The 2011 Chinese Grand Prix started April 17th, 2011 at 09:00 on Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. Sebastian Vettel started from pole position with Jenson Button next to him. Lewis Hamilton started from third place.
After 1 hour, 36 minutes and 58 seconds Lewis Hamilton finished the race first. The podium was completed with Sebastian Vettel in second and Mark Webber in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Mark Webber in a time of 1:38.993.
After the 2011 Chinese Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 68 points. Vettel is 21 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
Location
Shanghai, China
Date
April 17th, 2011 at 09:00
Round
3/19
Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Winning time
1:36:58.226
Pole position
Sebastian Vettel
Fastest lap
Mark Webber 1:38.993
Fastest pitstop
Sergio Pérez 13.900 (lap 48)

Results

Pos Driver Car Time/Retired Grid Laps Pts
1 2
#3 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:36:58.226 3 56 25
2 1
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull +5.198 1 56 18
3 15
#2 Mark Webber
Red Bull +7.555 18 56 15
4 2
#4 Jenson Button
McLaren +10.000 2 56 12
5 1
#8 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes +13.448 4 56 10
6
#6 Felipe Massa
Ferrari +15.840 6 56 8
7 2
#5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari +30.622 5 56 6
8 6
#7 Michael Schumacher
Mercedes +31.026 14 56 4
9 1
#10 Vitaly Petrov
Renault +57.404 10 56 2
10 3
#16 Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber +1:03.273 13 56 1
11 3
#15 Paul di Resta
Force India +1:08.757 8 56 0
12 4
#9 Nick Heidfeld
Renault +1:12.739 16 56 0
13 2
#11 Rubens Barrichello
Williams +1:30.189 15 56 0
14 5
#18 Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso +1:30.671 9 56 0
15 4
#14 Adrian Sutil
Force India +1 Lap 11 55 0
16 3
#20 Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus +1 Lap 19 55 0
17 5
#17 Sergio Pérez
Sauber +1 Lap 12 55 0
18 1
#12 Pastor Maldonado
Williams +1 Lap 17 55 0
19 1
#21 Jarno Trulli
Lotus +1 Lap 20 55 0
20 1
#25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Virgin +2 Laps 21 54 0
21 1
#24 Timo Glock
Virgin +2 Laps 22 54 0
22 1
#23 Vitantonio Liuzzi
HRT +2 Laps 23 54 0
23 1
#22 Narain Karthikeyan
HRT +2 Laps 24 54 0
-
#19 Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso DNF (Wheel) 7 9 0
Pos Driver Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Delta
1
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:35.674 1:34.776 1:33.706
2
#4 Jenson Button
McLaren 1:35.924 1:34.662 1:34.421 +0.715
3
#3 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:36.091 1:34.486 1:34.463 +0.757
4
#8 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes 1:35.272 1:35.850 1:34.670 +0.964
5
#5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari 1:35.389 1:35.165 1:35.119 +1.413
6
#6 Felipe Massa
Ferrari 1:35.478 1:35.437 1:35.145 +1.439
7
#19 Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso 1:36.133 1:35.563 1:36.158 +2.452
8
#15 Paul di Resta
Force India 1:35.702 1:35.858 1:36.190 +2.484
9
#18 Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso 1:36.110 1:35.500 1:36.203 +2.497
10
#10 Vitaly Petrov
Renault 1:35.370 1:35.149
11
#14 Adrian Sutil
Force India 1:36.092 1:35.874
12
#17 Sergio Pérez
Sauber 1:36.046 1:36.053
13
#16 Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber 1:36.147 1:36.236
14
#7 Michael Schumacher
Mercedes 1:35.508 1:36.457
15
#11 Rubens Barrichello
Williams 1:35.911 1:36.465
16
#9 Nick Heidfeld
Renault 1:35.910 1:36.611
17
#12 Pastor Maldonado
Williams 1:36.121 1:36.956
18
#2 Mark Webber
Red Bull 1:36.468
19
#20 Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus 1:37.894
20
#21 Jarno Trulli
Lotus 1:38.318
21
#25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Virgin 1:39.119
22
#24 Timo Glock
Virgin 1:39.708
23
#23 Vitantonio Liuzzi
HRT 1:40.212
24
#22 Narain Karthikeyan
HRT 1:40.445
Pos Driver Car Time Delta Laps
1
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:34.968 13
2
#4 Jenson Button
McLaren 1:35.176 +0.208 15
3
#3 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:35.373 +0.405 14
4
#8 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes 1:35.677 +0.709 18
5
#5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari 1:35.818 +0.850 17
6
#6 Felipe Massa
Ferrari 1:35.971 +1.003 15
7
#10 Vitaly Petrov
Renault 1:36.098 +1.130 18
8
#14 Adrian Sutil
Force India 1:36.125 +1.157 15
9
#7 Michael Schumacher
Mercedes 1:36.141 +1.173 14
10
#15 Paul di Resta
Force India 1:36.370 +1.402 18
11
#9 Nick Heidfeld
Renault 1:36.404 +1.436 16
12
#16 Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber 1:36.582 +1.614 18
13
#17 Sergio Pérez
Sauber 1:36.596 +1.628 17
14
#18 Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso 1:36.717 +1.749 16
15
#2 Mark Webber
Red Bull 1:36.896 +1.928 5
16
#19 Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso 1:36.953 +1.985 14
17
#11 Rubens Barrichello
Williams 1:37.007 +2.039 20
18
#12 Pastor Maldonado
Williams 1:37.304 +2.336 18
19
#20 Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus 1:38.176 +3.208 12
20
#21 Jarno Trulli
Lotus 1:38.739 +3.771 12
21
#24 Timo Glock
Virgin 1:39.938 +4.970 17
22
#25 Jérôme D’Ambrosio
Virgin 1:39.998 +5.030 16
23
#23 Vitantonio Liuzzi
HRT 1:40.593 +5.625 17
24
#22 Narain Karthikeyan
HRT 1:40.881 +5.913 18
Pos Driver Car Time Delta Laps
1
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:37.688 34
2
#3 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:37.854 +0.166 22
3
#4 Jenson Button
McLaren 1:37.935 +0.247 31
4
#8 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes 1:37.943 +0.255 34
5
#7 Michael Schumacher
Mercedes 1:38.105 +0.417 29
6
#6 Felipe Massa
Ferrari 1:38.507 +0.819 36
7
#14 Adrian Sutil
Force India 1:38.735 +1.047 35
8
#9 Nick Heidfeld
Renault 1:38.805 +1.117 26
9
#10 Vitaly Petrov
Renault 1:38.859 +1.171 31
10
#2 Mark Webber
Red Bull 1:39.327 +1.639 33
11
#16 Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber 1:39.538 +1.850 33
12
#12 Pastor Maldonado
Williams 1:39.667 +1.979 37
13
#18 Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso 1:39.771 +2.083 18
14
#5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari 1:39.779 +2.091 17
15
#19 Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso 1:39.828 +2.140 25
16
#11 Rubens Barrichello
Williams 1:39.925 +2.237 32
17
#17 Sergio Pérez
Sauber 1:39.953 +2.265 30
18
#20 Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus 1:40.476 +2.788 30
19
#21 Jarno Trulli
Lotus 1:41.482 +3.794 32
20
#22 Narain Karthikeyan
HRT 1:42.902 +5.214 25
21
#23 Vitantonio Liuzzi
HRT 1:43.850 +6.162 3
22
#25 Jérôme D’Ambrosio
Virgin 1:44.008 +6.320 35
23
#24 Timo Glock
Virgin 1:44.747 +7.059 12
Pos Driver Car Time Delta Laps
1
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:38.739 23
2
#2 Mark Webber
Red Bull 1:39.354 +0.615 27
3
#3 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:40.845 +2.106 21
4
#4 Jenson Button
McLaren 1:40.940 +2.201 22
5
#9 Nick Heidfeld
Renault 1:40.987 +2.248 5
6
#6 Felipe Massa
Ferrari 1:41.046 +2.307 25
7
#17 Sergio Pérez
Sauber 1:41.189 +2.450 20
8
#12 Pastor Maldonado
Williams 1:41.222 +2.483 20
9
#10 Vitaly Petrov
Renault 1:41.231 +2.492 16
10
#18 Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso 1:41.328 +2.589 21
11
#8 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes 1:41.361 +2.622 23
12
#5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari 1:41.434 +2.695 15
13
#14 Nico Hülkenberg
Force India 1:41.494 +2.755 20
14
#20 Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus 1:41.579 +2.840 13
15
#15 Paul di Resta
Force India 1:41.610 +2.871 18
16
#19 Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso 1:41.752 +3.013 20
17
#11 Rubens Barrichello
Williams 1:41.939 +3.200 25
18
#7 Michael Schumacher
Mercedes 1:42.301 +3.562 23
19
#16 Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber 1:43.792 +5.053 20
20
#25 Jérôme D’Ambrosio
Virgin 1:44.089 +5.350 20
21
#23 Vitantonio Liuzzi
HRT 1:44.359 +5.620 18
22
#24 Timo Glock
Virgin 1:44.438 +5.699 11
23
#21 Luiz Razia
Lotus 1:44.542 +5.803 9
24
#22 Narain Karthikeyan
HRT 1:45.019 +6.280 23

Standings after race

Pos Driver Car Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 2 3 68
2
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1 2 47 -21
3
Jenson Button
McLaren 1 38 -30
4
Mark Webber
Red Bull 1 37 -31
5
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari 26 -42
6
Felipe Massa
Ferrari 24 -44
7
Vitaly Petrov
Renault 1 17 -51
8
Nick Heidfeld
Renault 1 15 -53
9
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes 10 -58
10
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber 7 -61
11
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes 6 -62
12
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso 4 -64
13
Adrian Sutil
Force India 2 -66
14
Paul di Resta
Force India 2 -66
15
Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso 0 -68
16
Jarno Trulli
Lotus 0 -68
17
Rubens Barrichello
Williams 0 -68
18
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Virgin 0 -68
19
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus 0 -68
20
Timo Glock
Virgin 0 -68
21
Sergio Pérez
Sauber 0 -68
22
Pastor Maldonado
Williams 0 -68
23
Vitantonio Liuzzi
HRT 0 -68
24
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT 0 -68
Pos Team Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1 Red Bull 2 4 105
2 McLaren 1 3 85 -20
3 Ferrari 50 -55
4 Renault 2 32 -73
5 Mercedes 16 -89
6 Sauber 7 -98
7 Toro Rosso 4 -101
8 Force India 4 -101
9 Lotus 0 -105
10 Williams 0 -105
11 Virgin 0 -105
12 HRT 0 -105

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2019
#44 Lewis Hamilton
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Sebastian Vettel
1:34.742 -
Pierre Gasly
Valtteri Bottas
2018
#3 Daniel Ricciardo
Valtteri Bottas
Kimi Räikkönen
1:35.785 -
Daniel Ricciardo
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2017
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Sebastian Vettel
Max Verstappen
1:35.378 -
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
2016
#6 Nico Rosberg
Sebastian Vettel
Daniil Kvyat
1:39.824 -
Nico Hülkenberg
Nico Rosberg
2015
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg
Sebastian Vettel
1:42.208 -
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
2014
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg
Fernando Alonso
1:40.402 -
Nico Rosberg
Lewis Hamilton
2013
#3 Fernando Alonso
Kimi Räikkönen
Lewis Hamilton
1:36.808 -
Sebastian Vettel
Lewis Hamilton
2012
#8 Nico Rosberg
Jenson Button
Lewis Hamilton
1:39.960 -
Kamui Kobayashi
Nico Rosberg
2010
#1 Jenson Button
Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg
1:42.061 -
Lewis Hamilton
Sebastian Vettel
2009
#15 Sebastian Vettel
Mark Webber
Jenson Button
1:52.592 -
Rubens Barrichello
Sebastian Vettel
2008
#22 Lewis Hamilton
Felipe Massa
Kimi Räikkönen
1:36.325 -
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
2007
#6 Kimi Räikkönen
Fernando Alonso
Felipe Massa
1:37.454 -
Felipe Massa
Lewis Hamilton
2006
#5 Michael Schumacher
Fernando Alonso
Giancarlo Fisichella
1:37.586 -
Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso
2005
#5 Fernando Alonso
Kimi Räikkönen
Ralf Schumacher
1:33.242 -
Kimi Räikkönen
Fernando Alonso
2004
#2 Rubens Barrichello
Jenson Button
Kimi Räikkönen
1:32.238 -
Michael Schumacher
Rubens Barrichello