Race · Round 8 of 19 ·
2011 European Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel won for Red Bull Racing from pole at Valencia Street Circuit. Every starter was classified.
Dry · High of 31 °C, no rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)
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- Circuit
- Valencia Street CircuitValencia, Spain
- Winner
- Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing
- Pole
- Sebastian Vettel
- Fastest lap
- Sebastian Vettel
- Entries
- 2424 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. 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 | 1:39.116 | 1:37.305 | 1:36.975 | — | 0 m | — |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:39.956 | 1:38.058 | 1:37.163 | +0.188 | 11 m | +0.188 |
| 3 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 1:39.244 | 1:37.727 | 1:37.380 | +0.405 | 23 m | +0.217 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 1:39.725 | 1:37.930 | 1:37.454 | +0.479 | 27 m | +0.074 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:38.413 | 1:38.566 | 1:37.535 | +0.560 | 31 m | +0.081 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | 1:39.453 | 1:37.749 | 1:37.645 | +0.670 | 37 m | +0.110 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 8 | 1:39.266 | 1:38.373 | 1:38.231 | +1.256 | 70 m | +0.586 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 1:39.198 | 1:38.365 | 1:38.240 | +1.265 | 71 m | +0.009 |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 9 | 1:39.877 | 1:38.781 | — | — | 82 m | — |
| 10 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 14 | 1:39.329 | 1:39.034 | — | — | 96 m | — |
| 11 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 10 | 1:39.690 | 1:39.068 | — | — | 98 m | — |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | 1:39.852 | 1:39.422 | — | — | 118 m | — |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 11 | 1:39.602 | 1:39.489 | — | — | 122 m | — |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | 1:40.131 | 1:39.525 | — | — | 124 m | — |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 12 | 1:39.690 | 1:39.645 | — | — | 130 m | — |
| 16 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 17 | 1:39.494 | 1:39.657 | — | — | 131 m | — |
| 17 | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 18 | 1:39.679 | 1:39.711 | — | — | 134 m | — |
| 18 | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 1:40.232 | — | — | — | 100 m | — |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:41.664 | — | — | — | 179 m | — |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:42.234 | — | — | — | 210 m | — |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:42.553 | — | — | — | 228 m | — |
| 22 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 23 | 1:43.584 | — | — | — | 285 m | — |
| 23 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:43.735 | — | — | — | 293 m | — |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 22 | 1:44.363 | — | — | — | 328 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. 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 · Fernando Alonso | 1 · 4 | 1 · 2 | 14 · 14 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Sebastian Vettel · Mark Webber | 1 · 2 | 1 · 3 | 14 · 13 | Mark Webber | Kept their order |
| Mark Webber · Fernando Alonso | 2 · 4 | 3 · 2 | 13 · 14 | Mark Webber | Swapped places |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Fernando Alonso | 3 · 4 | 4 · 2 | 12 · 14 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Swapped places |
| Fernando Alonso · Felipe Massa | 4 · 5 | 2 · 5 | 14 · 15 | Fernando Alonso | Kept their order |
| Mark Webber · Sir Lewis Hamilton | 2 · 3 | 3 · 4 | 13 · 12 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Kept their order |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Felipe Massa | 3 · 5 | 4 · 5 | 12 · 15 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Kept their order |
| Felipe Massa · Jenson Button | 5 · 6 | 5 · 6 | 15 · 14 | Jenson Button | Kept their order |
| Jenson Button · Nico Rosberg | 6 · 7 | 6 · 7 | 14 · 12 | Nico Rosberg | Kept their order |
| Nico Rosberg · Jaime Alguersuari | 7 · 18 | 7 · 8 | 12 · 19 | Nico Rosberg | Kept their order |
| Nico Rosberg · Michael Schumacher | 7 · 8 | 7 · 17 | 12 · 14 | Nico Rosberg | Kept their order |
| Adrian Sutil · Jaime Alguersuari | 10 · 18 | 9 · 8 | 12 · 19 | Adrian Sutil | Swapped places |
| Sébastien Buemi · Jaime Alguersuari | 17 · 18 | 13 · 8 | 14 · 19 | Sébastien Buemi | Swapped places |
| Jaime Alguersuari · Heikki Kovalainen | 18 · 19 | 8 · 19 | 19 · 14 | Heikki Kovalainen | Kept their order |
| Nick Heidfeld · Adrian Sutil | 9 · 10 | 10 · 9 | 11 · 12 | Nick Heidfeld | Swapped places |
| Adrian Sutil · Vitaly Petrov | 10 · 11 | 9 · 15 | 12 · 15 | Adrian Sutil | Kept their order |
| Michael Schumacher · Nick Heidfeld | 8 · 9 | 17 · 10 | 14 · 11 | Nick Heidfeld | Swapped places |
| Nick Heidfeld · Sergio Perez | 9 · 16 | 10 · 11 | 11 · 25 | Nick Heidfeld | Kept their order |
| Rubens Barrichello · Sergio Perez | 13 · 16 | 12 · 11 | 11 · 25 | Rubens Barrichello | Swapped places |
| Pastor Maldonado · Sergio Perez | 15 · 16 | 18 · 11 | 10 · 25 | Pastor Maldonado | Swapped places |
| Sergio Perez · Sébastien Buemi | 16 · 17 | 11 · 13 | 25 · 14 | Sébastien Buemi | Kept their order |
| Paul di Resta · Rubens Barrichello | 12 · 13 | 14 · 12 | 14 · 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Swapped places |
| Rubens Barrichello · Sébastien Buemi | 13 · 17 | 12 · 13 | 11 · 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Kept their order |
| Rubens Barrichello · Kamui Kobayashi | 13 · 14 | 12 · 16 | 11 · 11 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Paul di Resta · Sébastien Buemi | 12 · 17 | 14 · 13 | 14 · 14 | Same lap | Swapped places |
| Vitaly Petrov · Paul di Resta | 11 · 12 | 15 · 14 | 15 · 14 | Paul di Resta | Swapped places |
| Vitaly Petrov · Kamui Kobayashi | 11 · 14 | 15 · 16 | 15 · 11 | Kamui Kobayashi | Kept their order |
| Michael Schumacher · Kamui Kobayashi | 8 · 14 | 17 · 16 | 14 · 11 | Kamui Kobayashi | Swapped places |
| Kamui Kobayashi · Pastor Maldonado | 14 · 15 | 16 · 18 | 11 · 10 | Pastor Maldonado | Kept their order |
| Michael Schumacher · Pastor Maldonado | 8 · 15 | 17 · 18 | 14 · 10 | Pastor Maldonado | Kept their order |
| Pastor Maldonado · Heikki Kovalainen | 15 · 19 | 18 · 19 | 10 · 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Kept their order |
| Heikki Kovalainen · Jarno Trulli | 19 · 20 | 19 · 20 | 14 · 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Kept their order |
| Jarno Trulli · Timo Glock | 20 · 21 | 20 · 21 | 18 · 17 | Timo Glock | Kept their order |
| Timo Glock · Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 21 · 23 | 21 · 22 | 17 · 18 | Timo Glock | Kept their order |
| Timo Glock · Vitantonio Liuzzi | 21 · 22 | 21 · 23 | 17 · 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Kept their order |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi · Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 22 · 23 | 23 · 22 | 15 · 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Swapped places |
| Jérôme d'Ambrosio · Narain Karthikeyan | 23 · 24 | 22 · 24 | 18 · 14 | Narain Karthikeyan | Kept their order |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi · Narain Karthikeyan | 22 · 24 | 23 · 24 | 15 · 14 | Narain Karthikeyan | 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 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:40.403 | — | 0 m | — | 22 |
| 2 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 10 | 1:41.227 | +0.824 | 44 m | +0.824 | 20 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 1:41.239 | +0.836 | 45 m | +0.012 | 22 |
| 4 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 1:41.510 | +1.107 | 60 m | +0.271 | 23 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 9 | 1:41.580 | +1.177 | 64 m | +0.070 | 24 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:41.758 | +1.355 | 73 m | +0.178 | 23 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | 1:41.926 | +1.523 | 82 m | +0.168 | 14 |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 14 | 1:41.955 | +1.552 | 84 m | +0.029 | 20 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 8 | 1:42.043 | +1.640 | 89 m | +0.088 | 22 |
| 10 | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 1:42.216 | +1.813 | 98 m | +0.173 | 29 |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 1:42.270 | +1.867 | 101 m | +0.054 | 26 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 18 | 1:42.412 | +2.009 | 108 m | +0.142 | 27 |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 11 | 1:42.704 | +2.301 | 124 m | +0.292 | 23 |
| 14 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 17 | 1:42.738 | +2.335 | 126 m | +0.034 | 20 |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 12 | 1:42.841 | +2.438 | 132 m | +0.103 | 28 |
| 16 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:42.941 | +2.538 | 137 m | +0.100 | 21 |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | 1:43.201 | +2.798 | 151 m | +0.260 | 18 |
| 18 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 15 | 1:43.769 | +3.366 | 182 m | +0.568 | 7 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:44.136 | +3.733 | 201 m | +0.367 | 17 |
| 20 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:45.026 | +4.623 | 250 m | +0.890 | 17 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:45.221 | +4.818 | 260 m | +0.195 | 19 |
| 22 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 23 | 1:45.494 | +5.091 | 275 m | +0.273 | 24 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 22 | 1:46.926 | +6.523 | 352 m | +1.432 | 27 |
| 24 | Karun Chandhok | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
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 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 1:37.968 | — | 0 m | — | 35 |
| 2 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 1:38.195 | +0.227 | 13 m | +0.227 | 26 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:38.265 | +0.297 | 16 m | +0.070 | 31 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 1:38.315 | +0.347 | 19 m | +0.050 | 30 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:38.443 | +0.475 | 26 m | +0.128 | 32 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | 1:38.483 | +0.515 | 28 m | +0.040 | 30 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:38.531 | +0.563 | 31 m | +0.048 | 26 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 8 | 1:38.981 | +1.013 | 56 m | +0.450 | 33 |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 9 | 1:39.040 | +1.072 | 59 m | +0.059 | 35 |
| 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 10 | 1:39.586 | +1.618 | 89 m | +0.546 | 27 |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 14 | 1:39.626 | +1.658 | 92 m | +0.040 | 31 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 11 | 1:40.020 | +2.052 | 114 m | +0.394 | 34 |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 12 | 1:40.301 | +2.333 | 129 m | +0.281 | 34 |
| 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | 1:40.363 | +2.395 | 132 m | +0.062 | 7 |
| 15 | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 18 | 1:40.454 | +2.486 | 138 m | +0.091 | 32 |
| 16 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 17 | 1:40.531 | +2.563 | 142 m | +0.077 | 37 |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | 1:42.083 | +4.115 | 228 m | +1.552 | 34 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:42.156 | +4.188 | 232 m | +0.073 | 39 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:42.239 | +4.271 | 236 m | +0.083 | 25 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:42.273 | +4.305 | 238 m | +0.034 | 21 |
| 21 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:42.809 | +4.841 | 268 m | +0.536 | 36 |
| 22 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 23 | 1:44.460 | +6.492 | 359 m | +1.651 | 29 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 22 | 1:46.906 | +8.938 | 494 m | +2.446 | 16 |
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 | 1:37.258 | — | 0 m | — | 15 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 1:37.678 | +0.420 | 23 m | +0.420 | 16 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:37.840 | +0.582 | 32 m | +0.162 | 17 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:38.068 | +0.810 | 45 m | +0.228 | 13 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | 1:38.326 | +1.068 | 60 m | +0.258 | 13 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 8 | 1:38.580 | +1.322 | 74 m | +0.254 | 15 |
| 7 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 1:38.741 | +1.483 | 83 m | +0.161 | 13 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 1:38.799 | +1.541 | 86 m | +0.058 | 14 |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 10 | 1:38.822 | +1.564 | 87 m | +0.023 | 17 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 9 | 1:39.113 | +1.855 | 103 m | +0.291 | 15 |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 14 | 1:39.411 | +2.153 | 120 m | +0.298 | 19 |
| 12 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 17 | 1:39.778 | +2.520 | 140 m | +0.367 | 18 |
| 13 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | 1:39.823 | +2.565 | 143 m | +0.045 | 18 |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | 1:39.848 | +2.590 | 144 m | +0.025 | 18 |
| 15 | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 18 | 1:39.888 | +2.630 | 147 m | +0.040 | 17 |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 11 | 1:39.987 | +2.729 | 152 m | +0.099 | 18 |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 12 | 1:40.004 | +2.746 | 153 m | +0.017 | 16 |
| 18 | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 1:40.239 | +2.981 | 166 m | +0.235 | 20 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:41.267 | +4.009 | 223 m | +1.028 | 15 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:41.690 | +4.432 | 247 m | +0.423 | 18 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:42.557 | +5.299 | 295 m | +0.867 | 18 |
| 22 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 23 | 1:43.243 | +5.985 | 333 m | +0.686 | 17 |
| 23 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:43.309 | +6.051 | 337 m | +0.066 | 18 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 22 | 1:44.630 | +7.372 | 411 m | +1.321 | 19 |
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.
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Ferrari 150º Italia
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McLaren MP4-26
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Mercedes MGP W02
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Toro Rosso STR6
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Force India VJM04
Paul Di Resta (6182439125) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Renault R31
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Sauber C30
Kamui Kobayashi (6195664211) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Williams FW33
Rubens Barrichello (6196180836) · 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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