Round 1 · 2011

Australian Grand Prix

CircuitAlbert ParkLocationMelbourne, AustraliaDates25 Mar – 27 Mar 2011Final

PoleVET

Biggest gain+8d'Ambrosio P22→P14

Retirements8of 22 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1	0	58	1:29:30.259	2	25
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	2	0	58	+22.300	2	18
3	Vitaly Petrov PET	Lotus Renault GP	6	+3	58	+30.560	2	15
4	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	5	+1	58	+31.770	3	12
5	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	3	-2	58	+38.170	3	10
6	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	4	-2	58	+54.300	3	8
7	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	8	+1	58	+1:25.190	3	6
8	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	10	+2	57	+1 lap	2	4
9	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	16	+7	57	+1 lap	2	2
10	Paul di Resta DIR	Force India	14	+4	57	+1 lap	2	1
11	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	12	+1	57	+1 lap	3
12	Nick Heidfeld HEI	Lotus Renault GP	18	+6	57	+1 lap	2
13	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	20	+7	56	+2 laps	—
14	Jerome d'Ambrosio DAM	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	22	+8	54	+4 laps	2
—	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	11		19	DNF · L19	3
—	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	17		48	DNF · L48	5
—	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	21		49	NC · L49	2
—	Narain Karthikeyan KAR	HRT	—		0	DNQ	—
—	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	7		22	DNF · L22	1
—	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	19		19	DNF · L19	—
—	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	9		58	DSQ	2
—	Sergio Pérez PER	Sauber	13		58	DSQ	1
—	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Williams	15		9	DNF · L9	0
—	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	HRT	—		0	DNQ	—

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	10
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	—	—	—	13
3	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	9
4	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	—	—	—	12
5	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	—	—	—	15
6	Vitaly Petrov PET	Lotus Renault GP	—	—	—	12
7	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	—	—	—	15
8	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	—	—	—	15
9	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	—	—	—	11
10	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	11
11	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	—	—	—	13
12	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	11
13	Sergio Pérez PER	Sauber	—	—	—	9
14	Paul di Resta DIR	Force India	—	—	—	16
15	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Williams	—	—	—	17
16	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	—	—	—	15
17	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	—	—	—	12
18	Nick Heidfeld HEI	Lotus Renault GP	—	—	—	10
19	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	—	—	—	10
20	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	—	—	—	12
21	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	10
22	Jerome d'Ambrosio DAM	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	8
23	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	HRT	—	—	—	11
24	Narain Karthikeyan KAR	HRT	—	—	—	11

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:24.507	15
2	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:25.364	14
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:25.553	15
4	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:25.567	16
5	Vitaly Petrov PET	Lotus Renault GP	1:25.906	18
6	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	1:26.121	16
7	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	1:26.417	17
8	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:26.520	17
9	Nick Heidfeld HEI	Lotus Renault GP	1:26.746	17
10	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	1:26.856	15
11	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:27.008	17
12	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1:27.011	15
13	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	1:27.066	14
14	Paul di Resta DIR	Force India	1:27.087	15
15	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:27.180	15
16	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	1:28.068	7
17	Sergio Pérez PER	Sauber	1:28.077	9
18	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:29.772	18
19	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:30.003	17
20	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:30.261	15
21	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Williams	1:30.496	5
22	Jerome d'Ambrosio DAM	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:30.704	18
23	Narain Karthikeyan KAR	HRT	1:41.554	5
24	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	HRT	—	1

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap
1	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:25.854
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	2:51.840
3	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	2:51.855
4	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	2:51.868
5	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	2:52.137
6	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	2:52.444
7	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	2:52.643
8	Sergio Pérez PER	Sauber	2:52.955
9	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	2:53.134
10	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	2:53.302
11	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	2:53.379
12	Vitaly Petrov PET	Lotus Renault GP	2:53.382
13	Nick Heidfeld HEI	Lotus Renault GP	2:53.390
14	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	2:53.551
15	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	2:53.949
16	Paul di Resta DIR	Force India	2:54.230
17	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	2:54.437
18	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Williams	2:55.240
19	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	2:56.683
21	Jerome d'Ambrosio DAM	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	2:57.960
22	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	2:57.989
23	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	HRT	—
24	Narain Karthikeyan KAR	HRT	—

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap
1	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:26.831
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	2:53.989
3	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	2:54.580
4	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	2:54.983
5	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	2:55.261
6	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	2:55.271
7	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	2:55.314
8	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	2:55.521
9	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	2:55.556
10	Vitaly Petrov PET	Lotus Renault GP	2:55.596
11	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	2:55.673
12	Nick Heidfeld HEI	Lotus Renault GP	2:55.759
13	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	2:56.145
14	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	2:56.159
15	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Williams	2:56.234
16	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Toro Rosso	2:56.299
17	Sergio Pérez PER	Sauber	2:56.474
18	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	2:57.833
19	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	2:59.259
20	Jerome d'Ambrosio DAM	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	3:02.113
21	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	3:02.120
22	Karun Chandhok CHN	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	—
23	Narain Karthikeyan KAR	HRT	—
24	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	HRT	—

Session schedule

Practice 1Final25 Mar 2011 01:30 UTC

Practice 2Final25 Mar 2011 05:30 UTC

Practice 3Final26 Mar 2011 03:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal26 Mar 2011 06:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal27 Mar 2011 06:00 UTC

Championship after round 1

Pos	Driver	Pts
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	25
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	18
3	Vitaly Petrov PET	15
4	Fernando Alonso ALO	12
5	Mark Webber WEB	10
6	Jenson Button BUT	8
7	Felipe Massa MAS	6
8	Sebastien Buemi BUE	4

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
Red Bull Racing	Sebastian Vettel VET	—	Mark Webber WEB
McLaren	Lewis Hamilton HAM	—	Jenson Button BUT
Ferrari	Fernando Alonso ALO	—	Felipe Massa MAS
Lotus Renault GP	Vitaly Petrov PET	—	Nick Heidfeld HEI
Mercedes	Nico Rosberg ROS	—	Michael Schumacher SCH
Sauber	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	—	Sergio Pérez PER
Toro Rosso	Sebastien Buemi BUE	—	Jaime Alguersuari ALG
Force India	Paul di Resta DIR	—	Adrian Sutil SUT
Williams	Pastor Maldonado MAL	—	Rubens Barrichello BAR
Lotus Racing (2010–11)	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	—	Jarno Trulli TRU
Manor / Marussia / Virgin	Timo Glock GLO	—	Jerome d'Ambrosio DAM
HRT	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	—	Narain Karthikeyan KAR

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2010	Australian Grand Prix	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	4
2009	Australian Grand Prix	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	1
2008	Australian Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1
2007	Australian Grand Prix	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1
2006	Australian Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	3
2005	Australian Grand Prix	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Renault (2002–10)	1
2004	Australian Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher SCH	Ferrari	1
2003	Australian Grand Prix	David Coulthard COT	McLaren	11