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Season 2012
Session times, classifications, and key results for this race weekend.
Circuit
Albert Park Circuit
Race Date
2012-03-18
Result graphic
Auto-generated
2012 · Round 1
Winner
P1
Jenson Button
McLaren
Podium
P1
Jenson Button
McLaren
P2
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
P3
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
Session Highlights
Pole
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Jenson Button
Result rows
24
Winner start
P2
P2 Gap
+2.139
Race distance
58
Biggest mover
Sergio Pérez +14
Grid vs Finish Position
Jenson Button
McLaren
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
Mark Webber
Red Bull
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
Paul di Resta
Force India
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24 entries
| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 25 pts | 1:34:09.565 |
| P2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 18 pts | +2.139 |
| P3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 15 pts | +4.075 |
| P4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 12 pts | +4.547 |
| P5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 10 pts | +21.565 |
| P6 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 8 pts | +36.766 |
| P7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 6 pts | +38.014 |
| P8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 4 pts | +39.458 |
| P9 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 2 pts | +39.556 |
| P10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1 pts | +39.737 |
| P11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 0 pts | +39.848 |
| P12 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 0 pts | +57.642 |
| P13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 0 pts | Accident |
| P14 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 0 pts | +1 lap |
| P15 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 0 pts | Oil pressure |
| P16 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 0 pts | Collision damage |
| DNF | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 pts | Collision damage |
| DNF | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 0 pts | Suspension |
| DNF | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 0 pts | Steering |
| DNF | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 0 pts | Gearbox |
| DNF | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 0 pts | Collision |
| DNF | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 0 pts | Collision damage |
| DNQ | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 0 pts | DNQ |
| DNQ | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 0 pts | DNQ |
24 entries
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.800 | 1:25.626 | 1:24.922 |
| P2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:26.832 | 1:25.663 | 1:25.074 |
| P3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:26.498 | 1:25.845 | 1:25.302 |
| P4 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:26.586 | 1:25.571 | 1:25.336 |
| P5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:27.117 | 1:26.297 | 1:25.651 |
| P6 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:26.773 | 1:25.982 | 1:25.668 |
| P7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:26.763 | 1:25.469 | 1:25.686 |
| P8 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:26.803 | 1:26.206 | 1:25.908 |
| P9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:27.464 | 1:26.314 | 1:26.451 |
| P10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:27.024 | 1:26.319 | — |
| P11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:26.493 | 1:26.429 | — |
| P12 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.688 | 1:26.494 | — |
| P13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:26.182 | 1:26.590 | — |
| P14 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:27.004 | 1:26.663 | — |
| P15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:27.469 | 1:27.086 | — |
| P16 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.633 | 1:27.497 | — |
| P17 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:26.596 | — | — |
| P18 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:27.758 | — | — |
| P19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:28.679 | — | — |
| P20 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:29.018 | — | — |
| P21 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:30.923 | — | — |
| P22 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:31.670 | — | — |
| NC | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:33.495 | — | — |
| NC | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:33.643 | — | — |