2011 Monaco Grand Prix

43 44 4.74 N 7 25 16.8 E scale:1563_type:landmark_region:MC title F1 Monaco 2011 Spanish Grand Prix 2011 Canadian Grand Prix Monaco Monte Carlo Formula 1 track map.svg Circuit de Monaco 29 May 2011 6 19 Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2011http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/monaco_855/ Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2011 Formula1.com Formula One Administration 24 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110515012653/http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/monaco_855/ 15 May 2011 live Street circuit Circuit de Monaco 2.08 3.34 78 162.24 260.52 Sunny, Fine and DryFORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2011 (Race) https://f1standings.net/races/2011-monaco-grand-prix-6038e884eedfc8465599a4ed f1standings F1Standings 29 May 2011 5 April 2021 27 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220127093524/https://f1standings.net/races/2011-monaco-grand-prix-6038e884eedfc8465599a4ed dead Air Temp 24 °C °FTrack Temp 44 °C °F Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:13.556 GER Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:16.234 78 AUS Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault GER Fernando Alonso Ferrari ESP Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes GBR MON The 2011 Monaco Grand Prix, formally the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2011, was held on 29 May 2011 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco.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 24 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 Sixth round of the 2011 Formula One season, the 78 lap race was won by the championship leader, Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel who started from pole position. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso was second and McLaren's Jenson Button third.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9499975.stm Sebastian Vettel triumphs after Monaco Grand Prix drama BBC Sport BBC 29 May 2011 29 May 2011 Sarah Holt https://web.archive.org/web/20110624035855/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9499975.stm 24 June 2011 live Winner Vettel extended his lead in the World Drivers' Championship to 58 points over Lewis Hamilton who was sixth. Mark Webber finished fourth and maintained third place in the championship, six points behind Hamilton in third and three ahead of Button. In the World Constructors' Championship, Red Bull extended its lead over McLaren to 61 points, with Ferrari being a further 68 points behind. Report Background Many of the drivers were initially concerned that the Drag Reduction System (DRS) would prove to be unsafe on the narrow streets of the principality, and so lobbied to have the device banned for the duration of the weekend. Some elements of the paddock, including Williams objected to the ban, and use of the device was retained, with the DRS activation zone encompassing the front straight of the circuit, prompting Lewis Hamilton to comment that he did not think the 300 m ft of space allowed for the DRS would promote much overtaking. Following increased pressure from the drivers and FOTA, the FIA agreed to ban the use of the DRS in the tunnel for free practice and qualifying.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91681 FIA agrees to Monaco tunnel DRS ban Autosport Haymarket Publications 23 May 2011 24 May 2011 Jonathan Noble Tyre supplier Pirelli brought its yellow-banded soft compound tyre as the harder "prime" tyre and the red-banded super-soft compound as the softer "option" compound, as opposed to the previous year where Bridgestone brought the medium compound as the "prime" tyre. The Monaco grand prix marked the debut of the Pirelli red-banded super-soft compound.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/20130929180620/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/10/12604.html September 29, 2013 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 build-up to the race, Hispania Racing team principal Colin Kolles suggested that the team would submit an official protest to the FIA over the use of off-throttle blown diffusers.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91661 Kolles hints at protest in Monaco Autosport Haymarket Publications 22 May 2011 24 May 2011 Jonathan Noble Geoff Creighton Hispania had planned for an upgrade that would include the device for the 2011 Spanish before the FIA declared off-throttle blown diffusers to be a moveable aerodynamic device, and therefore illegal. Hispania then proceeded to abandon the planned upgrade. However, the FIA reversed their decision shortly before the Spanish Grand Prix, instead nominating to discuss the matter with the sport's technical working group. Kolles declared that his team believed the off-throttle blown diffuser concept to be illegal, and was considering a protest before the Monaco Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton were first and second at the previous Grand Prix, the week before in Spain; and although they were also first and second in the Drivers' Championship at this point in the season - the gap was not as close as it was in the Grand Prix. Vettel's 4 wins from 5 races had given him 118 points, 41 more than Hamilton's 77 points. Third in the standings was Mark Webber, 10 behind on 67, and Jenson Button was 6 behind him on 61. Fernando Alonso was fifth with 51 points - less than half Vettel's total. Red Bull Racing led the Constructors' Championship with 185 points and McLaren were second on 138 points (47 behind). Ferrari were third on 75 points and the battle for fourth raged on between Renault and Mercedes GP - who were on 46 and 40 points respectively. Before this race, Williams had had the worst start to a season in their history and were yet to score any points. Qualifying thumb|Timo Glock placed his Virgin MVR-02 21st in qualifying In the third part of qualifying, Sergio Pérez crashed after exiting the tunnel, an accident similar to Nico Rosberg's in the earlier free practice session. However, Pérez was not so lucky as he smashed into the barrier used to separate the track and escape road, and qualifying had to be red flagged for more than half an hour, while Pérez was extricated from the car and the barrier was repaired. This meant that in the 2:26 time left, none of the remaining nine cars could improve their times due to the lack of heat and performance in their tyres. That meant that Vettel, who already had set the second fastest qualifying time in Monaco history, and Button who had set their times earlier in the session were better off than drivers who did not. Pérez's impact with the barrier was similar to Sauber driver Karl Wendlinger's crash in the run-up to the 1994 Monaco Grand Prix. As expected, the improved safety regulations resulted in Pérez's injuries being less severe, as he suffered a concussion and a sprained thigh.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91804 Perez suffers no serious injuries Autosport Haymarket Publications 28 May 2011 Pablo Elizalde 28 May 2011 Neither Hispania driver was able to record a lap time during the qualifying session; Liuzzi due to damage sustained during the earlier practice session, and Karthikeyan due to a gearbox and a rear suspension failure. However, in line with the 107% rule the team were allowed to enter the race due to posting competitive times during earlier free practice.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91799 Hispania drivers allowed to race Autosport Haymarket Publications 28 May 2011 28 May 2011 Pablo Elizalde Kamui Kobayashi and Jaime Alguersuari had also been called to the stewards' room after Kobayashi slowed down whilst coming into the pits, blocking Alguersuari who was on a flying lap in the first part of the session. Race thumb|right|Sebastian Vettel won the race by a slim margin after being pressured all race by Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button Vettel won the start from pole and led Button to the first corner, with Alonso getting around a slow starting Webber for third. Hamilton started ninth in the position vacated by Pérez but made little progress on the opening lap. Vettel went 2.4 seconds ahead of Button by the end of the first lap.Monaco Grand Prix as it happened http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9499726.stm BBC News 30 May 2011 Mark Orlovac 29 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110529111631/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9499726.stm 29 May 2011 live Schumacher's anti-stall kicked in at the start dropping him to tenth at first corner, but he retook ninth from Hamilton at Grand-Hotel hairpin. Vettel continued to build a strong lead but his pit stop on lap 16 was slow and he was fitted with hard compound tyres due to a radio communication error. Alonso briefly led then but when he pitted on Lap 17 Button went to the lead. He stayed there until Lap 33 when he pitted and Vettel once again resumed the lead. On lap 30 Glock's rear left suspension broke, so there were yellow flags for a brief period while they removed his car. thumb|left|Jenson Button finished a close third after the top three battled towards the end of the Grand Prix An incident between Hamilton and Massa caused Massa to crash in the tunnel, bringing out the first safety car. At the same time Schumacher's car suffered an airbox fire as he was about to pit,http://www.grandprix.com/race/r845sunquotes.html Monaco GP - Sunday - Team Quotes 29 May 2011 30 April 2011 GP.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110606010909/http://www.grandprix.com/race/r845sunquotes.html 6 June 2011 live and he retired in the pit entrance forcing a safety car period while they cleared both cars. Vettel found himself leading behind the safety car and when racing resumed a battle between Vettel, Alonso and Button began. Vettel held the two former world champions behind him, despite being on tyres that had lasted since lap 16. As Button and Alonso fought for second place, the race looked set for an exciting climax, when an accident occurred involving Hamilton, Sutil, Alguersuari and Petrov. Sutil had hit the barrier on the previous corner, causing a right-rear puncture. Hamilton braked as Sutil lost control, and Alguersuari then ran into the back of Hamilton, damaging Hamilton's rear wing. Alguersuari hit the barrier, causing Petrov to do the sameHighlights Monaco Grand Prix http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/13589776.stm BBC News 30 May 2011 29 May 2011 and both cars were out of the race, with Petrov being briefly trapped in his car. This brought out the safety car again and on lap 72 the race was red flagged, with the cars stopping on the grid at lap 72. During the red flag period, teams were allowed to change tyres and work on cars (unlike most motorsport, where tyre changes are not permitted during the red flag unless it is for a change of weather conditions). This worked to the advantage of Vettel, Alonso, and Hamilton. Vettel and Alonso had heavily used tyres, while Hamilton most likely would not have been able to finish the race with the damaged rear wing that required almost the entire red flag period to repair. After Petrov was extracted from his car and the track cleared, the race resumed still behind the safety car, which went in at the end of lap 73. On lap 74 there was a brief yellow flag period due to an incident between Hamilton and Maldonado, ending Maldonado's race with a broken front suspension. Vettel took the chequered flag, extending his lead in the world championship to 58 points. Vettel was closely followed by Alonso in second, with Button taking the final podium spot. Hamilton had a difficult day, being penalised for causing two avoidable accidents, one involving Massa (for which he was given a drive-through penalty), and another with Maldonado for which he received a post-race 20 second penalty which did not affect his sixth placing. In an interview with BBC Sport, Hamilton criticised the stewards after the race, saying "Out of six races, I've been to the stewards five times. It's a joke, it's an absolute frickin' joke."O'Leary Jamie Hamilton slates 'joke' stewarding http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91854 Autosport Haymarket Publications 30 May 2011 He later apologised. Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Grid 1 1 GER Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:15.606 1:14.277 1:13.556 1 2 4 GBR Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.397 1:14.545 1:13.997 2 3 2 AUS Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:16.087 1:14.742 1:14.019 3 4 5 ESP Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:16.051 1:14.569 1:14.483 4 5 7 GER Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:16.092 1:14.981 1:14.682 5 6 6 BRA Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:16.309 1:14.648 1:14.877 6 7 8 GER Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:15.858 1:14.741 1:15.766 7 8 12 VEN Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1:15.819 1:15.545 1:16.528 8 9 3 GBR Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.207 1:14.275 no time 91 1 10 17 MEX Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari 1:15.918 1:15.482 no time DNS Did not start2 2 11 10 RUS Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:16.378 1:15.815 10 12 11 BRA Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:16.616 1:15.826 11 13 16 JPN Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:16.513 1:15.973 12 14 15 GBR Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:16.813 1:16.118 13 15 14 GER Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:16.600 1:16.121 14 16 9 GER Nick Heidfeld Renault 1:16.681 1:16.214 15 17 18 SUI Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:16.358 1:16.300 16 18 20 FIN Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1:17.343 17 19 21 ITA Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1:17.381 18 20 19 ESP Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:17.820 19 21 24 GER Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:17.914 20 22 25 BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1:18.736 21107% time: 1:20.471 23 22 IND Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth no time 223 3 24 23 ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth no time 233 3Source:FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2011 - Qualifying Results http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2010/855/6853/ formula1.com 28 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141218181434/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2011/855/6853/ 18 December 2014 1 – Lewis Hamilton had his only Q3 time of 1:15.280 deleted for cutting the chicane, demoting him from 7th to 9th on the grid.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91816 Hamilton's best Q3 time deleted Autosport Haymarket Publications 28 May 2011 29 May 2011 Pablo Elizalde But despite making it into the top 10, he was allowed to choose whatever tyre he wanted to start on.August 2025 2 – Sergio Pérez was injured and deemed unfit for the race by doctors after crashing heavily at the Nouvelle Chicane in the final period of qualifying.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91821 Perez ruled out of Monaco GP Autosport Haymarket Publications 28 May 2011 29 May 2011 Pablo Elizalde Everyone else moved up one position on the grid to fill his place. 3 – Vitantonio Liuzzi and Narain Karthikeyan failed to set a lap time in qualifying after both cars were damaged in free practice. However, both cars set a practice time within the 107% standard during the final practice session,Monaco GP: Free Practice 3 Times http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2011/2675/monaco-gp-free-practice-3-times 1 June 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110602042959/http://www.f1.co.uk/read-news/2011/2675/monaco-gp-free-practice-3-times June 2, 2011 and the stewards allowed both drivers to race. Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 GER Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 78 2:09:38.373 1 25 2 5 ESP Fernando Alonso Ferrari 78 +1.138 4 18 3 4 GBR Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 78 +2.378 2 15 4 2 AUS Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 78 +23.101 3 12 5 16 JPN Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 78 +26.916 12 10 6 3 GBR Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 78 +47.2104 1 9 8 7 14 GER Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 77 +1 Lap 14 6 8 9 GER Nick Heidfeld Renault 77 +1 Lap 15 4 9 11 BRA Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 77 +1 Lap 11 2 10 18 SUI Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 77 +1 Lap 16 1 11 8 GER Nico Rosberg Mercedes 76 +2 Laps 7 12 15 GBR Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 76 +2 Laps 13 13 21 ITA Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 76 +2 Laps 18 14 20 FIN Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 76 +2 Laps 17 15 25 BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 75 +3 Laps 21 16 23 ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 75 +3 Laps 23 17 22 IND Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 74 +4 Laps 22 18 12 VEN Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 73 Collision5 2 8 Ret Retired 10 RUS Vitaly Petrov Renault 67 Collision 10 Ret Retired 19 ESP Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 66 Collision 19 Ret Retired 6 BRA Felipe Massa Ferrari 32 Collision 6 Ret Retired 7 GER Michael Schumacher Mercedes 32 Fire 5 Ret Retired 24 GER Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 30 Suspension 20 DNS Did not start 17 MEX Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari 0 Injured –Source:FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2011 - Race Results http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2010/855/ formula1.com 28 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150103050146/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2011/855/ 3 January 2015 Notes: 4 – Lewis Hamilton was given a 20-second penalty post-race, for causing an avoidable collision with Pastor Maldonado, but he didn't lose any place after receiving it.Elizalde Pablo Hamilton handed post-race penalty http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91858 29 May 2011 Autosport Haymarket Publications 29 May 2011 5 – Pastor Maldonado crashed at Sainte Dévote on lap 73 after a collision with Lewis Hamilton, but he was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the winner's distance. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 GER Sebastian Vettel 143 10px 2 GBR Lewis Hamilton 85 10px 3 AUS Mark Webber 79 10px 4 GBR Jenson Button 76 10px 5 ESP Fernando Alonso 69Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2011/monaco/championnat.aspx Monaco 2011 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 19 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Position Constructor Points 10px 1 AUT Red Bull Racing-Renault 222 10px 2 GBR McLaren-Mercedes 161 10px 3 ITA Ferrari 93 10px 4 GBR Renault 50 10px 5 GER Mercedes 40Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. See also 2011 Monaco GP2 Series round References External links Monaco Grand Prix 2011 2011 Spanish Grand Prix 2011 Canadian Grand Prix 2010 Monaco Grand Prix 2012 Monaco Grand Prix Monaco Category:Monaco Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:May 2011 sports events in Europe