| Race Name: | XIV Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix |
| Track: | Sepang International Circuit |
| Round: | 2 of 20 |
| Race date: | Sunday, March 25th, 2012 |
| Race time: | 16.00 |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | Fernando Alonso | Sergio Pérez | Lewis Hamilton |
| Constructor | Ferrari | Sauber-Ferrari | McLaren-Mercedes |
| Car | Ferrari F2012 | Sauber C31 | McLaren MP4-27 |
| Engine | Ferrari 056 | Ferrari 056 | Mercedes FO 108Z |
| Tyre | Pirelli | Pirelli | Pirelli |
| Time | 2:44:51.812 | 2:44:54.075 | 2:45:06.403 |
| Gap | 2.263 secs | 14.591 secs |
| P | No. | Driver | Fri Prac 1 | Fri Prac 2 | Sat Prac | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Qual | Race | Total | |
| 1 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes | 1:38.021 19 | 1:38.172 28 | 1:37.776 8 | 1:37.813 6 | 1:37.106 3 | 1:36.219 5 | 1:36.219 14 | 1:41.539 56 | 1:36.219 125 | |
| 2 | 3 | Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes | 1:39.323 15 | 1:38.535 30 | 1:37.404 12 | 1:37.575 5 | 1:36.928 3 | 1:36.368 6 | 1:36.368 14 | 1:42.100 56 | 1:36.368 127 | |
| 3 | 7 | Michael Schumacher Mercedes | 1:38.826 19 | 1:38.533 34 | 1:37.663 15 | 1:37.517 5 | 1:37.017 6 | 1:36.391 3 | 1:36.391 14 | 1:41.760 56 | 1:36.391 138 | |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault | 1:39.092 20 | 1:39.133 29 | 1:37.338 12 | 1:37.172 9 | 1:37.375 4 | 1:36.461 6 | 1:36.461 19 | 1:41.017 56 | 1:36.461 136 | |
| 5 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault | 1:39.128 22 | 1:39.696 29 | 1:37.356 13 | 1:37.961 4 | 1:36.715 3 | 1:36.461 6 | 1:36.461 13 | 1:40.722 56 | 1:36.461 133 | |
| 6 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault | 1:38.535 21 | 1:39.402 25 | 1:37.320 15 | 1:38.102 4 | 1:37.419 4 | 1:36.634 6 | 1:36.634 14 | 1:41.342 56 | 1:36.634 131 | |
| 7 | 10 | Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault | 1:38.919 17 | 1:39.311 22 | 1:37.382 13 | 1:38.058 5 | 1:37.338 3 | 1:36.658 6 | 1:36.658 14 | 2:08.464 3 | 1:36.658 69 | |
| 8 | 8 | Nico Rosberg Mercedes | 1:38.813 21 | 1:38.696 34 | 1:36.877 16 | 1:37.696 4 | 1:36.996 7 | 1:36.664 3 | 1:36.664 14 | 1:41.863 56 | 1:36.664 141 | |
| 9 | 5 | Fernando Alonso Ferrari | 1:39.980 23 | 1:38.891 27 | 1:38.246 17 | 1:38.151 7 | 1:37.379 6 | 1:37.566 3 | 1:37.566 16 | 1:41.680 56 | 1:37.379 139 | |
| 10 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault | 1:39.783 23 | 1:39.444 35 | 1:37.455 13 | 1:37.789 8 | 1:37.589 6 | 1:37.589 14 | 1:42.237 54 | 1:37.455 139 | ||
| 11 | 15 | Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari | 1:41.085 23 | 1:40.947 33 | 1:38.178 15 | 1:37.933 8 | 1:37.477 6 | 1:37.698 3 | 1:37.698 17 | 1:41.021 56 | 1:37.477 144 | |
| 12 | 6 | Felipe Massa Ferrari | 1:39.896 16 | 1:40.271 28 | 1:39.209 16 | 1:38.381 9 | 1:37.731 6 | 1:37.731 15 | 1:42.051 56 | 1:37.731 131 | ||
| 13 | 19 | Bruno Senna Williams-Renault | 1:40.678 34 | 1:38.091 20 | 1:38.437 8 | 1:37.841 5 | 1:37.841 13 | 1:41.404 56 | 1:37.841 123 | |||
| 14 | 11 | Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes | 1:39.298 23 | 1:39.625 20 | 1:38.794 18 | 1:38.325 9 | 1:37.877 6 | 1:37.877 15 | 1:41.819 56 | 1:37.877 132 | ||
| 15 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:40.469 23 | 1:38.853 33 | 1:38.423 13 | 1:38.419 8 | 1:37.883 6 | 1:37.883 14 | 1:41.756 56 | 1:37.883 139 | ||
| 16 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes | 1:39.440 19 | 1:39.464 26 | 1:38.285 16 | 1:38.303 8 | 1:37.890 5 | 1:37.890 13 | 1:42.173 56 | 1:37.890 130 | ||
| 17 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari | 1:39.910 21 | 1:39.687 16 | 1:37.977 17 | 1:38.372 6 | 1:38.069 6 | 1:38.069 12 | 1:44.202 46 | 1:37.977 112 | ||
| 18 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:40.099 23 | 1:39.297 33 | 1:38.640 11 | 1:39.077 7 | 1:39.077 7 | 1:41.922 56 | 1:38.640 130 | |||
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault | 1:40.247 19 | 1:42.594 18 | 1:40.189 14 | 1:39.306 9 | 1:39.306 9 | 1:43.803 55 | 1:39.306 115 | |||
| 20 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault | 1:40.857 25 | 1:41.464 25 | 1:39.704 15 | 1:39.567 6 | 1:39.567 6 | 1:43.513 55 | 1:39.567 126 | |||
| 21 | 19 | Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault | 1:39.724 23 | 1:39.724 23 | ||||||||
| 22 | 24 | Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth | 1:43.170 18 | 1:41.681 20 | 1:42.007 14 | 1:40.903 8 | 1:40.903 8 | 1:44.757 55 | 1:40.903 115 | |||
| 23 | 25 | Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth | 1:44.580 14 | 1:42.874 24 | 1:41.901 14 | 1:41.250 8 | 1:41.250 8 | 1:44.813 54 | 1:41.250 114 | |||
| 24 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth | 1:45.528 18 | 1:43.823 22 | 1:42.464 14 | 1:42.914 4 | 1:42.914 4 | 1:46.244 54 | 1:42.464 112 | |||
| 25 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth | 1:45.360 8 | 1:43.658 18 | 1:43.378 17 | 1:43.655 6 | 1:43.655 6 | 1:45.909 54 | 1:43.378 103 |