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2011 Indian Grand Prix

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

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 1 VETSebastian Vettel Red Bull 1 60 1:30:35.002 1:27.249 25
2 4 BUTJenson Button McLaren 4q5 60 +8.433 18
3 5 ALOFernando Alonso Ferrari 3q4 60 +24.301 15
4 2 WEBMark Webber Red Bull 2q3 60 +25.529 12
5 7 MSCMichael Schumacher Mercedes 11q12 60 +65.421 10
6 8 ROSNico Rosberg Mercedes 7 60 +66.851 8
7 3 HAMLewis Hamilton McLaren 5q2 60 +84.183 6
8 19 ALGJaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 10 59 +1 Lap 4
9 14 SUTAdrian Sutil Force India 8 59 +1 Lap 2
10 17 PERSergio Pérez Sauber 20q17 59 +1 Lap 1
11 10 PETVitaly Petrov Renault 16q11 59 +1 Lap 0
12 9 SENBruno Senna Renault 14q15 59 +1 Lap 0
13 15 DIRPaul di Resta Force India 12q13 59 +1 Lap 0
14 20 KOVHeikki Kovalainen Lotus 18q19 58 +2 Laps 0
15 11 BARRubens Barrichello Williams 15q16 58 +2 Laps 0
16 25 DAMJérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin 21q23 57 +3 Laps 0
17 22 KARNarain Karthikeyan HRT 24q22 57 +3 Laps 0
18 23 RICDaniel Ricciardo HRT 23q21 57 +3 Laps 0
19 21 TRUJarno Trulli Lotus 19q20 55 +5 Laps 0
R 6 MASFelipe Massa Ferrari 6 32 Suspension 0
R 18 BUESébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 9 24 Engine 0
R 12 MALPastor Maldonado Williams 13q14 12 Gearbox 0
R 24 GLOTimo Glock Virgin 22q24 2 Collision 0
R 16 KOBKamui Kobayashi Sauber 17q18 0 Collision 0

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

1234567891011121314151617181920212223 Lap 1Lap 15Lap 30Lap 45Lap 60 Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 1Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 1Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 1Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 1Paul di Resta: pit stop on lap 2Vitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 3Adrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 15Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 16Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 16Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 16Jaime Alguersuari: pit stop on lap 16Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 17Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 17Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 18Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 18Sébastien Buemi: pit stop on lap 18Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 19Paul di Resta: pit stop on lap 19Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 21Narain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 22Bruno Senna: pit stop on lap 22Jérôme d'Ambrosio: pit stop on lap 22Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 24Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 25Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 27Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 30Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 31Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 32Vitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 33Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 34Adrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 35Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 35Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 37Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 39Paul di Resta: pit stop on lap 39Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 41Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 45Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 45Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 46Jaime Alguersuari: pit stop on lap 46Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 47Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 50Narain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 50Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 54Jérôme d'Ambrosio: pit stop on lap 55Bruno Senna: pit stop on lap 56Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 56 VETBUTWEBALOMASHAMROSMSCSUTSENALGBUEDIRMALPETKOVKARRICDAMPERGLOBARTRU
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

+0.0 s+50.0 s+100.0 s Lap 1Lap 9Lap 18Lap 26Lap 35Lap 43Lap 52Lap 60 Timo Glock: pit stop on lap 1, 27.4 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 1, 40.7 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 1, 33.6 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 1, 22.7 s in the pit lanePaul di Resta: pit stop on lap 2, 21.5 s in the pit laneVitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 3, 27.1 s in the pit laneAdrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 15, 21.4 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 16, 22.5 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 16, 21.9 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 16, 21.4 s in the pit laneJaime Alguersuari: pit stop on lap 16, 22.9 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 17, 21.1 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 17, 21.8 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 18, 21.1 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 18, 20.9 s in the pit laneSébastien Buemi: pit stop on lap 18, 22.6 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 19, 21.4 s in the pit lanePaul di Resta: pit stop on lap 19, 24.1 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 21, 22.2 s in the pit laneNarain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 22, 24.0 s in the pit laneBruno Senna: pit stop on lap 22, 22.1 s in the pit laneJérôme d'Ambrosio: pit stop on lap 22, 22.7 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 24, 27.2 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 25, 25.1 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 27, 22.9 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 30, 14.9 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 31, 27.6 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 32, 42.5 s in the pit laneVitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 33, 22.5 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 34, 24.8 s in the pit laneAdrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 35, 22.0 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 35, 22.3 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 37, 21.2 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 39, 21.8 s in the pit lanePaul di Resta: pit stop on lap 39, 21.0 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 41, 22.0 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 45, 22.2 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 45, 23.0 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 46, 21.8 s in the pit laneJaime Alguersuari: pit stop on lap 46, 23.1 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 47, 21.4 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 50, 21.5 s in the pit laneNarain Karthikeyan: pit stop on lap 50, 23.6 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 54, 24.1 s in the pit laneJérôme d'Ambrosio: pit stop on lap 55, 22.5 s in the pit laneBruno Senna: pit stop on lap 56, 21.7 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 56, 28.5 s in the pit lane VETBUTWEBALOMASHAMROSMSCSUTSENALGBUEDIRMALPETKOVKARRICDAMPERGLOBARTRU
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 138 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

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

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
VETSebastian Vettel219 (21.4 s), 47 (21.4 s)
192813
BUTJenson Button218 (21.1 s), 46 (21.8 s)
182814
ALOFernando Alonso216 (21.9 s), 39 (21.8 s)
162321
WEBMark Webber216 (21.4 s), 37 (21.2 s)
162123
MSCMichael Schumacher218 (20.9 s), 50 (21.5 s)
183210
ROSNico Rosberg217 (21.1 s), 45 (23.0 s)
172815
HAMLewis Hamilton316 (22.5 s), 24 (27.2 s), 45 (22.2 s)
1682115
ALGJaime Alguersuari216 (22.9 s), 46 (23.1 s)
163013
SUTAdrian Sutil215 (21.4 s), 35 (22.0 s)
152024
PERSergio Pérez21 (22.7 s), 34 (24.8 s)
3325
PETVitaly Petrov23 (27.1 s), 33 (22.5 s)
33026
SENBruno Senna222 (22.1 s), 56 (21.7 s)
22343
DIRPaul di Resta32 (21.5 s), 19 (24.1 s), 39 (21.0 s)
172020
KOVHeikki Kovalainen221 (22.2 s), 41 (22.0 s)
212017
BARRubens Barrichello21 (33.6 s), 35 (22.3 s)
3423
DAMJérôme d'Ambrosio222 (22.7 s), 55 (22.5 s)
2233
KARNarain Karthikeyan222 (24.0 s), 50 (23.6 s)
22287
RICDaniel Ricciardo325 (25.1 s), 32 (42.5 s), 56 (28.5 s)
25724
TRUJarno Trulli31 (40.7 s), 27 (22.9 s), 54 (24.1 s)
2627
MASFelipe Massa317 (21.8 s), 30 (14.9 s), 31 (27.6 s)
1713
BUESébastien Buemi118 (22.6 s)
186
GLOTimo Glock11 (27.4 s)

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

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:26.2181:24.6571:24.178fastest Q3
2Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:26.5631:25.0191:24.474+0.296 Q3
3Mark WebberRed Bull1:26.4731:25.2821:24.508+0.330 Q3
4Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:26.7741:25.1581:24.519+0.341 Q3
5Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:26.2251:25.2991:24.950+0.772 Q3
6Felipe MassaFerrari1:27.0121:25.5221:25.122+0.944 Q3
7Nico RosbergMercedes1:26.3641:25.5551:25.451+1.273 Q3
8Adrian SutilForce India1:26.2711:26.140+1.962 Q2
9Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso1:26.6081:26.161+1.983 Q2
10Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso1:26.5571:26.319+2.141 Q2
11Vitaly PetrovRenault1:26.1891:26.319+2.011 Q1
12Michael SchumacherMercedes1:26.7901:26.337+2.159 Q2
13Paul di RestaForce India1:26.8641:26.503+2.325 Q2
14Pastor MaldonadoWilliams1:26.8291:26.537+2.359 Q2
15Bruno SennaRenault1:26.7661:26.651+2.473 Q2
16Rubens BarrichelloWilliams1:27.4791:27.247+3.069 Q2
17Sergio PérezSauber1:27.2491:27.562+3.071 Q1
18Kamui KobayashiSauber1:27.876+3.698 Q1
19Heikki KovalainenLotus1:28.565+4.387 Q1
20Jarno TrulliLotus1:28.752+4.574 Q1
21Daniel RicciardoHRT1:30.216+6.038 Q1
22Narain KarthikeyanHRT1:30.238+6.060 Q1
23Jérôme d'AmbrosioVirgin1:30.866+6.688 Q1
24Timo GlockVirgin1:34.046+9.868 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

PosDriverTeamWinsPoints
1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 11 374
2 Jenson Button McLaren 3 240
3 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1 227
4 Mark Webber Red Bull 0 221
5 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 2 202
6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0 98
7 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 0 75
8 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 0 70
9 Vitaly Petrov Renault 0 36
10 Nick Heidfeld 0 34

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Red Bull 11 595
2 McLaren 5 442
3 Ferrari 1 325
4 Mercedes 0 145
5 Renault 0 72
6 Force India 0 51
7 Sauber 0 41
8 Toro Rosso 0 41
9 Williams 0 5
10 Lotus 0 0

Full 2011 standings