2011 Japanese Grand Prix
- Date
- 9 Oct 2011
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
- Round
- 15 of 19
- Winner
- Jenson Button (McLaren)
- Pole position
- Sebastian Vettel (1:30.466)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | 53 | 1:30:53.427 | 1:36.568 | 25 |
| 2 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 53 | +1.160 | 18 | |
| 3 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 53 | +2.006 | 15 | |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 6 | 53 | +8.071 | 12 | |
| 5 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 53 | +24.268 | 10 | |
| 6 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 8 | 53 | +27.120 | 8 | |
| 7 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 4 | 53 | +28.240 | 6 | |
| 8 | 17 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 17 | 53 | +39.377 | 4 | |
| 9 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 10 | 53 | +42.607 | 2 | |
| 10 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 23 | 53 | +44.322 | 1 | |
| 11 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 11 | 53 | +54.447 | 0 | |
| 12 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 12 | 53 | +62.326 | 0 | |
| 13 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 7 | 53 | +63.705 | 0 | |
| 14 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 14 | 53 | +64.194 | 0 | |
| 15 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 16 | 53 | +66.623 | 0 | |
| 16 | 9 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 9 | 53 | +72.628 | 0 | |
| 17 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 13 | 53 | +74.191 | 0 | |
| 18 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 18 | 53 | +87.824 | 0 | |
| 19 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 19 | 53 | +96.140 | 0 | |
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 21 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 21 | 25 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 20 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 22 | 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | 22 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 23 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 24 | 50 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 15 | 11 | Wheel | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:33.051 | 1:31.424 | 1:30.466 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:32.947 | 1:31.434 | 1:30.475 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:32.843 | 1:31.139 | 1:30.617 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:33.235 | 1:31.909 | 1:30.804 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.817 | 1:31.612 | 1:30.886 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:33.135 | 1:31.576 | 1:31.156 |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:33.748 | 1:32.116 | |
| 8 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 1:33.359 | 1:32.297 | |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:32.877 | 1:32.245 | |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:32.626 | 1:32.380 | |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:32.761 | 1:32.463 | |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:33.499 | 1:32.746 | |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:33.921 | 1:33.079 | |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:33.781 | 1:33.224 | |
| 15 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:33.064 | 1:33.227 | |
| 16 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:35.111 | 1:33.427 | |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:34.704 | ||
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:35.454 | ||
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:35.514 | ||
| 20 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:36.439 | ||
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:36.507 | ||
| 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | 1:37.846 | ||
| 23 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | |||
| 24 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT |
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 9 | 324 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 3 | 210 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1 | 202 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 | 194 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 178 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 90 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 0 | 63 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 0 | 60 |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 0 | 36 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | 0 | 34 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 9 | 518 |
| 2 | McLaren | 5 | 388 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 1 | 292 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 0 | 123 |
| 5 | Renault | 0 | 72 |
| 6 | Force India | 0 | 48 |
| 7 | Sauber | 0 | 40 |
| 8 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 29 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Lotus | 0 | 0 |