| Qantas Australian Grand Prix |
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Results 2011: | 1: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) |
| 2: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) |
| 3: Vitaly Petrov (Renault) |
| Length circuit: | 5.303 km |
| Race distance: | 307.574 km |
| Laps: | 58 laps |
| Lap record: | Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) |
| 1:24.125 (2004) |
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| Melbourne, Albert Park |
| 18 March 2012, 17:00 (The Netherlands - 07:00) |
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| Race Classification - Sunday |
| 1 |  | Jenson Button |  | McLaren | 1:34:09.565 | 25 |
| 2 |  | Sebastian Vettel |  | Red Bull | + 2.139 | 18 |
| 3 | | Lewis Hamilton | | McLaren | + 4.075 | 15 |
| 4 |  | Mark Webber | | Red Bull | + 4.547 | 12 |
| 5 |  | Fernando Alonso |  | Ferrari | + 21.565 | 10 |
| 6 |  | Kamui Kobayashi |  | Sauber | + 36.766 | 8 |
| 7 |  | Kimi Raikkonen |  | Lotus | + 38.014 | 6 |
| 8 |  | Sergio Perez | | Sauber | + 39.458 | 4 |
| 9 | | Daniel Ricciardo |  | Toro Rosso | + 39.556 | 2 |
| 10 | | Paul di Resta |  | Force India | + 39.737 | 1 |
| 11 |  | Jean-Eric Vergne | | Toro Rosso | + 39.848 | |
| 12 | | Nico Rosberg |  | Mercedes | + 57.642 | |
| 13 |  | Pastor Maldonado |  | Williams | + 1 lap | accident |
| 14 | | Timo Glock |  | Marussia | + 1 lap | |
| 15 | | Charles Pic | | Marussia | + 5 laps | oil pressure |
| 16 |  | Bruno Senna | | Williams | + 6 laps | accident |
| | | Felipe Massa | | Ferrari | lap 47 | accident |
| | | Heikki Kovalainen |  | Caterham | lap 39 | suspension |
| |  | Vitaly Petrov | | Caterham | lap 35 | steering |
| | | Michael Schumacher | | Mercedes | lap 11 | gearbox |
| | | Romain Grosjean | | Lotus | lap 2 | accident |
| | | Nico Hulkenberg | | Force India | lap 1 | accident |
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