Australian Grand Prix 2012
Round 1 · 
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · 18 Mar 2012
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Time / Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jenson Button | 1:34:09.565 FL | 25 |
| 2 |  Sebastian Vettel | +2.139 | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | +4.075 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | +4.547 | 12 |
| 5 |  Fernando Alonso | +21.565 | 10 |
| 6 |  Kamui Kobayashi | +36.766 | 8 |
| 7 |  Kimi Räikkönen | +38.014 | 6 |
| 8 |  Sergio Pérez | +39.458 | 4 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | +39.556 | 2 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | +39.737 | 1 |
| 11 |  Jean-Éric Vergne | +39.848 | 0 |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg | +57.642 | 0 |
| 13 |  Pastor Maldonado | Accident | 0 |
| 14 | Timo Glock | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Charles Pic | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 16 |  Bruno Senna | Collision | 0 |
| R | Felipe Massa | Collision | 0 |
| R | Heikki Kovalainen | Suspension | 0 |
| R |  Vitaly Petrov | Steering | 0 |
| R | Michael Schumacher | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Romain Grosjean | Collision | 0 |
| R | Nico Hülkenberg | Collision | 0 |
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 | – | – |
About the Grand Prix
The 2012 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 18 March 2012 as the opening round of the 2012 Formula One season. It was the 77th race in the combined history of the Australian Grand Prix that dates back to the 100 Miles Road Race of 1928, and the 17th time the event has been held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit at Albert Park.
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