Round 2 · 25 March 2012
2012 Malaysian Grand Prix: results
Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) won the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix, round 2 of the championship, held on 25 March 2012 at Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), starting from position 8. Sergio Pérez (Sauber) and Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) completed the podium. Pole position went to Lewis Hamilton. The fastest lap was set by Kimi Räikkönen (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 8 | 2:44:51.812 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 9 | +2.263 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | +14.591 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 4 | +17.688 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 10 | +29.456 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 13 | +37.667 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 14 | +44.412 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 18 | +46.985 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 16 | +47.892 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 3 | +49.996 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 5 | +75.527 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 15 | +76.828 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | +78.593 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | +79.719 s | — | Finished |
| 15 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 12 | +97.319 s | — | Finished |
| 16 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 24 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 19 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 11 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 21 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 21 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 23 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 22 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 23 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 17 | — | — | Retired |
| 24 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 6 | — | — | Collision |