2011 Spanish Grand Prix

F1 Spain Spanish 2011 Turkish Grand Prix 2011 Monaco Grand Prix Catalunya.svg Circuit de Catalunya 22 May 2011 Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Santander 2011Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Santander 2011 http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/spain_853/ 14 April 2011 Formula1.com Formula One Administration https://web.archive.org/web/20110515012641/http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/spain_853/ 15 May 2011 live 5 19 Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain2011 Spanish Grand Prix https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2011-spanish-grand-prix/ Motor Sport 31 May 2022 Permanent racing facility 2.892 4.655 66 190.826 307.104 Mainly sunny, Fine and DryWeather History for Barcelona, Spain | Weather UndergroundFORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA SANTANDER 2011 (Race) https://f1standings.net/races/2011-spanish-grand-prix-6038e884eedfc8465599a4ec f1standings.net F1Standings 22 May 2011 5 April 2021 3 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211203133653/https://f1standings.net/races/2011-spanish-grand-prix-6038e884eedfc8465599a4ec dead Air Temp 27 °C °F Track Temp 33 °C °F to 44 °C °F 78,300 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:20.981 AUS Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.727 52 GBR Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault GER Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes GBR Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes GBR ESP The 2011 Spanish Grand Prix, formally the Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Santander 2011, was a Formula One motor race that was held on 22 May 2011 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain.http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wmsc/2010/Pages/wmsc_031110.aspx World Motor Sport Council: 03/11/2010 fia.com Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 3 November 2010 13 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110622005933/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wmsc/2010/Pages/wmsc_031110.aspx 22 June 2011 dead It was the fifth round of the 2011 Formula One season. The 66-lap race was won by the championship leader, Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel after starting from second on the grid. McLaren's Lewis Hamilton finished in second place, and his teammate Jenson Button completed the podium in third position.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/formula_one/13491409.stm Vettel holds off Hamilton to win Spanish Grand Prix BBC Sport BBC 22 May 2011 22 May 2011 Andrew Benson https://web.archive.org/web/20110527031930/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/formula_one/13491409.stm 27 May 2011 live As a consequence of the race, Vettel extended his lead in the World Drivers' Championship to 41 points over Hamilton. Mark Webber, who started the race from pole position, finished fourth in the race but he maintained third place in the championship, 10 points behind second-place Hamilton, and six ahead of Button. In the World Constructors' Championship, Red Bull extended their championship lead to 47 points over McLaren, with Ferrari a further 63 points behind in third position, after only Fernando Alonso reached the finish for the team, in fifth position. Sergio Pérez finished 9th and became the first driver from Mexico to score a point since Héctor Rebaque in the 1981 Dutch Grand Prix. Report thumb|left|Ferrari's new rear wing was banned after Friday practice. Background Heading into the race, Sebastian Vettel led the Drivers' Championship with 93 points, 35 more than Lewis Hamilton on 58 points, who had 3 more than Mark Webber on 55 points. Other championship rivals throughout the season, Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso were fourth and fifth on 46 and 41 respectively. Tyre supplier Pirelli brought its silver-banded hard compound tyre as the harder "prime" tyre and the yellow-banded soft compound as the softer "option" compound. This was the same tyre selection that Bridgestone had chosen to bring to the Spanish Grand Prix for the past two years.Pirelli announce tyre choices for remaining races http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/10/12604.html Formula1.com Formula One Group 7 October 2011 2 June 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120210020300/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/10/12604.html February 10, 2012 Bridgestone announce tyre compounds for remaining races http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/9/11213.html Formula1.com Formula One Group 7 September 2010 2 June 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120419135730/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/9/11213.html April 19, 2012 Bridgestone announce tyre compounds for remaining races http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/8/9808.html Formula1.com Formula One Group 24 August 2009 2 June 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140222182747/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/8/9808.html February 22, 2014 In the Constructors' Championship, Red Bull Racing held an advantage of 43 points over McLaren, with 148 points to McLaren's 105. Ferrari were a further 40 points behind McLaren on 65 points, and were building a gap from Renault – on 42 points - who were now having to fend off Mercedes GP who were on 26 points. Ferrari introduced a new rear wing for the race, which came under scrutiny from the stewards and was subsequently banned.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91568 Jonathan Noble Autosport Haymarket Publications 21 May 2011 21 May 2011 FIA bans Ferrari's new rear wing Practice and qualifying The first practice session saw upgrades by every single team,http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/formula_one/13460060.stm Lewis Hamilton challenges Red Bull pace in Spain BBC Sport BBC 20 May 2011 20 May 2011 Andrew Benson https://web.archive.org/web/20110520111403/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/formula_one/13460060.stm 20 May 2011 live and took place in sunny conditions. Mark Webber led at the end of the first practice, 1.007 seconds ahead of his teammate Sebastian Vettel, with Nico Rosberg in third place in the Mercedes.http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/5/12051.html Webber leads Vettel by a second in Spanish sun Formula1.com Formula One Administration 20 May 2011 20 May 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110522014508/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/5/12051.html May 22, 2011 thumb|Sebastian Vettel's run of five consecutive pole positions was ended by teammate Mark Webber In the second practice session, Webber topped the timesheets again, this time with Lewis Hamilton coming second splitting the Red Bulls with Vettel in third.http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/5/12052.html Webber again, but Hamilton splits the Red Bulls Formula1.com Formula One Administration 20 May 2011 20 May 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110522014513/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/5/12052.html May 22, 2011 In the third practice session, Vettel topped the timesheets despite electrical problems that limited his running. Nick Heidfeld's car suffered a fire, causing extensive damage to his car that could not be fixed in time for the qualifying session. In qualifying, Mark Webber took his first pole of the season, with his teammate Vettel, who had been unable to use his KERS during the session, behind him in second. In third and fifth places were the McLarens of Hamilton and Button, split by the Ferrari of Fernando Alonso. Further down the grid Team Lotus celebrated their first ever entry to the second qualifying session on a dry track, with Heikki Kovalainen qualifying 15th, ahead of both Force Indias.Benson Andrew Webber beats team-mate Vettel to take pole in Spain http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/formula_one/13484617.stm BBC News 30 May 2011 21 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110527031935/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/formula_one/13484617.stm 27 May 2011 live Heidfeld was unable to set a qualifying time, however, he was allowed to participate in the race due to having set competitive times in practice prior to the accident. This was a similar situation to the previous race in Turkey where Kamui Kobayashi had not posted a qualifying time, but had been allowed entry due to his consistent lap times within the 107% time during practice. Race Fernando Alonso made a perfect start to the race, overtaking both Red Bulls and Hamilton into the first corner to the cheers of the Spanish fans, and leading the race until lap 18. However, Alonso faded after the first round of pitstops where Sebastian Vettel took the lead, a position which he held to the end of the race in spite of the efforts of Lewis Hamilton, who fought him all the way to the close, finishing only 0.6 seconds behind the winner, with his teammate Button over half a minute behind in third. Button had used a three-stop strategy instead of a four-stop strategy, like most other drivers, to get ahead of Webber and Alonso. On lap 31, Liuzzi's car stopped near the Pirelli tunnel due to a gearbox failure, forcing his retirement. Mark Webber came in fourth, after spending much of the race behind Fernando Alonso, only overtaking him on the 39th lap when the Spaniard pitted. Kovalainen crashed on lap 51, damaging the left side and wheels of his car. On Lap 57, Massa, struggling with his gearbox, beached his car in the Turns 6 and 7 chicane while running tenth, his game was over. Despite starting in the pits, behind all the other cars, Nick Heidfeld had a successful race, bringing his car home in the points with an eighth-place finish. After saving a set of tyres by not setting a Q3 time, Michael Schumacher finished sixth ahead of teammate Rosberg. The race was notable for Ferrari's lack of pace on the prime tyre with Alonso slipping from first to fifth in the pit stops alone. Sergio Pérez scored his first Formula One points with ninth place, after he was disqualified from seventh place at the 2011 Australian. Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Grid 1 2 AUS Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:23.619 1:21.773 1:20.981 1 2 1 GER Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:24.142 1:21.540 1:21.181 2 3 3 GBR Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:24.370 1:22.148 1:21.961 3 4 5 ESP Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:23.485 1:22.813 1:21.964 4 5 4 GBR Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:24.428 1:22.050 1:21.996 5 6 10 RUS Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:23.069 1:22.948 1:22.471 6 7 8 GER Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:23.507 1:22.569 1:22.599 7 8 6 BRA Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:23.506 1:23.026 1:22.888 8 9 12 VEN Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1:23.406 1:22.854 1:22.952 9 10 7 GER Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:22.960 1:22.671 no time1 1 10 11 18 SUI Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:23.962 1:23.231 11 12 17 MEX Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari 1:24.209 1:23.367 12 13 19 ESP Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:24.049 1:23.694 13 14 16 JPN Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:23.656 1:23.702 14 15 20 FIN Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1:25.874 1:25.403 15 16 15 GBR Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:24.332 1:26.126 16 17 14 GER Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:24.648 1:26.571 17 18 21 ITA Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1:26.521 18 19 11 BRA Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:26.910 19 20 24 GER Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:27.315 20 21 23 ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1:27.809 21 22 22 IND Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1:27.908 22 23 25 BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1:28.556 23107% time: 1:28.767 24 9 GER Nick Heidfeld Renault no time2 2 24Source:FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA SANTANDER 2011 - Qualifying Results http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2010/853/6847/ formula1.com 28 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141216195653/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2011/853/6847/ 16 December 2014 Notes: 1 – Michael Schumacher experienced a problem with his KERS device in the final period of qualifying that led to him aborting his single timed lap in Q3. 2 – Nick Heidfeld's Renault R31 caught fire in the final practice session on Saturday morning, seriously damaging the exhaust system and floor of the car. Renault mechanics were unable to get the car repaired in time for the first qualifying session, meaning Heidfeld was unable to set a lap time. As he had demonstrated competitive lap times during free practice sessions, he was permitted to start the race, which he did from the back of the grid. Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 GER Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 66 1:39:03.301 2 25 2 3 GBR Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 66 +0.630 3 18 3 4 GBR Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 66 +35.697 5 15 4 2 AUS Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 66 +47.966 1 12 5 5 ESP Fernando Alonso Ferrari 65 +1 Lap 4 10 6 7 GER Michael Schumacher Mercedes 65 +1 Lap 10 8 7 8 GER Nico Rosberg Mercedes 65 +1 Lap 7 6 8 9 GER Nick Heidfeld Renault 65 +1 Lap 24 4 9 17 MEX Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari 65 +1 Lap 12 2 10 16 JPN Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 65 +1 Lap 14 1 11 10 RUS Vitaly Petrov Renault 65 +1 Lap 6 12 15 GBR Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 65 +1 Lap 16 13 14 GER Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 65 +1 Lap 17 14 18 SUI Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 65 +1 Lap 11 15 12 VEN Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 65 +1 Lap 9 16 19 ESP Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 64 +2 Laps 13 17 11 BRA Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 64 +2 Laps 19 18 21 ITA Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 64 +2 Laps 18 19 24 GER Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 63 +3 Laps 20 20 25 BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 62 +4 Laps 23 21 22 IND Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 61 +5 Laps 22 Ret Retired 6 BRA Felipe Massa Ferrari 58 Gearbox 8 Ret Retired 20 FIN Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 48 Accident 15 Ret Retired 23 ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 28 Gearbox 21Source:FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA SANTANDER 2011 - Race Results http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2010/853/ formula1.com 28 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150103043659/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2011/853/ 3 January 2015 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 GER Sebastian Vettel 118 10px 2 GBR Lewis Hamilton 77 10px 3 AUS Mark Webber 67 10px 4 GBR Jenson Button 61 10px 5 ESP Fernando Alonso 51Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2011/espagne/championnat.aspx Spain 2011 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 20 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Position Constructor Points 10px 1 AUT Red Bull Racing-Renault 185 10px 2 GBR McLaren-Mercedes 138 10px 3 ITA Ferrari 75 10px 4 GBR Renault 46 10px 5 GER Mercedes 40Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. See also 2011 Catalunya GP2 Series round 2011 Catalunya GP3 Series round References External links Spanish Grand Prix 2011 2011 Turkish Grand Prix 2011 Monaco Grand Prix 2010 Spanish Grand Prix 2012 Spanish Grand Prix Spanish Grand Prix Category:Spanish Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:May 2011 sports events in Spain