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2011 Malaysian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSepang, 56 laps
Round2 of 19
Race numbers

The 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix was the:

  • 841st World Championship race
  • 13th World Championship Malaysian Grand Prix
  • 13th World Championship race at Sepang
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault561hr 37m 39.832s25
2+2(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes56+3.261s18
3+3(DEU) Nick HeidfeldRenault56+25.075s15
4-1(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault56+26.384s12
5+2(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari56+36.958s10
6-1(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari56+57.248s (20.000s)8
7+3(JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari56+1m 06.439s6
8-6(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes56+1m 09.957s (20.000s)4
9+2(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes56+1m 24.896s2
10+4(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes56+1m 31.563s1
11+6(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes56+1m 41.379s 
12-3(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes55+1 lap 
13-1(CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari55+1 lap 
14-1(ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari55+1 lap 
15+4(FIN) Heikki KovalainenLotus-Renault55+1 lap 
16+5(DEU) Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth54+2 laps 
17-9(RUS) Vitaly PetrovRenault52DNF 
R (ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziHRT-Cosworth46DNF 
R (BEL) Jerome d’AmbrosioVirgin-Cosworth42DNF 
R (ITA) Jarno TrulliLotus-Renault31DNF 
R (MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari23DNF 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth22DNF 
R (IND) Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth14DNF 
R (VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Cosworth8DNF 

Notes

  • Fernando Alonso received a 20-second time penalty for causing a collision with Lewis Hamilton. His final race position was unaffected.
  • Lewis Hamilton received a 20-second time penalty for more than one change of direction whilst defending his position from Fernando Alonso. He originally finished P7.
  • Vitaly Petrov ended lap 52 in P8 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1:34.870 
2(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:34.9740.104
3(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:35.1790.309
4(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:35.2000.330
5(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:35.8020.932
6(DEU) Nick HeidfeldRenault1:36.1241.254
7(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:36.2511.381
8(RUS) Vitaly PetrovRenault1:36.3241.454
9(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:36.8091.939
10(JPN) Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari1:36.8201.950
Q2
11(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes1:37.035 
12(CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari1:37.160 
13(ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari1:37.347 
14(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes1:37.370 
15(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth1:37.496 
16(MEX) Sergio PerezSauber-Ferrari1:37.528 
17(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes1:37.593 
Q1
18(VEN) Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Cosworth1:38.279 
19(FIN) Heikki KovalainenLotus-Renault1:38.645 
20(ITA) Jarno TrulliLotus-Renault1:38.791 
21(DEU) Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth1:40.648 
22(BEL) Jerome d’AmbrosioVirgin-Cosworth1:41.001 
23(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziHRT-Cosworth1:41.549 
24(IND) Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth1:42.574 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(DEU) Nico HulkenbergForce India-Mercedes
(AUS) Daniel RicciardoToro Rosso-Ferrari
(ITA) Davide ValsecchiLotus-Renault

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Sebastian Vettel50
2(GBR) Jenson Button26
3(GBR) Lewis Hamilton22
4(AUS) Mark Webber22
5(ESP) Fernando Alonso20
6(BRA) Felipe Massa16
7(RUS) Vitaly Petrov15
8(DEU) Nick Heidfeld15
9(JPN) Kamui Kobayashi6
10(CHE) Sebastien Buemi4
11(DEU) Adrian Sutil2
12(DEU) Michael Schumacher2
13(GBR) Paul di Resta2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Red Bull-Renault72
2McLaren-Mercedes48
3Ferrari36
4Renault30
5Sauber-Ferrari6
6Toro Rosso-Ferrari4
7Force India-Mercedes4
8Mercedes2

Stats & milestones

Wins
12th for Sebastian Vettel
17th for Red Bull
Podiums
32nd for Jenson Button
21st for Sebastian Vettel
13th and last for Nick Heidfeld (first podium since 2009; only podium for Renault)
454th for McLaren
100th for Renault (7th constructor to score 100 podiums; last until 2020)
41st for Red Bull
Poles
17th for Sebastian Vettel
22nd for Red Bull
Fastest laps
7th for Mark Webber
13th for Red Bull
Front row starts
31st for Lewis Hamilton
25th for Sebastian Vettel
Pole & win
9th for Sebastian Vettel