Season 2012 · Round 1

Australian Grand Prix

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2012-03-18 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Australia · Australian Grand Prix · 58Lap · 307.574km
3 Jenson Button
McLaren 1:34:09.565
Team win 40pt P1 · P3 1-3
1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull +2.139
4 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren +4.075
Fastest Lap
3 Jenson Button
1:29.187 · L56
DNF
6
Felipe Massa L46 Heikki Kovalainen L38 Vitaly Petrov L34 Michael Schumacher L10 Romain Grosjean L1 Nico Hülkenberg L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 13/29 44.8%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P1
Closest finish · all-time P9
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Australia
58Lap 307.574km 29 races held (1996–) Lap record 1:19.813 · Charles Leclerc (2024)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 4 wins · GP #1
P2 Jenson Button 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P2 Sebastian Vettel 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 21 starts · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -2
P4 Lewis Hamilton 18 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 Button · pit stop L16 Button · pit stop L36 Button BUT Button BUT Vettel · pit stop L16 Vettel · pit stop L37 Vettel VET Vettel VET Hamilton · pit stop L17 Hamilton · pit stop L36 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Webber · pit stop L14 Webber · pit stop L37 Webber WEB Webber WEB Alonso · pit stop L13 Alonso · pit stop L34 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Kobayashi · pit stop L13 Kobayashi · pit stop L36 Kobayashi KOB Kobayashi KOB Räikkönen · pit stop L19 Räikkönen · pit stop L37 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Pérez · pit stop L24 Pérez PER Pérez PER Ricciardo · pit stop L1 Ricciardo · pit stop L22 Ricciardo · pit stop L38 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC di Resta · pit stop L13 di Resta · pit stop L33 di Resta DIR di Resta DIR Vergne · pit stop L19 Vergne · pit stop L37 Vergne VER Vergne VER Rosberg · pit stop L12 Rosberg · pit stop L31 Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Maldonado · pit stop L16 Maldonado · pit stop L37 Maldonado · stopped L57 · classified P13 Maldonado MAL Maldonado MAL Glock · pit stop L20 Glock · pit stop L36 Glock GLO Glock GLO Pic · pit stop L21 Pic · pit stop L35 Pic · pit stop L51 Pic PIC Pic PIC Senna · pit stop L1 Senna · pit stop L30 Senna · pit stop L47 Senna · stopped L52 · classified P16 Senna SEN Senna SEN Massa · pit stop L11 Massa · pit stop L28 Massa · pit stop L37 Massa · retired L46 Massa MAS Massa MAS Kovalainen · pit stop L14 Kovalainen · pit stop L34 Kovalainen · pit stop L37 Kovalainen · retired L38 Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV Petrov · pit stop L18 Petrov · retired L34 Petrov PET Petrov PET Schumacher · retired L10 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Grosjean · retired L1 Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO Hülkenberg · retired L0 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 3 Jenson Button FL McLaren 2 58 1:34:09.565 25
2 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 6 58 +2.139 18
3 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1 58 +4.075 15
4 2 Mark Webber Red Bull 5 58 +4.547 12
5 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 12 58 +21.565 10
6 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 13 58 +36.766 8
7 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 17 58 +38.014 6
8 15 Sergio Pérez Sauber 22 58 +39.458 4
9 16 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 10 58 +39.556 2
10 11 Paul di Resta Force India 15 58 +39.737 1
11 17 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 11 58 +39.848
12 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 7 58 +57.642
13 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams 8 57 Accident
14 24 Timo Glock Marussia 20 57 +1 Lap
15 25 Charles Pic Marussia 21 53 +5 Laps
16 19 Bruno Senna Williams 14 52 Collision
R 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 16 46 Collision
R 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 18 38 Suspension
R 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham 19 34 Steering
R 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 4 10 Gearbox
R 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 3 1 Collision
R 12 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 9 0 Collision
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:26.800 1:25.626 1:24.922 POLE Q3
2 3 Jenson Button McLaren 1:26.832 1:25.663 1:25.074 +0.152 Q3
3 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 1:26.498 1:25.845 1:25.302 +0.380 Q3
4 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:26.586 1:25.571 1:25.336 +0.414 Q3
5 2 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:27.117 1:26.597 1:25.651 +0.729 Q3
6 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:26.773 1:25.982 1:25.668 +0.746 Q3
7 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:26.763 1:25.469 1:25.686 +0.547 Q2
8 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:26.803 1:26.206 1:25.908 +0.986 Q3
9 12 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:27.464 1:26.314 1:26.451 +1.392 Q2
10 16 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:27.024 1:26.319 — +1.397 Q2
11 17 Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:26.493 1:26.429 — +1.507 Q2
12 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:26.688 1:26.494 — +1.572 Q2
13 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:26.182 1:26.590 — +1.260 Q1
14 19 Bruno Senna Williams 1:27.004 1:26.663 — +1.741 Q2
15 11 Paul di Resta Force India 1:27.469 1:27.086 — +2.164 Q2
16 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:27.633 1:27.497 — +2.575 Q2
17 15 Sergio Pérez Sauber 1:26.596 — — +1.674 Q1
18 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 1:27.758 — — +2.836 Q1
19 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 1:28.679 — — +3.757 Q1
20 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham 1:29.018 — — +4.096 Q1
21 24 Timo Glock Marussia 1:30.923 — — +6.001 Q1
22 25 Charles Pic Marussia 1:31.670 — — +6.748 Q1
23 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT 1:33.495 — — +8.573 Q1
24 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT 1:33.643 — — +8.721 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
4 Lewis Hamilton
2
3 Jenson Button
3
10 Romain Grosjean
4
7 Michael Schumacher
5
2 Mark Webber
6
1 Sebastian Vettel
7
8 Nico Rosberg
8
18 Pastor Maldonado
9
12 Nico Hülkenberg
10
16 Daniel Ricciardo
11
17 Jean-Éric Vergne
12
5 Fernando Alonso
13
14 Kamui Kobayashi
14
19 Bruno Senna
15
11 Paul di Resta
16
6 Felipe Massa
17
9 Kimi Räikkönen ▲1
18
20 Heikki Kovalainen ▲1
19
21 Vitaly Petrov ▲1
20
24 Timo Glock ▲1
21
25 Charles Pic ▲1
22
15 Sergio Pérez ▼5
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 3 Jenson Button 1:29.187 L56
2 1 Sebastian Vettel 1:29.417 L57
3 2 Mark Webber 1:29.438 L57
4 4 Lewis Hamilton 1:29.538 L57
5 1 Sebastian Vettel 1:29.587 L54
6 1 Sebastian Vettel 1:29.590 L56
7 2 Mark Webber 1:29.622 L58
8 4 Lewis Hamilton 1:29.641 L56
9 3 Jenson Button 1:29.645 L55
10 2 Mark Webber 1:29.680 L55
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
20s 25s 30s 35s 40s 45s 50s median 23.8s Charles Pic · L51 · 17.088s Fernando Alonso · L34 · 21.910s Fernando Alonso · L13 · 22.035s Felipe Massa · L37 · 22.103s Felipe Massa · L11 · 22.313s Felipe Massa · L28 · 22.528s Jenson Button · L36 · 22.837s Lewis Hamilton · L17 · 22.862s Mark Webber · L37 · 22.915s Nico Rosberg · L31 · 23.017s Pastor Maldonado · L37 · 23.166s Nico Rosberg · L12 · 23.203s Jean-Éric Vergne · L19 · 23.203s Daniel Ricciardo · L22 · 23.257s Jenson Button · L16 · 23.275s Mark Webber · L14 · 23.302s Kimi Räikkönen · L37 · 23.310s Pastor Maldonado · L16 · 23.427s Lewis Hamilton · L36 · 23.464s Jean-Éric Vergne · L37 · 23.569s Bruno Senna · L30 · 23.777s Sergio Pérez · L24 · 23.882s Sebastian Vettel · L37 · 24.131s Kamui Kobayashi · L36 · 24.162s Sebastian Vettel · L16 · 24.256s Daniel Ricciardo · L38 · 24.348s Heikki Kovalainen · L14 · 24.397s Vitaly Petrov · L18 · 24.579s Paul di Resta · L33 · 24.579s Heikki Kovalainen · L34 · 24.580s Bruno Senna · L1 · 24.599s Kimi Räikkönen · L19 · 24.881s Paul di Resta · L13 · 24.933s Timo Glock · L36 · 25.046s Charles Pic · L21 · 25.303s Kamui Kobayashi · L13 · 25.346s Timo Glock · L20 · 26.322s Heikki Kovalainen · L37 · 28.888s Bruno Senna · L47 · 30.888s Daniel Ricciardo · L1 · 32.319s Charles Pic · L35 · 48.984s
fastest 17.088s Charles Pic slowest 48.984s Charles Pic pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
16 Daniel Ricciardo 1 1 17:05:35 32.319s
19 Bruno Senna 1 1 17:05:23 24.599s
6 Felipe Massa 1 11 17:21:08 22.313s
8 Nico Rosberg 1 12 17:22:31 23.203s
14 Kamui Kobayashi 1 13 17:24:20 25.346s
5 Fernando Alonso 1 13 17:24:04 22.035s
11 Paul di Resta 1 13 17:24:21 24.933s
2 Mark Webber 1 14 17:25:41 23.302s
20 Heikki Kovalainen 1 14 17:26:12 24.397s
18 Pastor Maldonado 1 16 17:28:53 23.427s
3 Jenson Button 1 16 17:28:30 23.275s
1 Sebastian Vettel 1 16 17:28:41 24.256s
4 Lewis Hamilton 1 17 17:30:12 22.862s
21 Vitaly Petrov 1 18 17:32:32 24.579s
9 Kimi Räikkönen 1 19 17:33:43 24.881s
17 Jean-Éric Vergne 1 19 17:33:54 23.203s
24 Timo Glock 1 20 17:36:09 26.322s
25 Charles Pic 1 21 17:37:59 25.303s
16 Daniel Ricciardo 2 22 17:39:23 23.257s
15 Sergio Pérez 1 24 17:41:45 23.882s
6 Felipe Massa 2 28 17:48:15 22.528s
19 Bruno Senna 2 30 17:51:46 23.777s
8 Nico Rosberg 2 31 17:52:34 23.017s
11 Paul di Resta 2 33 17:55:58 24.579s
20 Heikki Kovalainen 2 34 17:58:11 24.580s
5 Fernando Alonso 2 34 17:57:06 21.910s
25 Charles Pic 2 35 18:01:35 48.984s
4 Lewis Hamilton 2 36 17:59:54 23.464s
14 Kamui Kobayashi 2 36 18:00:33 24.162s
24 Timo Glock 2 36 18:02:46 25.046s
3 Jenson Button 2 36 17:59:44 22.837s
18 Pastor Maldonado 2 37 18:02:03 23.166s
17 Jean-Éric Vergne 2 37 18:02:41 23.569s
9 Kimi Räikkönen 2 37 18:02:13 23.310s
2 Mark Webber 2 37 18:01:58 22.915s
1 Sebastian Vettel 2 37 18:01:36 24.131s
6 Felipe Massa 3 37 18:03:05 22.103s
20 Heikki Kovalainen 3 37 18:04:32 28.888s
16 Daniel Ricciardo 3 38 18:05:15 24.348s
19 Bruno Senna 3 47 18:22:20 30.888s
25 Charles Pic 3 51 18:30:07 17.088s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
9
Kimi Räikkönen
+19
P17→P7
14
Kamui Kobayashi
+18
P13→P6
15
Sergio Pérez
+16
P22→P8
17
Jean-Éric Vergne
+16
P11→P11
11
Paul di Resta
+15
P15→P10
16
Daniel Ricciardo
+13
P10→P9
2
Mark Webber
+12
P5→P4
5
Fernando Alonso
+12
P12→P5
Most positions lost
Nico Rosberg −19 Kamui Kobayashi −13 Kimi Räikkönen −13
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
15 Sergio Pérez Grid penalty ▼5 (P17 → P22)
▼5 (P17 → P22)
Lap = lap the penalty was issued · Served = lap it was served in the pits (blank means it was added to the race time instead)
Time, drive-through and stop-go penalties come from race control messages (OpenF1, 2023+). Grid penalties never appear there — the stewards publish them as documents after the session — so they are worked back from the starting grid against the qualifying classification, which gives places actually lost rather than the figure written in the decision.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15