2012 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix
Melbourne · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenson Button | 2 | 22 | 2.139 | 58 | 307.6 | Jenson Button |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Mercedes | 58 | ★ | Finished | 25 | |
| 2 | 6 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Renault | 58 | +2.139s | Finished | 18 | |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Mercedes | 58 | +4.075s | Finished | 15 | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Renault | 58 | +4.547s | Finished | 12 | |
| 5 | 12 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Ferrari | 58 | +21.565s | Finished | 10 | |
| 6 | 13 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | Ferrari | 58 | +36.766s | Finished | 8 | |
| 7 | 17 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | Renault | 58 | +38.014s | Finished | 6 | |
| 8 | 22 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | Ferrari | 58 | +39.458s | Finished | 4 | |
| 9 | 10 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 58 | +39.556s | Finished | 2 | |
| 10 | 15 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | Mercedes | 58 | +39.737s | Finished | 1 | |
| 11 | 11 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 58 | +39.848s | Finished | ||
| 12 | 7 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Mercedes | 58 | +57.642s | Finished | ||
| 13 | 8 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Renault | 57 | — | Accident | ||
| 14 | 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia | Cosworth | 57 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 15 | 21 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia | Cosworth | 53 | — | Oil pressure | ||
| 16 | 14 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams | Renault | 52 | — | Collision damage | ||
| — | 16 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Ferrari | 46 | — | Collision damage | ||
| — | 18 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | Renault | 38 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 19 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | Renault | 34 | — | Steering | ||
| — | 4 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | Mercedes | 10 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 3 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | Renault | 1 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 9 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Mercedes | 0 | — | Collision damage | ||
| — | — | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | Cosworth | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | Cosworth | — | Not classified |