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2012 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix
Race 1 of 20
Melbourne
58 laps
Time of race: 1:34:09.565
Average speed of winner: 195.991 kph
Margin of victory: 2.139 sec.
Lead changes: 5 among 3 drivers
Fastest lap: Jenson Button 1:29.187
Lap leaders: Hamilton pole, Button 1-15, Hamilton 16, Button 17-35, Vettel 36, Button 37-58
Race notes: Debut for Charles Pic and Jean-Éric Vergne.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Team | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Owner | Qual Time 1 | Qual Time 2 | Qual Time 3 | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Jenson Button | 3 | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-27 | Mercedes FO 108Z | Pirelli | McLaren | 1:26.832 | 1:25.663 | 1:25.074 | 58 | 3 | 56 | 1:34:09.565 | 25 |
| 2 | 6 | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | Red Bull Racing | Red Bull RB8 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | Red Bull | 1:26.773 | 1:25.982 | 1:25.668 | 58 | 1 | 1 | +2.139 | 18 |
| 3 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-27 | Mercedes FO 108Z | Pirelli | McLaren | 1:26.800 | 1:25.626 | 1:24.922 | 58 | 1 | 1 | +4.075 | 15 |
| 4 | 5 | Mark Webber | 2 | Red Bull Racing | Red Bull RB8 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | Red Bull | 1:27.117 | 1:26.597 | 1:25.651 | 58 | 0 | 0 | +4.547 | 12 |
| 5 | 12 | Fernando Alonso | 5 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F2012 | Ferrari Type 056 | Pirelli | Ferrari | 1:26.688 | 1:26.494 | N/A | 58 | 0 | 0 | +21.565 | 10 |
| 6 | 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | 14 | Sauber F1 Team | Sauber C31 | Ferrari Type 056 | Pirelli | Sauber | 1:26.182 | 1:26.590 | N/A | 58 | 0 | 0 | +36.766 | 8 |
| 7 | 17 | Kimi Räikkönen | 9 | Lotus F1 Team | Lotus E20 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | Lotus (2010s) | 1:27.758 | N/A | N/A | 58 | 0 | 0 | +38.014 | 6 |
| 8 | 22 | Sergio Pérez | 15 | Sauber F1 Team | Sauber C31 | Ferrari Type 056 | Pirelli | Sauber | 1:26.596 | no time | N/A | 58 | 0 | 0 | +39.458 | 4 |
| 9 | 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | 16 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR7 | Ferrari Type 056 | Pirelli | Toro Rosso | 1:27.024 | 1:26.319 | no time | 58 | 0 | 0 | +39.556 | 2 |
| 10 | 15 | Paul di Resta | 11 | Sahara Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM05 | Mercedes FO 108Z | Pirelli | Force India | 1:27.469 | 1:27.086 | N/A | 58 | 0 | 0 | +39.737 | 1 |
| 11 | 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 17 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR7 | Ferrari Type 056 | Pirelli | Toro Rosso | 1:26.493 | 1:26.429 | N/A | 58 | 0 | 0 | +39.848 | 0 |
| 12 | 7 | Nico Rosberg | 8 | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes F1 W03 | Mercedes FO 108Z | Pirelli | Mercedes | 1:26.763 | 1:25.469 | 1:25.686 | 58 | 0 | 0 | +57.462 | 0 |
| 13 | 8 | Pastor Maldonado | 18 | Williams F1 Team | Williams FW34 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | Williams | 1:26.803 | 1:26.206 | 1:25.908 | 57 | 0 | 0 | accident (classified) | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | Timo Glock | 24 | Marussia F1 Team | Marussia MR01 | Cosworth CA2012 | Pirelli | Marussia | 1:30.923 | N/A | N/A | 57 | 0 | 0 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | Charles Pic | 25 | Marussia F1 Team | Marussia MR01 | Cosworth CA2012 | Pirelli | Marussia | 1:31.670 | N/A | N/A | 53 | 0 | 0 | oil pressure (classified) | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | Bruno Senna | 19 | Williams F1 Team | Williams FW34 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | Williams | 1:27.004 | 1:26.663 | N/A | 52 | 0 | 0 | collision damage (classified) | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | Felipe Massa | 6 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F2012 | Ferrari Type 056 | Pirelli | Ferrari | 1:27.633 | 1:27.497 | N/A | 46 | 0 | 0 | collision damage | 0 |
| 18 | 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | 20 | Caterham F1 Team | Caterham CT01 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | Caterham | 1:28.679 | N/A | N/A | 44 | 0 | 0 | suspension | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | Vitaly Petrov | 21 | Caterham F1 Team | Caterham CT01 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | Caterham | 1:29.018 | N/A | N/A | 38 | 0 | 0 | steering | 0 |
| 20 | 4 | Michael Schumacher | 7 | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes F1 W03 | Mercedes FO 108Z | Pirelli | Mercedes | 1:26.586 | 1:25.571 | 1:25.336 | 10 | 0 | 0 | gearbox | 0 |
| 21 | 3 | Romain Grosjean | 10 | Lotus F1 Team | Lotus E20 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | Lotus (2010s) | 1:26.498 | 1:25.845 | 1:25.302 | 1 | 0 | 0 | collision | 0 |
| 22 | 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | 12 | Sahara Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM05 | Mercedes FO 108Z | Pirelli | Force India | 1:27.464 | 1:26.314 | 1:26.451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | collision damage | 0 |
Points standings
| Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Podiums |
| 1 | Jenson Button | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Kamui Kobayashi | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Timo Glock | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Charles Pic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Felipe Massa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Michael Schumacher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Romain Grosjean | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Nico Hülkenberg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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