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Malaysian Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 5th April 2009 12:00am Local
Sun 5th April 2009 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
2009

Round
Round 2

Status
FT

Location
Sepang International Circuit

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The 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix was won by Jenson Button driving for Brawn GP. Held on 5 April 2009 at the Sepang International Circuit, the event is remembered as one of the most chaotic, waterlogged, and shortened races in Formula One history.
The Monsoon and Early Stoppage: The race originally was scheduled for 56 laps. Organizers shifted the start to a late twilight slot (17:00 local time) to better suit European television audiences. This decision backfired when torrential monsoon rains hit the track on lap 19, eventually causing an official red flag on lap 33 due to zero visibility, standing water, and fading daylight.
Half-Points Awarded: Because the race was stopped after only 31 laps of classification—failing to cross the required 75% distance threshold (42 laps)—half-points were awarded to the top 8 finishers. It marked only the fifth time in F1 history that half-points were distributed.


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01			Jenson Button	Brawn	1:10:52.092
02			Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	+0:22.722
03			Timo Glock	Toyota	+0:23.513
04			Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+0:46.173
05			Rubens Barrichello	Brawn	+0:47.360
06			Mark Webber	Oracle Red Bull Racing	+0:52.333
07			Lewis Hamilton	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+1:00.733
08			Nico Rosberg	Williams Racing	+1:11.576
09			Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+1:16.932
10			Sebastien Bourdais	Toro Rosso	+1:42.164
11			Fernando Alonso	Renault F1 Team	+1 Lap
12			Kazuki Nakajima	Williams Racing	+1 Lap
13			Nelson Piquet	Renault F1 Team	+1 Lap
14			Kimi Raikkonen	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+1 Lap
15			Sebastian Vettel	Oracle Red Bull Racing	DNF
16			Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	DNF
17			Adrian Sutil	Force India	+1 Lap
18			Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	DNF
19			Robert Kubica	Sauber	DNF
20			Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF

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