2012 Grand Prix of Malaysia
25 March - Sepang: 310.408 km (5.543 km x 56 laps)
Pole position: L. Hamilton McLaren 1:36.219 Fastest Lap: K. Räikkönen Lotus 1:40.722 Results: 1 F. Alonso Ferrari 2:44:51.812 2 S. Pérez Sauber +2.263 3 L. Hamilton McLaren +14.591 4 M. Webber Red Bull +17.688 5 K. Räikkönen Lotus +29.456 6 B. Senna Williams +37.667 7 P. di Resta Force India +44.412 8 J. Vergne Toro Rosso +46.985 9 N. Hülkenberg Force India +47.892 10 M. Schumacher Mercedes +49.996 11 S. Vettel Red Bull +1:15.527 12 D. Ricciardo Toro Rosso +1:16.828 13 N. Rosberg Mercedes +1:18.593 14 J. Button McLaren +1:19.719 15 F. Massa Ferrari +1:37.319 16 V. Petrov Caterham 55 laps 17 T. Glock Marussia 55 laps 18 H. Kovalainen Caterham 55 laps 19 P. Maldonado Williams 54 Engine 20 C. Pic Marussia 54 laps 21 P. de la Rosa HRT 54 laps 22 N. Karthikeyan HRT 54 laps (Note 1) Did Not Finish: K. Kobayashi Sauber 46 Brakes R. Grosjean Lotus 3 Spun off Qualifying Times: 1 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:37.813 1:37.106 1:36.219 2 J. Button McLaren 1:37.575 1:36.928 1:36.368 3 M. Schumacher Mercedes 1:37.517 1:37.017 1:36.391 4 M. Webber Red Bull 1:37.172 1:37.375 1:36.461 5 K. Räikkönen Lotus 1:37.961 1:36.715 1:36.461 (Note 2) 6 S. Vettel Red Bull 1:38.102 1:37.419 1:36.634 7 R. Grosjean Lotus 1:38.058 1:37.338 1:36.658 8 N. Rosberg Mercedes 1:37.696 1:36.996 1:36.664 9 F. Alonso Ferrari 1:38.151 1:37.379 1:37.566 10 S. Pérez Sauber 1:37.933 1:37.477 1:37.698 11 P. Maldonado Williams 1:37.789 1:37.589 12 F. Massa Ferrari 1:38.381 1:37.731 13 B. Senna Williams 1:38.437 1:37.841 14 P. di Resta Force India 1:38.325 1:37.877 15 D. Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:38.419 1:37.883 16 N. Hülkenberg Force India 1:38.303 1:37.890 17 K. Kobayashi Sauber 1:38.372 1:38.069 18 J. Vergne Toro Rosso 1:39.077 19 H. Kovalainen Caterham 1:39.306 (Note 3) 20 V. Petrov Caterham 1:39.567 21 T. Glock Marussia 1:40.903 22 C. Pic Marussia 1:41.250 23 P. de la Rosa HRT 1:42.914 24 N. Karthikeyan HRT 1:43.655 107% time: 1:43.974 1 Karthikeyan finished 21st but was given a post-race 20 second penalty for causing a collision with Vettel 2 Räikkönen was given a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change after the second practice session. 3 Kovalainen was given a five-place grid penalty for overtaking cars on a restart prior to passing the safety car line at the Australian Grand Prix.