Malaysian Grand Prix predictions

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Will Brawn be fastest again in Malaysia?

Brawn GP may be the favourites after their one-two in Malaysia but with rain threatening Sunday’s race could be tricky to predict.

Name your predictions for pole position and the podium below.

At the Chinese Grand Prix the F1 Fanatic Predictions Championship 2009 will begin. This weekend is your last to hone your predicting powers before we start counting up the points.

Here’s how the game works:

1. Predictions have to be made before the beginning of FP3.
2. Only one set of predictions per person.
3. You have to predict (a) Who will be on pole position and (b) What the top three finishers will be.
4. Players score:
a. ten points for correctly guessing the pole sitter
b. ten points for naming one of the top three in their correct position, 25 for naming two of the top three and 50 for naming the whole top three correctly
c. five points for correctly naming any other driver in the top three (but not in the correct position)
5. Whoever scores the most points over the 15 races from round three (China) to 17 (Abu Dhabi) wins the grand prize. There will also be runners-up prizes?óÔé¼?ª

Details of the prizes will be announced later. In the meantime, let’s get on with making our predictions for this weekend. Remember – this one doesn’t count towards the Predictions Championship.

Please post your predictions in the following format: start with your user name (try to pick a unique one), then the name of your pick for pole position, then the top three drivers in order, using only their surnames.

Please do not add any other characters on these five lines – this is to make it easier to put all the competition entries together and process them.

Here’s my prediction for the Malaysian Grand Prix:

Keith Collantine
Button
Vettel
Alonso
Hamilton

Make your predictions now. Remember – predictions close when the third practice session begins on Saturday…

The Australian Grand Prix predictions results have been updated following the changes to the podium order.

Read more: Will Brawn dominate again in Sepang? (Malaysian Grand Prix preview)

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236 comments on “Malaysian Grand Prix predictions”

  1. – Felipe

    1- Lewis
    2- Sebastian V
    3- Jensen
    :)

    1. Sorry to be a pain but can everyone please lay their entries out as follows as I asked – it will save me a massive amount of time running the contest. Thanks:

      SYM
      Massa
      Hamilton
      Vettel
      Button

  2. Macca25
    Massa
    Massa
    Button
    Raikkonen

    1. oopps sorry Keith… thanks :)

    2. Consider yourself sent to the back of the grid, fined $100m, and tarred and feathered… 8-)

  3. Pole: Barrichello
    Race:
    1st – Vettel
    2nd – Barrichello
    3rd – Button

  4. Vettel wont be on the podium because he has a 10 place penalty

    1. Pete_Firestarter
      3rd April 2009, 18:41

      Vettell will be on the podium!!

  5. Vettel

    Massa
    Vettel
    Rosberg

  6. KeirdreF1
    Button
    Button
    Barrichello
    Raikkonen

  7. Pole: Button

    P1: Barrichello
    P2: Button
    P3: Raikonen

    1. Senor Paz
      Button
      Button
      Massa
      Barrichello

  8. POLE POSITION: Button
    FIRST THREE
    Button
    Vettel
    Raikkonen

  9. ecion
    Massa
    Button
    Vettel
    Alonso

  10. goofy
    Rosberg
    Massa
    Button
    Kubica

  11. Kurtosis
    RAI
    BUT
    RAI
    ROS

  12. Button
    Raikkonen
    Button
    Rosberg

  13. kallan
    Vettel
    Webber
    Kubica
    Nakajima

  14. Seedy001
    Button
    Barrichello
    Webber
    Vettel

  15. UKK
    Massa
    Button
    Vettel
    Kubica

  16. Button
    Button
    Rosberg
    Webber

  17. Filipe
    Barrichello
    Button
    Barrichello
    Webber

  18. luky
    Raikkonen
    Barrichello
    Kubica
    Alonso

  19. Wen
    Button
    Button
    Massa
    Barrichello

  20. Eddie Irvine
    3rd April 2009, 9:11

    Eddie Irvine
    Rosberg
    Rosberg
    Button
    Webber

  21. Go Renault 09"
    3rd April 2009, 9:11

    Go Renault 09′
    Massa
    Massa
    webber
    button

  22. sultryBOB
    Barrichello
    Barrichello
    Trulli
    Rosberg

  23. Nayanesh
    Massa
    Button
    Raikkonen
    Glock

  24. Alex-Ctba
    Barrichello
    Barrichello
    Massa
    Hamilton

  25. ajokay
    Massa
    Raikkonen
    Button
    Webber

  26. Barrichelo

    Button
    Kubica
    Alonso

  27. jonathan102
    Barrichello
    Button
    Barrichello
    Hamilton

  28. brouard21
    Button
    Vettel
    Raikkonen
    Button

  29. shery

    button
    kimi
    barrichello
    kubica

  30. Mar-E-o
    Vettel
    Raikonnen
    Vettel
    Button

  31. Kayleigh
    Raikkonen
    Raikkonen
    Button
    Vettel

  32. Owen
    Button
    Raikkonen
    Button
    Hamilton

  33. PJA
    Button
    Barrichello
    Raikkonen
    Button

    1. PJA
      Button
      Button
      Hamilton
      Barrichello

  34. Hugo Bourgeois
    3rd April 2009, 9:43

    Hugo Bourgeois
    Jenson Button
    Rubens Barichello
    Robert Kubica
    Nico Rosberg

  35. Juhhi
    Raikkonen
    Raikkonen
    Button
    Barrichello

  36. Ben Ell
    Barrichello
    Rosberg
    Barrichello
    Kubica

  37. GIBELLS
    Button
    Hamilton
    Barrichello
    Raikkonen

  38. Bigbadderboom
    3rd April 2009, 9:52

    Bigbadderboom
    Button
    Button
    Massa
    Barachello

  39. kali_f1
    RAIKKONEN
    RAIKKONEN
    BARICHELLO
    VETTEL

  40. Boyce
    Barrichello
    Button
    Vettel
    Raikkonen

  41. Salty
    Button
    Raikkonen
    Button
    Glock

  42. Mystic Pizza
    3rd April 2009, 10:07

    Mystic Pizza
    Button
    Button
    Barrichello
    Raikkonen

    I would have gone Vettel for pole but with a 10 place penalty looming – wasn’t sure if that counts as pole if later moved back?

  43. BNK Racing
    Barichello
    Barichello
    Button
    Rosberg

  44. Rob B
    Button
    Button
    Barichello
    Kubica

  45. scunnyman
    massa
    raikkonen
    barrichello
    alonso

  46. lewism
    Button
    Button
    Barrichello
    Rosberg

  47. Clare msj
    Button
    Raikkonen
    Button
    Rosberg

  48. smitch
    Massa
    Raikkonen
    Massa
    Vettel

  49. Fer no.65
    Button
    Button
    Trulli
    Glock

  50. djdaveyp
    Button
    Button
    Barichello
    Massa

  51. gazzap
    Massa
    Button
    Barrichello
    Massa

  52. Robert Silvestre
    3rd April 2009, 10:56

    Robert Silvestre
    Massa
    Massa
    Barrichello
    Button

  53. Nefastis
    Button
    Kubica
    Glock
    Alonso

  54. RaceStevil
    Raikkonen
    Raikkonen
    Vettel
    Button

  55. Cristian Fenichi
    3rd April 2009, 11:00

    Button

    Raikkonen
    Kubica
    Button

  56. Antifia
    Barrichello
    Barrichello
    Massa
    Button

  57. schumi the greatest
    3rd April 2009, 11:02

    Schumi the Greatest
    Button
    Barrichello
    Vettel
    Button

  58. Nathan89
    Button
    Button
    Vettel
    Rosberg

  59. Arun.R
    Massa
    Massa
    Button
    Vettel

  60. graeme
    Raikkonen
    Massa
    Raikkonen
    Vettel

  61. Raikonen
    Button
    Vettel
    Raikonen

  62. joshua85

    Raikkonen
    Vettel
    Button
    Hamilton

  63. S97jvince
    Vettel
    Vettel
    Webber
    Button

  64. Dane
    Webber
    Webber
    Barrichello
    Glock

  65. madnomad
    Massa
    Trulli
    Hamilton
    Rosberg

  66. roser
    Button
    Button
    Barrichello
    Trulli

  67. Tom M
    Massa
    Button
    Barrichello
    Vettel

  68. Ranking is far to risky, but I do predict at least one race penalty for McLaren…

  69. MASSA

    RAIKKONEN
    Heidfield
    Barrichello

  70. Maksf1
    Massa
    Massa
    Raikkonen
    Button

  71. SteveM
    Raikkonen
    Raikkonen
    Button
    Massa

  72. rtur
    Button

    Button
    Kubica
    Barrichello

  73. graham228221
    3rd April 2009, 11:50

    graham228221
    Button
    Raikkonen
    Barrichello
    Rosberg

  74. evsrpavan
    Kimi
    Kimi
    Massa
    Nico Rosberg

  75. nopk
    vettel
    vettel
    hamilton
    kubica

  76. Ozzi
    Button
    Button
    Barrichello
    Raikkonen

  77. rgaik
    Massa
    Vettel
    Kubica

  78. EGC
    Räikönen
    Alonso
    Räikönen
    Vettel

  79. Haas
    Button
    Vettel
    Alonso
    Trulli

    1. Mtriay

      Jenson
      Raikkonen
      Massa
      Trulli

  80. Loki
    Vettel
    Vettel
    Barichello
    Button

    1. I’m a nob.

      I clearly didn’t think about this prediction, lol!

  81. Stanzo
    Massa
    Raikkonen
    Massa
    Button

  82. Rod
    Raikonnen
    Raikonnen
    Barrichello
    Rosberg

  83. Dan Wells
    Jenson Button
    Jenson Button
    Timo Glock
    Adrian Sutil

  84. Demon_racer74
    3rd April 2009, 12:26

    i hate to say it but…

    Kimi – Pole & 1st
    Barichello – 2nd
    Kubica – 3rd

    (FIA can do what they like.. say what they like.. Mclaren are still the Daddies in the Paddock.
    Good Job we sacked Dave Ryan he was a c*ck anyway !!!)
    Just watch us fly in Spain…

  85. Keith, still sure Barichello is going to win? he has a 5 place grid penalty.
    Can i change my prediction later on?

    Jenson
    Raikkonen
    Vettel
    Massa

    1. You can change your prediction before FP3, please add your changes under your original prediction. And yes, I have done the same with mine!

    2. Keith, I think we made a mistake with Vettelas I forgot he had been given a penalty. So I’m changing my prediction (sorry)!
      My new prediction is as follows:

      Raikkonen
      Jenson
      Kubica
      Rosberg
      Alonso
      Massa.

    3. Sorry again Keith! But my prediction again is:

      Pole: jenson

      Raikkonen
      Jenson
      Kubica
      Rosberg
      Alonso
      Massa

  86. Armando666
    Kimi
    Massa
    Kimi
    Button

  87. Setroc
    Barrichello
    Button
    Barrichello
    Raikkonen

    1. given the grid penalty can I change to

      Setroc
      Button
      Button
      Raikkonen
      Barrichello

  88. A few questions.

    Was it decided which results would be used, the first past the line or after all alterations due to penalties.

    Also what about the prediction for pole, now that Barrichello has a 5 place grid penalty

    http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/74204

    Is it the driver who set the fastest time in Q3 or the driver who starts on pole.

    One final question can we change our prediction as long as it is before the final deadline if information like the above comes to light?

    1. good questions, especially about pole being before of after penalties, seeing as some people have put Vettel on pole.

    2. The final order that counts towards the championship is used.

      Yes you can change your predictions before FP3 (see Striay’s question above).

  89. Marian_escu
    Button
    Button
    Rosberg
    Raikkonen

  90. greg76
    Button
    Button
    Barrichello
    Webber

  91. 1st – Raikkonen
    2nd – Massa
    3rd – Kubica

    1. Blender

      1st – Raikkonen
      2nd – Massa
      3rd – Kubica

      :-)

  92. Barrichelo to receive a 5-place grid penalty for a gear-box change:
    http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/74204

    Maybe folks want to take that into consideration.

  93. Dr Jones
    Kimi
    Button
    Vettel

  94. Vlad
    Massa
    Raikkonen
    Massa
    Button

  95. Yorricksfriend
    3rd April 2009, 12:57

    Yorricksfriend
    Raikkonen
    Raikkonen
    Button
    Vettel

  96. Sunny:

    Barrichello
    Barrichello
    Button
    Raikkonen
    ——————————————————

    Rainy:

    Kubica
    Kubica
    Rosberg
    Barrichello

    1. UPDATE: Barrichello 5-place grid penalty

      Sunny:
      Barrichello
      Button
      Raikkonen
      Rosberg

    2. You can only make one prediction, so I’m going with the last one you’ve put.

  97. Sush Meerkat
    3rd April 2009, 13:05

    Sush Meerkat
    Rosberg
    Button
    Barrichello
    Rosberg

  98. matt90
    Button
    Button
    Rosberg
    Kubica

  99. lhsuxx
    rosberg
    rosberg
    raikkonen
    barrichello

  100. 159Tom
    Raikkonen
    Button
    Vettel
    Massa

  101. Pole: Massa

    P1: Kimi
    P2: Massa
    P3: Rosberg

    1. John H
      Massa
      Raikkonen
      Massa
      Rosberg

      :)

  102. Daniel
    Barrichello
    Massa
    Barrichello
    Raikkonen

    Hey, did you remember to recalculate the Australian Grand Prix predictions, after Hamilton was disqualified and Trulli was put back in third place???

    1. Done! We now have four winners and I did a bit worse :-(

    2. Yeah but Brawn’s could still be disqualified pending appeal no?

  103. Theo
    Button
    Barichello
    Button
    Hamilton

  104. carldec
    Massa
    Alonso
    Button
    Rosburg

  105. Pole – Barrichello ,

    Race
    Kimi R
    Button
    Massa

  106. Pole: Button

    Button
    Barrichello
    Kimi

  107. TommyB
    Button
    Button
    Barrichello
    Raikonnen

  108. F14EVA
    Button
    Barrichello
    Button
    Hamilton

  109. shepsii
    Button
    Barrichello
    Button
    Rosberg

  110. Hammad
    Raikkonen
    Raikkonen
    Massa
    Button

  111. K
    Button
    Barrichello
    Button
    Vettel

  112. Pole
    ROS

    Race
    2. BUT
    3. VET
    3. RAI

    1. I’m taking this prediction as follows:

      dmw
      Rosberg
      Button
      Vettel
      Raikkonen

  113. Mandan
    Rosberg
    Button
    Kubica
    Rosberg

  114. Sudhakar
    Massa
    Massa
    Button
    Trulli

  115. Luigismen
    Button
    Button
    Rosberg
    Barrichello

    Anyway we will have to wait a week to know if we got it right

  116. Pole: Jenson Button
    Race:
    Jenson Button
    Sebastian Vettel
    Rubens Barrichello

  117. anirudh
    Button
    Barrichello
    Vettal
    Massa

  118. Damon
    Button
    Kubica
    Button
    Barrichello

  119. lehonard_e
    Button
    Massa
    Vettel
    Button

  120. Matt(2)-ChanF1
    Button
    Raikkonen
    Button
    Massa

  121. damjan006
    Button
    Button
    Raikonen
    Rosberg

    1. Thanks for puling me from the spam !

  122. Eduardo Colombi
    3rd April 2009, 15:58

    Eduardo Colombi

    Massa
    Massa
    Barrichello
    Raikkonen

  123. F1Fan
    Kimi
    Kimi
    Massa
    Button

  124. Travis R
    Raikkonen
    Raikkonen
    Vettel
    Barrichello

  125. Andrew White
    3rd April 2009, 16:06

    Andrew White
    Webber
    Glock
    Alonso
    Vettel

  126. Nike
    Raiikkonen
    Raikkonen
    Massa
    Kubica

  127. Richard Evans
    Raikkonen
    Button
    Raikkonen
    Rosberg

  128. Button
    Button
    Vettel
    Alonso

    1. Oops.. I forgot the name after the selection

      Just in case

      Paradoxos
      Button
      Vettel
      Alonso

    2. Third time’s a charm?

      Paradoxos
      Button
      Button
      Vettel
      Alonso

  129. harisim
    Massa
    Button
    Vettel
    Raikkonen

  130. dan
    Button
    Raikonnen
    Massa
    Button

  131. Mass
    Lewis
    Kimi
    Alo

  132. Hallard
    Raikkonen
    Barichello
    Trulli
    Raikkonen

  133. J-Canada
    Raikkonen
    Raikkonen
    Button
    Massa

  134. Alejandro35
    Button
    Raikkonen
    Massa
    Button

  135. rcapanni
    button
    massa
    button
    rosberg

  136. P. Button

    1. Barrichello
    2. Raikkonen
    3. Massa

  137. Button

    Button
    Raikonnen
    Hamilton

  138. Soju

    1. Alonso
    2. Hamilton
    3. Nakajima
    4. Button
    5. Barrichello

  139. oops and pole posotion – Alonso

  140. GDalcin
    Massa
    Massa
    Barrichello
    Button

  141. GST
    Barrichello
    Barrichello
    Button
    Vettel

  142. JackB

    Raikkonen
    Vettel
    Button
    Raikkonen

  143. Fabio Pellim
    3rd April 2009, 18:34

    Pole – Barrichello

    1st – Barrichello
    2nd – Massa
    3rd – Vettel

  144. Fabio Pellim
    3rd April 2009, 18:36

    sorry Keith

    Fabio Pellim
    Barrichello
    Barrichello
    Massa
    Vettel

  145. Pole: Jenson Button

    1st Place: Jenson Button
    2nd Place: Rubens Barrichello
    3rd Place: Jarno Trulli

  146. Mig.Golf
    Vettel
    Button
    Hamilton
    Rosberg

  147. I predict Massa choking

  148. Kav
    Barichello
    Barichello
    Glock
    Button

  149. TickleMeElmo
    3rd April 2009, 18:57

    Button

    1.Button
    2.Barichello
    3.Vettel

  150. Rahzam
    Button
    Button
    Raikkonen
    Massa

  151. Dorian
    Raikkonen
    Button
    Vettel
    Alonso

  152. Lethal M
    Button
    Button
    Trulli
    Vettel

  153. Swaveck
    Button
    Button
    Kubica
    Barichello

  154. Jimmy
    Button
    Hamilton
    Kubica
    Vettel

  155. redgreen
    Button
    Button
    Rosberg
    Raikkonen

  156. Brakius
    Raikkonen
    Massa
    Button
    Vettel

  157. Maya
    Vettel
    Kubica
    Massa
    Vettel

    I can dream ;)

  158. Pole: Massa

    1st. Massa
    2nd. Button
    3rd. Trulli
    4th. Barichello
    5th. Raikonnen
    6th. Vettel
    7th. Alonso
    8th. Heidfeld

  159. db
    massa
    button
    raikkonen
    barrichello

  160. why it is so diffcult for some to follow requested voting format? :)

  161. Onajestpedalem
    Vettel
    Webber
    Raikkonen
    Button

  162. Nirupam
    Kimi
    Kimi
    Alonso
    Lewis

  163. hnegross
    Massa
    Massa
    Button
    Raikkonen

  164. Macademianut
    3rd April 2009, 21:52

    1. RAI (Pole)

    FINISH
    1. BUT
    2. VET
    3. HAM

  165. Xanathos
    Button
    Vettel
    Nakajima
    Raikonnen

  166. sas
    Massa
    Button
    Massa
    Hamilton

  167. Victory predictions so far:

    50 Button
    39 Raikkonen
    23 Barrichello
    18 Massa
    9 Vettel
    4 Hamilton
    3 Webber, Rosberg, Kubica, Alonso
    1 Trulli, Glock

    Twelve out of 20 drivers predicted to win – isn’t it nice to have such an unpredictable championship?

    Keep your predictions coming in, remember the deadline is the start of practice three tomorrow. Thanks to everyone who’s posted their predictions on separate lines as I asked, it’s a big help!

  168. pole; Massa

    1.webber
    2.massa
    3.button
    4.raikonen
    5.vettel
    6.barrichello

  169. Dave M
    Massa
    Massa
    Button
    Vettel

  170. Dill
    Raikkonen
    Raikkonen
    Massa
    Button

  171. StrFerrari4Ever
    3rd April 2009, 22:53

    StrFerrari4Ever

    PolePosition : Vettel

    1.Webber
    2.Vettel
    3.Raikkonen

  172. Pole: Rosberg

    1. Raikkonnen
    2. Button
    3. Rosberg

  173. SteveM
    Raikkonen
    Button
    Raikkonen
    Glock

  174. Herberto Q
    Button
    Hamilton
    Kubica
    Vettel

  175. Wesley
    Button
    Vettel
    Button
    Kubica

  176. theRoswellite
    3rd April 2009, 23:29

    theRoswellite
    Button
    Button
    Barrichello
    Rosberg

  177. Mandev theorum
    3rd April 2009, 23:37

    Mandev Theorum
    Button
    Massa
    Button
    Raikkonen

    1. Mandev theorem
      3rd April 2009, 23:39

      Mandev Theorem
      Button
      Massa
      Button
      Raikkonen

  178. pSynrg
    Raikkonen
    Hamilton
    Button
    Vettel

  179. Barrichelo
    Button
    Raikkonen
    Barrichelo

  180. Nick
    button
    button
    barrichello
    vettal

  181. Thomas Coulson
    4th April 2009, 0:12

    coulsontom
    Button
    Button
    Raikkonen
    Alonso

  182. j unit
    Raikkonen
    Raikkonen
    Massa
    Rosberg

  183. brenob

    Vettel
    Räikkönen
    Barrichello
    Button

  184. Kimi
    Massa
    Vettle
    Kimi

    1. Sorrry

      nando2323

      Kimi

      Massa
      Vettle
      Kimi

  185. Pole: Button

    1st: Alonso
    2nd: Raikkonen
    3rd: Button

  186. timmyM
    raikonnen
    button
    vettel
    barichello

  187. Steve_P
    Massa
    Massa
    Raikkonen
    Rosberg

  188. apit
    massa
    massa
    vettel
    button

  189. akimbo_joe
    Webber
    Webber
    Barichello
    Glock

  190. m0tion

    webber

    webber
    barrichello
    trulli

  191. Pole:
    Nico
    Vettel
    Jenson

    Race:
    Jenson
    Vettel
    Kimi

  192. guille2306
    Raikkonen
    Raikkonen
    Vettel
    Massa

  193. Pole Massa

    1 Massa
    2 Rosberg
    3 Button

  194. Pink Peril

    Rosberg
    Barichello
    Rosberg
    Alonso

    No of penalties = three ;)

  195. yeamon
    Button
    Button
    Masser
    Rosberg

  196. Massa
    1. Raikkonen
    2. Massa
    3. Vettel

  197. zerogee
    Massa
    Button
    Barrichello
    Vettel

  198. AlexBkk
    Raikonnen
    Raikonnen
    Vettel
    Kubica

  199. Hkat
    Button
    Rosberg
    Vettel
    Hamilton

  200. Chantha
    Button
    Raikkonen
    Button
    Rosberg

  201. Massa
    Barrichelo
    Vettel
    Kubica
    Rosberg

  202. Kike
    Button
    Button
    Raikkonen
    Alonso

  203. MASSA
    BARRICHELO
    VETTEL
    KUBICA

  204. button
    button
    massa
    hamilton

  205. martinb
    massa
    raikkonen
    massa
    hamilton

  206. pole: Button

    1. Vettel
    2. Button
    3. Hamilton

  207. Vettel (pole)

    Raikkonen
    Massa
    Webber

  208. Thanks for your predictions everyone. Free practice three has now started and so entries are closed. We’ll have the results after the race…

  209. Trulli
    Glock
    Raikkonen

    Go go Toyota

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