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2011 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix · qualifying

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2011 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix · qualifying
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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/857-qualifying

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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.

Grand Prix context

2011 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix · Yas Marina Circuit

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

2011 Formula 1 World Championship · round 18

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:37:11.886 · 55 laps · mercedes25
2Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:37:20.343 · 55 laps · ferrari18
3Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:37:37.767 · 55 laps · mercedes15
4Mark WebberRed Bull1:37:47.670 · 55 laps · renault12
5Felipe MassaFerrari1:38:02.464 · 55 laps · ferrari10
6Nico RosbergMercedes1:38:04.203 · 55 laps · mercedes8
7Michael SchumacherMercedes1:38:27.850 · 55 laps · mercedes6
8Adrian SutilForce India1:38:29.008 · 55 laps · mercedes4
9Paul di RestaForce India1:38:52.973 · 55 laps · mercedes2
10Kamui KobayashiSauberTime not recorded · 54 laps · ferrari1
11Sergio PérezSauberTime not recorded · 54 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
12Rubens BarrichelloWilliamsTime not recorded · 54 laps · cosworthUnknown / not applicable
13Vitaly PetrovRenaultTime not recorded · 54 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
14Pastor MaldonadoWilliamsTime not recorded · 54 laps · cosworthUnknown / not applicable
15Jaime AlguersuariToro RossoTime not recorded · 54 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
16Bruno SennaRenaultTime not recorded · 54 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
17Heikki KovalainenLotus RacingTime not recorded · 54 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
18Jarno TrulliLotus RacingTime not recorded · 53 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
19Timo GlockVirginTime not recorded · 53 laps · cosworthUnknown / not applicable
20Vitantonio LiuzziHRTTime not recorded · 53 laps · cosworthUnknown / not applicable
DNFDaniel RicciardoHRTAlternator · Time not recorded · 48 laps · cosworthUnknown / not applicable
DNFSébastien BuemiToro RossoHydraulics · Time not recorded · 19 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
DNFJérôme d'AmbrosioVirginBrakes · Time not recorded · 18 laps · cosworthUnknown / not applicable
DNFSebastian VettelRed BullPuncture damage · Time not recorded · 1 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Sebastian VettelRed BullQ1 1:40.478 · 16 laps · renault
2Lewis HamiltonMcLarenQ1 1:39.782 · 15 laps · mercedes
3Jenson ButtonMcLarenQ1 1:40.227 · 14 laps · mercedes
4Mark WebberRed BullQ1 1:40.167 · 19 laps · renault
5Fernando AlonsoFerrariQ1 1:41.380 · 16 laps · ferrari
6Felipe MassaFerrariQ1 1:41.592 · 20 laps · ferrari
7Nico RosbergMercedesQ1 1:41.120 · 17 laps · mercedes
8Michael SchumacherMercedesQ1 1:42.605 · 18 laps · mercedes
9Adrian SutilForce IndiaQ1 1:40.595 · 17 laps · mercedes
10Paul di RestaForce IndiaQ1 1:41.064 · 15 laps · mercedes
11Sergio PérezSauberQ1 1:41.311 · 18 laps · ferrari
12Vitaly PetrovRenaultQ1 1:40.955 · 18 laps · renault
13Sébastien BuemiToro RossoQ1 1:41.737 · 15 laps · ferrari
14Bruno SennaRenaultQ1 1:41.391 · 15 laps · renault
15Jaime AlguersuariToro RossoQ1 1:41.386 · 16 laps · ferrari
16Kamui KobayashiSauberQ1 1:41.613 · 17 laps · ferrari
17Pastor MaldonadoWilliamsQ1 1:42.258 · 13 laps · cosworth
18Heikki KovalainenLotus RacingQ1 1:42.979 · 11 laps · renault
19Jarno TrulliLotus RacingQ1 1:43.884 · 11 laps · renault
20Timo GlockVirginQ1 1:44.515 · 9 laps · cosworth
21Daniel RicciardoHRTQ1 1:44.641 · 9 laps · cosworth
22Jérôme d'AmbrosioVirginQ1 1:44.699 · 8 laps · cosworth
23Vitantonio LiuzziHRTQ1 1:45.159 · 8 laps · cosworth

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:38.481 · renault
2Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:38.622 · mercedes
3Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:38.631 · mercedes
4Mark WebberRed Bull1:38.858 · renault
5Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:39.058 · ferrari
6Felipe MassaFerrari1:39.695 · ferrari
7Nico RosbergMercedes1:39.773 · mercedes
8Michael SchumacherMercedes1:40.662 · mercedes
9Adrian SutilForce India1:40.768 · mercedes
10Paul di RestaForce IndiaTime not recorded · mercedes
11Sergio PérezSauber1:40.874 · ferrari
12Vitaly PetrovRenault1:40.919 · renault
13Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso1:41.009 · ferrari
14Bruno SennaRenault1:41.079 · renault
15Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso1:41.162 · ferrari
16Kamui KobayashiSauber1:41.240 · ferrari
17Heikki KovalainenLotus Racing1:42.979 · renault
18Jarno TrulliLotus Racing1:43.884 · renault
19Timo GlockVirgin1:44.515 · cosworth
20Daniel RicciardoHRT1:44.641 · cosworth
21Jérôme d'AmbrosioVirgin1:44.699 · cosworth
22Vitantonio LiuzziHRT1:45.159 · cosworth
23Pastor MaldonadoWilliams1:41.760 · cosworth
24Rubens BarrichelloWilliamsTime not recorded · cosworth

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Sebastian VettelNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded374
2Jenson ButtonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded255
3Fernando AlonsoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded245
4Mark WebberNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded233
5Lewis HamiltonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded227
6Felipe MassaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded108
7Nico RosbergNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded83
8Michael SchumacherNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded76
9Vitaly PetrovNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded36
10Nick HeidfeldNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded34
11Adrian SutilNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded34
12Kamui KobayashiNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded28
13Jaime AlguersuariNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded26
14Paul di RestaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded23
15Sébastien BuemiNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded15
16Sergio PérezNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded14
17Rubens BarrichelloNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded4
18Bruno SennaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded2
19Pastor MaldonadoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded1
20Pedro de la RosaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
21Jarno TrulliNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
22Heikki KovalainenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
23Vitantonio LiuzziNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
24Jérôme d'AmbrosioNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
25Timo GlockNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
26Narain KarthikeyanNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
27Daniel RicciardoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
28Karun ChandhokNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0

Practice & warm-up observations

Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.

SessionDriverPositionTime
freePractice1ResultsJenson Button11:40.263
freePractice1ResultsMark Webber21:40.389
freePractice1ResultsLewis Hamilton31:40.403
freePractice1ResultsSebastian Vettel41:40.755
freePractice1ResultsFernando Alonso51:40.801
freePractice1ResultsFelipe Massa61:41.260
freePractice1ResultsAdrian Sutil71:41.340
freePractice1ResultsNico Rosberg81:42.130
freePractice1ResultsPaul di Resta91:42.151
freePractice1ResultsJaime Alguersuari101:42.377
freePractice1ResultsJean-Éric Vergne111:42.633
freePractice1ResultsRomain Grosjean121:42.685
freePractice1ResultsVitaly Petrov131:43.118
freePractice1ResultsPastor Maldonado141:43.255
freePractice1ResultsMichael Schumacher151:43.389
freePractice1ResultsSergio Pérez161:44.412
freePractice1ResultsKamui Kobayashi171:44.484
freePractice1ResultsHeikki Kovalainen181:44.565
freePractice1ResultsJarno Trulli191:44.898
freePractice1ResultsVitantonio Liuzzi201:46.385
freePractice1ResultsDaniel Ricciardo211:46.532
freePractice1ResultsTimo Glock221:48.024
freePractice1ResultsRobert Wickens231:48.551
freePractice1ResultsRubens Barrichello24Unknown
freePractice2ResultsLewis Hamilton11:39.586
freePractice2ResultsJenson Button21:39.785
freePractice2ResultsFernando Alonso31:39.971
freePractice2ResultsFelipe Massa41:39.980
freePractice2ResultsMark Webber51:40.104
freePractice2ResultsSebastian Vettel61:40.132
freePractice2ResultsMichael Schumacher71:40.553
freePractice2ResultsAdrian Sutil81:40.951
freePractice2ResultsPaul di Resta91:41.021
freePractice2ResultsKamui Kobayashi101:41.490
freePractice2ResultsSergio Pérez111:41.565
freePractice2ResultsSébastien Buemi121:41.680
freePractice2ResultsVitaly Petrov131:41.947
freePractice2ResultsJaime Alguersuari141:41.983
freePractice2ResultsBruno Senna151:42.369
freePractice2ResultsRubens Barrichello161:42.798
freePractice2ResultsPastor Maldonado171:42.910
freePractice2ResultsHeikki Kovalainen181:43.562
freePractice2ResultsJarno Trulli191:44.050
freePractice2ResultsNico Rosberg201:44.265
freePractice2ResultsTimo Glock211:45.486
freePractice2ResultsJérôme d'Ambrosio221:46.142
freePractice2ResultsVitantonio Liuzzi231:46.249
freePractice2ResultsDaniel Ricciardo241:46.328
freePractice3ResultsLewis Hamilton11:38.976
freePractice3ResultsSebastian Vettel21:39.403
freePractice3ResultsMark Webber31:39.427
freePractice3ResultsJenson Button41:39.429
freePractice3ResultsFernando Alonso51:39.661
freePractice3ResultsNico Rosberg61:40.135
freePractice3ResultsFelipe Massa71:40.183
freePractice3ResultsAdrian Sutil81:40.429
freePractice3ResultsPaul di Resta91:40.511
freePractice3ResultsMichael Schumacher101:40.938
freePractice3ResultsBruno Senna111:41.509
freePractice3ResultsKamui Kobayashi121:41.527
freePractice3ResultsSergio Pérez131:41.566
freePractice3ResultsVitaly Petrov141:41.594
freePractice3ResultsSébastien Buemi151:41.622
freePractice3ResultsJaime Alguersuari161:41.855
freePractice3ResultsPastor Maldonado171:42.025
freePractice3ResultsHeikki Kovalainen181:43.409
freePractice3ResultsRubens Barrichello191:43.861
freePractice3ResultsTimo Glock201:45.262
freePractice3ResultsVitantonio Liuzzi211:45.302
freePractice3ResultsJérôme d'Ambrosio221:45.509
freePractice3ResultsDaniel Ricciardo231:45.732
freePractice3ResultsJarno Trulli24Unknown

Recorded pit stops

F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.

DriverStopLapTime
Bruno Senna1120.882
Sergio Pérez1224.654
Kamui Kobayashi1519.833
Felipe Massa11520.471
Jaime Alguersuari11543.574
Lewis Hamilton11619.439
Fernando Alonso11620.211
Jenson Button11620.908
Adrian Sutil11620.356
Michael Schumacher11619.660
Heikki Kovalainen11621.146
Mark Webber11725.182
Nico Rosberg11719.785
Jarno Trulli11720.824
Vitaly Petrov11820.738
Rubens Barrichello11824.219
Daniel Ricciardo11821.693
Bruno Senna22020.330
Vitantonio Liuzzi12421.247
Pastor Maldonado12520.201
Timo Glock12521.792
Paul di Resta12720.216
Sergio Pérez22719.979
Pastor Maldonado23012.897
Kamui Kobayashi23323.108
Rubens Barrichello23420.534
Mark Webber23520.000
Jaime Alguersuari23421.363
Jenson Button23620.301
Adrian Sutil23620.614
Bruno Senna33612.959
Vitaly Petrov23819.968
Lewis Hamilton24019.350
Heikki Kovalainen23920.652
Felipe Massa24020.035
Michael Schumacher24220.638
Daniel Ricciardo24123.192
Fernando Alonso24321.314
Jarno Trulli24220.791
Timo Glock24420.561
Nico Rosberg24819.907
Mark Webber35419.525