Australian Grand Prix
2011 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix
Podium
HAMMcLaren
2
VETRed Bull
1
PETRenault
3
Key facts
WinnerVET1:29:30.259 from P1
PoleVET1:23.529
Fastest lapMAS1:28.947 on lap 55
Pit stops46recorded stops
Finishers14 / 22classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | – | 58 | 1:29:30.259 | 25 | 1:29.844 | 2 |
| 2 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | – | 58 | +22.297s | 18 | 1:30.314 | 2 |
| 3 | PETVitaly Petrov | Renault | 6 | ▲3 | 58 | +30.560s | 15 | 1:30.064 | 2 |
| 4 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | ▲1 | 58 | +31.772s | 12 | 1:29.487 | 3 |
| 5 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 3 | ▼2 | 58 | +38.171s | 10 | 1:29.600 | 3 |
| 6 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 4 | ▼2 | 58 | +54.304s | 8 | 1:29.883 | 3 |
| 7 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 8 | ▲1 | 58 | +85.186s | 6 | 1:28.947 | 3 |
| 8 | BUESébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 10 | ▲2 | 57 | +1 lap | 4 | 1:30.836 | 2 |
| 9 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 16 | ▲7 | 57 | +1 lap | 2 | 1:31.526 | 2 |
| 10 | DIRPaul Di Resta | Force India | 14 | ▲4 | 57 | +1 lap | 1 | 1:31.941 | 2 |
| 11 | ALGJaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 12 | ▲1 | 57 | +1 lap | 1:30.467 | 3 | |
| 12 | HEINick Heidfeld | Renault | 18 | ▲6 | 57 | +1 lap | 1:32.377 | 2 | |
| 13 | TRUJarno Trulli | Lotus Racing | 20 | ▲7 | 56 | +2 laps | 1:32.550 | 2 | |
| 14 | DAMJérôme D'Ambrosio | Virgin | 22 | ▲8 | 54 | +4 laps | 1:34.523 | 2 | |
| NC | GLOTimo Glock | Virgin | 21 | 49 | Not classified | 1:35.789 | 2 | ||
| DNF | BARRubens Barrichello | Williams | 17 | 48 | Transmission | 1:31.404 | 4 | ||
| DNF | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | 22 | Collision damage | 1:33.503 | 1 | ||
| DNF | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Lotus Racing | 19 | 19 | Water leak | 1:34.918 | 1 | ||
| DNF | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 11 | 19 | Collision damage | 1:35.319 | 2 | ||
| DNF | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 15 | 9 | Transmission | 1:34.102 | |||
| DSQ | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 13 | 58 | Illegal rear wing | 1:29.962 | 1 | ||
| DSQ | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 9 | 58 | Illegal rear wing | 1:30.384 | 2 |
Fastest pit stops
| # | Driver | Lap | Pit lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUT | 17 | 16.9s |
| 2 | BAR | 28 | 16.9s |
| 3 | WEB | 26 | 22.5s |
| 4 | VET | 14 | 22.6s |
| 5 | BUT | 37 | 22.7s |
| 6 | HEI | 15 | 23.0s |
| 7 | BUE | 29 | 23.1s |
| 8 | HAM | 36 | 23.2s |
| 9 | HAM | 16 | 23.2s |
| 10 | ALO | 12 | 23.3s |
| 11 | BUT | 19 | 23.3s |
| 12 | WEB | 11 | 23.4s |
Time from pit entry to pit exit. 46 stops in total.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:25.296 | 1:24.090 | 1:23.529 | |
| 2 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:25.384 | 1:24.595 | 1:24.307 | +0.778s |
| 3 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 1:25.900 | 1:24.658 | 1:24.395 | +0.866s |
| 4 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 1:25.886 | 1:24.957 | 1:24.779 | +1.250s |
| 5 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:25.707 | 1:25.242 | 1:24.974 | +1.445s |
| 6 | PETVitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:25.543 | 1:25.582 | 1:25.247 | +1.718s |
| 7 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:25.856 | 1:25.606 | 1:25.421 | +1.892s |
| 8 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:26.031 | 1:25.611 | 1:25.599 | +2.070s |
| 9 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:25.717 | 1:25.405 | 1:25.626 | +2.097s |
| 10 | BUESébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:26.232 | 1:25.882 | 1:27.066 | +3.537s |
| 11 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:25.962 | 1:25.971 | – | +2.442s |
| 12 | ALGJaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:26.620 | 1:26.103 | – | +2.574s |
| 13 | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:25.812 | 1:26.108 | – | +2.579s |
| 14 | DIRPaul Di Resta | Force India | 1:27.222 | 1:26.739 | – | +3.210s |
| 15 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:26.298 | 1:26.768 | – | +3.239s |
| 16 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 1:26.245 | 1:31.407 | – | +7.878s |
| 17 | BARRubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:26.270 | – | – | +2.741s |
| 18 | HEINick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:27.239 | – | – | +3.710s |
| 19 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Lotus Racing | 1:29.254 | – | – | +5.725s |
| 20 | TRUJarno Trulli | Lotus Racing | 1:29.342 | – | – | +5.813s |
| 21 | GLOTimo Glock | Virgin | 1:29.858 | – | – | +6.329s |
| 22 | DAMJérôme D'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:30.822 | – | – | +7.293s |
| 23 | LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 1:32.978 | – | – | +9.449s |
| 24 | KARNarain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:34.293 | – | – | +10.764s |
Albert Park Circuit
Previous winners here
| 2010 | Jenson Button | McLaren |
| 2009 | Jenson Button | Brawn |
| 2008 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren |
| 2007 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari |
| 2006 | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 2005 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault |
| 2004 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2003 | David Coulthard | McLaren |
| 2002 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2001 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
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