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The 2011 Canadian Grand Prix, formally the Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2011, was a Formula One held on the 12th of June. It was won by McLaren-Mercedes driver Jenson Button. Button only lead the final lap, and with 30 laps to go, he was 21st, last, and over 50 seconds behind the then race leader, polesitter Sebastian Vettel, who came second in his Red Bull-Renault, having led 68 of the 70 laps. The final podium spot was taken up by Vettel's team-mate Mark Webber. Button also set the fastest lap. The race was the longest in Formula One history, at 4 hours, 4 minutes, and 39.537 seconds, the race being stopped due to rain for 2 hours and 4 minutes on lap 25. This race also had the largest number of safety car periods, with six, totalling 32 laps – 45% of the race.

Free Practice Overview[]

Qualifying Overview[]

Q1[]

Q2[]

Q3[]

Qualifying Times[]

Grid[]

Pos. Pos.
Driver Driver
______________
Row 1 1 ______________
Sebastian Vettel 2
______________ Fernando Alonso
Row 2 3 ______________
Felipe Massa 4
______________ Mark Webber
Row 3 5 ______________
Lewis Hamilton 6
______________ Nico Rosberg
Row 4 7 ______________
Jenson Button 8
______________ Michael Schumacher
Row 5 9 ______________
Nick Heidfeld 10
______________ Vitaly Petrov
Row 6 11 ______________
Paul di Resta 12
______________ Pastor Maldonado
Row 7 13 ______________
Kamui Kobayashi 14
______________ Adrian Sutil
Row 8 15 ______________
Sébastien Buemi 16
______________ Rubens Barrichello
Row 9 17 ______________
Pedro de la Rosa 18
______________ Jarno Trulli
Row 10 19 ______________
Heikki Kovalainen 20
______________ Vitantonio Luizzi
Row 11 21 ______________
Timo Glock 22
______________ Narain Karthikeyan
Row 12 23 ______________
Jérôme d'Ambrosio 24
______________ Jaime Alguersuari

Race Overview[]

Results[]

Pos No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Avg Speed Grid Pts
1 4 United Kingdom Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 70 4:04:39.537 74.864 7 25
2 1 Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 70 + 2.709 secs 74.850 1 18
3 2 Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 70 + 13.828 secs 74.794 4 15
4 7 Germany Michael Schumacher Mercedes 70 + 14.219 secs 74.792 8 12
5 10 Russia Vitaly Petrov Renault 70 + 20.395 secs 74.760 10 10
6 6 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 70 + 33.225 secs 74.695 3 8
7 16 Japan Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 70 + 33.270 secs 74.695 13 6
8 19 Spain Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 70 + 35.964 secs 74.681 24 4
9 11 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 70 + 45.117 secs 74.635 16 2
10 18 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 70 + 47.056 secs 74.625 15 1
11 8 Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes 70 + 50.454 secs 74.608 6
12 17 Spain Pedro de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 70 + 1m 3.607 secs 74.541 17
13 23 Italy Vitantonio Luizzi HRT-Cosworth 69 + 1 lap 73.427 20
14 25 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 69 + 1 lap 73.384 23
15 24 Germany Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 69 + 1 lap 73.383 21
16 21 Italy Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 69 + 1 lap 73.381 18
17 22 India Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 69 + 1 lap 73.290 22
18 15 United Kingdom Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 67 Accident/Puncture 72.645 11
Ret 12 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 61 Spun off 68.258 12
Ret 9 Germany Nick Heidfeld Renault 55 Accident 64.599 9
Ret 14 Germany Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 49 Accident/Rear suspension 59.805 14
Ret 5 Spain Fernando Alonso Ferrari 36 Collision/Spun off 48.979 2
Ret 20 Finland Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 28 Driveshaft 41.388 19
Ret 3 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 7 Collision 134.594 5

Fastest Laps[]

Lap Leaders[]

Lap-by-Lap[]

Stint Driver Laps Count Distance (km)
1 Sebastian Vettel 1 – 19 19 82.859
2 Felipe Massa 20 1 4.361
3 Sebastian Vettel 21 – 69 49 213.689
4 Jenson Button 70 1 4.361

Totals[]

Pos. Driver Laps Distance (km)
1 Sebastian Vettel 68 296.548
2 Jenson Button 1 4.361
3 Felipe Massa 1 4.361

Milestones[]

  • Longest Race in Formula One history, at 4 hours, 4 minutes, and 39.537 seconds.
  • Most Safety Car periods in one race (six).
  • Barrichello's last points scoring finish.

Standings[]

Notes[]

V T E 2011 Formula One Season
Teams Red Bull | McLaren | Ferrari | Mercedes | Renault | Williams | Force India | Sauber | Toro Rosso | Lotus | HRT | Virgin
Engines Renault | Mercedes | Ferrari | Cosworth
Race Drivers Vettel | 2 Webber | 3 Hamilton | 4 Button | 5 Alonso | 6 Massa | 7 Schumacher | 8 Rosberg | 9 Heidfeld | 9 Senna | 10 Petrov | 11 Barrichello | 12 Maldonado | 14 Sutil | 15 Di Resta | 16 Kobayashi | 17 Pérez | 17 De la Rosa | 18 Buemi | 19 Alguersuari | 20 Kovalainen | 21 Trulli | 21 Chandhok | 22 Karthikeyan | 22/23 Ricciardo | 23 Luizzi | 24 Glock | 25 D'Ambrosio
Other Drivers Paffett | Fisichella | Bianchi | Gené | Davidson | Grosjean | Fauzy | Tung | Charouz | Bottas | Hülkenberg | Gutiérrez | Vergne | Razia | Valsecchi | Teixeira | Yamamoto | Wickens | Quaife-Hobbs
Cars RB7 | MP4-26 | 150° Italia | MGP W02 | R31 | FW33 | VJM04 | C30 | STR6 | T128 | F111 | MVR-02
Tyres Pirelli
Races Bahrain | Australia | Malaysia | China | Turkey | Spain | Monaco | Canada | Europe | Great Britain | Germany | Hungary | Belgium | Italy | Singapore | Japan | Korea | India | Abu Dhabi | Brazil
Team Reports Red Bull | McLaren | Ferrari | Mercedes | Renault | Williams | Force India | Sauber | Toro Rosso | Lotus | HRT | Virgin
Driver Reports Vettel | Webber | Hamilton | Button | Alonso | Massa | Schumacher | Rosberg | Heidfeld | Senna | Petrov | Barrichello | Maldonado | Sutil | Di Resta | Kobayashi | Pérez | De la Rosa | Buemi | Alguersauri | Kovalainen | Trulli | Chandhok | Karthikeyan | Ricciardo | Luizzi | Glock | D'Ambrosio
Tests Valencia | Jerez | Barcelona 1 | Barcelona 2 | Young Driver
See also 2010 Formula One Season | 2012 Formula One Season | Category
V T E Canada Canadian Grand Prix
Circuits Mosport Park (1967, 1969, 1971–1974, 1976–1977), Mont-Tremblant (1968, 1970), Montreal (1978–1986, 1988–2008, 2010–present)
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