Japanese Grand Prix
Round 15 of 2011
Circuit
Suzuka Circuit
Suzuka
Country
Japan
Date
Oct 9, 2011
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 2 | 53 | 1:30:53.427 | 25 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 5 | 53 | +1.160 | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull | 1 | 53 | +2.006 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull | 6 | 53 | +8.071 | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren | 3 | 53 | +24.268 | 10 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 8 | 53 | +27.120 | 8 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 4 | 53 | +28.240 | 6 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez PER | Sauber | 17 | 53 | +39.377 | 4 |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Renault | 10 | 53 | +42.607 | 2 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 23 | 53 | +44.322 | 1 |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India | 11 | 53 | +54.447 | 0 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | 12 | 53 | +1:02.326 | 0 |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber | 7 | 53 | +1:03.705 | 0 |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 14 | 53 | +1:04.194 | 0 |
| 15 | Jaime Alguersuari ALG | Toro Rosso | 16 | 53 | +1:06.623 | 0 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna SEN | Renault | 9 | 53 | +1:12.628 | 0 |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | Williams | 13 | 53 | +1:14.191 | 0 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Lotus | 18 | 53 | +1:27.824 | 0 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Lotus | 19 | 53 | +1:36.140 | 0 |
| 20 | Timo Glock GLO | Virgin | 21 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 21 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAM | Virgin | 20 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 22 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | HRT | 22 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi LIU | HRT | 24 | 50 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 24 | Sébastien Buemi BUE | Toro Rosso | 15 | 11 | Wheel | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:33.051 | 1:31.424 | 1:30.466 |
| 2 | Jenson Button BUT | 1:32.947 | 1:31.434 | 1:30.475 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:32.843 | 1:31.139 | 1:30.617 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa MAS | 1:33.235 | 1:31.909 | 1:30.804 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:32.817 | 1:31.612 | 1:30.886 |
| 6 | Mark Webber WEB | 1:33.135 | 1:31.576 | 1:31.156 |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher MSC | 1:33.748 | 1:32.116 | — |
| 8 | Bruno Senna SEN | 1:33.359 | 1:32.297 | — |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov PET | 1:32.877 | 1:32.245 | — |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | 1:32.626 | 1:32.380 | — |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil SUT | 1:32.761 | 1:32.463 | — |
| 12 | Paul di Resta DIR | 1:33.499 | 1:32.746 | — |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | 1:33.921 | 1:33.079 | — |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | 1:33.781 | 1:33.224 | — |
| 15 | Sébastien Buemi BUE | 1:33.064 | 1:33.227 | — |
| 16 | Jaime Alguersuari ALG | 1:35.111 | 1:33.427 | — |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:34.704 | — | — |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | 1:35.454 | — | — |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli TRU | 1:35.514 | — | — |
| 20 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAM | 1:36.439 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:36.568
Lap 52
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:36.682
Lap 50
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
1:36.916
Lap 52
Mark Webber
Red Bull
1:36.828
Lap 47
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:37.645
Lap 49
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1:37.916
Lap 53
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:37.800
Lap 50
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
1:36.569
Lap 39
Vitaly Petrov
Renault
1:37.053
Lap 47
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:36.614
Lap 50
Adrian Sutil
Force India
1:38.133
Lap 43
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:37.970
Lap 43
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
1:39.724
Lap 44
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:37.645
Lap 50
Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso
1:37.411
Lap 41
Bruno Senna
Renault
1:38.407
Lap 42
Rubens Barrichello
Williams
1:39.080
Lap 53
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus
1:39.297
Lap 50
Jarno Trulli
Lotus
1:39.561
Lap 49
Timo Glock
Virgin
1:41.704
Lap 46
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Virgin
1:41.794
Lap 45
1:41.437
Lap 49
1:42.409
Lap 37
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso
1:42.107
Lap 6
Pit Stops
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 8 | 21.091 |
| Adrian Sutil | 1 | 8 | 21.511 |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi | 1 | 8 | 28.244 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 9 | 22.374 |
| Michael Schumacher | 1 | 9 | 20.667 |
| Jenson Button | 1 | 10 | 21.094 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 10 | 21.147 |
| Mark Webber | 1 | 10 | 21.820 |
| Paul di Resta | 1 | 10 | 21.964 |
| Kamui Kobayashi | 1 | 10 | 24.263 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 10 | 21.412 |
| Felipe Massa | 1 | 11 | 21.313 |
| Sébastien Buemi | 1 | 11 | 21.849 |
| Jarno Trulli | 1 | 11 | 21.636 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 11 | 23.723 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 12 | 22.130 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 12 | 20.575 |
| Timo Glock | 1 | 12 | 25.563 |
| Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 1 | 13 | 23.013 |
| Bruno Senna | 1 | 15 | 25.927 |
| Pastor Maldonado | 1 | 16 | 21.339 |
| Jaime Alguersuari | 1 | 17 | 21.792 |
| Vitaly Petrov | 1 | 18 | 21.304 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 19 | 21.596 |
| Mark Webber | 2 | 19 | 21.369 |
| Jenson Button | 2 | 20 | 20.713 |
| Timo Glock | 2 | 19 | 21.726 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 20 | 21.655 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 21 | 21.319 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 21 | 22.821 |
Race Summary
- Round: 15 of 2011
- Circuit: Suzuka Circuit — Suzuka, Japan
- Date: Oct 9, 2011
- Winner: Jenson Button (McLaren), started P2.
- Pole position: Sebastian Vettel (1:30.466)
- Fastest lap: Jenson Button (1:36.568, lap 52)
- Podium: 1. Jenson Button, 2. Fernando Alonso, 3. Sebastian Vettel
- Classified finishers: 23