The Malaysian GP was halted just eight laps in after the expected rain finally came down. Several strategy calls came into play, including those who had opted for full wet tyres straight away, and those who changed to intermediates after the restart. The big question came when to change back to the dry tyres. With Fernando Alonso in the lead, and a surprising Sergio Pérez hunting him down, the final laps were something to behold.

Position Driver Team Time Stops
1 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 2:44:51.812 3
2 Sergio Pérez Sauber +2.2 3
3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren +14.5 3
4 Mark Webber Red Bull +17.6 3
5 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus +29.4 3
6 Bruno Senna Williams +37.6 4
7 Paul di Resta Force India +44.4 3
8 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso +46.9 2
9 Nico Hülkenberg Force India +47.8 3
10 Michael Schumacher Mercedes +49.9 3
11 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull +75.5 4
12 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso +76.8 4
13 Nico Rosberg Mercedes +78.5 4
14 Jenson Button McLaren +79.5 5
15 Felipe Massa Ferrari +79.7 4
16 Vitaly Petrov Caterham +97.3 3
17 Timo Glock Marussia +1 Lap 3
18 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham +1 Lap 4
19 Pastor Maldonado Williams +1 Lap 5
20 Charles Pic Marussia +2 Laps 3
21 Pedro de la Rosa HRT +2 Laps 3
22 Narain Karthikeyan * HRT +2 Laps 2
DNF Kamui Kobayashi Sauber Lap 49 4
DNF Romain Grosjean Lotus Lap 4 0