Australian Grand Prix
Round 1 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
2012-03-18
Winner: Jenson Button (McLaren)
Race Results
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Q1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 1:26.800 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | 1:26.832 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | 1:26.498 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 1:26.586 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | 1:27.117 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | 1:26.773 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | 1:26.763 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | 1:26.803 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | 1:27.464 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:27.024 |
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 1:26.493 |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | 1:26.688 |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | 1:26.182 |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | 1:27.004 |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | 1:27.469 |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | 1:27.633 |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | 1:26.596 |
| 18 | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:27.758 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | 1:28.679 |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | 1:29.018 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | 1:30.923 |
| 22 | Charles Pic | 1:31.670 |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | 1:33.495 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | 1:33.643 |
Pit Stop Strategy
Position Changes
Lap Positions (Top 5)
Pit Stops
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Senna | 1 | 1 | 24.599 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 1 | 32.319 |
| Felipe Massa | 1 | 11 | 22.313 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 12 | 23.203 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 13 | 22.035 |
| Kamui Kobayashi | 1 | 13 | 25.346 |
| Paul di Resta | 1 | 13 | 24.933 |
| Mark Webber | 1 | 14 | 23.302 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 14 | 24.397 |
| Jenson Button | 1 | 16 | 23.275 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 16 | 24.256 |
| Pastor Maldonado | 1 | 16 | 23.427 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 17 | 22.862 |
| Vitaly Petrov | 1 | 18 | 24.579 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 19 | 24.881 |
| Jean-Éric Vergne | 1 | 19 | 23.203 |
| Timo Glock | 1 | 20 | 26.322 |
| Charles Pic | 1 | 21 | 25.303 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 22 | 23.257 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 24 | 23.882 |
| Felipe Massa | 2 | 28 | 22.528 |
| Bruno Senna | 2 | 30 | 23.777 |
| Nico Rosberg | 2 | 31 | 23.017 |
| Paul di Resta | 2 | 33 | 24.579 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 2 | 34 | 24.580 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 34 | 21.910 |
| Charles Pic | 2 | 35 | 48.984 |
| Jenson Button | 2 | 36 | 22.837 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 36 | 23.464 |
| Kamui Kobayashi | 2 | 36 | 24.162 |
| Timo Glock | 2 | 36 | 25.046 |
| Mark Webber | 2 | 37 | 22.915 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 37 | 24.131 |
| Pastor Maldonado | 2 | 37 | 23.166 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 37 | 23.310 |
| Jean-Éric Vergne | 2 | 37 | 23.569 |
| Felipe Massa | 3 | 37 | 22.103 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 3 | 37 | 28.888 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 3 | 38 | 24.348 |
| Bruno Senna | 3 | 47 | 30.888 |
| Charles Pic | 3 | 51 | 17.088 |