2011 Australian Grand Prix grid
2011 Australian Grand Prix
| Row 1 | 1. Sebastian Vettel 1’23.529 Red Bull |
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| 2. Lewis Hamilton 1’24.307 McLaren |
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| Row 2 | 3. Mark Webber 1’24.395 Red Bull |
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| 4. Jenson Button 1’24.779 McLaren |
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| Row 3 | 5. Fernando Alonso 1’24.974 Ferrari |
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| 6. Vitaly Petrov 1’25.247 Renault |
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| Row 4 | 7. Nico Rosberg 1’25.421 Mercedes |
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| 8. Felipe Massa 1’25.599 Ferrari |
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| Row 5 | 9. Kamui Kobayashi 1’25.626 Sauber |
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| 10. Sebastien Buemi 1’27.066 Toro Rosso |
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| Row 6 | 11. Michael Schumacher 1’25.971 Mercedes |
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| 12. Jaime Alguersuari 1’26.103 Toro Rosso |
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| Row 7 | 13. Sergio Perez 1’26.108 Sauber |
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| 14. Paul di Resta 1’26.739 Force India |
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| Row 8 | 15. Pastor Maldonado 1’26.768 Williams |
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| 16. Adrian Sutil 1’31.407 Force India |
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| Row 9 | 17. Rubens Barrichello Williams |
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| 18. Nick Heidfeld 1’27.239 Renault |
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| Row 10 | 19. Heikki Kovalainen 1’29.254 Lotus |
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| 20. Jarno Trulli 1’29.342 Lotus |
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| Row 11 | 21. Timo Glock 1’29.858 Virgin |
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| 22. Jerome d’Ambrosio 1’30.822 Virgin |
107% time in Q1: 1’31.267
Vitantonio Liuzzi and Narain Karthikeyan will not start having failed to beat the 107% time.
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- Unreliability and driver errors hold Williams back
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graigchq (@graigchq) said on 26th March 2011, 7:15
can anyone confirm if HRT will race or not?
Eggry (@eggry) said on 26th March 2011, 7:21
FIA and Teams are discussing.
BasCB (@bascb) said on 26th March 2011, 7:40
Its up to the Teams to agree to a dispensation for them. Discussions between HRT, FIA stewards and teams are probalby taking place right now.
charlieboy (@charlieboy) said on 26th March 2011, 7:18
I don’t know what to read into this. Isn’t Australia one of those tracks that don’t really show us the cars true pecking order.
Not going to get to excited until I see a few more races
james_mc said on 26th March 2011, 7:21
What a ridiculous soliloquy by Vettel! He sounded like a Bond Villain or the leader of a cult!
I hope the teams vote to allow Hispania in, the 107% rule is a joke. Then again Hispania are too kinda…
Enigma (@enigma) said on 26th March 2011, 7:41
They’re pretty impressive, given the circumstances. Glock is a better driver than Liuzzi, and he beat him by 3 seconds, after testing the whole february, 12 days with the new car. HRT tested for 7 laps.
kenneth Ntulume said on 26th March 2011, 17:17
i like the way you have delivered this……….not eazy to accept the RBR “unique capabilities”
Victor. (@victor) said on 26th March 2011, 7:23
1) Yay for McLaren being competitive.
2) Nay for Red Bull being so much ahead.
3) Despite really not liking Vettel that lap was epic.
4) Lewis did great without KERS.
5) Very well done to Petrov.
6) Kubica please come back.
7) I’M OFF TO BED.
Victor. (@victor) said on 26th March 2011, 7:24
And oh, I forgot, Heidfeld’s performance was dreadful.
Anatoly Nechaev said on 26th March 2011, 7:50
Something definitely gone wrong. Dunno whether it was traffic or car lost performance or tyres problem.
He was slower then Petrov through whole weekend though, but only for couple of tenths.
xxiinophobia (@xxiinophobia) said on 26th March 2011, 17:44
Heidfeld got held up by an HRT during his hot lap.
driftin (@driftin) said on 26th March 2011, 7:28
What about DiResta outperforming Mr. Skiddy aka. Sutil? Another pleasant surprise.
charlieboy (@charlieboy) said on 26th March 2011, 7:24
Was Sebs KERS working??
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner) said on 26th March 2011, 7:26
I’ve not heard otherwise? I am curious to know.
Icthyes (@icthyes) said on 26th March 2011, 7:26
Alonso 1.4 off of pole…okay the best of the rest was 0.7 off, but over one lap that’s very very worrying for Ferrari, really surprised they didn’t try a strategy gamble.
BasCB (@bascb) said on 26th March 2011, 7:42
He said as much himself on BBC. Being in 5th pretty much OK, but the speed is a big worry.
Stefanauss (@stefanauss) said on 26th March 2011, 7:27
I’m impressed by Lewis, that he managed to keep behind a Red Bull, the sound of their engine and the light reflected by Webber’s visor. In that order.
Enigma (@enigma) said on 26th March 2011, 7:28
The onboard lap looked great. Apart from the mistake in the penultimate corner, perfect. And he had no KERS, incredible. I wonder how the race pace will be.
Enigma (@enigma) said on 26th March 2011, 7:32
Top 5 are the championship contenders from 2010. So not much has changed.
box this lap (@sebashuis) said on 26th March 2011, 7:33
3 rookies altogether on the grid!
Enigma (@enigma) said on 26th March 2011, 7:39
Poor Paul. He has Perez, Maldonado, Sutil and Barrichello around him. And I was hoping he would finish the race…
driftin (@driftin) said on 26th March 2011, 7:49
At least Liuzzi’s not in there, otherwise he’s guaranteed a crash.
driftin (@driftin) said on 26th March 2011, 7:49
“Sebastian Vettel takes pole position is Australia with Lewis Hamilton second.” Front page blurb makes no sense.
Ninjenius (@ninjenius) said on 26th March 2011, 8:12
Eh? I don’t see anything wrong with that. Vettel pole, Hamilton second… I shouldn’t imagine anyone would find it difficult to extract that info from the blurb.
Andy said on 26th March 2011, 11:03
Think they were meaning the use of the word ‘is’ rather than ‘in’.
Ninjenius (@ninjenius) said on 26th March 2011, 8:13
Unless you were referring to how on earth Hamilton managed second? :P
Spencer said on 26th March 2011, 8:05
Big blow to the Ferrari Fan Boys.
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys) said on 26th March 2011, 8:30
Great stuff from Petrov to be sixth and seriously out-qualify Heidfeld. However, I didn’t like the attitude of the Australian commentators, who basically put his performance down to the car despite the fact that Petrov has had the measure of Heidfeld all weekend.
slr said on 26th March 2011, 15:44
What did Petrov do to upset the Australian commentators? Did they blame him for Webber’s failure to win the championship last season?
Spencer said on 26th March 2011, 9:44
I dont think HRT should go home but I can’t help but think it’s a poor show. The season should have started two weeks ago and to not have cars ready for free practice when we are all ready late is not great.
Jack Holt said on 26th March 2011, 10:07
Amazing from Vettel, he’s destroyed Webber :o
Wow, Hamilton squeezed into 2nd despite a KERS failure!
Big cheer for Petrov, as one of the few who rated him last season it was lovely to see him in 6th.
Sutil’s Q2 spin – awesome! :D
Massa’s Q3 spin – pathetic
So glad the season’s underway.