The 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 25 March 2012 at the Sepang International Circuit in Selangor, Malaysia. It was the fourteenth running of the Malaysian Grand Prix as
Valtteri Bottas was scheduled to drive during FP1 for Williams.
Lewis Hamilton topped both Friday practice sessions.
Narain Karthikeyan and HRT qualified within the 107% rule for the first time in the 2012 season.
Sergio Pérez qualified just behind eventual race winner Fernando Alonso in 10th.
The 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 66th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 63rd FIA Formula One World Championship, a motor racing series for Formula One cars, re
2012 Malaysian Grand Prix
…Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship, and the thirty-second time the event has been held. The 56-lap race was the second round of the 2012 Formula One season and was won by Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso. Sergio Pérez of the Sauber team finished the race in second position, and McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton…
Reigning Champion Sebastian Vettel became a three-time World Champion with Red Bull Racing.
Two-time Champion Fernando Alonso, driving for Ferrari, finished runner-up, three points behind Vettel.
2007 Champion Kimi Räikkönen (pictured in 2013) finished the season in third place on his return to F1, driving for Lotus.
Three teams changed their names for 2012: Team Lotus became known as Caterham (top); Renault was renamed as Lotus (middle); and Virgin Racing changed its name to Marussia (bottom).