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
Circuit map
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
The correct circuit geometry is now available for this race. Named segments and race events will be layered onto it as the editorial dataset is authored.
Layout: f1-circuits-svg by Jules Roy · CC BY 4.0 · Layout ID melbourne-2
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 | Accident | 0 |
| 14 | GLO Timo Glock | Marussia | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | PIC Charles Pic | Marussia | 21 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | SEN Bruno Senna | Williams | 14 | Collision | 0 |
| R | MAS Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 16 | Collision | 0 |
| R | KOV Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 18 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | PET Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | Steering | 0 |
| R | MSC Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 4 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | GRO Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 3 | Collision | 0 |
| R | HUL Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 9 | Collision | 0 |