Indian Grand Prix

Round 17 · Buddh International Circuit, Uttar Pradesh, India

2011-10-30

Winner: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)

Sebastian Vettel

Red Bull

Jenson Button

McLaren · +8.433

Fernando Alonso

Ferrari · +24.301

Who won the 2011 Indian Grand Prix?

The 2011 Indian Grand Prix was won by Sebastian Vettel driving for Red Bull, starting from pole position. Jenson Button finished second, +8.433 behind, with Fernando Alonso completing the podium. Sebastian Vettel also set the fastest lap of the race at 1:27.249. It was an attrition-heavy race with 5 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 17 of the 2011 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Buddh International Circuit in Uttar Pradesh, India. Sergio Pérez was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 10 positions from P20 to finish P10.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1	—	1:30:35.002	Finished	25
2	Jenson Button	McLaren	4	▲2	+8.433	Finished	18
3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	3	—	+24.301	Finished	15
4	Mark Webber	Red Bull	2	▼2	+25.529	Finished	12
5	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	11	▲6	+1:05.421	Finished	10
6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	7	▲1	+1:06.851	Finished	8
7	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	5	▼2	+1:24.183	Finished	6
8	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	10	▲2	—	+1 Lap	4
9	Adrian Sutil	Force India	8	▼1	—	+1 Lap	2
10	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	20	▲10	—	+1 Lap	1
11	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	16	▲5	—	+1 Lap	0
12	Bruno Senna	Renault	14	▲2	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Paul di Resta	Force India	12	▼1	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus	18	▲4	—	+2 Laps	0
15	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	15	—	—	+2 Laps	0
16	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	21	▲5	—	+3 Laps	0
17	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	24	▲7	—	+3 Laps	0
18	Daniel Ricciardo	HRT	23	▲5	—	+3 Laps	0
19	Jarno Trulli	Lotus	19	—	—	+5 Laps	0
R	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	6	—	—	Suspension	0
R	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	9	—	—	Engine	0
R	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	13	—	—	Gearbox	0
R	Timo Glock	Virgin	22	—	—	Collision	0
R	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	17	—	—	Collision	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1:26.218	1:24.657	1:24.178
2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:26.563	1:25.019	1:24.474
3	Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:26.473	1:25.282	1:24.508
4	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:26.774	1:25.158	1:24.519
5	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:26.225	1:25.299	1:24.950
6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:27.012	1:25.522	1:25.122
7	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:26.364	1:25.555	1:25.451
8	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:26.271	1:26.140	—
9	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	1:26.608	1:26.161	—
10	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	1:26.557	1:26.319	—
11	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1:26.189	1:26.319	—
12	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:26.790	1:26.337	—
13	Paul di Resta	Force India	1:26.864	1:26.503	—
14	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1:26.829	1:26.537	—
15	Bruno Senna	Renault	1:26.766	1:26.651	—
16	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	1:27.479	1:27.247	—
17	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	1:27.249	1:27.562	—
18	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:27.876	—	—
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus	1:28.565	—	—
20	Jarno Trulli	Lotus	1:28.752	—	—
21	Daniel Ricciardo	HRT	1:30.216	—	—
22	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	1:30.238	—	—
23	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	1:30.866	—	—
24	Timo Glock	Virgin	1:34.046	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Vettel

2 stops

P2Button

2 stops

P3Alonso

2 stops

P4Webber

2 stops

P5Schumacher

2 stops

P6Rosberg

2 stops

P7Hamilton

3 stops

P8Alguersuari

2 stops

P9Sutil

2 stops

P10Pérez

2 stops

Lap 1

Lap 60

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	L60	Final
Vettel	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Button	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Alonso	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
Webber	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4
Schumacher	P8	P8	P8	P8	P7	P7	P6	P6	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5

2011 Indian Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2011 Indian Grand Prix?+

Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) won the 2011 Indian Grand Prix on 2011-10-30 at Buddh International Circuit.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2011 Indian Grand Prix?+

P1: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull). P2: Jenson Button (McLaren), +8.433 behind. P3: Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), +24.301 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2011 Indian Grand Prix?+

Sebastian Vettel took pole position for the 2011 Indian Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2011 Indian Grand Prix?+

Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap of the 2011 Indian Grand Prix with a time of 1:27.249.

Which team won the 2011 Indian Grand Prix?+

Red Bull won the 2011 Indian Grand Prix with Sebastian Vettel taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Sergio Pérez	1	1	15:05:16	22.676
Timo Glock	1	1	15:05:23	27.378
Rubens Barrichello	1	1	15:05:36	33.650
Jarno Trulli	1	1	15:06:37	40.734
Paul di Resta	1	2	15:06:50	21.525
Vitaly Petrov	1	3	15:08:27	27.137
Adrian Sutil	1	15	15:27:09	21.424
Mark Webber	1	16	15:28:08	21.392
Fernando Alonso	1	16	15:28:09	21.873
Lewis Hamilton	1	16	15:28:14	22.530
Jaime Alguersuari	1	16	15:28:37	22.856
Felipe Massa	1	17	15:29:43	21.848
Nico Rosberg	1	17	15:29:56	21.149
Jenson Button	1	18	15:31:05	21.092
Michael Schumacher	1	18	15:31:35	20.893
Sébastien Buemi	1	18	15:31:43	22.579
Sebastian Vettel	1	19	15:32:31	21.415
Paul di Resta	2	19	15:33:45	24.150
Heikki Kovalainen	1	21	15:36:36	22.226
Bruno Senna	1	22	15:38:07	22.144
Narain Karthikeyan	1	22	15:38:47	24.046
Jérôme d'Ambrosio	1	22	15:38:52	22.687
Lewis Hamilton	2	24	15:40:48	27.193
Daniel Ricciardo	1	25	15:43:17	25.074
Jarno Trulli	2	27	15:49:31	22.894
Felipe Massa	2	30	15:49:55	14.919
Felipe Massa	3	31	15:51:40	27.619
Daniel Ricciardo	2	32	15:54:51	42.529
Vitaly Petrov	2	33	15:55:13	22.519
Sergio Pérez	2	34	15:56:37	24.789
Adrian Sutil	2	35	15:58:06	21.977
Rubens Barrichello	2	35	15:59:21	22.339
Mark Webber	2	37	16:00:03	21.240
Fernando Alonso	2	39	16:03:03	21.755
Paul di Resta	3	39	16:04:47	20.984
Heikki Kovalainen	2	41	16:07:49	22.001
Nico Rosberg	2	45	16:12:29	22.978
Lewis Hamilton	3	45	16:12:44	22.172
Jenson Button	2	46	16:13:11	21.838
Jaime Alguersuari	2	46	16:14:27	23.084
Sebastian Vettel	2	47	16:14:36	21.449
Michael Schumacher	2	50	16:19:55	21.482
Narain Karthikeyan	2	50	16:23:00	23.605
Jarno Trulli	3	54	16:32:20	24.150
Jérôme d'Ambrosio	2	55	16:30:49	22.472
Bruno Senna	2	56	16:30:01	21.723
Daniel Ricciardo	3	56	16:32:48	28.474