Countdown to
000d 00h 00m 00s2012 Malaysian Grand Prix
| No | Driver | Constructor | Penalty | Reason | ||
| Grid penalties | ||||||
| 1 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | Relegated 5 places | Safety car infringement during the Australian Grand Prix | |
| 2 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | Relegated 5 places | Gearbox change | |
| Race penalties | ||||||
| 3 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 20 seconds added to race time | Causing an avoidable collision | |