2011 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Date
- 27 Nov 2011
- Circuit
- Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
- Round
- 19 of 19
- Winner
- Mark Webber (Red Bull)
- Pole position
- Sebastian Vettel (1:11.918)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | 71 | 1:32:17.464 | 1:15.324 | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 71 | +16.983 | 18 | |
| 3 | 4 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 3 | 71 | +27.638 | 15 | |
| 4 | 5 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 71 | +35.048 | 12 | |
| 5 | 6 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 7 | 71 | +66.733 | 10 | |
| 6 | 14 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 8 | 70 | +1 Lap | 8 | |
| 7 | 8 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | 70 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 8 | 15 | DIRPaul di Resta | Force India | 11 | 70 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 9 | 16 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | 70 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 10 | 10 | PETVitaly Petrov | Renault | 15 | 70 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 19 | ALGJaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 13 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 18 | BUESébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 14 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 17 | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 17 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 11 | BARRubens Barrichello | Williams | 12 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 7 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 10 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 20 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 19 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 9 | SENBruno Senna | Renault | 9 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 21 | TRUJarno Trulli | Lotus | 20 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 19 | 25 | DAMJérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 23 | 68 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 20 | 22 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | HRT | 22 | 68 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 23 | LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 21 | 61 | Retired | 0 | |
| R | 3 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | 46 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 12 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 18 | 26 | Retired | 0 | |
| R | 24 | GLOTimo Glock | Virgin | 24 | 21 | Retired | 0 |
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
- Mark Webber: 3 stops (laps 18, 38, 58), stints of 18, 20, 20, 13 laps
- 2nd
- Sebastian Vettel: 3 stops (laps 17, 39, 59), stints of 17, 22, 20, 12 laps
- 3rd
- Jenson Button: 3 stops (laps 15, 31, 52), stints of 15, 16, 21, 19 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 10 · 3 or more: 10
- First stops
- median lap 17 of 71
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEBMark Webber | 3 | 18 (20.8 s), 38 (21.0 s), 58 (20.8 s) | 18202013 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 3 | 17 (20.9 s), 39 (20.7 s), 59 (22.1 s) | 17222012 |
| BUTJenson Button | 3 | 15 (22.0 s), 31 (21.0 s), 52 (21.6 s) | 15162119 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 3 | 16 (20.8 s), 35 (20.7 s), 54 (20.8 s) | 16191917 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 2 | 21 (21.7 s), 45 (21.1 s) | 212426 |
| SUTAdrian Sutil | 3 | 14 (21.1 s), 31 (20.9 s), 45 (21.1 s) | 14171425 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 2 | 16 (20.8 s), 42 (20.7 s) | 162628 |
| DIRPaul di Resta | 2 | 17 (20.7 s), 40 (21.8 s) | 172330 |
| KOBKamui Kobayashi | 2 | 21 (25.1 s), 43 (21.2 s) | 212227 |
| PETVitaly Petrov | 3 | 13 (21.2 s), 30 (23.1 s), 45 (21.8 s) | 13171525 |
| ALGJaime Alguersuari | 2 | 21 (22.8 s), 48 (21.9 s) | 212722 |
| BUESébastien Buemi | 2 | 19 (22.4 s), 42 (22.5 s) | 192328 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 2 | 20 (22.2 s), 44 (21.3 s) | 202426 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 3 | 16 (21.5 s), 34 (22.6 s), 53 (21.6 s) | 16181917 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 3 | 10 (25.5 s), 32 (20.8 s), 51 (21.4 s) | 10221919 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 3 | 17 (22.9 s), 31 (22.0 s), 49 (21.5 s) | 17141820 |
| SENBruno Senna | 4 | 12 (21.9 s), 18 (14.0 s), 28 (23.3 s), 48 (22.1 s) | 126102021 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 2 | 22 (22.6 s), 42 (21.6 s) | 222027 |
| DAMJérôme d'Ambrosio | 2 | 20 (21.9 s), 41 (23.5 s) | 202127 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 2 | 20 (23.5 s), 41 (22.9 s) | 202127 |
| LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | 2 | 21 (22.7 s), 45 (23.0 s) | 212416 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 3 | 16 (21.1 s), 33 (20.4 s), 44 (20.7 s) | 161711 |
| MALPastor Maldonado | 1 | 17 (21.6 s) | 179 |
| GLOTimo Glock | 1 | 21 (22.5 s) | 21 |
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 | 1:13.664 | 1:12.446 | 1:11.918 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:13.467 | 1:12.658 | 1:12.099 | +0.181 Q3 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:13.281 | 1:12.820 | 1:12.283 | +0.365 Q3 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:13.361 | 1:12.811 | 1:12.480 | +0.562 Q3 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:13.969 | 1:12.870 | 1:12.591 | +0.673 Q3 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:14.083 | 1:12.569 | 1:13.050 | +0.651 Q2 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:14.269 | 1:13.291 | 1:13.068 | +1.150 Q3 |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:13.480 | 1:13.261 | 1:13.298 | +1.343 Q2 |
| 9 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 1:14.453 | 1:13.300 | 1:13.761 | +1.382 Q2 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:13.694 | 1:13.571 | +1.653 Q2 | |
| 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:13.733 | 1:13.584 | +1.666 Q2 | |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:14.117 | 1:13.801 | +1.883 Q2 | |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:14.225 | 1:13.804 | +1.886 Q2 | |
| 14 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:14.500 | 1:13.919 | +2.001 Q2 | |
| 15 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:13.859 | 1:14.053 | +1.941 Q1 | |
| 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:14.571 | 1:14.129 | +2.211 Q2 | |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:14.430 | 1:14.182 | +2.264 Q2 | |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:14.625 | +2.707 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:15.068 | +3.150 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:15.358 | +3.440 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 1:16.631 | +4.713 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | 1:16.890 | +4.972 Q1 | ||
| 23 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:17.019 | +5.101 Q1 | ||
| 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:17.060 | +5.142 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 | 392 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 3 | 270 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1 | 258 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1 | 257 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 227 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 118 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 0 | 89 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 0 | 76 |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 0 | 42 |
| 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 0 | 37 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 12 | 650 |
| 2 | McLaren | 6 | 497 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 1 | 375 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 0 | 165 |
| 5 | Renault | 0 | 73 |
| 6 | Force India | 0 | 69 |
| 7 | Sauber | 0 | 44 |
| 8 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 41 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Lotus | 0 | 0 |