2011 European Grand Prix
- Date
- 26 Jun 2011
- Circuit
- Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain
- Round
- 8 of 19
- Winner
- Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
- Pole position
- Sebastian Vettel (1:36.975)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 57 | 1:39:36.169 | 1:41.852 | 25 |
| 2 | 5 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 4 | 57 | +10.891 | 18 | |
| 3 | 2 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | 57 | +27.255 | 15 | |
| 4 | 3 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 57 | +46.190 | 12 | |
| 5 | 6 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 5 | 57 | +51.705 | 10 | |
| 6 | 4 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 6 | 57 | +60.065 | 8 | |
| 7 | 8 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | 57 | +98.090 | 6 | |
| 8 | 19 | ALGJaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 18 | 56 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 9 | 14 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 10 | 56 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 10 | 9 | HEINick Heidfeld | Renault | 9 | 56 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 17 | PERSergio Pérez | Sauber | 16 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 11 | BARRubens Barrichello | Williams | 13 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 18 | BUESébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 17 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 15 | DIRPaul di Resta | Force India | 12 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 10 | PETVitaly Petrov | Renault | 11 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 16 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 14 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 7 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 8 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 12 | MALPastor Maldonado | Williams | 15 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 20 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 19 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 20 | 21 | TRUJarno Trulli | Lotus | 20 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 21 | 24 | GLOTimo Glock | Virgin | 21 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 22 | 25 | DAMJérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 23 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 23 | 23 | LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 22 | 54 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 24 | 22 | KARNarain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | 54 | +3 Laps | 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 14, 30, 47), stints of 14, 16, 17, 10 laps
- 2nd
- Fernando Alonso: 3 stops (laps 14, 29, 45), stints of 14, 15, 16, 12 laps
- 3rd
- Mark Webber: 3 stops (laps 13, 28, 42), stints of 13, 15, 14, 15 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 5 · 3 or more: 18
- First stops
- median lap 14 of 57
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VETSebastian Vettel | 3 | 14 (21.0 s), 30 (20.4 s), 47 (20.3 s) | 14161710 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 3 | 14 (21.5 s), 29 (20.6 s), 45 (20.1 s) | 14151612 |
| WEBMark Webber | 3 | 13 (20.5 s), 28 (20.3 s), 42 (20.4 s) | 13151415 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 3 | 12 (20.3 s), 24 (21.0 s), 42 (20.2 s) | 12121815 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 3 | 15 (20.7 s), 31 (25.5 s), 48 (20.4 s) | 1516179 |
| BUTJenson Button | 3 | 14 (21.0 s), 30 (20.3 s), 48 (20.5 s) | 1416189 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 3 | 12 (21.1 s), 30 (23.5 s), 45 (20.9 s) | 12181512 |
| ALGJaime Alguersuari | 2 | 19 (21.4 s), 42 (21.1 s) | 192314 |
| SUTAdrian Sutil | 3 | 12 (20.7 s), 28 (20.3 s), 43 (21.0 s) | 12161513 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 3 | 11 (22.1 s), 27 (22.3 s), 40 (21.5 s) | 11161316 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 1 | 25 (21.9 s) | 2531 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 3 | 11 (21.2 s), 28 (21.3 s), 40 (21.3 s) | 11171216 |
| BUESébastien Buemi | 3 | 14 (21.3 s), 26 (20.5 s), 45 (21.0 s) | 14121911 |
| DIRPaul di Resta | 3 | 14 (20.6 s), 27 (20.8 s), 44 (21.1 s) | 14131712 |
| PETVitaly Petrov | 3 | 15 (22.1 s), 27 (21.2 s), 39 (21.1 s) | 15121217 |
| KOBKamui Kobayashi | 2 | 11 (23.5 s), 33 (20.5 s) | 112223 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 3 | 14 (21.2 s), 15 (30.7 s), 31 (21.2 s) | 141625 |
| MALPastor Maldonado | 3 | 10 (21.3 s), 28 (21.8 s), 44 (21.5 s) | 10181612 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 3 | 14 (23.2 s), 26 (21.1 s), 42 (22.6 s) | 14121613 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 2 | 18 (23.3 s), 34 (22.1 s) | 181621 |
| GLOTimo Glock | 2 | 17 (21.9 s), 42 (22.0 s) | 172513 |
| DAMJérôme d'Ambrosio | 2 | 18 (21.9 s), 37 (22.3 s) | 181918 |
| LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | 3 | 15 (24.5 s), 28 (22.8 s), 43 (22.2 s) | 15131511 |
| KARNarain Karthikeyan | 3 | 14 (28.0 s), 29 (24.7 s), 44 (26.1 s) | 14151510 |
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 | 1:39.116 | 1:37.305 | 1:36.975 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:39.956 | 1:38.058 | 1:37.163 | +0.188 Q3 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:39.244 | 1:37.727 | 1:37.380 | +0.405 Q3 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:39.725 | 1:37.930 | 1:37.454 | +0.479 Q3 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.413 | 1:38.566 | 1:37.535 | +0.560 Q3 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:39.453 | 1:37.749 | 1:37.645 | +0.670 Q3 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:39.266 | 1:38.373 | 1:38.231 | +1.256 Q3 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:39.198 | 1:38.365 | 1:38.240 | +1.265 Q3 |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:39.877 | 1:38.781 | +1.806 Q2 | |
| 10 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:39.329 | 1:39.034 | +2.059 Q2 | |
| 11 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:39.690 | 1:39.068 | +2.093 Q2 | |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:39.852 | 1:39.422 | +2.447 Q2 | |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:39.602 | 1:39.489 | +2.514 Q2 | |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:40.131 | 1:39.525 | +2.550 Q2 | |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:39.690 | 1:39.645 | +2.670 Q2 | |
| 16 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:39.494 | 1:39.657 | +2.519 Q1 | |
| 17 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:39.679 | 1:39.711 | +2.704 Q1 | |
| 18 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:40.232 | +3.257 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:41.664 | +4.689 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:42.234 | +5.259 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:42.553 | +5.578 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 1:43.584 | +6.609 Q1 | ||
| 23 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:43.735 | +6.760 Q1 | ||
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:44.363 | +7.388 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 | 6 | 186 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1 | 109 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 | 109 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 97 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 0 | 87 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 42 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 0 | 32 |
| 8 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 0 | 31 |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 0 | 26 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 6 | 295 |
| 2 | McLaren | 2 | 206 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 0 | 129 |
| 4 | Renault | 0 | 61 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 0 | 58 |
| 6 | Sauber | 0 | 27 |
| 7 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Force India | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Lotus | 0 | 0 |