| «2012-01» | Australia Grand Prix - LXXVII Australian Grand Prix |
| 2012-03-18 | Melbourne - Albert Park - 58 laps × 5.303 km : 307.574 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren • Mercedes | 58 | 1:34:09.565 | 195.991 km/h | 25 |
| 2 | 6 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull • Renault | 58 | +02.139 | +02.139 | 18 |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren • Mercedes | 58 | +04.075 | +01.936 | 15 |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull • Renault | 58 | +04.547 | +00.472 | 12 |
| 5 | 12 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 58 | +21.565 | +17.018 | 10 |
| 6 | 13 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber • Ferrari | 58 | +36.766 | +15.201 | 8 |
| 7 | 17 | 9 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus • Renault | 58 | +38.014 | +01.248 | 6 |
| 8 | 22 | 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber • Ferrari | 58 | +39.458 | +01.444 | 4 |
| 9 | 10 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso • Ferrari | 58 | +39.556 | +00.098 | 2 |
| 10 | 15 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India • Mercedes | 58 | +39.737 | +00.181 | 1 |
| 11 | 11 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso • Ferrari | 58 | +39.848 | +00.111 | |
| 12 | 7 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 58 | +57.642 | +17.794 | |
| 13 | 8 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams • Renault | 57 | accident | ||
| 14 | 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia • Cosworth | 57 | +1 lap | ||
| 15 | 21 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia • Cosworth | 53 | oil pressure | ||
| 16 | 14 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams • Renault | 52 | overheating | ||
| 16 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 46 | collision | |||
| 18 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham • Renault | 38 | suspension | |||
| 19 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham • Renault | 34 | steering | |||
| 4 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 10 | gearbox | |||
| 3 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus • Renault | 1 | collision | |||
| 9 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India • Mercedes | 0 | collision | |||
| DNQ | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT • Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT • Cosworth |
Fastest lap - 01:29.187 - 214.054 km/h - Jenson Button (lap 56)