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2012 Malaysian Grand Prix: qualifying
Lewis Hamilton took pole for the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix with 1:36.219, ahead of Jenson Button. Full Q1, Q2 and Q3 times for every driver, gaps to pole and who was knocked out where.
Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) won the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur on 25 March 2012, starting from P8. Sergio Pérez and Lewis Hamilton completed the podium. Lewis Hamilton took pole position. Kimi Räikkönen set the fastest lap, 1:40.722.
Result · Qualifying · Lap chart · Race pace · Pit stops · All 2012 races
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:37.813 | 1:37.106 | 1:36.219 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:37.575 | 1:36.928 | 1:36.368 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:37.517 | 1:37.017 | 1:36.391 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:37.172 | 1:37.375 | 1:36.461 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:37.961 | 1:36.715 | 1:36.461 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:38.102 | 1:37.419 | 1:36.634 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:38.058 | 1:37.338 | 1:36.658 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:37.696 | 1:36.996 | 1:36.664 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:38.151 | 1:37.379 | 1:37.566 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:37.933 | 1:37.477 | 1:37.698 |
| 11 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:37.789 | 1:37.589 | |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.381 | 1:37.731 | |
| 13 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:38.437 | 1:37.841 | |
| 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:38.325 | 1:37.877 | |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:38.419 | 1:37.883 | |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:38.303 | 1:37.890 | |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:38.372 | 1:38.069 | |
| 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:39.077 | ||
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:39.306 | ||
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:39.567 | ||
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:40.903 | ||
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:41.250 | ||
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:42.914 | ||
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:43.655 |
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