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| Race 2 of 17 in the 2009 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | April 5, 2009 | ||
| Official name | XI Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix | ||
| Location |
Sepang International Circuit Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.543 km (3.376 miles) | ||
| Distance | 56 laps, 310.408 km (189.056 miles) | ||
| Weather | TBA | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Brawn GP | ||
| Time | 1.35.181 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 TBA | TBA | |
| Time | TBA on lap TBA | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
| TBA | |
| Second |
| TBA | |
| Third |
| TBA | |
The 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix (formally the XI Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix) will be a Formula One race to be held on April 5, 2009 at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia. It will be the second race of the 2009 Formula One season.
Background
Kimi Räikkönen won last year's race for Ferrari and has also previously won in Malaysia in 2003 for McLaren-Mercedes. Previous winners Giancarlo Fisichella (2006) and Fernando Alonso (2005 and 2007) will also compete in this race.
After the Australian Grand Prix, Jenson Button leads the Drivers' Championship by 2 points from Rubens Barrichello and by 4 points from Jarno Trulli. Brawn GP lead the Constructors' Championship by 7 points from Toyota and by 14 points from Renault.
Report
Practice
Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima secured a Williams one-two in the first session with times of 1:36.260 and 1:36.305 minutes respectively. In the second session, Ferrari's Kimi Räikkönen and Felipe Massa went quickest with times of 1:35.707 and 1:35.832 minutes. After 18 laps, Räikkönen's cockpit began to billow out smoke, and though Ferrari did not give an official statement, there are reports that the car's KERS system had overheated.
Classification
Qualifying
Cars that employed KERS are marked with "‡"
| Pos | No | Name | Constructor | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Grid |
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| 1 | 22 |  Jenson Button
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Brawn-Mercedes | 1:35.058 | 1:33.784 | 1:35.181 | 1 |
| 2 | 9 |  Jarno Trulli
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Toyota | 1:34.745 | 1:33.990 | 1:35.273 | 2 |
| 3 | 15 |  Sebastian Vettel
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Red Bull | 1:34.935 | 1:34.276 | 1:35.518 | 13 |
| 4 | 23 |  Rubens Barrichello
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Brawn-Mercedes | 1:34.681 | 1:34.387 | 1:35.651 | 9 |
| 5 | 10 | Timo Glock
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Toyota | 1:34.907 | 1:34.258 | 1:35.690 | 3 |
| 6 | 16 | Nico Rosberg
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Williams-Toyota | 1:35.083 | 1:34.547 | 1:35.750 | 4 |
| 7 | 14 |  Mark Webber
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Red Bull | 1:35.027 | 1:34.222 | 1:35.797 | 5 |
| 8 | 5 |  Robert Kubica
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BMW Sauber | 1:35.166 | 1:34.562 | 1:36.106 | 6 |
| 9 | 4‡ |  Kimi Raikkonen
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Ferrari | 1:35.476 | 1:34.456 | 1:36.170 | 7 |
| 10 | 7‡ |  Fernando Alonso
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Renault | 1:35.260 | 1:34.706 | 1:37.659 | 8 |
| 11 | 5‡ | Nick Heidfeld
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BMW Sauber | 1:35.110 | 1:34.769 | 10 | |
| 12 | 17 |  Kazuki Nakajima
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Williams-Toyota | 1:35.341 | 1:34.788 | 11 | |
| 13 | 1‡ | Lewis Hamilton
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:35.280 | 1:34.905 | 12 | |
| 14 | 2‡ | Heikki Kovalainen
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:35.023 | 1:34.924 | 14 | |
| 15 | 11 |  Sebastien Bourdais
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Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:35.507 | 1:35.431 | 15 | |
| 16 | 3‡ | Felipe Massa
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Ferrari | 1:35.642 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 8‡ | Nelsinho Piquet
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Renault | 1:35.708 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella
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Force India-Mercedes | 1:35.908 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 20 | Adrian Sutil
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Force India-Mercedes | 1:35.951 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 12 |  Sebastien Buemi
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Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:36.107 | 20 |
Template:FnbSebastian Vettel has been issued a 10 place grid-penalty for causing an avoidable accident involving Robert Kubica at the Australian Grand Prix.
Template:FnbRubens Barrichello received a 5 place grid-penalty for a gearbox change.
References
- ^ "Championship Classification". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 2009-03-29. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- "Raikkonen tops Malaysia practice". BBC Sport. BBC. 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- "Vettel gets 10-place grid penalty". BBC Sport. BBC. 2009-03-29. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- "Barrichello gets 5 place penalty". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
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