2012 Season - Round 2 - 2012-03-25
Fernando Alonso won the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Sergio Pérez (Sauber) second and Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) third. The win came from P8 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), who could not convert it into the win.
Kimi RĂ€ikkönen (Lotus F1) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:40.722. Jean-Ăric Vergne (Toro Rosso) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P18 on the grid to P8 at the flag â a 10-place improvement. 3 drivers retired from the race.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix, completing round 2 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 8 | Finished | 1:41.680 | 25 |
| 2 | 11Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 9 | Finished | 1:41.021 | 18 |
| 3 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | Finished | 1:41.539 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 4 | Finished | 1:41.017 | 12 |
| 5 | 7Kimi RÀikkönen | Lotus F1 | 10 | Finished | 1:40.722 | 10 |
| 6 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 13 | Finished | 1:41.404 | 8 |
| 7 | 40Paul di Resta | Force India | 14 | Finished | 1:41.819 | 6 |
| 8 | 25Jean-Ăric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 18 | Finished | 1:41.922 | 4 |
| 9 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Force India | 16 | Finished | 1:42.173 | 2 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 3 | Finished | 1:41.760 | 1 |
| 11 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 5 | Finished | 1:41.342 | 0 |
| 12 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 15 | Finished | 1:41.756 | 0 |
| 13 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | Finished | 1:41.863 | 0 |
| 14 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 1:42.100 | 0 |
| 15 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 12 | Finished | 1:42.051 | 0 |
| 16 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | +1 Lap | 1:43.513 | 0 |
| 17 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 20 | +1 Lap | 1:44.757 | 0 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 24 | +1 Lap | 1:43.803 | 0 |
| 19 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 11 | Engine | 1:42.237 | 0 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 21 | +2 Laps | 1:44.813 | 0 |
| 21 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | +2 Laps | 1:45.909 | 0 |
| 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | +2 Laps | 1:46.244 | 0 |
| 23 | 10Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 17 | Retired | 1:44.202 | 0 |
| 24 | 8Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 6 | Collision | 2:08.464 | 0 |