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Suzuka Circuit Jenson Button won the Japanese Grand Prix 2011 at Suzuka Circuit on 9 October 2011, starting from P2 on the grid. Fernando Alonso finished second for Ferrari, with Sebastian Vettel completing the podium for Red Bull. Jenson Button set the fastest lap with a time of 1:36.568.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren | 53 | 1:30:53.427 | 25 | ⚡ 1:36.568 |
| 2 | 5 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Ferrari | 53 | +1.160 | 18 | |
| 3 | 1 | Sebastian VettelVET | Red Bull | 53 | +2.006 | 15 | |
| 4 | 6 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull | 53 | +8.071 | 12 | |
| 5 | 3 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren | 53 | +24.268 | 10 | |
| 6 | 8 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Mercedes | 53 | +27.120 | 8 | |
| 7 | 4 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 53 | +28.240 | 6 | |
| 8 | 17 | Sergio PérezPER | Sauber | 53 | +39.377 | 4 | |
| 9 | 10 | Vitaly PetrovPET | Renault | 53 | +42.607 | 2 | |
| 10 | 23 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 53 | +44.322 | 1 | |
| 11 | 11 | Adrian SutilSUT | Force India | 53 | +54.447 | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 | Paul di RestaDIR | Force India | 53 | +1:02.326 | 0 | |
| 13 | 7 | Kamui KobayashiKOB | Sauber | 53 | +1:03.705 | 0 | |
| 14 | 14 | Pastor MaldonadoMAL | Williams | 53 | +1:04.194 | 0 | |
| 15 | 16 | Jaime AlguersuariALG | Toro Rosso | 53 | +1:06.623 | 0 | |
| 16 | 9 | Bruno SennaSEN | Renault | 53 | +1:12.628 | 0 | |
| 17 | 13 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Williams | 53 | +1:14.191 | 0 | |
| 18 | 18 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | Lotus | 53 | +1:27.824 | 0 | |
| 19 | 19 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Lotus | 53 | +1:36.140 | 0 | |
| 20 | 21 | Timo GlockGLO | Virgin | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 21 | 20 | Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAM | Virgin | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 22 | 22 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | HRT | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 23 | 24 | Vitantonio LiuzziLIU | HRT | 50 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Sébastien BuemiBUE | Toro Rosso | 11 | Wheel | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Jenson Button
- Pole Sebastian Vettel
- Circuit Suzuka Circuit
- Winning team McLaren
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:33.051 | 1:31.424 | 1:30.466 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:32.947 | 1:31.434 | 1:30.475 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:32.843 | 1:31.139 | 1:30.617 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:33.235 | 1:31.909 | 1:30.804 |
| 5 | 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 | - |
| 8 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 1:33.359 | 1:32.297 | - |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:32.877 | 1:32.245 | - |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:32.626 | 1:32.380 | - |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:32.761 | 1:32.463 | - |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:33.499 | 1:32.746 | - |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:33.921 | 1:33.079 | - |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:33.781 | 1:33.224 | - |
| 15 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:33.064 | 1:33.227 | - |
| 16 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:35.111 | 1:33.427 | - |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:34.704 | - | - |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:35.454 | - | - |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:35.514 | - | - |
| 20 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:36.439 | - | - |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:36.507 | - | - |
| 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | 1:37.846 | - | - |
| 23 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | - | - | - |
| 24 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | - | - | - |