2012 · Round 1 · 18 Mar 2012
Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Melbourne · Australia
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson ButtonFL (fastest lap) | McLaren | 2 | 1:34:09.565 | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 6 | +2.139s | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | +4.075s | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 5 | +4.547s | 12 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 12 | +21.565s | 10 |
| 6 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 13 | +36.766s | 8 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 17 | +38.014s | 6 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 22 | +39.458s | 4 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 10 | +39.556s | 2 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | +39.737s | 1 |
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 11 | +39.848s | |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | +57.642s | |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 8 | Accident | |
| 14 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 20 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 21 | +5 laps | |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 14 | Collision | |
| 17 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 16 | DNF | |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 18 | DNF | |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | DNF | |
| 20 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 4 | DNF | |
| 21 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 3 | DNF | |
| 22 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 9 | DNF |