Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton – Photo Credit: Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
2012 Formula 1â„¢ Qantas Australian Grand Prix – Race Result (58 Laps):
| Pos | Driver | Team | Strategy | Time/Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jenson Button |
McLaren Mercedes | 2 Stops | 1:34:09.565 | 25 |
| 2 |  Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing Renault | 2 Stops | +2.139 | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren Mercedes | 2 Stops | +4.075 | 15 |
| 4 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing Renault | 2 Stops | +4.547 | 12 |
| 5 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | 2 Stops | +21.565 | 10 |
| 6 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber Ferrari | 2 Stops | +36.766 | 8 |
| 7 |  Kimi Raikkonen |
Lotus Renault | 2 Stops | +38.014 | 6 |
| 8 |  Sergio Perez |
Sauber Ferrari | 1 Stop | +39.458 | 4 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo |
STR Ferrari | 3 Stops | +39.556 | 2 |
| 10 | Paul Di Resta |
Force India Mercedes | 2 Stops | +39.737 | 1 |
| 11 |  Jean-Eric Vergne |
STR Ferrari | 2 Stops | +39.848 | |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | 2 Stops | +57.642 | |
| 13 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams Renault | 2 Stops | +1 Lap | |
| 14 | Timo Glock |
Marussia Cosworth | 2 Stops | +1 Lap | |
| 15 | Charles Pic |
Marussia Cosworth | 4 Stops | +5 Laps | |
| 16 |  Bruno Senna |
Williams Renault | 4 Stops | +6 Laps | |
| Not Classified | |||||
| Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | 4 Stops | +12 Laps | ||
| Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham Renault | 4 Stops | +20 Laps | ||
 Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham Renault | 1 Stop | +24 Laps | ||
| Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | 1 Stop | +48 Laps | ||
| Romain Grosjean |
Lotus Renault | 0 Stops | +57 Laps | ||
| Nico Hulkenberg |
Force India Mercedes | 0 Stops | +58 Laps | ||
| Non Starters | |||||
| Pedro de la Rosa |
HRT Cosworth | 0 Stops | DNQ | ||
 Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT Cosworth | 0 Stops | DNQ | ||
Driver’s Championship (After Round One – Australia)
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button |
McLaren Mercedes | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing Renault | 18 | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren Mercedes | 15 | |
| 4 | Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing Renault | 12 | |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | 10 | |
| 6 | Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber Ferrari | 8 | |
| 7 | Kimi Raikkonen |
Lotus Renault | 6 | |
| 8 | Sergio Perez |
Sauber Ferrari | 4 | |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo |
STR Ferrari | 2 | |
| 10 | Paul Di Resta |
Force India Mercedes | 1 | |
| 11 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
STR Ferrari | 0 | |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | 0 | |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado |
Williams Renault | 0 | |
| 14 | Timo Glock |
Marussia Cosworth | 0 | |
| 15 | Charles Pic |
Marussia Cosworth | 0 | |
| 16 | Bruno Senna |
Williams Renault | 0 |
Constructor’s Championship (After Round One – Australia)
| Pos | Team | Wins | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren Mercedes |
1 | 40 |
| 2 |  Red Bull Racing Renault |
30 | |
| 3 |  Sauber Ferrari |
12 | |
| 4 |  Ferrari |
10 | |
| 5 | Lotus Renault |
6 | |
| 6 | STR Ferrari |
2 | |
| 7 | Force India Mercedes |
1 | |
| 8 | Mercedes |
0 | |
| 9 | Williams Renault |
0 | |
| 10 | Marussia Cosworth |
0 |
