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Home / Seasons / 2012 F1 World Championship Season / 2012 Australian Grand Prix

2012 Australian Grand Prix

859th World Championship race, 28th World Championship Australian Grand Prix, 17th World Championship race at Melbourne

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Fact File

Date:Sunday, 18 March 2012
Winner:United Kingdom flag Jenson Button
United Kingdom flag McLaren-Mercedes
Pole position:United Kingdom flag Lewis Hamilton
United Kingdom flag McLaren-Mercedes
Fastest lap:United Kingdom flag Jenson Button
United Kingdom flag McLaren-Mercedes
Circuit:Melbourne, 58 laps
Round:1 of 20

Race Result

Pos DriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1United Kingdom flag Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes581hr 34m 09.565s25
2+4Germany flag Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault58+2.139s18
3-2United Kingdom flag Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes58+4.075s15
4+1Australia flag Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault58+4.547s12
5+7Spain flag Fernando AlonsoFerrari58+21.565s10
6+7Japan flag Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari58+36.766s8
7+10Finland flag Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault58+38.014s6
8+14Mexico flag Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari58+39.458s4
9+1Australia flag Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari58+39.556s2
10+5United Kingdom flag Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes58+39.737s1
11 France flag Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari58+39.848s 
12-5Germany flag Nico RosbergMercedes58+57.642s 
13-5Venezuela flag Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault57DNF 
14+6Germany flag Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth57+1 lap 
15+6France flag Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth53DNF 
16-2Brazil flag Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault52DNF 
R Brazil flag Felipe MassaFerrari46DNF 
R Finland flag Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault38DNF 
R Russia flag Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault34DNF 
R Germany flag Michael SchumacherMercedes10DNF 
R France flag Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault1DNF 
R Germany flag Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes0DNF 

Starting Grid

  • Highlight: race winner
  • Highlight: second place
  • Highlight: third place
Pos DriverConstructorTime
1 United Kingdom flag Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:24.922
2 United Kingdom flag Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:25.074
3 France flag Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault1:25.302
4 Germany flag Michael SchumacherMercedes1:25.336
5 Australia flag Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:25.651
6 Germany flag Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1:25.668
7 Germany flag Nico RosbergMercedes1:25.686
8 Venezuela flag Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault1:25.908
9 Germany flag Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:26.451
10 Australia flag Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari–
11 France flag Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari1:26.429
12 Spain flag Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:26.497
13 Japan flag Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari1:26.590
14 Brazil flag Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault1:26.663
15 United Kingdom flag Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes1:27.086
16 Brazil flag Felipe MassaFerrari1:27.497
17 Finland flag Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault1:27.758
18 Finland flag Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault1:28.679
19 Russia flag Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault1:29.018
20 Germany flag Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth1:30.923
21 France flag Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth1:31.670
22-5Mexico flag Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari–
  • Sergio Perez received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.

Qualifying Result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1United Kingdom flag Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:24.922 
2United Kingdom flag Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:25.0740.152
3France flag Romain GrosjeanLotus-Renault1:25.3020.380
4Germany flag Michael SchumacherMercedes1:25.3360.414
5Australia flag Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:25.6510.729
6Germany flag Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1:25.6680.746
7Germany flag Nico RosbergMercedes1:25.6860.764
8Venezuela flag Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Renault1:25.9080.986
9Germany flag Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes1:26.4511.529
10Australia flag Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari– 
Q2
11France flag Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari1:26.429 
12Spain flag Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:26.497 
13Japan flag Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari1:26.590 
14Brazil flag Bruno SennaWilliams-Renault1:26.663 
15United Kingdom flag Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes1:27.086 
16Brazil flag Felipe MassaFerrari1:27.497 
17Mexico flag Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari– 
Q1
18Finland flag Kimi RaikkonenLotus-Renault1:27.758 
19Finland flag Heikki KovalainenCaterham-Renault1:28.679 
20Russia flag Vitaly PetrovCaterham-Renault1:29.018 
21Germany flag Timo GlockMarussia-Cosworth1:30.923 
22France flag Charles PicMarussia-Cosworth1:31.670 
Did not qualify
23Spain flag Pedro de la RosaHRT-Cosworth1:33.495 
24India flag Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth1:33.643 

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1United Kingdom flag Jenson Button25
2Germany flag Sebastian Vettel18
3United Kingdom flag Lewis Hamilton15
4Australia flag Mark Webber12
5Spain flag Fernando Alonso10
6Japan flag Kamui Kobayashi8
7Finland flag Kimi Raikkonen6
8Mexico flag Sergio Perez4
9Australia flag Daniel Ricciardo2
10United Kingdom flag Paul di Resta1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1United Kingdom flag McLaren-Mercedes40
2Austria flag Red Bull-Renault30
3Switzerland flag Sauber-Ferrari12
4Italy flag Ferrari10
5United Kingdom flag Lotus-Renault6
6Italy flag Toro Rosso-Ferrari2
7India flag Force India-Mercedes1

Statistics & Milestones

Race debut
Driver: Charles Pic, Jean-Eric Vergne
Constructor: Caterham, Lotus (2012-15), Marussia
Wins
Driver: 13th for Jenson Button
Constructor: 176th for McLaren
Podiums
Driver: 44th for Jenson Button, 43rd for Lewis Hamilton, 37th for Sebastian Vettel
Constructor: 471st & 472nd for McLaren, 67th for Red Bull
Poles
Driver: 20th for Lewis Hamilton
Constructor: 148th for McLaren
Qualifying 1-2
Constructor: 60th for McLaren
Fastest laps
Driver: 7th for Jenson Button
Constructor: 150th for McLaren
Front row starts
Driver: 38th for Lewis Hamilton, 20th for Jenson Button
Points finishes
Driver: 1st for Daniel Ricciardo (319th different point scorer, 5th Australian driver)
Win & fastest lap
Driver: 5th and last for Jenson Button

See also

  • Australian Grand Prix
  • Melbourne Circuit
  • 2012 World Championship season

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