The 2011 Australian Grand Prix (officially 2011 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix) was race number 1 of the 2011 Formula One Season. It took place at the Albert Park Circuit on March 27 2011. 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
Practice Overview
FP1
FP2
FP3
Practice Results
| No. | Driver | Constructor | Fri 1 | Fri 2 | Sat | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Qualifying
Q1
Q2
Q3
Qualifying Results
| Pos. | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Vitantonio Liuzzi (23rd) and Narain Karthikeyan (24th) did not qualify.
Race
Results
Milestones
- First F1 Grand Prix: Sergio Pérez, Paul di Resta, Pastor Maldonado, Jerome D'Ambrosio
- First Podium: Vitaly Petrov
- First Point: Paul di Resta
Standings after the race
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Notes
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