- Winner
- Jenson Button
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel, and Lewis Hamilton
- Race date
- March 18, 2012
- Pole
- Lewis Hamilton
- Fastest lap
- Jenson Button
- Classified drivers
- 24
- Circuit
- Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
The decisive result
Jenson Button finished first for McLaren. Sebastian Vettel is listed 2 for Red Bull, with Lewis Hamilton 3 for McLaren.
Grid to finish
Sergio Pérez from P22 to P8 (+14), Kimi Räikkönen from P17 to P7 (+10), and Fernando Alonso from P12 to P5 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Lewis Hamilton started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 12 Finished, 3 Collision damage, 2 DNQ, 1 +1 lap, and 1 Accident. Jenson Button holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:29.187 on lap 56. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.