2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
- Date
- 13 Nov 2011
- Circuit
- Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Round
- 18 of 19
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
- Pole position
- Sebastian Vettel (1:38.481)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 55 | 1:37:11.886 | 25 | |
| 2 | 5 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 55 | +8.457 | 18 | |
| 3 | 4 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 3 | 55 | +25.881 | 15 | |
| 4 | 2 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 4 | 55 | +35.784 | 1:42.612 | 12 |
| 5 | 6 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 55 | +50.578 | 10 | |
| 6 | 8 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | 55 | +52.317 | 8 | |
| 7 | 7 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 8 | 55 | +75.964 | 6 | |
| 8 | 14 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 9 | 55 | +77.122 | 4 | |
| 9 | 15 | DIRPaul di Resta | Force India | 10 | 55 | +101.087 | 2 | |
| 10 | 16 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | 54 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 17 | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 11 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 11 | BARRubens Barrichello | Williams | 24 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 10 | PETVitaly Petrov | Renault | 12 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 12 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 23q17 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 19 | ALGJaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 15 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 9 | SENBruno Senna | Renault | 14 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 20 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 17q18 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 21 | TRUJarno Trulli | Lotus | 18q19 | 53 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 19 | 24 | GLOTimo Glock | Virgin | 19q20 | 53 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 20 | 23 | LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 22q23 | 53 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 22 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | HRT | 20q21 | 48 | Mechanical | 0 | |
| R | 18 | BUESébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 13 | 19 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 25 | DAMJérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 21q22 | 18 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 1 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 1 | Puncture | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 7 drivers: Pastor Maldonado qualified 17th, started 23rd; Heikki Kovalainen qualified 18th, started 17th; Jarno Trulli qualified 19th, started 18th; Timo Glock qualified 20th, started 19th; Daniel Ricciardo qualified 21st, started 20th; Jérôme d'Ambrosio qualified 22nd, started 21st; Vitantonio Liuzzi qualified 23rd, 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: 2 stops (laps 16, 40), stints of 16, 24, 15 laps
- 2nd
- Fernando Alonso: 2 stops (laps 16, 43), stints of 16, 27, 12 laps
- 3rd
- Jenson Button: 2 stops (laps 16, 36), stints of 16, 20, 19 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 2 · 2 stops: 16 · 3 or more: 2
- First stops
- median lap 16 of 55
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 16 (19.4 s), 40 (19.4 s) | 162415 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 16 (20.2 s), 43 (21.3 s) | 162712 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 16 (20.9 s), 36 (20.3 s) | 162019 |
| WEBMark Webber | 3 | 17 (25.2 s), 35 (20.0 s), 54 (19.5 s) | 171819 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 2 | 15 (20.5 s), 40 (20.0 s) | 152515 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 2 | 17 (19.8 s), 48 (19.9 s) | 17317 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 16 (19.7 s), 42 (20.6 s) | 162613 |
| SUTAdrian Sutil | 2 | 16 (20.4 s), 36 (20.6 s) | 162019 |
| DIRPaul di Resta | 1 | 27 (20.2 s) | 2728 |
| KOBKamui Kobayashi | 2 | 5 (19.8 s), 33 (23.1 s) | 52821 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 2 | 2 (24.7 s), 27 (20.0 s) | 2527 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 18 (24.2 s), 34 (20.5 s) | 181620 |
| PETVitaly Petrov | 2 | 18 (20.7 s), 38 (20.0 s) | 182016 |
| MALPastor Maldonado | 2 | 25 (20.2 s), 30 (12.9 s) | 25524 |
| ALGJaime Alguersuari | 2 | 15 (43.6 s), 34 (21.4 s) | 151920 |
| SENBruno Senna | 3 | 1 (20.9 s), 20 (20.3 s), 36 (13.0 s) | 191618 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 2 | 16 (21.1 s), 39 (20.7 s) | 162315 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 2 | 17 (20.8 s), 42 (20.8 s) | 172511 |
| GLOTimo Glock | 2 | 25 (21.8 s), 44 (20.6 s) | 25199 |
| LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | 1 | 24 (21.2 s) | 2429 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 2 | 18 (21.7 s), 41 (23.2 s) | 18237 |
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 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:40.478 | 1:38.516 | 1:38.481 | +0.047 Q3 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:39.782 | 1:38.434 | 1:38.622 | fastest Q2 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:40.227 | 1:39.097 | 1:38.631 | +0.197 Q3 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:40.167 | 1:38.821 | 1:38.858 | +0.387 Q2 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:41.380 | 1:39.058 | 1:39.058 | +0.624 Q3 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:41.592 | 1:39.623 | 1:39.695 | +1.189 Q2 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:41.120 | 1:39.420 | 1:39.773 | +0.986 Q2 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:42.605 | 1:40.554 | 1:40.662 | +2.120 Q2 |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:40.595 | 1:40.205 | 1:40.768 | +1.771 Q2 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:41.064 | 1:40.414 | +1.980 Q2 | |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:41.311 | 1:40.874 | +2.440 Q2 | |
| 12 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:40.955 | 1:40.919 | +2.485 Q2 | |
| 13 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:41.737 | 1:41.009 | +2.575 Q2 | |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 1:41.391 | 1:41.079 | +2.645 Q2 | |
| 15 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:41.386 | 1:41.162 | +2.728 Q2 | |
| 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:41.613 | 1:41.240 | +2.806 Q2 | |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:42.258 | 1:41.760 | +3.326 Q2 | |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:42.979 | +4.545 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:43.884 | +5.450 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:44.515 | +6.081 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | 1:44.641 | +6.207 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:44.699 | +6.265 Q1 | ||
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 1:45.159 | +6.725 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 | 11 | 374 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 3 | 255 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1 | 245 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 | 233 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 227 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 108 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 0 | 83 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 0 | 76 |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 0 | 36 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | 0 | 34 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 11 | 607 |
| 2 | McLaren | 6 | 482 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 1 | 353 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 0 | 159 |
| 5 | Renault | 0 | 72 |
| 6 | Force India | 0 | 57 |
| 7 | Sauber | 0 | 42 |
| 8 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 41 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Lotus | 0 | 0 |