Button tops the season opening FP1
F1 Grand Prix, GP Australia, Albert Park
Jenson Button has put in the quickest time of the season opening practice session in Albert Park, with his teammate Lewis Hamilton in second place to make it a great start for the McLaren squad. To round out the top three is Mercedes' Michael Schumacher, who was consistently near the top all morning long.
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Laps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m27.560s | ------ | 11 |
| 2. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m27.805s | + 0.245 | 14 |
| 3. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1m28.235s | + 0.675 | 17 |
| 4. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1m28.360s | + 0.800 | 21 |
| 5. | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1m28.467s | + 0.907 | 21 |
| 6. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m28.683s | + 1.123 | 22 |
| 7. | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m28.908s | + 1.348 | 23 |
| 8. | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1m29.415s | + 1.855 | 16 |
| 9. | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 1m29.565s | + 2.005 | 8 |
| 10. | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m29.722s | + 2.162 | 26 |
| 11. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1m29.790s | + 2.230 | 21 |
| 12. | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1m29.865s | + 2.305 | 17 |
| 13. | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1m29.881s | + 2.321 | 18 |
| 14. | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 1m29.953s | + 2.393 | 21 |
| 15. | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m30.124s | + 2.564 | 22 |
| 16. | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1m30.515s | + 2.955 | 16 |
| 17. | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1m30.586s | + 3.026 | 16 |
| 18. | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1m30.743s | + 3.183 | 11 |
| 19. | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m31.178s | + 3.618 | 17 |
| 20. | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1m31.983s | + 4.423 | 8 |
| 21. | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1m34.730s | + 7.170 | 8 |
| 22. | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1m40.256s | + 12.696 | 11 |
| 23. | Narain Karthikeyan | Hrt-Cosworth | no time | ------- | 3 |
| 24. | Pedro de la Rosa | Hrt-Cosworth | no time | ------- | 0 |
