860th GP – Malaysia 2012

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2012 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIA GRAND PRIX

Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Obs
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB8 [01]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli
2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB8 [02]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli
3	Jenson Button	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-27 [02]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli
4	Lewis Hamilton	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-27 [03]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli
5	Fernando Alonso	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari F2012 [295]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli
6	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari F2012 [294]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli
7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W03 [05]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli
8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W03 [03]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli
9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus E20 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli
10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus E20 [01]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli
11	Paul di Resta	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM05 [02]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM05 [03]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli
14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C31 [01]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli
15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C31 [03]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli
16	Daniel Ricciardo	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR7 [01]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli
17	Jean-Eric Vergne	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR7 [03]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli
18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams F1 Team	Williams FW34 [02]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli
19	Bruno Senna	Williams F1 Team	Williams FW34 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli
19	Valtteri Bottas	Williams F1 Team	Williams FW34 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	3rd
20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham F1 Team	Caterham CT01 [3]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli
21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham F1 Team	Caterham CT01 [2]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli
22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT F1 Team	HRT F112 [02]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli
23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT F1 Team	HRT F112 [01]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli
24	Timo Glock	Marussia F1 Team	Marussia MR01 [02]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli
25	Charles Pic	Marussia F1 Team	Marussia MR01 [01]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli
Bottas entered as 3rd driver, only takes part at the first Free Practice session on friday.

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	Obs
1	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren MP4-27 [03]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.021	19
2	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing RB8 [01]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.535	21
3	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes F1 W03 [03]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.813	21
4	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes F1 W03 [05]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.826	19
5	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus E20 [01]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.919	17
6	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing RB8 [02]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:39.092	20
7	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus E20 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:39.128	22
8	11	Paul di Resta	Force India VJM05 [02]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:39.298	23
9	3	Jenson Button	McLaren MP4-27 [02]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:39.323	15
10	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India VJM05 [03]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:39.440	19
11	19	Valtteri Bottas	Williams FW34 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:39.724	23	3rd
12	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams FW34 [02]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:39.783	23
13	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari F2012 [294]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:39.896	16
14	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber C31 [01]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:39.910	21
15	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari F2012 [295]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:39.980	23
16	17	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso STR7 [03]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:40.099	23
17	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham CT01 [3]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:40.247	19
18	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso STR7 [01]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:40.469	23
19	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham CT01 [2]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:40.857	25
20	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber C31 [03]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:41.085	23
21	24	Timo Glock	Marussia MR01 [02]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:43.170	18
22	25	Charles Pic	Marussia MR01 [01]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:44.580	14
23	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT F112 [01]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:45.360	8
24	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT F112 [02]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:45.528	18

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren MP4-27 [03]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.172	28
2	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes F1 W03 [05]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.533	34
3	3	Jenson Button	McLaren MP4-27 [02]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.535	30
4	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes F1 W03 [03]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.696	34
5	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso STR7 [01]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.853	33
6	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari F2012 [295]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.891	27
7	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing RB8 [02]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:39.133	29
8	17	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso STR7 [03]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:39.297	33
9	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus E20 [01]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:39.311	22
10	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing RB8 [01]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:39.402	25
11	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams FW34 [02]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:39.444	35
12	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India VJM05 [03]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:39.464	26
13	11	Paul di Resta	Force India VJM05 [02]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:39.625	20
14	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber C31 [01]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:39.687	16
15	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus E20 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:39.696	29
16	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari F2012 [294]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:40.271	28
17	19	Bruno Senna	Williams FW34 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:40.678	34
18	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber C31 [03]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:40.947	33
19	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham CT01 [2]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:41.464	25
20	24	Timo Glock	Marussia MR01 [02]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:41.681	20
21	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham CT01 [3]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:42.594	18
22	25	Charles Pic	Marussia MR01 [01]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:42.874	24
23	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT F112 [01]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:43.658	18
24	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT F112 [02]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:43.823	22

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes F1 W03 [03]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:36.877	16
2	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing RB8 [01]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:37.320	15
3	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing RB8 [02]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:37.338	12
4	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus E20 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:37.356	13
5	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus E20 [01]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:37.382	13
6	3	Jenson Button	McLaren MP4-27 [02]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:37.404	12
7	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams FW34 [02]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:37.455	13
8	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes F1 W03 [05]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:37.663	15
9	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren MP4-27 [03]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:37.776	8
10	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber C31 [01]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:37.977	17
11	19	Bruno Senna	Williams FW34 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.091	20
12	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber C31 [03]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.178	15
13	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari F2012 [295]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.246	17
14	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India VJM05 [03]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.285	16
15	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso STR7 [01]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.423	13
16	17	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso STR7 [03]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.640	11
17	11	Paul di Resta	Force India VJM05 [02]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.794	18
18	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari F2012 [294]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:39.209	16
19	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham CT01 [2]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:39.704	15
20	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham CT01 [3]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:40.189	14
21	25	Charles Pic	Marussia MR01 [01]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:41.901	14
22	24	Timo Glock	Marussia MR01 [02]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:42.007	14
23	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT F112 [02]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:42.464	14
24	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT F112 [01]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:43.378	17

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren MP4-27 [03]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:37.813	01:37.106	01:36.219	14
2	3	Jenson Button	McLaren MP4-27 [02]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:37.575	01:36.928	01:36.368	14
3	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes F1 W03 [05]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:37.517	01:37.017	01:36.391	14
4	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing RB8 [02]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:37.172	01:37.375	01:36.461	19
5	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus E20 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:37.961	01:36.715	01:36.461	13
6	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing RB8 [01]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.102	01:37.419	01:36.634	14
7	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus E20 [01]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.058	01:37.338	01:36.658	14
8	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes F1 W03 [03]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:37.696	01:36.996	01:36.664	14
9	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari F2012 [295]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.151	01:37.379	01:37.566	16
10	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber C31 [03]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:37.933	01:37.477	01:37.698	17
11	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams FW34 [02]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:37.789	01:37.589		14
12	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari F2012 [294]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.381	01:37.731		15
13	19	Bruno Senna	Williams FW34 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.437	01:37.841		13
14	11	Paul di Resta	Force India VJM05 [02]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.325	01:37.877		15
15	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso STR7 [01]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.419	01:37.883		14
16	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India VJM05 [03]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.303	01:37.890		13
17	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber C31 [01]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:38.372	01:38.069		12
18	17	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso STR7 [03]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:39.077			7
19	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham CT01 [3]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:39.306			9
20	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham CT01 [2]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:39.567			6
21	24	Timo Glock	Marussia MR01 [02]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:40.903			8
22	25	Charles Pic	Marussia MR01 [01]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:41.250			8
23	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT F112 [02]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:42.914			4
24	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT F112 [01]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli	01:43.655			6
Kovalainen penalised five grid spots for safety-car infringement at previous round. Raikkonen penalised five grid spots for unscheduled gearbox change.

Official Name	2012 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix
Circuit	Sepang
Date	March 25
Pole	Lewis Hamilton 01:36.219
Fastest Lap	Kimi Räikkönen 01:40.722
Podium	1st Fernando Alonso (39) , 2nd Sergio Pérez (4) , 3rd Lewis Hamilton (13)
GP Number	860
Round	2
Weather	Rain
Prev race	Australian Grand Prix March 18
Next race	Chinese Grand Prix April 15

P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Cat	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	5	Fernando Alonso	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari F2012 [295]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli		02:44:51.812	56	01:41.680	39	8	25
2	15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C31 [03]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli		02:44:54.075	56	01:41.021	4	9	18
3	4	Lewis Hamilton	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-27 [03]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli		02:45:06.403	56	01:41.539	13	1	15
4	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB8 [02]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli		02:45:09.500	56	01:41.017	0	4	12
5	9	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus E20 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli		02:45:21.268	56	01:40.722	0	10	10
6	19	Bruno Senna	Williams F1 Team	Williams FW34 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli		02:45:29.479	56	01:41.404	0	13	8
7	11	Paul di Resta	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM05 [02]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli		02:45:36.224	56	01:41.819	0	14	6
8	17	Jean-Eric Vergne	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR7 [03]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli		02:45:38.797	56	01:41.922	0	18	4
9	12	Nico Hülkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM05 [03]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli		02:45:39.704	56	01:42.173	0	16	2
10	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W03 [05]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli		02:45:41.808	56	01:41.760	0	3	1
11	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB8 [01]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli		02:46:07.339	56	01:41.342	0	5	0
12	16	Daniel Ricciardo	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR7 [01]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli		02:46:08.640	56	01:41.756	0	15	0
13	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W03 [03]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli		02:46:10.405	56	01:41.863	0	7	0
14	3	Jenson Button	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-27 [02]	Mercedes FO108Z V8 2.4	Pirelli		02:46:11.531	56	01:42.100	0	2	0
15	6	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari F2012 [294]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli		02:46:29.131	56	01:42.051	0	12	0
16	21	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham F1 Team	Caterham CT01 [2]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli		+1 lap	55	01:43.513	0	19	0
17	24	Timo Glock	Marussia F1 Team	Marussia MR01 [02]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli		+1 lap	55	01:44.757	0	20	0
18	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham F1 Team	Caterham CT01 [3]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli		+1 lap	55	01:43.803	0	24	0
19	18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams F1 Team	Williams FW34 [02]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli		Engine	54	01:42.237	0	11	0
20	25	Charles Pic	Marussia F1 Team	Marussia MR01 [01]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli		+2 laps	54	01:44.813	0	21	0
21	22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT F1 Team	HRT F112 [02]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli		+2 laps	54	01:46.244	0	22	0
22	23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT F1 Team	HRT F112 [01]	Cosworth CA2012 V8 2.4	Pirelli		+2 laps	54	01:45.909	0	23	0
DNF	14	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C31 [01]	Ferrari 056 V8 2.4	Pirelli		Brakes	46	01:44.202	0	17	0
DNF	10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	Lotus E20 [01]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli		Spun off	3	02:08.464	0	6	0
T	19	Valtteri Bottas	Williams F1 Team	Williams FW34 [03]	Renault RS27 V8 2.4	Pirelli	3rd	Practice	0		0		0
Race interrupted on lap 8 because of rain. The race was restarted (with the Safety Car - 5 laps) for the remaining 48 laps. Karthikeyan finished 21st, but had 20 seconds added to race time for causing a collision.

Formula 1 2012 World Championship
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	35
2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	30
3	Jenson Button	McLaren	25
4	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	24
5	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	22
6	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	18
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus	16
8	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	8
9	Bruno Senna	Williams	8
10	Paul di Resta	Force India	7
11	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	4
12	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	2
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	2
14	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1

Formula 1 2012 World Championship
Pos	Constructor	Pts
1	McLaren Mercedes	55
2	Red Bull Racing Renault	42
3	Ferrari	35
4	Sauber Ferrari	30
5	Lotus Renault	16
6	Force India Mercedes	9
7	Williams Renault	8
8	Toro Rosso Ferrari	6
9	Mercedes	1