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2012 Australian Grand Prix: qualifying
Lewis Hamilton took pole for the 2012 Australian Grand Prix with 1:24.922, ahead of Jenson Button. Full Q1, Q2 and Q3 times for every driver, gaps to pole and who was knocked out where.
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 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.800 | 1:25.626 | 1:24.922 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:26.832 | 1:25.663 | 1:25.074 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:26.498 | 1:25.845 | 1:25.302 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:26.586 | 1:25.571 | 1:25.336 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:27.117 | 1:26.597 | 1:25.651 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:26.773 | 1:25.982 | 1:25.668 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:26.763 | 1:25.469 | 1:25.686 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:26.803 | 1:26.206 | 1:25.908 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:27.464 | 1:26.314 | 1:26.451 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:27.024 | 1:26.319 | |
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:26.493 | 1:26.429 | |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.688 | 1:26.494 | |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:26.182 | 1:26.590 | |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:27.004 | 1:26.663 | |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:27.469 | 1:27.086 | |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.633 | 1:27.497 | |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:26.596 | ||
| 18 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:27.758 | ||
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:28.679 | ||
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:29.018 | ||
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:30.923 | ||
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:31.670 | ||
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:33.495 | ||
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:33.643 |
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