2011 Spanish Grand Prix
- Date
- 22 May 2011
- Circuit
- Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain
- Round
- 5 of 19
- Winner
- Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
- Pole position
- Mark Webber (1:20.981)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 2 | 66 | 1:39:03.301 | 25 | |
| 2 | 3 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 66 | +0.630 | 1:26.727 | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 5 | 66 | +35.697 | 15 | |
| 4 | 2 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 1 | 66 | +47.966 | 12 | |
| 5 | 5 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 4 | 65 | +1 Lap | 10 | |
| 6 | 7 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 10 | 65 | +1 Lap | 8 | |
| 7 | 8 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | 65 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 8 | 9 | HEINick Heidfeld | Renault | 24 | 65 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 9 | 17 | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 12 | 65 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 10 | 16 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 14 | 65 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 10 | PETVitaly Petrov | Renault | 6 | 65 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 15 | DIRPaul di Resta | Force India | 16 | 65 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 14 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 17 | 65 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 18 | BUESébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 11 | 65 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 12 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 9 | 65 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 19 | ALGJaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 13 | 64 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 11 | BARRubens Barrichello | Williams | 19 | 64 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 21 | TRUJarno Trulli | Lotus | 18 | 64 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 19 | 24 | GLOTimo Glock | Virgin | 20 | 63 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 20 | 25 | DAMJérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 23 | 62 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 21 | 22 | KARNarain Karthikeyan | HRT | 22 | 61 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 6 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 8 | 58 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 20 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 15 | 48 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 23 | LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 21 | 28 | Gearbox | 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: 4 stops (laps 9, 18, 34, 48), stints of 9, 9, 16, 14, 18 laps
- 2nd
- Lewis Hamilton: 4 stops (laps 11, 23, 35, 49), stints of 11, 12, 12, 14, 17 laps
- 3rd
- Jenson Button: 3 stops (laps 14, 30, 48), stints of 14, 16, 18, 18 laps
- Finishers
- 3 or more: 21
- First stops
- median lap 11 of 66
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VETSebastian Vettel | 4 | 9 (20.3 s), 18 (19.9 s), 34 (20.4 s), 48 (20.3 s) | 99161418 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 4 | 11 (19.8 s), 23 (20.2 s), 35 (20.5 s), 49 (21.0 s) | 1112121417 |
| BUTJenson Button | 3 | 14 (20.0 s), 30 (20.8 s), 48 (20.1 s) | 14161818 |
| WEBMark Webber | 4 | 10 (20.9 s), 19 (20.1 s), 29 (20.3 s), 47 (20.0 s) | 109101819 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 4 | 10 (20.6 s), 19 (20.2 s), 29 (20.7 s), 39 (20.4 s) | 109101026 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 3 | 10 (20.1 s), 26 (20.5 s), 41 (20.5 s) | 10161524 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 3 | 11 (20.6 s), 27 (19.5 s), 42 (20.4 s) | 11161523 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 3 | 21 (21.3 s), 36 (22.0 s), 50 (20.8 s) | 21151415 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 3 | 7 (23.6 s), 29 (21.1 s), 47 (21.8 s) | 7221818 |
| KOBKamui Kobayashi | 3 | 1 (24.9 s), 25 (21.1 s), 44 (20.5 s) | 241921 |
| PETVitaly Petrov | 3 | 11 (21.9 s), 26 (24.2 s), 41 (21.7 s) | 11151524 |
| DIRPaul di Resta | 3 | 15 (20.1 s), 32 (20.1 s), 51 (20.6 s) | 15171914 |
| SUTAdrian Sutil | 3 | 13 (20.8 s), 30 (20.3 s), 48 (23.2 s) | 13171817 |
| BUESébastien Buemi | 3 | 9 (20.8 s), 25 (24.7 s), 42 (20.8 s) | 9161723 |
| MALPastor Maldonado | 4 | 8 (22.7 s), 20 (24.8 s), 36 (21.6 s), 53 (22.1 s) | 812161712 |
| ALGJaime Alguersuari | 4 | 11 (20.7 s), 24 (20.9 s), 36 (21.0 s), 50 (23.1 s) | 1113121414 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 4 | 11 (29.9 s), 23 (21.2 s), 35 (20.6 s), 54 (20.6 s) | 1112121910 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 3 | 15 (22.4 s), 29 (21.7 s), 43 (23.0 s) | 15141421 |
| GLOTimo Glock | 3 | 16 (22.7 s), 38 (21.6 s), 53 (21.2 s) | 16221510 |
| DAMJérôme d'Ambrosio | 3 | 17 (23.2 s), 34 (23.0 s), 49 (21.7 s) | 17171513 |
| KARNarain Karthikeyan | 3 | 14 (24.8 s), 28 (24.4 s), 47 (24.3 s) | 14141914 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 3 | 11 (20.8 s), 21 (21.6 s), 36 (22.4 s) | 11101522 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 3 | 16 (21.0 s), 28 (20.8 s), 41 (23.1 s) | 1612137 |
| LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | 1 | 16 (23.2 s) | 1612 |
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 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:23.619 | 1:21.773 | 1:20.981 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:24.142 | 1:21.540 | 1:21.181 | +0.200 Q3 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:24.370 | 1:22.148 | 1:21.961 | +0.980 Q3 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:23.485 | 1:22.813 | 1:21.964 | +0.983 Q3 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:24.428 | 1:22.050 | 1:21.996 | +1.015 Q3 |
| 6 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:23.069 | 1:22.948 | 1:22.471 | +1.490 Q3 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:23.507 | 1:22.569 | 1:22.599 | +1.588 Q2 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:23.506 | 1:23.026 | 1:22.888 | +1.907 Q3 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:23.406 | 1:22.854 | 1:22.952 | +1.873 Q2 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:22.960 | 1:22.671 | +1.690 Q2 | |
| 11 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:23.962 | 1:23.231 | +2.250 Q2 | |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:24.209 | 1:23.367 | +2.386 Q2 | |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:24.049 | 1:23.694 | +2.713 Q2 | |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:23.656 | 1:23.702 | +2.675 Q1 | |
| 15 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:25.874 | 1:25.403 | +4.422 Q2 | |
| 16 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:24.332 | 1:26.126 | +3.351 Q1 | |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:24.648 | 1:26.571 | +3.667 Q1 | |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:26.521 | +5.540 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:26.910 | +5.929 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:27.315 | +6.334 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 1:27.809 | +6.828 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:27.908 | +6.927 Q1 | ||
| 23 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:28.556 | +7.575 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 | 4 | 118 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 77 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 | 67 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 0 | 61 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 0 | 51 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 0 | 26 |
| 7 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 0 | 25 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 0 | 14 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 4 | 185 |
| 2 | McLaren | 1 | 138 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 0 | 75 |
| 4 | Renault | 0 | 46 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 0 | 40 |
| 6 | Sauber | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Force India | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Lotus | 0 | 0 |