Race · Round 1 of 19 ·
2011 Australian Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel won for Red Bull Racing from pole at Albert Park. 8 of the starters were not classified. It was the first championship podium for Vitaly Petrov.
- Circuit
- Albert ParkMelbourne, Australia
- Winner
- Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing
- Pole
- Sebastian Vettel
- Fastest lap
- Felipe Massa
- Entries
- 2214 classified
Classification
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.
Grid to flag
Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:25.296 | 1:24.090 | 1:23.529 | — | — |
| 2 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 1:25.384 | 1:24.595 | 1:24.307 | +0.778 | +0.778 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:25.900 | 1:24.658 | 1:24.395 | +0.866 | +0.088 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | 1:25.886 | 1:24.957 | 1:24.779 | +1.250 | +0.384 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 1:25.707 | 1:25.242 | 1:24.974 | +1.445 | +0.195 |
| 6 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 10 | 1:25.543 | 1:25.582 | 1:25.247 | +1.718 | +0.273 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 8 | 1:25.856 | 1:25.606 | 1:25.421 | +1.892 | +0.174 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:26.031 | 1:25.611 | 1:25.599 | +2.070 | +0.178 |
| 9 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | 1:25.717 | 1:25.405 | 1:25.626 | +2.097 | +0.027 |
| 10 | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 18 | 1:26.232 | 1:25.882 | 1:27.066 | +3.537 | +1.440 |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 1:25.962 | 1:25.971 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 1:26.620 | 1:26.103 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 17 | 1:25.812 | 1:26.108 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | 1:27.222 | 1:26.739 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 12 | 1:26.298 | 1:26.768 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 14 | 1:26.245 | 1:31.407 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 11 | 1:26.270 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 9 | 1:27.239 | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:29.254 | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:29.342 | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:29.858 | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:30.822 | — | — | — | — |
| NC | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 22 | 1:34.293 | — | — | — | — |
| NC | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 23 | 1:32.978 | — | — | — | — |
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
Pit stops
Bars run in finishing order, ticked on each lap a driver stopped. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Only the lap is recorded: not a stop’s length, tyres or gain.
Who stopped first, between neighbours
| Drivers, in grid order | Grid | Result | First recorded stop, lap | Stopped first | Grid to flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Vettel · Sir Lewis Hamilton | 1 · 2 | 1 · 2 | 14 · 16 | Sebastian Vettel | Kept their order |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Vitaly Petrov | 2 · 6 | 2 · 3 | 16 · 16 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Mark Webber | 2 · 3 | 2 · 5 | 16 · 11 | Mark Webber | Kept their order |
| Fernando Alonso · Vitaly Petrov | 5 · 6 | 4 · 3 | 12 · 16 | Fernando Alonso | Swapped places |
| Mark Webber · Fernando Alonso | 3 · 5 | 5 · 4 | 11 · 12 | Mark Webber | Swapped places |
| Jenson Button · Fernando Alonso | 4 · 5 | 6 · 4 | 17 · 12 | Fernando Alonso | Swapped places |
| Mark Webber · Jenson Button | 3 · 4 | 5 · 6 | 11 · 17 | Mark Webber | Kept their order |
| Jenson Button · Felipe Massa | 4 · 8 | 6 · 7 | 17 · 13 | Felipe Massa | Kept their order |
| Felipe Massa · Sébastien Buemi | 8 · 10 | 7 · 8 | 13 · 15 | Felipe Massa | Kept their order |
| Sébastien Buemi · Adrian Sutil | 10 · 16 | 8 · 9 | 15 · 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Kept their order |
| Paul di Resta · Adrian Sutil | 14 · 16 | 10 · 9 | 14 · 16 | Paul di Resta | Swapped places |
| Jaime Alguersuari · Paul di Resta | 12 · 14 | 11 · 10 | 1 · 14 | Jaime Alguersuari | Swapped places |
| Jaime Alguersuari · Nick Heidfeld | 12 · 18 | 11 · 12 | 1 · 15 | Jaime Alguersuari | Kept their order |
| Nick Heidfeld · Jarno Trulli | 18 · 20 | 12 · 13 | 15 · 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Kept their order |
| Jarno Trulli · Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 20 · 22 | 13 · 14 | 16 · 14 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Kept their order |
Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no stop duration and no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.
Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Practice 3
Practice 1
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Practice 2
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Practice 3
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Photographs from this race
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The cars in this race
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McLaren MP4-26
Jenson Button 2011 Malaysia FP2 2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Renault R31
Vitaly Petrov (6196175970) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Ferrari 150º Italia
Fernando Alonso (6195537247) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Toro Rosso STR6
Jaime Alguersuari (6196188624) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Force India VJM04
Paul Di Resta (6182439125) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Virgin MVR-02
Jerome d'Ambrosio (6147965715) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · uncheckedA photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
3 more photographs
Mercedes MGP W02
Michael Schumacher (6182900110) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Sauber C30
Kamui Kobayashi (6195664211) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Williams FW33
Rubens Barrichello (6196180836) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · uncheckedWhere this comes from
- Round
- 1 of 2011
- Grand Prix
- Australian Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- Original layout · 5.303 km · 16 turns
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- Red Bull Racing
- Entrant
- Red Bull-Renault
- Confidence
- reference
The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.