Switzerland win Sepang sprint race

Pole sitter Jani took the lead at the start ahead of New Zealand's Jonny Reid with Germany's Nico Hulkenberg third, before Hulkenberg went around the outside of Reid into second place, the two making slight contact which affected Reid as the laps wound down.

Further down the order Brazil, Indonesia, the Czech Republic and Italy were involved in contact. The Brazilian car was sent back out after pitting for repairs, while the other three cars were out after limping back to the pits.

Up at the front of the field, Hulkenberg was just a second behind Jani throughout the race but was unable to wrestle the lead away from the Team Switzerland driver.

Finishing behind the leading trio was hometown favourite Alex Yoong for Team Malaysia, with Great Britain's Robbie Kerr and France's Nicolas Lapierre completing the points-paying positions.

Second place for Germany has moved them into the series lead by three points after Mexico's Salvador Duran struggles continued, finishing the sprint race in eleventh place.

Pos  Team              Time
 1.  Switzerland       19:06.289
 2.  Germany           +   1.203
 3.  New Zealand       +   3.601
 4.  Malaysia          +  11.826
 5.  Great Britain     +  12.858
 6.  France            +  13.731
 7.  Netherlands       +  16.097
 8.  Canada            +  17.358
 9.  Usa               +  18.292
10.  China             +  21.207
11.  Mexico            +  22.572
12.  Australia         +  23.628
13.  South Africa      +  24.686
14.  Ireland           +  25.433
15.  Singapore         +  33.516
16.  India             +  35.184
17.  Lebanon           +  45.218
18.  Pakistan          +1:35.573
19.  Brazil            +1:39.417
20.  Indonesia         +  9 Laps
21.  Czech Republic    +  9 Laps
22.  Italy             +  9 Laps