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

2011 Canadian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 12 June 2011
Winner
  • Jenson Button
  • McLaren-Mercedes
Pole position
  • Sebastian Vettel
  • Red Bull-Renault
Fastest lap
  • Jenson Button
  • McLaren-Mercedes
CircuitMontreal, 70 laps
Round7 of 19
Race numbers

The 2011 Canadian Grand Prix was the:

  • 846th World Championship race
  • 42nd World Championship Canadian Grand Prix
  • 32nd World Championship race at Montreal
More 2011 season
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+6(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes704hr 04m 39.537s25
2-1(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault70+2.709s18
3+1(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault70+13.828s15
4+4(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes70+14.219s12
5+5(RUS) Vitaly PetrovRenault70+20.395s10
6-3(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari70+33.225s8
7+6(JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari70+33.270s6
8PL(ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari70+35.964s4
9+7(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth70+45.117s2
10+5(CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari70+47.056s1
11-5(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes70+50.454s 
12+5(ESP) Pedro de la RosaSauber-Ferrari70+1m 03.607s 
13+8(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziHRT-Cosworth69+1 lap 
14+10(BEL) Jerome d’AmbrosioVirgin-Cosworth69+1 lap 
15+7(DEU) Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth69+1 lap 
16+3(ITA) Jarno TrulliLotus-Renault69+1 lap 
17+6(IND) Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth69+1 lap (20.000s) 
18-7(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes67DNF 
R (VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Cosworth61DNF 
R (DEU) Nick HeidfeldRenault55DNF 
R (DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes49DNF 
R (ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari36DNF 
R (FIN) Heikki KovalainenLotus-Renault28DNF 
R (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes7DNF 
Did not start
  (MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari   

Notes

  • Narain Karthikeyan received a 20-second time penalty for cutting a chicane and gaining an advantage. He originally finished P14.
  • Paul di Resta ended lap 67 in P11 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Sergio Perez withdrew from the Grand Prix after practice due to an injury sustained in the previous race. Pedro de la Rosa was his replacement.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1:13.014 
2(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:13.1990.185
3(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:13.2170.203
4(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:13.4290.415
5(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:13.5650.551
6(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:13.8140.800
7(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:13.8380.824
8(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes1:13.8640.850
9(DEU) Nick HeidfeldRenault1:14.0621.048
10(RUS) Vitaly PetrovRenault1:14.0851.071
Q2
11(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes1:14.752 
12(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Cosworth1:15.043 
13(JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari1:15.285 
14(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes1:15.287 
15(CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari1:15.334 
16(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth1:15.361 
17(ESP) Pedro de la RosaSauber-Ferrari1:15.587 
Q1
18(ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari1:16.294 
19(ITA) Jarno TrulliLotus-Renault1:16.745 
20(FIN) Heikki KovalainenLotus-Renault1:16.786 
21(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziHRT-Cosworth1:18.424 
22(DEU) Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth1:18.537 
23(IND) Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth1:18.574 
24(BEL) Jerome d’AmbrosioVirgin-Cosworth1:19.414 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes
(AUS) Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Sebastian Vettel161
2(GBR) Jenson Button101
3(AUS) Mark Webber94
4(GBR) Lewis Hamilton85
5(ESP) Fernando Alonso69
6(BRA) Felipe Massa32
7(RUS) Vitaly Petrov31
8(DEU) Nick Heidfeld29
9(DEU) Michael Schumacher26
10(DEU) Nico Rosberg26
11(JPN) Kamui Kobayashi25
12(DEU) Adrian Sutil8
13(CHE) Sebastien Buemi8
14(ESP) Jaime Alguersuari4
15(BRA) Rubens Barrichello4
16(MEX) Sergio Perez2
17(GBR) Paul di Resta2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Red Bull-Renault255
2McLaren-Mercedes186
3Ferrari101
4Renault60
5Mercedes52
6Sauber-Ferrari27
7Toro Rosso-Ferrari12
8Force India-Mercedes10
9Williams-Cosworth4

Stats & milestones

Wins
10th for Jenson Button (32nd driver to win ten races, 10th British driver)
171st for McLaren
Podiums
35th for Jenson Button
26th for Sebastian Vettel
23rd for Mark Webber
459th for McLaren
48th & 49th for Red Bull
Poles
21st for Sebastian Vettel
27th for Red Bull
Fastest laps
4th for Jenson Button
145th for McLaren
Front row starts
34th for Fernando Alonso
30th for Sebastian Vettel (22nd driver to achieve 30 front row starts, 2nd German driver)
Points finishes
140th and last for Rubens Barrichello
100th for Jenson Button
75th for Felipe Massa
Win & fastest lap
3rd for Jenson Button (first since 2009; first for McLaren)

See also

  • Canadian Grand Prix
  • Montreal circuit
  • 2011 World Championship season

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