The 2011 Australian Grand Prix, formally known as the 2011 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix, was the first round of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship. It took place at the Albert Park Circuit on the 27th of March. The race was won by Red Bull-Renault driver Sebastian Vettel with Lewis Hamilton for McLaren-Mercedes in second and Vitaly Petrov of Renault F1 in third.
Background[]
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 2011 Australian Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice Overview[]
FP1[]
FP2[]
FP3[]
Practice Results[]
No. | Driver | Constructor | Fri 1 | Fri 2 | Sat | |||
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Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | Pos | |||
1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:27.158 | 2 | 1:26.104 | 4 | 1:24.507 | 1 |
2 | Mark Webber | 1:26.831 | 1 | 1:26.283 | 5 | 1:25.364 | 2 | |
3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:28.843 | 7 | 1:25.986 | 2 | 1:25.553 | 3 |
4 | Jenson Button | 1:28.440 | 6 | 1:25.854 | 1 | 1:25.567 | 4 | |
5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:27.749 | 3 | 1:26.001 | 3 | 1:26.121 | 6 |
6 | Felipe Massa | 1:28.842 | 11 | 1:26.789 | 7 | 1:27.001 | 12 | |
7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:28.690 | 8 | 1:26.590 | 6 | 1:26.856 | 10 |
8 | Nico Rosberg | 1:28.152 | 4 | 1:27.448 | 10 | 1:26.520 | 8 | |
9 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:28.928 | 11 | 1:27.536 | 13 | 1:26.746 | 9 |
10 | Vitaly Petrov | 1:28.765 | 9 | 1:27.528 | 12 | 1:25.906 | 5 | |
11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:28.430 | 5 | 1:27.280 | 9 | 1:26.068 | 16 |
12 | Pastor Maldonado | 1:29.403 | 15 | 1:29.386 | 18 | 1:30.496 | 21 | |
14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:29.314 | 13 | 1:28.583 | 17 | 1:27.180 | 15 |
15 | Nico Hülkenberg | 1:31.002 | 18 | DNP | DNP | |||
Paul di Resta | DNP | 1:28.376 | 16 | 1:27.087 | 14 | |||
16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:28.725 | 9 | 1:28.095 | 15 | 1:26.417 | 7 |
17 | Sergio Pérez | 1:29.643 | 17 | 1:27.101 | 8 | 1:28.077 | 17 | |
18 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:29.328 | 14 | 1:27.697 | 14 | 1:27.008 | 11 |
19 | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:29.468 | 16 | DNP | DNP | |||
Jaime Alguersuari | DNP | 1:27.525 | 11 | 1:27.066 | 13 | |||
20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1:32.428 | 19 | 1:30.829 | 19 | 1:29.772 | 18 |
21 | Karun Chandhok | no time | 22 | DNP | DNP | |||
Jarno Trulli | DNP | 1:30.912 | 20 | 1:30.003 | 19 | |||
22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | no time | 23 | no time | 24 | 1:41.554 | 23 |
23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | no time | 24 | no time | 23 | no time | 24 | |
24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:35.289 | 21 | 1:32.135 | 22 | 1:30.261 | 20 |
25 | Jerome D'Ambrosio | 1:35.282 | 20 | 1:32.106 | 21 | 1:30.704 | 22 |
Qualifying[]
Q1[]
Q2[]
Q3[]
Qualifying Results[]
The full qualifying results for the 2011 Australian Grand Prix are outlined below:
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid | ||||||
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Pos. | Time | Pos. | Time | Pos. | Time | ||||||||
1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1 | 1:25.296 | 1 | 1:24.090 | 1 | 1:23.529 | 1 | |||
2 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 2 | 1:25.384 | 2 | 1:24.595 | 2 | 1:24.307 | 2 | |||
3 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 9 | 1:25.900 | 3 | 1:24.658 | 3 | 1:24.395 | 3 | |||
4 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 8 | 1:25.886 | 4 | 1:24.957 | 4 | 1:24.779 | 4 | |||
5 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 4 | 1:25.707 | 5 | 1:25.242 | 5 | 1:24.974 | 5 | |||
6 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 3 | 1:25.543 | 7 | 1:25.582 | 6 | 1:25.247 | 6 | |||
7 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | 1:25.856 | 8 | 1:25.606 | 7 | 1:25.421 | 7 | |||
8 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 11 | 1:26.031 | 9 | 1:25.611 | 8 | 1:25.599 | 8 | |||
9 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 5 | 1:25.717 | 6 | 1:25.405 | 9 | 1:25.626 | 9 | |||
10 | 18 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 12 | 1:26.232 | 10 | 1:25.882 | 10 | 1:27.066 | 10 | |||
11 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 10 | 1:25.962 | 11 | 1:25.971 | 11 | |||||
12 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 16 | 1:26.620 | 12 | 1:26.103 | 12 | |||||
13 | 17 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber-Ferrari | 6 | 1:25.812 | 13 | 1:26.108 | 13 | |||||
14 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 17 | 1:26.739 | 14 | 1:26.108 | 14 | |||||
15 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 15 | 1:26.298 | 15 | 1:26.768 | 15 | |||||
16 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 13 | 1:26.245 | 16 | 1:31.407 | 16 | |||||
17 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 14 | 1:26.270 | NC | — | 17 | |||||
18 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 18 | 1:27.239 | 18 | |||||||
19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 19 | 1:29.254 | 19 | |||||||
20 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 20 | 1:29.342 | 20 | |||||||
21 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 21 | 1:29.858 | 21 | |||||||
22 | 25 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 22 | 1:30.822 | 22 | |||||||
107% Time: 1:31.267 | |||||||||||||
NC | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | NC | 1:32.978 | DNQ | |||||||
NC | 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | NC | 1:34.293 | DNQ |
- Bold indicates the driver's fastest qualifying time in each qualifying round.
- T Indicates a driver using a spare car to set their time in that session.
Grid[]
The full grid for the 2011 Australian Grand Prix is displayed below:
Pos. | Pos. | |
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Driver | Driver | |
______________ | ||
Row 1 | 1 | ______________ |
Sebastian Vettel | 2 | |
______________ | Lewis Hamilton | |
Row 2 | 3 | ______________ |
Mark Webber | 4 | |
______________ | Jenson Button | |
Row 3 | 5 | ______________ |
Fernando Alonso | 6 | |
______________ | Vitaly Petrov | |
Row 4 | 7 | ______________ |
Nico Rosberg | 8 | |
______________ | Felipe Massa | |
Row 5 | 9 | ______________ |
Kamui Kobayashi | 10 | |
______________ | Sébastien Buemi | |
Row 6 | 11 | ______________ |
Michael Schumacher | 12 | |
______________ | Jaime Alguersuari | |
Row 7 | 13 | ______________ |
Sergio Pérez | 14 | |
______________ | Paul di Resta | |
Row 8 | 15 | ______________ |
Pastor Maldonado | 16 | |
______________ | Adrian Sutil | |
Row 9 | 17 | ______________ |
Rubens Barrichello | 18 | |
______________ | Nick Heidfeld | |
Row 10 | 19 | ______________ |
Heikki Kovalainen | 20 | |
______________ | Jarno Trulli | |
Row 11 | 21 | ______________ |
Timo Glock | 22 | |
______________ | Jérôme d'Ambrosio |
Race[]
Results[]
The full results for the 2011 Australian Grand Prix are outlined below:
- T Indicates a driver using a spare car.
- * Glock could not be classified as he had failed to complete 90% of the race distance.
- † Pérez and Kobayashi were both disqualified for using illegal rear wings.
Milestones[]
- First F1 Grand Prix: Sergio Pérez, Paul di Resta, Pastor Maldonado, Jerome D'Ambrosio
- First and only podium: Vitaly Petrov
- First point-earning finish: Paul di Resta.
- Pirelli's first race as a tyre supplier since the 1991 edition of the race, and also their first win as a tyre supplier since the 1991 Canadian Grand Prix.
Standings[]
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Only point scoring drivers and teams are shown.
Notes[]
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