Sebastian Vettel won the Malaysian Grand Prix 2011 at Sepang International Circuit on 10 April 2011, starting from pole position. Jenson Button finished second for McLaren, with Nick Heidfeld completing the podium for Renault. Mark Webber set the fastest lap with a time of 1:40.571.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian VettelVET | Red Bull | 56 | 1:37:39.832 | 25 | |
| 2 | 4 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren | 56 | +3.261 | 18 | |
| 3 | 6 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | Renault | 56 | +25.075 | 15 | |
| 4 | 3 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull | 56 | +26.384 | 12 | ⚡ 1:40.571 |
| 5 | 7 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 56 | +36.958 | 10 | |
| 6 | 5 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Ferrari | 56 | +37.248 | 8 | |
| 7 | 10 | Kamui KobayashiKOB | Sauber | 56 | +1:06.439 | 6 | |
| 8 | 2 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren | 56 | +1:09.957 | 4 | |
| 9 | 11 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Mercedes | 56 | +1:24.896 | 2 | |
| 10 | 14 | Paul di RestaDIR | Force India | 56 | +1:31.563 | 1 | |
| 11 | 17 | Adrian SutilSUT | Force India | 55 | +1:41.379 | 0 | |
| 12 | 9 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 12 | Sébastien BuemiBUE | Toro Rosso | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 13 | Jaime AlguersuariALG | Toro Rosso | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 19 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | Lotus | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 21 | Timo GlockGLO | Virgin | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 8 | Vitaly PetrovPET | Renault | 52 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Vitantonio LiuzziLIU | HRT | 46 | +10 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAM | Virgin | 42 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Lotus | 31 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Sergio PérezPER | Sauber | 23 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Williams | 22 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Narain KarthikeyanKAR | HRT | 14 | +42 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Pastor MaldonadoMAL | Williams | 8 | Engine misfire | 0 |