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Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Jenson Button won the Australian Grand Prix 2012 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on 18 March 2012, starting from P2 on the grid. Sebastian Vettel finished second for Red Bull, with Lewis Hamilton completing the podium for McLaren. Jenson Button set the fastest lap with a time of 1:29.187.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren | 58 | 1:34:09.565 | 25 | ⚡ 1:29.187 |
| 2 | 6 | Sebastian VettelVET | Red Bull | 58 | +2.139 | 18 | |
| 3 | 1 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren | 58 | +4.075 | 15 | |
| 4 | 5 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull | 58 | +4.547 | 12 | |
| 5 | 12 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Ferrari | 58 | +21.565 | 10 | |
| 6 | 13 | Kamui KobayashiKOB | Sauber | 58 | +36.766 | 8 | |
| 7 | 17 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Lotus F1 | 58 | +38.014 | 6 | |
| 8 | 22 | Sergio PérezPER | Sauber | 58 | +39.458 | 4 | |
| 9 | 10 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Toro Rosso | 58 | +39.556 | 2 | |
| 10 | 15 | Paul di RestaDIR | Force India | 58 | +39.737 | 1 | |
| 11 | 11 | Jean-Éric VergneVER | Toro Rosso | 58 | +39.848 | 0 | |
| 12 | 7 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 58 | +57.642 | 0 | |
| 13 | 8 | Pastor MaldonadoMAL | Williams | 57 | Accident | 0 | |
| 14 | 20 | Timo GlockGLO | Marussia | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 21 | Charles PicPIC | Marussia | 53 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 14 | Bruno SennaSEN | Williams | 52 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 46 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | Caterham | 38 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Vitaly PetrovPET | Caterham | 34 | Steering | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Mercedes | 10 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Lotus F1 | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Nico HülkenbergHUL | Force India | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | 0 | Pedro de la RosaDLR | HRT | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 0 | Narain KarthikeyanKAR | HRT | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Jenson Button
- Pole Lewis Hamilton
- Circuit Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
- Winning team McLaren
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.800 | 1:25.626 | 1:24.922 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:26.832 | 1:25.663 | 1:25.074 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:26.498 | 1:25.845 | 1:25.302 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:26.586 | 1:25.571 | 1:25.336 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:27.117 | 1:26.597 | 1:25.651 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:26.773 | 1:25.982 | 1:25.668 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:26.763 | 1:25.469 | 1:25.686 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:26.803 | 1:26.206 | 1:25.908 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:27.464 | 1:26.314 | 1:26.451 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:27.024 | 1:26.319 | - |
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:26.493 | 1:26.429 | - |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.688 | 1:26.494 | - |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:26.182 | 1:26.590 | - |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:27.004 | 1:26.663 | - |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:27.469 | 1:27.086 | - |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.633 | 1:27.497 | - |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:26.596 | - | - |
| 18 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:27.758 | - | - |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:28.679 | - | - |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:29.018 | - | - |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:30.923 | - | - |
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:31.670 | - | - |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:33.495 | - | - |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:33.643 | - | - |