Button took the chequered flag that year in Melbourne, then with Brawn GP, and went on to claim his maiden crown in glorious fashion.
Three years on and Button was again triumphant in Melbourne for McLaren, romping to his third success Down Under in the past four years and the 13th win of his Formula One career.
Despite a safety car event two thirds of the way through the 58-lap race, Button was relatively untroubled, finishing 2.2 seconds clear of reigning double world champion Sebastian Vettel, with Lewis Hamilton third.
Vettel's Red Bull teammate Mark Webber came in fourth while Ferrari's Fernando Alonso took fifth. Comeback man Kimi Raikkonen took seventh spot in his Lotus.
Red Bull's Mark Webber was in close attendance in fourth, whilst Ferrari will view Fernando Alonso's fifth place as a triumph of sorts given their troubled winter and the fact he started 12th.
Williams' Pastor Maldonado should have finished a stunning sixth, which would have given the team more points from this one race than they scored in the whole of last season.
However, the Venezuelan crashed out on the final lap, seemingly through no discernible reason, hitting a wall and leaving his car stricken on track. There was no safety car, though, as instead the field behind went past under yellow flags, albeit bunching up and sparking a furious fight to the finish.
Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi grabbed sixth, with Kimi Raikkonen seventh on his Lotus debut and return to F1 after two years away in rallying.
The second Sauber of Sergio Perez was eighth, and despite a previously troubled race Daniel Ricciardo was ninth in his Toro Rosso on home soil, whilst Paul Di Resta jumped from 13th to 10th on the final lap to grab the last point in his Force India.
If you believe in omens, five of the past six winners of this race have gone on to win the world title.
Savouring his latest success Button said: "As we all know every win means a lot, and for us as a team it shows how important the winter is."
Melbourne Grand Prix: Complete Results1. Jenson Button (McLaren) 1:34:09.565
2. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) +2.139
3. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) +4.075
4. MarK Webber (Red Bull) +4.547
5. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) +21.565
6. Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber) +36.766
7. Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus F1) +38.014
8. Sergio Perez (Sauber) +39.458
9. Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso) +39.556
10. Paul di Resta (Force India) +39.737
11. Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso) +39.848
12. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) +57.642
13. Pastor Maldonado (Williams) +1 lap
14. Timo Glock (Marussia) + 1 lap
15. Charles Pic (Marussia) +5 laps
16. Bruno Senna (Williams) +6 laps
Felipe Massa (Ferrari): Collision
Heikki Kovalainen (Caterham): Retired
Vitaly Petrov ( Caterham): Retired
Michael Schumacher (Mercedes): Gearbox
Nico Hulkenberg (Force India): Retired
Romain Grosjean (Lotus F1): Retired
Pedro de la Rosa (HRT): Did not qualify
Narain Karthikeyan (HRT): Did no qualify
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