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2011 Japanese Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSuzuka, 53 laps
Round15 of 19
Race numbers

The 2011 Japanese Grand Prix was the:

  • 854th World Championship race
  • 27th World Championship Japanese Grand Prix
  • 23rd World Championship race at Suzuka
  • 2011 Drivers’ title decider
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes531hr 30m 53.427s25
2+3(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari53+1.160s18
3-2(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault53+2.006s15
4+2(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault53+8.071s12
5-2(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes53+24.268s10
6+2(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes53+27.120s8
7-3(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari53+28.240s6
8+9(MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari53+39.377s4
9+1(RUS) Vitaly PetrovRenault53+42.607s2
10+13(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes53+44.322s1
11 (DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes53+54.447s 
12 (GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes53+1m 02.326s 
13-6(JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari53+1m 03.705s 
14 (VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Cosworth53+1m 04.194s 
15+1(ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari53+1m 06.623s 
16-7(BRA) Bruno SennaRenault53+1m 12.628s 
17-4(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth53+1m 14.191s 
18 (FIN) Heikki KovalainenLotus-Renault53+1m 27.824s 
19 (ITA) Jarno TrulliLotus-Renault53+1m 36.140s 
20+1(DEU) Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth51+2 laps 
21-1(BEL) Jerome d’AmbrosioVirgin-Cosworth51+2 laps 
22 (AUS) Daniel RicciardoHRT-Cosworth51+2 laps 
23+1(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziHRT-Cosworth50+3 laps 
R (CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari11DNF 

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1:30.466 
2(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:30.4750.009
3(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:30.6170.151
4(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:30.8040.338
5(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:30.8860.420
6(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:31.1560.690
7(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes– 
8(BRA) Bruno SennaRenault– 
9(RUS) Vitaly PetrovRenault– 
10(JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari– 
Q2
11(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes1:32.463 
12(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes1:32.746 
13(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth1:33.079 
14(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Cosworth1:33.224 
15(CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari1:33.227 
16(ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari1:33.427 
17(MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari– 
Q1
18(FIN) Heikki KovalainenLotus-Renault1:35.454 
19(ITA) Jarno TrulliLotus-Renault1:35.514 
20(BEL) Jerome d’AmbrosioVirgin-Cosworth1:36.439 
21(DEU) Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth1:36.507 
22(AUS) Daniel RicciardoHRT-Cosworth1:37.846 
23(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes– 
24(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziHRT-Cosworth– 

Free practice appearances

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

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Sebastian Vettel324
2(GBR) Jenson Button210
3(ESP) Fernando Alonso202
4(AUS) Mark Webber194
5(GBR) Lewis Hamilton178
6(BRA) Felipe Massa90
7(DEU) Nico Rosberg63
8(DEU) Michael Schumacher60
9(RUS) Vitaly Petrov36
10(DEU) Nick Heidfeld34
11(DEU) Adrian Sutil28
12(JPN) Kamui Kobayashi27
13(GBR) Paul di Resta20
14(ESP) Jaime Alguersuari16
15(MEX) Sergio Perez13
16(CHE) Sebastien Buemi13
17(BRA) Rubens Barrichello4
18(BRA) Bruno Senna2
19(VEN) Pastor Maldonado1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Red Bull-Renault518
2McLaren-Mercedes388
3Ferrari292
4Mercedes123
5Renault72
6Force India-Mercedes48
7Sauber-Ferrari40
8Toro Rosso-Ferrari29
9Williams-Cosworth5

Stats & milestones

World Champion
2nd title for Sebastian Vettel (15th driver to win two championships, 2nd German driver)
Wins
12th for Jenson Button
174th for McLaren
Podiums
71st for Fernando Alonso
40th for Jenson Button (17th driver to score 40 podiums, 6th British driver)
33rd for Sebastian Vettel
651st for Ferrari
465th for McLaren
61st for Red Bull
Poles
27th for Sebastian Vettel
35th for Red Bull
Fastest laps
6th for Jenson Button
149th for McLaren
Front row starts
37th for Sebastian Vettel
19th for Jenson Button
Points finishes
50th for Nico Rosberg
Win & fastest lap
4th for Jenson Button