The Amazing Race Australia 2

 is the second installment of the reality television show, 'The Amazing Race Australia. It premiered on May 30, 2012 on Australian television. It features eleven teams of two who are in a pre-existing personal relationship, and follows the various challenges that they undertake as they race around the world to win AU$250,000.

Results
The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Placements are listed in finishing order:


 * An * indicates that the contestant appeared on more than one season.

U-Turn/Yield voting history
Similar to the Israel Season 2, teams will vote for who should receive the U-Turn. The team who has the most votes must complete the other option of the Detour they did not select.
 * Leg 1: None
 * Leg 2: None
 * Leg 3: None
 * Leg 4: Paul & Steve - Voted by Kym & Donna, Joseph & Grace, Michelle & Jo, Ross & Tarryn, Shane & Andrew and Sticky & Sam.
 * James & Sarah voted for Lucy & Emilia, Lucy & Emilia voted for Shane & Andrew and Paul & Steve voted for Sticky & Sam.
 * Leg 5: None

Route

 * Click here for this season's Route Map

Leg 1 - Episode 1 (Australia → Philippines)

 * Starting Line: Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
 * From Sydney to Barangaroo Wharf, Barangaroo
 * After the starting line, teams had to ride a ferry to Barangaroo Wharf and get a marked car from the big maze and have to work together with one team. Once finished, they would drive themselves to Sydney Airport.
 * Flight from Sydney Airport, Sydney to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila, Philippines
 * Market Stall, Quiapo, Manila
 * Upon arriving at Market Stall in Manila, teams must eat 8 balut eggs each in order to receive their next clue.
 * From Bicol Isarog TSI Bus Station, Manila to Cagsawa Ruins, Daraga, Albay
 * At the bus station in Manila, teams had to sign up one of three charter buses to Daraga, with three separate times at 12:30 am, 1:00 am and 1:30 am the following day.
 * Teams had to find a snake charmer at the Cagsawa Ruins who would give them their next clue.
 * Daraga, Albay
 * Jig: Teams would do traditional costumes and dance to the satisfaction of two judges in order to get the next clue.
 * Pig: Teams would compete in a game of catching an oiled pig where they would have to collect four pigs to receive their next clue.
 * Misibis Bay - Luyang Beach, Bacacay
 * Upon arriving at Misibis Bay, teams must build a raft and paddle themselves to Mosboron Beach, the pit stop for this leg of the race.
 * Misibis Bay - Mosboron Beach, Bacacay

Leg 2 - Episode 2 (Philippines → India)

 * Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila to Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, India
 * Agrasen ki Baoli, Delhi
 * Before the Detour, teams must find hundreds of turbans to find the phrase "correct", then unwrap it to put back on to receive their next clue.
 * Pull: Teams have to milk a half a litre of a milk from a cow to get their next clue.
 * Poo: Teams have to make 50 made cows from a fuel bricks in order to receive their next clue.
 * Old Fort, Delhi
 * Teams have to perform Bollywood dance and a Hindi script. If they get the dance and script correctly, they would receive their next clue.
 * Qutub Minar, Delhi

Leg 3 - Episode 3 (India)

 * From Qutub Minar, Delhi to Shiv Vilas, Jaipur, Rajasthan
 * (Unaired) Red Elephant Temple, Jaipur
 * There was an unaired Detour at the Red Elephant Temple, as Sarah was seen holding the Detour clue outside the temple in promotional material. The objective of both sides of the Detour is unknown.
 * In the leg and the season's first roadblock, one team member had to sit through a driver's education class, then navigate India's frenzied streets for a driving test while driving on the left-hand side of the road. Once they obtained an Indian driver's license, they received the next clue.
 * Jaipur Market, Jaipur
 * Teams had to stack 75 pots and deliver them to the other end of the market to receive their next clue. If teams break more than 15 pots, they would receive a penalty.
 * Amer Fort, Amer, Jaipur
 * In the leg's second roadblock, one team member had to stair climb 10 stairs up to the wall and have to go down 41 steps to receive the next clue.
 * Nahargarh Fort, Jaipur

Leg 4 - Episode 4 (India → United Arab Emirates)

 * From Jaipur Railway Station, Jaipur to New Delhi Railway Station, Delhi
 * Flight from Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi to Dubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
 * Al Faqa Desert, Dubai
 * Camel Dash: Teams had to ride a camel and retrieve four coloured flags in order to receive their next clue.
 * Dune Bash: Teams had to drive an ATV, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), on a desert track.
 * Six teams voted for Paul & Steve to do the U-Turn.
 * (Unaired) Wild Wadi Water Park, Jumeirah, Dubai
 * Teams had to make their way to Wild Wadi Surf Machine, where teams had to use boogie boards to surf their way to the end where they will grab their next clue.
 * There was an unaired Roadblock during this leg, as Andrew was clearly seen holding a Roadblock clue at the Wild Wadi Water Park. The objective and the members performing the Roadblock is unknown.
 * Meydan Racecourse, Dubai
 * Teams had to pick a winning horse before the race. If they do not get the right horse, they need to wait for the next race so that they can pick again. If their horse wins, they would receive their next clue. If teams did not bet on the winning horse in any of the races, or came to the course after the races, then one person had to carry the other over the finish line.
 * Helipad of Four Points by Sheraton at Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai

Leg 5 - Episode 5 (United Arab Emirates → Turkey)

 * Jumeirah Beach Hotel Marina - Dubai Pearl Ship, Dubai
 * Before the Detour, teams had to wait for the docking of the Dubai Pearl. Once it docks they must find the skipper who would give them their next clue.
 * Count 'Em Up: Teams had to count a stack of candlenuts then they will have to write the correct answer of candlenuts in a board in order to receive their next clue.
 * Price 'Em Up: Teams had to make their way to a marked jewellry store and arrange 7 pieces of jewellry from cheapest to most expensive.
 * Shane & Andrew Anonymous U-turned Paul & Steve.
 * Flight from Dubai International Airport, Dubai to Atatürk International Airport, Istanbul, Istanbul Province, Marmara Region, Turkey
 * Blue Mosque, Istanbul
 * One team member had to make their way to Hagia Sophia where they had to remember eight Arabic Symbols and names and then line them up at the separate location. They can go back to Hagia Sophia only once.
 * Archaelogical Museum, Istanbul

Franchise

 * First time no one is eliminated in an elimination leg. (Ross & Tarryn used the Salvage Pass to save Lucy & Emilia from elimination).

Australian

 * First season to have no married couples.