Race · Round 3 of 19 ·
2011 Chinese Grand Prix
Sir Lewis Hamilton won for McLaren from 3rd on the grid at Shanghai International Circuit. 1 of the starters was not classified.
Dry · High of 22 °C, no rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)
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- Circuit
- Shanghai International CircuitShanghai, China
- Winner
- Sir Lewis HamiltonMcLaren
- Pole
- Sebastian Vettel
- Fastest lap
- Mark Webber
- Entries
- 2423 classified
Classification
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.
Grid to flag
Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:35.674 | 1:34.776 | 1:33.706 | — | 0 m | — |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | 1:35.924 | 1:34.662 | 1:34.421 | +0.715 | 42 m | +0.715 |
| 3 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 1:36.091 | 1:34.486 | 1:34.463 | +0.757 | 44 m | +0.042 |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 8 | 1:35.272 | 1:35.850 | 1:34.670 | +0.964 | 56 m | +0.207 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 1:35.389 | 1:35.165 | 1:35.119 | +1.413 | 82 m | +0.449 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:35.478 | 1:35.437 | 1:35.145 | +1.439 | 84 m | +0.026 |
| 7 | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 1:36.133 | 1:35.563 | 1:36.158 | +2.452 | 143 m | +1.013 |
| 8 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | 1:35.702 | 1:35.858 | 1:36.190 | +2.484 | 144 m | +0.032 |
| 9 | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 18 | 1:36.110 | 1:35.500 | 1:36.203 | +2.497 | 145 m | +0.013 |
| 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 10 | 1:35.370 | 1:35.149 | — | — | 38 m | — |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 14 | 1:36.092 | 1:35.874 | — | — | 80 m | — |
| 12 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 17 | 1:36.046 | 1:36.053 | — | — | 90 m | — |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | 1:36.147 | 1:36.236 | — | — | 101 m | — |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 1:35.508 | 1:36.457 | — | — | 114 m | — |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 11 | 1:35.911 | 1:36.465 | — | — | 114 m | — |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 9 | 1:35.910 | 1:36.611 | — | — | 123 m | — |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 12 | 1:36.121 | 1:36.956 | — | — | 142 m | — |
| 18 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:36.468 | — | — | — | 68 m | — |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:37.894 | — | — | — | 150 m | — |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:38.318 | — | — | — | 174 m | — |
| 21 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:39.119 | — | — | — | 220 m | — |
| 22 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:39.708 | — | — | — | 254 m | — |
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 23 | 1:40.212 | — | — | — | 283 m | — |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 22 | 1:40.445 | — | — | — | 296 m | — |
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
How it is derived: distance, Qualifying
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year. Each driver is measured against the fastest lap of the last part they set a time in.
Pit stops
Bars run in finishing order, ticked at each stop. A cross is a driver not classified. Ticks and strip mark the lap, not cause, tyres or gain; the table gives times.
A pit-lane time is all of a stop’s time in the pit lane, any wait or repair there included.
Who stopped first, between neighbours
| Drivers, in grid order | Grid | Result | First recorded stop, lap | Stopped first | Grid to flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Vettel · Sir Lewis Hamilton | 1 · 3 | 2 · 1 | 14 · 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Swapped places |
| Jenson Button · Sir Lewis Hamilton | 2 · 3 | 4 · 1 | 14 · 15 | Jenson Button | Swapped places |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Nico Rosberg | 3 · 4 | 1 · 5 | 15 · 12 | Nico Rosberg | Kept their order |
| Sebastian Vettel · Mark Webber | 1 · 18 | 2 · 3 | 14 · 10 | Mark Webber | Kept their order |
| Sebastian Vettel · Jenson Button | 1 · 2 | 2 · 4 | 14 · 14 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Jenson Button · Mark Webber | 2 · 18 | 4 · 3 | 14 · 10 | Mark Webber | Swapped places |
| Pastor Maldonado · Mark Webber | 17 · 18 | 18 · 3 | 10 · 10 | Same lap | Swapped places |
| Mark Webber · Heikki Kovalainen | 18 · 19 | 3 · 16 | 10 · 19 | Mark Webber | Kept their order |
| Jenson Button · Nico Rosberg | 2 · 4 | 4 · 5 | 14 · 12 | Nico Rosberg | Kept their order |
| Nico Rosberg · Felipe Massa | 4 · 6 | 5 · 6 | 12 · 15 | Nico Rosberg | Kept their order |
| Nico Rosberg · Fernando Alonso | 4 · 5 | 5 · 7 | 12 · 16 | Nico Rosberg | Kept their order |
| Fernando Alonso · Felipe Massa | 5 · 6 | 7 · 6 | 16 · 15 | Felipe Massa | Swapped places |
| Fernando Alonso · Michael Schumacher | 5 · 14 | 7 · 8 | 16 · 10 | Michael Schumacher | Kept their order |
| Vitaly Petrov · Michael Schumacher | 10 · 14 | 9 · 8 | 17 · 10 | Michael Schumacher | Swapped places |
| Kamui Kobayashi · Michael Schumacher | 13 · 14 | 10 · 8 | 14 · 10 | Michael Schumacher | Swapped places |
| Michael Schumacher · Rubens Barrichello | 14 · 15 | 8 · 13 | 10 · 16 | Michael Schumacher | Kept their order |
| Sébastien Buemi · Vitaly Petrov | 9 · 10 | 14 · 9 | 12 · 17 | Sébastien Buemi | Swapped places |
| Vitaly Petrov · Kamui Kobayashi | 10 · 13 | 9 · 10 | 17 · 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Kept their order |
| Vitaly Petrov · Adrian Sutil | 10 · 11 | 9 · 15 | 17 · 15 | Adrian Sutil | Kept their order |
| Paul di Resta · Kamui Kobayashi | 8 · 13 | 11 · 10 | 11 · 14 | Paul di Resta | Swapped places |
| Sergio Perez · Kamui Kobayashi | 12 · 13 | 17 · 10 | 16 · 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Swapped places |
| Paul di Resta · Nick Heidfeld | 8 · 16 | 11 · 12 | 11 · 18 | Paul di Resta | Kept their order |
| Paul di Resta · Sébastien Buemi | 8 · 9 | 11 · 14 | 11 · 12 | Paul di Resta | Kept their order |
| Rubens Barrichello · Nick Heidfeld | 15 · 16 | 13 · 12 | 16 · 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Swapped places |
| Nick Heidfeld · Pastor Maldonado | 16 · 17 | 12 · 18 | 18 · 10 | Pastor Maldonado | Kept their order |
| Sébastien Buemi · Rubens Barrichello | 9 · 15 | 14 · 13 | 12 · 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Swapped places |
| Sébastien Buemi · Adrian Sutil | 9 · 11 | 14 · 15 | 12 · 15 | Sébastien Buemi | Kept their order |
| Adrian Sutil · Heikki Kovalainen | 11 · 19 | 15 · 16 | 15 · 19 | Adrian Sutil | Kept their order |
| Adrian Sutil · Sergio Perez | 11 · 12 | 15 · 17 | 15 · 16 | Adrian Sutil | Kept their order |
| Sergio Perez · Heikki Kovalainen | 12 · 19 | 17 · 16 | 16 · 19 | Sergio Perez | Swapped places |
| Heikki Kovalainen · Jarno Trulli | 19 · 20 | 16 · 19 | 19 · 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Kept their order |
| Sergio Perez · Pastor Maldonado | 12 · 17 | 17 · 18 | 16 · 10 | Pastor Maldonado | Kept their order |
| Pastor Maldonado · Jarno Trulli | 17 · 20 | 18 · 19 | 10 · 20 | Pastor Maldonado | Kept their order |
| Jarno Trulli · Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 20 · 21 | 19 · 20 | 20 · 20 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Jérôme d'Ambrosio · Timo Glock | 21 · 22 | 20 · 21 | 20 · 16 | Timo Glock | Kept their order |
| Timo Glock · Vitantonio Liuzzi | 22 · 23 | 21 · 22 | 16 · 9 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Kept their order |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi · Narain Karthikeyan | 23 · 24 | 22 · 23 | 9 · 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Kept their order |
Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.
Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Practice 3
Practice 1
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:38.739 | — | 0 m | — | 23 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:39.354 | +0.615 | 34 m | +0.615 | 27 |
| 3 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 1:40.845 | +2.106 | 116 m | +1.491 | 21 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | 1:40.940 | +2.201 | 122 m | +0.095 | 22 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 9 | 1:40.987 | +2.248 | 124 m | +0.047 | 5 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:41.046 | +2.307 | 127 m | +0.059 | 25 |
| 7 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 17 | 1:41.189 | +2.450 | 135 m | +0.143 | 20 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 12 | 1:41.222 | +2.483 | 137 m | +0.033 | 20 |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 10 | 1:41.231 | +2.492 | 138 m | +0.009 | 16 |
| 10 | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 18 | 1:41.328 | +2.589 | 143 m | +0.097 | 21 |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 8 | 1:41.361 | +2.622 | 145 m | +0.033 | 23 |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 1:41.434 | +2.695 | 149 m | +0.073 | 15 |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 14 | 1:41.494 | +2.755 | 152 m | +0.060 | 20 |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:41.579 | +2.840 | 157 m | +0.085 | 13 |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | 1:41.610 | +2.871 | 158 m | +0.031 | 18 |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 1:41.752 | +3.013 | 166 m | +0.142 | 20 |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 11 | 1:41.939 | +3.200 | 177 m | +0.187 | 25 |
| 18 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 1:42.301 | +3.562 | 197 m | +0.362 | 23 |
| 19 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | 1:43.792 | +5.053 | 279 m | +1.491 | 20 |
| 20 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:44.089 | +5.350 | 295 m | +0.297 | 20 |
| 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 23 | 1:44.359 | +5.620 | 310 m | +0.270 | 18 |
| 22 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:44.438 | +5.699 | 315 m | +0.079 | 11 |
| 23 | Luiz Razia (never started a Grand Prix) | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:44.542 | +5.803 | 320 m | +0.104 | 9 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 22 | 1:45.019 | +6.280 | 347 m | +0.477 | 23 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing. † Drove in practice and never started a Grand Prix.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 1
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
Practice 2
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:37.688 | — | 0 m | — | 34 |
| 2 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 1:37.854 | +0.166 | 9 m | +0.166 | 22 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | 1:37.935 | +0.247 | 14 m | +0.081 | 31 |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 8 | 1:37.943 | +0.255 | 14 m | +0.008 | 34 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 1:38.105 | +0.417 | 23 m | +0.162 | 29 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:38.507 | +0.819 | 46 m | +0.402 | 36 |
| 7 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 14 | 1:38.735 | +1.047 | 58 m | +0.228 | 35 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 9 | 1:38.805 | +1.117 | 62 m | +0.070 | 26 |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 10 | 1:38.859 | +1.171 | 65 m | +0.054 | 31 |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:39.327 | +1.639 | 91 m | +0.468 | 33 |
| 11 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | 1:39.538 | +1.850 | 103 m | +0.211 | 33 |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 12 | 1:39.667 | +1.979 | 110 m | +0.129 | 37 |
| 13 | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 18 | 1:39.771 | +2.083 | 116 m | +0.104 | 18 |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 1:39.779 | +2.091 | 117 m | +0.008 | 17 |
| 15 | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 1:39.828 | +2.140 | 119 m | +0.049 | 25 |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 11 | 1:39.925 | +2.237 | 125 m | +0.097 | 32 |
| 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 17 | 1:39.953 | +2.265 | 126 m | +0.028 | 30 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:40.476 | +2.788 | 156 m | +0.523 | 30 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:41.482 | +3.794 | 212 m | +1.006 | 32 |
| 20 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 22 | 1:42.902 | +5.214 | 291 m | +1.420 | 25 |
| 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 23 | 1:43.850 | +6.162 | 344 m | +0.948 | 3 |
| 22 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:44.008 | +6.320 | 353 m | +0.158 | 35 |
| 23 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:44.747 | +7.059 | 394 m | +0.739 | 12 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 2
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
Practice 3
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:34.968 | — | 0 m | — | 13 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | 1:35.176 | +0.208 | 12 m | +0.208 | 15 |
| 3 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 1:35.373 | +0.405 | 23 m | +0.197 | 14 |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 8 | 1:35.677 | +0.709 | 41 m | +0.304 | 18 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 1:35.818 | +0.850 | 49 m | +0.141 | 17 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:35.971 | +1.003 | 58 m | +0.153 | 15 |
| 7 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 10 | 1:36.098 | +1.130 | 65 m | +0.127 | 18 |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 14 | 1:36.125 | +1.157 | 66 m | +0.027 | 15 |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 1:36.141 | +1.173 | 67 m | +0.016 | 14 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | 1:36.370 | +1.402 | 80 m | +0.229 | 18 |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 9 | 1:36.404 | +1.436 | 82 m | +0.034 | 16 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | 1:36.582 | +1.614 | 93 m | +0.178 | 18 |
| 13 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 17 | 1:36.596 | +1.628 | 93 m | +0.014 | 17 |
| 14 | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 18 | 1:36.717 | +1.749 | 100 m | +0.121 | 16 |
| 15 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:36.896 | +1.928 | 111 m | +0.179 | 5 |
| 16 | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 1:36.953 | +1.985 | 114 m | +0.057 | 14 |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 11 | 1:37.007 | +2.039 | 117 m | +0.054 | 20 |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 12 | 1:37.304 | +2.336 | 134 m | +0.297 | 18 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:38.176 | +3.208 | 184 m | +0.872 | 12 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:38.739 | +3.771 | 216 m | +0.563 | 12 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:39.938 | +4.970 | 285 m | +1.199 | 17 |
| 22 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:39.998 | +5.030 | 289 m | +0.060 | 16 |
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 23 | 1:40.593 | +5.625 | 323 m | +0.595 | 17 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 22 | 1:40.881 | +5.913 | 339 m | +0.288 | 18 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 3
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
The cars in this race
The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.
McLaren MP4-26
Jenson Button 2011 Malaysia FP2 2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Mercedes MGP W02
Michael Schumacher (6182900110) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Ferrari 150º Italia
Fernando Alonso (6195537247) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Renault R31
Vitaly Petrov (6196175970) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Sauber C30
Kamui Kobayashi (6195664211) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Force India VJM04
Paul Di Resta (6182439125) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · uncheckedA photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
4 more photographs
Williams FW33
Rubens Barrichello (6196180836) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Toro Rosso STR6
Jaime Alguersuari (6196188624) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Virgin MVR-02
Jerome d'Ambrosio (6147965715) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Hispania F111
Ricciardo 2010 italian gp · Nic Redhead · CC BY-SA 2.0 · uncheckedWhere this comes from
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