Australian Grand Prix
2012 · Round 1 · Melbourne, Australia · Mar 17-18, 2012Race summary
Victory went to Button (from 2nd on the grid), with a 2.139s margin. Pérez made the biggest gain, from 22nd on the grid to 8th (up 14 places). Rosberg had a difficult race, dropping from 7th to 12th. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Button (1:29.187).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button 1:29.187 | McLaren | 2 | 58 | 1:34:09.565 | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 6 | 58 | +2.139 | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 58 | +4.075 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 5 | 58 | +4.547 | 12 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 12 | 58 | +21.565 | 10 |
| 6 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 13 | 58 | +36.766 | 8 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 17 | 58 | +38.014 | 6 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 22 | 58 | +39.458 | 4 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 10 | 58 | +39.556 | 2 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | 58 | +39.737 | 1 |
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 11 | 58 | +39.848 | 0 |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | 58 | +57.642 | 0 |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 8 | 57 | Accident | 0 |
| 14 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 20 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 21 | 53 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 14 | 52 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 16 | 46 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 18 | 38 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | 34 | Steering | 0 |
| – | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 4 | 10 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 3 | 1 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 9 | 0 | Collision | 0 |