Round 1 · 18 March 2012
Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Melbourne, Australia
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
Pre-season
No standings yet
This was the opening round, so every driver entered the weekend on zero championship points.
After the race
22 drivers
After Round 1
1
Jenson Button
McLaren
NEW
25
+25
2
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
NEW
18
+18
3
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
NEW
15
+15
4
Mark Webber
Red Bull
NEW
12
+12
5
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
NEW
10
+10
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6
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
NEW
8
+8
7
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1
NEW
6
+6
8
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
NEW
4
+4
9
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
NEW
2
+2
10
Paul di Resta
Force India
NEW
1
+1
11
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
NEW
0
+0
12
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
NEW
0
+0
13
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
NEW
0
+0
14
Timo Glock
Marussia
NEW
0
+0
15
Charles Pic
Marussia
NEW
0
+0
16
Bruno Senna
Williams
NEW
0
+0
-
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
NEW
0
+0
-
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham
NEW
0
+0
-
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham
NEW
0
+0
-
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
NEW
0
+0
-
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
NEW
0
+0
-
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
NEW
0
+0
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Race classification
22 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUT Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | 1:34:09.565 | 25 |
| 2 | VET Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 6 | +2.139 | 18 |
| 3 | HAM Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | +4.075 | 15 |
| 4 | WEB Mark Webber | Red Bull | 5 | +4.547 | 12 |
| 5 | ALO Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 12 | +21.565 | 10 |
| 6 | KOB Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 13 | +36.766 | 8 |
| 7 | RAI Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 17 | +38.014 | 6 |
| 8 | PER Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 22 | +39.458 | 4 |
| 9 | RIC Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 10 | +39.556 | 2 |
| 10 | DIR Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | +39.737 | 1 |
| 11 | VER Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 11 | +39.848 | 0 |
| 12 | ROS Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | +57.642 | 0 |
| 13 | MAL Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 8 | 1L | 0 |
| 14 | GLO Timo Glock | Marussia | 20 | 1L | 0 |
| 15 | PIC Charles Pic | Marussia | 21 | 5L | 0 |
| 16 | SEN Bruno Senna | Williams | 14 | 6L | 0 |
| R | MAS Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | KOV Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 18 | — | 0 |
| R | PET Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | MSC Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 4 | — | 0 |
| R | GRO Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 3 | — | 0 |
| R | HUL Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 9 | — | 0 |