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Jenson Button won the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix

Jenson Button won the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix for Brawn, ahead of Nick Heidfeld and Timo Glock at Sepang International Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Jenson Button
Team
Brawn
Top listed
Jenson Button, Nick Heidfeld, and Timo Glock
Race date
April 5, 2009
Pole
Jenson Button
Fastest lap
Jenson Button
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Sepang International Circuit

The decisive result

Jenson Button finished first for Brawn. Nick Heidfeld is listed 2 for BMW Sauber, with Timo Glock 3 for Toyota.

Grid to finish

Nick Heidfeld from P10 to P2 (+8), Felipe Massa from P16 to P9 (+7), and Lewis Hamilton from P12 to P7 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jenson Button started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 14 Finished, 4 Spun off, 1 +1 lap, and 1 Engine. Jenson Button holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:36.641 on lap 18. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Jenson ButtonBrawn55:30.6225
2Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber55:53.3444
3Timo GlockToyota55:54.1353
4Jarno TrulliToyota56:16.7952.5
5Rubens BarrichelloBrawn56:17.9822
6Mark WebberRed Bull56:22.9551.5
7Lewis HamiltonMcLaren56:31.3551
8Nico RosbergWilliams56:42.1980.5
9Felipe MassaFerrari56:47.5540
10Sébastien BourdaisToro Rosso57:12.7860
11Fernando AlonsoRenault57:20.0440
12Kazuki NakajimaWilliams57:26.7520
13Nelson Piquet Jr.Renault57:27.3350
14Kimi RäikkönenFerrari57:53.4630
15Sebastian VettelRed BullSpun off0
16Sébastien BuemiToro RossoSpun off0
17Adrian SutilForce India+1 lap0
18Giancarlo FisichellaForce IndiaSpun off0
DNFRobert KubicaBMW SauberEngine0
DNFHeikki KovalainenMcLarenSpun off0