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2011 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix · qualifying
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
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- 2011 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix · qualifying
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/840-qualifying
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Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Grand Prix context
2011 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix · Albert Park Circuit
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2011 Formula 1 World Championship · round 1
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:29:30.259 · 58 laps · renault | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:29:52.556 · 58 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:30:00.819 · 58 laps · renault | 15 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:30:02.031 · 58 laps · ferrari | 12 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:30:08.430 · 58 laps · renault | 10 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:30:24.563 · 58 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:30:55.445 · 58 laps · ferrari | 6 |
| 8 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 57 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Time not recorded · 57 laps · mercedes | 2 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | Time not recorded · 57 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 57 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | Time not recorded · 57 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus Racing | Time not recorded · 56 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | Time not recorded · 54 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| NC | Timo Glock | Virgin | Time not recorded · 49 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | Transmission · Time not recorded · 48 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 22 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus Racing | Water leak · Time not recorded · 19 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 19 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Transmission · Time not recorded · 9 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| DSQ | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | Illegal rear wing · 1:30:36.104 · 58 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DSQ | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | Illegal rear wing · 1:30:47.131 · 58 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Q1 1:25.296 · 16 laps · renault | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Q1 1:25.384 · 19 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Q1 1:25.900 · 15 laps · renault | |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:25.886 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Q1 1:25.707 · 19 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | Q1 1:25.543 · 18 laps · renault | |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:25.856 · 17 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Q1 1:26.031 · 18 laps · ferrari | |
| 9 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | Q1 1:25.717 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 10 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:26.232 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | Q1 1:25.962 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 12 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:26.620 · 11 laps · ferrari | |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | Q1 1:25.812 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India | Q1 1:27.222 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Q1 1:26.298 · 17 laps · cosworth | |
| 16 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Q1 1:26.245 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | Q1 1:26.270 · 12 laps · cosworth | |
| 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | Q1 1:27.239 · 10 laps · renault | |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus Racing | Q1 1:29.254 · 10 laps · renault | |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus Racing | Q1 1:29.342 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin | Q1 1:29.858 · 10 laps · cosworth | |
| 22 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | Q1 1:30.822 · 8 laps · cosworth | |
| NC | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | Q1 1:32.978 · 11 laps · cosworth | |
| NC | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | Q1 1:34.293 · 11 laps · cosworth |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:23.529 · renault | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:24.307 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:24.395 · renault | |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:24.779 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:24.974 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:25.247 · renault | |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:25.421 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:25.599 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:25.626 · ferrari | |
| 10 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:27.066 · ferrari | |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:25.971 · mercedes | |
| 12 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:26.103 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:26.108 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:26.739 · mercedes | |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:26.768 · cosworth | |
| 16 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:31.407 · mercedes | |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | Time not recorded · cosworth | |
| 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:27.239 · renault | |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus Racing | 1:29.254 · renault | |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus Racing | 1:29.342 · renault | |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:29.858 · cosworth | |
| 22 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:30.822 · cosworth |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 3 | Vitaly Petrov | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 8 | Sébastien Buemi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 13 | Jarno Trulli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 14 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Mark Webber | 1 | 1:26.831 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1:27.158 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 3 | 1:27.749 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 4 | 1:28.152 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 5 | 1:28.430 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 6 | 1:28.440 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 7 | 1:28.483 |
| freePractice1Results | Michael Schumacher | 8 | 1:28.690 |
| freePractice1Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 9 | 1:28.725 |
| freePractice1Results | Vitaly Petrov | 10 | 1:28.765 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 11 | 1:28.842 |
| freePractice1Results | Nick Heidfeld | 12 | 1:28.928 |
| freePractice1Results | Adrian Sutil | 13 | 1:29.314 |
| freePractice1Results | Sébastien Buemi | 14 | 1:29.328 |
| freePractice1Results | Pastor Maldonado | 15 | 1:29.403 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 16 | 1:29.468 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 17 | 1:29.643 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 18 | 1:31.002 |
| freePractice1Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 19 | 1:32.428 |
| freePractice1Results | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 20 | 1:35.282 |
| freePractice1Results | Timo Glock | 21 | 1:35.289 |
| freePractice1Results | Karun Chandhok | 22 | Unknown |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 1 | 1:25.854 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:25.986 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 3 | 1:26.001 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 1:26.014 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 5 | 1:26.283 |
| freePractice2Results | Michael Schumacher | 6 | 1:26.590 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 7 | 1:26.789 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 8 | 1:27.101 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 9 | 1:27.280 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 10 | 1:27.448 |
| freePractice2Results | Jaime Alguersuari | 11 | 1:27.525 |
| freePractice2Results | Vitaly Petrov | 12 | 1:27.528 |
| freePractice2Results | Nick Heidfeld | 13 | 1:27.536 |
| freePractice2Results | Sébastien Buemi | 14 | 1:27.697 |
| freePractice2Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 15 | 1:28.095 |
| freePractice2Results | Paul di Resta | 16 | 1:28.376 |
| freePractice2Results | Adrian Sutil | 17 | 1:28.583 |
| freePractice2Results | Pastor Maldonado | 18 | 1:29.386 |
| freePractice2Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 19 | 1:30.829 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 20 | 1:30.912 |
| freePractice2Results | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 21 | 1:32.106 |
| freePractice2Results | Timo Glock | 22 | 1:32.135 |
| freePractice2Results | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 23 | Unknown |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1:24.507 |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 2 | 1:25.364 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 1:25.553 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 4 | 1:25.567 |
| freePractice3Results | Vitaly Petrov | 5 | 1:25.906 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 6 | 1:26.121 |
| freePractice3Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 7 | 1:26.417 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 8 | 1:26.520 |
| freePractice3Results | Nick Heidfeld | 9 | 1:26.746 |
| freePractice3Results | Michael Schumacher | 10 | 1:26.856 |
| freePractice3Results | Sébastien Buemi | 11 | 1:27.008 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 12 | 1:27.011 |
| freePractice3Results | Jaime Alguersuari | 13 | 1:27.066 |
| freePractice3Results | Paul di Resta | 14 | 1:27.087 |
| freePractice3Results | Adrian Sutil | 15 | 1:27.180 |
| freePractice3Results | Rubens Barrichello | 16 | 1:28.068 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 17 | 1:28.077 |
| freePractice3Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 18 | 1:29.772 |
| freePractice3Results | Jarno Trulli | 19 | 1:30.003 |
| freePractice3Results | Timo Glock | 20 | 1:30.261 |
| freePractice3Results | Pastor Maldonado | 21 | 1:30.496 |
| freePractice3Results | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 22 | 1:30.704 |
| freePractice3Results | Narain Karthikeyan | 23 | 1:41.554 |
| freePractice3Results | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 24 | Unknown |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.