Race Result
| GP n. 859 - 18/03/2012 - Grand Prix of Australia Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit |
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| Winner: | Jenson Button / McLaren-Mercedes - 1:34:09.565 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Lewis Hamilton / McLaren-Mercedes - 1:24.922 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Jenson Button / McLaren-Mercedes - 1:29.187 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 3 | McLaren-Mercedes | 58 | 1:34:09.565 | 2 | 25 | |
| 2 | 1 | Red Bull-Renault | 58 | +2.1 secs | 6 | 18 | |
| 3 | 4 | McLaren-Mercedes | 58 | +4.0 secs | 1 | 15 | |
| 4 | 2 | Red Bull-Renault | 58 | +4.5 secs | 5 | 12 | |
| 5 | 5 | Ferrari | 58 | +21.5 secs | 12 | 10 | |
| 6 | 14 | Sauber-Ferrari | 58 | +36.7 secs | 13 | 8 | |
| 7 | 9 | Lotus-Renault | 58 | +38.0 secs | 17 | 6 | |
| 8 | 15 | Sauber-Ferrari | 58 | +39.4 secs | 22 | 4 | |
| 9 | 16 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 58 | +39.5 secs | 10 | 2 | |
| 10 | 11 | Force India-Mercedes | 58 | +39.7 secs | 15 | 1 | |
| 11 | 17 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 58 | +39.8 secs | 11 | 0 | |
| 12 | 8 | Mercedes | 58 | +57.6 secs | 7 | 0 | |
| 13 | 18 | Williams-Renault | 57 | accident | 8 | 0 | |
| 14 | 24 | Marussia-Cosworth | 57 | +1 lap | 20 | 0 | |
| 15 | 25 | Marussia-Cosworth | 53 | oil pressure | 21 | 0 | |
| 16 | 19 | Williams-Renault | 52 | accident damage | 14 | 0 | |
| Ret | 6 | Ferrari | 46 | accident damage | 16 | 0 | |
| Ret | 20 | Caterham-Renault | 38 | suspension | 18 | 0 | |
| Ret | 21 | Caterham-Renault | 34 | steering | 19 | 0 | |
| Ret | 7 | Mercedes | 10 | gearbox | 4 | 0 | |
| Ret | 10 | Lotus-Renault | 1 | accident | 3 | 0 | |
| Ret | 12 | Force India-Mercedes | 0 | accident damage | 9 | 0 | |
| Dnq | 22 | HRT-Cosworth | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Dnq | 23 | HRT-Cosworth | did not qualify | 0 | |||