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2012 Australian Grand Prix: lap chart
Lap-by-lap position chart for the 2012 Australian Grand Prix: how Jenson Button won from P2, and every overtake, pit stop and retirement through the field.
Jenson Button (McLaren) won the 2012 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne on 18 March 2012, starting from P2. Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton completed the podium. Lewis Hamilton took pole position. Jenson Button set the fastest lap, 1:29.187.
Result · Qualifying · Lap chart · Race pace · Pit stops · All 2012 races
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | 1:34:09.565 | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 6 | +2.139 | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | +4.075 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 5 | +4.547 | 12 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 12 | +21.565 | 10 |
| 6 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 13 | +36.766 | 8 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 17 | +38.014 | 6 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 22 | +39.458 | 4 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 10 | +39.556 | 2 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | +39.737 | 1 |
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 11 | +39.848 | 0 |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | +57.642 | 0 |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 8 | Accident | 0 |
| 14 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 21 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 14 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 16 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 18 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 19 | Steering | 0 |
| R | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 4 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 3 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 9 | Collision | 0 |
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