25 March in Ferrari history: Fernando Alonso’s Malaysian victory
On 25 March 2012, Fernando Alonso delivered a memorable Ferrari victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix. In a race disrupted by heavy rain, the Spaniard finished ahead of Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton at Sepang.
Alonso prevails after a rain interruption
The wet conditions forced the race to be suspended on lap nine. After racing resumed, Alonso emerged at the front, but his route to victory remained uncertain as Perez closed in during the later stages.
The Sauber driver provided a serious challenge, keeping the pressure on Ferrari until the closing laps. Alonso ultimately completed the 56-lap race 2.263 seconds ahead, securing a victory that depended on managing changing conditions as well as outright pace.
Although Perez also used Ferrari power, this was not a Ferrari team one-two: he was competing for Sauber.
Another Ferrari victory on 25 March
The date brought further success in 2018, when Sebastian Vettel won the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne and Kimi Räikkönen finished third. That result gives 25 March two distinct winning chapters in Ferrari’s modern history.
Explore Sebastian Vettel’s Formula 1 records, or return to the Ferrari history calendar for more anniversaries.
March 25 in Ferrari Formula 1 history
Explore Ferrari Grand Prix results, qualifying and Sprint sessions, driver birthdays, remembrance dates and selected milestones connected with this day.
Ferrari Grands Prix held on March 25
Race, qualifying, Sprint and Ferrari driver biographical dates are generated from the locally processed F1DB dataset. Session anniversaries are shown only when an explicit session date is available in the source. Selected non-race Ferrari milestones are curated separately from Ferrari sources. Historical shared-car result rows are preserved without inventing additional Grand Prix starts.
