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Korean International Circuit Sebastian Vettel won the Korean Grand Prix 2011 at Korean International Circuit on 16 October 2011, starting from P2 on the grid. Lewis Hamilton finished second for McLaren, with Mark Webber completing the podium for Red Bull. Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap with a time of 1:39.605.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Sebastian VettelVET | Red Bull | 55 | 1:38:01.994 | 25 | ⚡ 1:39.605 |
| 2 | 1 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren | 55 | +12.019 | 18 | |
| 3 | 4 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull | 55 | +12.477 | 15 | |
| 4 | 3 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren | 55 | +14.694 | 12 | |
| 5 | 6 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Ferrari | 55 | +15.689 | 10 | |
| 6 | 5 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 55 | +25.133 | 8 | |
| 7 | 11 | Jaime AlguersuariALG | Toro Rosso | 55 | +49.538 | 6 | |
| 8 | 7 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 55 | +54.053 | 4 | |
| 9 | 13 | Sébastien BuemiBUE | Toro Rosso | 55 | +1:02.762 | 2 | |
| 10 | 9 | Paul di RestaDIR | Force India | 55 | +1:08.602 | 1 | |
| 11 | 10 | Adrian SutilSUT | Force India | 55 | +1:11.229 | 0 | |
| 12 | 18 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Williams | 55 | +1:33.068 | 0 | |
| 13 | 15 | Bruno SennaSEN | Renault | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 19 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | Lotus | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 14 | Kamui KobayashiKOB | Sauber | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 17 | Sergio PérezPER | Sauber | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 20 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Lotus | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 21 | Timo GlockGLO | Virgin | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 24 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | HRT | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 20 | 22 | Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAM | Virgin | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 21 | 23 | Vitantonio LiuzziLIU | HRT | 52 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Pastor MaldonadoMAL | Williams | 30 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Vitaly PetrovPET | Renault | 16 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Mercedes | 15 | Collision | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Sebastian Vettel
- Pole Lewis Hamilton
- Circuit Korean International Circuit
- Winning team Red Bull
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:37.525 | 1:36.526 | 1:35.820 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:39.093 | 1:37.285 | 1:36.042 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:37.929 | 1:37.302 | 1:36.126 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:39.071 | 1:37.292 | 1:36.468 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.670 | 1:37.313 | 1:36.831 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:38.393 | 1:37.352 | 1:36.980 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.426 | 1:37.892 | 1:37.754 |
| 8 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:38.378 | 1:38.186 | 1:38.124 |
| 9 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:38.549 | 1:38.254 | - |
| 10 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:38.789 | 1:38.219 | - |
| 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:39.392 | 1:38.315 | - |
| 12 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:38.502 | 1:38.354 | - |
| 13 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:39.352 | 1:38.508 | - |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:39.464 | 1:38.775 | - |
| 15 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 1:39.316 | 1:38.791 | - |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:39.436 | 1:39.189 | - |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:39.097 | 1:39.443 | - |
| 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:39.538 | - | - |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:40.522 | - | - |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:41.101 | - | - |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:42.091 | - | - |
| 22 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:43.483 | - | - |
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 1:43.758 | - | - |
| 24 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | - | - | - |