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2011 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix · race
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
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- 2011 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix · race
PROVENANCE
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/841-race
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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 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix · Sepang International Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2011 Formula 1 World Championship · round 2
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:37:39.832 · 56 laps · renault | 25 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:37:43.093 · 56 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:38:04.907 · 56 laps · renault | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:38:06.216 · 56 laps · renault | 12 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:38:16.790 · 56 laps · ferrari | 10 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:38:17.080 · 56 laps · ferrari | 8 |
| 7 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:38:46.271 · 56 laps · ferrari | 6 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:38:49.789 · 56 laps · mercedes | 4 |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:39:04.728 · 56 laps · mercedes | 2 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:39:11.395 · 56 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:39:21.211 · 56 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus Racing | Time not recorded · 55 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Timo Glock | Virgin | Time not recorded · 54 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | Accident · Time not recorded · 52 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | Rear wing · Time not recorded · 46 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | Electrical · Time not recorded · 42 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jarno Trulli | Lotus Racing | Clutch · Time not recorded · 31 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | Electrical · Time not recorded · 23 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 22 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | Mechanical · Time not recorded · 14 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Engine · Time not recorded · 8 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Q1 1:37.468 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Q1 1:36.861 · 19 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Q1 1:37.924 · 17 laps · renault | |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:37.033 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Q1 1:36.897 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | Q1 1:37.224 · 9 laps · renault | |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Q1 1:36.744 · 13 laps · ferrari | |
| 8 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | Q1 1:37.210 · 9 laps · renault | |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:37.316 · 17 laps · mercedes | |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | Q1 1:36.994 · 13 laps · ferrari | |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | Q1 1:36.904 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:37.693 · 13 laps · ferrari | |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:37.677 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India | Q1 1:38.045 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | Q1 1:38.163 · 15 laps · cosworth | |
| 16 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | Q1 1:37.759 · 10 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Q1 1:37.693 · 9 laps · mercedes | |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Q1 1:38.276 · 8 laps · cosworth | |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus Racing | Q1 1:38.645 · 8 laps · renault | |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus Racing | Q1 1:38.791 · 8 laps · renault | |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin | Q1 1:40.648 · 8 laps · cosworth | |
| 22 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | Q1 1:41.001 · 7 laps · cosworth | |
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | Q1 1:41.549 · 7 laps · cosworth | |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | Q1 1:42.574 · 7 laps · cosworth |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:34.870 · renault | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:34.974 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:35.179 · renault | |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:35.200 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:35.802 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:36.124 · renault | |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.251 · ferrari | |
| 8 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:36.324 · renault | |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:36.809 · mercedes | |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:36.820 · ferrari | |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:37.035 · mercedes | |
| 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:37.160 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:37.347 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:37.370 · mercedes | |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:37.496 · cosworth | |
| 16 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:37.528 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:37.593 · mercedes | |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:38.276 · cosworth | |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus Racing | 1:38.645 · renault | |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus Racing | 1:38.791 · renault | |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:40.648 · cosworth | |
| 22 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:41.001 · cosworth | |
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 1:41.549 · cosworth | |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:42.574 · cosworth |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 50 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 26 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 22 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 22 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 20 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 16 |
| 7 | Nick Heidfeld | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 8 | Vitaly Petrov | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 9 | Kamui Kobayashi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 10 | Sébastien Buemi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 12 | Michael Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 13 | Paul di Resta | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 14 | Jaime Alguersuari | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 17 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | 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 | 1:37.651 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:39.316 |
| freePractice1Results | Michael Schumacher | 3 | 1:39.791 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 4 | 1:40.377 |
| freePractice1Results | Pastor Maldonado | 5 | 1:40.443 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 6 | 1:40.453 |
| freePractice1Results | Nick Heidfeld | 7 | 1:40.525 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 8 | 1:40.581 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 9 | 1:40.601 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 10 | 1:40.646 |
| freePractice1Results | Adrian Sutil | 11 | 1:40.734 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 12 | 1:40.748 |
| freePractice1Results | Jaime Alguersuari | 13 | 1:40.770 |
| freePractice1Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 14 | 1:40.872 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 15 | 1:40.927 |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 16 | 1:41.620 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 17 | 1:41.627 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 18 | 1:41.642 |
| freePractice1Results | Timo Glock | 19 | 1:42.154 |
| freePractice1Results | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 20 | 1:42.540 |
| freePractice1Results | Davide Valsecchi | 21 | 1:44.054 |
| freePractice1Results | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 22 | 1:45.228 |
| freePractice1Results | Narain Karthikeyan | 23 | 1:46.267 |
| freePractice1Results | Vitaly Petrov | 24 | 1:47.932 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 1 | 1:36.876 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 2 | 1:36.881 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 1:37.010 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 1:37.090 |
| freePractice2Results | Michael Schumacher | 5 | 1:38.088 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 6 | 1:38.089 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 7 | 1:38.565 |
| freePractice2Results | Nick Heidfeld | 8 | 1:38.570 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 9 | 1:38.583 |
| freePractice2Results | Jaime Alguersuari | 10 | 1:38.846 |
| freePractice2Results | Pastor Maldonado | 11 | 1:38.968 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 12 | 1:39.187 |
| freePractice2Results | Vitaly Petrov | 13 | 1:39.267 |
| freePractice2Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 14 | 1:39.398 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 15 | 1:39.603 |
| freePractice2Results | Paul di Resta | 16 | 1:39.625 |
| freePractice2Results | Adrian Sutil | 17 | 1:39.809 |
| freePractice2Results | Sébastien Buemi | 18 | 1:40.115 |
| freePractice2Results | Timo Glock | 19 | 1:40.866 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 20 | 1:41.890 |
| freePractice2Results | Narain Karthikeyan | 21 | 1:43.197 |
| freePractice2Results | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 22 | 1:43.991 |
| freePractice2Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 23 | 1:44.886 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:36.340 |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 2 | 1:36.630 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 3 | 1:36.762 |
| freePractice3Results | Nick Heidfeld | 4 | 1:37.115 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | 1:37.175 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 6 | 1:37.284 |
| freePractice3Results | Vitaly Petrov | 7 | 1:37.297 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 8 | 1:37.762 |
| freePractice3Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 9 | 1:38.059 |
| freePractice3Results | Michael Schumacher | 10 | 1:38.300 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 11 | 1:38.307 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 12 | 1:38.448 |
| freePractice3Results | Adrian Sutil | 13 | 1:38.464 |
| freePractice3Results | Pastor Maldonado | 14 | 1:38.597 |
| freePractice3Results | Sébastien Buemi | 15 | 1:38.665 |
| freePractice3Results | Rubens Barrichello | 16 | 1:38.681 |
| freePractice3Results | Jaime Alguersuari | 17 | 1:38.716 |
| freePractice3Results | Paul di Resta | 18 | 1:38.864 |
| freePractice3Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 19 | 1:39.260 |
| freePractice3Results | Jarno Trulli | 20 | 1:39.699 |
| freePractice3Results | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 21 | 1:41.215 |
| freePractice3Results | Timo Glock | 22 | 1:41.414 |
| freePractice3Results | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 23 | 1:43.147 |
| freePractice3Results | Narain Karthikeyan | 24 | 1:43.383 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.