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Round 1 · GP · 2011
Australian Grand Prix
27 Mar 2011Albert Park Grand Prix CircuitAustraliafinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 58 | Finished | 25 | — |
| P2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 58 | Finished | 18 | — |
| P3 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 6 | 58 | Finished | 15 | — |
| P4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 58 | Finished | 12 | — |
| P5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 3 | 58 | Finished | 10 | — |
| P6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | 58 | Finished | 8 | — |
| P7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 8 | 58 | Finished | 6 | ● |
| P8 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 10 | 57 | +1 Lap | 4 | — |
| P9 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 16 | 57 | +1 Lap | 2 | — |
| P10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 14 | 57 | +1 Lap | 1 | — |
| P11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 12 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P12 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 18 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P13 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 20 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P14 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 22 | 54 | +4 Laps | 0 | — |
| P15 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 21 | 49 | +9 Laps | 0 | — |
| P16 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 17 | 48 | Transmission | 0 | — |
| P17 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | 22 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 19 | 19 | Water leak | 0 | — |
| P19 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 11 | 19 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P20 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 15 | 9 | Transmission | 0 | — |
| P21 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 9 | 58 | Disqualified | 0 | — |
| P22 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 13 | 58 | Disqualified | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:25.296 | 1:24.090 | 1:23.529 |
| P2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:25.384 | 1:24.595 | 1:24.307 |
| P3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:25.900 | 1:24.658 | 1:24.395 |
| P4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:25.886 | 1:24.957 | 1:24.779 |
| P5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:25.707 | 1:25.242 | 1:24.974 |
| P6 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:25.543 | 1:25.582 | 1:25.247 |
| P7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:25.856 | 1:25.606 | 1:25.421 |
| P8 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:26.031 | 1:25.611 | 1:25.599 |
| P9 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:25.717 | 1:25.405 | 1:25.626 |
| P10 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:26.232 | 1:25.882 | 1:27.066 |
| P11 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:25.962 | 1:25.971 | — |
| P12 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:26.620 | 1:26.103 | — |
| P13 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 1:25.812 | 1:26.108 | — |
| P14 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:27.222 | 1:26.739 | — |
| P15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:26.298 | 1:26.768 | — |
| P16 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:26.245 | 1:31.407 | — |
| P17 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:26.270 | — | — |
| P18 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:27.239 | — | — |
| P19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:29.254 | — | — |
| P20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:29.342 | — | — |
| P21 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:29.858 | — | — |
| P22 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:30.822 | — | — |
| P23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 1:32.978 | — | — |
| P24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:34.293 | — | — |