2012 Australian Grand Prix Results

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne

March 18, 2012

Round 1

Race Winner

Jenson Button

McLaren

Circuit

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit

Melbourne, Australia

Fastest Race Lap

1:29.187

Jenson Button (Lap 56)

Fastest Qualifying

1:24.922

Lewis Hamilton (Q3)

Qualifying Results

Grid positions for the race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:26.800	1:25.626	1:24.922
2	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:26.832	1:25.663	1:25.074
3	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	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	1:26.597	1:25.651
6	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1:26.773	1:25.982	1:25.668
7	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:26.763	1:25.469	1:25.686
8	13	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1:26.803	1:26.206	1:25.908
9	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:27.464	1:26.314	1:26.451
10	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	1:27.024	1:26.319	1:26.319

Final Classification

Complete race results from the Australian Grand Prix

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	58	1:34:09.565	25
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	58	+2.139	18
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	58	+4.075	15
4		Mark Webber	Red Bull	58	+4.547	12
5	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	58	+21.565	10
6	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	58	+36.766	8
7	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1	58	+38.014	6
8	11	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	58	+39.458	4
9	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	58	+39.556	2
10	40	Paul di Resta	Force India	58	+39.737	1
11	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	58	+39.848	0
12	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	58	+57.642	0
13	13	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	57	Accident	0
14		Timo Glock	Marussia	57	+1 Lap	0
15		Charles Pic	Marussia	53	+5 Laps	0
16		Bruno Senna	Williams	52	Collision	0
17	19	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	46	Collision	0
18		Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham	38	Suspension	0
19		Vitaly Petrov	Caterham	34	Steering	0
20		Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	10	Gearbox	0
21	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1	Collision	0
22	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	0	Collision	0

Race Statistics

Location:Melbourne, Australia

Weather:Clear & Warm

Track Temperature:42°C

Points Awarded

Championship points awarded to top 10 finishers

25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system used