Australian Grand Prix
2012 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix
Podium
VETRed Bull
2
BUTMcLaren
1
HAMMcLaren
3
Key facts
WinnerBUT1:34:09.565 from P2
PoleHAM1:24.922
Fastest lapBUT1:29.187 on lap 56
Pit stops41recorded stops
Finishers16 / 22classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 2 | ▲1 | 58 | 1:34:09.565 | 25 | 1:29.187 | 2 |
| 2 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 6 | ▲4 | 58 | +2.139s | 18 | 1:29.417 | 2 |
| 3 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | ▼2 | 58 | +4.075s | 15 | 1:29.538 | 2 |
| 4 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 5 | ▲1 | 58 | +4.547s | 12 | 1:29.438 | 2 |
| 5 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 12 | ▲7 | 58 | +21.565s | 10 | 1:30.277 | 2 |
| 6 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 13 | ▲7 | 58 | +36.766s | 8 | 1:30.620 | 2 |
| 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 17 | ▲10 | 58 | +38.014s | 6 | 1:30.759 | 2 |
| 8 | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 22 | ▲14 | 58 | +39.458s | 4 | 1:30.843 | 1 |
| 9 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 10 | ▲1 | 58 | +39.556s | 2 | 1:30.592 | 3 |
| 10 | DIRPaul Di Resta | Force India | 15 | ▲5 | 58 | +39.737s | 1 | 1:30.605 | 2 |
| 11 | VERJean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 11 | – | 58 | +39.848s | 1:30.274 | 2 | |
| 12 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | ▼5 | 58 | +57.642s | 1:30.931 | 2 | |
| 13 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 8 | ▼5 | 57 | +1 lap | 1:30.254 | 2 | |
| 14 | GLOTimo Glock | Marussia | 20 | ▲6 | 57 | +1 lap | 1:34.253 | 2 | |
| 15 | PICCharles Pic | Marussia | 21 | ▲6 | 53 | +5 laps | 1:35.011 | 3 | |
| 16 | SENBruno Senna | Williams | 14 | ▼2 | 52 | +6 laps | 1:30.855 | 3 | |
| DNF | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 16 | 46 | Collision damage | 1:31.940 | 3 | ||
| DNF | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 18 | 38 | Suspension | 1:33.693 | 3 | ||
| DNF | PETVitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | 34 | Steering | 1:33.214 | 1 | ||
| DNF | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 4 | 10 | Gearbox | 1:34.021 | |||
| DNF | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus | 3 | 1 | Collision | – | |||
| DNF | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 9 | 0 | Collision damage | – |
Fastest pit stops
| # | Driver | Lap | Pit lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIC | 51 | 17.1s |
| 2 | ALO | 34 | 21.9s |
| 3 | ALO | 13 | 22.0s |
| 4 | MAS | 37 | 22.1s |
| 5 | MAS | 11 | 22.3s |
| 6 | MAS | 28 | 22.5s |
| 7 | BUT | 36 | 22.8s |
| 8 | HAM | 17 | 22.9s |
| 9 | WEB | 37 | 22.9s |
| 10 | ROS | 31 | 23.0s |
| 11 | MAL | 37 | 23.2s |
| 12 | ROS | 12 | 23.2s |
Time from pit entry to pit exit. 41 stops in total.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.800 | 1:25.626 | 1:24.922 | |
| 2 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 1:26.832 | 1:25.663 | 1:25.074 | +0.152s |
| 3 | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:26.498 | 1:25.845 | 1:25.302 | +0.380s |
| 4 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:26.586 | 1:25.571 | 1:25.336 | +0.414s |
| 5 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 1:27.117 | 1:26.297 | 1:25.651 | +0.729s |
| 6 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:26.773 | 1:25.982 | 1:25.668 | +0.746s |
| 7 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:26.763 | 1:25.469 | 1:25.686 | +0.764s |
| 8 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:26.803 | 1:26.206 | 1:25.908 | +0.986s |
| 9 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:27.464 | 1:26.314 | 1:26.451 | +1.529s |
| 10 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:27.024 | 1:26.319 | – | +1.397s |
| 11 | VERJean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:26.493 | 1:26.429 | – | +1.507s |
| 12 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.688 | 1:26.494 | – | +1.572s |
| 13 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:26.182 | 1:26.590 | – | +1.668s |
| 14 | SENBruno Senna | Williams | 1:27.004 | 1:26.663 | – | +1.741s |
| 15 | DIRPaul Di Resta | Force India | 1:27.469 | 1:27.086 | – | +2.164s |
| 16 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.633 | 1:27.497 | – | +2.575s |
| 17 | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:26.596 | – | – | +1.674s |
| 18 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:27.758 | – | – | +2.836s |
| 19 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:28.679 | – | – | +3.757s |
| 20 | PETVitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:29.018 | – | – | +4.096s |
| 21 | GLOTimo Glock | Marussia | 1:30.923 | – | – | +6.001s |
| 22 | PICCharles Pic | Marussia | 1:31.670 | – | – | +6.748s |
| 23 | DLRPedro De la Rosa | HRT | 1:33.495 | – | – | +8.573s |
| 24 | KARNarain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:33.643 | – | – | +8.721s |
Albert Park Circuit
Previous winners here
| 2011 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
| 2010 | Jenson Button | McLaren |
| 2009 | Jenson Button | Brawn |
| 2008 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren |
| 2007 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari |
| 2006 | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 2005 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault |
| 2004 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2003 | David Coulthard | McLaren |
| 2002 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
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