The 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix started March 25th, 2012 at 10:00 on Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Lewis Hamilton started from pole position with Jenson Button next to him. Michael Schumacher started from third place.
After 2 hour, 44 minutes and 51 seconds Fernando Alonso finished the race first. The podium was completed with Sergio Pérez in second and Lewis Hamilton in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Kimi Räikkönen in a time of 1:40.722.
After the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 35 points. Alonso is 5 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
After 2 hour, 44 minutes and 51 seconds Fernando Alonso finished the race first. The podium was completed with Sergio Pérez in second and Lewis Hamilton in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Kimi Räikkönen in a time of 1:40.722.
After the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 35 points. Alonso is 5 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
Circuit
Location
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Date
March 25th, 2012 at 10:00
Round
2/20
Winner
Fernando Alonso
Winning time
2:44:51.812
Pole position
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Kimi Räikkönen 1:40.722
Fastest pitstop
Pedro de la Rosa 15.684 (lap 13)
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 7 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 2:44:51.812 | 8 | 56 | 25 |
| 2 7 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | +2.263 | 9 | 56 | 18 |
| 3 2 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | +14.591 | 1 | 56 | 15 |
| 4 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | +17.688 | 4 | 56 | 12 |
| 5 5 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | +29.456 | 10 | 56 | 10 |
| 6 7 | #19 Bruno Senna | Williams | +37.667 | 13 | 56 | 8 |
| 7 7 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | +44.412 | 14 | 56 | 6 |
| 8 10 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | +46.985 | 18 | 56 | 4 |
| 9 7 | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | +47.892 | 16 | 56 | 2 |
| 10 7 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | +49.996 | 3 | 56 | 1 |
| 11 6 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | +1:15.527 | 5 | 56 | 0 |
| 12 3 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | +1:16.828 | 15 | 56 | 0 |
| 13 6 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | +1:18.593 | 7 | 56 | 0 |
| 14 12 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | +1:19.719 | 2 | 56 | 0 |
| 15 3 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | +1:37.319 | 12 | 56 | 0 |
| 16 3 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | +1 Lap | 19 | 55 | 0 |
| 17 3 | #24 Timo Glock | Marussia | +1 Lap | 20 | 55 | 0 |
| 18 6 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | +1 Lap | 24 | 55 | 0 |
| 19 8 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Engine | 11 | 54 | 0 |
| 20 1 | #25 Charles Pic | Marussia | +2 Laps | 21 | 54 | 0 |
| 21 2 | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | +2 Laps | 23 | 54 | 0 |
| 22 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | +2 Laps | 22 | 54 | 0 |
| - | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | DNF (Retired) | 17 | 46 | 0 |
| - | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | DNF (Collision) | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:37.813 | 1:37.106 | 1:36.219 | |
| 2 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:37.575 | 1:36.928 | 1:36.368 | +0.149 |
| 3 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:37.517 | 1:37.017 | 1:36.391 | +0.172 |
| 4 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:37.172 | 1:37.375 | 1:36.461 | +0.242 |
| 5 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:37.961 | 1:36.715 | 1:36.461 | +0.242 |
| 6 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:38.102 | 1:37.419 | 1:36.634 | +0.415 |
| 7 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:38.058 | 1:37.338 | 1:36.658 | +0.439 |
| 8 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:37.696 | 1:36.996 | 1:36.664 | +0.445 |
| 9 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:38.151 | 1:37.379 | 1:37.566 | +1.347 |
| 10 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:37.933 | 1:37.477 | 1:37.698 | +1.479 |
| 11 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:37.789 | 1:37.589 | ||
| 12 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.381 | 1:37.731 | ||
| 13 | #19 Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:38.437 | 1:37.841 | ||
| 14 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:38.325 | 1:37.877 | ||
| 15 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:38.419 | 1:37.883 | ||
| 16 | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:38.303 | 1:37.890 | ||
| 17 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:38.372 | 1:38.069 | ||
| 18 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:39.077 | |||
| 19 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:39.306 | |||
| 20 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:39.567 | |||
| 21 | #24 Timo Glock | Manor Marussia | 1:40.903 | |||
| 22 | #25 Charles Pic | Manor Marussia | 1:41.250 | |||
| 23 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:42.914 | |||
| 24 | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:43.655 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:36.877 | 16 | |
| 2 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:37.320 | +0.443 | 15 |
| 3 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:37.338 | +0.461 | 12 |
| 4 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:37.356 | +0.479 | 13 |
| 5 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:37.382 | +0.505 | 13 |
| 6 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:37.404 | +0.527 | 12 |
| 7 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:37.455 | +0.578 | 13 |
| 8 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:37.663 | +0.786 | 15 |
| 9 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:37.776 | +0.899 | 8 |
| 10 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:37.977 | +1.100 | 17 |
| 11 | #19 Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:38.091 | +1.214 | 20 |
| 12 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:38.178 | +1.301 | 15 |
| 13 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:38.246 | +1.369 | 17 |
| 14 | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:38.285 | +1.408 | 16 |
| 15 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:38.423 | +1.546 | 13 |
| 16 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:38.640 | +1.763 | 11 |
| 17 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:38.794 | +1.917 | 18 |
| 18 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:39.209 | +2.332 | 16 |
| 19 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:39.704 | +2.827 | 15 |
| 20 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:40.189 | +3.312 | 14 |
| 21 | #25 Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:41.901 | +5.024 | 14 |
| 22 | #24 Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:42.007 | +5.130 | 14 |
| 23 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:42.464 | +5.587 | 14 |
| 24 | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:43.378 | +6.501 | 17 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:38.172 | 28 | |
| 2 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:38.533 | +0.361 | 34 |
| 3 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:38.535 | +0.363 | 30 |
| 4 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.696 | +0.524 | 34 |
| 5 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:38.853 | +0.681 | 33 |
| 6 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:38.891 | +0.719 | 27 |
| 7 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:39.133 | +0.961 | 29 |
| 8 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:39.297 | +1.125 | 33 |
| 9 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:39.311 | +1.139 | 22 |
| 10 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:39.402 | +1.230 | 25 |
| 11 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:39.444 | +1.272 | 35 |
| 12 | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:39.464 | +1.292 | 26 |
| 13 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:39.625 | +1.453 | 20 |
| 14 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:39.687 | +1.515 | 16 |
| 15 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:39.696 | +1.524 | 29 |
| 16 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:40.271 | +2.099 | 28 |
| 17 | #19 Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:40.678 | +2.506 | 34 |
| 18 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:40.947 | +2.775 | 33 |
| 19 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:41.464 | +3.292 | 25 |
| 20 | #24 Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:41.681 | +3.509 | 20 |
| 21 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:42.594 | +4.422 | 18 |
| 22 | #25 Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:42.874 | +4.702 | 24 |
| 23 | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:43.658 | +5.486 | 18 |
| 24 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:43.823 | +5.651 | 22 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:38.021 | 19 | |
| 2 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:38.535 | +0.514 | 21 |
| 3 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.813 | +0.792 | 21 |
| 4 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:38.826 | +0.805 | 19 |
| 5 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:38.919 | +0.898 | 17 |
| 6 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:39.092 | +1.071 | 20 |
| 7 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:39.128 | +1.107 | 22 |
| 8 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:39.298 | +1.277 | 23 |
| 9 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:39.323 | +1.302 | 15 |
| 10 | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:39.440 | +1.419 | 19 |
| 11 | #19 Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:39.724 | +1.703 | 23 |
| 12 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:39.783 | +1.762 | 23 |
| 13 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:39.896 | +1.875 | 16 |
| 14 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:39.910 | +1.889 | 21 |
| 15 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:39.980 | +1.959 | 23 |
| 16 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:40.099 | +2.078 | 23 |
| 17 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:40.247 | +2.226 | 19 |
| 18 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:40.469 | +2.448 | 23 |
| 19 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:40.857 | +2.836 | 25 |
| 20 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:41.085 | +3.064 | 23 |
| 21 | #24 Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:43.170 | +5.149 | 18 |
| 22 | #25 Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:44.580 | +6.559 | 14 |
| 23 | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:45.360 | +7.339 | 8 |
| 24 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:45.528 | +7.507 | 18 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1 | 1 | 35 | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 30 | -5 | |
| 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1 | 1 | 25 | -10 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 24 | -11 | ||
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1 | 22 | -13 | |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 18 | -17 | |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 16 | -19 | ||
| 8 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 8 | -27 | ||
| 9 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 8 | -27 | ||
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 7 | -28 | ||
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 4 | -31 | ||
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 2 | -33 | ||
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 2 | -33 | ||
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1 | -34 | ||
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 0 | -35 | ||
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 0 | -35 | ||
| 17 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 0 | -35 | ||
| 18 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 0 | -35 | ||
| 19 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | -35 | ||
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 0 | -35 | ||
| 21 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 0 | -35 | ||
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 0 | -35 | ||
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 0 | -35 | ||
| 24 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 0 | -35 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | #33 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:34.080 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Max Verstappen | Nico Rosberg | 1:36.424 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | 1:42.062 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:43.066 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Lewis Hamilton | 1:39.199 - Sergio Pérez | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2011 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Jenson Button | Nick Heidfeld | 1:40.571 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Nico Rosberg | 1:37.054 - Mark Webber | Mark Webber |
| 2009 | #22 Jenson Button | Nick Heidfeld | Timo Glock | 1:36.641 - Jenson Button | Jenson Button |
| 2008 | #1 Kimi Räikkönen | Robert Kubica | Heikki Kovalainen | 1:35.366 - Nick Heidfeld | Felipe Massa |
| 2007 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:36.701 - Lewis Hamilton | Felipe Massa |
| 2006 | #2 Giancarlo Fisichella | Fernando Alonso | Jenson Button | 1:34.803 - Fernando Alonso | Giancarlo Fisichella |
| 2005 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Jarno Trulli | Nick Heidfeld | 1:35.483 - Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Jenson Button | 1:34.223 - Juan Pablo Montoya | Michael Schumacher |
| 2003 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Rubens Barrichello | Fernando Alonso | Fernando Alonso | |
| 2002 | #5 Ralf Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1999 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher |