Australia 2012 - Fastest laps - Jenson Button races his way to the top of the tables
Published by Christine
Below are the fastest times set by each driver competing in the Australian Grand Prix, along with the lap on which the time was set. Jenson Button managed to take the fastest time on the penultimate lap, whilst the Red Bull duo plus Lewis Hamilton tried to beat him on the final course of the circuit.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:29.187 | 56 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:29.417 | 57 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:29.438 | 57 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:29.538 | 57 |
| 5 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 1:30.254 | 53 |
| 6 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:30.274 | 52 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:30.277 | 52 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:30.592 | 53 |
| 9 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:30.605 | 57 |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | 1:30.620 | 55 |
| 11 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 1:30.759 | 50 |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:30.843 | 46 |
| 13 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | 1:30.855 | 49 |
| 14 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:30.931 | 53 |
| 15 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:31.940 | 46 |
| 16 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | 1:33.214 | 27 |
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | 1:33.693 | 26 |
| 18 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:34.021 | 4 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | 1:34.253 | 43 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | 1:35.011 | 45 |
