Fernando Alonso took a sensational victory in the Malaysian Grand Prix to hand him the lead of the World Championship.
The Ferrari driver gained several places from what was a chaotic race which was stopped after just eight laps thanks to a heavy thunderstorm which flooded the track, but later restarted after a lengthly delay.
If Alonso’s win wasn’t surprising enough, Sergio Perez finished second in his Sauber after challenging for the win on many occasions, but a late mistake ended his battle with the Spaniard.
Lewis Hamilton will once again be disappointed that he couldn’t secure victory from pole position and finally finished third.
His team-mate Jenson Button failed to score after contact with the HRT of Narain Karthikeyan, whilst Sebastian Vettel retired after he also made contact with a HRT.
Williams scored their debut points thanks to Bruno Senna’s sixth place, picking up eight points – more than they scored throughout 2011.
For a full race report, check out our live race report here.
2012 Malaysian GP Results: (Fastest lap: J. Button; 1:29.187)
| Pos | Driver | Team | Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 25 | |
| 02. | S. Perez | Sauber | +2.2 | 18 |
| 03. | L. Hamilton | McLaren | +14.5 | 15 |
| 04. | M. Webber | Red Bull | +17.6 | 12 |
| 05. | K. Raikkonen | Lotus | +29.4 | 10 |
| 06. | B. Senna | Williams | +37.6 | 8 |
| 07. | P. di Resta | Force India | +44.4 | 6 |
| 08. | J. Vergne | Toro Rosso | +46.9 | 4 |
| 09. | N. Hulkenberg | Force India | +47.8 | 2 |
| 10. | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | +49.9 | 1 |
| 11. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | +1:25.5 | |
| 12. | D. Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | +1:26.8 | |
| 13. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | +1:28.5 | |
| 14. | J. Button | McLaren | +1:29.7 | |
| 15. | F. Massa | Ferrari | +1:37.3 | |
| 16. | V. Petrov | Caterham | +1 lap | |
| 17. | T. Glock | Marussia | +1 lap | |
| 18. | H. Kovalainen | Caterham | +1 lap | |
| 19. | P. Maldonado | Williams | +2 laps | |
| 20. | C. Pic | Marussia | +2 laps | |
| 21. | N. Karthikeyan | HRT | +2 laps | |
| 22. | P. de la Rosa | HRT | +2 laps | |
| 23. | K. Kobayashi | Sauber | +10 laps | |
| 24. | R. Grosjean | Lotus | +53 laps |
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