2012 Malaysian Grand Prix

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The 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix (formally the 2012 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix) is a Formula One that took place at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia, on the 25th of March 2012. It was the second race of the 2012 season.
The race was won by Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, an unexpected result. The Ferrari F2012 has been considered a poor car, but in the wet conditions, the car-driver combination showed up well. Another unexpected result was the second place achieved by Sergio Pérez of Sauber, who gave Alonso a run for his money at the car.
==Background==
==Entry list==
The full entry list for the is shown below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB8 	 	RS27-2012 	
2 	Mark Webber 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB8 	 	RS27-2012 	
3 	Jenson Button 	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-27 	 	FO 108Z 	
4 	Lewis Hamilton 	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-27 	 	FO 108Z 	
5 	Fernando Alonso 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	F2012 	 	056 	
6 	Felipe Massa 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	F2012 	 	056 	
7 	Michael Schumacher 	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	 	W03 	 	FO 108Z 	
8 	Nico Rosberg 	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	 	W03 	 	FO 108Z 	
9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Lotus F1 Team 	 	E20 	 	RS27-2012 	
10 	Romain Grosjean 	Lotus F1 Team 	 	E20 	 	RS27-2012 	
11 	Paul di Resta 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM05 	 	FO 108Z 	
12 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM05 	 	FO 108Z 	
14 	Kamui Kobayashi 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C31 	 	056 	
15 	Sergio Pérez 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C31 	 	056 	
16 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR7 	 	056 	
17 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR7 	 	056 	
18 	Pastor Maldonado 	Williams F1 Team 	 	FW34 	 	RS27-2012 	
19 	Bruno Senna 	Williams F1 Team 	 	FW34 	 	RS27-2012 	
20 	Heikki Kovalainen 	Caterham F1 Team 	 	CT01 	 	RS27-2012 	
21 	Vitaly Petrov 	Caterham F1 Team 	 	CT01 	 	RS27-2012 	
22 	Pedro de la Rosa 	HRT F1 Team 	 	F112 	 	CA2012 	
23 	Narain Karthikeyan 	HRT F1 Team 	 	F112 	 	CA2012 	
24 	Timo Glock 	Marussia F1 Team 	 	MR01 	 	CA2012 	
25 	Charles Pic 	Marussia F1 Team 	 	MR01 	 	CA2012 	
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19 	Valtteri Bottas 	Williams F1 Team 	 	FW34 	 	RS27-2012 	
==Free Practice==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Results===
==Qualifying Overview==
===Qualifying Times===
===Grid===
* Kimi Räikkönen was relegated five places for a gearbox change (was fifth).
** Heikki Kovalainen was relegated five places for a safety car infringement at the Australian Grand Prix (was 19th).
==Race Overview==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired	Grid 	Points
1 	5 	Fernando Alonso 	 	56 	2:44:51.812 	8 	25
2 	15 	Sergio Pérez 	 	56 	+2.263s 	9 	18
3 	4 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	56 	+14.591s 	1 	15
4 	2 	Mark Webber 	 	56 	+17.688s 	4 	12
5 	9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	56 	+29.456s 	10 	10
6 	19 	Bruno Senna 	 	56 	+37.667s 	13 	8
7 	11 	Paul di Resta 	 	56 	+44.412s 	14 	6
8 	17 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	56 	+46.985s 	18 	4
9 	12 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	56 	+47.892s 	16 	2
10 	7 	Michael Schumacher	 	56 	+49.996s 	3 	1
11 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	56 	+1:15.527 	5 	
12 	16 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	56 	+1:16.828 	15 	
13 	8 	Nico Rosberg 	 	56 	+1:18.593 	7 	
14 	3 	Jenson Button 	 	56 	+1:19.719 	2 	
15 	6 	Felipe Massa 	 	56 	+1:37.319 	12 	
16 	21 	Vitaly Petrov 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	19 	
17 	10 	Timo Glock 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	20 	
18 	20 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	21 	
19 	18 	Pastor Maldonado 	 	54 	Engine 	11 	
20 	25 	Charles Pic 	 	54 	+2 laps 	21 	
21 	22 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	54 	+2 laps 	22 	
22 	23 	Narain Karthikeyan	 	54 	+2 laps* 	23 	
Ret 	14 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	46 	Brakes 	17 	
Ret 	10 	Romain Grosjean 	 	3 	Spun off 	6 	
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* *Karthikeyan finished 21st but was given a post-race 20-second penalty for causing a collision with Sebastian Vettel.
===Fastest Laps===
===Lap Leaders===
====Lap-by-Lap====
====Totals====
==Milestones==
*This will be the first race where Pirelli's soft tyre has not been used.
*Sergio Pérez's first podium finish of his career.
*Jean-Éric Vergne's first points.
*Practice debut for Valtteri Bottas.
*Lotus's first fastest lap.
==Standings==
Pos.	Drivers 	Pts	Constructors 	Pts
1 	Fernando Alonso 	35 	McLaren-Mercedes 	55
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	30 	Red Bull-Renault 	42
3 	Jenson Button 	25 	Ferrari 	35
4 	Mark Webber 	24 	Sauber-Ferrari 	30
5 	Sergio Pérez 	22 	Lotus-Renault 	16
6 	Sebastian Vettel 	18 	Force India-Mercedes	9
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	16 	Williams-Renault 	8
8 	Bruno Senna 	8 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	6
9 	Kamui Kobayashi 	8 	Mercedes 	1
10 	Paul di Resta 	7 	Marussia-Cosworth 	0
11 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	4 	Caterham-Renault 	0
12 	Daniel Ricciardo 	2 	HRT-Cosworth 	0
13 	Nico Hülkenberg 	2 	 	
14 	Michael Schumacher	1 	 	
15 	Nico Rosberg 	0 	 	
16 	Pastor Maldonado 	0 	 	
17 	Timo Glock 	0 	 	
18 	Charles Pic 	0 	 	
19 	Felipe Massa 	0 	 	
20 	Heikki Kovalainen 	0 	 	
21 	Vitaly Petrov 	0 	 	
22 	Romain Grosjean 	0 	 	
23 	Pedro de la Rosa 	0 	 	
24 	Narain Karthikeyan	0 	 	
==See Also==
==Notes==
Category:Malaysian Grand Prix
Category:2012 Grands Prix
Category:Grand Prix articles