Round 1 · 27 March 2011
2011 Australian Grand Prix: results
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) won the 2011 Australian Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 27 March 2011 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit (Australia), starting from position 1. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) and Vitaly Petrov (Renault) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Felipe Massa (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 1:29:30.259 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | +22.297 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 6 | +30.560 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | +31.772 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 3 | +38.171 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | +54.304 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 8 | +85.186 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 10 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 16 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 14 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 14 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 22 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 15 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 21 | +9 Laps | — | +9 Laps |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 17 | — | — | Transmission |
| 17 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | — | — | Collision |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 19 | — | — | Water leak |
| 19 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 11 | — | — | Collision |
| 20 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 15 | — | — | Transmission |
| 21 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 9 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 22 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 13 | — | — | Disqualified |