Jenson Button won the Australian Grand Prix 2012 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on 18 March 2012, starting from P2 on the grid. Sebastian Vettel finished second for Red Bull, with Lewis Hamilton completing the podium for McLaren. Jenson Button set the fastest lap with a time of 1:29.187.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Pts | FL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | | 2 | 25 | ⚡ 1:29.187 | Finished | |
2 | | | 6 | 18 | Finished | |
3 | | | 1 | 15 | Finished | |
4 | | | 5 | 12 | Finished | |
5 | | | 12 | 10 | Finished | |
6 | | | 13 | 8 | Finished | |
7 | | Lotus F1 | 17 | 6 | Finished | |
8 | | | 22 | 4 | Finished | |
9 | | | 10 | 2 | Finished | |
10 | | | 15 | 1 | Finished | |
11 | | | 11 | 0 | Finished | |
12 | | | 7 | 0 | Finished | |
13 | | 8 | 0 | Accident | ||
14 | | 20 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
15 | | 21 | 0 | +5 Laps | ||
16 | | 14 | 0 | Collision | ||
R | | 16 | 0 | Collision | ||
R | | 18 | 0 | Suspension | ||
R | | 19 | 0 | Steering | ||
R | | 4 | 0 | Gearbox | ||
R | Lotus F1 | 3 | 0 | Collision | ||
R | | 9 | 0 | Collision | ||
F | | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
F | | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | | | 1:26.800 | 1:25.626 | 1:24.922 |
2 | | | 1:26.832 | 1:25.663 | 1:25.074 |
3 | | Lotus F1 | 1:26.498 | 1:25.845 | 1:25.302 |
4 | | | 1:26.586 | 1:25.571 | 1:25.336 |
5 | | | 1:27.117 | 1:26.597 | 1:25.651 |
6 | | | 1:26.773 | 1:25.982 | 1:25.668 |
7 | | | 1:26.763 | 1:25.469 | 1:25.686 |
8 | | | 1:26.803 | 1:26.206 | 1:25.908 |
9 | | | 1:27.464 | 1:26.314 | 1:26.451 |
10 | | | 1:27.024 | 1:26.319 | - |
11 | | | 1:26.493 | 1:26.429 | - |
12 | | | 1:26.688 | 1:26.494 | - |
13 | | | 1:26.182 | 1:26.590 | - |
14 | | | 1:27.004 | 1:26.663 | - |
15 | | | 1:27.469 | 1:27.086 | - |
16 | | | 1:27.633 | 1:27.497 | - |
17 | | | 1:26.596 | - | - |
18 | | Lotus F1 | 1:27.758 | - | - |
19 | | | 1:28.679 | - | - |
20 | | | 1:29.018 | - | - |
21 | | | 1:30.923 | - | - |
22 | | | 1:31.670 | - | - |
23 | | | 1:33.495 | - | - |
24 | | | 1:33.643 | - | - |