Chinese Grand Prix
Round 3 of 2011
Circuit
Shanghai International Circuit
Shanghai
Country
China
Date
Apr 17, 2011
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren | 3 | 56 | 1:36:58.226 | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull | 1 | 56 | +5.198 | 18 |
| 3 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull | 18 | 56 | +7.555 | 15 |
| 4 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 2 | 56 | +10.000 | 12 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 4 | 56 | +13.448 | 10 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 6 | 56 | +15.840 | 8 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 5 | 56 | +30.622 | 6 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 14 | 56 | +31.026 | 4 |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Renault | 10 | 56 | +57.404 | 2 |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber | 13 | 56 | +1:03.273 | 1 |
| 11 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | 8 | 56 | +1:08.757 | 0 |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld HEI | Renault | 16 | 56 | +1:12.739 | 0 |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | Williams | 15 | 56 | +1:30.189 | 0 |
| 14 | Sébastien Buemi BUE | Toro Rosso | 9 | 56 | +1:30.671 | 0 |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India | 11 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Lotus | 19 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez PER | Sauber | 12 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 17 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Lotus | 20 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 20 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAM | Virgin | 21 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 21 | Timo Glock GLO | Virgin | 22 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 22 | Vitantonio Liuzzi LIU | HRT | 23 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT | 24 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 24 | Jaime Alguersuari ALG | Toro Rosso | 7 | 9 | Wheel | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:35.674 | 1:34.776 | 1:33.706 |
| 2 | Jenson Button BUT | 1:35.924 | 1:34.662 | 1:34.421 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:36.091 | 1:34.486 | 1:34.463 |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 1:35.272 | 1:35.850 | 1:34.670 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:35.389 | 1:35.165 | 1:35.119 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa MAS | 1:35.478 | 1:35.437 | 1:35.145 |
| 7 | Jaime Alguersuari ALG | 1:36.133 | 1:35.563 | 1:36.158 |
| 8 | Paul di Resta DIR | 1:35.702 | 1:35.858 | 1:36.190 |
| 9 | Sébastien Buemi BUE | 1:36.110 | 1:35.500 | 1:36.203 |
| 10 | Vitaly Petrov PET | 1:35.370 | 1:35.149 | — |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil SUT | 1:36.092 | 1:35.874 | — |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:36.046 | 1:36.053 | — |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | 1:36.147 | 1:36.236 | — |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher MSC | 1:35.508 | 1:36.457 | — |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | 1:35.911 | 1:36.465 | — |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld HEI | 1:35.910 | 1:36.611 | — |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | 1:36.121 | 1:36.956 | — |
| 18 | Mark Webber WEB | 1:36.468 | — | — |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | 1:37.894 | — | — |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli TRU | 1:38.318 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:40.415
Lap 48
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
1:41.321
Lap 47
Mark Webber
Red Bull
1:38.993
Lap 42
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:40.623
Lap 39
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:41.166
Lap 41
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:41.678
Lap 39
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:42.070
Lap 41
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1:41.215
Lap 46
Vitaly Petrov
Renault
1:41.261
Lap 50
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
1:42.577
Lap 32
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:42.614
Lap 45
Nick Heidfeld
Renault
1:42.406
Lap 51
Rubens Barrichello
Williams
1:42.031
Lap 45
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso
1:41.696
Lap 45
Adrian Sutil
Force India
1:41.157
Lap 54
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus
1:42.672
Lap 45
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
1:41.643
Lap 39
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:41.702
Lap 46
Jarno Trulli
Lotus
1:42.052
Lap 53
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Virgin
1:44.806
Lap 45
Timo Glock
Virgin
1:44.381
Lap 54
1:43.384
Lap 52
1:46.081
Lap 41
Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso
1:45.700
Lap 5
Pit Stops
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime Alguersuari | 1 | 9 | 22.419 |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi | 1 | 9 | 14.160 |
| Michael Schumacher | 1 | 10 | 20.522 |
| Mark Webber | 1 | 10 | 23.442 |
| Pastor Maldonado | 1 | 10 | 23.160 |
| Paul di Resta | 1 | 11 | 21.989 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 12 | 20.771 |
| Sébastien Buemi | 1 | 12 | 22.010 |
| Jenson Button | 1 | 14 | 23.779 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 14 | 21.995 |
| Kamui Kobayashi | 1 | 14 | 21.855 |
| Felipe Massa | 1 | 15 | 21.624 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 15 | 20.878 |
| Adrian Sutil | 1 | 15 | 20.989 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 16 | 22.524 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 16 | 21.473 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 16 | 21.709 |
| Sébastien Buemi | 2 | 16 | 24.722 |
| Timo Glock | 1 | 16 | 22.683 |
| Vitaly Petrov | 1 | 17 | 21.981 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 1 | 18 | 22.216 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 19 | 22.485 |
| Jarno Trulli | 1 | 20 | 23.029 |
| Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 1 | 20 | 22.901 |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi | 2 | 21 | 24.467 |
| Narain Karthikeyan | 1 | 23 | 26.049 |
| Jenson Button | 2 | 24 | 20.758 |
| Nico Rosberg | 2 | 25 | 22.005 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 25 | 20.533 |
| Mark Webber | 2 | 25 | 21.132 |
Race Summary
- Round: 3 of 2011
- Circuit: Shanghai International Circuit — Shanghai, China
- Date: Apr 17, 2011
- Winner: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), started P3.
- Pole position: Sebastian Vettel (1:33.706)
- Fastest lap: Mark Webber (1:38.993, lap 42)
- Podium: 1. Lewis Hamilton, 2. Sebastian Vettel, 3. Mark Webber
- Classified finishers: 23