The 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix was Round 2 of the 2012 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia on Sunday, 25 March 2012. Lewis Hamilton started on pole position in the McLaren Mercedes and Fernando Alonso was the race winner for Ferrari.
2012 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 2:44:51.812 | - | - | 1:41.680 | 53 | 112.969 | 25 |
| 2 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 2:44:54.075 | +2.263 | +2.263 | 1:41.021 | 54 | 112.943 | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 2:45:06.403 | +14.591 | +12.328 | 1:41.539 | 50 | 112.802 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 2:45:09.500 | +17.688 | +3.097 | 1:41.017 | 52 | 112.767 | 12 |
| 5 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 2:45:21.268 | +29.456 | +11.768 | 1:40.722 | 53 | 112.633 | 10 |
| 6 | 19 | Bruno Senna | SEN | Brazil | Williams Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 2:45:29.479 | +37.667 | +8.211 | 1:41.404 | 55 | 112.540 | 8 |
| 7 | 11 | Paul di Resta | DIR | Great Britain | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 2:45:36.224 | +44.412 | +6.745 | 1:41.819 | 55 | 112.464 | 6 |
| 8 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | VER | France | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 2:45:38.797 | +46.985 | +2.573 | 1:41.922 | 55 | 112.435 | 4 |
| 9 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | HUL | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 2:45:39.704 | +47.892 | +0.907 | 1:42.173 | 51 | 112.424 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | MSC | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 2:45:41.808 | +49.996 | +2.104 | 1:41.760 | 53 | 112.400 | 1 |
| 11 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 2:46:07.339 | +1:15.527 | +25.531 | 1:41.342 | 50 | 112.113 | |
| 12 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 2:46:08.640 | +1:16.828 | +1.301 | 1:41.756 | 54 | 112.098 | |
| 13 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 2:46:10.405 | +1:18.593 | +1.765 | 1:41.863 | 51 | 112.078 | |
| 14 | 3 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 2:46:11.531 | +1:19.719 | +1.126 | 1:42.100 | 50 | 112.065 | |
| 15 | 6 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 2:46:29.131 | +1:37.319 | +17.600 | 1:42.051 | 56 | 111.868 | |
| 16 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | PET | Russia | Caterham Renault | Pirelli | 55 | 2:45:05.170 | +13.358 | 1 lap | 1:43.513 | 52 | 110.802 | |
| 17 | 24 | Timo Glock | GLO | Germany | Marussia Cosworth | Pirelli | 55 | 2:45:47.835 | +56.023 | +42.665 | 1:44.757 | 50 | 110.326 | |
| 18 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | KOV | Finland | Caterham Renault | Pirelli | 55 | 2:45:51.814 | +1:00.002 | +3.979 | 1:43.803 | 54 | 110.282 | |
| 19 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | MAL | Venezuela | Williams Renault | Pirelli | 54 | 2:42:26.499 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:42.237 | 51 | 110.558 | |
| 20 | 25 | Charles Pic | PIC | France | Marussia Cosworth | Pirelli | 54 | 2:44:56.936 | +5.124 | +2:30.437 | 1:44.813 | 50 | 108.878 | |
| 21 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | KAR | India | HRT Cosworth | Pirelli | 54 | 2:46:09.679 | +1:17.867 | +1:12.743 | 1:45.909 | 52 | 108.083 | |
| 22 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | DLR | Spain | HRT Cosworth | Pirelli | 54 | 2:46:22.889 | +1:31.077 | +13.210 | 1:46.244 | 54 | 107.940 | |
| DNF | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | KOB | Japan | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 46 | 2:29:19.124 | 1:44.202 | 44 | 102.456 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Romain Grosjean | GRO | France | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 3 | 6:41.146 | 2:08.464 | 2 | 149.233 |