Saturday, January 1, 2011

2011 Australian GP News and Results


Australian Grand Prix - Countdown




March 25: Free practice 1

March 25: Free practice 2
March 26: Free practice 3
March 26: Qualifying
March 27: Race



 The Australian GP is a motor race held yearly and is held to be the top of motor racing in Australia. The Grand Prix is the oldest surviving motor racing contest held in Australia having been held 75 times since it was first run at Phillip Island in 1928. Since 1985 the race has been a round of the FIA Formula One World Championship. It is currently held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit at Albert Park in Melbourne. Prior to its addition in the World Championship it was held at a huge number of places in every state of Australia. It was a centerpiece of the Tasman Series between 1964 and 1972 and was a round of the Australian Drivers' Championship on lots of events between 1957 and 1983. It became part of the Formula One World Championship in 1985 and was held at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia from that year to 1995, before moving to Melbourne in 1996.

Australian GP is the second round of the Championship, having been the first race of each year, excluding 2006 and 2010, 2011 F1 season starting in Australia once again due to Bahrain postponed following unrest in the country.




2010 Australian GP: Race results



Pos  Driver  Nat  Team  Time  Status 
1. Jenson Button GBR McLaren-Mercedes 1:33:36.531 
2. Robert Kubica PLD Renault 12.034 
3. Felipe Massa BRZ Ferrari 14.488 
4. Fernando Alonso ESPFerrari 16.304 
5. Nico Rosberg GER Mercedes 16.683 
6. Lewis Hamilton GBR McLaren-Mercedes 29.898 
7. Vitantonio Liuzzi ITY Force India-Mercedes 59.847 
8. Rubens Barrichello BRZ Williams-Cosworth 1:00.536 
9. Mark Webber AUS Red Bull-Renault 1:07.319 
10. Michael Schumacher GER Mercedes 1:09.391 
11. Jaime Alguersuari ESP Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:11.301 
12. Pedro de la Rosa ESP Sauber-Ferrari 1:14.084 
13. Heikki Kovalainen FIN Lotus-Cosworth -2 laps 
14. Karun Chandhok IND HRT-Cosworth -4 laps 
DNF Timo Glock GER Virgin-Cosworth on lap 41 Suspension 
DNF Sebastian Vettel GER Red Bull-Renault on lap 26 Brakes 
DNF Lucas di Grassi BRZ Virgin-Cosworth on lap 25 Hydraulics 
DNF Adrian Sutil GER Force India-Mercedes on lap 12 Engine 
DNF Vitaly Petrov RUS Renault on lap 10 Spun 
DNF Bruno Senna BRZ HRT-Cosworth on lap 5 Hydraulics 
DNF Sebastien Buemi CH Toro Rosso-Ferrari on lap 1 Accident 
DNF Nico Hulkenberg GER Williams-Cosworth on lap 1 Accident 
DNF Kamui Kobayashi JPNSauber-Ferrari on lap 1 Accident 
DNS Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth on lap 1 Hydraulics 




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