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2011 Indian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitBuddh, 60 laps
Round17 of 19
Race numbers

The 2011 Indian Grand Prix was the:

  • 856th World Championship race
  • 1st World Championship Indian Grand Prix
  • 1st World Championship race at Buddh
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault601hr 30m 35.002s25
2+2(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes60+8.433s18
3 (ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari60+24.301s15
4-2(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault60+25.529s12
5+6(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes60+1m 05.421s10
6+1(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes60+1m 06.851s8
7-2(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes60+1m 24.183s6
8+2(ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari59+1 lap4
9-1(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes59+1 lap2
10+10(MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari59+1 lap1
11+5(RUS) Vitaly PetrovRenault59+1 lap 
12+2(BRA) Bruno SennaRenault59+1 lap 
13-1(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes59+1 lap 
14+4(FIN) Heikki KovalainenLotus-Renault58+2 laps 
15 (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth58+2 laps 
16+5(BEL) Jerome d’AmbrosioVirgin-Cosworth57+3 laps 
17+7(IND) Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth57+3 laps 
18+5(AUS) Daniel RicciardoHRT-Cosworth57+3 laps 
19 (ITA) Jarno TrulliLotus-Renault55+5 laps 
R (BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari32DNF 
R (CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari24DNF 
R (VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Cosworth12DNF 
R (DEU) Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth2DNF 
R (JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari0DNF 

Starting grid

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

Notes

  • Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez received three-place grid penalties for ignoring yellow flags in Free Practice 1.
  • Vitaly Petrov received a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Michael Schumacher in the previous race.
  • Daniel Ricciardo received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
  • Narain Karthikeyan received a five-place grid penalty for impeding Michael Schumacher in qualifying.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1:24.178 
2(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:24.4740.296
3(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:24.5080.330
4(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:24.5190.341
5(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:24.9500.772
6(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:25.1220.944
7(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:25.4511.273
8(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes– 
9(CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari– 
10(ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari– 
Q2
11(RUS) Vitaly PetrovRenault1:26.319 
12(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes1:26.337 
13(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes1:26.503 
14(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Cosworth1:26.537 
15(BRA) Bruno SennaRenault1:26.651 
16(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth1:27.247 
17(MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari1:27.562 
Q1
18(JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari1:27.876 
19(FIN) Heikki KovalainenLotus-Renault1:28.565 
20(ITA) Jarno TrulliLotus-Renault1:28.752 
21(AUS) Daniel RicciardoHRT-Cosworth1:30.216 
22(IND) Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth1:30.238 
23(BEL) Jerome d’AmbrosioVirgin-Cosworth1:30.866 
24(DEU) Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth1:34.046 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(IND) Karun ChandhokLotus-Renault

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Sebastian Vettel374
2(GBR) Jenson Button240
3(ESP) Fernando Alonso227
4(AUS) Mark Webber221
5(GBR) Lewis Hamilton202
6(BRA) Felipe Massa98
7(DEU) Nico Rosberg75
8(DEU) Michael Schumacher70
9(RUS) Vitaly Petrov36
10(DEU) Nick Heidfeld34
11(DEU) Adrian Sutil30
12(JPN) Kamui Kobayashi27
13(ESP) Jaime Alguersuari26
14(GBR) Paul di Resta21
15(CHE) Sebastien Buemi15
16(MEX) Sergio Perez14
17(BRA) Rubens Barrichello4
18(BRA) Bruno Senna2
19(VEN) Pastor Maldonado1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Red Bull-Renault595
2McLaren-Mercedes442
3Ferrari325
4Mercedes145
5Renault72
6Force India-Mercedes51
7Sauber-Ferrari41
8Toro Rosso-Ferrari41
9Williams-Cosworth5

Stats & milestones

Milestone race start
250th for Jarno Trulli (4th driver to start 250 races, 2nd Italian driver)
150th for Felipe Massa (32nd driver to start 150 races, 4th Brazilian driver)
Wins
21st for Sebastian Vettel
26th for Red Bull
Podiums
72nd for Fernando Alonso
41st for Jenson Button
35th for Sebastian Vettel
652nd for Ferrari
467th for McLaren
64th for Red Bull
Poles
28th for Sebastian Vettel
36th for Red Bull
1-2 start
14th for Red Bull
Fastest laps
9th for Sebastian Vettel
20th for Red Bull (9th constructor to set 20 fastest laps)
Front row starts
39th for Sebastian Vettel
25th for Mark Webber
Points finishes
10th and last for Jaime Alguersuari
Pole & win
16th for Sebastian Vettel
Win & fastest lap
5th for Sebastian Vettel
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
3rd for Sebastian Vettel