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2011 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix

09 Oct 2011Suzuka307.471 km (5807 m x 53 Laps - 300 m)

 Pole Position: Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull RB7-Renault, 1:30.466 (231.084 km/h) Fastest Lap: Jenson Button, McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes, 1:36.568 (216.482 km/h lap 52) Race Results: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 4 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes 1:30:53.427 202.972 km/h 2 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 150º Italia 1:30:54.587 202.929 km/h 3 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB7-Renault 1:30:55.433 202.898 km/h 4 2 Mark Webber Red Bull RB7-Renault 1:31:01.498 202.673 km/h 5 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes 1:31:17.695 202.073 km/h 6 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes MGP W02 1:31:20.547 201.968 km/h 7 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 150º Italia 1:31:21.667 201.927 km/h 8 17 Sergio Pérez Sauber C30-Ferrari 1:31:32.804 201.517 km/h 9 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault R31 1:31:36.034 201.399 km/h 10 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes MGP W02 1:31:37.749 201.336 km/h 11 14 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM04-Mercedes 1:31:47.874 200.966 km/h 12 15 Paul di Resta Force India VJM04-Mercedes 1:31:55.753 200.679 km/h 13 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber C30-Ferrari 1:31:57.132 200.629 km/h 14 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams FW33-Cosworth 1:31:57.621 200.611 km/h 15 19 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso STR6-Ferrari 1:32:00.050 200.523 km/h 16 9 Bruno Senna Renault R31 1:32:06.055 200.305 km/h 17 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams FW33-Cosworth 1:32:07.618 200.248 km/h 18 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus T128-Renault 1:32:21.251 199.756 km/h 19 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus T128-Renault 1:32:29.567 199.456 km/h 20 24 Timo Glock Virgin MVR-02-Cosworth -2 Laps 21 25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin MVR-02-Cosworth -2 Laps 22 22 Daniel Ricciardo HRT F111-Cosworth -2 Laps 23 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT F111-Cosworth -3 Laps Did Not Finish: 18 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso STR6-Ferrari 11 Right front wheel lost Lap Leaders: Car# Driver Car Laps Total Safety Car 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB7-Renault 1-9 16 4 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes 10 30 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 150º Italia 11 2 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB7-Renault 12-18 4 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes 19-20 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 150º Italia 21 2 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 150º Italia 22 4 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes 23-36 24-27 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 150º Italia 37 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes MGP W02 38-40 3 4 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes 41-53 Fastest Laps: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Lap 1 4 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes 1:36.568 216.482 52 2 17 Sergio Pérez Sauber C30-Ferrari 1:36.569 216.479 39 3 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes MGP W02 1:36.614 216.379 50 4 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 150º Italia 1:36.682 216.226 50 5 2 Mark Webber Red Bull RB7-Renault 1:36.828 215.900 47 6 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB7-Renault 1:36.916 215.704 52 7 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault R31 1:37.053 215.400 47 8 19 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso STR6-Ferrari 1:37.411 214.608 41 9 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes 1:37.645 214.094 49 10 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams FW33-Cosworth 1:37.645 214.094 50 11 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 150º Italia 1:37.800 213.755 50 12 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes MGP W02 1:37.916 213.501 53 13 15 Paul di Resta Force India VJM04-Mercedes 1:37.970 213.384 43 14 14 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM04-Mercedes 1:38.133 213.029 43 15 9 Bruno Senna Renault R31 1:38.407 212.436 42 16 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams FW33-Cosworth 1:39.080 210.993 53 17 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus T128-Renault 1:39.297 210.532 50 18 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus T128-Renault 1:39.561 209.974 49 19 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber C30-Ferrari 1:39.724 209.631 44 20 22 Daniel Ricciardo HRT F111-Cosworth 1:41.437 206.090 49 21 24 Timo Glock Virgin MVR-02-Cosworth 1:41.704 205.549 46 22 25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin MVR-02-Cosworth 1:41.794 205.368 45 23 18 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso STR6-Ferrari 1:42.107 204.738 6 24 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT F111-Cosworth 1:42.409 204.134 37 Final Qualifying Times: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Entrant 1 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB7-Renault 1:30.466 231.084 Red Bull Racing 2 4 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes 1:30.475 231.061 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 3 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes 1:30.617 230.698 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 4 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 150º Italia 1:30.804 230.223 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 5 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 150º Italia 1:30.886 230.016 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 6 2 Mark Webber Red Bull RB7-Renault 1:31.156 229.334 Red Bull Racing 7 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes MGP W02 - - Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team 8 9 Bruno Senna Renault R31 - - Lotus Renault GP 9 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault R31 - - Lotus Renault GP 10 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber C30-Ferrari - - Sauber F1 Team 11 14 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM04-Mercedes 1:32.463 226.093 Force India Formula One Team 12 15 Paul di Resta Force India VJM04-Mercedes 1:32.746 225.403 Force India Formula One Team 13 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams FW33-Cosworth 1:33.079 224.596 AT&T Williams 14 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams FW33-Cosworth 1:33.224 224.247 AT&T Williams 15 18 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso STR6-Ferrari 1:33.227 224.240 Scuderia Toro Rosso 16 19 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso STR6-Ferrari 1:33.427 223.760 Scuderia Toro Rosso 17 17 Sergio Pérez Sauber C30-Ferrari - - Sauber F1 Team 18 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus T128-Renault 1:35.454 219.008 Lotus Racing 19 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus T128-Renault 1:35.514 218.871 Lotus Racing 20 25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin MVR-02-Cosworth 1:36.439 216.771 Marussia Virgin Racing 21 24 Timo Glock Virgin MVR-02-Cosworth 1:36.507 216.618 Marussia Virgin Racing 22 22 Daniel Ricciardo HRT F111-Cosworth 1:37.846 213.654 HRT F1 Team Did Not Qualify: 1:39.109 107% 23 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes MGP W02 - - Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team 24 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT F111-Cosworth - - HRT F1 Team Starting Order: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB7-Renault 1:30.466 231.084 2 4 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes 1:30.475 231.061 3 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes 1:30.617 230.698 4 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 150º Italia 1:30.804 230.223 5 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 150º Italia 1:30.886 230.016 6 2 Mark Webber Red Bull RB7-Renault 1:31.156 229.334 7 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes MGP W02 - - 8 9 Bruno Senna Renault R31 - - 9 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault R31 - - 10 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber C30-Ferrari - - 11 14 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM04-Mercedes 1:32.463 226.093 12 15 Paul di Resta Force India VJM04-Mercedes 1:32.746 225.403 13 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams FW33-Cosworth 1:33.079 224.596 14 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams FW33-Cosworth 1:33.224 224.247 15 18 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso STR6-Ferrari 1:33.227 224.240 16 19 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso STR6-Ferrari 1:33.427 223.760 17 17 Sergio Pérez Sauber C30-Ferrari - - 18 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus T128-Renault 1:35.454 219.008 19 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus T128-Renault 1:35.514 218.871 20 25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin MVR-02-Cosworth 1:36.439 216.771 21 24 Timo Glock Virgin MVR-02-Cosworth 1:36.507 216.618 22 22 Daniel Ricciardo HRT F111-Cosworth 1:37.846 213.654 23 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes MGP W02 - - 24 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT F111-Cosworth - - 1st Qualifying Session: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber C30-Ferrari 1:32.626 225.695 2 14 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM04-Mercedes 1:32.761 225.366 3 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 150º Italia 1:32.817 225.230 4 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes 1:32.843 225.167 5 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault R31 1:32.877 225.085 6 4 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes 1:32.947 224.915 7 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB7-Renault 1:33.051 224.664 8 18 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso STR6-Ferrari 1:33.064 224.633 9 2 Mark Webber Red Bull RB7-Renault 1:33.135 224.461 10 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 150º Italia 1:33.235 224.221 11 9 Bruno Senna Renault R31 1:33.359 223.923 12 15 Paul di Resta Force India VJM04-Mercedes 1:33.499 223.587 13 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes MGP W02 1:33.748 222.994 14 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams FW33-Cosworth 1:33.781 222.915 15 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams FW33-Cosworth 1:33.921 222.583 16 17 Sergio Pérez Sauber C30-Ferrari 1:34.704 220.743 17 19 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso STR6-Ferrari 1:35.111 219.798 18 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus T128-Renault 1:35.454 219.008 19 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus T128-Renault 1:35.514 218.871 20 25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin MVR-02-Cosworth 1:36.439 216.771 21 24 Timo Glock Virgin MVR-02-Cosworth 1:36.507 216.618 22 22 Daniel Ricciardo HRT F111-Cosworth 1:37.846 213.654 23 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT F111-Cosworth - - 24 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes MGP W02 - - 2nd Qualifying Session: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes 1:31.139 229.377 2 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB7-Renault 1:31.424 228.662 3 4 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes 1:31.434 228.637 4 2 Mark Webber Red Bull RB7-Renault 1:31.576 228.283 5 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 150º Italia 1:31.612 228.193 6 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 150º Italia 1:31.909 227.455 7 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes MGP W02 1:32.116 226.944 8 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault R31 1:32.245 226.627 9 9 Bruno Senna Renault R31 1:32.297 226.499 10 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber C30-Ferrari 1:32.380 226.296 11 14 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM04-Mercedes 1:32.463 226.093 12 15 Paul di Resta Force India VJM04-Mercedes 1:32.746 225.403 13 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams FW33-Cosworth 1:33.079 224.596 14 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams FW33-Cosworth 1:33.224 224.247 15 18 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso STR6-Ferrari 1:33.227 224.240 16 19 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso STR6-Ferrari 1:33.427 223.760 17 17 Sergio Pérez Sauber C30-Ferrari - - 3rd Qualifying Session: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB7-Renault 1:30.466 231.084 2 4 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes 1:30.475 231.061 3 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes 1:30.617 230.698 4 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 150º Italia 1:30.804 230.223 5 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 150º Italia 1:30.886 230.016 6 2 Mark Webber Red Bull RB7-Renault 1:31.156 229.334 7 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes MGP W02 - - 8 9 Bruno Senna Renault R31 - - 9 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault R31 - - 10 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber C30-Ferrari - - 1st Friday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 4 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes 1:33.634 223.265 20 2 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes 1:33.725 223.048 18 3 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB7-Renault 1:34.090 222.183 22 4 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 150º Italia 1:34.372 221.519 24 5 2 Mark Webber Red Bull RB7-Renault 1:34.426 221.392 25 6 19 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso STR6-Ferrari 1:34.937 220.201 23 7 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 150º Italia 1:35.585 218.708 27 8 18 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso STR6-Ferrari 1:35.590 218.697 25 9 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes MGP W02 1:36.033 217.688 22 10 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault R31 1:36.370 216.926 18 11 9 Bruno Senna Renault R31 1:36.487 216.663 18 12 14 Nico Hülkenberg Force India VJM04-Mercedes 1:36.700 216.186 21 13 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber C30-Ferrari 1:36.948 215.633 24 14 15 Paul di Resta Force India VJM04-Mercedes 1:36.949 215.631 22 15 17 Sergio Pérez Sauber C30-Ferrari 1:37.103 215.289 29 16 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes MGP W02 1:38.197 212.890 18 17 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams FW33-Cosworth 1:38.331 212.600 11 18 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams FW33-Cosworth 1:38.446 212.352 8 19 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus T128-Renault 1:39.168 210.806 10 20 20 Karun Chandhok Lotus T128-Renault 1:39.964 209.127 22 21 24 Timo Glock Virgin MVR-02-Cosworth 1:40.872 207.245 13 22 25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin MVR-02-Cosworth 1:41.019 206.943 24 23 22 Daniel Ricciardo HRT F111-Cosworth 1:41.106 206.765 25 24 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT F111-Cosworth 1:41.775 205.406 25 2nd Friday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 4 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes 1:31.901 227.475 32 2 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 150º Italia 1:32.072 227.053 33 3 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB7-Renault 1:32.095 226.996 35 4 2 Mark Webber Red Bull RB7-Renault 1:32.147 226.868 28 5 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 150º Italia 1:32.448 226.129 34 6 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes MGP W02 1:32.710 225.490 26 7 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes MGP W02 1:32.982 224.831 27 8 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes 1:33.245 224.196 26 9 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault R31 1:33.446 223.714 36 10 18 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso STR6-Ferrari 1:33.681 223.153 33 11 19 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso STR6-Ferrari 1:33.705 223.096 25 12 14 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM04-Mercedes 1:33.790 222.894 36 13 17 Sergio Pérez Sauber C30-Ferrari 1:34.393 221.470 35 14 9 Bruno Senna Renault R31 1:34.557 221.086 27 15 15 Paul di Resta Force India VJM04-Mercedes 1:34.601 220.983 33 16 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber C30-Ferrari 1:36.038 217.676 33 17 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus T128-Renault 1:36.225 217.253 35 18 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams FW33-Cosworth 1:37.123 215.245 14 19 24 Timo Glock Virgin MVR-02-Cosworth 1:37.440 214.544 30 20 25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin MVR-02-Cosworth 1:38.093 213.116 30 21 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams FW33-Cosworth 1:38.387 212.479 16 22 22 Daniel Ricciardo HRT F111-Cosworth 1:38.763 211.670 36 23 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus T128-Renault 1:39.800 209.471 24 24 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT F111-Cosworth 1:42.480 203.993 4 Saturday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 4 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes 1:31.255 229.086 13 2 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/26-Mercedes 1:31.762 227.820 16 3 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB7-Renault 1:32.122 226.930 18 4 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 150º Italia 1:32.279 226.543 16 5 2 Mark Webber Red Bull RB7-Renault 1:32.401 226.244 14 6 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 150º Italia 1:32.429 226.176 16 7 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes MGP W02 1:32.725 225.454 19 8 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes MGP W02 1:32.878 225.082 17 9 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault R31 1:33.058 224.647 15 10 14 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM04-Mercedes 1:33.424 223.767 14 11 18 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso STR6-Ferrari 1:33.469 223.659 18 12 19 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso STR6-Ferrari 1:33.545 223.477 18 13 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber C30-Ferrari 1:33.818 222.827 17 14 17 Sergio Pérez Sauber C30-Ferrari 1:33.836 222.784 21 15 15 Paul di Resta Force India VJM04-Mercedes 1:33.990 222.419 16 16 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams FW33-Cosworth 1:34.321 221.639 21 17 9 Bruno Senna Renault R31 1:35.389 219.157 5 18 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams FW33-Cosworth 1:35.651 218.557 18 19 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus T128-Renault 1:36.327 217.023 16 20 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus T128-Renault 1:36.912 215.713 14 21 25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin MVR-02-Cosworth 1:37.938 213.453 17 22 24 Timo Glock Virgin MVR-02-Cosworth 1:38.011 213.294 16 23 22 Daniel Ricciardo HRT F111-Cosworth 1:38.355 212.548 19 24 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT F111-Cosworth 1:41.097 206.784 8 Notes:
  • Rosberg and Liuzzi were allowed to start as they had set satisfactory times in practice.
  • Weather: Sunny, Mild, Dry.
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