2011 World Championship Season
62nd World Championship season
Fact File
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Sebastian Vettel (2nd title) |
|---|---|
| Constructors’ Champion: |  Red Bull (2nd title) |
| Races: | 19 |
| Winning drivers: | Sebastian Vettel (11)  Jenson Button (3) Lewis Hamilton (3)  Fernando Alonso (1)  Mark Webber (1) |
| Winning constructors: | Red Bull (12) McLaren (6)  Ferrari (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | none |
| First-time winners (constructor): | none |
2011 World Championship Grands Prix
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | Melbourne | 27 March | 2011 Australian Grand Prix |
| 2 |  Malaysia | Sepang | 10 April | 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix |
| 3 |  China | Shanghai | 17 April | 2011 Chinese Grand Prix |
| 4 |  Turkey | Istanbul | 8 May | 2011 Turkish Grand Prix |
| 5 | Spain | Catalunya | 22 May | 2011 Spanish Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 29 May | 2011 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 7 |  Canada | Montreal | 12 June | 2011 Canadian Grand Prix |
| 8 |  Europe | Valencia | 26 June | 2011 European Grand Prix |
| 9 | Britain | Silverstone | 10 July | 2011 British Grand Prix |
| 10 | Germany | Nurburgring | 24 July | 2011 German Grand Prix |
| 11 |  Hungary | Hungaroring | 31 July | 2011 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| 12 |  Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | 28 August | 2011 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 13 | Italy | Monza | 11 September | 2011 Italian Grand Prix |
| 14 |  Singapore | Marina Bay | 25 September | 2011 Singapore Grand Prix |
| 15 |  Japan DT | Suzuka | 9 October | 2011 Japanese Grand Prix |
| 16 |  South Korea CT | Yeongam | 16 October | 2011 Korean Grand Prix |
| 17 |  India | Buddh | 30 October | 2011 Indian Grand Prix |
| 18 |  Brazil | Interlagos | 13 November | 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| 19 |  Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina | 27 November | 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
Race Winners
Polesitters
Fastest Laps
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | Melbourne | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
| 2 | Malaysia | Sepang | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault |
| 3 | China | Shanghai | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault |
| 4 | Turkey | Istanbul | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault |
| 5 | Spain | Catalunya | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault |
| 7 | Canada | Montreal | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 8 | Europe | Valencia | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault |
| 9 | Britain | Silverstone | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari |
| 10 | Germany | Nurburgring | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 11 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
| 12 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault |
| 13 | Italy | Monza | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 14 | Singapore | Marina Bay | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 15 | Japan | Suzuka | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 16 | South Korea | Yeongam | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault |
| 17 | India | Buddh | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault |
| 18 | Brazil | Interlagos | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault |
| 19 | Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault |
2011 World Championship Standings
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 392 | |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 270 | -122 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 258 | -134 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 257 | -135 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 227 | -165 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 118 | -274 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 89 | -303 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 76 | -316 |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 42 | -350 |
| 10 |  Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 37 | -355 |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 34 | -358 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 30 | -362 |
| 13 | Paul di
Resta | Force India | 27 | -365 |
| 14 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 26 | -366 |
| 15 |  Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 15 | -377 |
| 16 |  Sergio Perez | Sauber | 14 | -378 |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 4 | -388 |
| 18 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 2 | -390 |
| 19 |  Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1 | -391 |
| 20 | Pedro de
la Rosa | Sauber | 0 | -392 |
| 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 0 | -392 |
| 22 |  Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 0 | -392 |
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 0 | -392 |
| 24 | Jerome d’Ambrosio | Virgin | 0 | -392 |
| 25 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 0 | -392 |
| 26 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 0 | -392 |
| 27 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | 0 | -392 |
| 28 | Karun Chandhok | Lotus | 0 | -392 |
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 25 points
- 2nd: 18 points
- 3rd: 15 points
- 4th: 12 points
- 5th: 10 points
- 6th: 8 points
- 7th: 6 points
- 8th: 4 points
- 9th: 2 points
- 10th: 1 point
- Every race counted towards the championship.
Constructor
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 25 points
- 2nd: 18 points
- 3rd: 15 points
- 4th: 12 points
- 5th: 10 points
- 6th: 8 points
- 7th: 6 points
- 8th: 4 points
- 9th: 2 points
- 10th: 1 point
- Constructors received points for each of their cars.
- Every race counted towards the championship.
Qualifying Results Overview
| Pos | Driver | AUS | MYS | CHN | TUR | ESP | MCO | CAN | EUR | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | SGP | JPN | KOR | IND | ABU | BRA | Avg. | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.26 | 1 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.42 | 1 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | 3 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3.84 | 1 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4.53 | 2 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4.63 | 2 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5.79 | 3 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7.53 | 3 |
| 8 | Vitaly Petrov | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 10.21 | 6 |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | 11 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10.32 | 5 |
| 10 | Bruno Senna | 7 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 11.62 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | 16 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11.63 | 8 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | 14 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11.84 | 6 |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | 18 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 13.45 | 6 | ||||||||
| 14 | Sergio Perez | 13 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 13.61 | 9 | |
| 15 | Sebastien Buemi | 10 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | DSQ | 18 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13.83 | 9 |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14.05 | 7 |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi | 9 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14.16 | 8 |
| 18 | Jaime Alguersuari | 12 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 14.42 | 6 |
| 19 | Rubens Barrichello | 17 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 14.95 | 11 |
| 20 | Pedro de la Rosa | 17 | 17.00 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Heikki Kovalainen | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18.47 | 15 |
| 22 | Jarno Trulli | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19.56 | 18 | |
| 23 | Karun Chandhok | 21 | 21.00 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Timo Glock | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 21.21 | 20 |
| 25 | Jerome d’Ambrosio | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22.11 | 20 |
| 26 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22.61 | 21 | |
| 27 | Daniel Ricciardo | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22.73 | 21 | ||||||||
| 28 | Narain Karthikeyan | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23.22 | 22 |
Race Results Overview
| Pos | Driver | AUS | MYS | CHN | TUR | ESP | MCO | CAN | EUR | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | SGP | JPN | KOR | IND | ABU | BRA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | R | 2 | 392 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | R | R | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 270 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | R | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 258 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | R | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 257 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | R | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | R | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | R | 227 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | R | R | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | R | 5 | 5 | 118 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | R | 12 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | R | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 89 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | R | 9 | 8 | 12 | 6 | R | 4 | 17 | 9 | 8 | R | 5 | 5 | R | 6 | R | 5 | 7 | 15 | 76 |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | 9 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 7 | R | 9 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 7 | R | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 42 |
| 10 | Vitaly Petrov | 3 | 17R | 9 | 8 | 11 | R | 5 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | R | 17 | 9 | R | 11 | 13 | 10 | 37 |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | 12 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | R | 10 | 8 | R | R | 34 | ||||||||
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | DSQ | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 16 | R | 9 | 11 | 12 | R | 14 | 13 | 15 | R | 10 | 9 | 30 |
| 13 | Paul di Resta | 10 | 10 | 11 | R | 12 | 12 | 18R | 14 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 14 | Jaime Alguersuari | 11 | 14 | R | 16 | 16 | R | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | R | 7 | 21R | 15 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| 15 | Sebastien Buemi | 8 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | R | 15 | 8 | R | 10 | 12 | R | 9 | R | R | 12 | 15 |
| 16 | Sergio Perez | DSQ | R | 17 | 14 | 9 | DNS | 11 | 7 | 11 | 15 | R | R | 10 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | R | R | 13 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | R | 13 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 4 |
| 18 | Bruno Senna | 13 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 19 | Pastor Maldonado | R | R | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18R | R | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | R | R | 14 | R | 1 |
| 20 | Pedro de la Rosa | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Jarno Trulli | 13 | R | 19 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 20 | R | R | 14 | 14 | R | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | ||
| 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | R | 15 | 16 | 19 | R | 14 | R | 19 | R | 16 | R | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | |
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | DNQ | R | 22 | 22 | R | 16 | 13 | 23 | 18 | R | 20 | 19 | R | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | R | ||
| 24 | Jerome d’Ambrosio | 14 | R | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | R | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 | R | 19 | |
| 25 | Timo Glock | NC | 16 | 21 | DNS | 19 | R | 15 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | R | 20 | 18 | R | 19 | R | |
| 26 | Narain Karthikeyan | DNQ | R | 23 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 27 | Daniel Ricciardo | 19 | 19 | 18 | R | NC | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | R | 20 | |||||||||
| 28 | Karun Chandhok | 20 |
Race To The Title
The Race To The Title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season.