The second race in the 2009 Formula 1 season was held at the beautiful track in Sepang, Malaysia. I love this circuit:
The race was run in the late afternoon in Malaysia to offer better television viewing for the European audience. This sounds like a good idea except for the fact that it usually rains in the late afternoon in Malaysia. And we aren’t talking about a little drizzle either. When the heavens open up over this tropical country expect a serious dowsing. Which is exactly what happened midway through the race. With visibility diminishing and the clock approaching the two hour cut-off time the decision was made to call the race. Jensen Button and Brawn along with their controversial diffuser managed to grab hold of P1 again. Due to the fact that only half of the race was run, drivers were awarded half the points.
Race results:
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Grid | Points |
| 1 | Jensen Button | Brawn – Mercedes | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 10 | 4 |
| 3 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1 | 2.5 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 5 | 1.5 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 12 | 1 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 4 | .5 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 16 | |
| 10 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 15 | |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 9 | |
| 12 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 11 | |
| 13 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 17 | |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 7 | |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 13 | |
| 16 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 20 | |
| Ret | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 19 | |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 18 | |
| Ret | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 6 | |
| Ret | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 14 |
Perhaps the best moment of the race occurred after the race was called. Rob Smedley calms down a freaking out Massa:
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