2011 · Round 3
Chinese Grand Prix
Shanghai International Circuit · Shanghai, China
Pole position
Vettel
Fastest lap
1:38.993
Mark Webber
Biggest climber
▲15
Mark Webber
Finishers
23/24
1 did not finish
Classification
Chinese GP result
| Pos | Driver | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / status | Fastest lap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis HamiltonMcLaren | 3 | ▲2 | 56 | 1:36:58.226 | 1:40.415 | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian VettelRed Bull | 1 | ▼1 | 56 | +5.198 | 1:41.321 | 18 |
| 3 | Mark WebberRed Bull | 18 | ▲15 | 56 | +7.555 | 1:38.993 | 15 |
| 4 | Jenson ButtonMcLaren | 2 | ▼2 | 56 | +10.000 | 1:40.623 | 12 |
| 5 | Nico RosbergMercedes | 4 | ▼1 | 56 | +13.448 | 1:41.166 | 10 |
| 6 | Felipe MassaFerrari | 6 | • | 56 | +15.840 | 1:41.678 | 8 |
| 7 | Fernando AlonsoFerrari | 5 | ▼2 | 56 | +30.622 | 1:42.070 | 6 |
| 8 | Michael SchumacherMercedes | 14 | ▲6 | 56 | +31.026 | 1:41.215 | 4 |
| 9 | Vitaly PetrovRenault | 10 | ▲1 | 56 | +57.404 | 1:41.261 | 2 |
| 10 | Kamui KobayashiSauber | 13 | ▲3 | 56 | +1:03.273 | 1:42.577 | 1 |
| 11 | Paul di RestaForce India | 8 | ▼3 | 56 | +1:08.757 | 1:42.614 | |
| 12 | Nick HeidfeldRenault | 16 | ▲4 | 56 | +1:12.739 | 1:42.406 | |
| 13 | Rubens BarrichelloWilliams | 15 | ▲2 | 56 | +1:30.189 | 1:42.031 | |
| 14 | Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso | 9 | ▼5 | 56 | +1:30.671 | 1:41.696 | |
| 15 | Adrian SutilForce India | 11 | ▼4 | 55 | +1 Lap | 1:41.157 | |
| 16 | Heikki KovalainenLotus | 19 | ▲3 | 55 | +1 Lap | 1:42.672 | |
| 17 | Sergio PérezSauber | 12 | ▼5 | 55 | +1 Lap | 1:41.643 | |
| 18 | Pastor MaldonadoWilliams | 17 | ▼1 | 55 | +1 Lap | 1:41.702 | |
| 19 | Jarno TrulliLotus | 20 | ▲1 | 55 | +1 Lap | 1:42.052 | |
| 20 | Jérôme d'AmbrosioVirgin | 21 | ▲1 | 54 | +2 Laps | 1:44.806 | |
| 21 | Timo GlockVirgin | 22 | ▲1 | 54 | +2 Laps | 1:44.381 | |
| 22 | Vitantonio LiuzziHRT | 23 | ▲1 | 54 | +2 Laps | 1:43.384 | |
| 23 | Narain KarthikeyanHRT | 24 | ▲1 | 54 | +2 Laps | 1:46.081 | |
| DNF | Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso | 7 | 9 | Wheel | 1:45.700 |
Grid
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian VettelRed Bull | 1:35.674 | 1:34.776 | 1:33.706 |
| 2 | Jenson ButtonMcLaren | 1:35.924 | 1:34.662 | 1:34.421 |
| 3 | Lewis HamiltonMcLaren | 1:36.091 | 1:34.486 | 1:34.463 |
| 4 | Nico RosbergMercedes | 1:35.272 | 1:35.850 | 1:34.670 |
| 5 | Fernando AlonsoFerrari | 1:35.389 | 1:35.165 | 1:35.119 |
| 6 | Felipe MassaFerrari | 1:35.478 | 1:35.437 | 1:35.145 |
| 7 | Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso | 1:36.133 | 1:35.563 | 1:36.158 |
| 8 | Paul di RestaForce India | 1:35.702 | 1:35.858 | 1:36.190 |
| 9 | Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso | 1:36.110 | 1:35.500 | 1:36.203 |
| 10 | Vitaly PetrovRenault | 1:35.370 | 1:35.149 | – |
| 11 | Adrian SutilForce India | 1:36.092 | 1:35.874 | – |
| 12 | Sergio PérezSauber | 1:36.046 | 1:36.053 | – |
| 13 | Kamui KobayashiSauber | 1:36.147 | 1:36.236 | – |
| 14 | Michael SchumacherMercedes | 1:35.508 | 1:36.457 | – |
| 15 | Rubens BarrichelloWilliams | 1:35.911 | 1:36.465 | – |
| 16 | Nick HeidfeldRenault | 1:35.910 | 1:36.611 | – |
| 17 | Pastor MaldonadoWilliams | 1:36.121 | 1:36.956 | – |
| 18 | Mark WebberRed Bull | 1:36.468 | – | – |
| 19 | Heikki KovalainenLotus | 1:37.894 | – | – |
| 20 | Jarno TrulliLotus | 1:38.318 | – | – |
| 21 | Jérôme d'AmbrosioVirgin | 1:39.119 | – | – |
| 22 | Timo GlockVirgin | 1:39.708 | – | – |
| 23 | Vitantonio LiuzziHRT | 1:40.212 | – | – |
| 24 | Narain KarthikeyanHRT | 1:40.445 | – | – |