2012 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 58 | 1:34:09.565 | 25 | 2 | FL |
| 2 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 58 | 1:34:11.704 | 18 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 58 | 1:34:13.640 | 15 | 1 | Pole |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 58 | 1:34:14.112 | 12 | 5 | |
| 5 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 58 | 1:34:31.130 | 10 | 12 | |
| 6 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 58 | 1:34:46.331 | 8 | 13 | |
| 7 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 58 | 1:34:47.579 | 6 | 17 | |
| 8 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 58 | 1:34:49.023 | 4 | 22 | |
| 9 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 58 | 1:34:49.121 | 2 | 10 | |
| 10 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 58 | 1:34:49.302 | 1 | 15 | |
| 11 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 58 | 1:34:49.413 | — | 11 | |
| 12 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 58 | 1:35:07.207 | — | 7 | |
| 13 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 57 | Accident | — | 8 | |
| 14 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 57 | +1 lap | — | 20 | |
| 15 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 53 | Oil pressure | — | 21 | |
| 16 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 52 | Collision damage | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 46 | Collision damage | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 38 | Suspension | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 34 | Steering | — | 19 | |
| DNF | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 10 | Gearbox | — | 4 | |
| DNF | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1 | Collision | — | 3 | |
| DNF | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 0 | Collision damage | — | 9 | |
| DNQ | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.800 | 1:25.626 | 1:24.922 | — |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:26.832 | 1:25.663 | 1:25.074 | — |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:26.498 | 1:25.845 | 1:25.302 | — |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:26.586 | 1:25.571 | 1:25.336 | — |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:27.117 | 1:26.297 | 1:25.651 | — |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:26.773 | 1:25.982 | 1:25.668 | — |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:26.763 | 1:25.469 | 1:25.686 | — |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:26.803 | 1:26.206 | 1:25.908 | — |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:27.464 | 1:26.314 | 1:26.451 | — |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:27.024 | 1:26.319 | — | — |
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:26.493 | 1:26.429 | — | — |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.688 | 1:26.494 | — | — |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:26.182 | 1:26.590 | — | — |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:27.004 | 1:26.663 | — | — |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:27.469 | 1:27.086 | — | — |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.633 | 1:27.497 | — | — |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:26.596 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:27.758 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:28.679 | — | — | — |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:29.018 | — | — | — |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:30.923 | — | — | — |
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:31.670 | — | — | — |
| NC | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:33.495 | — | — | — |
| NC | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:33.643 | — | — | — |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | — |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | — |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 3 | — |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 4 | — |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 5 | — |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 6 | — |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | — |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 8 | — |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 9 | — |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 10 | — |
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 11 | — |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 12 | — |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 13 | — |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 14 | — |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | — |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 16 | — |
| 17 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 18 | — |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 19 | — |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 20 | — |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 21 | — |
| 21 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 22 | — |
| 22 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 17 | 5 |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 56 | 1:29.187 | — |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 57 | 1:29.417 | +0.230 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 57 | 1:29.438 | +0.251 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 57 | 1:29.538 | +0.351 |
| 5 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 53 | 1:30.254 | +1.067 |
| 6 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 52 | 1:30.274 | +1.087 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 52 | 1:30.277 | +1.090 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 53 | 1:30.592 | +1.405 |
| 9 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 57 | 1:30.605 | +1.418 |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 55 | 1:30.620 | +1.433 |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | 12 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 10 |
| 6 | Kamui Kobayashi | 8 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | 6 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | 4 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | 2 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | 1 |
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 0 |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg | 0 |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | 0 |
| 14 | Timo Glock | 0 |
| 15 | Charles Pic | 0 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | 0 |
Constructors after race
| Pos | Constructor | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 40 |
| 2 | Red Bull | 30 |
| 3 | Sauber | 12 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 10 |
| 5 | Lotus | 6 |
| 6 | Toro Rosso | 2 |
| 7 | Force India | 1 |
| 8 | Mercedes | 0 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 |
| 10 | Marussia | 0 |