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2012 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix · race

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2012 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix · race
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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/859-race

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F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

2012 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix · Albert Park Circuit

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

2012 Formula 1 World Championship · round 1

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:34:09.565 · 58 laps · mercedes25
2Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:34:11.704 · 58 laps · renault18
3Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:34:13.640 · 58 laps · mercedes15
4Mark WebberRed Bull1:34:14.112 · 58 laps · renault12
5Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:34:31.130 · 58 laps · ferrari10
6Kamui KobayashiSauber1:34:46.331 · 58 laps · ferrari8
7Kimi RäikkönenLotus1:34:47.579 · 58 laps · renault6
8Sergio PérezSauber1:34:49.023 · 58 laps · ferrari4
9Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso1:34:49.121 · 58 laps · ferrari2
10Paul di RestaForce India1:34:49.302 · 58 laps · mercedes1
11Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso1:34:49.413 · 58 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
12Nico RosbergMercedes1:35:07.207 · 58 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
13Pastor MaldonadoWilliamsAccident · Time not recorded · 57 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
14Timo GlockMarussiaTime not recorded · 57 laps · cosworthUnknown / not applicable
15Charles PicMarussiaOil pressure · Time not recorded · 53 laps · cosworthUnknown / not applicable
16Bruno SennaWilliamsCollision damage · Time not recorded · 52 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
DNFFelipe MassaFerrariCollision damage · Time not recorded · 46 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
DNFHeikki KovalainenCaterhamSuspension · Time not recorded · 38 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
DNFVitaly PetrovCaterhamSteering · Time not recorded · 34 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
DNFMichael SchumacherMercedesGearbox · Time not recorded · 10 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
DNFRomain GrosjeanLotusCollision · Time not recorded · 1 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
DNFNico HülkenbergForce IndiaCollision damage · Time not recorded · 0 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
DNQPedro de la RosaHRTTime not recorded · cosworthUnknown / not applicable
DNQNarain KarthikeyanHRTTime not recorded · cosworthUnknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Lewis HamiltonMcLarenQ1 1:26.800 · 14 laps · mercedes
2Jenson ButtonMcLarenQ1 1:26.832 · 15 laps · mercedes
3Romain GrosjeanLotusQ1 1:26.498 · 21 laps · renault
4Michael SchumacherMercedesQ1 1:26.586 · 18 laps · mercedes
5Mark WebberRed BullQ1 1:27.117 · 17 laps · renault
6Sebastian VettelRed BullQ1 1:26.773 · 18 laps · renault
7Nico RosbergMercedesQ1 1:26.763 · 16 laps · mercedes
8Pastor MaldonadoWilliamsQ1 1:26.803 · 20 laps · renault
9Nico HülkenbergForce IndiaQ1 1:27.464 · 18 laps · mercedes
10Daniel RicciardoToro RossoQ1 1:27.024 · 16 laps · ferrari
11Jean-Éric VergneToro RossoQ1 1:26.493 · 12 laps · ferrari
12Fernando AlonsoFerrariQ1 1:26.688 · 12 laps · ferrari
13Kamui KobayashiSauberQ1 1:26.182 · 12 laps · ferrari
14Bruno SennaWilliamsQ1 1:27.004 · 16 laps · renault
15Paul di RestaForce IndiaQ1 1:27.469 · 16 laps · mercedes
16Felipe MassaFerrariQ1 1:27.633 · 16 laps · ferrari
17Sergio PérezSauberQ1 1:26.596 · 11 laps · ferrari
18Kimi RäikkönenLotusQ1 1:27.758 · 9 laps · renault
19Heikki KovalainenCaterhamQ1 1:28.679 · 7 laps · renault
20Vitaly PetrovCaterhamQ1 1:29.018 · 8 laps · renault
21Timo GlockMarussiaQ1 1:30.923 · 10 laps · cosworth
22Charles PicMarussiaQ1 1:31.670 · 9 laps · cosworth
NCPedro de la RosaHRTQ1 1:33.495 · 6 laps · cosworth
NCNarain KarthikeyanHRTQ1 1:33.643 · 6 laps · cosworth

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:24.922 · mercedes
2Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:25.074 · mercedes
3Romain GrosjeanLotus1:25.302 · renault
4Michael SchumacherMercedes1:25.336 · mercedes
5Mark WebberRed Bull1:25.651 · renault
6Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:25.668 · renault
7Nico RosbergMercedes1:25.686 · mercedes
8Pastor MaldonadoWilliams1:25.908 · renault
9Nico HülkenbergForce India1:26.451 · mercedes
10Daniel RicciardoToro RossoTime not recorded · ferrari
11Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso1:26.429 · ferrari
12Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:26.494 · ferrari
13Kamui KobayashiSauber1:26.590 · ferrari
14Bruno SennaWilliams1:26.663 · renault
15Paul di RestaForce India1:27.086 · mercedes
16Felipe MassaFerrari1:27.497 · ferrari
17Kimi RäikkönenLotus1:27.758 · renault
18Heikki KovalainenCaterham1:28.679 · renault
19Vitaly PetrovCaterham1:29.018 · renault
20Timo GlockMarussia1:30.923 · cosworth
21Charles PicMarussia1:31.670 · cosworth
22Sergio PérezSauberTime not recorded · ferrari

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Jenson ButtonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded25
2Sebastian VettelNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded18
3Lewis HamiltonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded15
4Mark WebberNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded12
5Fernando AlonsoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded10
6Kamui KobayashiNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded8
7Kimi RäikkönenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded6
8Sergio PérezNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded4
9Daniel RicciardoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded2
10Paul di RestaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded1
11Jean-Éric VergneNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
12Nico RosbergNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
13Pastor MaldonadoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
14Timo GlockNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
15Charles PicNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
16Bruno SennaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0

Practice & warm-up observations

Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.

SessionDriverPositionTime
freePractice1ResultsJenson Button11:27.560
freePractice1ResultsLewis Hamilton21:27.805
freePractice1ResultsMichael Schumacher31:28.235
freePractice1ResultsFernando Alonso41:28.360
freePractice1ResultsMark Webber51:28.467
freePractice1ResultsNico Rosberg61:28.683
freePractice1ResultsDaniel Ricciardo71:28.908
freePractice1ResultsPastor Maldonado81:29.415
freePractice1ResultsKimi Räikkönen91:29.565
freePractice1ResultsKamui Kobayashi101:29.722
freePractice1ResultsSebastian Vettel111:29.790
freePractice1ResultsNico Hülkenberg121:29.865
freePractice1ResultsPaul di Resta131:29.881
freePractice1ResultsBruno Senna141:29.953
freePractice1ResultsSergio Pérez151:30.124
freePractice1ResultsRomain Grosjean161:30.515
freePractice1ResultsHeikki Kovalainen171:30.586
freePractice1ResultsFelipe Massa181:30.743
freePractice1ResultsJean-Éric Vergne191:31.178
freePractice1ResultsVitaly Petrov201:31.983
freePractice1ResultsTimo Glock211:34.730
freePractice1ResultsCharles Pic221:40.256
freePractice1ResultsNarain Karthikeyan23Unknown
freePractice2ResultsMichael Schumacher11:29.183
freePractice2ResultsNico Hülkenberg21:29.292
freePractice2ResultsSergio Pérez31:30.199
freePractice2ResultsFernando Alonso41:30.341
freePractice2ResultsKamui Kobayashi51:30.709
freePractice2ResultsPaul di Resta61:31.466
freePractice2ResultsFelipe Massa71:31.505
freePractice2ResultsHeikki Kovalainen81:31.932
freePractice2ResultsNico Rosberg91:32.184
freePractice2ResultsSebastian Vettel101:32.194
freePractice2ResultsMark Webber111:32.296
freePractice2ResultsTimo Glock121:32.632
freePractice2ResultsVitaly Petrov131:32.767
freePractice2ResultsRomain Grosjean141:32.822
freePractice2ResultsJenson Button151:33.039
freePractice2ResultsLewis Hamilton161:33.252
freePractice2ResultsPastor Maldonado171:34.108
freePractice2ResultsKimi Räikkönen181:34.275
freePractice2ResultsBruno Senna191:34.312
freePractice2ResultsJean-Éric Vergne201:34.485
freePractice2ResultsDaniel Ricciardo211:34.604
freePractice2ResultsCharles Pic221:34.770
freePractice2ResultsNarain Karthikeyan231:42.627
freePractice2ResultsPedro de la Rosa24Unknown
freePractice3ResultsLewis Hamilton11:25.681
freePractice3ResultsRomain Grosjean21:25.758
freePractice3ResultsMark Webber31:25.900
freePractice3ResultsJenson Button41:25.906
freePractice3ResultsNico Rosberg51:25.929
freePractice3ResultsMichael Schumacher61:26.078
freePractice3ResultsSebastian Vettel71:26.211
freePractice3ResultsPastor Maldonado81:26.470
freePractice3ResultsSergio Pérez91:26.632
freePractice3ResultsDaniel Ricciardo101:26.723
freePractice3ResultsJean-Éric Vergne111:26.733
freePractice3ResultsKimi Räikkönen121:26.737
freePractice3ResultsKamui Kobayashi131:26.755
freePractice3ResultsNico Hülkenberg141:27.029
freePractice3ResultsBruno Senna151:27.119
freePractice3ResultsFernando Alonso161:27.323
freePractice3ResultsPaul di Resta171:27.428
freePractice3ResultsFelipe Massa181:28.023
freePractice3ResultsHeikki Kovalainen191:28.341
freePractice3ResultsVitaly Petrov201:28.702
freePractice3ResultsTimo Glock211:30.728
freePractice3ResultsCharles Pic221:31.225
freePractice3ResultsPedro de la Rosa231:33.114
freePractice3ResultsNarain Karthikeyan241:33.261

Recorded pit stops

F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.

DriverStopLapTime
Bruno Senna1124.599
Daniel Ricciardo1132.319
Felipe Massa11122.313
Nico Rosberg11223.203
Fernando Alonso11322.035
Kamui Kobayashi11325.346
Paul di Resta11324.933
Mark Webber11423.302
Heikki Kovalainen11424.397
Jenson Button11623.275
Sebastian Vettel11624.256
Pastor Maldonado11623.427
Lewis Hamilton11722.862
Vitaly Petrov11824.579
Kimi Räikkönen11924.881
Jean-Éric Vergne11923.203
Timo Glock12026.322
Charles Pic12125.303
Daniel Ricciardo22223.257
Sergio Pérez12423.882
Felipe Massa22822.528
Bruno Senna23023.777
Nico Rosberg23123.017
Paul di Resta23324.579
Fernando Alonso23421.910
Heikki Kovalainen23424.580
Jenson Button23622.837
Lewis Hamilton23623.464
Kamui Kobayashi23624.162
Charles Pic23548.984
Sebastian Vettel23724.131
Mark Webber23722.915
Pastor Maldonado23723.166
Kimi Räikkönen23723.310
Jean-Éric Vergne23723.569
Timo Glock23625.046
Felipe Massa33722.103
Heikki Kovalainen33728.888
Daniel Ricciardo33824.348
Bruno Senna34730.888
Charles Pic35117.088