2011 Japanese Grand Prix Results

Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka

October 9, 2011

Round 15

Race Winner

Jenson Button

McLaren

Circuit

Suzuka Circuit

Suzuka, Japan

Fastest Race Lap

1:36.568

Jenson Button (Lap 52)

Fastest Qualifying

1:30.466

Sebastian Vettel (Q3)

Qualifying Results

Grid positions for the race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1:33.051	1:31.424	1:30.466
2	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:32.947	1:31.434	1:30.475
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:32.843	1:31.139	1:30.617
4	19	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:33.235	1:31.909	1:30.804
5	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:32.817	1:31.612	1:30.886
6		Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:33.135	1:31.576	1:31.156
7		Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:33.748	1:32.116	1:32.116
8		Bruno Senna	Renault	1:33.359	1:32.297	1:32.297
9		Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1:32.877	1:32.245	1:32.245
10	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:32.626	1:32.380	1:32.380
11	99	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:32.761	1:32.463	1:32.463
12	40	Paul di Resta	Force India	1:33.499	1:32.746	1:32.746
13		Rubens Barrichello	Williams	1:33.921	1:33.079	1:33.079
14	13	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1:33.781	1:33.224	1:33.224
15		Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	1:33.064	1:33.227	1:33.227
16		Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	1:35.111	1:33.427	1:33.427
17	11	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	1:34.704	-	1:34.704
18		Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus	1:35.454	-	1:35.454
19		Jarno Trulli	Lotus	1:35.514	-	1:35.514
20		Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	1:36.439	-	1:36.439
21		Timo Glock	Virgin	1:36.507	-	1:36.507
22	3	Daniel Ricciardo	HRT	1:37.846	-	1:37.846
23	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	-	-	-
24		Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	-	-	-

Final Classification

Complete race results from the Japanese Grand Prix

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	53	1:30:53.427	25
2	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	53	+1.160	18
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	53	+2.006	15
4		Mark Webber	Red Bull	53	+8.071	12
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	53	+24.268	10
6		Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	53	+27.120	8
7	19	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	53	+28.240	6
8	11	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	53	+39.377	4
9		Vitaly Petrov	Renault	53	+42.607	2
10	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	53	+44.322	1
11	99	Adrian Sutil	Force India	53	+54.447	0
12	40	Paul di Resta	Force India	53	+1:02.326	0
13	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	53	+1:03.705	0
14	13	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	53	+1:04.194	0
15		Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	53	+1:06.623	0
16		Bruno Senna	Renault	53	+1:12.628	0
17		Rubens Barrichello	Williams	53	+1:14.191	0
18		Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus	53	+1:27.824	0
19		Jarno Trulli	Lotus	53	+1:36.140	0
20		Timo Glock	Virgin	51	+2 Laps	0
21		Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	51	+2 Laps	0
22	3	Daniel Ricciardo	HRT	51	+2 Laps	0
23		Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	50	+3 Laps	0
24		Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	11	Wheel	0

Race Statistics

Location:Suzuka, Japan

Weather:Clear & Warm

Track Temperature:42°C

Points Awarded

Championship points awarded to top 10 finishers

25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system used