Mark Webber led the first practice session of the 2011 season, heading a Red Bull 1-2 ahead of team-mate Sebastian Vettel.
The Australian set a best laptime of 1:26.831, the only driver to get below 1:27.
The session began with Karun Chandhok losing the rear of his Team Lotus T128 and hitting the wall, ending his session after just a single lap.
Several other drivers made off-track excursions, including Felipe Massa, Mark Webber and Nico Rosberg.
Jenson Button completed the most laps, 29, as McLaren focused on testing new parts, Hamilton came in second on 26 laps.
Australian GP Free Practice 1 Results:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06. | J. Button | McLaren | 1:28.440 | +1.609 | 29 |
| 02. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:27.158 | +0.327 | 19 |
| 07. | L. Hamilton | McLaren | 1:28.483 | +1.652 | 26 |
| 12. | N. Heidfeld | Renault | 1:28.928 | +2.097 | 14 |
| 04. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:28.152 | +1.321 | 16 |
| 01. | M. Webber | Red Bull | 1:26.831 | 20 | |
| 18. | N. Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:31.002 | +4.171 | 20 |
| 03. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:27.749 | +0.918 | 20 |
| 11. | F. Massa | Ferrari | 1:28.842 | +2.011 | 20 |
| 08. | M Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:28.690 | +1.859 | 14 |
| 15. | P. Maldonado | Williams | 1:29.403 | +2.572 | 24 |
| 13. | A. Sutil | Force India | 1:29.314 | +2.483 | 19 |
| 10. | V. Petrov | Renault | 1.28.765 | +1.934 | 15 |
| 14. | S. Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:29.328 | +2.497 | 21 |
| 17. | S. Perez | Sauber | 1:29.643 | +2.812 | 18 |
| 09. | K. Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:28.725 | +1.894 | 13 |
| 16. | D. Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:29.468 | +2.637 | 23 |
| 21. | T. Glock | Virgin | 1:35.289 | +8.458 | 15 |
| 19. | H. Kovalainen | Team Lotus | 1:32.428 | +5.597 | 13 |
| 20. | J d’Ambrosio | Virgin | 1.35.282 | +8.451 | 17 |
| 22. | K. Chandhok | Team Lotus | No Time | 1 | |
| 24. | V. Liuzzi | Hispania | No Time | ||
| 05. | R. Barrichello | Williams | 1:28.430 | +1.599 | 24 |
| 23. | N. Karthikeyan | Hispania | No Time |
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