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000d 00h 00m 00s2011 Australian Grand Prix
| Race Name: | LXXVI Qantas Australian Grand Prix |
| Track: | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit |
| Round: | 1 of 19 |
| Race date: | Sunday, March 27th, 2011 |
| Race time: | 17.00 |
The Podium
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Vitaly Petrov |
| Constructor | Red Bull-Renault | McLaren-Mercedes | Renault |
| Car | Red Bull RB7 | McLaren MP4-26 | Renault R31 |
| Engine | Renault RS27-2011 | Mercedes FO 108Y | Renault RS27-2011 |
| Tyre | Pirelli | Pirelli | Pirelli |
| Time | 1:29:30.259 | 1:29:52.556 | 1:30:00.819 |
| Gap | 22.297 secs | 30.560 secs |
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| P | No. | Driver | Fri Prac 1 | Fri Prac 2 | Sat Prac | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Qual | Race | Total | |
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault | 1:27.158 19 | 1:26.014 35 | 1:24.507 15 | 1:25.296 6 | 1:24.090 4 | 1:23.529 6 | 1:23.529 16 | 1:29.844 58 | 1:23.529 143 | |
| 2 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes | 1:28.483 26 | 1:25.986 31 | 1:25.553 15 | 1:25.384 5 | 1:24.595 8 | 1:24.307 6 | 1:24.307 19 | 1:30.314 58 | 1:24.307 149 | |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault | 1:26.831 20 | 1:26.283 33 | 1:25.364 14 | 1:25.900 5 | 1:24.658 4 | 1:24.395 6 | 1:24.395 15 | 1:29.600 58 | 1:24.395 140 | |
| 4 | 4 | Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes | 1:28.440 29 | 1:25.854 32 | 1:25.567 16 | 1:25.886 6 | 1:24.957 6 | 1:24.779 6 | 1:24.779 18 | 1:29.883 58 | 1:24.779 153 | |
| 5 | 5 | Fernando Alonso Ferrari | 1:27.749 20 | 1:26.001 28 | 1:26.121 16 | 1:25.707 9 | 1:25.242 6 | 1:24.974 4 | 1:24.974 19 | 1:29.487 58 | 1:24.974 141 | |
| 6 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov Renault | 1:28.765 15 | 1:27.528 29 | 1:25.906 18 | 1:25.543 10 | 1:25.582 5 | 1:25.247 3 | 1:25.247 18 | 1:30.064 58 | 1:25.247 138 | |
| 7 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari | 1:28.725 13 | 1:28.095 35 | 1:26.417 17 | 1:25.717 5 | 1:25.405 7 | 1:25.626 5 | 1:25.626 17 | 1:30.384 58 | 1:25.405 140 | |
| 8 | 8 | Nico Rosberg Mercedes | 1:28.152 16 | 1:27.448 23 | 1:26.520 17 | 1:25.856 3 | 1:25.606 8 | 1:25.421 6 | 1:25.421 17 | 1:33.503 22 | 1:25.421 95 | |
| 9 | 6 | Felipe Massa Ferrari | 1:28.842 20 | 1:26.789 34 | 1:27.011 15 | 1:26.031 9 | 1:25.611 6 | 1:25.599 3 | 1:25.599 18 | 1:28.947 58 | 1:25.599 145 | |
| 10 | 17 | Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari | 1:29.643 18 | 1:27.101 39 | 1:28.077 9 | 1:25.812 5 | 1:26.108 4 | 1:26.108 9 | 1:29.962 58 | 1:25.812 133 | ||
| 11 | 18 | Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:29.328 21 | 1:27.697 30 | 1:27.008 17 | 1:26.232 4 | 1:25.882 7 | 1:27.066 4 | 1:27.066 15 | 1:30.836 57 | 1:25.882 140 | |
| 12 | 7 | Michael Schumacher Mercedes | 1:28.690 14 | 1:26.590 31 | 1:26.856 15 | 1:25.962 5 | 1:25.971 8 | 1:25.971 13 | 1:35.319 19 | 1:25.962 92 | ||
| 13 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:27.525 31 | 1:27.066 14 | 1:26.620 4 | 1:26.103 7 | 1:26.103 11 | 1:30.467 57 | 1:26.103 113 | |||
| 14 | 14 | Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes | 1:29.314 19 | 1:28.583 31 | 1:27.180 15 | 1:26.245 9 | 1:31.407 6 | 1:31.407 15 | 1:31.526 57 | 1:26.245 137 | ||
| 15 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth | 1:28.430 24 | 1:27.280 34 | 1:28.068 7 | 1:26.270 10 | No Time 2 | No Time 12 | 1:31.404 48 | 1:26.270 125 | ||
| 16 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth | 1:29.403 24 | 1:29.386 29 | 1:30.493 5 | 1:26.298 10 | 1:26.768 7 | 1:26.768 17 | 1:34.102 9 | 1:26.298 84 | ||
| 17 | 15 | Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes | 1:28.376 33 | 1:27.087 15 | 1:27.222 10 | 1:26.739 6 | 1:26.739 16 | 1:31.941 57 | 1:26.739 121 | |||
| 18 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld Renault | 1:28.928 14 | 1:27.536 22 | 1:26.746 17 | 1:27.239 10 | 1:27.239 10 | 1:32.377 57 | 1:26.746 120 | |||
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault | 1:32.428 13 | 1:30.829 22 | 1:29.772 17 | 1:29.254 10 | 1:29.254 10 | 1:34.918 19 | 1:29.254 81 | |||
| 20 | 21 | Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault | 1:30.912 23 | 1:30.003 18 | 1:29.342 12 | 1:29.342 12 | 1:32.550 56 | 1:29.342 109 | ||||
| 21 | 19 | Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:29.468 23 | 1:29.468 23 | ||||||||
| 22 | 24 | Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth | 1:35.289 15 | 1:32.135 30 | 1:30.261 15 | 1:29.858 10 | 1:29.858 10 | 1:35.789 49 | 1:29.858 119 | |||
| 23 | 25 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth | 1:35.282 17 | 1:32.106 36 | 1:30.704 18 | 1:30.822 8 | 1:30.822 8 | 1:34.523 54 | 1:30.704 133 | |||
| 24 | 15 | Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes | 1:31.002 20 | 1:31.002 20 | ||||||||
| 25 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth | No Time 0 | No Time 1 | No Time 1 | 1:32.978 11 | 1:32.978 11 | 1:32.978 13 | ||||
| 26 | 22 | Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth | No Time 0 | No Time 0 | 1:41.554 5 | 1:34.293 11 | 1:34.293 11 | 1:34.293 16 | ||||
| 27 | 21 | Karun Chandhok Lotus-Renault | No Time 1 | No Time 1 |