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2012 Australian Grand Prix

Date
18 Mar 2012
Circuit
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
Round
1 of 20
Winner
Jenson Button (McLaren)
Pole position
Lewis Hamilton (1:24.922)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 3 BUTJenson Button McLaren 2 58 1:34:09.565 1:29.187 25
2 1 VETSebastian Vettel Red Bull 6 58 +2.139 18
3 4 HAMLewis Hamilton McLaren 1 58 +4.075 15
4 2 WEBMark Webber Red Bull 5 58 +4.547 12
5 5 ALOFernando Alonso Ferrari 12 58 +21.565 10
6 14 KOBKamui Kobayashi Sauber 13 58 +36.766 8
7 9 RAIKimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 17q18 58 +38.014 6
8 15 PERSergio Pérez Sauber 22q17 58 +39.458 4
9 16 RICDaniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 10 58 +39.556 2
10 11 DIRPaul di Resta Force India 15 58 +39.737 1
11 17 VERJean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 11 58 +39.848 0
12 8 ROSNico Rosberg Mercedes 7 58 +57.642 0
13 18 MALPastor Maldonado Williams 8 57 Accident 0
14 24 GLOTimo Glock Marussia 20q21 57 +1 Lap 0
15 25 PICCharles Pic Marussia 21q22 53 +5 Laps 0
16 19 SENBruno Senna Williams 14 52 Collision 0
R 6 MASFelipe Massa Ferrari 16 46 Collision 0
R 20 KOVHeikki Kovalainen Caterham 18q19 38 Suspension 0
R 21 PETVitaly Petrov Caterham 19q20 34 Steering 0
R 7 MSCMichael Schumacher Mercedes 4 10 Gearbox 0
R 10 GRORomain Grosjean Lotus F1 3 1 Collision 0
R 12 HULNico Hülkenberg Force India 9 0 Collision 0
F 22 DLRPedro de la Rosa HRT PLq23 0 Did not qualify 0
F 23 KARNarain Karthikeyan HRT PLq24 0 Did not qualify 0

Grid differs from qualifying for 8 drivers: Sergio Pérez qualified 17th, started 22nd; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 18th, started 17th; Heikki Kovalainen qualified 19th, started 18th; Vitaly Petrov qualified 20th, started 19th; Timo Glock qualified 21st, started 20th; Charles Pic qualified 22nd, started 21st; Pedro de la Rosa qualified 23rd, started from the pit lane; Narain Karthikeyan qualified 24th, started from the pit lane. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Safety car, laps 37 to 42 123456789101112131415161718192021 Lap 1Lap 15Lap 29Lap 44Lap 58 Bruno Senna: pit stop on lap 1Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 1Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 11Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 12Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 13Kamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 13Paul di Resta: pit stop on lap 13Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 14Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 14Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 16Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 16Pastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 16Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 17Vitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 18Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 19Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 19Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 20Charles Pic: pit stop on lap 21Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 22Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 24Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 28Bruno Senna: pit stop on lap 30Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 31Paul di Resta: pit stop on lap 33Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 34Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 34Charles Pic: pit stop on lap 35Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 36Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 36Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 36Kamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 36Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 37Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 37Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 37Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 37Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 37Pastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 37Jean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 37Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 38Bruno Senna: pit stop on lap 47Charles Pic: pit stop on lap 51 BUTHAMMSCROSVETGROMALALOWEBMASKOBPERRAIGLODIRVERKOVPICPETSENRIC
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Shaded bands are safety-car periods. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

Safety car, laps 37 to 42 +0.0 s+20.0 s+40.0 s Lap 1Lap 9Lap 17Lap 25Lap 34Lap 42Lap 50Lap 58 Bruno Senna: pit stop on lap 1, 24.6 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 1, 32.3 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 11, 22.3 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 12, 23.2 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 13, 22.0 s in the pit laneKamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 13, 25.3 s in the pit lanePaul di Resta: pit stop on lap 13, 24.9 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 14, 24.4 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 14, 23.3 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 16, 23.3 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 16, 24.3 s in the pit lanePastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 16, 23.4 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 17, 22.9 s in the pit laneVitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 18, 24.6 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 19, 24.9 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 19, 23.2 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 20, 26.3 s in the pit laneCharles Pic: pit stop on lap 21, 25.3 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 22, 23.3 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 24, 23.9 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 28, 22.5 s in the pit laneBruno Senna: pit stop on lap 30, 23.8 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 31, 23.0 s in the pit lanePaul di Resta: pit stop on lap 33, 24.6 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 34, 21.9 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 34, 24.6 s in the pit laneCharles Pic: pit stop on lap 35, 49.0 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 36, 23.5 s in the pit laneTimo Glock: pit stop on lap 36, 25.0 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 36, 22.8 s in the pit laneKamui Kobayashi: pit stop on lap 36, 24.2 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 37, 28.9 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 37, 23.3 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 37, 22.1 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 37, 22.9 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 37, 24.1 s in the pit lanePastor Maldonado: pit stop on lap 37, 23.2 s in the pit laneJean-Éric Vergne: pit stop on lap 37, 23.6 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 38, 24.3 s in the pit laneBruno Senna: pit stop on lap 47, 30.9 s in the pit laneCharles Pic: pit stop on lap 51, 17.1 s in the pit lane BUTHAMMSCROSVETGROMALALOWEBMASKOBPERRAIGLODIRVERKOVPICPETSENRIC
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 44 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Jenson Button: 2 stops (laps 16, 36), stints of 16, 20, 22 laps
2nd
Sebastian Vettel: 2 stops (laps 16, 37), stints of 16, 21, 21 laps
3rd
Lewis Hamilton: 2 stops (laps 17, 36), stints of 17, 19, 22 laps
Finishers
1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 12 · 3 or more: 3
First stops
median lap 16 of 58

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
BUTJenson Button216 (23.3 s), 36 (22.8 s)
162022
VETSebastian Vettel216 (24.3 s), 37 (24.1 s)
162121
HAMLewis Hamilton217 (22.9 s), 36 (23.5 s)
171922
WEBMark Webber214 (23.3 s), 37 (22.9 s)
142321
ALOFernando Alonso213 (22.0 s), 34 (21.9 s)
132124
KOBKamui Kobayashi213 (25.3 s), 36 (24.2 s)
132322
RAIKimi Räikkönen219 (24.9 s), 37 (23.3 s)
191821
PERSergio Pérez124 (23.9 s)
2434
RICDaniel Ricciardo31 (32.3 s), 22 (23.3 s), 38 (24.3 s)
211620
DIRPaul di Resta213 (24.9 s), 33 (24.6 s)
132025
VERJean-Éric Vergne219 (23.2 s), 37 (23.6 s)
191821
ROSNico Rosberg212 (23.2 s), 31 (23.0 s)
121927
MALPastor Maldonado216 (23.4 s), 37 (23.2 s)
162120
GLOTimo Glock220 (26.3 s), 36 (25.0 s)
201621
PICCharles Pic321 (25.3 s), 35 (49.0 s), 51 (17.1 s)
211416
SENBruno Senna31 (24.6 s), 30 (23.8 s), 47 (30.9 s)
29175
MASFelipe Massa311 (22.3 s), 28 (22.5 s), 37 (22.1 s)
111799
KOVHeikki Kovalainen314 (24.4 s), 34 (24.6 s), 37 (28.9 s)
14203
PETVitaly Petrov118 (24.6 s)
1816

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:26.8001:25.6261:24.922fastest Q3
2Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:26.8321:25.6631:25.074+0.152 Q3
3Romain GrosjeanLotus F11:26.4981:25.8451:25.302+0.380 Q3
4Michael SchumacherMercedes1:26.5861:25.5711:25.336+0.414 Q3
5Mark WebberRed Bull1:27.1171:26.5971:25.651+0.729 Q3
6Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:26.7731:25.9821:25.668+0.746 Q3
7Nico RosbergMercedes1:26.7631:25.4691:25.686+0.547 Q2
8Pastor MaldonadoWilliams1:26.8031:26.2061:25.908+0.986 Q3
9Nico HülkenbergForce India1:27.4641:26.3141:26.451+1.392 Q2
10Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso1:27.0241:26.319+1.397 Q2
11Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso1:26.4931:26.429+1.507 Q2
12Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:26.6881:26.494+1.572 Q2
13Kamui KobayashiSauber1:26.1821:26.590+1.260 Q1
14Bruno SennaWilliams1:27.0041:26.663+1.741 Q2
15Paul di RestaForce India1:27.4691:27.086+2.164 Q2
16Felipe MassaFerrari1:27.6331:27.497+2.575 Q2
17Sergio PérezSauber1:26.596+1.674 Q1
18Kimi RäikkönenLotus F11:27.758+2.836 Q1
19Heikki KovalainenCaterham1:28.679+3.757 Q1
20Vitaly PetrovCaterham1:29.018+4.096 Q1
21Timo GlockMarussia1:30.923+6.001 Q1
22Charles PicMarussia1:31.670+6.748 Q1
23Pedro de la RosaHRT1:33.495+8.573 Q1
24Narain KarthikeyanHRT1:33.643+8.721 Q1

Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.

Standings after this race

Drivers

PosDriverTeamWinsPoints
1 Jenson Button McLaren 1 25
2 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 0 18
3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 0 15
4 Mark Webber Red Bull 0 12
5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 0 10
6 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 0 8
7 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 0 6
8 Sergio Pérez Sauber 0 4
9 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 0 2
10 Paul di Resta Force India 0 1

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 McLaren 1 40
2 Red Bull 0 30
3 Sauber 0 12
4 Ferrari 0 10
5 Lotus F1 0 6
6 Toro Rosso 0 2
7 Force India 0 1
8 Mercedes 0 0
9 Williams 0 0
10 Marussia 0 0

Full 2012 standings