2012 Australian Grand Prix
- Date
- 18 Mar 2012
- Circuit
- Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
- Round
- 1 of 20
- Winner
- Jenson Button (McLaren)
- Pole position
- Lewis Hamilton (1:24.922)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | 58 | 1:34:09.565 | 1:29.187 | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 6 | 58 | +2.139 | 18 | |
| 3 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 58 | +4.075 | 15 | |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 5 | 58 | +4.547 | 12 | |
| 5 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 12 | 58 | +21.565 | 10 | |
| 6 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 13 | 58 | +36.766 | 8 | |
| 7 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 17 | 58 | +38.014 | 6 | |
| 8 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 22 | 58 | +39.458 | 4 | |
| 9 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 10 | 58 | +39.556 | 2 | |
| 10 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | 58 | +39.737 | 1 | |
| 11 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 11 | 58 | +39.848 | 0 | |
| 12 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | 58 | +57.642 | 0 | |
| 13 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 8 | 57 | Accident | 0 | |
| 14 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 20 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 21 | 53 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 14 | 52 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 16 | 46 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 18 | 38 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | 34 | Steering | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 4 | 10 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 3 | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 9 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.800 | 1:25.626 | 1:24.922 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:26.832 | 1:25.663 | 1:25.074 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:26.498 | 1:25.845 | 1:25.302 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:26.586 | 1:25.571 | 1:25.336 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:27.117 | 1:26.597 | 1:25.651 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:26.773 | 1:25.982 | 1:25.668 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:26.763 | 1:25.469 | 1:25.686 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:26.803 | 1:26.206 | 1:25.908 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:27.464 | 1:26.314 | 1:26.451 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:27.024 | 1:26.319 | |
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:26.493 | 1:26.429 | |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.688 | 1:26.494 | |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:26.182 | 1:26.590 | |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:27.004 | 1:26.663 | |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:27.469 | 1:27.086 | |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.633 | 1:27.497 | |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:26.596 | ||
| 18 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:27.758 | ||
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:28.679 | ||
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:29.018 | ||
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:30.923 | ||
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:31.670 | ||
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:33.495 | ||
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:33.643 |
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 0 | 1 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 1 | 40 |
| 2 | Red Bull | 0 | 30 |
| 3 | Sauber | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Lotus F1 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Force India | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Mercedes | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Marussia | 0 | 0 |