2011 F1 World Championship Season
| Season: | 62nd World Championship season |
|---|---|
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Sebastian Vettel (2nd title) |
| Constructors’ Champion: |  Red Bull-Renault (2nd title for Red Bull) |
| Reigning drivers’ champion: | Sebastian Vettel |
| Reigning constructors’ champion: | Red Bull |
| 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 |
| Other seasons: |
Jump to: Calendar | Driver & constructor entries | Race winners | Pole positions | Fastest laps | Qualifying results | Driver standings | Constructor standings | Statistics
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 | 08 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 | 09 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 |
Driver and constructor entries
Race drivers
| Constructor | Driver | Round(s) entered |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrari | Fernando Alonso | All |
| Felipe Massa | All | |
| Force India | Paul di Resta | All |
| Adrian Sutil | All | |
| HRT | Narain Karthikeyan | 1-8, 17 |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi | 1-16, 18-19 | |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 9-19 | |
| Lotus | Karun Chandhok | 10 |
 Heikki Kovalainen | All | |
| Jarno Trulli | 1-9, 11-19 | |
| McLaren | Jenson Button | All |
| Lewis Hamilton | All | |
| Mercedes | Nico Rosberg | All |
| Michael Schumacher | All | |
| Red Bull | Sebastian Vettel | All |
| Mark Webber | All | |
| Renault | Nick Heidfeld | 1-11 |
 Vitaly Petrov | All | |
| Bruno Senna | 12-19 | |
 Sauber | Pedro de la Rosa | 7 |
| Kamui Kobayashi | All | |
 Sergio Perez | All | |
| Toro Rosso | Jaime Alguersuari | All |
| Sebastien Buemi | All | |
| Virgin | Jerome d’Ambrosio | All |
| Timo Glock | All | |
| Williams | Rubens Barrichello | All |
 Pastor Maldonado | All |
Free practice drivers
| Constructor | Driver | Round(s) entered |
|---|---|---|
| Force India | Nico Hulkenberg | 1-5, 7-13, 15, 19 |
| HRT |  Jan Charouz | 19 |
| Narain Karthikeyan | 10, 14-16 | |
| Lotus | Karun Chandhok | 1, 4, 8-9, 12-13, 15-17 |
| Luiz Razia | 3, 19 | |
| Davide Valsecchi | 2 | |
| Renault |  Romain Grosjean | 18-19 |
| Bruno Senna | 11 | |
| Toro Rosso | Daniel Ricciardo | 1-8 |
| Jean-Eric Vergne | 16, 18-19 | |
| Virgin | Robert Wickens | 18 |
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 |
Qualifying results
World Drivers’ Championship standings
The top ten classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (25), 2nd (18), 3rd (15), 4th (12), 5th (10), 6th (8), 7th (6), 8th (4), 9th (2), 10th (1)
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
| No. | Driver | AUS | MYS | CHN | TUR | ESP | MCO | CAN | EUR | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | SGP | JPN | KOR | IND | ABU | BRA | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top six drivers of 2011.
World Constructors’ Championship standings
The top ten classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (25), 2nd (18), 3rd (15), 4th (12), 5th (10), 6th (8), 7th (6), 8th (4), 9th (2), 10th (1)
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Constructor | AUS | MYS | CHN | TUR | ESP | MCO | CAN | EUR | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | SGP | JPN | KOR | IND | ABU | BRA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull-Renault | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 650 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | R | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | R | 2 | |||
| 2 | McLaren-Mercedes | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 497 |
| 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | R | 6 | R | R | 4 | R | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | R | |||
| 3 | Ferrari | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 375 |
| 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | R | R | R | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | R | 5 | 5 | |||
| 4 | Mercedes | R | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 165 |
| R | 12 | 8 | 12 | 7 | R | 11 | 17 | 9 | 8 | R | 6 | R | R | 10 | R | 6 | 7 | 15 | |||
| 5 | Renault | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 73 |
| 12 | 17R | 12 | 8 | 11 | R | R | 15 | 12 | R | R | 13 | R | 17 | 16 | R | 12 | 16 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Force India-Mercedes | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 18R | 9 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 69 |
| 10 | 11 | 15 | R | 13 | 12 | R | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | R | 8 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | |||
| 7 | Sauber-Ferrari | DSQ | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | R | 10 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 44 |
| DSQ | R | 17 | 14 | 10 | DNS | 12 | 16 | R | 11 | 15 | R | R | 14 | 13 | 16 | R | 11 | 13 | |||
| 8 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 8 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | R | 7 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 41 |
| 11 | 14 | R | 16 | 16 | R | 10 | 13 | R | 15 | 10 | R | 10 | 21R | R | 9 | R | R | 12 | |||
| 9 | Williams-Cosworth | R | R | 13 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 5 |
| R | R | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18R | R | 18 | 14 | R | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 17 | R | R | 14 | R | |||
| 10 | Lotus-Renault | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 19 | R | 16 | R | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 0 |
| R | R | 19 | 19 | R | 14 | R | 20 | R | 20 | R | 15 | 14 | R | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |||
| 11 | HRT-Cosworth | DNQ | R | 22 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | NC | 19 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| DNQ | R | 23 | 22 | R | 17 | 17 | 24 | 19 | R | 20 | R | R | 20 | 23 | 21 | 18 | R | R | |||
| 12 | Virgin-Cosworth | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| NC | R | 21 | DNS | 20 | R | 15 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | R | R | 21 | 20 | R | R | R | |||
| No. | Constructor | AUS | MYS | CHN | TUR | ESP | MCO | CAN | EUR | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | SGP | JPN | KOR | IND | ABU | BRA | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five constructors of 2011.