În urma desfăşurării Marelui Premiu al Malaesiei primul loc a fost ocupat de către Sebastian Vettel, fiind urmat în clasament de către Jenson Button şi Nick Heidfield. Clasamentul cursei arată astfel:
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 56 | 1:37:39.832 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | +3.2 secs | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 56 | +25.0 secs | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 56 | +26.3 secs | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 56 | +36.9 secs | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 56 | +57.2 secs | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 56 | +66.4 secs | 10 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | +69.9 secs | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 56 | +84.8 secs | 11 | 2 |
| 10 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 56 | +91.5 secs | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 55 | + 1 Lap | 17 | |
| 12 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 55 | +1 Lap | 9 | |
| 13 | 18 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 55 | +1 Lap | 12 | |
| 14 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 55 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
| 15 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 55 | +1 Lap | 19 | |
| 16 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 54 | +2 Laps | 21 | |
| 17 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 52 | Accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | 46 | Rear wing issue | 23 | |
| Ret | 25 | Jerome d’Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 42 | Accident | 22 | |
| Ret | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 31 | Clutch | 20 | |
| Ret | 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 23 | Accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 22 | Hydraulics | 15 | |
| Ret | 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 14 | Hydraulics | 24 | |
| Ret | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 8 | Engine misfire | 18 |
Clasamentul general al piloţilor după cea de a doua etapă arată astfel:
01 Sebastian Vettel 50
02 Jenson Button 26
03 Lewis Hamilton 22
04 Mark Webber 22
05 Fernando Alonso 20
06 Felipe Massa 16
07 Nick Heidfeld 15
08 Vitaly Petrov 15
09 Kamui Kobayashi 6
10 Sebastien Buemi 4
Clasamentul constructorilor după cea de a doua etapă arată astfel:
1 RBR-Renault 72
2 McLaren-Mercedes 48
3 Ferrari 36
4 Renault 30
5 Sauber-Ferrari 6
6 STR-Ferrari 4
7 Force India-Mercedes 4
8 Mercedes 2
9 Lotus-Renault 0
10 Virgin-Cosworth 0
11 Williams-Cosworth 0
12 HRT-Cosworth 0
Sursa: Formula1.com
