2012 Malaysian Grand Prix
860th World Championship race, 14th World Championship Malaysian Grand Prix, 14th World Championship race at Sepang
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 25 March 2012 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Fernando Alonso  Ferrari |
| Pole position: |  Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes |
| Fastest lap: |  Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault |
| Circuit: | Sepang, 56 laps |
| Round: | 2 of 20 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +7 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 56 | 2hr 44m 51.812s | 25 |
| 2 | +7 |  Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 56 | +2.263s | 18 |
| 3 | -2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | +14.591s | 15 |
| 4 |  Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 56 | +17.688s | 12 | |
| 5 | +5 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 56 | +29.456s | 10 |
| 6 | +7 |  Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 56 | +37.667s | 8 |
| 7 | +7 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 56 | +44.412s | 6 |
| 8 | +10 |  Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 56 | +46.985s | 4 |
| 9 | +7 |  Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 56 | +47.892s | 2 |
| 10 | -7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 56 | +49.996s | 1 |
| 11 | -6 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 56 | +1m 15.527s | |
| 12 | +3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 56 | +1m 16.828s | |
| 13 | -6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 56 | +1m 18.593s | |
| 14 | -12 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | +1m 19.719s | |
| 15 | -3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 56 | +1m 37.319s | |
| 16 | +3 |  Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 55 | +1 lap | |
| 17 | +3 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 55 | +1 lap | |
| 18 | +6 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 55 | +1 lap | |
| 19 | -8 |  Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 54 | DNF | |
| 20 | +1 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 54 | +2 laps | |
| 21 | PL | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 54 | +2 laps | |
| 22 | +1 |  Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 54 | +2 laps (20.000s) | |
| R |  Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 46 | DNF | ||
| R | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 3 | DNF |
- Narain Karthikeyan was given a 20-second time penalty for causing a collision with Sebastian Vettel
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.219 | |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.368 | |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:36.391 | |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:36.461 | |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:36.634 | |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:36.658 | |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:36.664 | |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:37.566 | |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:37.698 | |
| 10 | -5 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 1:36.461 |
| 11 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:37.589 | |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:37.731 | |
| 13 | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 1:37.841 | |
| 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:37.877 | |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:37.883 | |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:37.890 | |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:38.069 | |
| 18 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:39.077 | |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1:39.567 | |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:40.903 | |
| 21 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:41.250 | |
| 22 | ||||
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 1:43.655 | |
| 24 | -5 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1:39.306 |
| Started from the pit lane | ||||
| Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 1:42.914 | ||
- 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
Free Practice Appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|
| Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | 35 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 30 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | 25 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | 24 |
| 5 | Sergio Perez | 22 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | 18 |
| 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | 16 |
| 8 | Bruno Senna | 8 |
| 9 | Kamui Kobayashi | 8 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | 7 |
| 11 | Jean-Eric Vergne | 4 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | 2 |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | 2 |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren-Mercedes | 55 |
| 2 |  Red
Bull-Renault | 42 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 35 |
| 4 |  Sauber-Ferrari | 30 |
| 5 | Lotus-Renault | 16 |
| 6 | Force
India-Mercedes | 9 |
| 7 | Williams-Renault | 8 |
| 8 | Toro
Rosso-Ferrari | 6 |
| 9 | Mercedes | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Wins
- Driver: 28th for Fernando Alonso
- Constructor: 217th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- Driver: 74th for Fernando Alonso, 44th for Lewis Hamilton, 1st for Sergio Perez (199th different podium finisher, 2nd Mexican driver)
- Constructor: 654th for Ferrari, 473rd for McLaren, 24th for Sauber
- Poles
- Driver: 21st for Lewis Hamilton
- Constructor: 149th for McLaren
- Qualifying 1-2
- Constructor: 61st for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 36th for Kimi Raikkonen
- Constructor: 1st for Lotus (2012-15) (39th different fastest lap setter)
- Front row starts
- Driver: 39th for Lewis Hamilton, 21st for Jenson Button
- Points finishes
- Driver: 1st for Jean-Eric Vergne (320th different point scorer, 33rd French driver)