2012 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix
Sepang · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Alonso | 8 | 24 | 2.263 | 56 | 310.4 | Kimi Räikkönen |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Ferrari | 56 | Finished | 25 | ||
| 2 | 9 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | Ferrari | 56 | +2.263s | Finished | 18 | |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Mercedes | 56 | +14.591s | Finished | 15 | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Renault | 56 | +17.688s | Finished | 12 | |
| 5 | 10 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | Renault | 56 | ★ | +29.456s | Finished | 10 |
| 6 | 13 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams | Renault | 56 | +37.667s | Finished | 8 | |
| 7 | 14 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | Mercedes | 56 | +44.412s | Finished | 6 | |
| 8 | 18 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 56 | +46.985s | Finished | 4 | |
| 9 | 16 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Mercedes | 56 | +47.892s | Finished | 2 | |
| 10 | 3 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | Mercedes | 56 | +49.996s | Finished | 1 | |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Renault | 56 | +75.527s | Finished | ||
| 12 | 15 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 56 | +76.828s | Finished | ||
| 13 | 7 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Mercedes | 56 | +78.593s | Finished | ||
| 14 | 2 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Mercedes | 56 | +79.719s | Finished | ||
| 15 | 12 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Ferrari | 56 | +97.319s | Finished | ||
| 16 | 19 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | Renault | 55 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 17 | 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | Cosworth | 55 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 18 | 24 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | Renault | 55 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 19 | 11 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Renault | 54 | — | Engine | ||
| 20 | 21 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia | Cosworth | 54 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 21 | 22 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | Cosworth | 54 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 22 | 23 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | Cosworth | 54 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 17 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | Ferrari | 46 | — | Brakes | ||
| — | 6 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | Renault | 3 | — | Spun off |