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2012 Australian Grand Prix

Round
1/20
Date
Mar 18, 2012 at 00:00 CET
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Circuit length
5.303 m
Race distance
307.574 km (58 laps)
Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Retired Grid Laps Points
1 #3 Jenson Button McLaren 1:34:09.565 2nd 58 25
2 #1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull +2.139 6th 58 18
3 #4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren +4.075 1st 58 15
4 #2 Mark Webber Red Bull +4.547 5th 58 12
5 #5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari +21.565 12th 58 10
6 #14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber +36.766 13th 58 8
7 #9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus +38.014 17th 58 6
8 #15 Sergio Pérez Sauber +39.458 22nd 58 4
9 #16 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso +39.556 10th 58 2
10 #11 Paul di Resta Force India +39.737 15th 58 1
11 #17 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso +39.848 11th 58
12 #8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes +57.642 7th 58
13 #18 Pastor Maldonado Williams Accident 8th 57
14 #24 Timo Glock Marussia +1 lap 20th 57
15 #25 Charles Pic Marussia Oil pressure 21st 53
16 #19 Bruno Senna Williams Collision damage 14th 52
DNF #6 Felipe Massa Ferrari Collision damage 16th 46
DNF #20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham Suspension 18th 38
DNF #21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham Steering 19th 34
DNF #7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes Gearbox 4th 10
DNF #10 Romain Grosjean Lotus Collision 3rd 1
DNF #12 Nico Hülkenberg Force India Collision damage 9th 0
DNQ #22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT
DNQ #23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT
Pos. Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Gap 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 +0.152 15
3 #10 Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:26.498 1:25.845 1:25.302 +0.380 21
4 #7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:26.586 1:25.571 1:25.336 +0.414 18
5 #2 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:27.117 1:26.297 1:25.651 +0.729 17
6 #1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:26.773 1:25.982 1:25.668 +0.746 18
7 #8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:26.763 1:25.469 1:25.686 +0.764 16
8 #18 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:26.803 1:26.206 1:25.908 +0.986 20
9 #12 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:27.464 1:26.314 1:26.451 +1.529 18
10 #16 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:27.024 1:26.319 16
11 #17 Jean-Éric 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 11
18 #9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 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 Marussia 1:30.923 10
22 #25 Charles Pic Marussia 1:31.670 9
NC #22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT 1:33.495 6
NC #23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT 1:33.643 6
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Laps
1 #4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:25.681 18
2 #10 Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:25.758 +0.077 21
3 #2 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:25.900 +0.219 20
4 #3 Jenson Button McLaren 1:25.906 +0.225 17
5 #8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:25.929 +0.248 23
6 #7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:26.078 +0.397 14
7 #1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:26.211 +0.530 12
8 #18 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:26.470 +0.789 17
9 #15 Sergio Pérez Sauber 1:26.632 +0.951 20
10 #16 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:26.723 +1.042 17
11 #17 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:26.733 +1.052 15
12 #9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:26.737 +1.056 19
13 #14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:26.755 +1.074 21
14 #12 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:27.029 +1.348 23
15 #19 Bruno Senna Williams 1:27.119 +1.438 20
16 #5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:27.323 +1.642 19
17 #11 Paul di Resta Force India 1:27.428 +1.747 22
18 #6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:28.023 +2.342 19
19 #20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 1:28.341 +2.660 19
20 #21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham 1:28.702 +3.021 11
21 #24 Timo Glock Marussia 1:30.728 +5.047 13
22 #25 Charles Pic Marussia 1:31.225 +5.544 14
23 #22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT 1:33.114 +7.433 12
24 #23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT 1:33.261 +7.580 13
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Laps
1 #7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:29.183 16
2 #12 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:29.292 +0.109 19
3 #15 Sergio Pérez Sauber 1:30.199 +1.016 23
4 #5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:30.341 +1.158 13
5 #14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:30.709 +1.526 14
6 #11 Paul di Resta Force India 1:31.466 +2.283 13
7 #6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:31.505 +2.322 14
8 #20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 1:31.932 +2.749 16
9 #8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:32.184 +3.001 17
10 #1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:32.194 +3.011 19
11 #2 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:32.296 +3.113 20
12 #24 Timo Glock Marussia 1:32.632 +3.449 17
13 #21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham 1:32.767 +3.584 15
14 #10 Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:32.822 +3.639 11
15 #3 Jenson Button McLaren 1:33.039 +3.856 18
16 #4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:33.252 +4.069 11
17 #18 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:34.108 +4.925 21
18 #9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:34.275 +5.092 7
19 #19 Bruno Senna Williams 1:34.312 +5.129 17
20 #17 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:34.485 +5.302 29
21 #16 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:34.604 +5.421 31
22 #25 Charles Pic Marussia 1:34.770 +5.587 13
23 #23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT 1:42.627 +13.444 16
24 #22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT 1
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Laps
1 #3 Jenson Button McLaren 1:27.560 11
2 #4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:27.805 +0.245 14
3 #7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:28.235 +0.675 17
4 #5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:28.360 +0.800 21
5 #2 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:28.467 +0.907 21
6 #8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:28.683 +1.123 22
7 #16 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:28.908 +1.348 23
8 #18 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:29.415 +1.855 16
9 #9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:29.565 +2.005 8
10 #14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:29.722 +2.162 26
11 #1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:29.790 +2.230 21
12 #12 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:29.865 +2.305 17
13 #11 Paul di Resta Force India 1:29.881 +2.321 18
14 #19 Bruno Senna Williams 1:29.953 +2.393 21
15 #15 Sergio Pérez Sauber 1:30.124 +2.564 22
16 #10 Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:30.515 +2.955 16
17 #20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 1:30.586 +3.026 16
18 #6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:30.743 +3.183 11
19 #17 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:31.178 +3.618 17
20 #21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham 1:31.983 +4.423 8
21 #24 Timo Glock Marussia 1:34.730 +7.170 8
22 #25 Charles Pic Marussia 1:40.256 +12.696 11
23 #23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT 3
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Lap
1 #3 Jenson Button McLaren 1:29.187 56
2 #1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:29.417 +0.230 57
3 #2 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:29.438 +0.251 57
4 #4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:29.538 +0.351 57
5 #18 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:30.254 +1.067 53
6 #17 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:30.274 +1.087 52
7 #5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:30.277 +1.090 52
8 #16 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:30.592 +1.405 53
9 #11 Paul di Resta Force India 1:30.605 +1.418 57
10 #14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:30.620 +1.433 55
11 #9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 1:30.759 +1.572 50
12 #15 Sergio Pérez Sauber 1:30.843 +1.656 46
13 #19 Bruno Senna Williams 1:30.855 +1.668 49
14 #8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:30.931 +1.744 53
15 #6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:31.940 +2.753 46
16 #21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham 1:33.214 +4.027 27
17 #20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 1:33.693 +4.506 26
18 #7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:34.021 +4.834 4
19 #24 Timo Glock Marussia 1:34.253 +5.066 43
20 #25 Charles Pic Marussia 1:35.011 +5.824 45

Standings

Driver standings
Pos. Driver Constructor Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Jenson Button McLaren 1 1 25
2 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 0 1 18 -7
3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 0 1 15 -10
4 Mark Webber Red Bull 0 0 12 -13
5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 0 0 10 -15
6 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 0 0 8 -17
7 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 0 0 6 -19
8 Sergio Pérez Sauber 0 0 4 -21
9 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 0 0 2 -23
10 Paul di Resta Force India 0 0 1 -24
11 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 0 0 0 -25
12 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 0 0 0 -25
13 Pastor Maldonado Williams 0 0 0 -25
14 Timo Glock Marussia 0 0 0 -25
15 Charles Pic Marussia 0 0 0 -25
16 Bruno Senna Williams 0 0 0 -25
Pos. Constructor Engine Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 McLaren Mercedes 1 2 40
2 Red Bull Renault 0 1 30 -10
3 Sauber Ferrari 0 0 12 -28
4 Ferrari Ferrari 0 0 10 -30
5 Lotus Renault 0 0 6 -34
6 Toro Rosso Ferrari 0 0 2 -38
7 Force India Mercedes 0 0 1 -39
8 Mercedes Mercedes 0 0 0 -40
9 Williams Renault 0 0 0 -40
10 Marussia Cosworth 0 0 0 -40

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1998 #8 Mika Häkkinen David Coulthard Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:31.649 - Mika Häkkinen Mika Häkkinen
1997 #10 David Coulthard Michael Schumacher Mika Häkkinen 1:30.585 - Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jacques Villeneuve
1996 #5 Damon Hill Jacques Villeneuve Eddie Irvine 1:33.421 - Jacques Villeneuve Jacques Villeneuve
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The 2012 Australian Grand Prix started Mar 18, 2012 on Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. Lewis Hamilton started from pole position with Jenson Button next to him. Romain Grosjean started from third place.

In 1 hour, 34 minutes and 09 seconds Jenson Button finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Sebastian Vettel in second and Lewis Hamilton in third place.

After the 2012 Australian Grand Prix, Jenson Button is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 25 points. Button is 7 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel.