Gridpedia2011 Chinese Grand Prix
- Date
- 17 Apr 2011
- Circuit
- Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China
- Round
- 3 of 19
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
- Pole position
- Sebastian Vettel (1:33.706)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 56 | 1:36:58.226 | 25 | |
| 2 | 1 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 56 | +5.198 | 18 | |
| 3 | 2 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 18 | 56 | +7.555 | 1:38.993 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 2 | 56 | +10.000 | 12 | |
| 5 | 8 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 4 | 56 | +13.448 | 10 | |
| 6 | 6 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 56 | +15.840 | 8 | |
| 7 | 5 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 56 | +30.622 | 6 | |
| 8 | 7 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 14 | 56 | +31.026 | 4 | |
| 9 | 10 | PETVitaly Petrov | Renault | 10 | 56 | +57.404 | 2 | |
| 10 | 16 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 13 | 56 | +63.273 | 1 | |
| 11 | 15 | DIRPaul di Resta | Force India | 8 | 56 | +68.757 | 0 | |
| 12 | 9 | HEINick Heidfeld | Renault | 16 | 56 | +72.739 | 0 | |
| 13 | 11 | BARRubens Barrichello | Williams | 15 | 56 | +90.189 | 0 | |
| 14 | 18 | BUESébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 9 | 56 | +90.671 | 0 | |
| 15 | 14 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 11 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 20 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 19 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 17 | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 12 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 12 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 17 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 21 | TRUJarno Trulli | Lotus | 20 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 20 | 25 | DAMJérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 21 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 21 | 24 | GLOTimo Glock | Virgin | 22 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 22 | 23 | LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 23 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 23 | 22 | KARNarain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 19 | ALGJaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 7 | 9 | Wheel | 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
- Lewis Hamilton: 3 stops (laps 15, 25, 38), stints of 15, 10, 13, 18 laps
- 2nd
- Sebastian Vettel: 2 stops (laps 14, 31), stints of 14, 17, 25 laps
- 3rd
- Mark Webber: 3 stops (laps 10, 25, 40), stints of 10, 15, 15, 16 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 11 · 3 or more: 11
- First stops
- median lap 15 of 56
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 3 | 15 (20.9 s), 25 (20.5 s), 38 (20.6 s) | 15101318 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 2 | 14 (22.0 s), 31 (21.5 s) | 141725 |
| WEBMark Webber | 3 | 10 (23.4 s), 25 (21.1 s), 40 (21.1 s) | 10151516 |
| BUTJenson Button | 3 | 14 (23.8 s), 24 (20.8 s), 37 (21.2 s) | 14101319 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 3 | 12 (20.8 s), 25 (22.0 s), 39 (20.7 s) | 12131417 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 2 | 15 (21.6 s), 33 (21.2 s) | 151823 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 16 (22.5 s), 32 (21.3 s) | 161624 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 3 | 10 (20.5 s), 26 (22.0 s), 39 (21.4 s) | 10161317 |
| PETVitaly Petrov | 2 | 17 (22.0 s), 37 (22.0 s) | 172019 |
| KOBKamui Kobayashi | 2 | 14 (21.9 s), 30 (21.9 s) | 141626 |
| DIRPaul di Resta | 2 | 11 (22.0 s), 32 (21.2 s) | 112124 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 2 | 18 (22.2 s), 30 (21.8 s) | 181226 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 16 (21.7 s), 35 (21.5 s) | 161921 |
| BUESébastien Buemi | 3 | 12 (22.0 s), 16 (24.7 s), 33 (21.9 s) | 1241723 |
| SUTAdrian Sutil | 3 | 15 (21.0 s), 30 (21.1 s), 47 (28.7 s) | 1515178 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 2 | 19 (22.5 s), 40 (21.9 s) | 192115 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 4 | 16 (21.5 s), 36 (23.4 s), 48 (13.9 s), 50 (28.8 s) | 1620125 |
| MALPastor Maldonado | 3 | 10 (23.2 s), 25 (22.1 s), 40 (27.6 s) | 10151515 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 2 | 20 (23.0 s), 42 (22.3 s) | 202213 |
| DAMJérôme d'Ambrosio | 2 | 20 (22.9 s), 34 (22.8 s) | 201420 |
| GLOTimo Glock | 3 | 16 (22.7 s), 28 (21.9 s), 39 (33.8 s) | 16121115 |
| LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | 3 | 9 (14.2 s), 21 (24.5 s), 45 (23.5 s) | 912249 |
| KARNarain Karthikeyan | 1 | 23 (26.0 s) | 2331 |
| ALGJaime Alguersuari | 1 | 9 (22.4 s) | 9 |
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 | 1:35.674 | 1:34.776 | 1:33.706 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:35.924 | 1:34.662 | 1:34.421 | +0.715 Q3 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:36.091 | 1:34.486 | 1:34.463 | +0.757 Q3 |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:35.272 | 1:35.850 | 1:34.670 | +0.964 Q3 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:35.389 | 1:35.165 | 1:35.119 | +1.413 Q3 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:35.478 | 1:35.437 | 1:35.145 | +1.439 Q3 |
| 7 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:36.133 | 1:35.563 | 1:36.158 | +1.857 Q2 |
| 8 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:35.702 | 1:35.858 | 1:36.190 | +1.996 Q1 |
| 9 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:36.110 | 1:35.500 | 1:36.203 | +1.794 Q2 |
| 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:35.370 | 1:35.149 | +1.443 Q2 | |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:36.092 | 1:35.874 | +2.168 Q2 | |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:36.046 | 1:36.053 | +2.340 Q1 | |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:36.147 | 1:36.236 | +2.441 Q1 | |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:35.508 | 1:36.457 | +1.802 Q1 | |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:35.911 | 1:36.465 | +2.205 Q1 | |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:35.910 | 1:36.611 | +2.204 Q1 | |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:36.121 | 1:36.956 | +2.415 Q1 | |
| 18 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.468 | +2.762 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:37.894 | +4.188 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:38.318 | +4.612 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:39.119 | +5.413 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:39.708 | +6.002 Q1 | ||
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 1:40.212 | +6.506 Q1 | ||
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:40.445 | +6.739 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 | 68 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 47 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 0 | 38 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 | 37 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 0 | 26 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 0 | 7 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 2 | 105 |
| 2 | McLaren | 1 | 85 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 0 | 50 |
| 4 | Renault | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Sauber | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Force India | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Lotus | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Williams | 0 | 0 |