2011 German Grand Prix
- Date
- 24 Jul 2011
- Circuit
- Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
- Round
- 10 of 19
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
- Pole position
- Mark Webber (1:30.079)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 60 | 1:37:30.334 | 1:34.302 | 25 |
| 2 | 5 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 4 | 60 | +3.980 | 18 | |
| 3 | 2 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 1 | 60 | +9.788 | 15 | |
| 4 | 1 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 3 | 60 | +47.921 | 12 | |
| 5 | 6 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 5 | 60 | +52.252 | 10 | |
| 6 | 14 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 8 | 60 | +86.208 | 8 | |
| 7 | 8 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | 59 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 8 | 7 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 10 | 59 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 9 | 16 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 17q18 | 59 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 10 | 10 | PETVitaly Petrov | Renault | 9 | 59 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 17 | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 15 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 19 | ALGJaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 16q17 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 15 | DIRPaul di Resta | Force India | 12 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 12 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 13 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 18 | BUESébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 24q16 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 20 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 18q19 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 24 | GLOTimo Glock | Virgin | 19q20 | 57 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 25 | DAMJérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 21q22 | 57 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 19 | 22 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | HRT | 22q24 | 57 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 20 | 21 | CHAKarun Chandhok | Lotus | 20q21 | 56 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 23 | LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 23 | 37 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 4 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 7 | 35 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 11 | BARRubens Barrichello | Williams | 14 | 16 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 9 | HEINick Heidfeld | Renault | 11 | 9 | Collision | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 8 drivers: Sébastien Buemi qualified 16th, started 24th; Jaime Alguersuari qualified 17th, started 16th; Kamui Kobayashi qualified 18th, started 17th; Heikki Kovalainen qualified 19th, started 18th; Timo Glock qualified 20th, started 19th; Karun Chandhok qualified 21st, started 20th; Jérôme d'Ambrosio qualified 22nd, started 21st; Daniel Ricciardo qualified 24th, started 22nd. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton: 3 stops (laps 16, 31, 51), stints of 16, 15, 20, 9 laps
- 2nd
- Fernando Alonso: 3 stops (laps 16, 32, 53), stints of 16, 16, 21, 7 laps
- 3rd
- Mark Webber: 3 stops (laps 14, 30, 56), stints of 14, 16, 26, 4 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 12 · 3 or more: 8
- First stops
- median lap 17 of 60
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 3 | 16 (21.0 s), 31 (20.5 s), 51 (20.4 s) | 1615209 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 3 | 16 (20.4 s), 32 (20.0 s), 53 (20.0 s) | 1616217 |
| WEBMark Webber | 3 | 14 (20.4 s), 30 (21.3 s), 56 (20.3 s) | 1416264 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 3 | 16 (20.4 s), 40 (20.3 s), 59 (20.1 s) | 162419 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 3 | 17 (20.3 s), 41 (20.2 s), 59 (21.9 s) | 172418 |
| SUTAdrian Sutil | 2 | 22 (20.8 s), 48 (20.9 s) | 222612 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 3 | 14 (20.3 s), 36 (21.0 s), 53 (20.0 s) | 1422176 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 3 | 15 (20.8 s), 37 (20.3 s), 56 (19.9 s) | 1522193 |
| KOBKamui Kobayashi | 2 | 20 (20.9 s), 48 (21.3 s) | 202811 |
| PETVitaly Petrov | 2 | 23 (21.4 s), 46 (20.6 s) | 232313 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 2 | 8 (27.2 s), 41 (21.6 s) | 83318 |
| ALGJaime Alguersuari | 2 | 23 (21.1 s), 43 (21.7 s) | 232016 |
| DIRPaul di Resta | 2 | 23 (23.7 s), 51 (22.5 s) | 23288 |
| MALPastor Maldonado | 2 | 15 (21.6 s), 35 (21.1 s) | 152024 |
| BUESébastien Buemi | 2 | 10 (27.3 s), 36 (21.0 s) | 102623 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 2 | 26 (22.1 s), 50 (21.2 s) | 26248 |
| GLOTimo Glock | 2 | 22 (22.3 s), 48 (21.3 s) | 22269 |
| DAMJérôme d'Ambrosio | 2 | 24 (20.8 s), 49 (23.6 s) | 24258 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 2 | 21 (22.3 s), 49 (24.1 s) | 21288 |
| CHAKarun Chandhok | 3 | 10 (31.9 s), 28 (22.3 s), 51 (22.5 s) | 1018235 |
| LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | 1 | 20 (22.0 s) | 2017 |
| BUTJenson Button | 1 | 24 (21.0 s) | 2411 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:33.096 | 1:31.311 | 1:30.079 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:32.934 | 1:30.998 | 1:30.134 | +0.055 Q3 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:32.973 | 1:31.017 | 1:30.216 | +0.137 Q3 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.916 | 1:31.150 | 1:30.442 | +0.363 Q3 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:31.826 | 1:31.582 | 1:30.910 | +0.831 Q3 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:32.785 | 1:31.343 | 1:31.263 | +1.184 Q3 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:33.224 | 1:31.532 | 1:31.288 | +1.209 Q3 |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:32.286 | 1:31.809 | 1:32.010 | +1.730 Q2 |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:33.187 | 1:31.985 | 1:32.187 | +1.906 Q2 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:32.603 | 1:32.180 | 1:32.482 | +2.101 Q2 |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:32.505 | 1:32.215 | +2.136 Q2 | |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:32.651 | 1:32.560 | +2.481 Q2 | |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:33.003 | 1:32.635 | +2.556 Q2 | |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:33.664 | 1:33.043 | +2.964 Q2 | |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:33.295 | 1:33.176 | +3.097 Q2 | |
| 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:33.635 | 1:33.546 | +3.467 Q2 | |
| 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:33.658 | 1:33.698 | +3.579 Q1 | |
| 18 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:33.786 | +3.707 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:35.599 | +5.520 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:36.400 | +6.321 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Karun Chandhok | Lotus | 1:36.422 | +6.343 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:36.641 | +6.562 Q1 | ||
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 1:37.011 | +6.932 Q1 | ||
| 24 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | 1:37.036 | +6.957 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 6 | 216 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 | 139 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 134 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1 | 130 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1 | 109 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 62 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 0 | 46 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 0 | 34 |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 0 | 32 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 0 | 32 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 6 | 355 |
| 2 | McLaren | 3 | 243 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 1 | 192 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 0 | 78 |
| 5 | Renault | 0 | 66 |
| 6 | Sauber | 0 | 35 |
| 7 | Force India | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Lotus | 0 | 0 |