Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Round 18 · Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE

2011-11-13

Winner: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)

Lewis Hamilton

McLaren

Fernando Alonso

Ferrari · +8.457

Jenson Button

McLaren · +25.881

Who won the 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?

The 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton driving for McLaren, starting from 2nd on the grid. Fernando Alonso finished second, +8.457 behind, with Jenson Button completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Mark Webber with a time of 1:42.612. 4 drivers failed to finish the race. This was Round 18 of the 2011 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Rubens Barrichello was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 12 positions from P24 to finish P12.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	2	▲1	1:37:11.886	Finished	25
2	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	5	▲3	+8.457	Finished	18
3	Jenson Button	McLaren	3	—	+25.881	Finished	15
4	Mark Webber	Red Bull	4	—	+35.784	Finished	12
5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	6	▲1	+50.578	Finished	10
6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	7	▲1	+52.317	Finished	8
7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	8	▲1	+1:15.964	Finished	6
8	Adrian Sutil	Force India	9	▲1	+1:17.122	Finished	4
9	Paul di Resta	Force India	10	▲1	+1:41.087	Finished	2
10	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	16	▲6	—	+1 Lap	1
11	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	11	—	—	+1 Lap	0
12	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	24	▲12	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	12	▼1	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	23	▲9	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	15	—	—	+1 Lap	0
16	Bruno Senna	Renault	14	▼2	—	+1 Lap	0
17	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus	17	—	—	+1 Lap	0
18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus	18	—	—	+2 Laps	0
19	Timo Glock	Virgin	19	—	—	+2 Laps	0
20	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	22	▲2	—	+2 Laps	0
R	Daniel Ricciardo	HRT	20	—	—	Mechanical	0
R	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	13	—	—	Hydraulics	0
R	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	21	—	—	Brakes	0
R	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1	—	—	Puncture	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1:40.478	1:38.516	1:38.481
2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:39.782	1:38.434	1:38.622
3	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:40.227	1:39.097	1:38.631
4	Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:40.167	1:38.821	1:38.858
5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:41.380	1:39.058	1:39.058
6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:41.592	1:39.623	1:39.695
7	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:41.120	1:39.420	1:39.773
8	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:42.605	1:40.554	1:40.662
9	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:40.595	1:40.205	1:40.768
10	Paul di Resta	Force India	1:41.064	1:40.414	—
11	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	1:41.311	1:40.874	—
12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1:40.955	1:40.919	—
13	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	1:41.737	1:41.009	—
14	Bruno Senna	Renault	1:41.391	1:41.079	—
15	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	1:41.386	1:41.162	—
16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:41.613	1:41.240	—
17	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1:42.258	1:41.760	—
18	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus	1:42.979	—	—
19	Jarno Trulli	Lotus	1:43.884	—	—
20	Timo Glock	Virgin	1:44.515	—	—
21	Daniel Ricciardo	HRT	1:44.641	—	—
22	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	1:44.699	—	—
23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	1:45.159	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Hamilton

2 stops

P2Alonso

2 stops

P3Button

2 stops

P4Webber

3 stops

P5Massa

2 stops

P6Rosberg

2 stops

P7Schumacher

2 stops

P8Sutil

2 stops

P9di Resta

1 stop

P10Kobayashi

2 stops

Lap 1

Lap 55

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Hamilton	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Alonso	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Button	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P5	P5	P4	P3	P3
Webber	P4	P4	P4	P5	P5	P5	P5	P6	P3	P3	P4	P4
Massa	P5	P5	P5	P4	P4	P4	P4	P3	P6	P5	P5	P5

2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) won the 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on 2011-11-13 at Yas Marina Circuit.

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

P1: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren). P2: Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), +8.457 behind. P3: Jenson Button (McLaren), +25.881 behind.

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

Sebastian Vettel took pole position for the 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?+

Mark Webber set the fastest lap of the 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a time of 1:42.612.

Which team won the 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?+

McLaren won the 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Bruno Senna	1	1	17:05:36	20.882
Sergio Pérez	1	2	17:07:22	24.654
Kamui Kobayashi	1	5	17:13:02	19.833
Felipe Massa	1	15	17:30:30	20.471
Jaime Alguersuari	1	15	17:31:05	43.574
Lewis Hamilton	1	16	17:32:01	19.439
Fernando Alonso	1	16	17:32:03	20.211
Jenson Button	1	16	17:32:14	20.908
Adrian Sutil	1	16	17:32:35	20.356
Michael Schumacher	1	16	17:32:36	19.660
Heikki Kovalainen	1	16	17:33:01	21.146
Mark Webber	1	17	17:34:01	25.182
Nico Rosberg	1	17	17:34:12	19.785
Jarno Trulli	1	17	17:35:11	20.824
Vitaly Petrov	1	18	17:36:34	20.738
Rubens Barrichello	1	18	17:36:43	24.219
Daniel Ricciardo	1	18	17:37:20	21.693
Bruno Senna	2	20	17:40:33	20.330
Vitantonio Liuzzi	1	24	17:48:28	21.247
Pastor Maldonado	1	25	17:49:31	20.201
Timo Glock	1	25	17:50:06	21.792
Paul di Resta	1	27	17:52:50	20.216
Sergio Pérez	2	27	17:53:09	19.979
Pastor Maldonado	2	30	17:58:49	12.897
Kamui Kobayashi	2	33	18:03:42	23.108
Jaime Alguersuari	2	34	18:06:16	21.363
Rubens Barrichello	2	34	18:05:35	20.534
Mark Webber	2	35	18:06:07	20.000
Jenson Button	2	36	18:07:45	20.301
Adrian Sutil	2	36	18:08:17	20.614
Bruno Senna	3	36	18:09:34	12.959
Vitaly Petrov	2	38	18:12:53	19.968
Heikki Kovalainen	2	39	18:14:52	20.652
Lewis Hamilton	2	40	18:14:22	19.350
Felipe Massa	2	40	18:14:54	20.035
Daniel Ricciardo	2	41	18:19:37	23.192
Jarno Trulli	2	42	18:20:55	20.791
Michael Schumacher	2	42	18:18:51	20.638
Fernando Alonso	2	43	18:19:38	21.314
Timo Glock	2	44	18:24:59	20.561
Nico Rosberg	2	48	18:29:04	19.907
Mark Webber	3	54	18:39:14	19.525