Australian Grand Prix 2012
18 March 2012
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Australia
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Laps
- 58
- Fastest time
1:24.125
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari (2004)- Previous winners
- 2019Valtteri BottasMercedes
- 2018Sebastian VettelFerrari
- 2017Sebastian VettelFerrari
- 2016Nico RosbergMercedes
- 2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes
Previously
Sebastian Vettel won last year's drivers championship.
Red Bull won last year's constructors championship.
Starting Grid
- 1
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:24.922 (Q3)
- 2
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:25.074 (Q3)
- 3
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
1:25.302 (Q3)
- 4
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1:25.336 (Q3)
- 5
Mark Webber
Red Bull
1:25.651 (Q3)
- 6
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
1:25.668 (Q3)
- 7
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:25.686 (Q3)
- 8
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:25.908 (Q3)
- 9
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
1:26.451 (Q3)
- 10
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
1:26.319 (Q2)
- 11
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
1:26.429 (Q2)
- 12
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:26.494 (Q2)
- 13
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
1:26.590 (Q2)
- 14
Bruno Senna
Williams
1:26.663 (Q2)
- 15
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:27.086 (Q2)
- 16
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:27.497 (Q2)
- 17
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1
1:27.758 (Q1)
- 18
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham
1:28.679 (Q1)
- 19
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham
1:29.018 (Q1)
- 20
Timo Glock
Marussia
1:30.923 (Q1)
- 21
Charles Pic
Marussia
1:31.670 (Q1)
- 22
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
1:26.596 (Q1) PEN 5 places
- PIT
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
1:33.495 (Q1)
- PIT
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
1:33.643 (Q1)
Laps Lead
- Jenson Button 56 laps
- Lewis Hamilton 1 laps
- Sebastian Vettel 1 laps
Results
| 1 | +1 | Jenson Button McLaren | 58 laps | 1:34:09.565 | 25pts |
| 2 | +4 | Sebastian Vettel Red Bull | 58 laps | +2.139 | 18pts |
| 3 | -2 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren | 58 laps | +4.075 | 15pts |
| 4 | +1 | Mark Webber Red Bull | 58 laps | +4.547 | 12pts |
| 5 | +7 | Fernando Alonso Ferrari | 58 laps | +21.565 | 10pts |
| 6 | +7 | Kamui Kobayashi Sauber | 58 laps | +36.766 | 8pts |
| 7 | +10 | Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 | 58 laps | +38.014 | 6pts |
| 8 | +14 | Sergio Pérez Sauber | 58 laps | +39.458 | 4pts |
| 9 | +1 | Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso | 58 laps | +39.556 | 2pts |
| 10 | +5 | Paul di Resta Force India | 58 laps | +39.737 | 1pts |
| 11 | 0 | Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso | 58 laps | +39.848 | |
| 12 | -5 | Nico Rosberg Mercedes | 58 laps | +57.642 | |
| 13 | -5 | Pastor Maldonado Williams | 57 laps | ||
| 14 | +6 | Timo Glock Marussia | 57 laps | ||
| 15 | +6 | Charles Pic Marussia | 53 laps | ||
| 16 | -2 | Bruno Senna Williams | 52 laps | ||
| R | - | Felipe Massa Ferrari | 46 laps | ||
| R | - | Heikki Kovalainen Caterham | 38 laps | ||
| R | - | Vitaly Petrov Caterham | 34 laps | ||
| R | - | Michael Schumacher Mercedes | 10 laps | ||
| R | - | Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 | 1 laps | ||
| R | - | Nico Hülkenberg Force India | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Pedro de la Rosa HRT | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Narain Karthikeyan HRT | 0 laps |
Post Race
Jenson Button now leads the drivers championship by 7pts.
McLaren now leads the constructors championship by 10pts.
- 1Jenson ButtonMcLaren25 pts
- 2Sebastian VettelRed Bull18 pts
- 3Lewis HamiltonMcLaren15 pts
- 4Mark WebberRed Bull12 pts
- 5Fernando AlonsoFerrari10 pts
- 6Kamui KobayashiSauber8 pts
- 7Kimi RäikkönenLotus F16 pts
- 8Sergio PérezSauber4 pts
- 9Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso2 pts
- 10Paul di RestaForce India1 pts
- 1McLaren40 pts
- 2Red Bull30 pts
- 3Sauber12 pts
- 4Ferrari10 pts
- 5Lotus F16 pts
- 6Toro Rosso2 pts
- 7Force India1 pts
- 8Mercedes0 pts
- 9Williams0 pts
- 10Marussia0 pts