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2011 Formula 1 Airtel Grand Prix of India
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 30 Oct 2011
- Name
- 2011 Formula 1 Airtel Grand Prix of India
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/856
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
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.
Recorded qualifying format: KNOCKOUT
Grand Prix context
2011 Formula 1 Airtel Grand Prix of India · Buddh International Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2011 Formula 1 World Championship · round 17
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:30:35.002 · 60 laps · renault | 25 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:30:43.435 · 60 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:30:59.303 · 60 laps · ferrari | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:31:00.531 · 60 laps · renault | 12 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:31:40.423 · 60 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:31:41.853 · 60 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:31:59.185 · 60 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 59 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Time not recorded · 59 laps · mercedes | 2 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | Time not recorded · 59 laps · ferrari | 1 |
| 11 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | Time not recorded · 59 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Bruno Senna | Renault | Time not recorded · 59 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Paul di Resta | Force India | Time not recorded · 59 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus Racing | Time not recorded · 58 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | Time not recorded · 58 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | Time not recorded · 57 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | Time not recorded · 57 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | Time not recorded · 57 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus Racing | Time not recorded · 55 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Suspension · Time not recorded · 32 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | Engine · Time not recorded · 24 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 12 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Timo Glock | Virgin | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 2 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Q1 1:26.218 · 16 laps · renault | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Q1 1:26.563 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Q1 1:26.473 · 17 laps · renault | |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Q1 1:26.774 · 19 laps · ferrari | |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:26.225 · 20 laps · mercedes | |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Q1 1:27.012 · 18 laps · ferrari | |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:26.364 · 19 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Q1 1:26.271 · 19 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:26.608 · 19 laps · ferrari | |
| 10 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:26.557 · 19 laps · ferrari | |
| 11 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | Q1 1:26.189 · 20 laps · renault | |
| 12 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | Q1 1:26.790 · 17 laps · mercedes | |
| 13 | Paul di Resta | Force India | Q1 1:26.864 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Q1 1:26.829 · 18 laps · cosworth | |
| 15 | Bruno Senna | Renault | Q1 1:26.766 · 16 laps · renault | |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | Q1 1:27.479 · 17 laps · cosworth | |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | Q1 1:27.249 · 10 laps · ferrari | |
| 18 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | Q1 1:27.876 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus Racing | Q1 1:28.565 · 13 laps · renault | |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus Racing | Q1 1:28.752 · 13 laps · renault | |
| 21 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | Q1 1:30.216 · 11 laps · cosworth | |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | Q1 1:30.238 · 11 laps · cosworth | |
| 23 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | Q1 1:30.866 · 14 laps · cosworth | |
| NC | Timo Glock | Virgin | Q1 1:34.046 · 3 laps · cosworth |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:24.178 · renault | |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:24.508 · renault | |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:24.519 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:24.950 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:24.474 · mercedes | |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:25.122 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:25.451 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Time not recorded · mercedes | |
| 9 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · ferrari | |
| 10 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · ferrari | |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:26.337 · mercedes | |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:26.503 · mercedes | |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:26.537 · cosworth | |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 1:26.651 · renault | |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:27.247 · cosworth | |
| 16 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:26.319 · renault | |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:27.876 · ferrari | |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus Racing | 1:28.565 · renault | |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus Racing | 1:28.752 · renault | |
| 20 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:27.562 · ferrari | |
| 21 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:30.866 · cosworth | |
| 22 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:34.046 · cosworth | |
| 23 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | 1:30.216 · cosworth | |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:30.238 · cosworth |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 374 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 240 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 227 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 221 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 202 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 98 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 75 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 70 |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 36 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 34 |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 30 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 27 |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 26 |
| 14 | Paul di Resta | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 21 |
| 15 | Sébastien Buemi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 16 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 18 | Bruno Senna | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 19 | Pastor Maldonado | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 20 | Pedro de la Rosa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Jarno Trulli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 24 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 25 | Timo Glock | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 26 | Narain Karthikeyan | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 27 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 28 | Karun Chandhok | 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 | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:26.836 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1:27.416 |
| freePractice1Results | Mark Webber | 3 | 1:27.428 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 4 | 1:28.394 |
| freePractice1Results | Michael Schumacher | 5 | 1:28.531 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 6 | 1:28.542 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 7 | 1:28.644 |
| freePractice1Results | Adrian Sutil | 8 | 1:28.705 |
| freePractice1Results | Sébastien Buemi | 9 | 1:29.219 |
| freePractice1Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 10 | 1:29.355 |
| freePractice1Results | Paul di Resta | 11 | 1:29.700 |
| freePractice1Results | Vitaly Petrov | 12 | 1:29.705 |
| freePractice1Results | Bruno Senna | 13 | 1:29.799 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 14 | 1:30.132 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 15 | 1:30.367 |
| freePractice1Results | Jaime Alguersuari | 16 | 1:30.566 |
| freePractice1Results | Pastor Maldonado | 17 | 1:30.669 |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 18 | 1:30.818 |
| freePractice1Results | Karun Chandhok | 19 | 1:32.487 |
| freePractice1Results | Timo Glock | 20 | 1:32.771 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 21 | 1:33.928 |
| freePractice1Results | Narain Karthikeyan | 22 | 1:34.113 |
| freePractice1Results | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 23 | 1:35.796 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 24 | 1:35.899 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 1 | 1:25.706 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1:25.794 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 3 | 1:25.930 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 1:26.454 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 5 | 1:26.500 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 6 | 1:26.714 |
| freePractice2Results | Adrian Sutil | 7 | 1:27.316 |
| freePractice2Results | Bruno Senna | 8 | 1:27.498 |
| freePractice2Results | Paul di Resta | 9 | 1:27.853 |
| freePractice2Results | Sébastien Buemi | 10 | 1:27.868 |
| freePractice2Results | Vitaly Petrov | 11 | 1:27.890 |
| freePractice2Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 12 | 1:28.050 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 13 | 1:28.289 |
| freePractice2Results | Jaime Alguersuari | 14 | 1:28.552 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 15 | 1:28.691 |
| freePractice2Results | Pastor Maldonado | 16 | 1:28.708 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 17 | 1:29.332 |
| freePractice2Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 18 | 1:30.241 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 19 | 1:31.098 |
| freePractice2Results | Timo Glock | 20 | 1:31.469 |
| freePractice2Results | Michael Schumacher | 21 | 1:31.804 |
| freePractice2Results | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 22 | 1:32.593 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 23 | 1:32.768 |
| freePractice2Results | Narain Karthikeyan | 24 | 1:32.824 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1:24.824 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 2 | 1:25.191 |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 3 | 1:25.203 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 1:25.288 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 5 | 1:25.784 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 6 | 1:26.058 |
| freePractice3Results | Paul di Resta | 7 | 1:26.785 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 8 | 1:26.873 |
| freePractice3Results | Adrian Sutil | 9 | 1:26.958 |
| freePractice3Results | Sébastien Buemi | 10 | 1:27.146 |
| freePractice3Results | Michael Schumacher | 11 | 1:27.217 |
| freePractice3Results | Bruno Senna | 12 | 1:27.235 |
| freePractice3Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 13 | 1:27.262 |
| freePractice3Results | Vitaly Petrov | 14 | 1:27.280 |
| freePractice3Results | Jaime Alguersuari | 15 | 1:27.387 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 16 | 1:27.749 |
| freePractice3Results | Pastor Maldonado | 17 | 1:27.793 |
| freePractice3Results | Rubens Barrichello | 18 | 1:27.875 |
| freePractice3Results | Jarno Trulli | 19 | 1:29.355 |
| freePractice3Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 20 | 1:29.750 |
| freePractice3Results | Timo Glock | 21 | 1:30.683 |
| freePractice3Results | Narain Karthikeyan | 22 | 1:30.900 |
| freePractice3Results | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 23 | 1:32.851 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 24 | 1:33.246 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.