2011 Indian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the 2011 Indian Grand Prix at Buddh International Circuit on 30 Oct 2011 for Red Bull, from pole position; Jenson Button was second and Fernando Alonso third. Pole position: Sebastian Vettel.

Vettel led every one of the 60 laps. Vettel stopped 2 times, on laps 19 and 47; 15 of 19 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 16. The fastest lap was Sebastian Vettel's, 1:27.249 on lap 60. 19 of 24 starters were classified; 5 retired or were not classified. After the race Sebastian Vettel led the championship with 374 points, 134 ahead of Jenson Button, with 2 rounds left.

Date

30 Oct 2011

Circuit

Buddh International Circuit, Uttar Pradesh, India

Round

17 of 19

Winner

Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)

Pole position

Sebastian Vettel (1:24.178)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 18 drivers: Lewis Hamilton qualified 2nd, started 5th; Mark Webber qualified 3rd, started 2nd; Fernando Alonso qualified 4th, started 3rd; Jenson Button qualified 5th, started 4th; Vitaly Petrov qualified 11th, started 16th; Michael Schumacher qualified 12th, started 11th; Paul di Resta qualified 13th, started 12th; Pastor Maldonado qualified 14th, started 13th; Bruno Senna qualified 15th, started 14th; Rubens Barrichello qualified 16th, started 15th; Sergio Pérez qualified 17th, started 20th; Kamui Kobayashi qualified 18th, started 17th; Heikki Kovalainen qualified 19th, started 18th; Jarno Trulli qualified 20th, started 19th; Daniel Ricciardo qualified 21st, started 23rd; Narain Karthikeyan qualified 22nd, started 24th; Jérôme d'Ambrosio qualified 23rd, started 21st; Timo Glock 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

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

Race history: gap to the leader

How the race was won

Winner

Sebastian Vettel: 2 stops (laps 19, 47), stints of 19, 28, 13 laps

2nd

Jenson Button: 2 stops (laps 18, 46), stints of 18, 28, 14 laps

3rd

Fernando Alonso: 2 stops (laps 16, 39), stints of 16, 23, 21 laps

Finishers

2 stops: 15 · 3 or more: 4

First stops

median lap 16 of 60

Pit stops

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.

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

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Full 2011 standings