Round 1 · 18 March 2012
2012 Australian Grand Prix: results
Jenson Button (McLaren) won the 2012 Australian Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 18 March 2012 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit (Australia), starting from position 2. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) and Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) completed the podium. Pole position went to Lewis Hamilton. The fastest lap was set by Jenson Button (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | 1:34:09.565 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 6 | +2.139 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | +4.075 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 5 | +4.547 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 12 | +21.565 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 13 | +36.766 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 17 | +38.014 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 22 | +39.458 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 10 | +39.556 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | +39.737 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 11 | +39.848 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | +57.642 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 8 | — | — | Accident |
| 14 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 21 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 14 | — | — | Collision |
| 17 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 16 | — | — | Collision |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 18 | — | — | Suspension |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | — | — | Steering |
| 20 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 4 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 21 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 3 | — | — | Collision |
| 22 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 9 | — | — | Collision |