The 2012 Australian Grand Prix started March 18th, 2012 at 07:00 on Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. Lewis Hamilton started from pole position with Jenson Button next to him. Romain Grosjean started from third place.
After 1 hour, 34 minutes and 09 seconds Jenson Button finished the race first. The podium was completed with Sebastian Vettel in second and Lewis Hamilton in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Jenson Button in a time of 1:29.187.
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.
After 1 hour, 34 minutes and 09 seconds Jenson Button finished the race first. The podium was completed with Sebastian Vettel in second and Lewis Hamilton in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Jenson Button in a time of 1:29.187.
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.
Circuit
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Date
March 18th, 2012 at 07:00
Round
1/20
Winner
Jenson Button
Winning time
1:34:09.565
Pole position
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Jenson Button 1:29.187
Fastest pitstop
Charles Pic 17.088 (lap 51)
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:34:09.565 | 2 | 58 | 25 |
| 2 4 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | +2.139 | 6 | 58 | 18 |
| 3 2 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | +4.075 | 1 | 58 | 15 |
| 4 1 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | +4.547 | 5 | 58 | 12 |
| 5 7 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | +21.565 | 12 | 58 | 10 |
| 6 7 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | +36.766 | 13 | 58 | 8 |
| 7 10 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | +38.014 | 17 | 58 | 6 |
| 8 14 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | +39.458 | 22 | 58 | 4 |
| 9 1 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | +39.556 | 10 | 58 | 2 |
| 10 5 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | +39.737 | 15 | 58 | 1 |
| 11 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | +39.848 | 11 | 58 | 0 |
| 12 5 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | +57.642 | 7 | 58 | 0 |
| 13 5 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Accident | 8 | 57 | 0 |
| 14 6 | #24 Timo Glock | Marussia | +1 Lap | 20 | 57 | 0 |
| 15 6 | #25 Charles Pic | Marussia | +5 Laps | 21 | 53 | 0 |
| 16 2 | #19 Bruno Senna | Williams | Collision | 14 | 52 | 0 |
| - | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | DNF (Collision) | 16 | 46 | 0 |
| - | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | DNF (Suspension) | 18 | 38 | 0 |
| - | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | DNF (Steering) | 19 | 34 | 0 |
| - | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | DNF (Gearbox) | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| - | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | DNF (Collision) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| - | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | DNF (Collision) | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.800 | 1:25.626 | 1:24.922 | |
| 2 | #3 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:26.832 | 1:25.663 | 1:25.074 | +0.152 |
| 3 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:26.498 | 1:25.845 | 1:25.302 | +0.380 |
| 4 | #7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:26.586 | 1:25.571 | 1:25.336 | +0.414 |
| 5 | #2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:27.117 | 1:26.597 | 1:25.651 | +0.729 |
| 6 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:26.773 | 1:25.982 | 1:25.668 | +0.746 |
| 7 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:26.763 | 1:25.469 | 1:25.686 | +0.764 |
| 8 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:26.803 | 1:26.206 | 1:25.908 | +0.986 |
| 9 | #12 Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:27.464 | 1:26.314 | 1:26.451 | +1.529 |
| 10 | #16 Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:27.024 | 1:26.319 | ||
| 11 | #17 Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:26.493 | 1:26.429 | ||
| 12 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.688 | 1:26.494 | ||
| 13 | #14 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:26.182 | 1:26.590 | ||
| 14 | #19 Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:27.004 | 1:26.663 | ||
| 15 | #11 Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:27.469 | 1:27.086 | ||
| 16 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.633 | 1:27.497 | ||
| 17 | #15 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:26.596 | |||
| 18 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:27.758 | |||
| 19 | #20 Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:28.679 | |||
| 20 | #21 Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:29.018 | |||
| 21 | #24 Timo Glock | Manor Marussia | 1:30.923 | |||
| 22 | #25 Charles Pic | Manor Marussia | 1:31.670 | |||
| 23 | #22 Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:33.495 | |||
| 24 | #23 Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:33.643 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:25.681 | 18 | |
| 2 | #10 Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 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 F1 | 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 | Car | Time | Delta | 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 F1 | 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 F1 | 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 | Car | Time | Delta | 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 F1 | 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 F1 | 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 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1 | 1 | 25 | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 18 | -7 | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 15 | -10 | |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 12 | -13 | ||
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 10 | -15 | ||
| 6 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 8 | -17 | ||
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 6 | -19 | ||
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 4 | -21 | ||
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 2 | -23 | ||
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1 | -24 | ||
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 0 | -25 | ||
| 12 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 0 | -25 | ||
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 0 | -25 | ||
| 14 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 0 | -25 | ||
| 15 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 0 | -25 | ||
| 16 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 0 | -25 | ||
| 17 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | -25 | ||
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 0 | -25 | ||
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 0 | -25 | ||
| 20 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 0 | -25 | ||
| 21 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 0 | -25 | ||
| 22 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 0 | -25 | ||
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 0 | -25 | ||
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 0 | -25 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Fernando Alonso | 1:20.235 - Sergio Pérez | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sergio Pérez | George Russell | 1:20.260 - Charles Leclerc | Charles Leclerc |
| 2019 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | 1:25.580 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2018 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:25.945 - Daniel Ricciardo | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | 1:26.538 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | 1:28.997 - Daniel Ricciardo | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:30.945 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2014 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Kevin Magnussen | Jenson Button | 1:32.478 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2013 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | 1:29.274 - Kimi Räikkönen | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2011 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Vitaly Petrov | 1:28.947 - Felipe Massa | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #1 Jenson Button | Robert Kubica | Felipe Massa | 1:28.358 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #22 Jenson Button | Rubens Barrichello | Jarno Trulli | 1:27.706 - Nico Rosberg | Jenson Button |
| 2008 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | Nick Heidfeld | Nico Rosberg | 1:27.418 - Heikki Kovalainen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2007 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton | 1:25.235 - Kimi Räikkönen | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | Ralf Schumacher | 1:26.045 - Kimi Räikkönen | Jenson Button |
| 2005 | #6 Giancarlo Fisichella | Rubens Barrichello | Fernando Alonso | 1:25.683 - Fernando Alonso | Giancarlo Fisichella |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Fernando Alonso | 1:24.125 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2003 | #5 David Coulthard | Juan Pablo Montoya | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Kimi Räikkönen | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Ralf Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1999 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Ralf Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1997 | #10 David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Jacques Villeneuve | Eddie Irvine | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1995 | #5 Damon Hill | Olivier Panis | Gianni Morbidelli | Damon Hill | |
| 1994 | #2 Nigel Mansell | Gerhard Berger | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1993 | #8 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Damon Hill | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1992 | #2 Gerhard Berger | Michael Schumacher | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1990 | #20 Nelson Piquet | Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1989 | #5 Thierry Boutsen | Alessandro Nannini | Riccardo Patrese | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #11 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Michele Alboreto | Thierry Boutsen | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1986 | #1 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Stefan Johansson | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1985 | #6 Keke Rosberg | Jacques Laffite | Philippe Streiff | Ayrton Senna |