Fernando Alonso won the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix, with Sergio Pérez scoring his first podium and Sauber achieving their best-ever result.
Key Facts
- Winner
- Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
- Race distance
- 56 laps
- Season round
- 2nd round of 2012 F1 season
- Pole position
- Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
- Second place
- Sergio Pérez — first career podium
- Grand Prix running
- 14th Malaysian GP in F1 championship
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 2012 Formula One season's second round was scheduled at the Sepang International Circuit on 25 March 2012. Lewis Hamilton took pole position, setting the stage for a competitive race among top constructors including Ferrari, McLaren, and Sauber.
Fernando Alonso drove his Ferrari to victory over 56 laps at the Sepang International Circuit. Sergio Pérez of Sauber finished second, and Lewis Hamilton of McLaren completed the podium in third. Jean-Éric Vergne also scored his first Formula One championship points by finishing eighth in just his second race.
Alonso's win boosted Ferrari's early-season standings, while Pérez's second place gave Sauber their best-ever result as an independent team and marked the first podium for a Ferrari customer engine since the 2008 Italian Grand Prix. Vergne's points finish signalled promising early form for the Toro Rosso outfit.