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

2011 European Grand Prix

DateSunday, 26 June 2011
Winner
  • Sebastian Vettel
  • Red Bull-Renault
Pole position
  • Sebastian Vettel
  • Red Bull-Renault
Fastest lap
  • Sebastian Vettel
  • Red Bull-Renault
CircuitValencia, 57 laps
Round8 of 19
Race numbers

The 2011 European Grand Prix was the:

  • 847th World Championship race
  • 21st World Championship European Grand Prix
  • 4th World Championship race at Valencia
More 2011 season
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On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Qualifying result
  • Free practice appearances
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault571hr 39m 36.169s25
2+2(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari57+10.891s18
3-1(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault57+27.255s15
4-1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes57+46.190s12
5 (BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari57+51.705s10
6 (GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes57+1m 00.065s8
7 (DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes57+1m 38.090s6
8+10(ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari56+1 lap4
9+1(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes56+1 lap2
10-1(DEU) Nick HeidfeldRenault56+1 lap1
11+5(MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari56+1 lap 
12+1(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth56+1 lap 
13+4(CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari56+1 lap 
14-2(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes56+1 lap 
15-4(RUS) Vitaly PetrovRenault56+1 lap 
16-2(JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari56+1 lap 
17-9(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes56+1 lap 
18-3(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Cosworth56+1 lap 
19 (FIN) Heikki KovalainenLotus-Renault55+2 laps 
20 (ITA) Jarno TrulliLotus-Renault55+2 laps 
21 (DEU) Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth55+2 laps 
22+1(BEL) Jerome d’AmbrosioVirgin-Cosworth55+2 laps 
23-1(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziHRT-Cosworth54+3 laps 
24 (IND) Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth54+3 laps 

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1:36.975 
2(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:37.1630.188
3(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:37.3800.405
4(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:37.4540.479
5(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:37.5350.560
6(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:37.6450.670
7(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:38.2311.256
8(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes1:38.2401.265
9(DEU) Nick HeidfeldRenault– 
10(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes– 
Q2
11(RUS) Vitaly PetrovRenault1:39.068 
12(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes1:39.422 
13(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth1:39.489 
14(JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari1:39.525 
15(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Cosworth1:39.645 
16(MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari1:39.657 
17(CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari1:39.711 
Q1
18(ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari1:40.232 
19(FIN) Heikki KovalainenLotus-Renault1:41.664 
20(ITA) Jarno TrulliLotus-Renault1:42.234 
21(DEU) Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth1:42.553 
22(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziHRT-Cosworth1:43.584 
23(BEL) Jerome d’AmbrosioVirgin-Cosworth1:43.735 
24(IND) Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth1:44.363 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(IND) Karun ChandhokLotus-Renault
(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes
(AUS) Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Sebastian Vettel186
2(GBR) Jenson Button109
3(AUS) Mark Webber109
4(GBR) Lewis Hamilton97
5(ESP) Fernando Alonso87
6(BRA) Felipe Massa42
7(DEU) Nico Rosberg32
8(RUS) Vitaly Petrov31
9(DEU) Nick Heidfeld30
10(DEU) Michael Schumacher26
11(JPN) Kamui Kobayashi25
12(DEU) Adrian Sutil10
13(ESP) Jaime Alguersuari8
14(CHE) Sebastien Buemi8
15(BRA) Rubens Barrichello4
16(MEX) Sergio Perez2
17(GBR) Paul di Resta2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Red Bull-Renault295
2McLaren-Mercedes206
3Ferrari129
4Renault61
5Mercedes58
6Sauber-Ferrari27
7Toro Rosso-Ferrari16
8Force India-Mercedes12
9Williams-Cosworth4

Statistics & milestones

Wins
16th for Sebastian Vettel
21st for Red Bull
Podiums
66th for Fernando Alonso
27th for Sebastian Vettel
24th for Mark Webber
646th for Ferrari
50th & 51st for Red Bull (12th constructor to score 50 podiums)
Poles
22nd for Sebastian Vettel
28th for Red Bull
1-2 start
11th for Red Bull
Fastest laps
7th for Sebastian Vettel
17th for Red Bull
Front row starts
31st for Sebastian Vettel
21st for Mark Webber
Pole & win
12th for Sebastian Vettel
Win & fastest lap
3rd for Sebastian Vettel (first since 2009)
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
2nd for Sebastian Vettel (first since 2009)

See also

  • European Grand Prix
  • Valencia circuit
  • 2011 World Championship season

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