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2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitYas Marina, 55 laps
Round18 of 19
Race numbers

The 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was the:

  • 857th World Championship race
  • 3rd World Championship Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
  • 3rd World Championship race at Yas Marina
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes551hr 37m 11.886s25
2+3(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari55+8.457s18
3 (GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes55+25.881s15
4 (AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault55+35.784s12
5+1(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari55+50.578s10
6+1(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes55+52.317s8
7+1(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes55+1m 15.964s6
8+1(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes55+1m 17.122s4
9+1(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes55+1m 41.087s2
10+6(JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari54+1 lap1
11 (MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari54+1 lap 
12+12(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth54+1 lap 
13-1(RUS) Vitaly PetrovRenault54+1 lap 
14+9(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Cosworth54+1 lap (30.000s) 
15 (ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari54+1 lap (20.000s) 
16-2(BRA) Bruno SennaRenault54+1 lap 
17 (FIN) Heikki KovalainenLotus-Renault54+1 lap 
18 (ITA) Jarno TrulliLotus-Renault53+2 laps 
19 (DEU) Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth53+2 laps 
20+2(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziHRT-Cosworth53+2 laps 
R (AUS) Daniel RicciardoHRT-Cosworth48DNF 
R (CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari19DNF 
R (BEL) Jerome d’AmbrosioVirgin-Cosworth18DNF 
R (DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1DNF 

Notes

  • Pastor Maldonado received a 30-second time penalty for ignoring blue flags. His final race position was unaffected.
  • Jaime Alguersuari received a 20-second time penalty for ignoring blue flags. His final race position was unaffected.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1 (DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault
2 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes
3 (GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes
4 (AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault
5 (ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari
6 (BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari
7 (DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes
8 (DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes
9 (DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes
10 (GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes
11 (MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari
12 (RUS) Vitaly PetrovRenault
13 (CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari
14 (BRA) Bruno SennaRenault
15 (ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari
16 (JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari
17 (FIN) Heikki KovalainenLotus-Renault
18 (ITA) Jarno TrulliLotus-Renault
19 (DEU) Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth
20 (AUS) Daniel RicciardoHRT-Cosworth
21 (BEL) Jerome d’AmbrosioVirgin-Cosworth
22 (ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziHRT-Cosworth
23-10(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Cosworth
24 (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth

Notes

  • Pastor Maldonado received a 10-place grid penalty for the use of his ninth engine of the season, exceeding the season limit of eight.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1:38.481 
2(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:38.6220.141
3(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:38.6310.150
4(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:38.8580.377
5(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:39.0580.577
6(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:39.6951.214
7(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:39.7731.292
8(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes1:40.6622.181
9(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes1:40.7682.287
10(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes– 
Q2
11(MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari1:40.874 
12(RUS) Vitaly PetrovRenault1:40.919 
13(CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari1:41.009 
14(BRA) Bruno SennaRenault1:41.079 
15(ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari1:41.162 
16(JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari1:41.240 
17(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Cosworth1:41.760 
Q1
18(FIN) Heikki KovalainenLotus-Renault1:42.979 
19(ITA) Jarno TrulliLotus-Renault1:43.884 
20(DEU) Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth1:44.515 
21(AUS) Daniel RicciardoHRT-Cosworth1:44.641 
22(BEL) Jerome d’AmbrosioVirgin-Cosworth1:44.699 
23(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziHRT-Cosworth1:45.159 
24(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth– 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(FRA) Romain GrosjeanRenault
(FRA) Jean-Eric VergneToro Rosso-Ferrari
(CAN) Robert WickensVirgin-Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Sebastian Vettel374
2(GBR) Jenson Button255
3(ESP) Fernando Alonso245
4(AUS) Mark Webber233
5(GBR) Lewis Hamilton227
6(BRA) Felipe Massa108
7(DEU) Nico Rosberg83
8(DEU) Michael Schumacher76
9(RUS) Vitaly Petrov36
10(DEU) Nick Heidfeld34
11(DEU) Adrian Sutil34
12(JPN) Kamui Kobayashi28
13(ESP) Jaime Alguersuari26
14(GBR) Paul di Resta23
15(CHE) Sebastien Buemi15
16(MEX) Sergio Perez14
17(BRA) Rubens Barrichello4
18(BRA) Bruno Senna2
19(VEN) Pastor Maldonado1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Red Bull-Renault607
2McLaren-Mercedes482
3Ferrari353
4Mercedes159
5Renault72
6Force India-Mercedes57
7Sauber-Ferrari42
8Toro Rosso-Ferrari41
9Williams-Cosworth5

Stats & milestones

Wins
17th for Lewis Hamilton
175th for McLaren
Podiums
73rd for Fernando Alonso
42nd for Lewis Hamilton & Jenson Button
653rd for Ferrari
468th & 469th for McLaren
Poles
29th for Sebastian Vettel
37th for Red Bull
Fastest laps
12th for Mark Webber
21st for Red Bull
Front row starts
40th for Sebastian Vettel (11th driver to achieve 40 front row starts, 2nd German driver)
37th for Lewis Hamilton