
Malaysian Grand Prix 2012
25 March 2012
Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia
- Location
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Laps
- 56
- Fastest time
1:34.080
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari (2017)- Previous winners
- 2017Max VerstappenRed Bull
- 2016Daniel RicciardoRed Bull
- 2015Sebastian VettelFerrari
- 2014Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2013Sebastian VettelRed Bull
Previously
Jenson Button now leads the drivers championship by 7pts.
McLaren now leads the constructors championship by 10pts.
Starting Grid
- 1
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:36.219 (Q3)
- 2
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:36.368 (Q3)
- 3
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1:36.391 (Q3)
- 4
Mark Webber
Red Bull
1:36.461 (Q3)
- 5
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
1:36.634 (Q3)
- 6
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
1:36.658 (Q3)
- 7
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:36.664 (Q3)
- 8
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:37.566 (Q3)
- 9
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
1:37.698 (Q3)
- 10
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1
1:36.461 (Q3) PEN 5 places
- 11
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:37.589 (Q2)
- 12
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:37.731 (Q2)
- 13
Bruno Senna
Williams
1:37.841 (Q2)
- 14
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:37.877 (Q2)
- 15
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
1:37.883 (Q2)
- 16
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
1:37.890 (Q2)
- 17
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
1:38.069 (Q2)
- 18
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
1:39.077 (Q1)
- 19
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham
1:39.567 (Q1)
- 20
Timo Glock
Marussia
1:40.903 (Q1)
- 21
Charles Pic
Marussia
1:41.250 (Q1)
- 22
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
1:42.914 (Q1)
- 23
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
1:43.655 (Q1)
- 24
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham
1:39.306 (Q1) PEN 5 places
Laps Lead
- Lewis Hamilton 13 laps
- Fernando Alonso 39 laps
- Sergio Pérez 4 laps
Results
| 1 | +7 | Fernando Alonso Ferrari | 56 laps | 2:44:51.812 | 25pts |
| 2 | +7 | Sergio Pérez Sauber | 56 laps | +2.263 | 18pts |
| 3 | -2 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren | 56 laps | +14.591 | 15pts |
| 4 | 0 | Mark Webber Red Bull | 56 laps | +17.688 | 12pts |
| 5 | +5 | Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 | 56 laps | +29.456 | 10pts |
| 6 | +7 | Bruno Senna Williams | 56 laps | +37.667 | 8pts |
| 7 | +7 | Paul di Resta Force India | 56 laps | +44.412 | 6pts |
| 8 | +10 | Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso | 56 laps | +46.985 | 4pts |
| 9 | +7 | Nico Hülkenberg Force India | 56 laps | +47.892 | 2pts |
| 10 | -7 | Michael Schumacher Mercedes | 56 laps | +49.996 | 1pts |
| 11 | -6 | Sebastian Vettel Red Bull | 56 laps | +1:15.527 | |
| 12 | +3 | Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso | 56 laps | +1:16.828 | |
| 13 | -6 | Nico Rosberg Mercedes | 56 laps | +1:18.593 | |
| 14 | -12 | Jenson Button McLaren | 56 laps | +1:19.719 | |
| 15 | -3 | Felipe Massa Ferrari | 56 laps | +1:37.319 | |
| 16 | +3 | Vitaly Petrov Caterham | 55 laps | ||
| 17 | +3 | Timo Glock Marussia | 55 laps | ||
| 18 | +6 | Heikki Kovalainen Caterham | 55 laps | ||
| 19 | -8 | Pastor Maldonado Williams | 54 laps | ||
| 20 | +1 | Charles Pic Marussia | 54 laps | ||
| 21 | +2 | Narain Karthikeyan HRT | 54 laps | ||
| 22 | 0 | Pedro de la Rosa HRT | 54 laps | ||
| R | - | Kamui Kobayashi Sauber | 46 laps | ||
| R | - | Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 | 3 laps |
Post Race
Fernando Alonso now leads the drivers championship by 5pts.
McLaren continues to lead the constructors championship by 13pts.
- 1Fernando AlonsoFerrari35 pts
- 2Lewis HamiltonMcLaren30 pts
- 3Jenson ButtonMcLaren25 pts
- 4Mark WebberRed Bull24 pts
- 5Sergio PérezSauber22 pts
- 6Sebastian VettelRed Bull18 pts
- 7Kimi RäikkönenLotus F116 pts
- 8Bruno SennaWilliams8 pts
- 9Kamui KobayashiSauber8 pts
- 10Paul di RestaForce India7 pts
- 1McLaren55 pts
- 2Red Bull42 pts
- 3Ferrari35 pts
- 4Sauber30 pts
- 5Lotus F116 pts
- 6Force India9 pts
- 7Williams8 pts
- 8Toro Rosso6 pts
- 9Mercedes1 pts
- 10Marussia0 pts