Australia Grand Prix 2011: results
Round 1 of the 2011 season, 27 March 2011, at Albert Park Circuit. Sebastian Vettel won for Red Bull from pole position. Fastest lap: Felipe Massa, 1:28.947 (lap 55).
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:29:30.259 | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | +22.297 | 18 |
| 3 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | +30.560 | 15 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | +31.772 | 12 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | +38.171 | 10 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | +54.304 | 8 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | +1:25.186 | 6 |
| 8 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | +1 lap | 4 |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | +1 lap | 2 |
| 10 | Paul Di Resta | Force India | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus Racing | +2 laps | 0 |
| 14 | Jérôme D'Ambrosio | Virgin | +4 laps | 0 |
| NC | Timo Glock | Virgin | +9 laps | 0 |
| DNF | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | Transmission | 0 |
| DNF | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Collision damage | 0 |
| DNF | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus Racing | Water leak | 0 |
| DNF | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | Collision damage | 0 |
| DNF | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Transmission | 0 |
| DSQ | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | +1:05.845 | 0 |
| DSQ | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | +1:16.872 | 0 |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:23.529 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:24.307 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:24.395 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:24.779 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:24.974 |
| 6 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:25.247 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:25.421 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:25.599 |
| 9 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:25.626 |
| 10 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:27.066 |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:25.971 |
| 12 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:26.103 |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:26.108 |
| 14 | Paul Di Resta | Force India | 1:26.739 |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:26.768 |
| 16 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:31.407 |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:26.270 |
| 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:27.239 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus Racing | 1:29.254 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus Racing | 1:29.342 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:29.858 |
| 22 | Jérôme D'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:30.822 |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 1:32.978 | |
| Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:34.293 |