2011 Australian Grand Prix
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The 2011 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 27 March 2011 at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne. It was the 76th race in the combined history of the Australian Grand Prix that dates back to the 100 Miles Road Race of 1928. Originally planned as the second race of the 2011 Formula One season, it became the season opener with the cancellation of the Bahrain Grand Prix due to civil unrest in the country.
Sergio Pérez made his Grand Prix début with Sauber.
Narain Karthikeyan at the wheel of one of the Hispania F111s. Karthikeyan and team-mate Vitantonio Liuzzi failed to qualify for the race as they were outside 107% of Sebastian Vettel's time in the first part of qualifying.
Lewis Hamilton was Sebastian Vettel's closest challenger all weekend finishing 22 seconds off the lead.
Felipe Massa had a disappointing race, and finished down in ninth place (which became seventh after the race, due to the Saubers' disqualification).
Australian Grand Prix
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The Australian Grand Prix is an annual motor racing event which is under contract to host Formula One until 2035. One of the oldest surviving motorsport competitions held in Australia, the Grand Prix has moved frequently with 23 different venues having been used since it was first run at Phillip Island in 1928. The race became part of the Formula One World Championship in 1985. Since 1996, it has been held at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, with the exceptions of 2020 and 2021, when the races were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Before that, it was held in Adelaide.
Arthur Waite won the 1928 100 Miles Road Race at the Phillip Island road circuit driving an Austin 7
Promotional poster for the first Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide in 1985.
Nick Heidfeld and Nico Rosberg at Corner 6 of the Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne
2008 Race Winner Lewis Hamilton on the Podium with Nick Heidfeld