2011 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix

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Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

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Race

2011-03-27 · time TBA

Albert Park Circuit

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Race · 1:29:30.259 · 58 laps	25
2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Race · 1:29:52.556 · 58 laps	18
3	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	Race · 1:30:00.819 · 58 laps	15
4	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Race · 1:30:02.031 · 58 laps	12
5	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Race · 1:30:08.430 · 58 laps	10
6	Jenson Button	McLaren	Race · 1:30:24.563 · 58 laps	8
7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Fastest lap · Race · 1:30:55.445 · 58 laps	6
8	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Race · Time not recorded · 57 laps	4
9	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Race · Time not recorded · 57 laps	2
10	Paul di Resta	Force India	Race · Time not recorded · 57 laps	1
11	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	Race · Time not recorded · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	Race · Time not recorded · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	Race · Time not recorded · 54 laps	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Timo Glock	Virgin	Race · Time not recorded · 49 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	Race · Transmission · Time not recorded · 48 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Race · Collision damage · Time not recorded · 22 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Race · Water leak · Time not recorded · 19 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Race · Collision damage · Time not recorded · 19 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Race · Transmission · Time not recorded · 9 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DSQ	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	Race · Illegal rear wing · 1:30:36.104 · 58 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DSQ	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Race · Illegal rear wing · 1:30:47.131 · 58 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Sebastian Vettel · Red Bull

Lewis Hamilton · McLaren

Vitaly Petrov · Renault

Fernando Alonso · Ferrari

Mark Webber · Red Bull

Jenson Button · McLaren

Felipe Massa · Ferrari

Sébastien Buemi · Toro Rosso

Adrian Sutil · Force India

Paul di Resta · Force India

Jaime Alguersuari · Toro Rosso

Nick Heidfeld · Renault

Jarno Trulli · Lotus Racing

Jérôme d'Ambrosio · Virgin

Timo Glock · Virgin

Rubens Barrichello · Williams

Nico Rosberg · Mercedes

Heikki Kovalainen · Lotus Racing

Michael Schumacher · Mercedes

Pastor Maldonado · Williams

Sergio Pérez · Sauber

Kamui Kobayashi · Sauber

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.296 · Q2 1:24.090 · Q3 1:23.529 · 16 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.384 · Q2 1:24.595 · Q3 1:24.307 · 19 laps
3	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.900 · Q2 1:24.658 · Q3 1:24.395 · 15 laps
4	Jenson Button	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.886 · Q2 1:24.957 · Q3 1:24.779 · 18 laps
5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.707 · Q2 1:25.242 · Q3 1:24.974 · 19 laps
6	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.543 · Q2 1:25.582 · Q3 1:25.247 · 18 laps
7	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.856 · Q2 1:25.606 · Q3 1:25.421 · 17 laps
8	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:26.031 · Q2 1:25.611 · Q3 1:25.599 · 18 laps
9	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.717 · Q2 1:25.405 · Q3 1:25.626 · 17 laps
10	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:26.232 · Q2 1:25.882 · Q3 1:27.066 · 15 laps
11	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.962 · Q2 1:25.971 · 13 laps
12	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:26.620 · Q2 1:26.103 · 11 laps
13	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.812 · Q2 1:26.108 · 9 laps
14	Paul di Resta	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:27.222 · Q2 1:26.739 · 16 laps
15	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:26.298 · Q2 1:26.768 · 17 laps
16	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:26.245 · Q2 1:31.407 · 15 laps
17	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:26.270 · 12 laps
18	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:27.239 · 10 laps
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.254 · 10 laps
20	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.342 · 12 laps
21	Timo Glock	Virgin	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.858 · 10 laps
22	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.822 · 8 laps
NC	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.978 · 11 laps
NC	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.293 · 11 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:23.529
2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:24.307
3	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:24.395
4	Jenson Button	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:24.779
5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:24.974
6	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	Starting grid · 1:25.247
7	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:25.421
8	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:25.599
9	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:25.626
10	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:27.066
11	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:25.971
12	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:26.103
13	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:26.108
14	Paul di Resta	Force India	Starting grid · 1:26.739
15	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Starting grid · 1:26.768
16	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Starting grid · 1:31.407
17	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	Starting grid · Time not recorded
18	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	Starting grid · 1:27.239
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Starting grid · 1:29.254
20	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Starting grid · 1:29.342
21	Timo Glock	Virgin	Starting grid · 1:29.858
22	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	Starting grid · 1:30.822

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:26.831 · 20 laps
2	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:27.158 · 19 laps
3	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:27.749 · 20 laps
4	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.152 · 16 laps
5	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.430 · 24 laps
6	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.440 · 29 laps
7	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.483 · 26 laps
8	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.690 · 14 laps
9	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.725 · 13 laps
10	Vitaly Petrov	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.765 · 15 laps
11	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.842 · 20 laps
12	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.928 · 14 laps
13	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:29.314 · 19 laps
14	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:29.328 · 21 laps
15	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:29.403 · 24 laps
16	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:29.468 · 23 laps
17	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:29.643 · 18 laps
18	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.002 · 20 laps
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.428 · 13 laps
20	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.282 · 17 laps
21	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.289 · 15 laps
22	Karun Chandhok	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 1 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:25.854 · 32 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:25.986 · 31 laps
3	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:26.001 · 28 laps
4	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:26.014 · 35 laps
5	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:26.283 · 33 laps
6	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:26.590 · 31 laps
7	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:26.789 · 34 laps
8	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:27.101 · 39 laps
9	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:27.280 · 34 laps
10	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:27.448 · 23 laps
11	Jaime Alguersuari	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:27.525 · 31 laps
12	Vitaly Petrov	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:27.528 · 29 laps
13	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:27.536 · 22 laps
14	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:27.697 · 30 laps
15	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:28.095 · 35 laps
16	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:28.376 · 33 laps
17	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:28.583 · 31 laps
18	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:29.386 · 29 laps
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.829 · 22 laps
20	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.912 · 23 laps
21	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.106 · 36 laps
22	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.135 · 30 laps
23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · Time not recorded · 1 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:24.507 · 15 laps
2	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:25.364 · 14 laps
3	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:25.553 · 15 laps
4	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:25.567 · 16 laps
5	Vitaly Petrov	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:25.906 · 18 laps
6	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:26.121 · 16 laps
7	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:26.417 · 17 laps
8	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:26.520 · 17 laps
9	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:26.746 · 17 laps
10	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:26.856 · 15 laps
11	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:27.008 · 17 laps
12	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:27.011 · 15 laps
13	Jaime Alguersuari	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:27.066 · 14 laps
14	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:27.087 · 15 laps
15	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:27.180 · 15 laps
16	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:28.068 · 7 laps
17	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:28.077 · 9 laps
18	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:29.772 · 17 laps
19	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.003 · 18 laps
20	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.261 · 15 laps
21	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.496 · 5 laps
22	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.704 · 18 laps
23	Narain Karthikeyan	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:41.554 · 5 laps
24	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · Time not recorded · 1 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:28.947
2	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:29.487
3	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:29.600
4	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:29.844
5	Jenson Button	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:29.883
6	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:29.962
7	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:30.064
8	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:30.314
9	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:30.384
10	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:30.467
11	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:30.836
12	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:31.404
13	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:31.526
14	Paul di Resta	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:31.941
15	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:32.377
16	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Fastest laps · 1:32.550
17	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:33.503
18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:34.102
19	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	Fastest laps · 1:34.523
20	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Fastest laps · 1:34.918
21	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:35.319
22	Timo Glock	Virgin	Fastest laps · 1:35.789

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Jaime Alguersuari	1	1	26.898
Michael Schumacher	1	1	25.021
Mark Webber	1	11	23.426
Fernando Alonso	1	12	23.251
Felipe Massa	1	13	23.842
Rubens Barrichello	1	13	23.643
Sebastian Vettel	1	14	22.603
Paul di Resta	1	14	24.863
Jérôme d'Ambrosio	1	14	25.259
Sébastien Buemi	1	15	25.342
Nick Heidfeld	1	15	22.994
Lewis Hamilton	1	16	23.227
Vitaly Petrov	1	16	24.535
Nico Rosberg	1	16	23.716
Kamui Kobayashi	1	16	24.064
Adrian Sutil	1	16	25.978
Jarno Trulli	1	16	24.899
Jenson Button	1	17	16.867
Jaime Alguersuari	2	17	24.463
Heikki Kovalainen	1	17	24.865
Michael Schumacher	2	17	23.988
Timo Glock	1	18	23.792
Jenson Button	2	19	23.303
Timo Glock	2	19	8:56.552
Sergio Pérez	1	23	23.438
Rubens Barrichello	2	23	37.856
Mark Webber	2	26	22.520
Fernando Alonso	2	27	24.733
Rubens Barrichello	3	28	16.892
Sébastien Buemi	2	29	23.100
Nick Heidfeld	2	30	25.098
Felipe Massa	2	31	24.500
Kamui Kobayashi	2	32	24.192
Sebastian Vettel	2	36	24.036
Lewis Hamilton	2	36	23.199
Jaime Alguersuari	3	35	26.348
Vitaly Petrov	2	36	25.683
Paul di Resta	2	36	24.332
Jenson Button	3	37	22.681
Adrian Sutil	2	37	23.871
Jarno Trulli	2	37	24.848
Jérôme d'Ambrosio	2	38	26.446
Mark Webber	3	41	26.230
Rubens Barrichello	4	40	26.309
Fernando Alonso	3	42	24.181
Felipe Massa	3	48	24.095

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	25
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	18
3	Vitaly Petrov	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	15
4	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	12
5	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
6	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
7	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
8	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
9	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
10	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
11	Jaime Alguersuari	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
12	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
13	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
14	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Red Bull	Constructorstandings · Championship record	35
2	McLaren	Constructorstandings · Championship record	26
3	Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	18
4	Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	15
5	Toro Rosso	Constructorstandings · Championship record	4
6	Force India	Constructorstandings · Championship record	3
7	Lotus Racing	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
8	Virgin	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

The circuit, beyond this weekend

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