Gridpedia2011 Malaysian Grand Prix
- Date
- 10 Apr 2011
- Circuit
- Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Round
- 2 of 19
- Winner
- Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
- Pole position
- Sebastian Vettel (1:34.870)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 56 | 1:37:39.832 | 25 | |
| 2 | 4 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 4 | 56 | +3.261 | 18 | |
| 3 | 9 | HEINick Heidfeld | Renault | 6 | 56 | +25.075 | 15 | |
| 4 | 2 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 3 | 56 | +26.384 | 1:40.571 | 12 |
| 5 | 6 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 7 | 56 | +36.958 | 10 | |
| 6 | 5 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 56 | +37.248 | 8 | |
| 7 | 16 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 10 | 56 | +66.439 | 6 | |
| 8 | 3 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 56 | +69.957 | 4 | |
| 9 | 7 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 11 | 56 | +84.896 | 2 | |
| 10 | 15 | DIRPaul di Resta | Force India | 14 | 56 | +91.563 | 1 | |
| 11 | 14 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 17 | 55 | +101.379 | 0 | |
| 12 | 8 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 9 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 18 | BUESébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 12 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 19 | ALGJaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 13 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 20 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 19 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 24 | GLOTimo Glock | Virgin | 21 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 10 | PETVitaly Petrov | Renault | 8 | 52 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 23 | LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 23 | 46 | +10 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 25 | DAMJérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 22 | 42 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 21 | TRUJarno Trulli | Lotus | 20 | 31 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 17 | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 16 | 23 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 11 | BARRubens Barrichello | Williams | 15 | 22 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 22 | KARNarain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | 14 | +42 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 12 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 18 | 8 | Engine misfire | 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
- Sebastian Vettel: 3 stops (laps 13, 25, 41), stints of 13, 12, 16, 15 laps
- 2nd
- Jenson Button: 3 stops (laps 13, 23, 38), stints of 13, 10, 15, 18 laps
- 3rd
- Nick Heidfeld: 3 stops (laps 13, 26, 39), stints of 13, 13, 13, 17 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 4 · 3 or more: 13
- First stops
- median lap 14 of 56
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VETSebastian Vettel | 3 | 13 (23.0 s), 25 (21.9 s), 41 (22.3 s) | 13121615 |
| BUTJenson Button | 3 | 13 (22.4 s), 23 (22.5 s), 38 (22.5 s) | 13101518 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 3 | 13 (23.9 s), 26 (23.2 s), 39 (22.6 s) | 13131317 |
| WEBMark Webber | 4 | 10 (22.6 s), 22 (22.0 s), 32 (22.1 s), 43 (22.2 s) | 1012101113 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 3 | 13 (29.2 s), 27 (22.5 s), 38 (22.9 s) | 13141118 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 4 | 14 (23.2 s), 26 (23.9 s), 41 (23.8 s), 46 (27.2 s) | 141215510 |
| KOBKamui Kobayashi | 2 | 17 (23.3 s), 36 (23.4 s) | 171920 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 4 | 12 (22.6 s), 24 (22.6 s), 37 (25.4 s), 52 (22.5 s) | 121213154 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 3 | 14 (22.6 s), 28 (22.3 s), 42 (22.2 s) | 14141414 |
| DIRPaul di Resta | 3 | 11 (22.8 s), 24 (22.4 s), 37 (24.0 s) | 11131319 |
| SUTAdrian Sutil | 3 | 3 (31.7 s), 16 (22.0 s), 32 (22.6 s) | 3131623 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 3 | 15 (25.0 s), 29 (22.6 s), 40 (22.5 s) | 15141115 |
| BUESébastien Buemi | 3 | 15 (23.3 s), 20 (29.8 s), 32 (27.4 s) | 1551223 |
| ALGJaime Alguersuari | 2 | 16 (23.6 s), 32 (22.9 s) | 161623 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 2 | 15 (29.1 s), 34 (23.3 s) | 151921 |
| GLOTimo Glock | 2 | 17 (24.6 s), 34 (24.4 s) | 171720 |
| PETVitaly Petrov | 3 | 15 (23.2 s), 27 (22.7 s), 44 (28.7 s) | 1512178 |
| LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | 3 | 17 (27.8 s), 38 (26.6 s), 44 (38.8 s) | 17216 |
| DAMJérôme d'Ambrosio | 2 | 17 (26.3 s), 35 (24.4 s) | 17187 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 1 | 13 (25.5 s) | 1318 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 1 | 17 (23.6 s) | 176 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 3 (33.0 s), 17 (24.5 s) | 3145 |
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 | 1:37.468 | 1:35.934 | 1:34.870 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:36.861 | 1:35.852 | 1:34.974 | +0.104 Q3 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:37.924 | 1:36.080 | 1:35.179 | +0.309 Q3 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:37.033 | 1:35.569 | 1:35.200 | +0.330 Q3 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:36.897 | 1:36.320 | 1:35.802 | +0.932 Q3 |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:37.224 | 1:36.811 | 1:36.124 | +1.254 Q3 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.744 | 1:36.557 | 1:36.251 | +1.381 Q3 |
| 8 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:37.210 | 1:36.642 | 1:36.324 | +1.454 Q3 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:37.316 | 1:36.388 | 1:36.809 | +1.518 Q2 |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:36.994 | 1:36.691 | 1:36.820 | +1.821 Q2 |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:36.904 | 1:37.035 | +2.034 Q1 | |
| 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:37.693 | 1:37.160 | +2.290 Q2 | |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:37.677 | 1:37.347 | +2.477 Q2 | |
| 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:38.045 | 1:37.370 | +2.500 Q2 | |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:38.163 | 1:37.496 | +2.626 Q2 | |
| 16 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:37.759 | 1:37.528 | +2.658 Q2 | |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:37.693 | 1:37.593 | +2.723 Q2 | |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:38.276 | +3.406 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:38.645 | +3.775 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:38.791 | +3.921 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:40.648 | +5.778 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:41.001 | +6.131 Q1 | ||
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 1:41.549 | +6.679 Q1 | ||
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:42.574 | +7.704 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 | 2 | 50 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 0 | 26 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 0 | 22 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 | 22 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 0 | 4 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 2 | 72 |
| 2 | McLaren | 0 | 48 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 0 | 36 |
| 4 | Renault | 0 | 30 |
| 5 | Sauber | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Force India | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Mercedes | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Lotus | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Virgin | 0 | 0 |