The lighting system at the Marina Bay Circuit passed its first test in 2008; but only in the rain do floodlights remain an unknown quantity. The organisers mounted 1,500 light projectors (with a total power requirement of three million watts) on trusses supported by 230 steel pylons. A dozen twin generators provided insurance against a sudden plunge into darkness.
The cars run anti-clockwise around the circuit, which has 23 – in some cases extremely tight – corners. Several key areas, including Turn 1 and Turn 14, have been modified for the 2009 race to provide better opportunities for overtaking.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Laps | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday Race | ||||
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 61 | 1:56:06.337 |
| 2 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 61 | +9.6 secs |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 61 | +16.6 secs |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 61 | +20.2 secs |
| 5 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 61 | +30.0 secs |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 61 | +31.8 secs |
| 7 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 61 | +36.1 secs |
| 8 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 61 | +55.0 secs |
| 9 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 61 | +56.0 secs |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 61 | +58.8 secs |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 61 | +59.7 secs |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 61 | +73.0 secs |
| 13 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 61 | +79.8 secs |
| 14 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 61 | +93.5 secs |
| Ret | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 47 | +14 Laps |
| Ret | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 47 | +14 Laps |
| Ret | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 45 | +16 Laps |
| Ret | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 23 | +38 Laps |
| Ret | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 19 | +42 Laps |
| Ret | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 3 | +58 Laps |
| Number | Car | Driver | Weight (Kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car Weights – Post Qualifying (*declared weight) | |||
| 01 | McLaren Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | 660.5 |
| 02 | McLaren Mercedes | Heikki Kovalainen | 664.5 |
| 03 | Ferrari | Giancarlo Fisichella | 678.5* |
| 04 | Ferrari | Kimi Räikkönen | 680.5* |
| 05 | BMW Sauber | Robert Kubica | 664.0 |
| 06 | BMW Sauber | Nick Heidfeld | 650.0 |
| 07 | Renault Fernando | Alonso | 658.0 |
| 08 | Renault | Romain Grosjean | 683.0* |
| 09 | Toyota | Jarno Trulli | 690.9* |
| 10 | Toyota | Timo Glock | 660.5 |
| 11 | STR Ferrari | Jaime Alguersuari | 683.5* |
| 12 | STR Ferrari | Sébastien Buemi | 678.0* |
| 14 | RBR Renault | Mark Webber | 654.5 |
| 15 | RBR Renault | Sebastian Vettel | 651.0 |
| 16 | Williams Toyota | Nico Rosberg | 657.5 |
| 17 | Williams Toyota | Kazuki Nakajima | 680.7* |
| 20 | Force India Mercedes | Adrian Sutil | 693.0* |
| 21 | Force India Mercedes | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 656.0* |
| 22 | Brawn Mercedes | Jenson Button | 683.0* |
| 23 | Brawn Mercedes | Rubens Barrichello | 655.5 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday qualifying | |||||
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:46.977 | 1:46.657 | 1:47.891 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:47.541 | 1:46.362 | 1:48.204 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:47.390 | 1:46.197 | 1:48.348 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:47.646 | 1:46.328 | 1:48.722 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:47.397 | 1:46.787 | 1:48.828 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:47.757 | 1:46.767 | 1:49.054 |
| 7 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:47.770 | 1:46.707 | 1:49.180 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:47.347 | 1:46.832 | 1:49.307 |
| 9 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:47.615 | 1:46.813 | 1:49.514 |
| 10 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:47.542 | 1:46.842 | 1:49.778 |
| 11 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:47.637 | 1:47.013 | |
| 12 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:47.180 | 1:47.141 | |
| 13 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:47.293 | 1:47.177 | |
| 14 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:47.677 | 1:47.369 | |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:47.690 | 1:47.413 | |
| 16 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:48.231 | ||
| 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:48.340 | ||
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1:48.350 | ||
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:48.544 | ||
| 20 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:48.792 | ||
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday Practice Session | ||||
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:47.632 | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:47.909 | 0.277 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:48.332 | 0.700 |
| 4 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:48.420 | 0.788 |
| 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:48.501 | 0.869 |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:48.526 | 0.894 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:48.551 | 0.919 |
| 8 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:48.673 | 1.041 |
| 9 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:48.754 | 1.122 |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:48.757 | 1.125 |
| 11 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:48.831 | 1.199 |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:48.864 | 1.232 |
| 13 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:48.876 | 1.244 |
| 14 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:48.921 | 1.289 |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:49.032 | 1.400 |
| 16 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:49.055 | 1.423 |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:49.122 | 1.490 |
| 18 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:49.399 | 1.767 |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:49.641 | 2.009 |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1:50.039 | 2.407 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday Practice Session 2 | ||||
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:48.650 | |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:48.924 | 0.274 |
| 3 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:48.952 | 0.302 |
| 4 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:49.098 | 0.448 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:49.311 | 0.661 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:49.317 | 0.667 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:49.333 | 0.683 |
| 8 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:49.342 | 0.692 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:49.358 | 0.708 |
| 10 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:49.609 | 0.959 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:49.616 | 0.966 |
| 12 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:49.710 | 1.060 |
| 13 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:49.795 | 1.145 |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:49.941 | 1.291 |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:50.023 | 1.373 |
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1:50.253 | 1.603 |
| 17 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:50.527 | 1.877 |
| 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:50.605 | 1.955 |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:50.972 | 2.322 |
| 20 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:51.423 | 2.773 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday Practice Session 1 | ||||
| 1 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:50.179 | |
| 2 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:50.356 | 0.177 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:50.416 | 0.237 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:50.567 | 0.388 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:50.614 | 0.435 |
| 6 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:50.699 | 0.520 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:50.715 | 0.536 |
| 8 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:50.815 | 0.636 |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:50.865 | 0.686 |
| 10 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:51.089 | 0.910 |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:51.427 | 1.248 |
| 12 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:51.544 | 1.365 |
| 13 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:51.643 | 1.464 |
| 14 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:51.656 | 1.477 |
| 15 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:52.083 | 1.904 |
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:52.135 | 1.956 |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1:52.390 | 2.211 |
| 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:52.905 | 2.726 |
| 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:53.232 | 3.053 |
| 20 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:53.458 | 3.279 |
