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Home / Seasons / 2011 F1 World Championship Season / 2011 British Grand Prix

2011 British Grand Prix

DateSunday, 10 July 2011
Winner
  • Fernando Alonso
  • Ferrari
Pole position
  • Mark Webber
  • Red Bull-Renault
Fastest lap
  • Fernando Alonso
  • Ferrari
CircuitSilverstone, 52 laps
Round9 of 19
Race numbers

The 2011 British Grand Prix was the:

  • 848th World Championship race
  • 62nd World Championship British Grand Prix
  • 45th World Championship race at Silverstone
More 2011 season
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari521hr 28m 41.196s25
2 (DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault52+16.511s18
3-2(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault52+16.947s15
4+6(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes52+28.986s12
5-1(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari52+29.010s10
6+3(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes52+1m 00.665s8
7+5(MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari52+1m 05.590s6
8+8(DEU) Nick HeidfeldRenault52+1m 15.542s4
9+4(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes52+1m 17.912s2
10+8(ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari52+1m 19.108s1
11 (DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes52+1m 19.712s 
12+2(RUS) Vitaly PetrovRenault52+1m 20.681s 
13+2(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth51+1 lap 
14-7(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Cosworth51+1 lap 
15-9(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes51+1 lap 
16+4(DEU) Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth50+2 laps 
17+5(BEL) Jerome d’AmbrosioVirgin-Cosworth50+2 laps 
18+5(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziHRT-Cosworth50+2 laps 
19+5(AUS) Daniel RicciardoHRT-Cosworth49+3 laps 
R (GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes39DNF 
R (CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari25DNF 
R (JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari23DNF 
R (ITA) Jarno TrulliLotus-Renault10DNF 
R (FIN) Heikki KovalainenLotus-Renault2DNF 

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:30.399 
2(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1:30.4310.032
3(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:30.5160.117
4(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:31.1240.725
5(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:31.8981.499
6(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes1:31.9291.530
7(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Cosworth1:31.9331.534
8(JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari1:32.1281.729
9(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:32.2091.810
10(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:32.3761.977
Q2
11(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes1:32.617 
12(MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari1:32.624 
13(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes1:32.656 
14(RUS) Vitaly PetrovRenault1:32.734 
15(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth1:33.119 
16(DEU) Nick HeidfeldRenault1:33.805 
17(FIN) Heikki KovalainenLotus-Renault1:34.821 
Q1
18(ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari1:35.245 
19(CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari1:35.749 
20(DEU) Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth1:36.203 
21(ITA) Jarno TrulliLotus-Renault1:36.456 
22(BEL) Jerome d’AmbrosioVirgin-Cosworth1:37.154 
23(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziHRT-Cosworth1:37.484 
24(AUS) Daniel RicciardoHRT-Cosworth1:38.059 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(IND) Karun ChandhokLotus-Renault
(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Sebastian Vettel204
2(AUS) Mark Webber124
3(ESP) Fernando Alonso112
4(GBR) Lewis Hamilton109
5(GBR) Jenson Button109
6(BRA) Felipe Massa52
7(DEU) Nico Rosberg40
8(DEU) Nick Heidfeld34
9(RUS) Vitaly Petrov31
10(DEU) Michael Schumacher28
11(JPN) Kamui Kobayashi25
12(DEU) Adrian Sutil10
13(ESP) Jaime Alguersuari9
14(MEX) Sergio Perez8
15(CHE) Sebastien Buemi8
16(BRA) Rubens Barrichello4
17(GBR) Paul di Resta2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Red Bull-Renault328
2McLaren-Mercedes218
3Ferrari164
4Mercedes68
5Renault65
6Sauber-Ferrari33
7Toro Rosso-Ferrari17
8Force India-Mercedes12
9Williams-Cosworth4

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Daniel Ricciardo
Wins
27th for Fernando Alonso
216th for Ferrari
Podiums
67th for Fernando Alonso
28th for Sebastian Vettel
25th for Mark Webber
647th for Ferrari
52nd & 53rd for Red Bull
Poles
8th for Mark Webber
29th for Red Bull
1-2 start
12th for Red Bull
Fastest laps
19th for Fernando Alonso (last until 2013)
226th for Ferrari
Front row starts
32nd for Sebastian Vettel
22nd for Mark Webber
Points finishes
70th and last for Nick Heidfeld
Win & fastest lap
10th for Fernando Alonso (10th driver to win and set the fastest lap in ten races, 1st Spanish driver)

See also

  • British Grand Prix
  • Silverstone circuit
  • 2011 World Championship season

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