2012 Malaysian Grand Prix
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Circuit | Sepang, 56 laps |
Round | 2 of 20 |
Race numbers | The 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +7 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 56 | 2hr 44m 51.812s | 25 |
2 | +7 | (MEX) Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 56 | +2.263s | 18 |
3 | -2 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | +14.591s | 15 |
4 | (AUS) Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 56 | +17.688s | 12 | |
5 | +5 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 56 | +29.456s | 10 |
6 | +7 | (BRA) Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 56 | +37.667s | 8 |
7 | +7 | (GBR) Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 56 | +44.412s | 6 |
8 | +10 | (FRA) Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 56 | +46.985s | 4 |
9 | +7 | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 56 | +47.892s | 2 |
10 | -7 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 56 | +49.996s | 1 |
11 | -6 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 56 | +1m 15.527s | |
12 | +3 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 56 | +1m 16.828s | |
13 | -6 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 56 | +1m 18.593s | |
14 | -12 | (GBR) Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | +1m 19.719s | |
15 | -3 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 56 | +1m 37.319s | |
16 | +3 | (RUS) Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 55 | +1 lap | |
17 | +3 | (DEU) Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 55 | +1 lap | |
18 | +6 | (FIN) Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 55 | +1 lap | |
19 | -8 | (VEN) Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 54 | DNF | |
20 | +1 | (FRA) Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 54 | +2 laps | |
21 | PL | (ESP) Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 54 | +2 laps | |
22 | +1 | (IND) Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 54 | +2 laps (20.000s) | |
R | (JPN) Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 46 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 3 | DNF |
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
Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | |
2 | (GBR) Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | |
3 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | |
4 | (AUS) Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | |
5 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | |
6 | (FRA) Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | |
7 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | |
8 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | |
9 | (MEX) Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | |
10 | -5 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault |
11 | (VEN) Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | |
12 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | Ferrari | |
13 | (BRA) Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | |
14 | (GBR) Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | |
15 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
16 | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | |
17 | (JPN) Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | |
18 | (FRA) Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
19 | (RUS) Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | |
20 | (DEU) Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | |
21 | (FRA) Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | |
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23 | (IND) Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | |
24 | -5 | (FIN) Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault |
Started from the pit lane | |||
(ESP) Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-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.
Free practice appearances
Driver | Constructor |
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(FIN) Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | 35 |
2 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | 30 |
3 | (GBR) Jenson Button | 25 |
4 | (AUS) Mark Webber | 24 |
5 | (MEX) Sergio Perez | 22 |
6 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | 18 |
7 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | 16 |
8 | (BRA) Bruno Senna | 8 |
9 | (JPN) Kamui Kobayashi | 8 |
10 | (GBR) Paul di Resta | 7 |
11 | (FRA) Jean-Eric Vergne | 4 |
12 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | 2 |
13 | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg | 2 |
14 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 1 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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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 |
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)