Season 2011 · Round 1

Australian Grand Prix

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2011-03-27 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Australia · Australian Grand Prix · 58Lap · 307.574km
1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:29:30.259
Team win 35pt P1 · P5
3 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren +22.297
10 Vitaly Petrov
Renault +30.560
Fastest Lap
6 Felipe Massa
1:28.947 · L55
DNF
6
Timo Glock L49 Rubens Barrichello L48 Nico Rosberg L22 Heikki Kovalainen L19 Michael Schumacher L19 Pastor Maldonado L9
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 13/29 44.8%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P1
Closest finish · all-time P9
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Australia
58Lap 307.574km 29 races held (1996–) Lap record 1:19.813 · Charles Leclerc (2024)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 4 wins · GP #1
P2 Jenson Button 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P2 Sebastian Vettel 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 21 starts · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -2
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -2
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 Vettel · pit stop L14 Vettel · pit stop L36 Vettel VET Vettel VET Hamilton · pit stop L16 Hamilton · pit stop L36 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Petrov · pit stop L16 Petrov · pit stop L36 Petrov PET Petrov PET Alonso · pit stop L12 Alonso · pit stop L27 Alonso · pit stop L42 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Webber · pit stop L11 Webber · pit stop L26 Webber · pit stop L41 Webber WEB Webber WEB Button · pit stop L17 Button · pit stop L19 Button · pit stop L37 Button BUT Button BUT Massa · pit stop L13 Massa · pit stop L31 Massa · pit stop L48 Massa MAS Massa MAS Buemi · pit stop L15 Buemi · pit stop L29 Buemi BUE Buemi BUE Sutil · pit stop L16 Sutil · pit stop L37 Sutil SUT Sutil SUT di Resta · pit stop L14 di Resta · pit stop L36 di Resta DIR di Resta DIR Alguersuari · pit stop L1 Alguersuari · pit stop L17 Alguersuari · pit stop L35 Alguersuari ALG Alguersuari ALG Heidfeld · pit stop L15 Heidfeld · pit stop L30 Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Trulli · pit stop L16 Trulli · pit stop L37 Trulli TRU Trulli TRU d'Ambrosio · pit stop L14 d'Ambrosio · pit stop L38 d'Ambrosio DAM d'Ambrosio DAM Glock · pit stop L18 Glock GLO Glock GLO Barrichello · pit stop L13 Barrichello · pit stop L23 Barrichello · pit stop L28 Barrichello · pit stop L40 Barrichello · retired L48 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Rosberg · pit stop L16 Rosberg · retired L22 Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Kovalainen · pit stop L17 Kovalainen · retired L19 Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV Schumacher · pit stop L1 Schumacher · pit stop L17 Schumacher · retired L19 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Maldonado · retired L9 Maldonado MAL Maldonado MAL Kobayashi · pit stop L16 Kobayashi · pit stop L32 Kobayashi KOB Kobayashi KOB Pérez · pit stop L23 Pérez PER Pérez PER
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1 58 1:29:30.259 25
2 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 2 58 +22.297 18
3 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 6 58 +30.560 15
4 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 5 58 +31.772 12
5 2 Mark Webber Red Bull 3 58 +38.171 10
6 4 Jenson Button McLaren 4 58 +54.304 8
7 6 Felipe Massa FL Ferrari 8 58 +1:25.186 6
8 18 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 10 57 +1 Lap 4
9 14 Adrian Sutil Force India 16 57 +1 Lap 2
10 15 Paul di Resta Force India 14 57 +1 Lap 1
11 19 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 12 57 +1 Lap
12 9 Nick Heidfeld Renault 18 57 +1 Lap
13 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus 20 56 +2 Laps
14 25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin 22 54 +4 Laps
R 24 Timo Glock Virgin 21 49 +9 Laps
R 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams 17 48 Transmission
R 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 7 22 Collision
R 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus 19 19 Water leak
R 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 11 19 Collision
R 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams 15 9 Transmission
D 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 9 58 Disqualified
D 17 Sergio Pérez Sauber 13 58 Disqualified
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:25.296 1:24.090 1:23.529 POLE Q3
2 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:25.384 1:24.595 1:24.307 +0.778 Q3
3 2 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:25.900 1:24.658 1:24.395 +0.866 Q3
4 4 Jenson Button McLaren 1:25.886 1:24.957 1:24.779 +1.250 Q3
5 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:25.707 1:25.242 1:24.974 +1.445 Q3
6 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:25.543 1:25.582 1:25.247 +1.718 Q3
7 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:25.856 1:25.606 1:25.421 +1.892 Q3
8 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:26.031 1:25.611 1:25.599 +2.070 Q3
9 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:25.717 1:25.405 1:25.626 +1.876 Q2
10 18 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 1:26.232 1:25.882 1:27.066 +2.353 Q2
11 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:25.962 1:25.971 — +2.433 Q1
12 19 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1:26.620 1:26.103 — +2.574 Q2
13 17 Sergio Pérez Sauber 1:25.812 1:26.108 — +2.283 Q1
14 15 Paul di Resta Force India 1:27.222 1:26.739 — +3.210 Q2
15 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:26.298 1:26.768 — +2.769 Q1
16 14 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:26.245 1:31.407 — +2.716 Q1
17 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams 1:26.270 — — +2.741 Q1
18 9 Nick Heidfeld Renault 1:27.239 — — +3.710 Q1
19 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus 1:29.254 — — +5.725 Q1
20 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus 1:29.342 — — +5.813 Q1
21 24 Timo Glock Virgin 1:29.858 — — +6.329 Q1
22 25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin 1:30.822 — — +7.293 Q1
23 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT 1:32.978 — — +9.449 Q1
24 22 Narain Karthikeyan HRT 1:34.293 — — +10.764 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
1 Sebastian Vettel
2
3 Lewis Hamilton
3
2 Mark Webber
4
4 Jenson Button
5
5 Fernando Alonso
6
10 Vitaly Petrov
7
8 Nico Rosberg
8
6 Felipe Massa
9
16 Kamui Kobayashi
10
18 Sébastien Buemi
11
7 Michael Schumacher
12
19 Jaime Alguersuari
13
17 Sergio Pérez
14
15 Paul di Resta
15
12 Pastor Maldonado
16
14 Adrian Sutil
17
11 Rubens Barrichello
18
9 Nick Heidfeld
19
20 Heikki Kovalainen
20
21 Jarno Trulli
21
24 Timo Glock
22
25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 6 Felipe Massa 1:28.947 L55
2 6 Felipe Massa 1:29.451 L50
3 5 Fernando Alonso 1:29.487 L49
4 5 Fernando Alonso 1:29.507 L53
5 5 Fernando Alonso 1:29.529 L55
6 5 Fernando Alonso 1:29.597 L48
7 2 Mark Webber 1:29.600 L50
8 5 Fernando Alonso 1:29.608 L45
9 5 Fernando Alonso 1:29.657 L52
10 5 Fernando Alonso 1:29.665 L56
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
20s 25s 30s 35s median 24.2s Jenson Button · L17 · 16.867s Rubens Barrichello · L28 · 16.892s Mark Webber · L26 · 22.520s Sebastian Vettel · L14 · 22.603s Jenson Button · L37 · 22.681s Nick Heidfeld · L15 · 22.994s Sébastien Buemi · L29 · 23.100s Lewis Hamilton · L36 · 23.199s Lewis Hamilton · L16 · 23.227s Fernando Alonso · L12 · 23.251s Jenson Button · L19 · 23.303s Mark Webber · L11 · 23.426s Sergio Pérez · L23 · 23.438s Rubens Barrichello · L13 · 23.643s Nico Rosberg · L16 · 23.716s Timo Glock · L18 · 23.792s Felipe Massa · L13 · 23.842s Adrian Sutil · L37 · 23.871s Michael Schumacher · L17 · 23.988s Sebastian Vettel · L36 · 24.036s Kamui Kobayashi · L16 · 24.064s Felipe Massa · L48 · 24.095s Fernando Alonso · L42 · 24.181s Kamui Kobayashi · L32 · 24.192s Paul di Resta · L36 · 24.332s Jaime Alguersuari · L17 · 24.463s Felipe Massa · L31 · 24.500s Vitaly Petrov · L16 · 24.535s Fernando Alonso · L27 · 24.733s Jarno Trulli · L37 · 24.848s Paul di Resta · L14 · 24.863s Heikki Kovalainen · L17 · 24.865s Jarno Trulli · L16 · 24.899s Michael Schumacher · L1 · 25.021s Nick Heidfeld · L30 · 25.098s Jérôme d'Ambrosio · L14 · 25.259s Sébastien Buemi · L15 · 25.342s Vitaly Petrov · L36 · 25.683s Adrian Sutil · L16 · 25.978s Mark Webber · L41 · 26.230s Rubens Barrichello · L40 · 26.309s Jaime Alguersuari · L35 · 26.348s Jérôme d'Ambrosio · L38 · 26.446s Jaime Alguersuari · L1 · 26.898s Rubens Barrichello · L23 · 37.856s
fastest 16.867s Jenson Button slowest 37.856s Rubens Barrichello pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
7 Michael Schumacher 1 1 17:05:52 25.021s
19 Jaime Alguersuari 1 1 17:05:23 26.898s
2 Mark Webber 1 11 17:20:48 23.426s
5 Fernando Alonso 1 12 17:22:34 23.251s
6 Felipe Massa 1 13 17:24:10 23.842s
11 Rubens Barrichello 1 13 17:24:29 23.643s
15 Paul di Resta 1 14 17:26:03 24.863s
25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio 1 14 17:26:50 25.259s
1 Sebastian Vettel 1 14 17:25:17 22.603s
18 Sébastien Buemi 1 15 17:27:34 25.342s
9 Nick Heidfeld 1 15 17:27:41 22.994s
10 Vitaly Petrov 1 16 17:28:39 24.535s
21 Jarno Trulli 1 16 17:29:49 24.899s
8 Nico Rosberg 1 16 17:29:00 23.716s
16 Kamui Kobayashi 1 16 17:29:06 24.064s
3 Lewis Hamilton 1 16 17:28:24 23.227s
14 Adrian Sutil 1 16 17:29:08 25.978s
20 Heikki Kovalainen 1 17 17:31:11 24.865s
4 Jenson Button 1 17 17:30:24 16.867s
19 Jaime Alguersuari 2 17 17:31:06 24.463s
7 Michael Schumacher 2 17 17:32:08 23.988s
24 Timo Glock 1 18 17:33:02 23.792s
4 Jenson Button 2 19 17:33:53 23.303s
17 Sergio Pérez 1 23 17:40:27 23.438s
11 Rubens Barrichello 2 23 17:40:45 37.856s
2 Mark Webber 2 26 17:44:29 22.520s
5 Fernando Alonso 2 27 17:46:04 24.733s
11 Rubens Barrichello 3 28 17:49:07 16.892s
18 Sébastien Buemi 2 29 17:49:47 23.100s
9 Nick Heidfeld 2 30 17:51:32 25.098s
6 Felipe Massa 2 31 17:52:28 24.500s
16 Kamui Kobayashi 2 32 17:54:21 24.192s
19 Jaime Alguersuari 3 35 17:59:45 26.348s
15 Paul di Resta 2 36 18:00:48 24.332s
10 Vitaly Petrov 2 36 17:59:47 25.683s
3 Lewis Hamilton 2 36 17:59:29 23.199s
1 Sebastian Vettel 2 36 17:59:17 24.036s
14 Adrian Sutil 2 37 18:02:15 23.871s
21 Jarno Trulli 2 37 18:03:55 24.848s
4 Jenson Button 3 37 18:01:49 22.681s
25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio 2 38 18:06:53 26.446s
11 Rubens Barrichello 4 40 18:08:03 26.309s
2 Mark Webber 3 41 18:07:37 26.230s
5 Fernando Alonso 3 42 18:09:08 24.181s
6 Felipe Massa 3 48 18:18:54 24.095s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
5
Fernando Alonso
+16
P5→P4
19
Jaime Alguersuari
+15
P12→P11
17
Sergio Pérez
+15
P13→P—
11
Rubens Barrichello
+14
P17→P—
18
Sébastien Buemi
+13
P10→P8
6
Felipe Massa
+12
P8→P7
15
Paul di Resta
+11
P14→P10
16
Kamui Kobayashi
+11
P9→P—
Most positions lost
Felipe Massa −16 Paul di Resta −13 Sébastien Buemi −12
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15