| Sepang Circuit Length - 3.443m / 5.543km Laps - 56 Lap Record - J P Montoya 2004, 1'34:223 2009 Result - 1.J Button, 2.N Heidfeld, 3.T Glock Website - www.malaysiangp.com.my |
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| Race Result | |||||||
| Race report | |||||||
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Times/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 | S Vettel | Red Bull Renault | 56 | 1:33:48.412 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | 6 | M Webber | Red Bull Renault | 56 | +4.849 | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | N Rosberg | Mercedes | 56 | +13.584 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | 11 | R Kubica | Renault | 56 | +18.589 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 14 | A Sutil | Force India Mercedes | 56 | +21.059 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | L Hamilton | Mclaren Mercedes | 56 | +23.471 | 20 | 8 |
| 7 | 7 | F Massa | Ferrari | 56 | +27.068 | 21 | 6 |
| 8 | 1 | J Button | Mclaren Mercedes | 56 | +37.919 | 17 | 4 |
| 9 | 17 | J Alguersuari | STR Ferrari | 56 | +70.602 | 14 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | N Hulkenberg | Williams Cosworth | 56 | +73.399 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | 16 | S Buemi | STR Ferrari | 56 | +78.938 | 13 | |
| 12 | 9 | R Barrichello | Williams Cosworth | 55 | +1 Lap | 7 | |
| 13 | 8 | F Alonso | Ferrari | 54 | +2 Laps | 19 | |
| 14 | 25 | L Di Grassi | Virgin Cosworth | 53 | +3 Laps | 24 | |
| 15 | 20 | K Chandhok | HRT Cosworth | 53 | +3 Laps | 22 | |
| 16 | 21 | B Senna | HRT Cosworth | 52 | +4 Laps | 23 | |
| 17 | 18 | J Trulli | Lotus Cosworth | 51 | +5 Laps | 18 | |
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| 18 | 19 | H Kovalainen | Lotus Cosworth | 46 | +10 Laps | 15 | |
| 19 | 12 | V Petrov | Renault | 32 | +24 Laps | 11 | |
| 20 | 15 | V Liuzzi | Force India Mercedes | 12 | +44 Laps | 10 | |
| 21 | 3 | M Schumacher | Mercedes | 9 | +47 Laps | 8 | |
| 22 | 23 | K Kobayashi | BMW Sauber Ferrari | 8 | +48 Laps | 9 | |
| 23 | 24 | T Glock | Virgin Cosworth | 2 | +54 Laps | 16 | |
| 24 | 22 | P de la Rosa | BMW Sauber Ferrari | 0 | DNS | 12 | |
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Qualifying Results |
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| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
| 1 | 6 | M Webber | Red Bull Renault | 1:51.886 | 1:48.210 | 1:49.327 |
| 2 | 4 | N Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:52.560 | 1:47.417 | 1:50.673 |
| 3 | 5 | S Vettel | Red Bull Renault | 1:47.632 | 1:46.828 | 1:50.789 |
| 4 | 14 | A Sutil | Force India Mercedes | 1:49.479 | 1:47.085 | 1:50.914 |
| 5 | 10 | N Hulkenberg | Williams Cosworth | 1:49.664 | 1:47.346 | 1:51.001 |
| 6 | 11 | R Kubica | Renault | 1:46.283 | 1:46.951 | 1:51.051 |
| 7 | 9 | R Barrichello | Williams Cosworth | 1:50.301 | 1:48.371 | 1:51.511 |
| 8 | 3 | M Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:52.239 | 1:48.400 | 1:51.717 |
| 9 | 23 | K Kobayashi | BMW Sauber Ferrari | 1:48.467 | 1:47.792 | 1:51.767 |
| 10 | 15 | V Liuzzi | Force India Mercedes | 1:49.922 | 1:48.238 | 1:51.767 |
| 11 | 12 | V Petrov | Renault | 1:47.952 | 1:48.760 | . |
| 12 | 22 | P De la Rosa | BMW Sauber Ferrari | 1:47.153 | 1:48.771 | . |
| 13 | 16 | S Buemi | STR Ferrari | 1:48.945 | 1:49.207 | . |
| 14 | 17 | J Alguersuari | STR Ferrari | 1:48.655 | 1:49.464 | . |
| 15 | 19 | H Kovalainen | Lotus Cosworth | 1:52.875 | 1:52.270 | . |
| 16 | 24 | T Glock | Virgin Cosworth | 1:52.398 | 1:52.520 | . |
| 17 | 1 | J Button | Mclaren Mercedes | 1:52.211 | no time | . |
| 18 | 18 | J Trulli | Lotus Cosworth | 1:52.884 | . | . |
| 19 | 8 | F Alonso | Ferrari | 1:53.044 | . | . |
| 20 | 2 | L Hamilton | Mclaren Mercedes | 1:53.050 | . | . |
| 21 | 7 | F Massa | Ferrari | 1:53.283 | . | . |
| 22 | 20 | K Chandhok | HRT Cosworth | 1:56.299 | . | . |
| 23 | 21 | B Senna | HRT Cosworth | 1:57.269 | . | . |
| 24 | 25 | L Di Grassi | Virgin Cosworth | 1:59.977 | . | . |
