Formula 1 · 2012 · Round 1
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Australia · Mar 16, 2012
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Time / Gap | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren | #3 | 1:34:09.565 | 58 | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | #1 | 1:34:11.704 | 58 | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | #4 | 1:34:13.640 | 58 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | #2 | 1:34:14.112 | 58 | 12 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | #5 | 1:34:31.130 | 58 | 10 |
| 6 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | #14 | 1:34:46.331 | 58 | 8 |
| 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 | #9 | 1:34:47.579 | 58 | 6 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | #15 | 1:34:49.023 | 58 | 4 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | #16 | 1:34:49.121 | 58 | 2 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | #11 | 1:34:49.302 | 58 | 1 |
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | #17 | 1:34:49.413 | 58 | 0 |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | #8 | 1:35:07.207 | 58 | 0 |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | #18 | Accident | 57 | 0 |
| 14 | Timo Glock | Marussia | #24 | — | 57 | 0 |
| 15 | Charles Pic | Marussia | #25 | — | 53 | 0 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | Williams | #19 | Collision | 52 | 0 |
| 17 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | #6 | Collision | 46 | 0 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | #20 | Suspension | 38 | 0 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | #21 | Steering | 34 | 0 |
| 20 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | #7 | Gearbox | 10 | 0 |
| 21 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | #10 | Collision | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | #12 | Collision | 0 | 0 |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Best Lap | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | #4 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | #3 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | #10 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | #7 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | #2 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | #1 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | #8 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | #18 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | #12 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | #16 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | #17 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | #5 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | #14 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Williams | #19 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | #11 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | #6 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | #15 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 | #9 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | #20 | — | — | — |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | #21 | — | — | — |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia | #24 | — | — | — |
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia | #25 | — | — | — |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | #22 | — | — | — |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | #23 | — | — | — |