News Jenson Button wins Malaysian Grand Prix
05 Apr, 2009 04:20 pm IST,TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Print Save EMail Write to Editor NEW DELHI: Briton Jenson Button of Brawn GP won the Malaysian Grand Prix ahead of Timo Glock of Toyota and Nick Heidfeld of BMW Sauber.
The race was suspended as the red flag is out due to heavy rain after lap 32.
The teams and drivers will only get half points because less than 75% of the race was completed.
S Vettel of Red Bull, S Buemi of Toro Rosso and G Fisichella of Force India retired after rain halted the race.
McLaren's H Kovalainen made a terrible mistake at the turn during the second lap and got retired while Robert Kubica of BMW Sauber also got retired due to some engine problem in his car.
Drivers' Standings
Constructor Standings
Position after Lap 32
Lap 56
Position Drivers Teams Pit stops 1 J Button Brawn 4 2 T Glock Toyota 3 3 N Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1 4 M Webber Red Bull 4 5 R Barrichello Brawn 4
6 L Hamilton McLaren 3 18 G Fisichella Force India 1 (Ret) 15 A Sutil Force India 3
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Jenson Button (2008) Photo credit:  Mark McArdle at Flickr
Sepang International Circuit
Brawn-Mercedes driver Jenson Button wins FIA Formula One 2009 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. The race was suspended by red flag due to heavy rain after 33 laps and later stopped after more than half an hour of waiting the track to dry up. All drivers earned only half possible points counted after 31 laps.

Nick Heidfeld on his KERS-equipped BMW Sauber car placed second from 11th place on the starting grid. Both Toyota drivers Timo Glock and Jarno Trulli ended up behind Heidfeld. Button's teammate Rubens Barrichello finished 5th. Mark Webber's Red Bull gained one place from the start, finishing 6th.

McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton finished 7th after burst from 13th place on the start.

Nico Rosberg had a fantastic start overtaking all drivers in front of his 6th place to the first corner. Still he lose this advantage throughout the race and closed the top eight with only half a point for his Williams team.