Australian Grand Prix 2011
27 March 2011
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Australia
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Laps
- 58
- Fastest time
1:24.125
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari (2004)- Previous winners
- 2019Valtteri BottasMercedes
- 2018Sebastian VettelFerrari
- 2017Sebastian VettelFerrari
- 2016Nico RosbergMercedes
- 2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes
Previously
Sebastian Vettel won last year's drivers championship.
Red Bull won last year's constructors championship.
Starting Grid
- 1
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
1:23.529 (Q3)
- 2
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:24.307 (Q3)
- 3
Mark Webber
Red Bull
1:24.395 (Q3)
- 4
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:24.779 (Q3)
- 5
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:24.974 (Q3)
- 6
Vitaly Petrov
Renault
1:25.247 (Q3)
- 7
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:25.421 (Q3)
- 8
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:25.599 (Q3)
- 9
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
1:25.626 (Q3)
- 10
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso
1:27.066 (Q3)
- 11
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1:25.971 (Q2)
- 12
Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso
1:26.103 (Q2)
- 13
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
1:26.108 (Q2)
- 14
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:26.739 (Q2)
- 15
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:26.768 (Q2)
- 16
Adrian Sutil
Force India
1:31.407 (Q2)
- 17
Rubens Barrichello
Williams
1:26.270 (Q1)
- 18
Nick Heidfeld
Renault
1:27.239 (Q1)
- 19
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus
1:29.254 (Q1)
- 20
Jarno Trulli
Lotus
1:29.342 (Q1)
- 21
Timo Glock
Virgin
1:29.858 (Q1)
- 22
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Virgin
1:30.822 (Q1)
- PIT
Vitantonio Liuzzi
HRT
1:32.978 (Q1)
- PIT
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
1:34.293 (Q1)
Laps Lead
- Sebastian Vettel 55 laps
- Lewis Hamilton 3 laps
Results
| 1 | 0 | Sebastian Vettel Red Bull | 58 laps | 1:29:30.259 | 25pts |
| 2 | 0 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren | 58 laps | +22.297 | 18pts |
| 3 | +3 | Vitaly Petrov Renault | 58 laps | +30.560 | 15pts |
| 4 | +1 | Fernando Alonso Ferrari | 58 laps | +31.772 | 12pts |
| 5 | -2 | Mark Webber Red Bull | 58 laps | +38.171 | 10pts |
| 6 | -2 | Jenson Button McLaren | 58 laps | +54.304 | 8pts |
| 7 | +1 | Felipe Massa Ferrari | 58 laps | +1:25.186 | 6pts |
| 8 | +2 | Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso | 57 laps | 4pts | |
| 9 | +7 | Adrian Sutil Force India | 57 laps | 2pts | |
| 10 | +4 | Paul di Resta Force India | 57 laps | 1pts | |
| 11 | +1 | Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso | 57 laps | ||
| 12 | +6 | Nick Heidfeld Renault | 57 laps | ||
| 13 | +7 | Jarno Trulli Lotus | 56 laps | ||
| 14 | +8 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin | 54 laps | ||
| D | - | Kamui Kobayashi Sauber | 58 laps | ||
| D | - | Sergio Pérez Sauber | 58 laps | ||
| N | - | Timo Glock Virgin | 49 laps | ||
| R | - | Rubens Barrichello Williams | 48 laps | ||
| R | - | Nico Rosberg Mercedes | 22 laps | ||
| R | - | Michael Schumacher Mercedes | 19 laps | ||
| R | - | Heikki Kovalainen Lotus | 19 laps | ||
| R | - | Pastor Maldonado Williams | 9 laps | ||
| F | - | Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Narain Karthikeyan HRT | 0 laps |
Post Race
Sebastian Vettel now leads the drivers championship by 7pts.
Red Bull now leads the constructors championship by 9pts.
- 1Sebastian VettelRed Bull25 pts
- 2Lewis HamiltonMcLaren18 pts
- 3Vitaly PetrovRenault15 pts
- 4Fernando AlonsoFerrari12 pts
- 5Mark WebberRed Bull10 pts
- 6Jenson ButtonMcLaren8 pts
- 7Felipe MassaFerrari6 pts
- 8Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso4 pts
- 9Adrian SutilForce India2 pts
- 10Paul di RestaForce India1 pts
- 1Red Bull35 pts
- 2McLaren26 pts
- 3Ferrari18 pts
- 4Renault15 pts
- 5Toro Rosso4 pts
- 6Force India3 pts
- 7Lotus0 pts
- 8Virgin0 pts
- 9Williams0 pts
- 10Mercedes0 pts