Australian Grand Prix
Round 1 of 2011
Circuit
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
Melbourne
Country
Australia
Date
Mar 27, 2011
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull | 1 | 58 | 1:29:30.259 | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren | 2 | 58 | +22.297 | 18 |
| 3 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Renault | 6 | 58 | +30.560 | 15 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 5 | 58 | +31.772 | 12 |
| 5 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull | 3 | 58 | +38.171 | 10 |
| 6 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 4 | 58 | +54.304 | 8 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 8 | 58 | +1:25.186 | 6 |
| 8 | Sébastien Buemi BUE | Toro Rosso | 10 | 57 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India | 16 | 57 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | 14 | 57 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 11 | Jaime Alguersuari ALG | Toro Rosso | 12 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld HEI | Renault | 18 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Lotus | 20 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAM | Virgin | 22 | 54 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Timo Glock GLO | Virgin | 21 | 49 | +9 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | Williams | 17 | 48 | Transmission | 0 |
| 17 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 7 | 22 | Collision | 0 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Lotus | 19 | 19 | Water leak | 0 |
| 19 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 11 | 19 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 15 | 9 | Transmission | 0 |
| 21 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber | 9 | 58 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 22 | Sergio Pérez PER | Sauber | 13 | 58 | Disqualified | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:25.296 | 1:24.090 | 1:23.529 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:25.384 | 1:24.595 | 1:24.307 |
| 3 | Mark Webber WEB | 1:25.900 | 1:24.658 | 1:24.395 |
| 4 | Jenson Button BUT | 1:25.886 | 1:24.957 | 1:24.779 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:25.707 | 1:25.242 | 1:24.974 |
| 6 | Vitaly Petrov PET | 1:25.543 | 1:25.582 | 1:25.247 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 1:25.856 | 1:25.606 | 1:25.421 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa MAS | 1:26.031 | 1:25.611 | 1:25.599 |
| 9 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | 1:25.717 | 1:25.405 | 1:25.626 |
| 10 | Sébastien Buemi BUE | 1:26.232 | 1:25.882 | 1:27.066 |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher MSC | 1:25.962 | 1:25.971 | — |
| 12 | Jaime Alguersuari ALG | 1:26.620 | 1:26.103 | — |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:25.812 | 1:26.108 | — |
| 14 | Paul di Resta DIR | 1:27.222 | 1:26.739 | — |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | 1:26.298 | 1:26.768 | — |
| 16 | Adrian Sutil SUT | 1:26.245 | 1:31.407 | — |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | 1:26.270 | — | — |
| 18 | Nick Heidfeld HEI | 1:27.239 | — | — |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | 1:29.254 | — | — |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli TRU | 1:29.342 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Red Bull
1:29.844
Lap 44
McLaren
1:30.314
Lap 41
Renault
1:30.064
Lap 55
Ferrari
1:29.487
Lap 49
Red Bull
1:29.600
Lap 50
McLaren
1:29.883
Lap 49
Ferrari
1:28.947
Lap 55
Toro Rosso
1:30.836
Lap 44
Force India
1:31.526
Lap 55
Force India
1:31.941
Lap 40
Toro Rosso
1:30.467
Lap 41
Renault
1:32.377
Lap 43
Lotus
1:32.550
Lap 52
Virgin
1:34.523
Lap 44
Virgin
1:35.789
Lap 48
Williams
1:31.404
Lap 47
Mercedes
1:33.503
Lap 21
Lotus
1:34.918
Lap 19
Mercedes
1:35.319
Lap 13
Williams
1:34.102
Lap 7
Sauber
1:30.384
Lap 51
Sauber
1:29.962
Lap 39
Race Overview
The 2011 Australian Grand Prix took place at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Australia. This iconic circuit has been a staple of the Formula 1 calendar, providing thrilling racing action and memorable moments.
22 drivers completed the race, with Sebastian Vettel taking the victory.