Britain's Jenson Button won a Malaysian Grand Prix abandoned due to rain today for his second victory in a row for the new Brawn GP team.

Half points will be awarded because only 32 of the scheduled 56 laps had been completed.

The race was red-flagged when a torrential downpour, with thunderclaps and lightning streaking across the darkened skies, made driving conditions impossible.

Button, the championship leader who had started from pole position after a Brawn one-two in the Australian season-opener last weekend, was leading behind the safety car when officials called a halt.

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