2011 Season - Round 15 - 2011-10-09
Jenson Button won the 2011 Japanese Grand Prix for McLaren, with Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) second and Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), who could not convert it into the win.
Jenson Button (McLaren) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:36.568. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P23 on the grid to P10 at the flag â a 13-place improvement. 1 drivers retired from the race.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2011 Japanese Grand Prix, completing round 15 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 1:36.568 | 25 |
| 2 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 1:36.682 | 18 |
| 3 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | Finished | 1:36.916 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 6 | Finished | 1:36.828 | 12 |
| 5 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | Finished | 1:37.645 | 10 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 8 | Finished | 1:37.916 | 8 |
| 7 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 1:37.800 | 6 |
| 8 | 11Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 17 | Finished | 1:36.569 | 4 |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 10 | Finished | 1:37.053 | 2 |
| 10 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 23 | Finished | 1:36.614 | 1 |
| 11 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 11 | Finished | 1:38.133 | 0 |
| 12 | 40Paul di Resta | Force India | 12 | Finished | 1:37.970 | 0 |
| 13 | 10Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 7 | Finished | 1:39.724 | 0 |
| 14 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 14 | Finished | 1:37.645 | 0 |
| 15 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 16 | Finished | 1:37.411 | 0 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 9 | Finished | 1:38.407 | 0 |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 13 | Finished | 1:39.080 | 0 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 18 | Finished | 1:39.297 | 0 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 19 | Finished | 1:39.561 | 0 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 21 | +2 Laps | 1:41.704 | 0 |
| 21 | JérÎme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 20 | +2 Laps | 1:41.794 | 0 |
| 22 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | 22 | +2 Laps | 1:41.437 | 0 |
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 24 | +3 Laps | 1:42.409 | 0 |
| 24 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 15 | Wheel | 1:42.107 | 0 |