 Webber started the 2011 season with a fifth @-@ place finish at the Australian Grand Prix , having started from third on the grid , after struggling to keep up with teammate Vettel due to a damaged chassis . In Malaysia , he qualified third but his KERS completely failed at the start and as a result , dropped down over 10 places but staged a strong recovery back to 4th , with fastest lap . In China he qualified eighteenth after another KERS failure , but passed 15 cars on track to finish third . In Turkey , Webber qualified second – his best qualifying result of the season at that point – but lost the position to Nico Rosberg at the start . After passing Rosberg and reclaiming second , he then spent the rest of the race battling with Fernando Alonso , ultimately finishing second after passing Alonso with 8 laps to go . In Spain , Webber secured pole , but lost ground at the start again and had to settle for fourth . Webber qualified third in Monaco but dropped a place at the start and later a pit stop delay dropped Webber outside the top ten , however he recovered to fourth by passing Kamui Kobayashi on the penultimate lap , and set his fourth fastest lap of the season . 
