Australia 2012 - Driver standings - Jenson Button wins the first GP and leads the championship
Published by Christine
Jenson Button kicks off his 2012 championship campaign with the full 25 points after securing victory in the Australian Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel managed to pull back a great points haul after a disappointing qualifying position, whilst Lewis Hamilton looked mildly dissatisfied with his third place. Further back, Sergio Pérez gets some early points on the board after a one-stop strategy worked out well, and Daniel Ricciardo picks up his first F1 points.
| Position | Driver | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | 0 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 18 |
| 3 | 0 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 15 |
| 4 | 0 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 12 |
| 5 | 0 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 10 |
| 6 | 0 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | 8 |
| 7 | 0 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 6 |
| 8 | 0 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | 4 |
| 9 | 0 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 2 |
| 10 | 0 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1 |
| 11 | 0 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 0 |
| 13 | 0 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 0 |
| 14 | 0 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | 0 |
| 15 | 0 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | 0 |
| 16 | 0 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | 0 |
| 17 | 0 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 0 |
| 18 | 0 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | 0 |
| 19 | 0 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | 0 |
| 20 | 0 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 0 |
| 21 | 0 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 0 |
| 22 | 0 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 0 |
| 23 | 0 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | 0 |
| 24 | 0 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT Formula 1 Team | 0 |
