2012 Australian Grand Prix - Free Practice

Jenson Button, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton got the best start to the season by topping the three Free Practice sessions before the first race of 2012. The McLarens scored a 1-2 on Friday morning, but in the afternoon, Michael Schumacher drove faster, beating Hulkenberg and Perez. On Saturday, McLaren got to the top again with Lewis Hamilton, with Romain Grosjean taking a surprise second place.

First Practice
Pos - Driver - Team - Rank
1 - Jenson Button - McLaren - 4
2 - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren - 3
3 - Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 10
4 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 5
5 - Mark Webber - Red Bull - 2
6 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 7
7 - Daniel Ricciardo - Toro Rosso - 33
8 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams - 23
9 - Kimi Raikkonen - Lotus - 25
10 - Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber - 14
11 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull - 1
12 - Nico Hulkenberg - Force India - 23
13 - Paul Di Resta - Force India - 16
14 - Bruno Senna - Williams - 26
15 - Sergio Perez - Sauber - 20
16 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus - 28
17 - Heikki Kovalainen - Caterham - 19
18 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 6
19 - Jean-Eric Vergne - Toro Rosso - 41
20 - Vitaly Petrov - Caterham - 11
21 - Timo Glock - Marussia - 21
22 - Charles Pic - Marussia - 41
23 - Narain Karthikeyan - HRT - 33
24 - Pedro De La Rosa - HRT - 28

Second Practice
Pos - Driver - Team - Rank
1 - Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 10
2 - Nico Hulkenberg - Force India - 23
3 - Sergio Perez - Sauber - 20
4 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 5
5 - Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber - 14
6 - Paul Di Resta - Force India - 16
7 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 6
8 - Heikki Kovalainen - Caterham - 19
9 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 7
10 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull - 1
11 - Mark Webber - Red Bull - 2
12 - TImo Glock - Marussia - 21
13 - Vitaly Petrov - Caterham - 11
14 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus - 38
15 - Jenson Button - McLaren - 4
16 - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren - 3
17 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams - 23
18 - Kimi Raikkonen - Lotus - 25
19 - Bruno Senna - Williams - 26
20 - Jean-Eric Vergne - Toro Rosso - 41
21 - Daniel Ricciardo - Toro Rosso - 33
22 - Charles Pic - Marussia - 41
23 - Narain Karthikeyan - HRT - 33
24 - Pedro De La Rosa - HRT -  28

Third Practice
Pos - Driver - Team - Rank
1 - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren - 3
2 - Romain Grosjean - Lotus - 38
3 - Mark Webber - Red Bull - 2
4 - Jenson Button - McLaren - 4
5 - Nico Rosberg - Mercedes - 7
6 - Michael Schumacher - Mercedes - 10
7 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull - 1
8 - Pastor Maldonado - Williams - 23
9 - Sergio Perez - Sauber - 20
10 - Daniel Ricciardo - Toro Rosso - 33
11 - Jean-Eric Vergne - Tor Rosso - 41
12 - Kimi Raikkonen - Lotus - 25
13 - Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber - 14
14 - Nico Hulkenberg - Force India - 23
15 - Bruno Senna - Williams - 26
16 - Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 5
17 - Paul Di Resta - Force India - 16
18 - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 6
19 - Heikki Kovalainen - Caterham - 19
20 - Vitaly Petrov - Caterham - 11
21 - Timo Glock - Marussia - 21
22 - Charles Pic - Marussia - 41
23 - Pedro De La Rosa - HRT - 28
24 - Narain Karthikeyan - HRT - 33