Malaysian Grand Prix
Round 2 of 2012
Circuit
Sepang International Circuit
Kuala Lumpur
Country
Malaysia
Date
Mar 25, 2012
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 8 | 56 | 2:44:51.812 | 25 |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez PER | Sauber | 9 | 56 | +2.263 | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren | 1 | 56 | +14.591 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull | 4 | 56 | +17.688 | 12 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | Lotus F1 | 10 | 56 | +29.456 | 10 |
| 6 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams | 13 | 56 | +37.667 | 8 |
| 7 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | 14 | 56 | +44.412 | 6 |
| 8 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | Toro Rosso | 18 | 56 | +46.985 | 4 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 16 | 56 | +47.892 | 2 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 3 | 56 | +49.996 | 1 |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull | 5 | 56 | +1:15.527 | 0 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Toro Rosso | 15 | 56 | +1:16.828 | 0 |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 7 | 56 | +1:18.593 | 0 |
| 14 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 2 | 56 | +1:19.719 | 0 |
| 15 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 12 | 56 | +1:37.319 | 0 |
| 16 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham | 19 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia | 20 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham | 24 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 11 | 54 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia | 21 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 21 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT | 23 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 22 | Pedro de la Rosa DLR | HRT | 22 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 23 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber | 17 | 46 | Retired | 0 |
| 24 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 6 | 3 | Collision | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:37.813 | 1:37.106 | 1:36.219 |
| 2 | Jenson Button BUT | 1:37.575 | 1:36.928 | 1:36.368 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher MSC | 1:37.517 | 1:37.017 | 1:36.391 |
| 4 | Mark Webber WEB | 1:37.172 | 1:37.375 | 1:36.461 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | 1:37.961 | 1:36.715 | 1:36.461 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:38.102 | 1:37.419 | 1:36.634 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean GRO | 1:38.058 | 1:37.338 | 1:36.658 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 1:37.696 | 1:36.996 | 1:36.664 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:38.151 | 1:37.379 | 1:37.566 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:37.933 | 1:37.477 | 1:37.698 |
| 11 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | 1:37.789 | 1:37.589 | — |
| 12 | Felipe Massa MAS | 1:38.381 | 1:37.731 | — |
| 13 | Bruno Senna SEN | 1:38.437 | 1:37.841 | — |
| 14 | Paul di Resta DIR | 1:38.325 | 1:37.877 | — |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 1:38.419 | 1:37.883 | — |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | 1:38.303 | 1:37.890 | — |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | 1:38.372 | 1:38.069 | — |
| 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | 1:39.077 | — | — |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | 1:39.306 | — | — |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov PET | 1:39.567 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Ferrari
1:41.680
Lap 53
Sauber
1:41.021
Lap 54
McLaren
1:41.539
Lap 50
Red Bull
1:41.017
Lap 52
Lotus F1
1:40.722
Lap 53
Williams
1:41.404
Lap 55
Force India
1:41.819
Lap 55
Toro Rosso
1:41.922
Lap 55
Force India
1:42.173
Lap 51
Mercedes
1:41.760
Lap 53
Red Bull
1:41.342
Lap 50
Toro Rosso
1:41.756
Lap 54
Mercedes
1:41.863
Lap 51
McLaren
1:42.100
Lap 50
Ferrari
1:42.051
Lap 56
Caterham
1:43.513
Lap 52
Marussia
1:44.757
Lap 50
Caterham
1:43.803
Lap 54
Williams
1:42.237
Lap 51
Marussia
1:44.813
Lap 50
1:45.909
Lap 52
1:46.244
Lap 54
Sauber
1:44.202
Lap 44
Lotus F1
2:08.464
Lap 2
Race Overview
The 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix took place at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. This iconic circuit has been a staple of the Formula 1 calendar, providing thrilling racing action and memorable moments.
24 drivers completed the race, with Fernando Alonso taking the victory.