|
This year will be the 17th time the Australian GP
has been staged at Albert Park Lake, two miles south of
the heart of Melbourne. Formula 1 has been a fixture in
the country since 1985, however, and Australia's grand
prix history dates back to over eighty years ago.
The first grand prix event in Australia was the 1928 100
Miles Road Race held on Phillip Island. Over the
next half a century, the nation's grand prix moved around
the country and was hosted at circuits such as Bathurst,
while Albert Park was the venue in 1953 and 1956. Although
the race didn't have the Formula 1 tag, some of the
sport's biggest names came to compete. The likes of Jack
Brabham, Jim Clark, Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart were
all victorious and Stirling Moss prevailed at Albert Park.
The Australian GP finally received Formula 1 status in
1985 and for eleven years the teams convened in Adelaide
to lower the curtain on the season around the city's
streets. In 1996, the event transferred from Adelaide to
Melbourne and changed from being the final round on the
calendar to the first. Since then, Australia has hosted
the opening race of the season every year bar two.
The 63rd Formula 1 season gets underway at the Melbourne
Grand Prix Circuit on March 18th. Twelve months ago, we
got a taste of things to come for the season ahead when
Sebastian Vettel stormed to pole and then cruised to
victory by a comfortable margin over McLaren's Lewis
Hamilton. The Red Bull Racing driver subsequently notched
up his second consecutive world crown after adding ten
further victories. This venue has a history of foretelling
the eventual World Drivers' Champion. In the sixteen
Formula 1 grands prix held at Albert Park, 11 of the
winners have gone on to clinch the title. In the five
other races, four of the drivers who secured pole position
went on to be crowned champion.
Remember to make your game picks in the 2012 Fantasy Formula 1 thread
before the deadline of Saturday, March 17th at 1:55 AM ET,
five minutes before qualifying begins.
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Race Info
|
| Grand Prix
|
Australian GP |
| Round
|
1 of 20 |
| Circuit
|
Albert Park (Melbourne Grand Prix
Circuit)
|
| Location
|
Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Circuit Type |
Street circuit |
| Circuit
Length |
3.30 mi (5.303 km) |
| Circuit
Direction |
Clockwise |
| Turns |
16 (6 Left, 10 Right) |
| Lap Record |
1:24.125, Michael Schumacher
(Ferrari), 2004 |
| Race Length |
191.071 mi (307.574 km)
|
| Laps
|
58 |
| 2011
Polesitter |
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull
Racing) |
| 2011 Winner |
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull
Racing) |
|
Timetable
|
| Free
Practice 1 |
Thursday, March 15th at 9:30 PM
ET - 11 PM ET |
| Free
Practice 2 |
Friday, March 16th at 1:30 AM ET
- 3 AM ET |
| Free
Practice 3 |
Friday, March 16th at 11 PM ET -
Saturday 12 AM ET |
| Fantasy
Deadline |
Saturday, March 17th at 1:55
AM ET |
| Qualifying
|
Saturday, March 17th at 2 AM ET |
| Race
|
Sunday, March 18th at 2 AM ET
|
Melbourne facts:
- Six of the last eight Melbourne races have been won
by the polesitter.
- In two of the last ten Australian GP, the polesitter
has failed to finish.
- The Albert Park winner has started from the front
two rows in nine of the last ten grands prix.
- The 2003 Australian GP was won from 11th on the
starting grid.
- In three of the last ten years, the podium hasn't
included a driver who started from the front row.
- At four of the last eight races in Melbourne, the
front row of the grid has finished 1-2.
- The last four podiums in Australia have included at
least one driver from outside of the "top-3" teams.
- Michael Schumacher (4) and Jenson Button (2) are the
only multiple Albert Park winners who are still in F1.
- Ferrari has the most Albert Park victories with six.
- The most positions gained in a Melbourne race is 17
by Jarno Trulli in 2009.
- In three of the last four Australian GP, at least
one driver has been disqualified.
- In five of the last ten Melbourne races, there have
been at least seven retirements.
- There has been at least one first lap retirement at
five of the last ten races at Albert Park.
- In 2002, eight cars were eliminated courtesy of a
first corner incident.
- The safety car has been deployed in Melbourne ten
times in the last six years.
|
2011 Australian GP
Qualifying Results
|
|
Rank
|
Driver |
Team |
Q1
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Grid
|
|
1.
|
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull Racing
|
1:25.296
|
1:24.090
|
1:23.529
|
1
|
|
2.
|
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren
|
1:25.384
|
1:24.595
|
1:24.307
|
2
|
|
3.
|
Mark Webber
|
Red Bull Racing
|
1:25.900
|
1:24.658
|
1:24.395
|
3
|
|
4.
|
Jenson Button
|
McLaren |
1:25.886
|
1:24.957
|
1:24.779
|
4
|
|
5.
|
Fernando Alonso
|
Ferrari
|
1:25.707
|
1:25.242
|
1:24.974
|
5
|
|
6.
|
Vitaly Petrov
|
Renault |
1:25.543
|
1:25.582
|
1:25.247
|
6
|
|
7.
|
Nico Rosberg
|
Mercedes |
1:25.856
|
1:25.606
|
1:25.421
|
7
|
|
8.
|
Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari |
1:26.031
|
1:25.611
|
1:25.599
|
8
|
|
9.
|
Kamui Kobayashi
|
Sauber
|
1:25.717
|
1:25.405
|
1:25.626
|
9
|
|
10
|
Sébastien Buemi
|
Toro Rosso
|
1:26.232
|
1:25.882
|
1:27.066
|
10
|
|
11.
|
Michael Schumacher
|
Mercedes |
1:25.962
|
1:25.971
|
-
|
11
|
|
12.
|
Jaime Alguersuari
|
Toro Rosso
|
1:26.620
|
1:26.103
|
-
|
12
|
|
13.
|
Sergio Pérez
|
Sauber |
1:25.812
|
1:26.108
|
-
|
13
|
|
14.
|
Paul di Resta
|
Force India
|
1:27.222
|
1:26.739
|
-
|
14
|
|
15.
|
Pastor Maldonado
|
Williams |
1:26.298
|
1:26.768
|
-
|
15
|
|
16.
|
Adrian Sutil
|
Force India
|
1:26.245
|
1:31.407
|
-
|
16
|
|
17.
|
Rubens Barrichello
|
Williams
|
1:26.270
|
No Time
|
-
|
17
|
|
18.
|
Nick Heidfeld
|
Renault
|
1:27.239
|
-
|
-
|
18
|
|
19.
|
Heikki Kovalainen
|
Lotus |
1:29.254
|
-
|
-
|
19
|
|
20.
|
Jarno Trulli
|
Lotus
|
1:29.342
|
-
|
-
|
20
|
|
21.
|
Timo Glock
|
Virgin Racing
|
1:29.858
|
-
|
-
|
21
|
|
22.
|
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
|
Virgin Racing
|
1:30.822
|
-
|
-
|
22
|
|
|
107% Time: |
1:31.267
|
|
|
|
|
23.
|
Vitantonio Liuzzi
|
Hispania Racing |
1:32.978
|
-
|
-
|
DNQ
|
|
24.
|
Narain Karthikeyan
|
Hispania Racing |
1:34.293
|
-
|
-
|
DNQ
|
|
|
Qualifying Notes
|
| Red Bull Racing and
McLaren had two cars in the top-4. |
| Ferrari had two cars
in the top-8. |
| Rubens Barrichello
failed to set a time in Q2 because he spun off
on his outlap. |
| Hispania requested
to be allowed to race, citing "exceptional
circumstances", but were refused. |
|
|
2011 Australian GP Race
Results and Drivers' Fantasy Points
|
|
Rank
|
Driver |
Team |
Retirement
|
Q.P.
|
R.P.
|
C.F.
|
L.L.
|
M.L.
|
F.L.
|
TOTAL
|
|
1.
|
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull Racing
|
|
5
|
40
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
49
|
|
2.
|
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren |
|
3
|
38
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
43
|
|
3.
|
Vitaly Petrov
|
Renault |
|
1
|
36
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
38
|
|
4.
|
Fernando Alonso
|
Ferrari |
|
1
|
34
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
36
|
|
5.
|
Mark Webber
|
Red Bull Racing
|
|
2
|
32
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
35
|
|
6.
|
Jenson Button
|
McLaren |
|
1
|
30
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
32
|
|
7.
|
Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari |
|
1
|
28
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
31
|
|
8.
|
Sébastien Buemi
|
Toro Rosso
|
|
1
|
26
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
28
|
|
9.
|
Adrian Sutil
|
Force India
|
|
0
|
24
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
|
10.
|
Paul di Resta
|
Force India
|
|
0
|
22
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
|
11.
|
Jaime Alguersuari
|
Toro Rosso |
|
0
|
20
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
|
12.
|
Nick Heidfeld
|
Renault |
|
0
|
18
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
|
13.
|
Jarno Trulli
|
Lotus |
|
0
|
16
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
|
14.
|
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
|
Virgin Racing
|
|
0
|
14
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
|
NC.
|
Timo Glock
|
Virgin Racing
|
|
0
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
|
Ret.
|
Rubens Barrichello
|
Williams |
Transmission |
0
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
|
Ret.
|
Nico Rosberg
|
Mercedes |
Collision |
1
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
|
Ret.
|
Heikki Kovalainen
|
Lotus |
Water Leak
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
|
Ret.
|
Michael Schumacher
|
Virgin Racing
|
Collision
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
Ret.
|
Pastor Maldonado
|
Williams
|
Transmission
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
Dsq.
|
Sergio Pérez
|
Sauber
|
Disqualified |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Dsq.
|
Kamui Kobayashi
|
Sauber |
Disqualified |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
DNQ.
|
Vitantonio Liuzzi
|
Hispania Racing
|
Did not qualify
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
DNQ.
|
Narain Karthikeyan
|
Hispania Racing
|
Did not qualify
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
2011 Australian GP
Teams' Fantasy Points
|
| Team
|
Drivers |
Q.P.
|
R.P.
|
C.F.
|
L.L.
|
M.L.
|
F.L.
|
TOTAL
|
Red Bull Racing
|
(Sebastian
Vettel/Mark Webber) |
3
|
36
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
44
|
| McLaren |
(Lewis
Hamilton/Jenson Button) |
3
|
34
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
40
|
| Ferrari |
(Fernando
Alonso/Felipe Massa) |
1
|
31
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
35
|
| Mercedes |
(Michael
Scumacher/Nico Rosberg) |
0
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
| Renault |
(Nick Heidfeld/Vitaly
Petrov) |
0
|
27
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
29
|
| Williams |
(Rubens
Barrichello/Pastor Maldonado) |
0
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
| Force India |
(Adrian Sutil/Paul di
Resta) |
0
|
23
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
| Sauber |
(Kamui
Kobayashi/Sergio Pérez) |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Toro Rosso
|
(Sébastien
Buemi/Jaime Alguersuari) |
0
|
23
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
| Lotus |
(Heikki
Kovalainen/Jarno Trulli) |
0
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
Hispania Racing
|
(Narain
Karthikeyan/Vitantonio Liuzzi) |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Virgin Racing |
(Timo
Glock/Jérôme d'Ambrosio) |
0
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
|
|
Race Notes
|
| Classified
finishers |
Top-14 drivers. |
| Two classified
finishers |
Red Bull, McLaren,
Ferrari, Force India, Toro Rosso and Renault. |
| Race leaders |
Sebastian Vettel (Red
Bull Racing) and Lewis Hamilton (McLaren). |
| Laps led |
Vettel (1-13),
Hamilton (14-16), Vettel (17-58). |
| Fastest lap |
Felipe Massa
(Ferrari) on lap 55 (1:28.947). |
| Miscellaneous |
Timo Glock was not
classified (+9 laps). |
|
Sauber was
disqualified for an illegal rear wing element. |
|
Sergio Pérez
crossed the finish line 7th. |
|
Kamui Kobayashi
crossed the finish line 8th. |
|
|
Points and Bonus Points
Key
|
|
Q.P.
|
Qualifying Points
|
|
R.P.
|
Race Points |
|
C.F.
|
Classified
Finisher(s) Bonus Point(s) |
|
L.L.
|
Lap Led Bonus Point
|
|
M.L.
|
Most Laps Led Bonus
Points |
|
F.L.
|
Fastest Lap Bonus
Point |
Australian GP 2002 - 2011 Statistics
|
|
List
|
Driver/Team
|
TM
|
Races
|
Poles
|
Avg Start
|
Avg Finish
|
Best
|
Top-10
|
Top-5
|
Wins
|
FP/Race
|
|
A
|
Sebastian Vettel |
RBR
|
4
|
2
|
3.75
|
12.75
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
21.25
|
|
A
|
Mark Webber |
RBR
|
10
|
0
|
8.50
|
11.90
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
20.20
|
|
A
|
Jenson Button
|
MCL
|
10
|
2
|
6.80
|
9.60
|
1
|
6
|
2
|
2
|
25.80
|
|
A
|
Lewis Hamilton
|
MCL
|
5
|
1
|
6.60
|
3.00
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
32.40
|
|
A
|
Fernando Alonso |
FER
|
9
|
0
|
7.22
|
3.67
|
1
|
9
|
8
|
1
|
37.44
|
|
A
|
Felipe Massa |
FER
|
9
|
0
|
10.44
|
12.00
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
19.33
|
|
B
|
Michael Schumacher |
MER
|
7
|
2
|
7.43
|
10.00
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
25.71
|
|
B
|
Nico Rosberg |
MER
|
6
|
0
|
8.67
|
9.83
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
23.83
|
|
B
|
Kimi Räikkönen
|
LOT
|
8
|
1
|
8.75
|
7.50
|
1
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
30.50
|
|
B
|
Romain Grosjean
|
LOT
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
B
|
Paul di Resta
|
FI
|
1
|
0
|
14.00
|
10.00
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
23.00
|
|
B
|
Nico Hülkenberg
|
FI
|
1
|
0
|
15.00
|
22.00
|
22
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
B
|
Kamui Kobayashi
|
SAU
|
2
|
0
|
12.50
|
23.00
|
23
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.50
|
|
B
|
Sergio Pérez
|
SAU
|
1
|
0
|
13.00
|
-
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
B
|
Daniel Ricciardo
|
TR
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
B
|
Jean-Éric Vergne
|
TR
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
B
|
Pastor Maldonado
|
WIL
|
1
|
0
|
15.00
|
20.00
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2.00
|
|
B
|
Bruno Senna
|
WIL
|
1
|
0
|
23.00
|
20.00
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2.00
|
|
B
|
Heikki Kovalainen
|
CAT
|
5
|
0
|
13.60
|
13.00
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
17.40
|
|
B
|
Vitaly Petrov
|
CAT
|
2
|
0
|
12.00
|
11.00
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
21.00
|
|
B
|
Narain Karthikeyan
|
HRT
|
2
|
0
|
18.00
|
15.00
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6.50
|
|
B
|
Pedro de la Rosa
|
HRT
|
2
|
0
|
17.00
|
10.00
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
23.00
|
|
B
|
Timo Glock |
MAR
|
4
|
0
|
14.25
|
11.00
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
20.75
|
|
B
|
Charles Pic
|
MAR
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
TM
|
Red Bull Racing |
RBR
|
7
|
2
|
7.57
|
11.29
|
1
|
6
|
3
|
1
|
22.57
|
|
TM
|
McLaren |
MCL
|
10
|
1
|
7.25
|
6.26
|
1
|
15
|
10
|
3
|
32.40
|
|
TM
|
Ferrari |
FER
|
10
|
4
|
7.00
|
8.85
|
1
|
12
|
9
|
3
|
28.50
|
|
TM
|
Mercedes |
MER
|
2
|
0
|
7.75
|
12.75
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
18.00
|
|
TM
|
Lotus |
LOT
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
TM
|
Force India
|
FI
|
4
|
0
|
15.75
|
12.63
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
17.75
|
|
TM
|
Sauber |
SAU
|
10
|
0
|
8.80
|
11.44
|
2
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
18.70
|
|
TM
|
Toro Rosso
|
TR
|
6
|
0
|
15.42
|
12.75
|
7
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
17.17
|
|
TM
|
Williams |
WIL
|
10
|
0
|
9.25
|
11.10
|
2
|
11
|
6
|
0
|
21.40
|
|
TM
|
Caterham |
CAT
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
TM
|
HRT |
HRT
|
2
|
0
|
23.50
|
17.00
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4.00
|
|
TM
|
Marussia |
MAR
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
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