Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · 18 March 2012
Jenson Button won the 2012 Australian Grand Prix for McLaren from 2nd on the grid, 2.139s ahead of Sebastian Vettel. Sergio Pérez gained the most places, from 22nd on the grid to 8th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren Button 25 + Hamilton 15 | Button 25 + Hamilton 15 | 40 | |
| 2 | Red Bull Vettel 18 + Webber 12 | Vettel 18 + Webber 12 | 30 | |
| 3 | Sauber Kobayashi 8 + Pérez 4 | Kobayashi 8 + Pérez 4 | 12 | |
| 4 | Ferrari Alonso 10 + Massa 0 | Alonso 10 + Massa 0 | 10 | |
| 5 | Lotus F1 Räikkönen 6 + Grosjean 0 | Räikkönen 6 + Grosjean 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | Toro Rosso Ricciardo 2 + Vergne 0 | Ricciardo 2 + Vergne 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | Force India di Resta 1 + Hülkenberg 0 | di Resta 1 + Hülkenberg 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Mercedes Rosberg 0 + Schumacher 0 | Rosberg 0 + Schumacher 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Williams Maldonado 0 + Senna 0 | Maldonado 0 + Senna 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Marussia Glock 0 + Pic 0 | Glock 0 + Pic 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Caterham Kovalainen 0 + Petrov 0 | Kovalainen 0 + Petrov 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button McLaren | McLaren | 1:34:09.565 | 58 | — | 25 | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel Red Bull | Red Bull | +2.139s | 58 | — | 18 | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren | McLaren | +4.075s | 58 | — | 15 | |
| 4 | Mark Webber Red Bull | Red Bull | +4.547s | 58 | — | 12 | |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso Ferrari | Ferrari | +21.565s | 58 | — | 10 | |
| 6 | Kamui Kobayashi Sauber | Sauber | +36.766s | 58 | — | 8 | |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 | Lotus F1 | +38.014s | 58 | — | 6 | |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez Sauber | Sauber | +39.458s | 58 | — | 4 | |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso | +39.556s | 58 | — | 2 | |
| 10 | Paul di Resta Force India | Force India | +39.737s | 58 | — | 1 | |
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso | +39.848s | 58 | — | — | |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg Mercedes | Mercedes | +57.642s | 58 | — | — | |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado Williams | Williams | DNF Accident | 57 | — | — | |
| 14 | Timo Glock Marussia | Marussia | +1 Lap | 57 | — | — | |
| 15 | Charles Pic Marussia | Marussia | +5 Laps | 53 | — | — | |
| 16 | Bruno Senna Williams | Williams | DNF Collision | 52 | — | — | |
| DNF | Felipe Massa Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Collision | 46 | — | — | |
| DNF | Heikki Kovalainen Caterham | Caterham | DNF Suspension | 38 | — | — | |
| DNF | Vitaly Petrov Caterham | Caterham | DNF Steering | 34 | — | — | |
| DNF | Michael Schumacher Mercedes | Mercedes | DNF Gearbox | 10 | — | — | |
| DNF | Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 | Lotus F1 | DNF Collision | 1 | — | — | |
| DNF | Nico Hülkenberg Force India | Force India | DNF Collision | 0 | — | — |