2012· Round 1
Australian Grand Prix 2012
18 March 2012 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne
The 2012 Australian Grand Prix, round 1 of the 2012 Formula 1 World Championship, was won by Jenson Button (McLaren), with Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) second and Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) third. Held on 18 March 2012 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne/Australia.
Podium
Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 🇬🇧Jenson Button | 25 |
| 2 | 6 | 🇩🇪Sebastian Vettel | 18 |
| R | 3 | 🇫🇷Romain Grosjean | — |
| 3 | 1 | 🇬🇧Lewis Hamilton | 15 |
| 4 | 5 | 🇦🇺Mark Webber | 12 |
| R | 4 | 🇩🇪Michael Schumacher | — |
| 5 | 12 | 🇪🇸Fernando Alonso | 10 |
| 6 | 13 | 🇯🇵Kamui Kobayashi | 8 |
| 7 | 17 | 🇫🇮Kimi Räikkönen | 6 |
| 8 | 22 | 🇲🇽Sergio Pérez | 4 |
| R | 9 | 🇩🇪Nico Hülkenberg | — |
| 9 | 10 | 🇦🇺Daniel Ricciardo | 2 |
| 10 | 15 | 🇬🇧Paul di Resta | 1 |
| 11 | 11 | 🇫🇷Jean-Éric Vergne | — |
| 12 | 7 | 🇩🇪Nico Rosberg | — |
| 13 | 8 | 🇻🇪Pastor Maldonado | — |
| 14 | 20 | 🇩🇪Timo Glock | — |
| 15 | 21 | 🇫🇷Charles Pic | — |
| R | 16 | 🇧🇷Felipe Massa | — |
| 16 | 14 | 🇧🇷Bruno Senna | — |
| R | 18 | 🇫🇮Heikki Kovalainen | — |
| R | 19 | 🇷🇺Vitaly Petrov | — |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 1:26.800 | 1:25.626 | 1:24.922 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | 1:26.832 | 1:25.663 | 1:25.074 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | 1:26.498 | 1:25.845 | 1:25.302 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 1:26.586 | 1:25.571 | 1:25.336 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | 1:27.117 | 1:26.597 | 1:25.651 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | 1:26.773 | 1:25.982 | 1:25.668 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | 1:26.763 | 1:25.469 | 1:25.686 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | 1:26.803 | 1:26.206 | 1:25.908 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | 1:27.464 | 1:26.314 | 1:26.451 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:27.024 | 1:26.319 | — |
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 1:26.493 | 1:26.429 | — |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | 1:26.688 | 1:26.494 | — |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | 1:26.182 | 1:26.590 | — |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | 1:27.004 | 1:26.663 | — |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | 1:27.469 | 1:27.086 | — |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | 1:27.633 | 1:27.497 | — |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | 1:26.596 | — | — |
| 18 | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:27.758 | — | — |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | 1:28.679 | — | — |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | 1:29.018 | — | — |
| 21 | Timo Glock | 1:30.923 | — | — |
| 22 | Charles Pic | 1:31.670 | — | — |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | 1:33.495 | — | — |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | 1:33.643 | — | — |