2011 Season - Round 3 - 2011-04-17
Lewis Hamilton won the 2011 Chinese Grand Prix for McLaren, with Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) second and Mark Webber (Red Bull) third. The win came from P3 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), who could not convert it into the win.
Mark Webber (Red Bull) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:38.993. Mark Webber (Red Bull) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P18 on the grid to P3 at the flag — a 15-place improvement. 1 drivers retired from the race.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2011 Chinese Grand Prix, completing round 3 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | Finished | 1:40.415 | 25 |
| 2 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | Finished | 1:41.321 | 18 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 18 | Finished | 1:38.993 | 15 |
| 4 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 1:40.623 | 12 |
| 5 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 4 | Finished | 1:41.166 | 10 |
| 6 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | Finished | 1:41.678 | 8 |
| 7 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 1:42.070 | 6 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 14 | Finished | 1:41.215 | 4 |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 10 | Finished | 1:41.261 | 2 |
| 10 | 10Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 13 | Finished | 1:42.577 | 1 |
| 11 | 40Paul di Resta | Force India | 8 | Finished | 1:42.614 | 0 |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 16 | Finished | 1:42.406 | 0 |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 15 | Finished | 1:42.031 | 0 |
| 14 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 9 | Finished | 1:41.696 | 0 |
| 15 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 11 | +1 Lap | 1:41.157 | 0 |
| 16 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 19 | +1 Lap | 1:42.672 | 0 |
| 17 | 11Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 12 | +1 Lap | 1:41.643 | 0 |
| 18 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 17 | +1 Lap | 1:41.702 | 0 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 20 | +1 Lap | 1:42.052 | 0 |
| 20 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 21 | +2 Laps | 1:44.806 | 0 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 22 | +2 Laps | 1:44.381 | 0 |
| 22 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 23 | +2 Laps | 1:43.384 | 0 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | +2 Laps | 1:46.081 | 0 |
| 24 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 7 | Wheel | 1:45.700 | 0 |