Malaysia

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.

Qualifying

#DriverTeamQ1Q2Q3
1Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:37.8131:37.1061:36.219
2Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:37.5751:36.9281:36.368
3Michael SchumacherMercedes1:37.5171:37.0171:36.391
4Mark WebberRed Bull1:37.1721:37.3751:36.461
5Kimi RäikkönenLotus F11:37.9611:36.7151:36.461
6Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:38.1021:37.4191:36.634
7Romain GrosjeanLotus F11:38.0581:37.3381:36.658
8Nico RosbergMercedes1:37.6961:36.9961:36.664
9Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:38.1511:37.3791:37.566
10Sergio PérezSauber1:37.9331:37.4771:37.698
11Pastor MaldonadoWilliams1:37.7891:37.589
12Felipe MassaFerrari1:38.3811:37.731
13Bruno SennaWilliams1:38.4371:37.841
14Paul di RestaForce India1:38.3251:37.877
15Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso1:38.4191:37.883
16Nico HülkenbergForce India1:38.3031:37.890
17Kamui KobayashiSauber1:38.3721:38.069
18Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso1:39.077
19Heikki KovalainenCaterham1:39.306
20Vitaly PetrovCaterham1:39.567
21Timo GlockMarussia1:40.903
22Charles PicMarussia1:41.250
23Pedro de la RosaHRT1:42.914
24Narain KarthikeyanHRT1:43.655

21st

pole

Lewis Hamilton

2nd

consecutive pole

Lewis Hamilton

149th

pole

McLaren

2nd

consecutive pole

McLaren

Starting Grid

  1. 1

    Lewis Hamilton

    McLaren

    1:36.219 (Q3)

  2. 2

    Jenson Button

    McLaren

    1:36.368 (Q3)

  3. 3

    Michael Schumacher

    Mercedes

    1:36.391 (Q3)

  4. 4

    Mark Webber

    Red Bull

    1:36.461 (Q3)

  5. 5

    Sebastian Vettel

    Red Bull

    1:36.634 (Q3)

  6. 6

    Romain Grosjean

    Lotus F1

    1:36.658 (Q3)

  7. 7

    Nico Rosberg

    Mercedes

    1:36.664 (Q3)

  8. 8

    Fernando Alonso

    Ferrari

    1:37.566 (Q3)

  9. 9

    Sergio Pérez

    Sauber

    1:37.698 (Q3)

  10. 10

    Kimi Räikkönen

    Lotus F1

    1:36.461 (Q3) PEN 5 places

  11. 11

    Pastor Maldonado

    Williams

    1:37.589 (Q2)

  12. 12

    Felipe Massa

    Ferrari

    1:37.731 (Q2)

  13. 13

    Bruno Senna

    Williams

    1:37.841 (Q2)

  14. 14

    Paul di Resta

    Force India

    1:37.877 (Q2)

  15. 15

    Daniel Ricciardo

    Toro Rosso

    1:37.883 (Q2)

  16. 16

    Nico Hülkenberg

    Force India

    1:37.890 (Q2)

  17. 17

    Kamui Kobayashi

    Sauber

    1:38.069 (Q2)

  18. 18

    Jean-Éric Vergne

    Toro Rosso

    1:39.077 (Q1)

  19. 19

    Vitaly Petrov

    Caterham

    1:39.567 (Q1)

  20. 20

    Timo Glock

    Marussia

    1:40.903 (Q1)

  21. 21

    Charles Pic

    Marussia

    1:41.250 (Q1)

  22. 22

    Pedro de la Rosa

    HRT

    1:42.914 (Q1)

  23. 23

    Narain Karthikeyan

    HRT

    1:43.655 (Q1)

  24. 24

    Heikki Kovalainen

    Caterham

    1:39.306 (Q1) PEN 5 places

As it happened

Laps Lead

  • Lewis Hamilton 13 laps
  • Fernando Alonso 39 laps
  • Sergio Pérez 4 laps

Results

1+7 Fernando Alonso Ferrari56 laps2:44:51.81225pts
2+7 Sergio Pérez Sauber56 laps+2.26318pts
3-2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren56 laps+14.59115pts
40 Mark Webber Red Bull56 laps+17.68812pts
5+5 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F156 laps+29.45610pts
6+7 Bruno Senna Williams56 laps+37.6678pts
7+7 Paul di Resta Force India56 laps+44.4126pts
8+10 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso56 laps+46.9854pts
9+7 Nico Hülkenberg Force India56 laps+47.8922pts
10-7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes56 laps+49.9961pts
11-6 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull56 laps+1:15.527
12+3 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso56 laps+1:16.828
13-6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes56 laps+1:18.593
14-12 Jenson Button McLaren56 laps+1:19.719
15-3 Felipe Massa Ferrari56 laps+1:37.319
16+3 Vitaly Petrov Caterham55 laps
17+3 Timo Glock Marussia55 laps
18+6 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham55 laps
19-8 Pastor Maldonado Williams54 laps
20+1 Charles Pic Marussia54 laps
21+2 Narain Karthikeyan HRT54 laps
220 Pedro de la Rosa HRT54 laps
R- Kamui Kobayashi Sauber46 laps
R- Romain Grosjean Lotus F13 laps

Post Race

Fernando Alonso now leads the drivers championship by 5pts.

McLaren continues to lead the constructors championship by 13pts.

  1. 1
    Fernando AlonsoFerrari35 pts
  2. 2
    Lewis HamiltonMcLaren30 pts
  3. 3
    Jenson ButtonMcLaren25 pts
  4. 4
    Mark WebberRed Bull24 pts
  5. 5
    Sergio PérezSauber22 pts
  6. 6
    Sebastian VettelRed Bull18 pts
  7. 7
    Kimi RäikkönenLotus F116 pts
  8. 8
    Bruno SennaWilliams8 pts
  9. 9
    Kamui KobayashiSauber8 pts
  10. 10
    Paul di RestaForce India7 pts

  1. 1
    McLaren55 pts
  2. 2
    Red Bull42 pts
  3. 3
    Ferrari35 pts
  4. 4
    Sauber30 pts
  5. 5
    Lotus F116 pts
  6. 6
    Force India9 pts
  7. 7
    Williams8 pts
  8. 8
    Toro Rosso6 pts
  9. 9
    Mercedes1 pts
  10. 10
    Marussia0 pts