2011 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix

Your weekend briefing

Times in Africa/Johannesburg

Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

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Race

2011-04-10 · time TBA

Sepang International Circuit

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Race · 1:37:39.832 · 56 laps	25
2	Jenson Button	McLaren	Race · 1:37:43.093 · 56 laps	18
3	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	Race · 1:38:04.907 · 56 laps	15
4	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Fastest lap · Race · 1:38:06.216 · 56 laps	12
5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Race · 1:38:16.790 · 56 laps	10
6	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Race · 1:38:17.080 · Time penalty: 20.000 · 56 laps	8
7	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Race · 1:38:46.271 · 56 laps	6
8	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Race · 1:38:49.789 · Time penalty: 20.000 · 56 laps	4
9	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Race · 1:39:04.728 · 56 laps	2
10	Paul di Resta	Force India	Race · 1:39:11.395 · 56 laps	1
11	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Race · 1:39:21.211 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Timo Glock	Virgin	Race · Time not recorded · 54 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	Race · Accident · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	Race · Rear wing · Time not recorded · 46 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	Race · Electrical · Time not recorded · 42 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Race · Clutch · Time not recorded · 31 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	Race · Electrical · Time not recorded · 23 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	Race · Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 22 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	Race · Mechanical · Time not recorded · 14 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 8 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Sebastian Vettel · Red Bull

Jenson Button · McLaren

Nick Heidfeld · Renault

Mark Webber · Red Bull

Felipe Massa · Ferrari

Fernando Alonso · Ferrari

Kamui Kobayashi · Sauber

Lewis Hamilton · McLaren

Michael Schumacher · Mercedes

Paul di Resta · Force India

Adrian Sutil · Force India

Nico Rosberg · Mercedes

Sébastien Buemi · Toro Rosso

Jaime Alguersuari · Toro Rosso

Heikki Kovalainen · Lotus Racing

Timo Glock · Virgin

Vitaly Petrov · Renault

Vitantonio Liuzzi · HRT

Jérôme d'Ambrosio · Virgin

Jarno Trulli · Lotus Racing

Sergio Pérez · Sauber

Rubens Barrichello · Williams

Narain Karthikeyan · HRT

Pastor Maldonado · Williams

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.468 · Q2 1:35.934 · Q3 1:34.870 · 12 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.861 · Q2 1:35.852 · Q3 1:34.974 · 19 laps
3	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.924 · Q2 1:36.080 · Q3 1:35.179 · 17 laps
4	Jenson Button	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.033 · Q2 1:35.569 · Q3 1:35.200 · 15 laps
5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.897 · Q2 1:36.320 · Q3 1:35.802 · 14 laps
6	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.224 · Q2 1:36.811 · Q3 1:36.124 · 9 laps
7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.744 · Q2 1:36.557 · Q3 1:36.251 · 13 laps
8	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.210 · Q2 1:36.642 · Q3 1:36.324 · 9 laps
9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.316 · Q2 1:36.388 · Q3 1:36.809 · 17 laps
10	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.994 · Q2 1:36.691 · Q3 1:36.820 · 13 laps
11	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.904 · Q2 1:37.035 · 12 laps
12	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.693 · Q2 1:37.160 · 13 laps
13	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.677 · Q2 1:37.347 · 12 laps
14	Paul di Resta	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.045 · Q2 1:37.370 · 12 laps
15	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.163 · Q2 1:37.496 · 15 laps
16	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.759 · Q2 1:37.528 · 10 laps
17	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.693 · Q2 1:37.593 · 9 laps
18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.276 · 8 laps
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.645 · 8 laps
20	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.791 · 8 laps
21	Timo Glock	Virgin	Qualifying · Q1 1:40.648 · 8 laps
22	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	Qualifying · Q1 1:41.001 · 7 laps
23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	Qualifying · Q1 1:41.549 · 7 laps
24	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	Qualifying · Q1 1:42.574 · 7 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:34.870
2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:34.974
3	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:35.179
4	Jenson Button	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:35.200
5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:35.802
6	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	Starting grid · 1:36.124
7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:36.251
8	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	Starting grid · 1:36.324
9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:36.809
10	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:36.820
11	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:37.035
12	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:37.160
13	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:37.347
14	Paul di Resta	Force India	Starting grid · 1:37.370
15	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	Starting grid · 1:37.496
16	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:37.528
17	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Starting grid · 1:37.593
18	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Starting grid · 1:38.276
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Starting grid · 1:38.645
20	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Starting grid · 1:38.791
21	Timo Glock	Virgin	Starting grid · 1:40.648
22	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	Starting grid · 1:41.001
23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	Starting grid · 1:41.549
24	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	Starting grid · 1:42.574

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.651 · 22 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.316 · 16 laps
3	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.791 · 29 laps
4	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.377 · 23 laps
5	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.443 · 31 laps
6	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.453 · 22 laps
7	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.525 · 6 laps
8	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.581 · 21 laps
9	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.601 · 23 laps
10	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.646 · 29 laps
11	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.734 · 21 laps
12	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.748 · 23 laps
13	Jaime Alguersuari	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.770 · 24 laps
14	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.872 · 27 laps
15	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.927 · 16 laps
16	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.620 · 21 laps
17	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.627 · 18 laps
18	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.642 · 24 laps
19	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.154 · 18 laps
20	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:42.540 · 20 laps
21	Davide Valsecchi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:44.054 · 18 laps
22	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:45.228 · 20 laps
23	Narain Karthikeyan	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:46.267 · 10 laps
24	Vitaly Petrov	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:47.932 · 4 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.876 · 24 laps
2	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.881 · 30 laps
3	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.010 · 23 laps
4	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.090 · 30 laps
5	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.088 · 26 laps
6	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.089 · 31 laps
7	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.565 · 25 laps
8	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.570 · 16 laps
9	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.583 · 27 laps
10	Jaime Alguersuari	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.846 · 31 laps
11	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.968 · 25 laps
12	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.187 · 30 laps
13	Vitaly Petrov	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.267 · 17 laps
14	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.398 · 29 laps
15	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.603 · 34 laps
16	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.625 · 31 laps
17	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.809 · 28 laps
18	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.115 · 31 laps
19	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.866 · 24 laps
20	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:41.890 · 19 laps
21	Narain Karthikeyan	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.197 · 15 laps
22	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.991 · 14 laps
23	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:44.886 · 4 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.340 · 11 laps
2	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.630 · 16 laps
3	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.762 · 14 laps
4	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.115 · 17 laps
5	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.175 · 14 laps
6	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.284 · 11 laps
7	Vitaly Petrov	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.297 · 17 laps
8	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.762 · 12 laps
9	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.059 · 18 laps
10	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.300 · 20 laps
11	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.307 · 20 laps
12	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.448 · 17 laps
13	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.464 · 16 laps
14	Pastor Maldonado	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.597 · 15 laps
15	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.665 · 14 laps
16	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.681 · 16 laps
17	Jaime Alguersuari	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.716 · 14 laps
18	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.864 · 13 laps
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.260 · 19 laps
20	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.699 · 15 laps
21	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:41.215 · 17 laps
22	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:41.414 · 18 laps
23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:43.147 · 6 laps
24	Narain Karthikeyan	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:43.383 · 11 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:40.571
2	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:40.717
3	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:41.054
4	Jenson Button	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:41.264
5	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:41.512
6	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:41.539
7	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:41.547
8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:41.778
9	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:41.999
10	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:42.095
11	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:42.491
12	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:42.659
13	Paul di Resta	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:42.883
14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:42.973
15	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:43.298
16	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Fastest laps · 1:43.677
17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:43.744
18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Fastest laps · 1:45.280
19	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	Fastest laps · 1:45.346
20	Timo Glock	Virgin	Fastest laps · 1:45.357
21	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:45.516
22	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:45.689
23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	Fastest laps · 1:46.521
24	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	Fastest laps · 1:49.385

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Adrian Sutil	1	3	31.694
Rubens Barrichello	1	3	32.978
Mark Webber	1	10	22.572
Paul di Resta	1	11	22.773
Lewis Hamilton	1	12	22.552
Sebastian Vettel	1	13	23.019
Nick Heidfeld	1	13	23.900
Jenson Button	1	13	22.400
Felipe Massa	1	13	29.224
Jarno Trulli	1	13	25.516
Fernando Alonso	1	14	23.152
Michael Schumacher	1	14	22.576
Vitaly Petrov	1	15	23.182
Sébastien Buemi	1	15	23.280
Heikki Kovalainen	1	15	29.084
Nico Rosberg	1	15	24.967
Jaime Alguersuari	1	16	23.584
Adrian Sutil	2	16	22.046
Kamui Kobayashi	1	17	23.280
Sergio Pérez	1	17	23.597
Timo Glock	1	17	24.617
Jérôme d'Ambrosio	1	17	26.252
Vitantonio Liuzzi	1	17	27.815
Rubens Barrichello	2	17	24.502
Sébastien Buemi	2	20	29.843
Mark Webber	2	22	21.991
Jenson Button	2	23	22.471
Lewis Hamilton	2	24	22.611
Paul di Resta	2	24	22.419
Sebastian Vettel	2	25	21.893
Fernando Alonso	2	26	23.894
Nick Heidfeld	2	26	23.221
Felipe Massa	2	27	22.541
Vitaly Petrov	2	27	22.680
Michael Schumacher	2	28	22.261
Nico Rosberg	2	29	22.577
Mark Webber	3	32	22.069
Jaime Alguersuari	2	32	22.888
Adrian Sutil	3	32	22.550
Sébastien Buemi	3	32	27.439
Heikki Kovalainen	2	34	23.336
Timo Glock	2	34	24.429
Jérôme d'Ambrosio	2	35	24.416
Kamui Kobayashi	2	36	23.442
Lewis Hamilton	3	37	25.382
Paul di Resta	3	37	23.977
Jenson Button	3	38	22.483
Felipe Massa	3	38	22.893
Nick Heidfeld	3	39	22.602
Vitantonio Liuzzi	2	38	26.554
Nico Rosberg	3	40	22.526
Sebastian Vettel	3	41	22.313
Fernando Alonso	3	41	23.812
Michael Schumacher	3	42	22.227
Mark Webber	4	43	22.161
Vitaly Petrov	3	44	28.694
Fernando Alonso	4	46	27.182
Vitantonio Liuzzi	3	44	38.823
Lewis Hamilton	4	52	22.466

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

Fernando Alonso · 20.000

Lewis Hamilton · 20.000

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	50
2	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	26
3	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	22
4	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	22
5	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	20
6	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	16
7	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	15
8	Vitaly Petrov	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	15
9	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
10	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
11	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
12	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
13	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
14	Jaime Alguersuari	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
15	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
16	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
18	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
19	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Red Bull Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	72
2	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	48
3	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	36
4	Renault Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	30
5	Sauber Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	6
6	Toro Rosso Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	4
7	Force India Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	4
8	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	2
9	Lotus Racing Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
10	Virgin Cosworth	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

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