Malaysian Grand Prix
2012 · Round 2 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Mar 24-25, 2012Race summary
Alonso won the race from 8th on the grid, 2.263s ahead of Pérez. Vergne was the standout mover, climbing from 18th to 8th. Button lost the most ground, from 2nd on the grid down to 14th (down 12 places). Räikkönen set the fastest lap, in 1:40.722.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 8 | 56 | 2:44:51.812 | 25 |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 9 | 56 | +2.263 | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 56 | +14.591 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 4 | 56 | +17.688 | 12 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen 1:40.722 | Lotus F1 | 10 | 56 | +29.456 | 10 |
| 6 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 13 | 56 | +37.667 | 8 |
| 7 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 14 | 56 | +44.412 | 6 |
| 8 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 18 | 56 | +46.985 | 4 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 16 | 56 | +47.892 | 2 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 3 | 56 | +49.996 | 1 |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 5 | 56 | +1:15.527 | 0 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 15 | 56 | +1:16.828 | 0 |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | 56 | +1:18.593 | 0 |
| 14 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | 56 | +1:19.719 | 0 |
| 15 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 12 | 56 | +1:37.319 | 0 |
| 16 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 20 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 24 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 11 | 54 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 21 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 21 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 17 | 46 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 6 | 3 | Collision | 0 |