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Shanghai International Circuit Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix 2011 at Shanghai International Circuit on 17 April 2011, starting from P3 on the grid. Sebastian Vettel finished second for Red Bull, with Mark Webber completing the podium for Red Bull. Mark Webber set the fastest lap with a time of 1:38.993.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren | 56 | 1:36:58.226 | 25 | |
| 2 | 1 | Sebastian VettelVET | Red Bull | 56 | +5.198 | 18 | |
| 3 | 18 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull | 56 | +7.555 | 15 | ⚡ 1:38.993 |
| 4 | 2 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren | 56 | +10.000 | 12 | |
| 5 | 4 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 56 | +13.448 | 10 | |
| 6 | 6 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 56 | +15.840 | 8 | |
| 7 | 5 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Ferrari | 56 | +30.622 | 6 | |
| 8 | 14 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Mercedes | 56 | +31.026 | 4 | |
| 9 | 10 | Vitaly PetrovPET | Renault | 56 | +57.404 | 2 | |
| 10 | 13 | Kamui KobayashiKOB | Sauber | 56 | +1:03.273 | 1 | |
| 11 | 8 | Paul di RestaDIR | Force India | 56 | +1:08.757 | 0 | |
| 12 | 16 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | Renault | 56 | +1:12.739 | 0 | |
| 13 | 15 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Williams | 56 | +1:30.189 | 0 | |
| 14 | 9 | Sébastien BuemiBUE | Toro Rosso | 56 | +1:30.671 | 0 | |
| 15 | 11 | Adrian SutilSUT | Force India | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 19 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | Lotus | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 12 | Sergio PérezPER | Sauber | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 17 | Pastor MaldonadoMAL | Williams | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 20 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Lotus | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 20 | 21 | Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAM | Virgin | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 21 | 22 | Timo GlockGLO | Virgin | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 22 | 23 | Vitantonio LiuzziLIU | HRT | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 23 | 24 | Narain KarthikeyanKAR | HRT | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Jaime AlguersuariALG | Toro Rosso | 9 | Wheel | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Lewis Hamilton
- Pole Sebastian Vettel
- Circuit Shanghai International Circuit
- Winning team McLaren
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:35.674 | 1:34.776 | 1:33.706 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:35.924 | 1:34.662 | 1:34.421 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:36.091 | 1:34.486 | 1:34.463 |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:35.272 | 1:35.850 | 1:34.670 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:35.389 | 1:35.165 | 1:35.119 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:35.478 | 1:35.437 | 1:35.145 |
| 7 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:36.133 | 1:35.563 | 1:36.158 |
| 8 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:35.702 | 1:35.858 | 1:36.190 |
| 9 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:36.110 | 1:35.500 | 1:36.203 |
| 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:35.370 | 1:35.149 | - |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:36.092 | 1:35.874 | - |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:36.046 | 1:36.053 | - |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:36.147 | 1:36.236 | - |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:35.508 | 1:36.457 | - |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:35.911 | 1:36.465 | - |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:35.910 | 1:36.611 | - |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:36.121 | 1:36.956 | - |
| 18 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.468 | - | - |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:37.894 | - | - |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:38.318 | - | - |
| 21 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:39.119 | - | - |
| 22 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:39.708 | - | - |
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 1:40.212 | - | - |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:40.445 | - | - |