2012 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix
2012 Round 2 · Sepang · 2012-03-25
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- Laps
- 56
- Distance
- 310.408 km
- Circuit Type
- RACE
- Direction
- Clockwise
Circuit Details
| Course Length | 5.543 km |
|---|---|
| Turns | 15 |
| Qualifying Format | KNOCKOUT |
Race Results
Column abbreviations (9)
Pos = Finish position# = Car numberGrid = Starting grid+/- = Positions gainedTime/Gap = Finishing time or gap to winnerStatus = Retirement / penaltyPts = PointsPits = Pit stopsBadges = FL / DotD / GS / Pole / Shared
Starting Grid
Column abbreviations (4)
Pos = Grid position# = Car numberQuali = Qualifying positionPenalty = Grid penalty
Qualifying
Column abbreviations (6)
Pos = Qualifying position# = Car numberQ1 = Qualifying 1 best timeQ2 = Qualifying 2 best timeQ3 = Qualifying 3 best timeGap = Gap to pole
No qualifying 1 data available.
No qualifying 2 data available.
No pre-qualifying data available.
No sprint qualifying data available.
No sprint race data available for this event.
No sprint grid available for this event.
Fastest Laps
Column abbreviations (2)
Pos = Fastest lap rank# = Car number
Pit Stops
Column abbreviations (1)
# = Car number
Safety Car Periods
Column abbreviations (3)
Deployed = Lap deployedRetreated = Lap retreatedLaps = Full laps under SC
| Cause | Deployed | Retreated | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| Rain | 10 | 15 | 5 |
No virtual safety car periods recorded for this event.
Red Flag Periods
| Incident | Lap | Resumed | Excluded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain. | 9 | R | — |
No Driver of the Day voting for this event.
Drivers' Championship after Race
Column abbreviations (2)
+/- = Positions gained in standingsChamp = Championship won
| Pos ↑ | Driver | Pts | +/- | Champ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso Díaz | 35 | +4 | — |
| 2 | Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton | 30 | +1 | — |
| 3 | Jenson Alexander Lyons Button | 25 | -2 | — |
| 4 | Mark Alan Webber | 24 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Sergio Michel Pérez Mendoza | 22 | +3 | — |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | 18 | -4 | — |
| 7 | Kimi-Matias Räikkönen | 16 | 0 | — |
| 8 | Bruno Senna Lalli | 8 | +8 | — |
| 9 | Kamui Kobayashi | 8 | -3 | — |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | 7 | 0 | — |
| 11 | Jean-Éric Serge Raymond Vergne | 4 | 0 | — |
| 12 | Daniel Joseph Ricciardo | 2 | -3 | — |
| 13 | Nicolas Hülkenberg | 2 | +4 | — |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | 1 | +3 | — |
| 15 | Nico Erik Rosberg | 0 | -3 | — |
| 16 | Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta | 0 | -3 | — |
| 17 | Timo Glock | 0 | -3 | — |
| 18 | Charles Maurice Marcel Pic | 0 | -3 | — |
| 19 | Felipe Massa | 0 | -2 | — |
| 20 | Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov | 0 | -3 | — |
| 21 | Heikki Johannes Kovalainen | 0 | -4 | — |
| 22 | Pedro Martínez de la Rosa | 0 | -5 | — |
| 23 | Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan | 0 | -5 | — |
Constructors' Championship after Race
Column abbreviations (2)
+/- = Positions gained in standingsChamp = Championship won
Free Practice 1
Column abbreviations (3)
Pos = Practice session position# = Car numberGap = Gap to fastest
Free Practice 2
Column abbreviations (3)
Pos = Practice session position# = Car numberGap = Gap to fastest
Free Practice 3
Column abbreviations (3)
Pos = Practice session position# = Car numberGap = Gap to fastest
No Free Practice 4 data available for this event.
No Warming Up data available for this event.