Malaysian Grand Prix
Round 2 of 2011
Circuit
Sepang International Circuit
Kuala Lumpur
Country
Malaysia
Date
Apr 10, 2011
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull | 1 | 56 | 1:37:39.832 | 25 |
| 2 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 4 | 56 | +3.261 | 18 |
| 3 | Nick Heidfeld HEI | Renault | 6 | 56 | +25.075 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull | 3 | 56 | +26.384 | 12 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 7 | 56 | +36.958 | 10 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 5 | 56 | +37.248 | 8 |
| 7 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber | 10 | 56 | +1:06.439 | 6 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren | 2 | 56 | +1:09.957 | 4 |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 11 | 56 | +1:24.896 | 2 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | 14 | 56 | +1:31.563 | 1 |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India | 17 | 55 | +1:41.379 | 0 |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 9 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Sébastien Buemi BUE | Toro Rosso | 12 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Jaime Alguersuari ALG | Toro Rosso | 13 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Lotus | 19 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Timo Glock GLO | Virgin | 21 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Renault | 8 | 52 | Accident | 0 |
| 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi LIU | HRT | 23 | 46 | +10 Laps | 0 |
| 19 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAM | Virgin | 22 | 42 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Lotus | 20 | 31 | Clutch | 0 |
| 21 | Sergio Pérez PER | Sauber | 16 | 23 | Accident | 0 |
| 22 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | Williams | 15 | 22 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT | 24 | 14 | +42 Laps | 0 |
| 24 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 18 | 8 | Engine misfire | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:37.468 | 1:35.934 | 1:34.870 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:36.861 | 1:35.852 | 1:34.974 |
| 3 | Mark Webber WEB | 1:37.924 | 1:36.080 | 1:35.179 |
| 4 | Jenson Button BUT | 1:37.033 | 1:35.569 | 1:35.200 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:36.897 | 1:36.320 | 1:35.802 |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld HEI | 1:37.224 | 1:36.811 | 1:36.124 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa MAS | 1:36.744 | 1:36.557 | 1:36.251 |
| 8 | Vitaly Petrov PET | 1:37.210 | 1:36.642 | 1:36.324 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 1:37.316 | 1:36.388 | 1:36.809 |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | 1:36.994 | 1:36.691 | 1:36.820 |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher MSC | 1:36.904 | 1:37.035 | — |
| 12 | Sébastien Buemi BUE | 1:37.693 | 1:37.160 | — |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari ALG | 1:37.677 | 1:37.347 | — |
| 14 | Paul di Resta DIR | 1:38.045 | 1:37.370 | — |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | 1:38.163 | 1:37.496 | — |
| 16 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:37.759 | 1:37.528 | — |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil SUT | 1:37.693 | 1:37.593 | — |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | 1:38.276 | — | — |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | 1:38.645 | — | — |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli TRU | 1:38.791 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Red Bull
1:41.539
Lap 33
McLaren
1:41.264
Lap 50
Renault
1:41.547
Lap 47
Red Bull
1:40.571
Lap 46
Ferrari
1:41.999
Lap 41
Ferrari
1:40.717
Lap 49
Sauber
1:42.095
Lap 39
McLaren
1:41.512
Lap 54
Mercedes
1:42.491
Lap 45
Force India
1:42.883
Lap 48
Force India
1:42.973
Lap 34
Mercedes
1:41.778
Lap 45
Toro Rosso
1:42.659
Lap 36
Toro Rosso
1:43.744
Lap 37
Lotus
1:43.677
Lap 43
Virgin
1:45.357
Lap 50
Renault
1:41.054
Lap 49
1:46.521
Lap 42
Virgin
1:45.346
Lap 41
Lotus
1:45.280
Lap 23
Sauber
1:43.298
Lap 19
Williams
1:45.516
Lap 10
1:49.385
Lap 5
Williams
1:45.689
Lap 5
Race Overview
The 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix took place at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. This iconic circuit has been a staple of the Formula 1 calendar, providing thrilling racing action and memorable moments.
24 drivers completed the race, with Sebastian Vettel taking the victory.