2012 FORMULA 1 QANTAS AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
16 - 18 Mar 2012
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Australia
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:24.922 |
| 2 | 3 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:25.074 |
| 3 | 10 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Lotus Renault | 1:25.302 |
| 4 | 7 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Mercedes | 1:25.336 |
| 5 | 2 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:25.651 |
| 6 | 1 | Sebastian VettelVET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:25.668 |
| 7 | 8 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 1:25.686 |
| 8 | 18 | Pastor MaldonadoMAL | Williams Renault | 1:25.908 |
| 9 | 12 | Nico HulkenbergHUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:26.451 |
| 10 | 16 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | STR Ferrari | |
| 11 | 17 | Jean-Eric VergneVER | STR Ferrari | 1:26.429 |
| 12 | 5 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Ferrari | 1:26.494 |
| 13 | 14 | Kamui KobayashiKOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:26.590 |
| 14 | 19 | Bruno SennaSEN | Williams Renault | 1:26.663 |
| 15 | 11 | Paul di RestaDIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:27.086 |
| 16 | 6 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 1:27.497 |
| 17 | 9 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Lotus Renault | 1:27.758 |
| 18 | 20 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | Caterham Renault | 1:28.679 |
| 19 | 21 | Vitaly PetrovPET | Caterham Renault | 1:29.018 |
| 20 | 24 | Timo GlockGLO | Marussia Cosworth | 1:30.923 |
| 21 | 25 | Charles PicPIC | Marussia Cosworth | 1:31.670 |
| 22 | 15 | Sergio PerezPER | Sauber Ferrari |