
| Scheduled distance | 56 laps, 310.408 km (192.879 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Dry start, with heavy rain and thunderstorm/monsoon later | ||||
| Attendance | 97,368 (Weekend) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Brawn-Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1.35.181 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:36.641 on lap 18 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Brawn-Mercedes | ||||
| Second | BMW Sauber | ||||
| Third | Toyota | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
As the race did not reach the required 75% distance (42 laps) for full points to be awarded, half-points were given instead, for only the fifth time in Formula One history and the first since the 1991 Australian Grand Prix and the last for 12 years until the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix. The race distance of 171.833 km (106.772 mi) was the fifth-shortest ever covered in a World Championship Grand Prix. Brawn GP became only the second constructor to win their first two World Championship Grands Prix since Alfa Romeo won the first two ever, in 1950.