# 2009 Malaysian GP2 Asia Series round

The 2009 Malaysian GP2 Asia Series round was a GP2 Asia Series motor race held on 4 and 5 April 2009 at Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia. It was the fifth round of the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series. The race supported the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 7 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | 1:45.410 | | 1 |
| 2 | 21 | Diego Nunes | Piquet GP | 1:45.522 | +0.112 | 2 |
| 3 | 12 | James Jakes | Super Nova Racing | 1:45.527 | +0.117 | 3 |
| 4 | 8 | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | 1:45.577 | +0.167 | 4 |
| 5 | 11 | Javier Villa | Super Nova Racing | 1:45.649 | +0.239 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa International Campos Team | 1:45.720 | +0.310 | 6 |
| 7 | 16 | Davide Valsecchi | Durango | 1:45.748 | +0.338 | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | Pastor Maldonado | ART Grand Prix | 1:45.755 | +0.345 | 8 |
| 9 | 20 | Roldán Rodríguez | Piquet GP | 1:45.767 | +0.357 | 9 |
| 10 | 19 | Álvaro Parente | My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara | 1:45.816 | +0.406 | 10 |
| 11 | 24 | Yelmer Buurman | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:45.954 | +0.544 | 11 |
| 12 | 27 | Davide Rigon | Trident Racing | 1:45.978 | +0.568 | 12 |
| 13 | 3 | Luiz Razia | Arden International Motorsport | 1:45.989 | +0.579 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 | Rodolfo González | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 1:46.053 | +0.643 | 14 |
| 15 | 1 | Sakon Yamamoto | ART Grand Prix | 1:46.087 | +0.677 | 15 |
| 16 | 9 | Giedo van der Garde | GFH Team iSport | 1:46.105 | +0.695 | 16 |
| 17 | 25 | Fabrizio Crestani | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:46.108 | +0.698 | 17 |
| 18 | 6 | Sergio Pérez | Barwa International Campos Team | 1:46.169 | +0.759 | 18 |
| 19 | 4 | Edoardo Mortara | Arden International Motorsport | 1:46.184 | +0.774 | 19 |
| 20 | 22 | Michael Herck | DPR | 1:46.259 | +0.849 | 20 |
| 21 | 10 | Hamad Al Fardan | GFH Team iSport | 1:46.265 | +0.855 | 21 |
| 22 | 18 | Marco Bonanomi | My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara | 1:46.315 | +0.905 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 | Giacomo Ricci | DPR | 1:46.604 | +1.194 | 23 |
| 24 | 26 | Ricardo Teixeira | Trident Racing | 1:47.838 | +2.428 | 24 |
| 25 | 15 | Kevin Chen | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 1:49.642 | +4.232 | 25 |
| 26 | 17 | Michael Dalle Stelle | Durango | 1:49.857 | +4.447 | 26 |
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### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 21 | Diego Nunes | Piquet GP | 33 | 1:00:46.668 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | 33 | +8.361 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 12 | James Jakes | Super Nova Racing | 33 | +9.150 | 3 | 6+1 |
| 4 | 20 | Roldán Rodríguez | Piquet GP | 33 | +13.874 | 9 | 5 |
| 5 | 24 | Yelmer Buurman | Ocean Racing Technology | 33 | +16.805 | 11 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa International Campos Team | 33 | +41.457 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | Pastor Maldonado | ART Grand Prix | 33 | +42.007 | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | 16 | Davide Valsecchi | Durango | 33 | +42.381 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | 10 | Hamad Al Fardan | GFH Team iSport | 33 | +51.152 | 21 | |
| 10 | 14 | Rodolfo González | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 33 | +53.240 | 14 | |
| 11 | 19 | Álvaro Parente | My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara | 33 | +54.435 | 10 | |
| 12 | 1 | Sakon Yamamoto | ART Grand Prix | 33 | +59.958 | 15 | |
| 13 | 22 | Michael Herck | DPR | 33 | +1:01.473 | 20 | |
| 14 | 9 | Giedo van der Garde | GFH Team iSport | 33 | +1:02.518 | 16 | |
| 15 | 25 | Fabrizio Crestani | Ocean Racing Technology | 33 | +1:11.958 | 17 | |
| 16 | 23 | Giacomo Ricci | DPR | 33 | +1:34.318 | 23 | |
| 17 | 26 | Ricardo Teixeira | Trident Racing | 33 | +1:50.428 | 24 | |
| 18 | 17 | Michael Dalle Stelle | Durango | 33 | +1:51.455 | 26 | |
| 19 | 11 | Javier Villa | Super Nova Racing | 32 | +1 lap | 5 | |
| 20 | 15 | Kevin Chen | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 32 | +1 lap | 25 | |
| Ret | 18 | Marco Bonanomi | My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara | 16 | Retired | 22 | |
| Ret | 6 | Sergio Pérez | Barwa International Campos Team | 14 | Retired | 18 | |
| Ret | 3 | Luiz Razia | Arden International Motorsport | 10 | Retired | 13 | |
| Ret | 27 | Davide Rigon | Trident Racing | 0 | Retired | 12 | |
| Ret | 4 | Edoardo Mortara | Arden International Motorsport | 0 | Retired | 19 | |
| DNS | 7 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | 0 | Gearbox | 1 | 2 |
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Jérôme d'Ambrosio did not start due to a gearbox failure.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa International Campos Team | 20 | 45:41.349 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | Pastor Maldonado | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +2.914 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 16 | Davide Valsecchi | Durango | 20 | +4.339 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 21 | Diego Nunes | Piquet GP | 20 | +6.357 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | Hamad Al Fardan | GFH Team iSport | 20 | +21.539 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | Sergio Pérez | Barwa International Campos Team | 20 | +24.489 | 22 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | 20 | +24.522 | 7 | |
| 8 | 14 | Rodolfo González | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 20 | +26.108 | 10 | |
| 9 | 19 | Álvaro Parente | My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara | 20 | +26.956 | 11 | 1 |
| 10 | 9 | Giedo van der Garde | GFH Team iSport | 20 | +35.725 | 14 | |
| 11 | 24 | Yelmer Buurman | Ocean Racing Technology | 20 | +37.306 | 4 | |
| 12 | 20 | Roldán Rodríguez | Piquet GP | 20 | +37.683 | 5 | |
| 13 | 27 | Davide Rigon | Trident Racing | 20 | +44.390 | 25 | |
| 14 | 18 | Marco Bonanomi | My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara | 20 | +46.358 | 21 | |
| 15 | 23 | Giacomo Ricci | DPR | 20 | +47.818 | 16 | |
| 16 | 25 | Fabrizio Crestani | Ocean Racing Technology | 20 | +48.476 | 15 | |
| 17 | 4 | Edoardo Mortara | Arden International Motorsport | 20 | +48.640 | 26 | |
| 18 | 11 | Javier Villa | Super Nova Racing | 20 | +1:09.849 | 19 | |
| 19 | 26 | Ricardo Teixeira | Trident Racing | 20 | +1:21.557 | 17 | |
| 20 | 17 | Michael Dalle Stelle | Durango | 20 | +1:56.537 | 18 | |
| Ret | 1 | Sakon Yamamoto | ART Grand Prix | 14 | Retired | 12 | |
| Ret | 22 | Michael Herck | DPR | 9 | Retired | 13 | |
| Ret | 3 | Luiz Razia | Arden International Motorsport | 9 | Retired | 23 | |
| Ret | 15 | Kevin Chen | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 5 | Retired | 20 | |
| Ret | 12 | James Jakes | Super Nova Racing | 4 | Retired | 6 | |
| DSQ | 7 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | 14 | Disqualified | 24 | |
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#### Notes

* ^2 – Jérôme d'Ambrosio was black flagged and disqualified from the race after a pass on Marco Bonanomi under a yellow flag, the belgian overshot turn 9, almost colliding with a group of marshalls attending to Michael Herck's stranded DPR car.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Kamui Kobayashi | 47 |
| | 2 | Davide Valsecchi | 34 |
| 4 | 3 | Vitaly Petrov | 28 |
| 1 | 4 | Nico Hülkenberg | 27 |
| | 5 | Roldán Rodríguez | 27 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | DAMS | 70 |
| | 2 | Barwa International Campos Team | 54 |
| | 3 | ART Grand Prix | 41 |
| 1 | 4 | Piquet GP | 40 |
| 1 | 5 | Durango | 34 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.