Malaysia 2009 - Qualifying results - Button secures pole position, as Ferrari fall at the first hurdle
Published by Christine
Jenson Button picked up the pace from practice and took his second pole position in a row. Jarno Trulli secured second on the grid, but it was Felipe Massa who offered up the big surprise of the day. He dropped out in Q1, after the Ferrari team assumed they were save... when they were not.
| Position | Driver | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | 1:35.181 | 18 |
| 2 | Jarno Trulli | 1:35.273 | 20 |
| 3 | Timo Glock | 1:35.690 | 24 |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg | 1:35.750 | 21 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | 1:35.797 | 19 |
| 6 | Robert Kubica | 1:36.106 | 19 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:36.170 | 17 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | 1:37.659 | 15 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | 1:35.651 | 20 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | 1:34.769 | 14 |
| 11 | Kazuki Nakajima | 1:34.788 | 13 |
| 12 | Lewis Hamilton | 1:34.905 | 13 |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | 1:35.518 | 17 |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen | 1:34.924 | 14 |
| 15 | Sébastien Bourdais | 1:35.431 | 16 |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | 1:35.642 | 4 |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet | 1:35.708 | 11 |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:35.908 | 8 |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | 1:35.951 | 10 |
| 20 | Sébastien Buemi | 1:36.107 | 9 |
Note: Sebastian Vettel takes a 10 place grid drop from the Australia incident with Kubica.
Note: Rubens Barrichello receives a 5 place drop for a gearbox change.
