2011 Season - Round 1 - 2011-03-27
Sebastian Vettel won the 2011 Australian Grand Prix from pole position, leading Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) and Vitaly Petrov (Renault) home for Red Bull.
Felipe Massa (Ferrari) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:28.947. JĂ©rĂŽme d'Ambrosio (Virgin) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P22 on the grid to P14 at the flag â a 8-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 7 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2011 Australian Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | Finished | 1:29.844 | 25 |
| 2 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 1:30.314 | 18 |
| 3 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 6 | Finished | 1:30.064 | 15 |
| 4 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 1:29.487 | 12 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 3 | Finished | 1:29.600 | 10 |
| 6 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | Finished | 1:29.883 | 8 |
| 7 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 8 | Finished | 1:28.947 | 6 |
| 8 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 10 | +1 Lap | 1:30.836 | 4 |
| 9 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 16 | +1 Lap | 1:31.526 | 2 |
| 10 | 40Paul di Resta | Force India | 14 | +1 Lap | 1:31.941 | 1 |
| 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 12 | +1 Lap | 1:30.467 | 0 |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 18 | +1 Lap | 1:32.377 | 0 |
| 13 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 20 | +2 Laps | 1:32.550 | 0 |
| 14 | JérÎme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 22 | +4 Laps | 1:34.523 | 0 |
| 15 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 21 | +9 Laps | 1:35.789 | 0 |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 17 | Transmission | 1:31.404 | 0 |
| 17 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | Collision | 1:33.503 | 0 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 19 | Water leak | 1:34.918 | 0 |
| 19 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 11 | Collision | 1:35.319 | 0 |
| 20 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 15 | Transmission | 1:34.102 | 0 |
| 21 | 10Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 9 | Disqualified | 1:30.384 | 0 |
| 22 | 11Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 13 | Disqualified | 1:29.962 | 0 |