The 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix, formally known as the 2011 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix, was the second round of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship. It took place at the Sepang International Circuit on the 10th of April. The race was won by Red Bull-Renault driver Sebastian Vettel with Jenson Button for McLaren-Mercedes in second and Nick Heidfeld of Renault in third.
Background[]
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice Overview[]
FP1[]
FP2[]
FP3[]
Practice Results[]
No. | Driver | Constructor | Fri 1 | Fri 2 | Sat | |||
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Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | Pos | |||
1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:41.627 | 17 | 1:37.090 | 4 | 1:37.175 | 5 |
2 | Mark Webber | 1:37.651 | 1 | 1:36.876 | 1 | 1:36.630 | 2 | |
3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:39.316 | 2 | 1:37.010 | 3 | 1:36.340 | 1 |
4 | Jenson Button | 1:40.927 | 15 | 1:36.881 | 2 | 1:36.762 | 3 | |
5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:40.601 | 9 | 1:38.583 | 9 | 1:37.284 | 6 |
6 | Felipe Massa | 1:40.453 | 6 | 1:38.089 | 6 | 1:37.762 | 8 | |
7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:39.791 | 3 | 1:38.088 | 5 | 1:38.300 | 10 |
8 | Nico Rosberg | 1:40.646 | 10 | 1:38.565 | 7 | 1:38.307 | 11 | |
9 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:40.525 | 7 | 1:38.570 | 8 | 1:37.115 | 4 |
10 | Vitaly Petrov | 1:47.932 | 24 | 1:39.267 | 13 | 1:37.297 | 7 | |
11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:40.581 | 8 | 1:39.187 | 12 | 1:38.681 | 16 |
12 | Pastor Maldonado | 1:40.443 | 5 | 1:38.968 | 11 | 1:38.597 | 14 | |
14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:40.734 | 11 | 1:39.809 | 17 | 1:38.464 | 13 |
15 | Nico Hülkenberg | 1:40.377 | 4 | DNP | DNP | |||
Paul di Resta | DNP | 1:39.625 | 16 | 1:38.864 | 18 | |||
16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:40.872 | 14 | 1:39.398 | 14 | 1:38.059 | 9 |
17 | Sergio Pérez | 1:41.642 | 18 | 1:39.603 | 15 | 1:38.448 | 12 | |
18 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:40.748 | 12 | DNP | DNP | ||
Sébastien Buemi | DNP | 1:40.115 | 18 | 1:38.665 | 15 | |||
19 | Jaime Alguersuari | 1:40.770 | 13 | 1:38.846 | 10 | 1:38.716 | 17 | |
20 | Davide Valsecchi | Lotus-Renault | 1:44.054 | 20 | DNP | DNP | ||
Heikki Kovalainen | DNP | 1:44.866 | 23 | 1:39.260 | 19 | |||
21 | Jarno Trulli | 1:41.620 | 16 | 1:41.890 | 20 | 1:39.699 | 20 | |
22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 1:46.267 | 23 | 1:43.197 | 21 | 1:43.383 | 24 |
23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 1:45.228 | 22 | 1:43.991 | 22 | 1:43.147 | 23 | |
24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:42.154 | 19 | 1:40.866 | 19 | 1:41.414 | 22 |
25 | Jerome D'Ambrosio | 1:42.540 | 20 | no time | 24 | 1:41.215 | 21 |
Qualifying[]
Q1[]
Q2[]
Q3[]
Qualifying Results[]
The full qualifying results for the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix are outlined below:
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid | ||||||
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Pos. | Time | Pos. | Time | Pos. | Time | ||||||||
1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 10 | 1:37.468 | 3 | 1:35.934 | 1 | 1:34.870 | 1 | |||
2 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 2 | 1:36.861 | 2 | 1:35.852 | 2 | 1:34.974 | 2 | |||
3 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 15 | 1:37.924 | 4 | 1:36.080 | 3 | 1:35.179 | 3 | |||
4 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 6 | 1:37.033 | 1 | 1:35.569 | 4 | 1:35.200 | 4 | |||
5 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 1:36.897 | 5 | 1:36.320 | 5 | 1:35.802 | 5 | |||
6 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 8 | 1:37.224 | 10 | 1:36.811 | 6 | 1:36.124 | 6 | |||
7 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1 | 1:36.744 | 7 | 1:36.557 | 7 | 1:36.251 | 7 | |||
8 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 7 | 1:37.210 | 8 | 1:36.642 | 8 | 1:36.324 | 8 | |||
9 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 9 | 1:37.316 | 6 | 1:36.388 | 9 | 1:36.809 | 9 | |||
10 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 5 | 1:36.994 | 9 | 1:36.691 | 10 | 1:36.820 | 10 | |||
11 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 4 | 1:36.904 | 11 | 1:37.035 | 11 | |||||
12 | 18 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 12 | 1:37.693 | 12 | 1:37.160 | 12 | |||||
13 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 11 | 1:37.677 | 13 | 1:37.347 | 13 | |||||
14 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 16 | 1:38.045 | 14 | 1:37.370 | 14 | |||||
15 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 17 | 1:38.163 | 15 | 1:37.496 | 15 | |||||
16 | 17 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber-Ferrari | 14 | 1:37.759 | 16 | 1:37.528 | 16 | |||||
17 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 13 | 1:37.693 | 17 | 1:37.593 | 17 | |||||
18 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 18 | 1:38.276 | 18 | |||||||
19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 19 | 1:38.645 | 19 | |||||||
20 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 20 | 1:38.791 | 20 | |||||||
21 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 21 | 1:40.648 | 21 | |||||||
22 | 25 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 22 | 1:41.001 | 22 | |||||||
23 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | 23 | 1:41.549 | 23 | |||||||
24 | 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 24 | 1:42.574 | 24 | |||||||
107% Time: 1:43.516 |
- Bold indicates the driver's fastest qualifying time in each qualifying round.
- T Indicates a driver using a spare car to set their time in that session.
Grid[]
The full grid for the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix is displayed below:
Pos. | Pos. | |
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Driver | Driver | |
______________ | ||
Row 1 | ______________ | 1 |
2 | Sebastian Vettel | |
Lewis Hamilton | ______________ | |
Row 2 | ______________ | 3 |
4 | Mark Webber | |
Jenson Button | ______________ | |
Row 3 | ______________ | 5 |
6 | Fernando Alonso | |
Nick Heidfeld | ______________ | |
Row 4 | ______________ | 7 |
8 | Felipe Massa | |
Vitaly Petrov | ______________ | |
Row 5 | ______________ | 9 |
10 | Nico Rosberg | |
Kamui Kobayashi | ______________ | |
Row 6 | ______________ | 11 |
12 | Michael Schumacher | |
Sébastien Buemi | ______________ | |
Row 7 | ______________ | 13 |
14 | Jaime Alguersuari | |
Paul di Resta | ______________ | |
Row 8 | ______________ | 15 |
16 | Rubens Barrichello | |
Sergio Pérez | ______________ | |
Row 9 | ______________ | 17 |
18 | Adrian Sutil | |
Pastor Maldonado | ______________ | |
Row 10 | ______________ | 19 |
20 | Heikki Kovalainen | |
Jarno Trulli | ______________ | |
Row 11 | ______________ | 21 |
22 | Timo Glock | |
Jérôme d'Ambrosio | ______________ | |
Row 12 | ______________ | 23 |
24 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | |
Narain Karthikeyan | ______________ |
Race[]
Results[]
The full results for the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix are outlined below:
- T Indicates a driver using a spare car.
- * Alonso and Hamilton both received a 20-second penalty for passing each other.
- † Petrov was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.
Milestones[]
- Nick Heidfeld's Last Podium
Standings[]
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Only point scoring drivers and teams are shown.
Notes[]
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