Australia 2011 - Race results - Vettel turned pole position into victory in Melbourne
Published by Christine
The race of 2011 sees F1 continue in much the same vain as the last race of 2010. Familiar names dominated the day, with Sebastian Vettel taking an easy win, but don't discount the new and improved. Vitaly Petrov and Sergio Pérez both impressed - Petrov finished on the podium, and Pérez picked up points on his debut. There were five retirements, and a couple of collisions and few made it through the race completely unscathed.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:29:30.259 | 2 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | +22.2 | 2 |
| 3 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | +30.5 | 2 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | +31.7 | 3 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | +38.1 | 3 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | +54.3 | 3 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | +85.1 | 3 |
| 8 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 13 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 14 | Jérôme D'Ambrosio | Virgin | +4 Laps | 2 |
| DSQ | Sergio Pérez * | Sauber | +65.8 | |
| DSQ | Kamui Kobayashi * | Sauber | +76.8 | |
| DNF | Timo Glock | Virgin | Lap 50 | 2 |
| DNF | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | Lap 49 | 5 |
| DNF | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Lap 22 | 1 |
| DNF | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | Lap 19 | 1 |
| DNF | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | Lap 19 | 3 |
| DNF | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Lap 10 | 0 |
* Pérez initially finished 7th with Kobayashi behind in 8th, but both Sauber drivers were disqualified after the race for a technical rear wing infringement.
