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2012 Malaysian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSepang, 56 laps
Round2 of 20
Race numbers

The 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix was the:

  • 860th World Championship race
  • 14th World Championship Malaysian Grand Prix
  • 14th World Championship race at Sepang
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+7(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari562hr 44m 51.812s25
2+7(MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari56+2.263s18
3-2(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes56+14.591s15
4 (AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault56+17.688s12
5+5(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault56+29.456s10
6+7(BRA) Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault56+37.667s8
7+7(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes56+44.412s6
8+10(FRA) Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari56+46.985s4
9+7(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes56+47.892s2
10-7(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes56+49.996s1
11-6(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault56+1m 15.527s 
12+3(AUS) Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari56+1m 16.828s 
13-6(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes56+1m 18.593s 
14-12(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes56+1m 19.719s 
15-3(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari56+1m 37.319s 
16+3(RUS) Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault55+1 lap 
17+3(DEU) Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth55+1 lap 
18+6(FIN) Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault55+1 lap 
19-8(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault54DNF 
20+1(FRA) Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth54+2 laps 
21PL(ESP) Pedro de la RosaHRT-Cosworth54+2 laps 
22+1(IND) Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth54+2 laps (20.000s) 
R (JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari46DNF 
R (FRA) Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault3DNF 

Notes

  • Narain Karthikeyan received a 20-second time penalty for causing a collision with Sebastian Vettel. He originally finished P21.
  • Pastor Maldonado ended lap 54 in P11 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes
2 (GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes
3 (DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes
4 (AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault
5 (DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault
6 (FRA) Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault
7 (DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes
8 (ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari
9 (MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari
10-5(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault
11 (VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault
12 (BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari
13 (BRA) Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault
14 (GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes
15 (AUS) Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari
16 (DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes
17 (JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari
18 (FRA) Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari
19 (RUS) Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault
20 (DEU) Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth
21 (FRA) Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth
22   
23 (IND) Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth
24-5(FIN) Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault
Started from the pit lane
  (ESP) Pedro de la RosaHRT-Cosworth

Notes

  • Kimi Raikkonen received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
  • Heikki Kovalainen received a five-place grid penalty for overtaking under the safety car in the previous race.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:36.219 
2(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:36.3680.149
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes1:36.3910.172
4(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:36.4610.242
5(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault1:36.4610.242
6(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1:36.6340.415
7(FRA) Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault1:36.6580.439
8(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:36.6640.445
9(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:37.5661.347
10(MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari1:37.6981.479
Q2
11(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault1:37.589 
12(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:37.731 
13(BRA) Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault1:37.841 
14(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes1:37.877 
15(AUS) Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari1:37.883 
16(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:37.890 
17(JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari1:38.069 
Q1
18(FRA) Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari1:39.077 
19(FIN) Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault1:39.306 
20(RUS) Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault1:39.567 
21(DEU) Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth1:40.903 
22(FRA) Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth1:41.250 
23(ESP) Pedro de la RosaHRT-Cosworth1:42.914 
24(IND) Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth1:43.655 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(FIN) Valtteri BottasWilliams-Renault

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ESP) Fernando Alonso35
2(GBR) Lewis Hamilton30
3(GBR) Jenson Button25
4(AUS) Mark Webber24
5(MEX) Sergio Perez22
6(DEU) Sebastian Vettel18
7(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen16
8(BRA) Bruno Senna8
9(JPN) Kamui Kobayashi8
10(GBR) Paul di Resta7
11(FRA) Jean-Eric Vergne4
12(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo2
13(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg2
14(DEU) Michael Schumacher1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Mercedes55
2Red Bull-Renault42
3Ferrari35
4Sauber-Ferrari30
5Lotus-Renault16
6Force India-Mercedes9
7Williams-Renault8
8Toro Rosso-Ferrari6
9Mercedes1

Stats & milestones

Wins
28th for Fernando Alonso
217th for Ferrari
Podiums
74th for Fernando Alonso
44th for Lewis Hamilton
1st for Sergio Perez (199th different podium finisher, 2nd Mexican driver; first Mexican driver to finish on the podium since 1971)
654th for Ferrari
473rd for McLaren
7th for Sauber (first since 2003)
Poles
21st for Lewis Hamilton
149th for McLaren
1-2 start
61st for McLaren
Fastest laps
36th for Kimi Raikkonen (first since 2008; first Finnish driver to set a fastest lap since 2008; first for Lotus)
1st for Lotus (2012-15) (39th different fastest lap setter)
Front row starts
39th for Lewis Hamilton
21st for Jenson Button
Points finishes
1st for Jean-Eric Vergne (320th different point scorer, 33rd French driver)