Button takes the lead in FP2
F1 Grand Prix, GP Australia, Albert Park
McLaren's Jenson Button has shaken up the order in the second free practice for the Australian GP, where his teammate Lewis Hamilton followed in second place. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso once again placed third, just edging out the two Red Bull's of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber.
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m25.854s | ------ | 32 |
| 2. | Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m25.986s | + 0.132 | 31 |
| 3. | Alonso | Ferrari | 1m26.001s | + 0.147 | 28 |
| 4. | Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1m26.014s | + 0.160 | 35 |
| 5. | Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1m26.283s | + 0.429 | 33 |
| 6. | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1m26.590s | + 0.736 | 31 |
| 7. | Massa | Ferrari | 1m26.789s | + 0.935 | 34 |
| 8. | Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m27.101s | + 1.247 | 39 |
| 9. | Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1m27.280s | + 1.426 | 34 |
| 10. | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m27.448s | + 1.594 | 23 |
| 11. | Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m27.525s | + 1.671 | 31 |
| 12. | Petrov | Renault | 1m27.528s | + 1.674 | 29 |
| 13. | Heidfeld | Renault | 1m27.536s | + 1.682 | 22 |
| 14. | Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m27.697s | + 1.843 | 30 |
| 15. | Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m28.095s | + 2.241 | 35 |
| 16. | di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1m28.376s | + 2.522 | 33 |
| 17. | Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1m28.583s | + 2.729 | 31 |
| 18. | Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1m29.386s | + 3.532 | 29 |
| 19. | Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1m30.829s | + 4.975 | 22 |
| 20. | Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 1m30.912s | + 5.058 | 23 |
| 21. | D'Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1m32.106s | + 6.252 | 36 |
| 22. | Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1m32.135s | + 6.281 | 30 |
| 23. | Liuzzi | Hrt-Cosworth | --------- | ------- | 1 |
