2012 Australian Grand Prix F1 Race Results
Jenson Button with his father and girlfriend in Melbourne celebration his victory
Event: Australian Grand Prix
Track: Albert Park Melbourne Circuit
The first race of the season has been a fantastic event voor Jenson Button. He started the race from second place on the grid and managed to pass his team Lewis Hamilton during the race.
Race Classification
F1 classification 2012 Australian GP
| Pos | # | Driver | Team | Time | Laps | Led | Grid | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |  Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:34:09.565 | 58 | 56 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 1 |  Sebastian Vettel |  Red Bull | 1:34:11.704 | 58 | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:34:13.640 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 |  Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:34:31.130 | 58 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 |  Fernando Alonso |  Ferrari | 1:34:31.130 | 58 | 0 | 12 | 10 |
| 6 | 14 |  Kamui Kobayashi |  Sauber | 1:34:46.331 | 58 | 0 | 13 | 8 |
| 7 | 9 |  Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:34:47.579 | 58 | 0 | 17 | 6 |
| 8 | 15 |  Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:34:49.023 | 58 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| 9 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:34:49.121 | 58 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Paul di Resta |  Force India | 1:34:49.302 | 58 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 11 | 17 |  Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:34:49.413 | 58 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:35:07.207 | 58 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 |  Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Accident | 57 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | Timo Glock | Manor | 1:35:54.824 | 57 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 15 | 25 | Charles Pic | Manor | Oil pressure | 53 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 |  Bruno Senna | Williams | Collision damage | 52 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| DNF | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Collision damage | 46 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| DNF | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | Suspension | 38 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| DNF | 21 |  Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | Steering | 34 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| DNF | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | Gearbox | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DNF | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | Collision | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DNF | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Collision damage | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| DNQ | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | +58 laps | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| DNQ | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | +58 laps | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Fastest lap: 1:29.187 min by Jenson Button (McLaren MP4-27) in lap 56
Qualifying Results
Qualifying results 2012 Australian GP
| P | No | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.800 | 1:25.626 | 1:24.922 | 14 |
| 2 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:26.832 | 1:25.663 | 1:25.074 | 15 |
| 3 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:26.498 | 1:25.845 | 1:25.302 | 21 |
| 4 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:26.586 | 1:25.571 | 1:25.336 | 18 |
| 5 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:27.117 | 1:26.297 | 1:25.651 | 17 |
| 6 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:26.773 | 1:25.982 | 1:25.668 | 18 |
| 7 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:26.763 | 1:25.469 | 1:25.686 | 16 |
| 8 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:26.803 | 1:26.206 | 1:25.908 | 20 |
| 9 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:27.464 | 1:26.314 | 1:26.451 | 18 |
| 10 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:27.024 | 1:26.319 | No time | 16 |
| 11 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:26.493 | 1:26.429 | 12 | |
| 12 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.688 | 1:26.494 | 12 | |
| 13 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:26.182 | 1:26.590 | 12 | |
| 14 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:27.004 | 1:26.663 | 16 | |
| 15 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:27.469 | 1:27.086 | 16 | |
| 16 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.633 | 1:27.497 | 16 | |
| 17 | 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:26.596 | No time | 11 | |
| 18 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:27.758 | 9 | ||
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:28.679 | 7 | ||
| 20 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:29.018 | 8 | ||
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock | Manor | 1:30.923 | 10 | ||
| 22 | 25 | Charles Pic | Manor | 1:31.670 | 9 | ||
| DNQ | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:33.495 | 6 | ||
| DNQ | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:33.643 | 6 |
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