Australia Grand Prix 2012: results

Round 1 of the 2012 season, 18 March 2012, at Albert Park Circuit. Jenson Button won for McLaren from P2 on the grid. Lewis Hamilton took pole position. Fastest lap: Jenson Button, 1:29.187 (lap 56).

Race result

PosDriverTeamTimePoints
1Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:34:09.56525
2Sebastian VettelRed Bull+2.13918
3Lewis HamiltonMcLaren+4.07515
4Mark WebberRed Bull+4.54712
5Fernando AlonsoFerrari+21.56510
6Kamui KobayashiSauber+36.7668
7Kimi RäikkönenLotus+38.0146
8Sergio PérezSauber+39.4584
9Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso+39.5562
10Paul Di RestaForce India+39.7371
11Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso+39.8480
12Nico RosbergMercedes+57.6420
13Pastor MaldonadoWilliamsAccident0
14Timo GlockMarussia+1 lap0
15Charles PicMarussiaOil pressure0
16Bruno SennaWilliamsCollision damage0
DNFFelipe MassaFerrariCollision damage0
DNFHeikki KovalainenCaterhamSuspension0
DNFVitaly PetrovCaterhamSteering0
DNFMichael SchumacherMercedesGearbox0
DNFRomain GrosjeanLotusCollision0
DNFNico HülkenbergForce IndiaCollision damage0
DNQPedro De la RosaHRT—0
DNQNarain KarthikeyanHRT—0

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamBest time
1Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:24.922
2Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:25.074
3Romain GrosjeanLotus1:25.302
4Michael SchumacherMercedes1:25.336
5Mark WebberRed Bull1:25.651
6Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:25.668
7Nico RosbergMercedes1:25.686
8Pastor MaldonadoWilliams1:25.908
9Nico HülkenbergForce India1:26.451
10Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso1:26.319
11Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso1:26.429
12Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:26.494
13Kamui KobayashiSauber1:26.590
14Bruno SennaWilliams1:26.663
15Paul Di RestaForce India1:27.086
16Felipe MassaFerrari1:27.497
17Sergio PérezSauber1:26.596
18Kimi RäikkönenLotus1:27.758
19Heikki KovalainenCaterham1:28.679
20Vitaly PetrovCaterham1:29.018
21Timo GlockMarussia1:30.923
22Charles PicMarussia1:31.670
Pedro De la RosaHRT1:33.495
Narain KarthikeyanHRT1:33.643

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