2011 Canadian Grand Prix
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The 2011 Canadian Grand Prix, formally the Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2011, was the seventh round of the 2011 Formula One season
and was held on 12 June 2011 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
. It was the 48th Canadian Grand Prix
, and the 32nd to be held at the circuit since its début on the calendar in .
The race was won by McLaren
driver Jenson Button
who overtook Red Bull
driver Sebastian Vettel
on the last lap, making a total of 34 passes throughout the race. The race made new records with it being the longest in F1 history lasting 4 hours 4 minutes and 39 seconds after the race was suspended for approximately two hours due to heavy rain. The safety car was also deployed six times, which broke the record for the most times a safety car has been deployed in a single race.
announced that the Canadian Grand Prix would see the introduction of a secondary Drag Reduction System
(DRS) activation zone, with the first being used on the long back straight and the second along the front straight. The plan for a secondary DRS zone would be continued at the , with future use depending on its success in Montreal
and Valencia.
Sebastian Vettel
entered the Grand Prix with the second highest possible points total after 5 wins and a second place from 6 races. Vettel had 143 points, 58 more than nearest challenger and only other race winner, Lewis Hamilton
, and had won the last three Grands Prix. Hamilton, on 85 points, was followed by the second Red Bull
of Mark Webber
, on 79 points, the second McLaren
of Jenson Button
, 3 points behind on 76, and the Ferrari
of Fernando Alonso
, who was fifth with 69 points.
Red Bull were defending their Constructors crown strongly, with 222 points - 61 more than second placed McLaren on 161. Ferrari were third on 93 with Renault behind them on 50 and Mercedes GP
on 40 points.
and Jenson Button
suffered mechanical issues, it was a bad session for both Red Bull and McLaren whilst Mercedes
and Ferrari
were consistently quicker. Vettel crashed into the "Wall of Champions", so-called because former world champions Damon Hill
, Michael Schumacher
, Jacques Villeneuve
and Jenson Button have all crashed at the same spot in the past.
Sergio Pérez
was still experiencing after-effects of his accident in during first free practice and he withdrew from the event. Former Sauber
driver and McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa
replaced him from second free practice onwards. He reportedly had just ten minutes' warning that he would be racing for Sauber and completed the second practice session in his McLaren racing overalls. De la Rosa lost over an hour of the second session while Pérez's car was adapted to his specifications, but still managed to post the 18th fastest time. Fernando Alonso
was fastest, though the session was suspended twice due to separate accidents involving Kamui Kobayashi
and Jérôme d'Ambrosio
at the same corner.
In Practice 3, Mark Webber
experienced a KERS issue meaning he was unable to take part in the session, whilst the session's quickest time was recorded by Vettel with 1:13.381, just ahead of Alonso and Nico Rosberg
who at one point set identical fastest times. Felipe Massa
also did well in the session with Jenson Button suffering braking problems towards the end. During the session, Vitantonio Liuzzi
, Narain Karthikeyan
, Timo Glock
and d'Ambrosio failed to set times within the 107% rule on the same tyres as the front runners. After Friday's sunny weather, Saturday was more cloudy with some rain.
to get through to the second part of the session. Eventually it was Jaime Alguersuari
who was knocked out, missing on the top 17 drivers by just under a tenth of a second. In the second element of the session, Paul di Resta
was knocked out, only a couple of tenths behind Nick Heidfeld
, whilst de la Rosa and Rubens Barrichello
were the slowest two drivers, both outqualified by their teammates Kobayashi and Pastor Maldonado
by three tenths of a second.
In the final ten-minute session, all the teams other than Mercedes decided to do two flying laps. Vettel set the quickest time on his first timed lap, which ultimately gave him his sixth pole position in seven races in . In the closing moments of the session, Massa and Alonso improved their times to complete the top three drivers, with Alonso just outqualifying his teammate. It was the first time in his career that Lewis Hamilton
had not been on pole in Montreal, having taken pole at each of the previous three Canadian Grands Prix.
and Mark Webber collided between turns 1 and 2, with the latter tipped into a spin and rejoining 15th, whereas Hamilton lost two places and was seventh. Vettel immediately began to drive away from the Ferraris of Alonso and Massa, who themselves developed a gap to the two Mercedes cars of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher, followed by the McLarens of Jenson Button and Hamilton. Hamilton passed Button but dropped behind him on the sixth lap as an overtaking move on fifth-placed Schumacher failed to come off at the hairpin. Going across the start-finish line at the end of lap seven, Hamilton tried to pass Button again (who later stated that in the spray he could not see his teammate) and the two collided, with the left side of Hamilton's car striking the pitwall, damaging his rear suspension beyond repair. Hamilton was out, and as he stopped his car on the track, caused the safety car to be called out. Button decided to pit to check for damage on his car, and no damage was found, but the team decided to change him to intermediates on a drying track. However, Button was soon back into the pits for a drive-through penalty for speeding behind the safety car, which dropped him back to 18th.
After Hamilton's car was cleared, the race restarted and Vettel immediately set about building his lead again, whereas teammate Webber was eighth after a steady recovery from his first-corner mishap. The field began to rapidly spread out, with Vettel running on his own in the lead from Alonso and Massa running together in second and third, followed by Rosberg and Schumacher who had a few seconds on the battle for sixth. Button, on the intermediate tyres, was lapping quicker than the leaders, and as a result Alonso and the two Mercedes cars decided to pit for them. However, this backfired as a heavy rainstorm suddenly hit the track, and these drivers along with Button had to pit to change back to wet tyres again. All this had left Vettel with an eight second lead over Massa, with the rest of the field led by Kamui Kobayashi nearly 25 seconds back. The track soon became too wet to race, and as a result the safety car was called out again. Vettel and Massa elected to pit for new wet tyres taking advantage of the large gap they enjoyed over the rest of the field, and as a result the reigning world champion was still in the lead whereas Massa was third behind Kobayashi. With the rain showing no signs of relenting, the race was red-flagged on lap 25, for a period of around two hours until the rain had cleared.
When the race was restarted, it was behind the safety car which stayed out for eight laps with the order at the front being Vettel, Kobayashi, Massa, Nick Heidfeld and Vitaly Petrov
in the two Renaults
, Paul di Resta, Webber, Alonso, Pedro de la Rosa, Button, Rosberg and Schumacher. Kovalainen retired under the safety car, with a driveshaft failure. Vettel immediately started to pull away from the rest of the field, whereas Kobayashi was busy defending from Massa. Almost immediately everyone was in the pits for intermediate tyres, following the cue of Schumacher who had pitted early and was setting quick sector times. Petrov and Alonso suffered having to queue behind their teammates, and dropped positions. However, things were to get a lot worse for the Spaniard when Button, who had changed tyres earlier, attempted to pass him just after he exited the pits. There was light contact between Button's front left and Alonso's right rear tyre, but Alonso spun off into a wall and his car was beached on the kerb, whereas Button's left front suffered a puncture, and he had to limp back to the pits to replace it.
The safety car was called while the marshals removed Alonso's car, and as soon as it departed, Vettel began to rapidly pull away from Kobayashi, who was clearly holding up Massa. Heidfeld and di Resta ran fourth and fifth until di Resta attempted to pass Heidfeld at the final chicane
and clipped the rear of Heidfeld's car, damaging his front wing and having to pit for repairs, whereas Heidfeld got away without any damage. Di Resta later received a drive-through penalty for causing an avoidable collision. This moved Webber and Petrov up to fifth and sixth but then both were passed by a charging Schumacher, who had already gained places earlier with his early stop and the Button-Alonso collision. On lap 51, Sutil retired after contact with the wall at Turn 7. Schumacher then passed Heidfeld and closed the gap to Kobayashi and Massa before overtaking both of them on lap 51 after a mistake by Kobayashi. By then Webber, still unable to pass Heidfeld, had pitted for slicks and was lapping very quickly, beating Vettel's fastest lap by three seconds. Button, who had already charged back up the field from the back, also pitted early. The front trio of Vettel, Schumacher and Massa pitted later than most, but still maintained their places. Kobayashi however was jumped by Webber, and had Heidfeld close behind him before Button, on tyres that were up to temperature, quickly passed both of them.
Massa spun and hit a wall while trying to lap Narain Karthikeyan
, damaging his front wing and thus handing third to Webber, who was quickly on Schumacher's rear wing and trying to find a way past. Button moved up to fourth from Kobayashi, Heidfeld and Petrov, whereas a frustrated Massa rejoined in 12th, out of the points. Just a lap later, Heidfeld ran into the back of Kobayashi at Turn 2, and broke his front wing which soon went under the car, sending Heidfeld's front wheels up in the air. Heidfeld avoided the wall and the barriers on the escape road but his race was over, and due to debris on the track caused by that, the safety car was called again, removing Vettel's ten-second lead.
The safety car departed with ten laps left, and Vettel was able to get a three second lead, but was unable to extend it any further, while a mistake by Kobayashi handed fifth to Petrov. On Lap 61, Maldonado spun off with a damaged front wing and his front suspension broke. Schumacher resisted strong pressure by Webber who tried repeatedly to pass him, with Button keeping a close eye on them. Webber did get ahead of Schumacher, but cut the final chicane and had to give the position back. He tried again, but only ended up cutting the chicane again, and this time he lost so much momentum that Button was able to pass him, and the Australian dropped two seconds back. Button quickly overtook Schumacher and set about closing down Vettel, reducing the gap to under a second with just one lap left. Webber meanwhile caught back up to Schumacher and had finally succeeded in passing him, with just three laps left, while, behind Petrov in fifth, Massa was staging a strong fightback, getting up to seventh. Di Resta crashed on the same lap, and retired. At the front, Vettel, even though Button was close behind, was looking comfortable until he made a mistake and hit some water off line at Turn 6, handing Button the lead. Button took the win, with Vettel second, and his Red Bull teammate Webber completing the podium. Schumacher had to settle for fourth, Petrov fifth, while Massa continued his recovery by overtaking Kobayashi on the line for sixth, with only four and a half hundredths of a second separating them. The Toro Rossos of Jaime Alguersuari, who started from the pit lane and Sébastien Buemi
were in the points in eighth and tenth, with Rubens Barrichello splitting them. Alguersuari's eighth-placed finish was the best of his career until he came in seventh at that year's Italian Grand Prix
.
Constructors' Championship standings
2011 Formula One season
The 2011 Formula One season was the 62nd FIA Formula One season. The original calendar consisted of twenty rounds, including the inaugural running of the Indian Grand Prix before the cancellation of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Pirelli returned to the sport as tyre supplier for all teams, taking over...
and was held on 12 June 2011 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is a motor racing circuit, venue for the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series....
. It was the 48th Canadian Grand Prix
Canadian Grand Prix
The Canadian Grand Prix , abbreviated as gpc, is an annual auto race held in Canada starting in 1961. It has been part of the Formula One World Championship since 1967...
, and the 32nd to be held at the circuit since its début on the calendar in .
The race was won by McLaren
McLaren
McLaren Racing Limited, trading as Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, is a British Formula One team based in Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom. McLaren is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed and won in the Indianapolis 500 and Canadian-American Challenge Cup...
driver Jenson Button
Jenson Button
Jenson Alexander Lyons Button MBE is a British Formula One driver currently signed to McLaren. He was the 2009 World Drivers' Champion.Button began karting at the age of eight and achieved early success, before progressing to car racing in the British Formula Ford Championship and the British...
who overtook Red Bull
Red Bull Racing
Red Bull Racing is a Formula One racing team based in Milton Keynes, England which currently holds an Austrian licence. It is, along with Scuderia Toro Rosso, one of two teams owned by beverage company Red Bull GmbH. The team have won two Constructors' Championship titles, in and , becoming the...
driver Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel is a German Formula One racing driver, currently driving for Red Bull Racing. He is the current World Champion, having won the championship in and ....
on the last lap, making a total of 34 passes throughout the race. The race made new records with it being the longest in F1 history lasting 4 hours 4 minutes and 39 seconds after the race was suspended for approximately two hours due to heavy rain. The safety car was also deployed six times, which broke the record for the most times a safety car has been deployed in a single race.
Background
In the week leading up to the , FIA race director Charlie WhitingCharlie Whiting
Charlie Whiting is FIA Formula One Race Director, Safety Delegate, Permanent Starter and head of the F1 Technical Department, in which capacities he generally manages the logistics of each F1 Grand Prix, inspects cars in Parc fermé before a race, enforces FIA rules, and controls the lights which...
announced that the Canadian Grand Prix would see the introduction of a secondary Drag Reduction System
Drag Reduction System
Driver adjustable bodywork, commonly known as drag reduction system , is a motorsport technology aimed at reducing aerodynamic drag in order to promote overtaking in Formula One...
(DRS) activation zone, with the first being used on the long back straight and the second along the front straight. The plan for a secondary DRS zone would be continued at the , with future use depending on its success in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
and Valencia.
Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel is a German Formula One racing driver, currently driving for Red Bull Racing. He is the current World Champion, having won the championship in and ....
entered the Grand Prix with the second highest possible points total after 5 wins and a second place from 6 races. Vettel had 143 points, 58 more than nearest challenger and only other race winner, Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton, MBE is a British Formula One racing driver from England, currently racing for the McLaren team. He was the Formula One World Champion.Hamilton was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire...
, and had won the last three Grands Prix. Hamilton, on 85 points, was followed by the second Red Bull
Red Bull Racing
Red Bull Racing is a Formula One racing team based in Milton Keynes, England which currently holds an Austrian licence. It is, along with Scuderia Toro Rosso, one of two teams owned by beverage company Red Bull GmbH. The team have won two Constructors' Championship titles, in and , becoming the...
of Mark Webber
Mark Webber
Mark Alan Webber is an Australian Formula One driver.After some racing success in Australia, Webber moved to the United Kingdom in 1995 to further his motorsport career...
, on 79 points, the second McLaren
McLaren
McLaren Racing Limited, trading as Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, is a British Formula One team based in Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom. McLaren is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed and won in the Indianapolis 500 and Canadian-American Challenge Cup...
of Jenson Button
Jenson Button
Jenson Alexander Lyons Button MBE is a British Formula One driver currently signed to McLaren. He was the 2009 World Drivers' Champion.Button began karting at the age of eight and achieved early success, before progressing to car racing in the British Formula Ford Championship and the British...
, 3 points behind on 76, and the Ferrari
Scuderia Ferrari
Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....
of Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso Díaz is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and a two-time World Champion, who is currently racing for Ferrari....
, who was fifth with 69 points.
Red Bull were defending their Constructors crown strongly, with 222 points - 61 more than second placed McLaren on 161. Ferrari were third on 93 with Renault behind them on 50 and Mercedes GP
Mercedes GP
Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team, the trading name of Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited, is a British-based Formula One racing team and constructor, owned by Mercedes-Benz and racing under a German licence since the 2010 season....
on 40 points.
Practice
In the first free practice session, Sebastian VettelSebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel is a German Formula One racing driver, currently driving for Red Bull Racing. He is the current World Champion, having won the championship in and ....
and Jenson Button
Jenson Button
Jenson Alexander Lyons Button MBE is a British Formula One driver currently signed to McLaren. He was the 2009 World Drivers' Champion.Button began karting at the age of eight and achieved early success, before progressing to car racing in the British Formula Ford Championship and the British...
suffered mechanical issues, it was a bad session for both Red Bull and McLaren whilst Mercedes
Mercedes GP
Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team, the trading name of Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited, is a British-based Formula One racing team and constructor, owned by Mercedes-Benz and racing under a German licence since the 2010 season....
and Ferrari
Scuderia Ferrari
Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....
were consistently quicker. Vettel crashed into the "Wall of Champions", so-called because former world champions Damon Hill
Damon Hill
Damon Graham Devereux Hill OBE is a retired British racing driver. In 1996 Hill won the Formula One World Championship. As the son of the late Graham Hill, he is the only son of a world champion to win the title...
, Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher is a German Formula One racing driver for the Mercedes GP team. Famous for his eleven-year spell with Ferrari, Schumacher is a seven-time World Champion and is widely regarded as the greatest F1 driver of all time...
, Jacques Villeneuve
Jacques Villeneuve
Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve, , is a Canadian musician and automobile racing driver. He is the son of the late Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, and is the namesake of his uncle...
and Jenson Button have all crashed at the same spot in the past.
Sergio Pérez
Sergio Pérez
Sergio Pérez Mendoza , also known as "Checo" Pérez, is a Mexican racing driver of Spanish descent, currently racing for Sauber in the 2011 Formula One season...
was still experiencing after-effects of his accident in during first free practice and he withdrew from the event. Former Sauber
Sauber
Sauber F1 Team is a Swiss Formula One team. It was founded in the 1970s by Peter Sauber, who progressed through hillclimbing and the World Sportscar Championship to reach Formula One in 1993....
driver and McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa
Pedro de la Rosa
Pedro Martínez de la Rosa is a Formula One driver who has participated in 87 Grands Prix for the Arrows, Jaguar, McLaren and Sauber teams, debuting on 7 March 1999, becoming one of very few drivers to score a point at his first race...
replaced him from second free practice onwards. He reportedly had just ten minutes' warning that he would be racing for Sauber and completed the second practice session in his McLaren racing overalls. De la Rosa lost over an hour of the second session while Pérez's car was adapted to his specifications, but still managed to post the 18th fastest time. Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso Díaz is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and a two-time World Champion, who is currently racing for Ferrari....
was fastest, though the session was suspended twice due to separate accidents involving Kamui Kobayashi
Kamui Kobayashi
is a Japanese racing driver. He has competed in the GP2 Series, won the GP2 Asia Series, and made his Formula One debut with Toyota in the final two races of when he replaced Timo Glock after the German was injured in a crash during qualifying for the...
and Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Jérôme d'Ambrosio is a Belgian racing driver of Italian descent. He is driving for Marussia Virgin Racing during the 2011 Formula One World Championship.-Karting:...
at the same corner.
In Practice 3, Mark Webber
Mark Webber
Mark Alan Webber is an Australian Formula One driver.After some racing success in Australia, Webber moved to the United Kingdom in 1995 to further his motorsport career...
experienced a KERS issue meaning he was unable to take part in the session, whilst the session's quickest time was recorded by Vettel with 1:13.381, just ahead of Alonso and Nico Rosberg
Nico Rosberg
Nico Erik Rosberg is a racing driver for the Mercedes GP Formula One team. He races under the German flag in Formula One, although he competed for Finland earlier in his career...
who at one point set identical fastest times. Felipe Massa
Felipe Massa
Felipe Massa is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver. He finished second in the Drivers' World Championship, and is under contract to race for Scuderia Ferrari until the end of the season.-Early years:...
also did well in the session with Jenson Button suffering braking problems towards the end. During the session, Vitantonio Liuzzi
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Vitantonio "Tonio" Liuzzi is an Italian race driver who is currently racing in Formula One for the HRT F1 Team. He has homes in Lugano, Switzerland and Pescara, Italy.-Karting:...
, Narain Karthikeyan
Narain Karthikeyan
Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan , is the first Formula One motor racing driver from India. He has previously competed in A1GP, and the Le Mans Series. He made his Formula One debut in with the Jordan team, and was a WilliamsF1 test driver in and...
, Timo Glock
Timo Glock
Timo Glock is a German motor racing driver, currently driving in Formula One for the Virgin Racing team. At the 2004 Canadian Grand Prix, standing in for Giorgio Pantano who had a contract dispute with Jordan Grand Prix, he joined a select group of drivers who have scored a World Championship...
and d'Ambrosio failed to set times within the 107% rule on the same tyres as the front runners. After Friday's sunny weather, Saturday was more cloudy with some rain.
Qualifying
In the first part of qualifying there was a fight between the Saubers and the Toro RossosScuderia Toro Rosso
Scuderia Toro Rosso , also known simply as Toro Rosso or by its abbreviation STR, is an Italian Formula One racing team...
to get through to the second part of the session. Eventually it was Jaime Alguersuari
Jaime Alguersuari
Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero , is a Spanish racing driver who became the youngest Formula One driver to start a Grand Prix in history at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix. Alguersuari is the first driver to be born in the 1990s to compete in Formula One....
who was knocked out, missing on the top 17 drivers by just under a tenth of a second. In the second element of the session, Paul di Resta
Paul di Resta
Paul di Resta is a British racing driver from Scotland, currently competing in Formula One with Force India. He is also a former DTM champion.-Personal life:...
was knocked out, only a couple of tenths behind Nick Heidfeld
Nick Heidfeld
Nick Lars Heidfeld is a German racing driver.Despite scoring regular podium finishes in and , Heidfeld has yet to win a race since entering Formula One in . This means that amongst the current drivers, he has had the most GP starts without standing at the top spot on the podium...
, whilst de la Rosa and Rubens Barrichello
Rubens Barrichello
Rubens Gonçalves "Rubinho" Barrichello is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver. He is currently racing for Williams F1.Barrichello has scored the seventh highest points total in Formula One history. Barrichello drove for Ferrari from to , as Michael Schumacher's teammate, enjoying considerable...
were the slowest two drivers, both outqualified by their teammates Kobayashi and Pastor Maldonado
Pastor Maldonado
Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta is a Venezuelan Formula One driver. Before making his Formula One debut in 2011, he won the 2010 GP2 championship.-Formula Renault:...
by three tenths of a second.
In the final ten-minute session, all the teams other than Mercedes decided to do two flying laps. Vettel set the quickest time on his first timed lap, which ultimately gave him his sixth pole position in seven races in . In the closing moments of the session, Massa and Alonso improved their times to complete the top three drivers, with Alonso just outqualifying his teammate. It was the first time in his career that Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton, MBE is a British Formula One racing driver from England, currently racing for the McLaren team. He was the Formula One World Champion.Hamilton was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire...
had not been on pole in Montreal, having taken pole at each of the previous three Canadian Grands Prix.
Race
The race was declared wet due to rain before the race, and even though the track was slowly drying out, the race was started behind the safety car. The safety car stayed out for the first four laps before the field was released. Leader Vettel was able to repel Fernando Alonso's attack on him, and behind third-placed Felipe Massa, there was immediate action as Lewis HamiltonLewis Hamilton
Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton, MBE is a British Formula One racing driver from England, currently racing for the McLaren team. He was the Formula One World Champion.Hamilton was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire...
and Mark Webber collided between turns 1 and 2, with the latter tipped into a spin and rejoining 15th, whereas Hamilton lost two places and was seventh. Vettel immediately began to drive away from the Ferraris of Alonso and Massa, who themselves developed a gap to the two Mercedes cars of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher, followed by the McLarens of Jenson Button and Hamilton. Hamilton passed Button but dropped behind him on the sixth lap as an overtaking move on fifth-placed Schumacher failed to come off at the hairpin. Going across the start-finish line at the end of lap seven, Hamilton tried to pass Button again (who later stated that in the spray he could not see his teammate) and the two collided, with the left side of Hamilton's car striking the pitwall, damaging his rear suspension beyond repair. Hamilton was out, and as he stopped his car on the track, caused the safety car to be called out. Button decided to pit to check for damage on his car, and no damage was found, but the team decided to change him to intermediates on a drying track. However, Button was soon back into the pits for a drive-through penalty for speeding behind the safety car, which dropped him back to 18th.
After Hamilton's car was cleared, the race restarted and Vettel immediately set about building his lead again, whereas teammate Webber was eighth after a steady recovery from his first-corner mishap. The field began to rapidly spread out, with Vettel running on his own in the lead from Alonso and Massa running together in second and third, followed by Rosberg and Schumacher who had a few seconds on the battle for sixth. Button, on the intermediate tyres, was lapping quicker than the leaders, and as a result Alonso and the two Mercedes cars decided to pit for them. However, this backfired as a heavy rainstorm suddenly hit the track, and these drivers along with Button had to pit to change back to wet tyres again. All this had left Vettel with an eight second lead over Massa, with the rest of the field led by Kamui Kobayashi nearly 25 seconds back. The track soon became too wet to race, and as a result the safety car was called out again. Vettel and Massa elected to pit for new wet tyres taking advantage of the large gap they enjoyed over the rest of the field, and as a result the reigning world champion was still in the lead whereas Massa was third behind Kobayashi. With the rain showing no signs of relenting, the race was red-flagged on lap 25, for a period of around two hours until the rain had cleared.
When the race was restarted, it was behind the safety car which stayed out for eight laps with the order at the front being Vettel, Kobayashi, Massa, Nick Heidfeld and Vitaly Petrov
Vitaly Petrov
Vitaly Alexandrovich Petrov is a Russian Formula One racing driver, currently driving for the Lotus Renault GP team. He is known as "Vyborg Rocket" in Russia. He is, to date, the only Russian to have competed in the Formula One World Championship....
in the two Renaults
Renault F1
Lotus Renault GP, formerly the Renault F1 Team, is a British Formula One racing team. The Oxfordshire-based team can trace its roots back through the Benetton team of the late 1980s and 1990s to the Toleman team of the early 1980s. Renault had also competed in various forms since , before taking...
, Paul di Resta, Webber, Alonso, Pedro de la Rosa, Button, Rosberg and Schumacher. Kovalainen retired under the safety car, with a driveshaft failure. Vettel immediately started to pull away from the rest of the field, whereas Kobayashi was busy defending from Massa. Almost immediately everyone was in the pits for intermediate tyres, following the cue of Schumacher who had pitted early and was setting quick sector times. Petrov and Alonso suffered having to queue behind their teammates, and dropped positions. However, things were to get a lot worse for the Spaniard when Button, who had changed tyres earlier, attempted to pass him just after he exited the pits. There was light contact between Button's front left and Alonso's right rear tyre, but Alonso spun off into a wall and his car was beached on the kerb, whereas Button's left front suffered a puncture, and he had to limp back to the pits to replace it.
The safety car was called while the marshals removed Alonso's car, and as soon as it departed, Vettel began to rapidly pull away from Kobayashi, who was clearly holding up Massa. Heidfeld and di Resta ran fourth and fifth until di Resta attempted to pass Heidfeld at the final chicane
Chicane
A chicane is an artificial feature creating extra turns in a road, used in motor racing and on city streets to slow cars to lower speeds.- Motor Racing :...
and clipped the rear of Heidfeld's car, damaging his front wing and having to pit for repairs, whereas Heidfeld got away without any damage. Di Resta later received a drive-through penalty for causing an avoidable collision. This moved Webber and Petrov up to fifth and sixth but then both were passed by a charging Schumacher, who had already gained places earlier with his early stop and the Button-Alonso collision. On lap 51, Sutil retired after contact with the wall at Turn 7. Schumacher then passed Heidfeld and closed the gap to Kobayashi and Massa before overtaking both of them on lap 51 after a mistake by Kobayashi. By then Webber, still unable to pass Heidfeld, had pitted for slicks and was lapping very quickly, beating Vettel's fastest lap by three seconds. Button, who had already charged back up the field from the back, also pitted early. The front trio of Vettel, Schumacher and Massa pitted later than most, but still maintained their places. Kobayashi however was jumped by Webber, and had Heidfeld close behind him before Button, on tyres that were up to temperature, quickly passed both of them.
Massa spun and hit a wall while trying to lap Narain Karthikeyan
Narain Karthikeyan
Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan , is the first Formula One motor racing driver from India. He has previously competed in A1GP, and the Le Mans Series. He made his Formula One debut in with the Jordan team, and was a WilliamsF1 test driver in and...
, damaging his front wing and thus handing third to Webber, who was quickly on Schumacher's rear wing and trying to find a way past. Button moved up to fourth from Kobayashi, Heidfeld and Petrov, whereas a frustrated Massa rejoined in 12th, out of the points. Just a lap later, Heidfeld ran into the back of Kobayashi at Turn 2, and broke his front wing which soon went under the car, sending Heidfeld's front wheels up in the air. Heidfeld avoided the wall and the barriers on the escape road but his race was over, and due to debris on the track caused by that, the safety car was called again, removing Vettel's ten-second lead.
The safety car departed with ten laps left, and Vettel was able to get a three second lead, but was unable to extend it any further, while a mistake by Kobayashi handed fifth to Petrov. On Lap 61, Maldonado spun off with a damaged front wing and his front suspension broke. Schumacher resisted strong pressure by Webber who tried repeatedly to pass him, with Button keeping a close eye on them. Webber did get ahead of Schumacher, but cut the final chicane and had to give the position back. He tried again, but only ended up cutting the chicane again, and this time he lost so much momentum that Button was able to pass him, and the Australian dropped two seconds back. Button quickly overtook Schumacher and set about closing down Vettel, reducing the gap to under a second with just one lap left. Webber meanwhile caught back up to Schumacher and had finally succeeded in passing him, with just three laps left, while, behind Petrov in fifth, Massa was staging a strong fightback, getting up to seventh. Di Resta crashed on the same lap, and retired. At the front, Vettel, even though Button was close behind, was looking comfortable until he made a mistake and hit some water off line at Turn 6, handing Button the lead. Button took the win, with Vettel second, and his Red Bull teammate Webber completing the podium. Schumacher had to settle for fourth, Petrov fifth, while Massa continued his recovery by overtaking Kobayashi on the line for sixth, with only four and a half hundredths of a second separating them. The Toro Rossos of Jaime Alguersuari, who started from the pit lane and Sébastien Buemi
Sébastien Buemi
Sébastien Olivier Buemi is a Swiss racing driver, who competes for Scuderia Toro Rosso in Formula One.-Formula BMW:...
were in the points in eighth and tenth, with Rubens Barrichello splitting them. Alguersuari's eighth-placed finish was the best of his career until he came in seventh at that year's Italian Grand Prix
2011 Italian Grand Prix
The 2011 Italian Grand Prix, formally known as the 2011 Gran Premio Santander d'Italia, was a Formula One motor race that was held on 11 September 2011 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Italy. It was the thirteenth round of the 2011 Formula One season, and was also the sixtieth time the Italian...
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Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Sebastian VettelSebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel is a German Formula One racing driver, currently driving for Red Bull Racing. He is the current World Champion, having won the championship in and .... |
Red Bull Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing is a Formula One racing team based in Milton Keynes, England which currently holds an Austrian licence. It is, along with Scuderia Toro Rosso, one of two teams owned by beverage company Red Bull GmbH. The team have won two Constructors' Championship titles, in and , becoming the... -Renault Renault F1 Lotus Renault GP, formerly the Renault F1 Team, is a British Formula One racing team. The Oxfordshire-based team can trace its roots back through the Benetton team of the late 1980s and 1990s to the Toleman team of the early 1980s. Renault had also competed in various forms since , before taking... |
1:14.011 | 1:13.486 | 1:13.014 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 |  Fernando AlonsoFernando Alonso Fernando Alonso Díaz is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and a two-time World Champion, who is currently racing for Ferrari.... |
Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing.... |
1:13.822 | 1:13.672 | 1:13.199 | 2 |
| 3 | 6 |  Felipe MassaFelipe Massa Felipe Massa is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver. He finished second in the Drivers' World Championship, and is under contract to race for Scuderia Ferrari until the end of the season.-Early years:... |
Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing.... |
1:14.026 | 1:13.431 | 1:13.217 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 |  Mark WebberMark Webber Mark Alan Webber is an Australian Formula One driver.After some racing success in Australia, Webber moved to the United Kingdom in 1995 to further his motorsport career... |
Red Bull Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing is a Formula One racing team based in Milton Keynes, England which currently holds an Austrian licence. It is, along with Scuderia Toro Rosso, one of two teams owned by beverage company Red Bull GmbH. The team have won two Constructors' Championship titles, in and , becoming the... -Renault Renault F1 Lotus Renault GP, formerly the Renault F1 Team, is a British Formula One racing team. The Oxfordshire-based team can trace its roots back through the Benetton team of the late 1980s and 1990s to the Toleman team of the early 1980s. Renault had also competed in various forms since , before taking... |
1:14.375 | 1:13.654 | 1:13.429 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 |  Lewis HamiltonLewis Hamilton Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton, MBE is a British Formula One racing driver from England, currently racing for the McLaren team. He was the Formula One World Champion.Hamilton was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire... |
McLaren McLaren McLaren Racing Limited, trading as Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, is a British Formula One team based in Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom. McLaren is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed and won in the Indianapolis 500 and Canadian-American Challenge Cup... -Mercedes |
1:14.114 | 1:13.926 | 1:13.565 | 5 |
| 6 | 8 | Nico Rosberg Nico Rosberg Nico Erik Rosberg is a racing driver for the Mercedes GP Formula One team. He races under the German flag in Formula One, although he competed for Finland earlier in his career... |
Mercedes Mercedes GP Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team, the trading name of Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited, is a British-based Formula One racing team and constructor, owned by Mercedes-Benz and racing under a German licence since the 2010 season.... |
1:14.920 | 1:13.950 | 1:13.814 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | Jenson Button Jenson Button Jenson Alexander Lyons Button MBE is a British Formula One driver currently signed to McLaren. He was the 2009 World Drivers' Champion.Button began karting at the age of eight and achieved early success, before progressing to car racing in the British Formula Ford Championship and the British... |
McLaren McLaren McLaren Racing Limited, trading as Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, is a British Formula One team based in Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom. McLaren is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed and won in the Indianapolis 500 and Canadian-American Challenge Cup... -Mercedes |
1:14.374 | 1:13.955 | 1:13.838 | 7 |
| 8 | 7 | Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher is a German Formula One racing driver for the Mercedes GP team. Famous for his eleven-year spell with Ferrari, Schumacher is a seven-time World Champion and is widely regarded as the greatest F1 driver of all time... |
Mercedes Mercedes GP Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team, the trading name of Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited, is a British-based Formula One racing team and constructor, owned by Mercedes-Benz and racing under a German licence since the 2010 season.... |
1:14.970 | 1:14.242 | 1:13.864 | 8 |
| 9 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld Nick Heidfeld Nick Lars Heidfeld is a German racing driver.Despite scoring regular podium finishes in and , Heidfeld has yet to win a race since entering Formula One in . This means that amongst the current drivers, he has had the most GP starts without standing at the top spot on the podium... |
Renault Renault F1 Lotus Renault GP, formerly the Renault F1 Team, is a British Formula One racing team. The Oxfordshire-based team can trace its roots back through the Benetton team of the late 1980s and 1990s to the Toleman team of the early 1980s. Renault had also competed in various forms since , before taking... |
1:15.096 | 1:14.467 | 1:14.062 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |  Vitaly PetrovVitaly Petrov Vitaly Alexandrovich Petrov is a Russian Formula One racing driver, currently driving for the Lotus Renault GP team. He is known as "Vyborg Rocket" in Russia. He is, to date, the only Russian to have competed in the Formula One World Championship.... |
Renault Renault F1 Lotus Renault GP, formerly the Renault F1 Team, is a British Formula One racing team. The Oxfordshire-based team can trace its roots back through the Benetton team of the late 1980s and 1990s to the Toleman team of the early 1980s. Renault had also competed in various forms since , before taking... |
1:14.699 | 1:14.354 | 1:14.085 | 10 |
| 11 | 15 | Paul di Resta Paul di Resta Paul di Resta is a British racing driver from Scotland, currently competing in Formula One with Force India. He is also a former DTM champion.-Personal life:... |
Force India Force India Sahara Force India Formula One Team, the trading name of Force India Formula One Team Limited, is a Formula One racing team based in Silverstone, United Kingdom which currently holds an Indian licence. The team was formed in October 2007 when a consortium led by Indian businessman Vijay Mallya and... -Mercedes |
1:14.874 | 1:14.752 | 11 | |
| 12 | 12 |  Pastor MaldonadoPastor Maldonado Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta is a Venezuelan Formula One driver. Before making his Formula One debut in 2011, he won the 2010 GP2 championship.-Formula Renault:... |
Williams-Cosworth Cosworth Cosworth is a high performance engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in engines and electronics for automobile racing , mainstream automotive and defence industries... |
1:15.585 | 1:15.043 | 12 | |
| 13 | 16 |  Kamui KobayashiKamui Kobayashi is a Japanese racing driver. He has competed in the GP2 Series, won the GP2 Asia Series, and made his Formula One debut with Toyota in the final two races of when he replaced Timo Glock after the German was injured in a crash during qualifying for the... |
Sauber Sauber Sauber F1 Team is a Swiss Formula One team. It was founded in the 1970s by Peter Sauber, who progressed through hillclimbing and the World Sportscar Championship to reach Formula One in 1993.... -Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing.... |
1:15.694 | 1:15.285 | 13 | |
| 14 | 14 | Adrian Sutil Adrian Sutil -Biography:Sutil is the son of professional musicians Monika, a German, and Jorge, a Uruguayan. He has two brothers named Daniel and Raphael. He weighs 165 pounds and is 6 feet tall. A talented pianist, Sutil started karting at 14 before moving up to Swiss Formula Ford 1800 in 2002... |
Force India Force India Sahara Force India Formula One Team, the trading name of Force India Formula One Team Limited, is a Formula One racing team based in Silverstone, United Kingdom which currently holds an Indian licence. The team was formed in October 2007 when a consortium led by Indian businessman Vijay Mallya and... -Mercedes |
1:14.931 | 1:15.287 | 14 | |
| 15 | 18 |  Sébastien BuemiSébastien Buemi Sébastien Olivier Buemi is a Swiss racing driver, who competes for Scuderia Toro Rosso in Formula One.-Formula BMW:... |
Toro Rosso Scuderia Toro Rosso Scuderia Toro Rosso , also known simply as Toro Rosso or by its abbreviation STR, is an Italian Formula One racing team... -Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing.... |
1:15.901 | 1:15.334 | 15 | |
| 16 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello Rubens Barrichello Rubens Gonçalves "Rubinho" Barrichello is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver. He is currently racing for Williams F1.Barrichello has scored the seventh highest points total in Formula One history. Barrichello drove for Ferrari from to , as Michael Schumacher's teammate, enjoying considerable... |
Williams-Cosworth Cosworth Cosworth is a high performance engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in engines and electronics for automobile racing , mainstream automotive and defence industries... |
1:15.331 | 1:15.361 | 16 | |
| 17 | 17 | Pedro de la Rosa Pedro de la Rosa Pedro Martínez de la Rosa is a Formula One driver who has participated in 87 Grands Prix for the Arrows, Jaguar, McLaren and Sauber teams, debuting on 7 March 1999, becoming one of very few drivers to score a point at his first race... |
Sauber Sauber Sauber F1 Team is a Swiss Formula One team. It was founded in the 1970s by Peter Sauber, who progressed through hillclimbing and the World Sportscar Championship to reach Formula One in 1993.... -Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing.... |
1:16.229 | 1:15.587 | 17 | |
| 18 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari Jaime Alguersuari Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero , is a Spanish racing driver who became the youngest Formula One driver to start a Grand Prix in history at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix. Alguersuari is the first driver to be born in the 1990s to compete in Formula One.... |
Toro Rosso Scuderia Toro Rosso Scuderia Toro Rosso , also known simply as Toro Rosso or by its abbreviation STR, is an Italian Formula One racing team... -Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing.... |
1:16.294 | PL | ||
| 19 | 21 |  Jarno TrulliJarno Trulli Jarno Trulli is an Italian Formula One racing driver. He has been a regular in Formula One since 1997, driving for Minardi, Prost, Jordan, Renault and Toyota. He won the 2004 Monaco Grand Prix for Renault, his only Grand Prix victory to date. He is known for being a qualification expert... |
Lotus-Renault Renault F1 Lotus Renault GP, formerly the Renault F1 Team, is a British Formula One racing team. The Oxfordshire-based team can trace its roots back through the Benetton team of the late 1980s and 1990s to the Toleman team of the early 1980s. Renault had also competed in various forms since , before taking... |
1:16.745 | 18 | ||
| 20 | 20 |  Heikki KovalainenHeikki Kovalainen Heikki Johannes Kovalainen is a Finnish Formula One racing driver who spent the 2008 and 2009 seasons with British based team McLaren and the 2010 and 2011 seasons with Team Lotus.... |
Lotus-Renault Renault F1 Lotus Renault GP, formerly the Renault F1 Team, is a British Formula One racing team. The Oxfordshire-based team can trace its roots back through the Benetton team of the late 1980s and 1990s to the Toleman team of the early 1980s. Renault had also competed in various forms since , before taking... |
1:16.786 | 19 | ||
| 21 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi Vitantonio Liuzzi Vitantonio "Tonio" Liuzzi is an Italian race driver who is currently racing in Formula One for the HRT F1 Team. He has homes in Lugano, Switzerland and Pescara, Italy.-Karting:... |
HRT-Cosworth Cosworth Cosworth is a high performance engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in engines and electronics for automobile racing , mainstream automotive and defence industries... |
1:18.424 | 20 | ||
| 22 | 24 | Timo Glock Timo Glock Timo Glock is a German motor racing driver, currently driving in Formula One for the Virgin Racing team. At the 2004 Canadian Grand Prix, standing in for Giorgio Pantano who had a contract dispute with Jordan Grand Prix, he joined a select group of drivers who have scored a World Championship... |
Virgin Virgin Racing Marussia Virgin Racing, the trading name of Virgin Racing Limited, is a Russian owned Formula One racing team based in the United Kingdom and racing on a Russian licence, which made its debut in the 2010 Formula One season. It was granted entry as Manor Grand Prix on 12 June 2009, as one of four... -Cosworth Cosworth Cosworth is a high performance engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in engines and electronics for automobile racing , mainstream automotive and defence industries... |
1:18.537 | 21 | ||
| 23 | 22 |  Narain KarthikeyanNarain Karthikeyan Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan , is the first Formula One motor racing driver from India. He has previously competed in A1GP, and the Le Mans Series. He made his Formula One debut in with the Jordan team, and was a WilliamsF1 test driver in and... |
HRT-Cosworth Cosworth Cosworth is a high performance engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in engines and electronics for automobile racing , mainstream automotive and defence industries... |
1:18.574 | 22 | ||
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| 24 | 25 |  Jérôme d'AmbrosioJérôme d'Ambrosio Jérôme d'Ambrosio is a Belgian racing driver of Italian descent. He is driving for Marussia Virgin Racing during the 2011 Formula One World Championship.-Karting:... |
Virgin Virgin Racing Marussia Virgin Racing, the trading name of Virgin Racing Limited, is a Russian owned Formula One racing team based in the United Kingdom and racing on a Russian licence, which made its debut in the 2010 Formula One season. It was granted entry as Manor Grand Prix on 12 June 2009, as one of four... -Cosworth Cosworth Cosworth is a high performance engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in engines and electronics for automobile racing , mainstream automotive and defence industries... |
1:19.414 | 23 | ||
- – Jaime AlguersuariJaime AlguersuariJaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero , is a Spanish racing driver who became the youngest Formula One driver to start a Grand Prix in history at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix. Alguersuari is the first driver to be born in the 1990s to compete in Formula One....
started from the pit lane. - – Jérôme d'AmbrosioJérôme d'AmbrosioJérôme d'Ambrosio is a Belgian racing driver of Italian descent. He is driving for Marussia Virgin Racing during the 2011 Formula One World Championship.-Karting:...
failed to set a lap time within the 107% standard in qualifying. The stewards ultimately allowed him to race, having considered that he was using a new chassis after an accident in Friday practice, as well as the fact that he had set a time within 107% in Friday Practice 1.
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jenson Button Jenson Button Jenson Alexander Lyons Button MBE is a British Formula One driver currently signed to McLaren. He was the 2009 World Drivers' Champion.Button began karting at the age of eight and achieved early success, before progressing to car racing in the British Formula Ford Championship and the British... |
McLaren McLaren McLaren Racing Limited, trading as Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, is a British Formula One team based in Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom. McLaren is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed and won in the Indianapolis 500 and Canadian-American Challenge Cup... -Mercedes |
70 | 4:04:39.537 | 7 | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel is a German Formula One racing driver, currently driving for Red Bull Racing. He is the current World Champion, having won the championship in and .... |
Red Bull Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing is a Formula One racing team based in Milton Keynes, England which currently holds an Austrian licence. It is, along with Scuderia Toro Rosso, one of two teams owned by beverage company Red Bull GmbH. The team have won two Constructors' Championship titles, in and , becoming the... -Renault Renault F1 Lotus Renault GP, formerly the Renault F1 Team, is a British Formula One racing team. The Oxfordshire-based team can trace its roots back through the Benetton team of the late 1980s and 1990s to the Toleman team of the early 1980s. Renault had also competed in various forms since , before taking... |
70 | +2.709 | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Webber Mark Webber Mark Alan Webber is an Australian Formula One driver.After some racing success in Australia, Webber moved to the United Kingdom in 1995 to further his motorsport career... |
Red Bull Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing is a Formula One racing team based in Milton Keynes, England which currently holds an Austrian licence. It is, along with Scuderia Toro Rosso, one of two teams owned by beverage company Red Bull GmbH. The team have won two Constructors' Championship titles, in and , becoming the... -Renault Renault F1 Lotus Renault GP, formerly the Renault F1 Team, is a British Formula One racing team. The Oxfordshire-based team can trace its roots back through the Benetton team of the late 1980s and 1990s to the Toleman team of the early 1980s. Renault had also competed in various forms since , before taking... |
70 | +13.828 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | 7 | Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher is a German Formula One racing driver for the Mercedes GP team. Famous for his eleven-year spell with Ferrari, Schumacher is a seven-time World Champion and is widely regarded as the greatest F1 driver of all time... |
Mercedes Mercedes GP Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team, the trading name of Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited, is a British-based Formula One racing team and constructor, owned by Mercedes-Benz and racing under a German licence since the 2010 season.... |
70 | +14.219 | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov Vitaly Petrov Vitaly Alexandrovich Petrov is a Russian Formula One racing driver, currently driving for the Lotus Renault GP team. He is known as "Vyborg Rocket" in Russia. He is, to date, the only Russian to have competed in the Formula One World Championship.... |
Renault Renault F1 Lotus Renault GP, formerly the Renault F1 Team, is a British Formula One racing team. The Oxfordshire-based team can trace its roots back through the Benetton team of the late 1980s and 1990s to the Toleman team of the early 1980s. Renault had also competed in various forms since , before taking... |
70 | +20.395 | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | 6 | Felipe Massa Felipe Massa Felipe Massa is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver. He finished second in the Drivers' World Championship, and is under contract to race for Scuderia Ferrari until the end of the season.-Early years:... |
Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing.... |
70 | +33.225 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi Kamui Kobayashi is a Japanese racing driver. He has competed in the GP2 Series, won the GP2 Asia Series, and made his Formula One debut with Toyota in the final two races of when he replaced Timo Glock after the German was injured in a crash during qualifying for the... |
Sauber Sauber Sauber F1 Team is a Swiss Formula One team. It was founded in the 1970s by Peter Sauber, who progressed through hillclimbing and the World Sportscar Championship to reach Formula One in 1993.... -Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing.... |
70 | +33.270 | 13 | 6 |
| 8 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari Jaime Alguersuari Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero , is a Spanish racing driver who became the youngest Formula One driver to start a Grand Prix in history at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix. Alguersuari is the first driver to be born in the 1990s to compete in Formula One.... |
Toro Rosso Scuderia Toro Rosso Scuderia Toro Rosso , also known simply as Toro Rosso or by its abbreviation STR, is an Italian Formula One racing team... -Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing.... |
70 | +35.964 | PL | 4 |
| 9 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello Rubens Barrichello Rubens Gonçalves "Rubinho" Barrichello is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver. He is currently racing for Williams F1.Barrichello has scored the seventh highest points total in Formula One history. Barrichello drove for Ferrari from to , as Michael Schumacher's teammate, enjoying considerable... |
Williams WilliamsF1 Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited, trading as AT&T Williams, is a British Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head... -Cosworth Cosworth Cosworth is a high performance engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in engines and electronics for automobile racing , mainstream automotive and defence industries... |
70 | +45.117 | 16 | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Sébastien Buemi Sébastien Buemi Sébastien Olivier Buemi is a Swiss racing driver, who competes for Scuderia Toro Rosso in Formula One.-Formula BMW:... |
Toro Rosso Scuderia Toro Rosso Scuderia Toro Rosso , also known simply as Toro Rosso or by its abbreviation STR, is an Italian Formula One racing team... -Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing.... |
70 | +47.056 | 15 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | Nico Rosberg Nico Rosberg Nico Erik Rosberg is a racing driver for the Mercedes GP Formula One team. He races under the German flag in Formula One, although he competed for Finland earlier in his career... |
Mercedes Mercedes GP Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team, the trading name of Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited, is a British-based Formula One racing team and constructor, owned by Mercedes-Benz and racing under a German licence since the 2010 season.... |
70 | +50.454 | 6 | |
| 12 | 17 | Pedro de la Rosa Pedro de la Rosa Pedro Martínez de la Rosa is a Formula One driver who has participated in 87 Grands Prix for the Arrows, Jaguar, McLaren and Sauber teams, debuting on 7 March 1999, becoming one of very few drivers to score a point at his first race... |
Sauber Sauber Sauber F1 Team is a Swiss Formula One team. It was founded in the 1970s by Peter Sauber, who progressed through hillclimbing and the World Sportscar Championship to reach Formula One in 1993.... -Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing.... |
70 | +1:03.607 | 17 | |
| 13 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi Vitantonio Liuzzi Vitantonio "Tonio" Liuzzi is an Italian race driver who is currently racing in Formula One for the HRT F1 Team. He has homes in Lugano, Switzerland and Pescara, Italy.-Karting:... |
HRT-Cosworth Cosworth Cosworth is a high performance engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in engines and electronics for automobile racing , mainstream automotive and defence industries... |
69 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
| 14 | 25 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio Jérôme d'Ambrosio Jérôme d'Ambrosio is a Belgian racing driver of Italian descent. He is driving for Marussia Virgin Racing during the 2011 Formula One World Championship.-Karting:... |
Virgin Virgin Racing Marussia Virgin Racing, the trading name of Virgin Racing Limited, is a Russian owned Formula One racing team based in the United Kingdom and racing on a Russian licence, which made its debut in the 2010 Formula One season. It was granted entry as Manor Grand Prix on 12 June 2009, as one of four... -Cosworth Cosworth Cosworth is a high performance engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in engines and electronics for automobile racing , mainstream automotive and defence industries... |
69 | +1 Lap | 23 | |
| 15 | 24 | Timo Glock Timo Glock Timo Glock is a German motor racing driver, currently driving in Formula One for the Virgin Racing team. At the 2004 Canadian Grand Prix, standing in for Giorgio Pantano who had a contract dispute with Jordan Grand Prix, he joined a select group of drivers who have scored a World Championship... |
Virgin Virgin Racing Marussia Virgin Racing, the trading name of Virgin Racing Limited, is a Russian owned Formula One racing team based in the United Kingdom and racing on a Russian licence, which made its debut in the 2010 Formula One season. It was granted entry as Manor Grand Prix on 12 June 2009, as one of four... -Cosworth Cosworth Cosworth is a high performance engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in engines and electronics for automobile racing , mainstream automotive and defence industries... |
69 | +1 Lap | 21 | |
| 16 | 21 | Jarno Trulli Jarno Trulli Jarno Trulli is an Italian Formula One racing driver. He has been a regular in Formula One since 1997, driving for Minardi, Prost, Jordan, Renault and Toyota. He won the 2004 Monaco Grand Prix for Renault, his only Grand Prix victory to date. He is known for being a qualification expert... |
Lotus-Renault Renault F1 Lotus Renault GP, formerly the Renault F1 Team, is a British Formula One racing team. The Oxfordshire-based team can trace its roots back through the Benetton team of the late 1980s and 1990s to the Toleman team of the early 1980s. Renault had also competed in various forms since , before taking... |
69 | +1 Lap | 18 | |
| 17 | 22 | Narain Karthikeyan Narain Karthikeyan Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan , is the first Formula One motor racing driver from India. He has previously competed in A1GP, and the Le Mans Series. He made his Formula One debut in with the Jordan team, and was a WilliamsF1 test driver in and... |
HRT-Cosworth Cosworth Cosworth is a high performance engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in engines and electronics for automobile racing , mainstream automotive and defence industries... |
69 | +1 Lap | 22 | |
| 18 | 15 | Paul di Resta Paul di Resta Paul di Resta is a British racing driver from Scotland, currently competing in Formula One with Force India. He is also a former DTM champion.-Personal life:... |
Force India Force India Sahara Force India Formula One Team, the trading name of Force India Formula One Team Limited, is a Formula One racing team based in Silverstone, United Kingdom which currently holds an Indian licence. The team was formed in October 2007 when a consortium led by Indian businessman Vijay Mallya and... -Mercedes |
67 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 12 | Pastor Maldonado Pastor Maldonado Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta is a Venezuelan Formula One driver. Before making his Formula One debut in 2011, he won the 2010 GP2 championship.-Formula Renault:... |
Williams WilliamsF1 Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited, trading as AT&T Williams, is a British Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head... -Cosworth Cosworth Cosworth is a high performance engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in engines and electronics for automobile racing , mainstream automotive and defence industries... |
61 | Spun off | 12 | |
| Ret | 9 | Nick Heidfeld Nick Heidfeld Nick Lars Heidfeld is a German racing driver.Despite scoring regular podium finishes in and , Heidfeld has yet to win a race since entering Formula One in . This means that amongst the current drivers, he has had the most GP starts without standing at the top spot on the podium... |
Renault Renault F1 Lotus Renault GP, formerly the Renault F1 Team, is a British Formula One racing team. The Oxfordshire-based team can trace its roots back through the Benetton team of the late 1980s and 1990s to the Toleman team of the early 1980s. Renault had also competed in various forms since , before taking... |
55 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 14 | Adrian Sutil Adrian Sutil -Biography:Sutil is the son of professional musicians Monika, a German, and Jorge, a Uruguayan. He has two brothers named Daniel and Raphael. He weighs 165 pounds and is 6 feet tall. A talented pianist, Sutil started karting at 14 before moving up to Swiss Formula Ford 1800 in 2002... |
Force India Force India Sahara Force India Formula One Team, the trading name of Force India Formula One Team Limited, is a Formula One racing team based in Silverstone, United Kingdom which currently holds an Indian licence. The team was formed in October 2007 when a consortium led by Indian businessman Vijay Mallya and... -Mercedes |
49 | Accident damage | 14 | |
| Ret | 5 | Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso Díaz is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and a two-time World Champion, who is currently racing for Ferrari.... |
Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing.... |
36 | Collision | 2 | |
| Ret | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen Heikki Johannes Kovalainen is a Finnish Formula One racing driver who spent the 2008 and 2009 seasons with British based team McLaren and the 2010 and 2011 seasons with Team Lotus.... |
Lotus-Renault Renault F1 Lotus Renault GP, formerly the Renault F1 Team, is a British Formula One racing team. The Oxfordshire-based team can trace its roots back through the Benetton team of the late 1980s and 1990s to the Toleman team of the early 1980s. Renault had also competed in various forms since , before taking... |
28 | Driveshaft | 19 | |
| Ret | 3 | Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton, MBE is a British Formula One racing driver from England, currently racing for the McLaren team. He was the Formula One World Champion.Hamilton was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire... |
McLaren McLaren McLaren Racing Limited, trading as Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, is a British Formula One team based in Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom. McLaren is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed and won in the Indianapolis 500 and Canadian-American Challenge Cup... -Mercedes |
7 | Collision | 5 |
- – Karthikeyan finished 14th but was given a post-race 20 second penalty for cutting the chicane and gaining an advantage.
- – Paul di RestaPaul di RestaPaul di Resta is a British racing driver from Scotland, currently competing in Formula One with Force India. He is also a former DTM champion.-Personal life:...
was classified for completing 90% of the race winner's distance.
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel is a German Formula One racing driver, currently driving for Red Bull Racing. He is the current World Champion, having won the championship in and .... |
161 |
| 2 | Jenson Button Jenson Button Jenson Alexander Lyons Button MBE is a British Formula One driver currently signed to McLaren. He was the 2009 World Drivers' Champion.Button began karting at the age of eight and achieved early success, before progressing to car racing in the British Formula Ford Championship and the British... |
101 |
| 3 | Mark Webber Mark Webber Mark Alan Webber is an Australian Formula One driver.After some racing success in Australia, Webber moved to the United Kingdom in 1995 to further his motorsport career... |
94 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton, MBE is a British Formula One racing driver from England, currently racing for the McLaren team. He was the Formula One World Champion.Hamilton was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire... |
85 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso Díaz is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and a two-time World Champion, who is currently racing for Ferrari.... |
69 |
Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Red BullRed Bull Racing Red Bull Racing is a Formula One racing team based in Milton Keynes, England which currently holds an Austrian licence. It is, along with Scuderia Toro Rosso, one of two teams owned by beverage company Red Bull GmbH. The team have won two Constructors' Championship titles, in and , becoming the... -Renault Renault F1 Lotus Renault GP, formerly the Renault F1 Team, is a British Formula One racing team. The Oxfordshire-based team can trace its roots back through the Benetton team of the late 1980s and 1990s to the Toleman team of the early 1980s. Renault had also competed in various forms since , before taking... |
255 |
| 2 | McLaren McLaren McLaren Racing Limited, trading as Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, is a British Formula One team based in Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom. McLaren is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed and won in the Indianapolis 500 and Canadian-American Challenge Cup... -Mercedes |
186 |
| 3 | Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing.... |
101 |
| 4 | Renault Renault F1 Lotus Renault GP, formerly the Renault F1 Team, is a British Formula One racing team. The Oxfordshire-based team can trace its roots back through the Benetton team of the late 1980s and 1990s to the Toleman team of the early 1980s. Renault had also competed in various forms since , before taking... |
60 |
| 5 | Mercedes Mercedes GP Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team, the trading name of Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited, is a British-based Formula One racing team and constructor, owned by Mercedes-Benz and racing under a German licence since the 2010 season.... |
52 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.