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Buddh International Circuit Sebastian Vettel won the Indian Grand Prix 2011 at Buddh International Circuit on 30 October 2011, starting from pole position. Jenson Button finished second for McLaren, with Fernando Alonso completing the podium for Ferrari. Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap with a time of 1:27.249.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian VettelVET | Red Bull | 60 | 1:30:35.002 | 25 | ⚡ 1:27.249 |
| 2 | 4 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren | 60 | +8.433 | 18 | |
| 3 | 3 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Ferrari | 60 | +24.301 | 15 | |
| 4 | 2 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull | 60 | +25.529 | 12 | |
| 5 | 11 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Mercedes | 60 | +1:05.421 | 10 | |
| 6 | 7 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 60 | +1:06.851 | 8 | |
| 7 | 5 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren | 60 | +1:24.183 | 6 | |
| 8 | 10 | Jaime AlguersuariALG | Toro Rosso | 59 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 9 | 8 | Adrian SutilSUT | Force India | 59 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 10 | 20 | Sergio PérezPER | Sauber | 59 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 16 | Vitaly PetrovPET | Renault | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 14 | Bruno SennaSEN | Renault | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 12 | Paul di RestaDIR | Force India | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 18 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | Lotus | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 15 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Williams | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 21 | Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAM | Virgin | 57 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 24 | Narain KarthikeyanKAR | HRT | 57 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 23 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | HRT | 57 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 19 | 19 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Lotus | 55 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 32 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Sébastien BuemiBUE | Toro Rosso | 24 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Pastor MaldonadoMAL | Williams | 12 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Timo GlockGLO | Virgin | 2 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Kamui KobayashiKOB | Sauber | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Sebastian Vettel
- Circuit Buddh International Circuit
- Winning team Red Bull
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:26.218 | 1:24.657 | 1:24.178 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:26.563 | 1:25.019 | 1:24.474 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:26.473 | 1:25.282 | 1:24.508 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.774 | 1:25.158 | 1:24.519 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:26.225 | 1:25.299 | 1:24.950 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.012 | 1:25.522 | 1:25.122 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:26.364 | 1:25.555 | 1:25.451 |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:26.271 | 1:26.140 | - |
| 9 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:26.608 | 1:26.161 | - |
| 10 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:26.557 | 1:26.319 | - |
| 11 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:26.189 | 1:26.319 | - |
| 12 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:26.790 | 1:26.337 | - |
| 13 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:26.864 | 1:26.503 | - |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:26.829 | 1:26.537 | - |
| 15 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 1:26.766 | 1:26.651 | - |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:27.479 | 1:27.247 | - |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:27.249 | 1:27.562 | - |
| 18 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:27.876 | - | - |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:28.565 | - | - |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:28.752 | - | - |
| 21 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | 1:30.216 | - | - |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:30.238 | - | - |
| 23 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:30.866 | - | - |
| 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:34.046 | - | - |