March 16-18, 2012 Albert Park | Total laps 58 | Lap distance 5.303 km | Race distance 307.574 km
Report | Articles (49) | Photos (592) | Galleries (1) | Championship standings | 2012 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Pits | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 25 | 3 | Jenson Button (GBR) | McLaren MP4-27 | Mercedes FO108X | Pirelli | 58 | 1:34'09.565 | 2 | 1'25.074 | 1 | 1'29.187 | (56) | ||
| 2 | 18 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel (GER) | Red Bull RB8 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | 58 | 1:34'11.704 | +2.139 | 6 | 1'25.668 | ||||
| 3 | 15 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton (GBR) | McLaren MP4-27 | Mercedes FO108X | Pirelli | 58 | 1:34'13.640 | +4.075 | 1 | 1'24.922 | ||||
| 4 | 12 | 2 | Mark Webber (AUS) | Red Bull RB8 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | 58 | 1:34'14.112 | +4.547 | 5 | 1'25.651 | ||||
| 5 | 10 | 5 | Fernando Alonso (ESP) | Ferrari F2012 | Ferrari 056 | Pirelli | 58 | 1:34'31.130 | +21.565 | 12 | 1'26.494 | ||||
| 6 | 8 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi (JPN) | Alfa Romeo C31 | Ferrari 056 | Pirelli | 58 | 1:34'46.331 | +36.766 | 13 | 1'26.590 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen (FIN) | Lotus F1 E20 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | 58 | 1:34'47.579 | +38.014 | 17 | 1'27.758 | ||||
| 8 | 4 | 15 | Sergio Perez (MEX) | Alfa Romeo C31 | Ferrari 056 | Pirelli | 58 | 1:34'49.023 | +39.458 | 22 | 1'26.596 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) | Toro Rosso STR7 | Ferrari 056 | Pirelli | 58 | 1:34'49.121 | +39.556 | 10 | 1'26.319 | ||||
| 10 | 1 | 11 | Paul di Resta (GBR) | Racing Point VJM05 | Mercedes FO108Z | Pirelli | 58 | 1:34'49.302 | +39.737 | 15 | 1'27.086 | ||||
| 11 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne (FRA) | Toro Rosso STR7 | Ferrari 056 | Pirelli | 58 | 1:34'49.413 | +39.848 | 11 | 1'26.429 | |||||
| 12 | 8 | Nico Rosberg (GER) | Mercedes WO3 | Mercedes FO108X | Pirelli | 58 | 1:35'07.207 | +57.642 | 7 | 1'25.686 | |||||
| 13 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado (VEN) | Williams FW34 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | 57 | +1 lap | 8 | 1'25.908 | ||||||
| 14 | 24 | Timo Glock (GER) | Manor MR01 | Cosworth CA2012 | Pirelli | 57 | +1 lap | 20 | 1'30.923 | ||||||
| Retirement | |||||||||||||||
| -- | 25 | Charles Pic (FRA) | Manor MR01 | Cosworth CA2012 | Pirelli | 53 | 21 | 1'31.670 | |||||||
| -- | 19 | Bruno Senna (BRA) | Williams FW34 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | 52 | 14 | 1'26.663 | |||||||
| -- | 6 | Felipe Massa (BRA) | Ferrari F2012 | Ferrari 056 | Pirelli | 48 | 16 | 1'27.497 | |||||||
| -- | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) | Caterham CT01 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | 38 | 18 | 1'28.679 | |||||||
| -- | 21 | Vitaly Petrov (RUS) | Caterham CT01 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | 34 | 19 | 1'29.018 | |||||||
| -- | 7 | Michael Schumacher (GER) | Mercedes WO3 | Mercedes FO108X | Pirelli | 12 | 4 | 1'25.336 | |||||||
| -- | 10 | Romain Grosjean (FRA) | Lotus F1 E20 | Renault RS27-2012 | Pirelli | 2 | 3 | 1'25.302 | |||||||
| -- | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg (GER) | Racing Point VJM05 | Mercedes FO108Z | Pirelli | 0 | 9 | 1'26.451 | |||||||
| Not qualified | |||||||||||||||
| -- | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa (ESP) | HRT F112 | Cosworth CA2012 | Pirelli | 1'33.495 | |||||||||
| -- | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan (IND) | HRT F112 | Cosworth CA2012 | Pirelli | 1'33.643 | |||||||||
