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Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Santander 2011 · qualifying
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- Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Santander 2011 · qualifying
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/844-qualifying
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Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Grand Prix context
Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Santander 2011 · Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
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2011 Formula 1 World Championship · round 5
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:39:03.301 · 66 laps · renault | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:39:03.931 · 66 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:39:38.998 · 66 laps · mercedes | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:39:51.267 · 66 laps · renault | 12 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 65 laps · ferrari | 10 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | Time not recorded · 65 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Time not recorded · 65 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | Time not recorded · 65 laps · renault | 4 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | Time not recorded · 65 laps · ferrari | 2 |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | Time not recorded · 65 laps · ferrari | 1 |
| 11 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | Time not recorded · 65 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | Time not recorded · 65 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Time not recorded · 65 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 65 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Time not recorded · 65 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 64 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | Time not recorded · 64 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus Racing | Time not recorded · 64 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Virgin | Time not recorded · 63 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 20 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | Time not recorded · 62 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 21 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | Time not recorded · 61 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 58 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus Racing | Accident · Time not recorded · 48 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 28 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Q1 1:23.619 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Q1 1:24.142 · 13 laps · renault | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Q1 1:24.370 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Q1 1:23.485 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:24.428 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 6 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | Q1 1:23.069 · 14 laps · renault | |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:23.507 · 14 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Q1 1:23.506 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Q1 1:23.406 · 14 laps · cosworth | |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | Q1 1:22.960 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 11 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:23.962 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | Q1 1:24.209 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:24.049 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | Q1 1:23.656 · 8 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus Racing | Q1 1:25.874 · 6 laps · renault | |
| 16 | Paul di Resta | Force India | Q1 1:24.332 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Q1 1:24.648 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus Racing | Q1 1:26.521 · 4 laps · renault | |
| 19 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | Q1 1:26.910 · 5 laps · cosworth | |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Virgin | Q1 1:27.315 · 8 laps · cosworth | |
| 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | Q1 1:27.809 · 9 laps · cosworth | |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | Q1 1:27.908 · 9 laps · cosworth | |
| 23 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | Q1 1:28.556 · 5 laps · cosworth |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:20.981 · renault | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:21.181 · renault | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:21.961 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:21.964 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:21.996 · mercedes | |
| 6 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:22.471 · renault | |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:22.599 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:22.888 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:22.952 · cosworth | |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | Time not recorded · mercedes | |
| 11 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:23.231 · ferrari | |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:23.367 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:23.694 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:23.702 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus Racing | 1:25.403 · renault | |
| 16 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:26.126 · mercedes | |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:26.571 · mercedes | |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus Racing | 1:26.521 · renault | |
| 19 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:26.910 · cosworth | |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:27.315 · cosworth | |
| 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 1:27.809 · cosworth | |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:27.908 · cosworth | |
| 23 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:28.556 · cosworth | |
| 24 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | Time not recorded · renault |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 118 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 77 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 67 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 61 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 51 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 26 |
| 7 | Nick Heidfeld | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 25 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 24 |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 21 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 11 | Kamui Kobayashi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 14 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 16 | Jaime Alguersuari | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 19 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Pastor Maldonado | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 22 | Timo Glock | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 24 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Mark Webber | 1 | 1:25.142 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1:26.149 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 3 | 1:26.379 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 4 | 1:26.480 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 5 | 1:26.738 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 6 | 1:26.988 |
| freePractice1Results | Michael Schumacher | 7 | 1:27.016 |
| freePractice1Results | Nick Heidfeld | 8 | 1:27.132 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 9 | 1:27.138 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 10 | 1:27.212 |
| freePractice1Results | Vitaly Petrov | 11 | 1:27.241 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 12 | 1:27.471 |
| freePractice1Results | Pastor Maldonado | 13 | 1:28.005 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 14 | 1:28.027 |
| freePractice1Results | Adrian Sutil | 15 | 1:28.163 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 16 | 1:28.654 |
| freePractice1Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 17 | 1:28.819 |
| freePractice1Results | Jaime Alguersuari | 18 | 1:28.995 |
| freePractice1Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 19 | 1:29.231 |
| freePractice1Results | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 20 | 1:30.896 |
| freePractice1Results | Timo Glock | 21 | 1:31.235 |
| freePractice1Results | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 22 | 1:31.268 |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 23 | 1:31.418 |
| freePractice1Results | Narain Karthikeyan | 24 | 1:32.106 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 1 | 1:22.470 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:22.509 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:22.826 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 4 | 1:23.188 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 5 | 1:23.568 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 6 | 1:23.586 |
| freePractice2Results | Michael Schumacher | 7 | 1:23.981 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 8 | 1:24.278 |
| freePractice2Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 9 | 1:24.290 |
| freePractice2Results | Nick Heidfeld | 10 | 1:24.366 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 11 | 1:24.483 |
| freePractice2Results | Vitaly Petrov | 12 | 1:24.786 |
| freePractice2Results | Sébastien Buemi | 13 | 1:25.296 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 14 | 1:25.303 |
| freePractice2Results | Jaime Alguersuari | 15 | 1:25.457 |
| freePractice2Results | Pastor Maldonado | 16 | 1:25.603 |
| freePractice2Results | Paul di Resta | 17 | 1:26.073 |
| freePractice2Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 18 | 1:26.417 |
| freePractice2Results | Adrian Sutil | 19 | 1:27.123 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 20 | 1:27.189 |
| freePractice2Results | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 21 | 1:28.036 |
| freePractice2Results | Timo Glock | 22 | 1:28.062 |
| freePractice2Results | Narain Karthikeyan | 23 | 1:29.469 |
| freePractice2Results | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 24 | 1:29.476 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1:21.707 |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 2 | 1:21.791 |
| freePractice3Results | Michael Schumacher | 3 | 1:23.057 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 1:23.068 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 5 | 1:23.214 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 6 | 1:23.397 |
| freePractice3Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 7 | 1:23.669 |
| freePractice3Results | Vitaly Petrov | 8 | 1:24.043 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 9 | 1:24.270 |
| freePractice3Results | Rubens Barrichello | 10 | 1:24.318 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 11 | 1:24.322 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 12 | 1:24.329 |
| freePractice3Results | Pastor Maldonado | 13 | 1:24.399 |
| freePractice3Results | Sébastien Buemi | 14 | 1:24.535 |
| freePractice3Results | Adrian Sutil | 15 | 1:24.695 |
| freePractice3Results | Jaime Alguersuari | 16 | 1:24.722 |
| freePractice3Results | Paul di Resta | 17 | 1:25.223 |
| freePractice3Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 18 | 1:26.236 |
| freePractice3Results | Jarno Trulli | 19 | 1:27.000 |
| freePractice3Results | Timo Glock | 20 | 1:27.706 |
| freePractice3Results | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 21 | 1:28.330 |
| freePractice3Results | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 22 | 1:29.057 |
| freePractice3Results | Nick Heidfeld | 23 | 1:29.200 |
| freePractice3Results | Narain Karthikeyan | 24 | 1:29.562 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.