Jenson Button va pleca din pole-position (al-5-lea din cariera) in Marele Premiu al Malaeziei, britanicul fiind urmat de italianul Jarno Trulli (Toyota) si de germanul Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull). Marile deziluzii ale calificarilor au fost Felipe Massa (Ferrari - eliminat din Q1) si Lewis Hamilton (doar pe locul 13).
Clasament calificari MP al Malaeziei:
1. Jenson Button (GBR) Brawn-Mercedes 1:35.181
2. Jarno Trulli (ITA) Toyota 1:35.273
3. Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull-Renault 1:35.518 (va fi penalizat cu 10 pozitii)
4. Rubens Barrichello (BRA) Brawn-Mercedes 1:35.651 (va fi penalizat cu 5 pozitii)
5. Timo Glock (GER) Toyota 1:35.690
6. Nico Rosberg (GER) Williams-Toyota 1:35.750
7. Mark Webber (AUS) Red Bull-Renault 1:35.797
8. Robert Kubica (POL) BMW Sauber 1:36.106
9. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari 1:36.170
10. Fernando Alonso (SPA) Renault 1:37.659
Eliminati in Q2
11. Nick Heidfeld (GER) BMW Sauber 1:34.769
12. Kazuki Nakajima (JPN) Williams-Toyota 1:34.788
13. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) McLaren-Mercedes 1:34.905
14. Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) McLaren-Mercedes 1:34.924
15. Sebastien Bourdais (FRA) Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:35.431
Eliminati in Q1
16. Felipe Massa (BRA) Ferrari 1:35.642
17. Nelson Piquet Jr (BRA) Renault 1:35.708
18. Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) Force India-Ferrari 1:35.908
19. Adrian Sutil (GER) Force India-Ferrari 1:35.951
Clasamentul dupa grila de start:
Linia 1
Jenson Button (GBR/Brawn-Mercedes)
Jarno Trulli (ITA/Toyota)
Linia 2
Timo Glock (GER/Toyota)
Nico Rosberg (GER/Williams-Toyota)
Linia 3
Mark Webber (AUS/Red Bull-Renault)
Robert Kubica (POL/BMW Sauber)
Linia 4
Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/Ferrari)
Fernando Alonso (SPA/Renault)
Linia 5
Rubens Barrichello (BRA/Brawn-Mercedes)
Nick Heidfeld (GER/BMW Sauber)
Linia 6
Kazuki Nakajima (JPN/Williams-Toyota)
Lewis Hamilton (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes)
Linia 7
Sebastian Vettel (GER/Red Bull-Renault)
Heikki Kovalainen (FIN/McLaren-Mercedes)
Linia 8
Sebastien Bourdais (FRA/Toro Rosso-Ferrari)
Felipe Massa (BRA/Ferrari)
Linia 9
Nelson Piquet Jr (BRA/Renault)
Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA/Force India-Ferrari)
Linia 10
Adrian Sutil (GER/Force India-Ferrari)
Sebastien Buemi (ELV/Toro Rosso-Ferrari)
