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4:43 PM on March 18th, 2012 by Nathan Susanto

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Grand Prix racing in Malaysia can be traced back to the early 1960s when an event was held at Singapore's Thomson Road Grand Prix circuit when the island was still part of the Malaysian federation. After Singapore's independence in 1965, a race was eventually organized to take place at the Shah Alam Circuit, hosting various series including Formula Pacific, Formula Atlantic and Formula 2. Those grands prix were held every year between 1968 and 1982 but the national race then disappeared until the 1990s.

When Formula 1 arrived in Malaysia in 1999, it became the first Asian grand prix in the series to be hosted outside of Japan and it was the first time there had been two Asian races on the Formula 1 calendar since 1995. The venue was the newly built Sepang International Circuit, situated just south of the country's capital city Kuala Lumpur. It's hosted the Malaysian GP every year since, initially in October but the event has been part of the opening flyaway races since 2001.

Hot on the heels of the opening race in Australia, round 2 of the 2012 Formula 1 season takes place on March 25th in Sepang, Malaysia. With the Northeast Monsoon still lurking in the region at this time of year, the teams will have one eye on the weather radar throughout the race weekend. During the 2009 race, monsoon showers swept across the circuit, prompting the red flag to be produced. With no sign of the rain abating and darkness looming, the event was abandoned. The race classification was taken at the end of lap 31, making the 2009 Malaysian GP just the fifth event in Formula 1 history to be abandoned before 75% distance.

Remember to make your game picks in the 2012 Fantasy Formula 1 thread before the deadline of Saturday, March 24th at 3:55 AM ET, five minutes before qualifying begins. Here we run down some Malaysian GP facts and season stats.



Race Info
Grand Prix Malaysian GP
Round 2 of 20
Circuit Sepang International Circuit (SIC)
Location Sepang, Selangor
Circuit Type Permanent race circuit
Circuit Length 3.44 mi (5.543 km)
Circuit Direction Clockwise
Turns 15 (5 Left, 10 Right)
Lap Record 1:34.223, Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams), 2004
Race Length 192.878 mi (310.408 km)
Laps 56
2011 Polesitter Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing)
2011 Winner Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing)
Timetable
Free Practice 1 Thursday, March 22nd at 10 PM ET - 11:30 PM ET
Free Practice 2 Friday, March 23rd at 2 AM ET - 3:30 AM ET
Free Practice 3 Saturday, March 24th at 1 AM ET - 2 AM ET
Fantasy Deadline Saturday, March 24th at 3:55 AM ET
Qualifying Saturday, March 24th at 4 AM ET
Race Sunday, March 25th at 4 AM ET



Sepang facts:
  • The polesitter has won seven out of the 13 grands prix at Sepang.
  • Only one polesitter has failed to finish in Malaysia.
  • Ten out of the 13 Malaysian GP has seen the race winner start from the front row.
  • Just one Sepang winner has started from behind the front two rows of the grid.
  • The previous year's winner in Malaysia has scored a podium finish just four times in twelve years.
  • This year, Sebastian Vettel will attempt to become the first driver to win three in a row in Malaysia.
  • Michael Schumacher has the most Sepang wins (3) but hasn't bettered sixth place since winning in 2004.
  • Seven of the last nine podiums in Malaysia have featured a driver who started from behind the front two rows.
  • In the truncated 2009 event, the top-5 didn't include a driver from the "top-3" teams.
  • Ferrari has the most Malaysian GP victories with five.
  • The most positions gained at Sepang is 16 by Felipe Massa in 2006.
  • There has been at least seven retirements in five of the last ten Sepang races.
  • A driver has retired on the opening lap at Sepang four times in the last six years.
  • A sudden downpour caused four drivers to spin off on lap 3 in 2001, before it dried again.
  • The 2009 event was red flagged on lap 33 due to heavy rain, making it the shortest F1 race since 1991.



2011 Malaysian GP Qualifying Results
Rank
Driver Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Grid
1.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing
1:37.468
1:35.934
1:34.870
1
2.
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:36.861
1:35.852
1:34.974
2
3.
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing
1:37.924
1:36.080
1:35.179
3
4.
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:37.033
1:35.569
1:35.200
4
5.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:36.897
1:36.320
1:35.802
5
6.
Nick Heidfeld
Renault
1:37.224
1:36.811
1:36.124
6
7.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:36.744
1:36.557
1:36.251
7
8.
Vitaly Petrov
Renault
1:37.210
1:36.642
1:36.324
8
9.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:37.316
1:36.388
1:36.809
9
10
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
1:36.994
1:36.691
1:36.820
10
11.
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1:36.904
1:37.035
-
11
12.
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso
1:37.693
1:37.160
-
12
13.
Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso
1:37.677
1:37.347
-
13
14.
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:38.045
1:37.370
-
14
15.
Rubens Barrichello
Williams
1:38.163
1:37.496
-
15
16.
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
1:37.759
1:37.528
-
16
17.
Adrian Sutil
Force India
1:37.693
1:37.593
-
17
18.
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:38.276
-
-
18
19.
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus
1:38.645
-
-
19
20.
Jarno Trulli
Lotus
1:38.791
-
-
20
21.
Timo Glock
Virgin Racing
1:40.648
-
-
21
22.
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Virgin Racing
1:41.001
-
-
22
23.
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Hispania Racing
1:41.549
-
-
23
24.
Narain Karthikeyan
Hispania Racing
1:42.574
-
-
24


107% Time:
1:43.516






Qualifying Notes
Red Bull Racing and McLaren had two cars in the top-4.
Ferrari and Renault had two cars in the top-8.



2011 Malaysian GP Race Results and Drivers' Fantasy Points
Rank
Driver Team Retirement
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
1.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing

5
40
1
1
2
0
49
2.
Jenson Button
McLaren
1
38
1
0
0
0
40
3.
Nick Heidfeld
Renault
1
36
1
0
0
0
38
4.
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing

2
34
1
0
0
1
38
5.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari

1
32
1
0
0
0
34
6.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1
30
1
1
0
0
33
7.
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
1
28
1
0
0
0
30
8.
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren

3
26
1
0
0
0
30
9.
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes

0
24
1
0
0
0
25
10.
Paul di Resta
Force India

0
22
1
0
0
0
23
11.
Adrian Sutil
Force India

0
20
1
0
0
0
21
12.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1
18
1
0
0
0
20
13.
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso

0
16
1
0
0
0
17
14.
Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso

0
14
1
0
0
0
15
15.
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus

0
12
1
0
0
0
13
16.
Timo Glock
Virgin Racing

0
10
1
0
0
0
11
17.
Vitaly Petrov
Renault Accident
1
8
1
0
0
0
10
Ret.
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Hispania Racing
Rear wing
0
6
0
0
0
0
6
Ret.
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Virgin Racing
Electronics
0
4
0
0
0
0
4
Ret.
Jarno Trulli
Lotus
Clutch
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
Ret.
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
Electrical
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ret.
Rubens Barrichello
Williams Hydraulics
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ret.
Narain Karthikeyan
Hispania Racing
Mechanical
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ret.
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
Engine
0
0
0
0
0
0
0



2011 Malaysian GP Teams' Fantasy Points
Team Drivers
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
Red Bull Racing
(Sebastian Vettel/Mark Webber)
3
37
2
1
2
1
46
McLaren (Lewis Hamilton/Jenson Button)
3
32
2
0
0
0
37
Ferrari (Fernando Alonso/Felipe Massa)
1
31
2
1
0
0
35
Mercedes (Michael Scumacher/Nico Rosberg)
0
21
2
0
0
0
23
Renault (Nick Heidfeld/Vitaly Petrov)
1
22
2
0
0
0
25
Williams (Rubens Barrichello/Pastor Maldonado)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Force India (Adrian Sutil/Paul di Resta)
0
21
2
0
0
0
23
Sauber (Kamui Kobayashi/Sergio Pérez)
0
14
0
0
0
0
14
Toro Rosso
(Sébastien Buemi/Jaime Alguersuari)
0
15
2
0
0
0
17
Lotus (Heikki Kovalainen/Jarno Trulli)
0
7
0
0
0
0
7
Hispania Racing
(Narain Karthikeyan/Vitantonio Liuzzi)
0
3
0
0
0
0
3
Virgin Racing (Timo Glock/Jérôme d'Ambrosio)
0
7
0
0
0
0
7



Race Notes
Classified finishers Top-17 drivers.
Two classified finishers Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, Force India, Mercedes, Toro Rosso and Renault.
Race leaders Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing) and Fernando Alonso (Ferrari).
Laps led Vettel (1-13), Alonso (14), Vettel (15-25), Alonso (26), Vettel (27-56).
Fastest lap Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing) on lap 46 (1:40.571).
Miscellaneous Fernando Alonso was penalized 20s for avoidable contact with Lewis Hamilton.

Lewis Hamilton was penalized 20s for weaving in front of Fernando Alonso.

Lewis Hamilton crossed the finish line 7th.

Vitaly Petrov crashed on lap 53/56 but was classified after completing 90+% laps.



Points and Bonus Points Key
Q.P.
Qualifying Points
R.P.
Race Points
C.F.
Classified Finisher(s) Bonus Point(s)
L.L.
Lap Led Bonus Point
M.L.
Most Laps Led Bonus Points
F.L.
Fastest Lap Bonus Point



Malaysian GP 2002 - 2011 and This Season's Statistics
List
Driver/Team
TM
This
Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
A
Sebastian Vettel
RBR
Race
4
1
5.50
8.75
1
2
2
2
29.00
Season
1
0
6.00
2.00
2
1
1
0
41.00
A
Mark Webber
RBR
Race
10
1
7.70
11.50
2
5
2
0
21.30
Season
1
0
5.00
4.00
4
1
1
0
36.00
A
Jenson Button
MCL
Race
10
1
8.20
6.80
1
8
5
1
30.90
Season
1
0
2.00
1.00
1
1
1
1
48.00
A
Lewis Hamilton
MCL
Race
5
0
8.60
5.60
2
5
2
0
33.20
Season
1
1
1.00
3.00
3
1
1
0
43.00
A
Fernando Alonso
FER
Race
9
2
8.33
5.78
1
7
4
2
34.44
Season
1
0
12.00
5.00
5
1
1
0
33.00
A
Felipe Massa
FER
Race
9
2
11.33
8.22
5
8
3
0
27.78
Season
1
0
16.00
17.00
17
0
0
0
8.00
B
Michael Schumacher
MER
Race
7
2
5.86
7.57
1
6
2
1
30.29
Season
1
0
4.00
20.00
20
0
0
0
3.00
B
Nico Rosberg
MER
Race
6
0
7.00
12.83
3
2
1
0
18.83
Season
1
0
7.00
12.00
12
0
0
0
20.00
B
Kimi Räikkönen
LOT
Race
8
0
5.50
10.63
1
4
3
2
24.13
Season
1
0
18.00
7.00
7
1
0
0
29.00
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
1
0
3.00
21.00
21
0
0
0
2.00
B
Paul di Resta
FI
Race
1
0
14.00
10.00
10
1
0
0
23.00
Season
1
0
15.00
10.00
10
1
0
0
23.00
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
Race
1
0
5.00
10.00
10
1
0
0
24.00
Season
1
0
9.00
22.00
22
0
0
0
1.00
B
Kamui Kobayashi
SAU
Race
2
0
9.50
14.50
7
1
0
0
15.50
Season
1
0
13.00
6.00
6
1
0
0
31.00
B
Sergio Pérez
SAU
Race
1
0
16.00
21.00
21
0
0
0
0.00
Season
1
0
17.00
8.00
8
1
0
0
27.00
B
Daniel Ricciardo
TR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
1
0
10.00
9.00
9
1
0
0
26.00
B
Jean-Éric Vergne
TR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
1
0
11.00
11.00
11
0
0
0
21.00
B
Pastor Maldonado
WIL
Race
1
0
18.00
24.00
24
0
0
0
0.00
Season
1
0
8.00
13.00
13
0
0
0
18.00
B
Bruno Senna
WIL
Race
1
0
23.00
16.00
16
0
0
0
11.00
Season
1
0
14.00
16.00
16
0
0
0
11.00
B
Heikki Kovalainen
CAT
Race
5
0
12.40
12.80
3
2
1
0
17.40
Season
1
0
19.00
18.00
18
0
0
0
6.00
B
Vitaly Petrov
CAT
Race
2
0
9.50
18.00
17
0
0
0
7.00
Season
1
0
20.00
19.00
19
0
0
0
4.00
B
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
Race
2
0
20.50
17.00
11
0
0
0
10.50
Season
1
0
23.00
-
-
0
0
0
0.00
B
Narain Karthikyan
HRT
Race
2
0
14.50
10.00
10
1
0
0
11.50
Season
1
0
24.00
-
-
0
0
0
0.00
B
Timo Glock
MAR
Race
4
0
13.00
15.75
3
1
1
0
12.50
Season
1
0
21.00
14.00
14
0
0
0
15.00
B
Charles Pic
MAR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
1
0
22.00
15.00
15
0
0
0
13.00
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
Race
7
2
6.86
9.07
1
10
4
2
27.57
Season
1
0
5.50
3.00
2
2
2
0
41.00
TM
McLaren
MCL
Race
10
0
7.45
9.05
1
14
8
2
27.30
Season
1
1
1.50
2.00
1
2
2
2
49.00
TM
Ferrari
FER
Race
10
4
7.30
7.20
1
15
9
2
31.70
Season
1
0
14.00
11.00
5
1
1
0
20.00
TM
Mercedes
MER
Race
2
0
7.50
11.25
3
2
1
0
21.00
Season
1
0
5.50
16.00
12
0
0
0
11.00
TM
Lotus
LOT
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
1
0
10.50
14.00
7
1
0
0
14.00
TM
Force India
FI
Race
4
0
15.00
14.13
5
2
1
0
15.00
Season
1
0
12.00
16.00
10
1
0
0
11.00
TM
Sauber
SAU
Race
10
0
10.65
10.37
2
12
3
0
21.80
Season
1
0
15.00
7.00
6
2
0
0
30.00
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
Race
6
0
15.75
14.25
9
2
0
0
15.00
Season
1
0
10.50
10.00
9
1
0
0
24.00
TM
Williams
WIL
Race
10
0
9.35
12.30
1
8
5
1
20.50
Season
1
0
11.00
14.50
13
0
0
0
15.00
TM
Caterham
CAT
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
1
0
19.50
18.50
18
0
0
0
5.00
TM
HRT
HRT
Race
2
0
23.00
18.00
15
0
0
0
8.00
Season
1
0
23.50
-
-
0
0
0
0.00
TM
Marussia
MAR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
1
0
21.50
14.50
14
0
0
0
15.00

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