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2009-04-05T12:25:00.002+01:00

2009 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX

Provisional Results

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts
1	22	Jenson Button	Brawn-Mercedes	31	Winner	1	5
2	6	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	31	+22.7 secs	10	4
3	10	Timo Glock	Toyota	31	+23.5 secs	3	3
4	9	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	31	+46.1 secs	2	2.5
5	23	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn-Mercedes	31	+47.3 secs	8	2
6	14	Mark Webber	RBR-Renault	31	+52.3 secs	5	1.5
7	1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	31	+60.7 secs	12	1
8	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	31	+71.5 secs	4	.5
9	3	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	31	+76.9 secs	16
10	11	Sebastien Bourdais	STR-Ferrari	31		15
11	7	Fernando Alonso	Renault	31		9
12	17	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams-Toyota	31		11
13	8	Nelsinho Piquet	Renault	31		17
14	4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	31		7
15	15	Sebastian Vettel	RBR-Renault	30	+1 Lap	13
16	12	Sebastien Buemi	STR-Ferrari	30	+1 Lap	20
17	20	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	30	+1 Lap	19
18	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India-Mercedes	29	+2 Laps	18
Ret	5	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1	+30 Laps	6
Ret	2	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren-Mercedes	0	+31 Laps	14

2009-04-05T08:06:00.001+01:00

Sunday weather update - rain could be key to race result

Welcome to race day at the second round of the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship, the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang.

The weather here has returned to its usual heat and humidity, with an ambient temperature high of 32 degrees Celsius expected. However, serious concerns remain about the likelihood of the same sort of torrential rain we saw around 1800 hours on Saturday, which would mean it arriving two-thirds through the race's scheduled distance.

2009-04-05T00:57:00.001+01:00

Location

Malaysian Grand Prix

GP Date

03.04.2009

No. of Laps

Distance

5.543 KM

Pole Position Last Year

Felipe Massa

1st Place Driver 2008

Kimi Räikkönen

2nd Place Driver 2008

Robert Kubica

3rd Place Driver 2008

Heikki Kovalainen

Widely regarded as a benchmark for other Grand Prix venues, the Sepang circuit boasts superb pit garage and media facilities, as well as impressive grandstands and patron amenities. The track is noted for its sweeping corners and wide straights.