2011 Canadian Grand Prix

Formula One motor race held in 2011 in Canada September 2020 F1 2011 Canadian GP https://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2011&gp=Canadian%20GP&r=1 ChicaneF1 12 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20110623113204/https://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2011&gp=Canadian%20GP&r=1 23 June 2011 dead 2011 Monaco Grand Prix 2011 European Grand Prix Canadian Canada Île Notre-Dame (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve).svg A track map of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. 2011 06 12 y 2011 7 19 Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2011 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Street circuit 2.710 4.361 70 189.686 305.270 Wet at start, very heavy rain later, after rain stops, track drying towards the end. Temperatures up to 27 C F; wind speeds up to 12 km/h mphhttp://www.almanac.com/weather/history/QC/Montreal/2011-06-21 Weather information for the "2011 Canadian Grand Prix" The Old Farmers' Almanac 2013-06-26 4 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140304204726/http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/QC/Montreal/2011-06-21 live Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:13.014 GER Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.956 69 GBR Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes GBR Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault GER Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault AUS CAN The 2011 Canadian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2011) was a Formula One motor race held on 12 June 2011 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the seventh race of the 2011 Formula One World Championship and the 48th Canadian Grand Prix. McLaren driver Jenson Button won the 70-lap race starting from seventh position. Sebastian Vettel, who started from pole position, finished second for Red Bull Racing with teammate Mark Webber finishing third. The race began behind the safety car, and, once it returned to the pit lane, Vettel built a lead over Fernando Alonso. A second safety car deployment caused by the collision of Button and teammate Lewis Hamilton closed the time gaps between cars, but Vettel retained the lead. By lap 26, increasingly heavy rain led to the race's suspension, before it was restarted over two hours later. Button was involved in another collision on lap 37, which led to Alonso's retirement and Button falling to last place. Over the remainder of the race, he moved from twenty-first place to first, passing Webber and Michael Schumacher, who had started fourth and eighth respectively, for second place on lap 65, and Vettel on the final lap. The victory was Button's first of the season, and put him into second place in the World Drivers' Championship, sixty points behind leader Vettel, who had extended his lead despite finishing second. Webber remained in third, and Hamilton's retirement meant he slipped to fourth. In the World Constructors' Championship Red Bull extended their lead to 65 points from McLaren, with Ferrari a further 85 points behind. At over four hours (including a red flag period) the race set the record as the longest in Formula One history. Background The 2011 Canadian Grand Prix was the seventh of 19 rounds in the 2011 Formula One World Championship and took place at the 4.361 km mi on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec on 12 June 2011. The Grand Prix was contested by twelve teams, each of two drivers. The teams, also known as constructors, were Red Bull Racing, McLaren, Ferrari, Mercedes, Renault, Williams, Force India, Sauber, Toro Rosso, Lotus, HRT and Virgin. Tyre supplier Pirelli brought four different tyre types to the race: two dry compounds, the yellow-banded soft "primes" and the red-banded super-soft "options"; and two wet-weather compounds, the intermediate and full wet. The drag reduction system (DRS) had two activation zones for the race; one was on the straight between turns 11 and 13, and the second on the start/finish straight from the final to first corners. Going into the race, Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel led the World Drivers' Championship with 143 points, ahead of Lewis Hamilton on 85 points and Mark Webber on 79.Race Preview http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2011/Pages/f1-preview-can.aspx FIA.com Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 7 June 2011 25 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110610142224/http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2011/Pages/f1-preview-can.aspx 10 June 2011 Jenson Button was fourth with 76 points while Fernando Alonso was fifth on 69 points. In the World Constructors' Championship Red Bull were leading with 222 points, McLaren and Ferrari were second and third with 161 and 93 points respectively, while Renault with 50 and Mercedes with 40 points contended for fourth place. Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel had so far dominated the championship, winning five out of the six previous races, with Lewis Hamilton winning the 2011 Chinese.Weaver Paul Lewis Hamilton wins thrilling Chinese grand prix https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/apr/17/chinese-grand-prix-louis-hamilton The Guardian Guardian News and Media 17 April 2011 10 March 2012 3 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150403175704/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/apr/17/chinese-grand-prix-louis-hamilton live Championship contenders Webber and Button had gained one second-place finish each, and Alonso, Vitaly Petrov and Nick Heidfeld had achieved third place podium finishes. Prior to the event Virgin Racing announced they would end their partnership with Wirth Research, the company responsible for designing and developing the team's racing cars. In order to cut costs, Wirth Research had designed the cars exclusively using computational fluid dynamics,Virgin splits with Wirth http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns23280.html GrandPrix.com Inside F1 2 June 2011 26 February 2012 18 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120818230958/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns23280.html live and unlike their competitors Wirth had not utilised a wind tunnel. The approach was not successful as the team had failed to qualify higher than 20th so far in the season,Virgin Racing fire technical director Nick Wirth https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/13626729 BBC Sport BBC 2 June 2011 26 February 2012 leading to the partnership's conclusion. Virgin Racing's CEO Andy Webb, who had aims to challenge for a podium position at the inaugural Russian Grand Prix, expressed that ending the partnership would mean "that the team will take greater control of its own destiny".Straw Edd Virgin parts company with Wirth http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91924 Autosport.com Haymarket Media 1 June 2011 25 February 2012 19 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120119154734/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91924 live Wirth Research would continue to develop the car until the end of the 2011 season, while Virgin Racing would up their own technical department under the control of former Renault Director of Engineering Pat Symonds. Several teams made major technical updates to their cars for the Grand Prix. McLaren and Ferrari altered the brake ducts on their cars,Anderson Gary Hughes Mark Piola Giorgio Drawing board Autosport 204 11 16 June 2011 42–43 improving the cooling to manage the high brake temperatures encountered in Montreal.McLaren MP4-26 – Montreal-spec brakes http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/2011/857/871.html Formula1.com Formula One World Championship 11 June 2011 9 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110614132341/http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/2011/857/871.html 14 June 2011Ferrari 150° Italia – Montreal-spec brakes http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/2011/857/870.html Formula1.com Formula One World Championship 11 June 2011 9 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110614132335/http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/2011/857/870.html 14 June 2011 Ferrari and Mercedes revised their rear suspension layouts, while Red Bull brought a new front wing optimised for lower downforce. Renault and Williams brought new rear wings, which were designed specifically for low-downforce circuits such as Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, where the race was held.Williams FW30 – low-downforce rear wing http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/2011/857/872.html Formula1.com Formula One World Championship 12 June 2011 11 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110615042016/http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/2011/857/872.html 15 June 2011 Practice thumbnail|right|alt=Sebastian Vettel driving a Red Bull car at the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix|Vettel achieved his sixth pole position in seven races, and the 21st in his career. Three practice sessions were held before the race; two 90-minute sessions on Friday and one lasting an hour on Saturday.2011 Formula One Sporting Regulations http://argent.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/2E91C936598568EEC1257870003A2BAC/$FILE/1-2011%20SPORTING%20REGULATIONS%2008-03-2011.pdf FIA.com Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 26 February 2012 25 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120425014620/http://argent.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/2E91C936598568EEC1257870003A2BAC/$FILE/1-2011%20SPORTING%20REGULATIONS%2008-03-2011.pdf live Nico Rosberg was the fastest driver in the first practice session, ahead of Alonso and Mercedes driver Michael Schumacher. Vettel caused the session to be suspended after crashing into the circuit's "Wall of Champions" on the last corner, heavily damaging his car.Elizalde Pablo Rosberg fastest, Vettel crashes in FP1 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92124 Autosport.com Haymarket Media 10 June 2011 26 February 2012 15 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815114559/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92124 live After the morning session Sergio Pérez, who had suffered from concussion after a crash at the previous race, withdrew from the Grand Prix.De la Rosa replaces Perez http://en.espnf1.com/canada/motorsport/story/51180.html ESPNF1.com ESPN 10 June 2011 28 February 2012 14 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110914002017/http://en.espnf1.com/canada/motorsport/story/51180.html live Although he had passed the FIA's medical examination,Sergio Perez – Update Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 9 June 2011 http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2011/Pages/f1-perez-4.aspx 27 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110612112326/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2011/Pages/f1-perez-4.aspx 12 June 2011 Pérez said that "I only want to drive when I'm a hundred per cent well. I need some more time to recover". He was replaced by McLaren's reserve driver Pedro de la Rosa, who had competed for Sauber in 2010. Alonso was fastest in the second session, ahead of Vettel, Massa and Hamilton – although the McLaren driver received a puncture midway through practice.Elizalde Pablo Alonso tops interrupted second practice http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92136 Autosport.com Haymarket Media 10 June 2011 28 February 2012 15 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815101314/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92136 live The session was disrupted by incidents as Kamui Kobayashi and Jérôme d'Ambrosio struck the barriers – both accidents requiring a suspension as marshals cleared the track of debris – and Adrian Sutil's Force India broke its suspension in a crash at turn 7.Practice Two – Alonso heads Vettel in disrupted session http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/6/12160.html Formula1.com Formula One World Championship 28 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110613042316/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/6/12160.html 13 June 2011 The third session on Saturday morning saw Vettel fastest, ahead of Alonso, Rosberg and Massa. A KERS failure on Webber's RB7 prevented him from participating.Benson Andrew Sebastian Vettel tops final practice in Canada https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/13738846 BBC Sport BBC 28 February 2012 A crash by de la Rosa in the final minute brought out a red flag, and the session was prematurely ended due to the limited time remaining. Qualifying The qualifying session on Saturday afternoon was split into three parts. The first part ran for 20 minutes and eliminated the cars from qualifying that finished the session 18th or lower. During this session, the 107% rule was in effect, which necessitated each driver set a time within 107% of the quickest lap to qualify for the race. The second part of qualifying lasted 15 minutes and eliminated cars that finished in positions 11 to 17. The final part of qualifying determined the positions from first to tenth, and decided pole position. Vettel achieved his sixth pole position of the season, and his first at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, with a time of 1 minute and 13.014 seconds.Hughes Mark F1 Report, Canadian Grand Prix: Qualifying Autosport 204 11 16 June 2011 32 He was joined on the front row of the grid by Alonso, with teammate Massa in third, giving Ferrari their best qualifying performance of the season.Elizalde Pablo Vettel beats Ferrari drivers to pole http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92201 Autosport.com Haymarket Media 11 June 2011 5 March 2012 15 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815105533/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92201 live Webber had not been able to use his car's KERS and qualified fourth, four-tenths of a second behind Vettel. Hamilton and Button qualified in fifth and seventh respectively and McLaren blamed the slow pace on too high levels of downforce on the high-speed circuit.Qualifying – selected team and driver quotes http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/6/12169.html Formula1.com Formula One World Championship 11 June 2011 6 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110614130200/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/6/12169.html 14 June 2011 The Mercedes drivers qualified in sixth and eighth, and Heidfeld and Petrov completed the top ten. Paul di Resta was in 11th position, ahead of fellow rookie Pastor Maldonado and Kobayashi. Sutil struggled with grip throughout the session and was 14th; following him were Sébastien Buemi, Barrichello and de la Rosa. Jaime Alguersuari qualifying in 18th complained of insufficient grip and brake balance, and at the back of the grid were the Lotus, HRT and Virgin drivers. D'Ambrosio did not qualify after failing to set a time within 107% in the first qualifying session. However the stewards allowed him to race, having considered he was using a new chassis after an accident in Friday practice, where he had set faster lap times.D'Ambrosio allowed to race http://en.espnf1.com/canada/motorsport/story/51389.html ESPNF1 ESPN 11 June 2011 5 March 2012 5 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110905220454/http://en.espnf1.com/canada/motorsport/story/51389.html live Qualifying classification The fastest lap in each of the three sessions is denoted in bold. Pos. Qualifying position No. Car Number Driver Constructor Q1 Fastest lap time set by each driver in the first qualifying session Q2 Fastest lap time set by each driver in the second qualifying session Q3 Fastest lap time set by each driver in the third qualifying session Grid Final grid position 1 1GER Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:14.011 1:13.486 1:13.014 1 2 5ESP Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:13.822 1:13.672 1:13.199 2 3 6BRA Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:14.026 1:13.431 1:13.217 3 4 2AUS Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:14.375 1:13.654 1:13.429 4 5 3GBR Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:14.114 1:13.926 1:13.565 5 6 8GER Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:14.920 1:13.950 1:13.814 6 7 4GBR Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:14.374 1:13.955 1:13.838 7 8 7GER Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:14.970 1:14.242 1:13.864 8 9 9GER Nick Heidfeld Renault 1:15.096 1:14.467 1:14.062 9 10 10RUS Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:14.699 1:14.354 1:14.085 10 11 15GBR Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:14.874 1:14.752 11 12 12VEN Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1:15.585 1:15.043 12 13 16JPN Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:15.694 1:15.285 13 14 14GER Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:14.931 1:15.287 14 15 18SUI Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:15.901 1:15.334 15 16 11BRA Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:15.331 1:15.361 16 17 17ESP Pedro de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 1:16.229 1:15.587 17 18 19ESP Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:16.294PL1 1 19 21ITA Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1:16.745 18 20 20FIN Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1:16.786 19 21 23ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1:18.424 20 22 24GER Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:18.537 21 23 22IND Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1:18.574 22 107% time: 1:18.989 24 25BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1:19.414 232 2Source:Qualifying results http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2011/857/6859/results.html Formula1.com Formula One World Championship 1 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20110614132351/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2011/857/6859/results.html 14 June 2011 Notes 1 – Jaime Alguersuari was required to start from the pit lane, as he modified his Toro Rosso's set-up to optimise the car for the wet conditions.Canadian GP – Race Notes http://www.grandprix.com/race/r846racenotes.html GrandPrix.com Inside F1 12 June 2011 12 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120820051110/http://www.grandprix.com/race/r846racenotes.html 20 August 2012 dead 2 – Jérôme d'Ambrosio did not set a lap time within 107% of the fastest qualifying time from the first session, but was allowed to race by the stewards' discretion.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92213 Pablo Elizalde 11 June 2011 11 June 2011 Autosport Haymarket Media D'Ambrosio allowed to race on Sunday 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211154/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92213 live Race thumbnail|right|alt=Fernando Alonso attempting to overtake Vettel at the start of the race.|Alonso attacked Vettel after the first safety car period (shortly after the safety car came in). Although it had not rained at this stage of the race, the track was still wet from earlier rain and the spray impaired drivers' visibility. The track was wet before the race, as rain showers had hit the area throughout the day. The race was due to start at 13:00 local time (UTC−4), and heavy rain was expected to arrive an hour into the race. The air temperature ranged between 17 - 19 °C °F, with the track temperature between 18 - 20 °C °F.Beer Matt Hughes Emlyn As it happened: The Canadian Grand Prix http://live.autosport.com/commentary.php/id/360 Autosport.com Haymarket Media 12 June 2011 6 March 2012 3 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110903053221/http://live.autosport.com/commentary.php/id/360 liveSymonds Pat Pat Symonds Race Debrief Magazine F1 Racing Haymarket Media July 2011 185 110–113 1361-4487 Standing water on the track, which was causing heavy spray and impairing visibility, meant that the race would start behind the safety car and all cars would use the full wet tyres.Hughes Mark F1 Report, Canadian Grand Prix: Race Autosport 204 11 16 June 2011 33–39 Alguersuari would start the race from the pitlane, as he modified his Toro Rosso's set-up to optimise the car for the wet conditions. thumbnail|left|alt=Lewis Hamilton driving a McLaren Formula One car with a damaged left rear tyre|After his collision with Button and the pitwall, Hamilton tried to keep his car going but was forced to stop beside the track. The race began behind the safety car, with no formation lap, and despite the slow speed drivers struggled for grip on the wet surface. The safety car came into the pit lane after five laps, and the cars were allowed to overtake. Vettel retained first place withstanding Alonso's attempts to pass, while behind Hamilton and Webber collided at the first corner – dropping the drivers to seventh and fourteenth respectively.Elizalde Pablo Button wins chaotic Canadian GP http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92299 Autosport.com Haymarket Media 12 June 2011 6 June 2012 11 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121011092745/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92299 live Button lost fifth place mid-lap after running wide, losing two places to Schumacher and Hamilton. At the end of the first racing lap, di Resta had moved up to eighth position, followed by Heidfeld and Kobayashi, who made three places off the grid. Vettel extended his lead over the next lap, while the positions behind continued to change. Kobayashi had improved to eighth and Webber recovered to twelfth, while di Resta fell back to thirteenth. Hamilton lost sixth position running wide on a failed overtaking move on Schumacher, and fell behind Button. He attempted an overtake on the pit straight, but the two drivers collided and Hamilton hit the pit wall. The accident caused Hamilton's retirement, which prompted a safety car deployment at the end of lap eight. The race was resumed on lap 13 and Button, who had changed to intermediate tyres before the safety car period, was given a drive-through penalty for speeding behind the safety car, emerging in 15th place. Vettel began to enlarge his lead over Alonso and Massa in second and third. Alonso and the Mercedes pitted for intermediate tyres, leaving Massa in second and Kobayashi in third by lap 17. Barrichello, who switched for intermediates as the safety car came in, began setting times at the same pace as the leaders, and gained 15th position as the drivers in front changed tyres. On lap 19, a rain storm arrived at the circuit, forcing the drivers on intermediate tyres to switch back to full wets. Alonso and Button, who were in fifth and eighth respectively, fell to ninth and eleventh, while the drivers on the full wet tyres began pitting for fresh wet tyres. The safety car was brought out on lap 20 due to the intensity of the rain, and Vettel, Webber, Massa and Buemi, who had not changed tyres, went to the pitlane for fresh full wets. After six laps under the safety car, the conditions were getting worse, and the race was suspended. thumbnail|right|alt=The area is saturated with heavy rain and all cars are stopped behind the safety car.|Heavy rain hit the circuit forty minutes into the race. Initially the FIA tried to keep the race going behind the safety car, but the track conditions were undriveable and the race was suspended. Torrential rain prevented the resumption of the Grand Prix for over two hours,Weaver Paul Jenson Button wins Canadian Grand Prix in last-lap drama https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jun/13/jenson-button-canadian-grand-prix The Guardian Guardian News and Media 12 June 2011 6 June 2012 8 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140108014104/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jun/13/jenson-button-canadian-grand-prix live until the rain eased at 15:50 local time. The race was restarted behind the safety car with the drivers in the positions held before the suspension. Vettel was first, followed by Kobayashi, Massa, Heidfeld, Petrov and di Resta. Webber was in seventh place with Alonso, de la Rosa and Button behind. The safety car remained out for seven laps, during which the circuit began drying enough to be suitable for intermediate tyres,Benson Andrew Jenson Button wins stunning Canadian Grand Prix https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9511066.stm BBC Sport BBC 12 June 2011 11 June 2012 9 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120309025751/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9511066.stm live and D'Ambrosio pitted on lap 33 to change from the full wets. Vettel began to extend the lead over Kobayashi once the safety car came in on lap 35, as Massa and Heidfeld fought for Kobayashi's second place. Schumacher led several cars into the pitlane to change to intermediate tyres, while Button, Heidfeld and di Resta were among those who pitted the next lap.Canadian Grand Prix: Pit Stop Summary http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2011/857/6861/pit_stop_summary.html Formula1.com Formula One World Championship 12 June 2011 20 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110615052235/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2011/857/6861/pit_stop_summary.html 15 June 2011 Vettel and Karthikeyan were the only drivers not to change tyres by lap 37, when Button came upon tenth placed Alonso as he exited the pitlane. As Button attempted to pass at turn 3 the two cars touched, and Alonso's Ferrari spun and beached upon a curb, bringing out the safety car. When the race resumed three laps later, Vettel, Kobayashi and Massa retained their positions, as Heidfeld, di Resta, Webber and Schumacher fought for fourth place. Button had a punctured tyre after the collision and was in twenty-first and last place, but immediately began to make up positions and was 14th by lap 44.Benammar Emily Canadian Grand Prix: Live https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/8571161/Canadian-Grand-Prix-2011-live.html The Daily Telegraph 12 June 2011 6 June 2012 1 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120101204214/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/8571161/Canadian-Grand-Prix-2011-live.html live Di Resta damaged his front wing attempting to overtake Heidfeld; the subsequent pit-stop and drive-through penalty dropped him down to last.Canada analysis – Button, against all odds http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2011/6/12182.html Formula1.com Formula One World Championship 13 June 2011 6 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110615014815/http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2011/6/12182.html 15 June 2011 Schumacher, having overtaken Webber, passed Heidfeld in fourth place, and set the fastest lap of the race. thumbnail|left|alt=Nick Heidfeld hits the rear of Kamui Kobayashi|Heidfeld's retirement, after his wing became lodged beneath his car, led to the final safety car deployment of the race. DRS was enabled on lap 46, as Barrichello and Rosberg were contesting eighth position. Button had caught Maldonado and Alguersuari, and passed both cars for tenth place. Mark Webber was the first driver to switch to slick tyres, and was followed by Barrichello and Buemi. Kobayashi and Massa, fighting for second place, were both passed by Schumacher on lap 51; Massa then passed Kobayashi for third place. As the drivers pitted for slick tyres over the next three laps, Massa damaged his wing forcing him into another pitstop, while damage to Adrian Sutil's car led to his retirement. Button had risen from ninth after his pit-stop to fourth, and was catching the leading trio of Vettel, Schumacher and Webber. On lap 56 Heidfeld, while battling Kobayashi for fifth place, collided with the rear of the Sauber which damaged his front wing. The wing then detached and folded under the car, and Heidfeld after losing control of his car ran down an escape road on turn 3. The debris on-track from the accident called the sixth safety car period of the race. thumbnail|right|alt=McLaren driver Jenson Button celebrating his victory in the Canadian Grand Prix|Button celebrating after winning his first race since the 2010 Chinese Grand Prix. Following the pitstops and safety car deployment, Petrov had gained sixth place while Barrichello, Alguersuari, Rosberg and Maldonado were in the remaining point scoring positions. Schumacher and Webber, who had contested second place before the safety car, resumed their fight as the race resumed on lap 61. Barrichello was passed by Rosberg and Alguersuari before Massa, who had been in eleventh place, overtook both Williams cars for ninth. Kobayashi lost fifth place to Petrov, and Maldonado retired by spinning off on the wet track at turn two. Webber, passing Schumacher using DRS, cut the chicane on lap 64 and ceded the position back to avoid a penalty. Button passed Webber, after he again cut the chicane, and Schumacher on the same lap, and gained second place. As Button began catching race leader Vettel, Webber overtook Schumacher for third place on lap 67. On the same lap di Resta retired because of a puncture,Schatten Rob Di Resta surprised by penalty http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92306 Autosport.com Haymarket Media 12 June 2011 27 April 2012 7 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110807102838/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92306 live and Massa gained eighth position from Alguersuari. The fastest lap of the race was set by Button on lap 69, setting a time of 1:16.956 as he was closing to Vettel for the race lead.Canadian Grand Prix Fastest Laps http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2011/857/6861/fastest_laps.html Formula1.com Formula One World Championship 27 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110615045931/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2011/857/6861/fastest_laps.html 15 June 2011 Vettel led by 0.9 seconds on the final lap, before he ran wide at turn six. Button passed him to take the lead, and held it to win the race. Vettel recovered from going off-track and finished second, ahead of Webber in third and Schumacher in fourth. Petrov took fifth place, while Massa passed Kobayashi on the finish line for sixth place. Alguersuari, Barrichello and Buemi filled the final point scoring positions, and Rosberg's car had lost the front wing, dropping him to eleventh. De la Rosa was twelfth, and Liuzzi, d'Ambrosio, Glock, Trulli and Karthikeyan were the final classified drivers. Post-race "I enjoyed it very much coming through the field, fighting your way through the field is almost as good as winning the race. That feeling of getting one up on someone. A great race for people who are sat here, to be on the podium is a pretty exceptional result and to fight my way through from last position... It is definitely my best race." Jenson Button, speaking during the post-race press conference.Noble Jonathan Elizalde Pablo Button celebrates 'best career win' http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92301 Autosport.com Haymarket Media 12 June 2011 27 March 2012 2 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110902125416/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92301 live 29% right The top three finishers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies, and in the subsequent press conference. Button felt the win was the best of his career so far, and stated that he had to fight hard to win the race: "It was really a fight. I got a drive-through for speeding behind the safety car and I had to fight my way through about three times. Eventually, on the last lap I was chasing down Seb. He ran a little bit wide onto the wet part of the circuit and I was able to take the opportunity and take the win."Canadian GP post-race press conference http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2011/Pages/f1-conf-can4.aspx FIA.com Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 12 June 2011 27 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110616015539/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2011/Pages/f1-conf-can4.aspx 16 June 2011 Button also praised his team and strategy for helping him take the victory, in particular the moves to intermediate tyres. Vettel expressed his disappointment of making a mistake on the final lap, after driving a faultless race up to that point. Nevertheless, he was happy with second place, as he had increased his championship lead.Noble Jonathan Schatten Rob Vettel bemoans costly mistake http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92302 Autosport.com Haymarket Media 12 June 2011 27 March 2012 15 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815102108/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92302 live Webber said he was happy to finish third after his incident at the beginning of the race, putting his recovery from fourteenth place down to correct tyre choices. Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren's team principal, praised Button's win, believing that it was one of the finest performances in Formula One: I think it was one of the best wins in the history of F1, let alone his. There were punctures, he had to change the front wing, and from 21st I don't know how many times he had to overtake people. He just drove fantastically well. He kept focused. He applied as much pressure as he had to get past and really did a fantastic job. This was 90 per cent him and 10 per cent the car. He did a great, great, great job.Noble Jonathan Button's win 'among F1's greatest' http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92328 Autosport.com Haymarket Media 13 June 2011 2 April 2012 7 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110807100625/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92328 live The stewards did not impose a penalty on Button for his collisions with Hamilton and Alonso, having judged that no driver was to blame in either incident.Elizalde Pablo No stewards action for Button http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92310 Autosport.com Haymarket Media 12 June 2011 2 April 2012 3 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110903052939/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92310 live Hamilton agreed with the stewards that Button did not intentionally collide with him, and although he felt he was alongside Button at the time, later reflected that "he probably hadn't spotted me". He went on to praise his teammate's race as "an utterly fantastic performance, from a truly great driver."Team & Driver Quotes http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/6/12177.html Formula1.com Formula One World Championship 12 June 2011 2 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110614130559/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/6/12177.html 14 June 2011 Alonso also did not place any blame on Button, saying that it was the final incident on a day that "everything went wrong".Schatten Rob Alonso says 'everything went wrong' http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92320 Autosport.com Haymarket Media 12 June 2011 2 April 2012 15 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815114424/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92320 live Michael Schumacher admitted to having mixed feelings after the race, having been in second position until the race's last laps. The Mercedes driver stated: "I would obviously have loved to finish there [in second place] and be on the podium again. But even if it did not work out in the very end, we can be happy about the result and the big fight we put in."Schatten Rob Mixed feelings for Schumacher http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92311 Autosport.com Haymarket Media 12 June 2011 3 April 2012 15 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815101539/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92311 live Kobayashi, placed second at the restart, shared similar feelings to Schumacher about finishing in a lower position: "Originally I qualified 13th so then it is not bad to finish seventh, but on the other hand I started second after the long red flag and looking from there the result is disappointing."Schatten Rob Kobayashi disappointed with seventh http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92317 Autosport.com Haymarket Media 12 June 2011 3 April 2012 7 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110807095902/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92317 live The usage of the safety car came under criticism from figures within the sport. Fernando Alonso disagreed with the decision to start under the safety car as he felt it prevented him from attacking Vettel, while Sauber technical director James Key thought his team was put at a disadvantage when Kobayashi could not defend against the quicker cars after the fifth safety car period. Martin Brundle, who competed in Formula One for twelve years, stated "the fact that the drivers came in almost immediately for intermediate tyres tells me that, on the face of it, the safety car was out too long", and felt that the safety car "should be a last resort, not a default option."Brundle Martin Martin Brundle on the Canadian Grand Prix https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/13754746 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 13 June 2011 4 April 2012 However, he recognised that FIA race director Charlie Whiting had to consider the driver's visibility, and inexperience using the Pirelli wet-weather tyres led to caution. Jarno Trulli however agreed with the FIA's decisions, in particular the length of the red flag delay: "It was right to wait that long; track conditions had to improve in order to make the cars drivable again. They did everything right."Lostia Michele Elizalde Pablo Trulli applauds FIA's calls in Canada http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92345 Autosport.com Haymarket Media 14 June 2011 4 April 2012 20 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120320000238/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/92345 live De la Rosa and di Resta also agreed with the decision to halt the race, and Whiting stating that "when it rained it was quite clear we needed to stop the race."Charlie Whiting – Q&A http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2011/Pages/cw-qa.aspx Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 25 June 2011 7 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121116215300/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2011/Pages/cw-qa.aspx 16 November 2012 Whiting went on to say that the opinions of the drivers were taken into account on the decision to halt the race, although he also considered the possibility of a suspension benefiting those drivers. With a total time of four hours, four minutes and 39 seconds (including the two-hour suspension), the race was the longest in Formula One history. Button set records for the lowest average race winning speed, at 74.864 km/h 3 on and with five stops (plus one drive-through penalty) the most pit stops by the winner of a world championship race.Lynch Steven The closest ever top three http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/55486.html ESPNF1.com 5 August 2011 23 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131106110317/http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/55486.html 6 November 2013 The race also had the highest number of safety car deployments, with six appearances. Race classification Drivers who scored championship points are denoted in bold. Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Constructor Laps Laps completed Time/Retired Grid Final grid position Points 1 4 GBR Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 70 4:04:39.537 7 25 2 1 GER Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 70 +2.709 1 18 3 2 AUS Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 70 +13.828 4 15 4 7 GER Michael Schumacher Mercedes 70 +14.219 8 12 5 10 RUS Vitaly Petrov Renault 70 +20.395 10 10 6 6 BRA Felipe Massa Ferrari 70 +33.225 3 8 7 16 JPN Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 70 +33.270 13 6 8 19 ESP Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 70 +35.964 PL 4 9 11 BRA Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 70 +45.117 16 2 10 18 SUI Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 70 +47.056 15 1 11 8 GER Nico Rosberg Mercedes 70 +50.454 6 12 17 ESP Pedro de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 70 +1:03.607 17 13 23 ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 69 +1 lap 20 14 25 BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 69 +1 lap 23 15 24 GER Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 69 +1 lap 21 16 21 ITA Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 69 +1 lap 18 17 22 IND Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 69 +1 lap3 3 22 18 15 GBR Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 67 Accident 11 Ret Retired 12 VEN Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 61 Spun off 12 Ret Retired 9 GER Nick Heidfeld Renault 55 Accident 9 Ret Retired 14 GER Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 49 Accident damage 14 Ret Retired 5 ESP Fernando Alonso Ferrari 36 Collision 2 Ret Retired 20 FIN Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 28 Driveshaft 19 Ret Retired 3 GBR Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 7 Collision 5Source:Race results http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2011/857/6861/ Formula1.com Formula One World Championship 1 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20110614130645/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2011/857/6861/ 14 June 2011 Note 3 – Narain Karthikeyan originally finished 14th, but received a post-race 20 second penalty for cutting the chicane and gaining an advantage. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings +/– Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 GER Sebastian Vettel 161 10px 2 2 GBR Jenson Button 101 10px 3 AUS Mark Webber 94 10px 2 4 GBR Lewis Hamilton 85 10px 5 ESP Fernando Alonso 69Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2011/canada/championnat.aspx Canada 2011 – Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 14 March 2019 17 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110617231645/https://www.statsf1.com/en/2011/canada/championnat.aspx live Constructors' Championship standings +/– Pos. Position Constructor Points 10px 1 AUT Red Bull Racing-Renault 255 10px 2 GBR McLaren-Mercedes 186 10px 3 ITA Ferrari 101 10px 4 GBR Renault 60 10px 5 GER Mercedes 52Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. 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