Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · 18 March 2012
Round 1🇦🇺 Australia2012
Length
5.278 km
Corners
14
Laps
58
Type
Temporary - Street
First GP
1996
Lights out
06:00 (local)
Weekend Points
| 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 Resta 1 + Hülkenberg 0 | 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 |
Race Result
| 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 | — | 57 | — | — | |
| 14 | Timo Glock Marussia | Marussia | — | 57 | — | — | |
| 15 | Charles Pic Marussia | Marussia | — | 53 | — | — | |
| 16 | Bruno Senna Williams | Williams | — | 52 | — | — | |
| 17 | Felipe Massa Ferrari | Ferrari | — | 46 | — | — | |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen Caterham | Caterham | — | 38 | — | — | |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov Caterham | Caterham | — | 34 | — | — | |
| 20 | Michael Schumacher Mercedes | Mercedes | — | 10 | — | — | |
| 21 | Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 | Lotus F1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 22 | Nico Hülkenberg Force India | Force India | — | 0 | — | — |