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Round 1 · GP · 2012
Australian Grand Prix
18 Mar 2012Albert Park Grand Prix CircuitAustraliafinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | 58 | Finished | 25 | ● |
| P2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 6 | 58 | Finished | 18 | — |
| P3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 58 | Finished | 15 | — |
| P4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 5 | 58 | Finished | 12 | — |
| P5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 12 | 58 | Finished | 10 | — |
| P6 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 13 | 58 | Finished | 8 | — |
| P7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 17 | 58 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P8 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 22 | 58 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P9 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 10 | 58 | Finished | 2 | — |
| P10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | 58 | Finished | 1 | — |
| P11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 11 | 58 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P12 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | 58 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 8 | 57 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P14 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 20 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P15 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 21 | 53 | +5 Laps | 0 | — |
| P16 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 14 | 52 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P17 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 16 | 46 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 18 | 38 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| P19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | 34 | Steering | 0 | — |
| P20 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 4 | 10 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| P21 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 3 | 1 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P22 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 9 | 0 | Collision | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.800 | 1:25.626 | 1:24.922 |
| P2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:26.832 | 1:25.663 | 1:25.074 |
| P3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:26.498 | 1:25.845 | 1:25.302 |
| P4 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:26.586 | 1:25.571 | 1:25.336 |
| P5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:27.117 | 1:26.597 | 1:25.651 |
| P6 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:26.773 | 1:25.982 | 1:25.668 |
| P7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:26.763 | 1:25.469 | 1:25.686 |
| P8 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:26.803 | 1:26.206 | 1:25.908 |
| P9 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:27.464 | 1:26.314 | 1:26.451 |
| P10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:27.024 | 1:26.319 | — |
| P11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:26.493 | 1:26.429 | — |
| P12 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.688 | 1:26.494 | — |
| P13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:26.182 | 1:26.590 | — |
| P14 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:27.004 | 1:26.663 | — |
| P15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:27.469 | 1:27.086 | — |
| P16 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.633 | 1:27.497 | — |
| P17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 1:26.596 | — | — |
| P18 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:27.758 | — | — |
| P19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:28.679 | — | — |
| P20 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:29.018 | — | — |
| P21 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:30.923 | — | — |
| P22 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:31.670 | — | — |
| P23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:33.495 | — | — |
| P24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:33.643 | — | — |