Round 1 · 2012

Australian Grand Prix

CircuitAlbert ParkLocationMelbourne, AustraliaDates16 Mar – 18 Mar 2012Final

WinnerBUTMcLaren · from P2

PoleHAM

Fastest lap1:29.187Button · L56

Most laps led55Button

Biggest gain+14Pérez P22→P8

Retirements8of 22 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	2	+1	58	1:34:09.565 FL	—	25
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	6	+4	58	+2.140	—	18
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1	-2	58	+4.080	—	15
4	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	5	+1	58	+4.550	—	12
5	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	12	+7	58	+21.570	—	10
6	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	13	+7	58	+36.770	—	8
7	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Lotus F1	17	+10	58	+38.010	—	6
8	Sergio Pérez PER	Sauber	22	+14	58	+39.460	—	4
9	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Toro Rosso	10	+1	58	+39.560	—	2
10	Paul di Resta DIR	Force India	15	+5	58	+39.740	—	1
11	Jean-Eric Vergne VER	Toro Rosso	11	0	58	+39.850	—
12	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	7	-5	58	+57.640	—
13	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Williams	8	-5	57	+1 lap	—
14	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	20	+6	57	+1 lap	—
—	Pedro De La Rosa DEL	HRT	—		0	DNQ	—
—	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	4		12	DNF · L12	—
—	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	16		48	DNF · L48	—
—	Narain Karthikeyan KAR	HRT	—		0	DNQ	—
—	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Caterham	18		38	DNF · L38	—
—	Romain Grosjean GRO	Lotus F1	3		2	DNF · L2	—
—	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	9		0	DNF · L0	—
—	Vitaly Petrov PET	Caterham	19		34	DNF · L34	—
—	Bruno Senna SEN	Williams	14		52	DNF · L52	—
—	Charles Pic PIC	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	21		53	DNF · L53	—

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	—	—	—	14
2	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	—	—	—	15
3	Romain Grosjean GRO	Lotus F1	—	—	—	21
4	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	—	—	—	18
5	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	17
6	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	18
7	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	—	—	—	16
8	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Williams	—	—	—	20
9	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	—	—	—	18
10	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	16
11	Jean-Eric Vergne VER	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	12
12	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	—	—	—	12
13	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	—	—	—	12
14	Bruno Senna SEN	Williams	—	—	—	16
15	Paul di Resta DIR	Force India	—	—	—	16
16	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	—	—	—	16
17	Sergio Pérez PER	Sauber	—	—	—	11
18	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Lotus F1	—	—	—	9
19	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Caterham	—	—	—	7
20	Vitaly Petrov PET	Caterham	—	—	—	8
21	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	10
22	Charles Pic PIC	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	9
23	Pedro De La Rosa DEL	HRT	—	—	—	6
24	Narain Karthikeyan KAR	HRT	—	—	—	6

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:25.681	18
2	Romain Grosjean GRO	Lotus F1	1:25.758	21
3	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:25.900	20
4	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:25.906	17
5	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:25.929	23
6	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	1:26.078	14
7	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:26.211	12
8	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Williams	1:26.470	17
9	Sergio Pérez PER	Sauber	1:26.632	20
10	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Toro Rosso	1:26.723	17
11	Jean-Eric Vergne VER	Toro Rosso	1:26.733	15
12	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Lotus F1	1:26.737	19
13	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	1:26.755	21
14	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:27.029	23
15	Bruno Senna SEN	Williams	1:27.119	20
16	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	1:27.323	19
17	Paul di Resta DIR	Force India	1:27.428	22
18	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1:28.023	19
19	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Caterham	1:28.341	19
20	Vitaly Petrov PET	Caterham	1:28.702	11
21	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:30.728	13
22	Charles Pic PIC	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:31.225	14
23	Pedro De La Rosa DEL	HRT	1:33.114	12
24	Narain Karthikeyan KAR	HRT	1:33.261	13

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	1:29.183	16
2	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:29.292	19
3	Sergio Pérez PER	Sauber	1:30.199	23
4	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	1:30.341	13
5	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	1:30.709	14
6	Paul di Resta DIR	Force India	1:31.466	13
7	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1:31.505	14
8	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Caterham	1:31.932	16
9	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:32.184	17
10	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:32.194	19
11	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:32.296	20
12	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:32.632	17
13	Vitaly Petrov PET	Caterham	1:32.767	15
14	Romain Grosjean GRO	Lotus F1	1:32.822	11
15	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:33.039	18
16	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:33.252	11
17	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Williams	1:34.108	21
18	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Lotus F1	1:34.275	7
19	Bruno Senna SEN	Williams	1:34.312	17
20	Jean-Eric Vergne VER	Toro Rosso	1:34.485	29
21	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Toro Rosso	1:34.604	31
22	Charles Pic PIC	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:34.770	13
23	Narain Karthikeyan KAR	HRT	1:42.627	16
24	Pedro De La Rosa DEL	HRT	—	1

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:27.560	11
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:27.805	14
3	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	1:28.235	17
4	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	1:28.360	21
5	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:28.467	21
6	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:28.683	22
7	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Toro Rosso	1:28.908	23
8	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Williams	1:29.415	16
9	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Lotus F1	1:29.565	8
10	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	1:29.722	26
11	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:29.790	21
12	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:29.865	17
13	Paul di Resta DIR	Force India	1:29.881	18
14	Bruno Senna SEN	Williams	1:29.953	21
15	Sergio Pérez PER	Sauber	1:30.124	22
16	Romain Grosjean GRO	Lotus F1	1:30.515	16
17	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Caterham	1:30.586	16
18	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1:30.743	11
19	Jean-Eric Vergne VER	Toro Rosso	1:31.178	17
20	Vitaly Petrov PET	Caterham	1:31.983	8
21	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:34.730	8
22	Charles Pic PIC	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:40.256	11
23	Narain Karthikeyan KAR	HRT	—	3
24	Pedro De La Rosa DEL	HRT	—	0

Session schedule

Practice 1Final16 Mar 2012 01:30 UTC

Practice 2Final16 Mar 2012 05:30 UTC

Practice 3Final17 Mar 2012 03:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal17 Mar 2012 06:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal18 Mar 2012 06:00 UTC

Championship after round 1

Pos	Driver	Pts
1	Jenson Button BUT	25
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	18
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	15
4	Mark Webber WEB	12
5	Fernando Alonso ALO	10
6	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	8
7	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	6
8	Sergio Pérez PER	4

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
McLaren	Lewis Hamilton HAM	—	Jenson Button BUT
Lotus F1	Romain Grosjean GRO	—	Kimi Raikkonen RAI
Mercedes	Michael Schumacher SCH	—	Nico Rosberg ROS
Red Bull Racing	Mark Webber WEB	—	Sebastian Vettel VET
Williams	Pastor Maldonado MAL	—	Bruno Senna SEN
Force India	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	—	Paul di Resta DIR
Toro Rosso	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	—	Jean-Eric Vergne VER
Ferrari	Fernando Alonso ALO	—	Felipe Massa MAS
Sauber	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	—	Sergio Pérez PER
Caterham	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	—	Vitaly Petrov PET
Manor / Marussia / Virgin	Timo Glock GLO	—	Charles Pic PIC
HRT	Pedro De La Rosa DEL	—	Narain Karthikeyan KAR

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2011	Australian Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1
2010	Australian Grand Prix	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	4
2009	Australian Grand Prix	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	1
2008	Australian Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1
2007	Australian Grand Prix	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1
2006	Australian Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	3
2005	Australian Grand Prix	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Renault (2002–10)	1
2004	Australian Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher SCH	Ferrari	1