Malaysia 2012 - Race results - Fernando Alonso takes victory in rain-hit Malaysian GP
Published by Christine
The Malaysian GP was halted just eight laps in after the expected rain finally came down. Several strategy calls came into play, including those who had opted for full wet tyres straight away, and those who changed to intermediates after the restart. The big question came when to change back to the dry tyres. With Fernando Alonso in the lead, and a surprising Sergio Pérez hunting him down, the final laps were something to behold.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 1:40.722 | Lap 53 |
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 2:44:51.812 | 3 |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | +2.2 | 3 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | +14.5 | 3 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | +17.6 | 3 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | +29.4 | 3 |
| 6 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | +37.6 | 4 |
| 7 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | +44.4 | 3 |
| 8 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | +46.9 | 2 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | +47.8 | 3 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | +49.9 | 3 |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | +75.5 | 4 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | +76.8 | 4 |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | +78.5 | 4 |
| 14 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | +79.5 | 5 |
| 15 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | +79.7 | 4 |
| 16 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | +97.3 | 3 |
| 17 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | +1 lap | 3 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | +1 lap | 4 |
| 19 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | +1 lap | 5 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | +2 laps | 3 |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | +2 laps | 3 |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT Formula 1 Team | +2 laps | 2 |
| DNF | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | Lap 49 | 4 |
| DNF | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | Lap 4 | 0 |
- 1 places. Narain Karthikeyan - 20 seconds added to race time - causing an avoidable collision with Sebastian Vettel.
