2011 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix

2011 Round 15 · Suzuka · 2011-10-09

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Laps: 53
Distance: 307.471 km
Circuit Type: RACE
Direction: Clockwise

Circuit Details

Course Length	5.807 km
Turns	18
Qualifying Format	KNOCKOUT
Drivers' Championship Decider	Yes

Race Results

Column abbreviations (9)

Pos = Finish position# = Car numberGrid = Starting grid+/- = Positions gainedTime/Gap = Finishing time or gap to winnerStatus = Retirement / penaltyPts = PointsPits = Pit stopsBadges = FL / DotD / GS / Pole / Shared

Pos ↑	#	Driver	Constructor	Engine	Tyres	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time/Gap	Status	Pts	Pits	Badges
1	4	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren	Mercedes	Pirelli	2	+1	53	1:30:53.427	—	25	3	FL
2	5	Fernando Alonso Díaz	Ferrari	Ferrari	Pirelli	5	+3	53	+1.160	—	18	3	—
3	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Renault	Pirelli	1	-2	53	+2.006	—	15	3	Pole
4	2	Mark Alan Webber	Red Bull	Renault	Pirelli	6	+2	53	+8.071	—	12	3	—
5	3	Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton	McLaren	Mercedes	Pirelli	3	-2	53	+24.268	—	10	3	—
6	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Mercedes	Pirelli	8	+2	53	+27.120	—	8	3	—
7	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Ferrari	Pirelli	4	-3	53	+28.240	—	6	3	—
8	17	Sergio Michel Pérez Mendoza	Sauber	Ferrari	Pirelli	17	+9	53	+39.377	—	4	2	—
9	10	Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov	Renault	Renault	Pirelli	10	+1	53	+42.607	—	2	2	—
10	8	Nico Erik Rosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes	Pirelli	23	+13	53	+44.322	—	1	3	—
11	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Mercedes	Pirelli	11	0	53	+54.447	—	—	3	—
12	15	Paul di Resta	Force India	Mercedes	Pirelli	12	0	53	+1:02.326	—	—	3	—
13	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Ferrari	Pirelli	7	-6	53	+1:03.705	—	—	2	—
14	12	Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta	Williams	Cosworth	Pirelli	14	0	53	+1:04.194	—	—	3	—
15	19	Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero	Toro Rosso	Ferrari	Pirelli	16	+1	53	+1:06.623	—	—	2	—
16	9	Bruno Senna Lalli	Renault	Renault	Pirelli	9	-7	53	+1:12.628	—	—	2	—
17	11	Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello	Williams	Cosworth	Pirelli	13	-4	53	+1:14.191	—	—	3	—
18	20	Heikki Johannes Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Renault	Pirelli	18	0	53	+1:27.824	—	—	3	—
19	21	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Renault	Pirelli	19	0	53	+1:36.140	—	—	3	—
20	24	Timo Glock	Virgin	Cosworth	Pirelli	21	+1	51	+2 laps	—	—	3	—
21	25	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	Cosworth	Pirelli	20	-1	51	+2 laps	—	—	3	—
22	22	Daniel Joseph Ricciardo	HRT	Cosworth	Pirelli	22	0	51	+2 laps	—	—	3	—
23	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	Cosworth	Pirelli	24	+1	50	+3 laps	—	—	3	—
DNF	18	Sébastien Olivier Humbert Buemi	Toro Rosso	Ferrari	Pirelli	15	—	11	—	Wheel	—	1	—

Starting Grid

Column abbreviations (4)

Pos = Grid position# = Car numberQuali = Qualifying positionPenalty = Grid penalty

Pos ↑	#	Driver	Constructor	Engine	Tyres	Quali	Penalty	Time
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Renault	Pirelli	1	—	1:30.466
2	4	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren	Mercedes	Pirelli	2	—	1:30.475
3	3	Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton	McLaren	Mercedes	Pirelli	3	—	1:30.617
4	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Ferrari	Pirelli	4	—	1:30.804
5	5	Fernando Alonso Díaz	Ferrari	Ferrari	Pirelli	5	—	1:30.886
6	2	Mark Alan Webber	Red Bull	Renault	Pirelli	6	—	1:31.156
7	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Ferrari	Pirelli	10	—	—
8	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Mercedes	Pirelli	7	—	—
9	9	Bruno Senna Lalli	Renault	Renault	Pirelli	8	—	—
10	10	Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov	Renault	Renault	Pirelli	9	—	—
11	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Mercedes	Pirelli	11	—	1:32.463
12	15	Paul di Resta	Force India	Mercedes	Pirelli	12	—	1:32.746
13	11	Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello	Williams	Cosworth	Pirelli	13	—	1:33.079
14	12	Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta	Williams	Cosworth	Pirelli	14	—	1:33.224
15	18	Sébastien Olivier Humbert Buemi	Toro Rosso	Ferrari	Pirelli	15	—	1:33.227
16	19	Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero	Toro Rosso	Ferrari	Pirelli	16	—	1:33.427
17	17	Sergio Michel Pérez Mendoza	Sauber	Ferrari	Pirelli	17	—	—
18	20	Heikki Johannes Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Renault	Pirelli	18	—	1:35.454
19	21	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Renault	Pirelli	19	—	1:35.514
20	25	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	Cosworth	Pirelli	20	—	1:36.439
21	24	Timo Glock	Virgin	Cosworth	Pirelli	21	—	1:36.507
22	22	Daniel Joseph Ricciardo	HRT	Cosworth	Pirelli	22	—	1:37.846
23	8	Nico Erik Rosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes	Pirelli	—	—	—
24	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	Cosworth	Pirelli	—	—	—

Qualifying

Column abbreviations (6)

Pos = Qualifying position# = Car numberQ1 = Qualifying 1 best timeQ2 = Qualifying 2 best timeQ3 = Qualifying 3 best timeGap = Gap to pole

Pos ↑	#	Driver	Constructor	Engine	Tyres	Q1	Q2	Q3	Gap	Laps
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Renault	Pirelli	1:33.051	1:31.424	1:30.466	—	14
2	4	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren	Mercedes	Pirelli	1:32.947	1:31.434	1:30.475	+0.009	14
3	3	Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton	McLaren	Mercedes	Pirelli	1:32.843	1:31.139	1:30.617	+0.151	14
4	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Ferrari	Pirelli	1:33.235	1:31.909	1:30.804	+0.338	15
5	5	Fernando Alonso Díaz	Ferrari	Ferrari	Pirelli	1:32.817	1:31.612	1:30.886	+0.420	13
6	2	Mark Alan Webber	Red Bull	Renault	Pirelli	1:33.135	1:31.576	1:31.156	+0.690	14
7	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Mercedes	Pirelli	1:33.748	1:32.116	—	—	10
8	9	Bruno Senna Lalli	Renault	Renault	Pirelli	1:33.359	1:32.297	—	—	12
9	10	Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov	Renault	Renault	Pirelli	1:32.877	1:32.245	—	—	17
10	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Ferrari	Pirelli	1:32.626	1:32.380	—	—	15
11	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Mercedes	Pirelli	1:32.761	1:32.463	—	—	14
12	15	Paul di Resta	Force India	Mercedes	Pirelli	1:33.499	1:32.746	—	—	10
13	11	Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello	Williams	Cosworth	Pirelli	1:33.921	1:33.079	—	—	13
14	12	Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta	Williams	Cosworth	Pirelli	1:33.781	1:33.224	—	—	14
15	18	Sébastien Olivier Humbert Buemi	Toro Rosso	Ferrari	Pirelli	1:33.064	1:33.227	—	—	10
16	19	Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero	Toro Rosso	Ferrari	Pirelli	1:35.111	1:33.427	—	—	10
17	17	Sergio Michel Pérez Mendoza	Sauber	Ferrari	Pirelli	1:34.704	—	—	—	6
18	20	Heikki Johannes Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Renault	Pirelli	1:35.454	—	—	—	3
19	21	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Renault	Pirelli	1:35.514	—	—	—	6
20	25	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	Cosworth	Pirelli	1:36.439	—	—	—	8
21	24	Timo Glock	Virgin	Cosworth	Pirelli	1:36.507	—	—	—	7
22	22	Daniel Joseph Ricciardo	HRT	Cosworth	Pirelli	1:37.846	—	—	—	7
23	8	Nico Erik Rosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes	Pirelli	—	—	—	—	1
24	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	Cosworth	Pirelli	—	—	—	—	2

Fastest Laps

Column abbreviations (2)

Pos = Fastest lap rank# = Car number

Pos ↑	#	Driver	Constructor	Engine	Tyres	Lap	Time	Gap
1	4	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren	Mercedes	Pirelli	52	1:36.568	—
2	17	Sergio Michel Pérez Mendoza	Sauber	Ferrari	Pirelli	39	1:36.569	+0.001
3	8	Nico Erik Rosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes	Pirelli	50	1:36.614	+0.046
4	5	Fernando Alonso Díaz	Ferrari	Ferrari	Pirelli	50	1:36.682	+0.114
5	2	Mark Alan Webber	Red Bull	Renault	Pirelli	47	1:36.828	+0.260
6	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Renault	Pirelli	52	1:36.916	+0.348
7	10	Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov	Renault	Renault	Pirelli	47	1:37.053	+0.485
8	19	Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero	Toro Rosso	Ferrari	Pirelli	41	1:37.411	+0.843
9	3	Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton	McLaren	Mercedes	Pirelli	49	1:37.645	+1.077
10	12	Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta	Williams	Cosworth	Pirelli	50	1:37.645	+1.077
11	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Ferrari	Pirelli	50	1:37.800	+1.232
12	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Mercedes	Pirelli	53	1:37.916	+1.348
13	15	Paul di Resta	Force India	Mercedes	Pirelli	43	1:37.970	+1.402
14	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Mercedes	Pirelli	43	1:38.133	+1.565
15	9	Bruno Senna Lalli	Renault	Renault	Pirelli	42	1:38.407	+1.839
16	11	Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello	Williams	Cosworth	Pirelli	53	1:39.080	+2.512
17	20	Heikki Johannes Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Renault	Pirelli	50	1:39.297	+2.729
18	21	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Renault	Pirelli	49	1:39.561	+2.993
19	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Ferrari	Pirelli	44	1:39.724	+3.156
20	22	Daniel Joseph Ricciardo	HRT	Cosworth	Pirelli	49	1:41.437	+4.869
21	24	Timo Glock	Virgin	Cosworth	Pirelli	46	1:41.704	+5.136
22	25	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	Cosworth	Pirelli	45	1:41.794	+5.226
23	18	Sébastien Olivier Humbert Buemi	Toro Rosso	Ferrari	Pirelli	6	1:42.107	+5.539
24	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	Cosworth	Pirelli	37	1:42.409	+5.841

Pit Stops

Column abbreviations (1)

# = Car number

#	Driver	Constructor	Engine	Tyres	Stop	Lap	Time
3	Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton	McLaren	Mercedes	Pirelli	1	8	21.091
14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Mercedes	Pirelli	1	8	21.511
23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	Cosworth	Pirelli	1	8	28.244
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Renault	Pirelli	1	9	22.374
7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Mercedes	Pirelli	1	9	20.667
4	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren	Mercedes	Pirelli	1	10	21.094
5	Fernando Alonso Díaz	Ferrari	Ferrari	Pirelli	1	10	21.147
2	Mark Alan Webber	Red Bull	Renault	Pirelli	1	10	21.82
15	Paul di Resta	Force India	Mercedes	Pirelli	1	10	21.964
16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Ferrari	Pirelli	1	10	24.263
20	Heikki Johannes Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Renault	Pirelli	1	10	21.412
6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Ferrari	Pirelli	1	11	21.313
18	Sébastien Olivier Humbert Buemi	Toro Rosso	Ferrari	Pirelli	1	11	21.849
21	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Renault	Pirelli	1	11	21.636
22	Daniel Joseph Ricciardo	HRT	Cosworth	Pirelli	1	11	23.723
11	Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello	Williams	Cosworth	Pirelli	1	12	22.13
8	Nico Erik Rosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes	Pirelli	1	12	20.575
24	Timo Glock	Virgin	Cosworth	Pirelli	1	12	25.563
25	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	Cosworth	Pirelli	1	13	23.013
9	Bruno Senna Lalli	Renault	Renault	Pirelli	1	15	25.927
12	Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta	Williams	Cosworth	Pirelli	1	16	21.339
19	Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero	Toro Rosso	Ferrari	Pirelli	1	17	21.792
10	Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov	Renault	Renault	Pirelli	1	18	21.304
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Renault	Pirelli	2	19	21.596
2	Mark Alan Webber	Red Bull	Renault	Pirelli	2	19	21.369
4	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren	Mercedes	Pirelli	2	20	20.713
24	Timo Glock	Virgin	Cosworth	Pirelli	2	19	21.726
17	Sergio Michel Pérez Mendoza	Sauber	Ferrari	Pirelli	1	20	21.655
5	Fernando Alonso Díaz	Ferrari	Ferrari	Pirelli	2	21	21.319
3	Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton	McLaren	Mercedes	Pirelli	2	21	22.821
6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Ferrari	Pirelli	2	22	21.214
20	Heikki Johannes Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Renault	Pirelli	2	22	21.519
22	Daniel Joseph Ricciardo	HRT	Cosworth	Pirelli	2	22	23.172
14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Mercedes	Pirelli	2	23	21.337
25	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	Cosworth	Pirelli	2	23	22.258
7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Mercedes	Pirelli	2	24	22.57
15	Paul di Resta	Force India	Mercedes	Pirelli	2	24	21.964
16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Ferrari	Pirelli	2	24	22.299
11	Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello	Williams	Cosworth	Pirelli	2	24	22.736
8	Nico Erik Rosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes	Pirelli	2	24	20.665
23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	Cosworth	Pirelli	2	23	24.716
21	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Renault	Pirelli	2	24	22.233
12	Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta	Williams	Cosworth	Pirelli	2	25	21.075
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Renault	Pirelli	3	33	21.705
2	Mark Alan Webber	Red Bull	Renault	Pirelli	3	34	21.455
3	Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton	McLaren	Mercedes	Pirelli	3	35	21.292
15	Paul di Resta	Force India	Mercedes	Pirelli	3	35	21.553
9	Bruno Senna Lalli	Renault	Renault	Pirelli	2	35	22.466
4	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren	Mercedes	Pirelli	3	36	20.998
6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Ferrari	Pirelli	3	36	21.1
19	Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero	Toro Rosso	Ferrari	Pirelli	2	36	22.584
23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	Cosworth	Pirelli	3	35	22.631
5	Fernando Alonso Díaz	Ferrari	Ferrari	Pirelli	3	37	20.731
17	Sergio Michel Pérez Mendoza	Sauber	Ferrari	Pirelli	2	37	24.461
14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Mercedes	Pirelli	3	37	21.839
11	Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello	Williams	Cosworth	Pirelli	3	37	21.89
20	Heikki Johannes Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Renault	Pirelli	3	37	22.532
24	Timo Glock	Virgin	Cosworth	Pirelli	3	36	22.877
21	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Renault	Pirelli	3	38	22.156
25	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	Cosworth	Pirelli	3	37	24.269
10	Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov	Renault	Renault	Pirelli	2	39	20.832
22	Daniel Joseph Ricciardo	HRT	Cosworth	Pirelli	3	38	22.91
7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Mercedes	Pirelli	3	41	20.879
8	Nico Erik Rosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes	Pirelli	3	41	20.809
12	Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta	Williams	Cosworth	Pirelli	3	41	21.012

Cause	Deployed	Retreated	Laps
Debris from accident	24	28	3

Drivers' Championship after Race

Column abbreviations (2)

+/- = Positions gained in standingsChamp = Championship won

Pos ↑	Driver	Pts	+/-	Champ
1	Sebastian Vettel	324	0	Won
2	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	210	0	—
3	Fernando Alonso Díaz	202	0	—
4	Mark Alan Webber	194	0	—
5	Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton	178	0	—
6	Felipe Massa	90	0	—
7	Nico Erik Rosberg	63	0	—
8	Michael Schumacher	60	0	—
9	Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov	36	0	—
10	Nick Lars Heidfeld	34	0	—
11	Adrian Sutil	28	0	—
12	Kamui Kobayashi	27	0	—
13	Paul di Resta	20	0	—
14	Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero	16	0	—
15	Sergio Michel Pérez Mendoza	13	+1	—
16	Sébastien Olivier Humbert Buemi	13	-1	—
17	Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello	4	0	—
18	Bruno Senna Lalli	2	0	—
19	Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta	1	0	—
20	Pedro Martínez de la Rosa	0	0	—
21	Jarno Trulli	0	0	—
22	Heikki Johannes Kovalainen	0	0	—
23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	0	0	—
24	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	0	0	—
25	Timo Glock	0	0	—
26	Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan	0	0	—
27	Daniel Joseph Ricciardo	0	0	—
28	Karun Chandhok	0	0	—

Constructors' Championship after Race

Column abbreviations (2)

+/- = Positions gained in standingsChamp = Championship won

Pos ↑	Constructor	Engine	Pts	Champ
1	Red Bull	Renault	518	—
2	McLaren	Mercedes	388	—
3	Ferrari	Ferrari	292	—
4	Mercedes	Mercedes	123	—
5	Renault	Renault	72	—
6	Force India	Mercedes	48	—
7	Sauber	Ferrari	40	—
8	Toro Rosso	Ferrari	29	—
9	Williams	Cosworth	5	—
10	Lotus Racing	Renault	0	—
11	HRT	Cosworth	0	—
12	Virgin	Cosworth	0	—

Free Practice 1

Column abbreviations (3)

Pos = Practice session position# = Car numberGap = Gap to fastest

Pos ↑	#	Driver	Constructor	Engine	Tyres	Time	Gap	Laps
1	4	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren	Mercedes	Pirelli	1:33.634	—	20
2	3	Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton	McLaren	Mercedes	Pirelli	1:33.725	+0.091	18
3	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Renault	Pirelli	1:34.090	+0.456	22
4	5	Fernando Alonso Díaz	Ferrari	Ferrari	Pirelli	1:34.372	+0.738	24
5	2	Mark Alan Webber	Red Bull	Renault	Pirelli	1:34.426	+0.792	25
6	19	Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero	Toro Rosso	Ferrari	Pirelli	1:34.937	+1.303	23
7	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Ferrari	Pirelli	1:35.585	+1.951	27
8	18	Sébastien Olivier Humbert Buemi	Toro Rosso	Ferrari	Pirelli	1:35.590	+1.956	25
9	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Mercedes	Pirelli	1:36.033	+2.399	22
10	10	Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov	Renault	Renault	Pirelli	1:36.370	+2.736	18
11	9	Bruno Senna Lalli	Renault	Renault	Pirelli	1:36.487	+2.853	18
12	14	Nicolas Hülkenberg	Force India	Mercedes	Pirelli	1:36.700	+3.066	21
13	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Ferrari	Pirelli	1:36.948	+3.314	24
14	15	Paul di Resta	Force India	Mercedes	Pirelli	1:36.949	+3.315	22
15	17	Sergio Michel Pérez Mendoza	Sauber	Ferrari	Pirelli	1:37.103	+3.469	29
16	8	Nico Erik Rosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes	Pirelli	1:38.197	+4.563	18
17	11	Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello	Williams	Cosworth	Pirelli	1:38.331	+4.697	11
18	12	Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta	Williams	Cosworth	Pirelli	1:38.446	+4.812	8
19	21	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Renault	Pirelli	1:39.168	+5.534	10
20	20	Karun Chandhok	Lotus Racing	Renault	Pirelli	1:39.946	+6.312	22
21	24	Timo Glock	Virgin	Cosworth	Pirelli	1:40.872	+7.238	13
22	25	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	Cosworth	Pirelli	1:41.019	+7.385	24
23	22	Daniel Joseph Ricciardo	HRT	Cosworth	Pirelli	1:41.106	+7.472	25
24	23	Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	Cosworth	Pirelli	1:41.775	+8.141	25

Free Practice 2

Column abbreviations (3)

Pos = Practice session position# = Car numberGap = Gap to fastest

Pos ↑	#	Driver	Constructor	Engine	Tyres	Time	Gap	Laps
1	4	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren	Mercedes	Pirelli	1:31.901	—	32
2	5	Fernando Alonso Díaz	Ferrari	Ferrari	Pirelli	1:32.075	+0.174	33
3	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Renault	Pirelli	1:32.095	+0.194	35
4	2	Mark Alan Webber	Red Bull	Renault	Pirelli	1:32.147	+0.246	28
5	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Ferrari	Pirelli	1:32.448	+0.547	34
6	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Mercedes	Pirelli	1:32.710	+0.809	26
7	8	Nico Erik Rosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes	Pirelli	1:32.982	+1.081	27
8	3	Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton	McLaren	Mercedes	Pirelli	1:33.245	+1.344	26
9	10	Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov	Renault	Renault	Pirelli	1:33.446	+1.545	36
10	18	Sébastien Olivier Humbert Buemi	Toro Rosso	Ferrari	Pirelli	1:33.681	+1.780	33
11	19	Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero	Toro Rosso	Ferrari	Pirelli	1:33.705	+1.804	25
12	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Mercedes	Pirelli	1:33.790	+1.889	36
13	17	Sergio Michel Pérez Mendoza	Sauber	Ferrari	Pirelli	1:34.393	+2.492	35
14	9	Bruno Senna Lalli	Renault	Renault	Pirelli	1:34.557	+2.656	27
15	15	Paul di Resta	Force India	Mercedes	Pirelli	1:34.601	+2.700	33
16	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Ferrari	Pirelli	1:36.038	+4.137	33
17	20	Heikki Johannes Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Renault	Pirelli	1:36.225	+4.324	35
18	11	Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello	Williams	Cosworth	Pirelli	1:37.123	+5.222	14
19	24	Timo Glock	Virgin	Cosworth	Pirelli	1:37.440	+5.539	30
20	25	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	Cosworth	Pirelli	1:38.093	+6.192	30
21	12	Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta	Williams	Cosworth	Pirelli	1:38.387	+6.486	16
22	22	Daniel Joseph Ricciardo	HRT	Cosworth	Pirelli	1:38.763	+6.862	36
23	21	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Renault	Pirelli	1:39.800	+7.899	24
24	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	Cosworth	Pirelli	1:42.480	+10.579	4

Free Practice 3

Column abbreviations (3)

Pos = Practice session position# = Car numberGap = Gap to fastest

Pos ↑	#	Driver	Constructor	Engine	Tyres	Time	Gap	Laps
1	4	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren	Mercedes	Pirelli	1:31.255	—	13
2	3	Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton	McLaren	Mercedes	Pirelli	1:31.762	+0.507	16
3	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Renault	Pirelli	1:32.122	+0.867	18
4	5	Fernando Alonso Díaz	Ferrari	Ferrari	Pirelli	1:32.279	+1.024	16
5	2	Mark Alan Webber	Red Bull	Renault	Pirelli	1:32.401	+1.146	14
6	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Ferrari	Pirelli	1:32.429	+1.174	16
7	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Mercedes	Pirelli	1:32.725	+1.470	19
8	8	Nico Erik Rosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes	Pirelli	1:32.878	+1.623	17
9	10	Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov	Renault	Renault	Pirelli	1:33.058	+1.803	15
10	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Mercedes	Pirelli	1:33.424	+2.169	14
11	18	Sébastien Olivier Humbert Buemi	Toro Rosso	Ferrari	Pirelli	1:33.469	+2.214	18
12	19	Jaime Víctor Alguersuari Escudero	Toro Rosso	Ferrari	Pirelli	1:33.545	+2.290	18
13	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Ferrari	Pirelli	1:33.818	+2.563	17
14	17	Sergio Michel Pérez Mendoza	Sauber	Ferrari	Pirelli	1:33.836	+2.581	21
15	15	Paul di Resta	Force India	Mercedes	Pirelli	1:33.990	+2.735	16
16	12	Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta	Williams	Cosworth	Pirelli	1:34.321	+3.066	21
17	9	Bruno Senna Lalli	Renault	Renault	Pirelli	1:35.389	+4.134	5
18	11	Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello	Williams	Cosworth	Pirelli	1:35.651	+4.396	18
19	21	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Renault	Pirelli	1:36.327	+5.072	16
20	20	Heikki Johannes Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Renault	Pirelli	1:36.912	+5.657	14
21	25	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	Cosworth	Pirelli	1:37.938	+6.683	17
22	24	Timo Glock	Virgin	Cosworth	Pirelli	1:38.011	+6.756	16
23	22	Daniel Joseph Ricciardo	HRT	Cosworth	Pirelli	1:38.355	+7.100	19
24	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	Cosworth	Pirelli	1:41.097	+9.842	8

Lap Leaders

Lap	Leader	Constructor
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
2	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
3	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
4	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
6	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
7	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
8	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
9	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
10	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
11	Felipe Massa	Ferrari
12	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
13	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
14	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
15	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
16	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
17	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
18	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
19	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
20	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
21	Fernando Alonso Díaz	Ferrari
22	Felipe Massa	Ferrari
23	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
24	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
25	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
26	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
27	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
28	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
29	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
30	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
31	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
32	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
33	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
34	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
35	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
36	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
37	Fernando Alonso Díaz	Ferrari
38	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes
39	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes
40	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes
41	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
42	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
43	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
44	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
45	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
46	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
47	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
48	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
49	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
50	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
51	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
52	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren
53	Jenson Alexander Lyons Button	McLaren

2011 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix

Circuit Details

Race Results

Starting Grid

Qualifying

Fastest Laps

Pit Stops

Safety Car Periods

Drivers' Championship after Race

Constructors' Championship after Race

Free Practice 1

Free Practice 2

Free Practice 3

Lap Leaders