In the 2012 Formula 1 season Jenson Button drove a total of 20 races for McLaren. From the total of 20 races, Jenson managed to win 3 of them and finish on the podium 6 times. If we take a look at the races, where Button didn't finish, this happend in 2 occasions.
During the 2012 season Jenson started the race 1 time from pole position.
Jenson Button finished the season on 5th place in the driver championship with a total of 188 points.
Button vs. Hamilton McLaren 2012
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Race
11
3
Qualify
17
2012 races
Australian GP
Mar 18th, 2012
1st
Malaysian GP
Mar 25th, 2012
14th
Chinese GP
Apr 15th, 2012
2nd
Bahrain GP
Apr 22nd, 2012
18th
Spanish GP
May 13th, 2012
9th
Monaco GP
May 27th, 2012
16th
Canadian GP
Jun 10th, 2012
16th
European GP
Jun 24th, 2012
8th
British GP
Jul 8th, 2012
10th
German GP
Jul 22nd, 2012
2nd
Hungarian GP
Jul 29th, 2012
6th
Belgian GP
Sep 2nd, 2012
1st
Italian GP
Sep 9th, 2012
DNF
Singapore GP
Sep 23rd, 2012
2nd
Japanese GP
Oct 7th, 2012
4th
Korean GP
Oct 14th, 2012
DNF
Indian GP
Oct 28th, 2012
5th
Abu Dhabi GP
Nov 4th, 2012
4th
United States GP
Nov 18th, 2012
5th
Brazilian GP
Nov 25th, 2012
1st
2012 statistics
Wins
3
Pole positions
1
Podiums
6
Finishes in top 5
10
Finishes in points
14
Position
5th
High/low position
1st/8th
Points
188
DNF's
2
Fastest laps
2
High/low finish result
1st/24th
Average finish result
8.55
High/low qualifying result
1st/18th
Average qualifying result
6.55
Wins streak
1
Pole position streak
1
Podium streak
1
Top 5 streak
4
Points streak
5
Finish streak
12
2012 Standings progression
2012 results
| Round | Race | Result | Time | Grid | Fastest lap | Delta | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian GP | 1st | 1:34:09.565 | 2nd | 1:29.187 | 2nd | 1:25.074 (Q3) | +0.152 | |
| 2 | Malaysian GP | 14th | +1:19.719 | 2nd | 1:42.100 | +1.378 | 2nd | 1:36.368 (Q3) | +0.149 |
| 3 | Chinese GP | 2nd | +20.626 | 5th | 1:40.422 | +0.462 | 6th | 1:36.191 (Q3) | +1.070 |
| 4 | Bahrain GP | 18th | Exhaust | 4th | 1:38.046 | +1.667 | 4th | 1:32.711 (Q3) | +0.289 |
| 5 | Spanish GP | 9th | +1:25.246 | 10th | 1:28.624 | +2.374 | 11th | 1:22.944 (Q2) | +1.237 |
| 6 | Monaco GP | 16th | Collision | 12th | 1:19.923 | +2.627 | 13th | 1:15.536 (Q2) | +1.235 |
| 7 | Canadian GP | 16th | +1 Lap | 10th | 1:17.843 | +2.091 | 10th | 1:15.182 (Q3) | +1.398 |
| 8 | European GP | 8th | +24.653 | 9th | 1:44.806 | +2.643 | 9th | 1:38.801 (Q3) | +0.715 |
| 9 | British GP | 10th | +44.444 | 16th | 1:36.086 | +1.425 | 18th | 1:48.044 (Q1) | |
| 10 | German GP | 2nd | +6.949 | 6th | 1:19.469 | +0.744 | 7th | 1:44.113 (Q3) | +3.492 |
| 11 | Hungarian GP | 6th | +30.243 | 4th | 1:25.831 | +1.695 | 4th | 1:21.583 (Q3) | +0.630 |
| 12 | Belgian GP | 1st | 1:29:08.530 | 1st | 1:54.293 | +1.471 | 1st | 1:47.573 (Q3) | |
| 13 | Italian GP | DNF | DNF (Fuel pressure) | 2nd | 1:28.926 | +1.687 | 2nd | 1:24.133 (Q3) | +0.123 |
| 14 | Singapore GP | 2nd | +8.959 sec | 4th | 1:52.625 | +1.592 | 4th | 1:46.939 (Q3) | +0.577 |
| 15 | Japanese GP | 4th | +25.098 | 8th | 1:36.606 | +0.832 | 3rd | 1:31.290 (Q3) | +0.451 |
| 16 | Korean GP | DNF | DNF (Collision) | 11th | 11th | 1:38.441 (Q2) | +1.199 | ||
| 17 | Indian GP | 5th | +26.266 | 4th | 1:28.203 | 4th | 1:25.659 (Q3) | +0.376 | |
| 18 | Abu Dhabi GP | 4th | +7.787 | 5th | 1:44.533 | +0.569 | 6th | 1:41.290 (Q3) | +0.660 |
| 19 | United States GP | 5th | +56.432 | 12th | 1:40.150 | +0.803 | 12th | 1:37.616 (Q2) | +1.959 |
| 20 | Brazilian GP | 1st | 1:45:22.656 | 2nd | 1:18.108 | +0.039 | 2nd | 1:12.513 (Q3) | +0.055 |