McLaren's Lewis Hamilton starts from the front row at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne.

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Petrov believes his third-place finish is an indication of what the 2011 Renault is capable of - though admits he was not sure quite how good the car was before the race.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has revealed that the team did not have KERS on its RB7s from Saturday onwards.

Button admitted getting stuck behind Felipe Massa ruined all his chances of a strong result.

Hamilton hailed his second place as a "great achievement" for McLaren given its poor winter testing form and last-minute redesign.

Vettel says he is keeping his feet on the ground despite a perfect start to his title defence.

Vettel all smiles on the top step of the podium for the German national anthem. Hamilton and Petrov can also be pleased with an excellent start to the season.

Glock is unclassified alongside the retirees Barrichello, Schumacher, Kovalainen, Maldonado and Rosberg.

Sutil is 11th with Di Resta an impressive 12th on debut. Behind him we have Alguersuari, Heidfeld, Trulli and D'Ambrosio.

Kobayashi makes Sauber's day even better with eighth ahead of Massa, with Buemi behind him taking the final points place.

Button comes home in sixth ahead of Perez, who has enjoyed a remarkable debut.

Alonso fourth then while Webber immediately parks up after crossing the line in fifth.

Hamilton finishes second while Petrov does enough for a podium finish. Great show.

VETTEL WINS THE 2011 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX IN MELBOURNE!

Alonso, Webber and Button have made three stops while Vettel, Hamilton and Petrov made two. And Perez one!

As we begin the final lap, Lotus Renault's Petrov maintains position from Alonso in the Ferrari and seems set for a podium.

A 1:30.064 from Petrov, his quickest of the race so far. Alonso will struggle to find a way past with laps running out.

Vettel 15.2s clear of Hamilton despite easing off slightly. Petrov now has to defend from double world champ Alonso...

Massa with a clean pass on Buemi for ninth. Mexican Perez in seventh has only made one stop - very impressive conservation of tyres.

Massa, on fresh tyres in 10th, attacks Buemi but is fended off and loses some time on the Toro Rosso.