The 2011 Japanese Grand Prix started October 9th, 2011 at 08:00 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Sebastian Vettel started from pole position with Jenson Button next to him. Lewis Hamilton started from third place.
After 1 hour, 30 minutes and 53 seconds Jenson Button finished the race first. The podium was completed with Fernando Alonso in second and Sebastian Vettel in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Jenson Button in a time of 1:36.568.
After the 2011 Japanese Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 324 points. Vettel is 114 points ahead of Jenson Button.
Circuit
Location
Suzuka, Japan
Date
October 9th, 2011 at 08:00
Round
15/19
Winner
Jenson Button
Winning time
1:30:53.427
Pole position
Sebastian Vettel
Fastest lap
Jenson Button 1:36.568
Fastest pitstop
Nico Rosberg 20.575 (lap 12)

Results

Pos Driver Car Time/Retired Grid Laps Pts
1 1
#4 Jenson Button
McLaren 1:30:53.427 2 53 25
2 3
#5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari +1.160 5 53 18
3 2
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull +2.006 1 53 15
4 2
#2 Mark Webber
Red Bull +8.071 6 53 12
5 2
#3 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren +24.268 3 53 10
6 2
#7 Michael Schumacher
Mercedes +27.120 8 53 8
7 3
#6 Felipe Massa
Ferrari +28.240 4 53 6
8 9
#17 Sergio Pérez
Sauber +39.377 17 53 4
9 1
#10 Vitaly Petrov
Renault +42.607 10 53 2
10 13
#8 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes +44.322 23 53 1
11
#14 Adrian Sutil
Force India +54.447 11 53 0
12
#15 Paul di Resta
Force India +1:02.326 12 53 0
13 6
#16 Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber +1:03.705 7 53 0
14
#12 Pastor Maldonado
Williams +1:04.194 14 53 0
15 1
#19 Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso +1:06.623 16 53 0
16 7
#9 Bruno Senna
Renault +1:12.628 9 53 0
17 4
#11 Rubens Barrichello
Williams +1:14.191 13 53 0
18
#20 Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus +1:27.824 18 53 0
19
#21 Jarno Trulli
Lotus +1:36.140 19 53 0
20 1
#24 Timo Glock
Virgin +2 Laps 21 51 0
21 1
#25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Virgin +2 Laps 20 51 0
22
#22 Daniel Ricciardo
HRT +2 Laps 22 51 0
23 1
#23 Vitantonio Liuzzi
HRT +3 Laps 24 50 0
-
#18 Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso DNF (Wheel) 15 11 0
Pos Driver Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Delta
1
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:33.051 1:31.424 1:30.466
2
#4 Jenson Button
McLaren 1:32.947 1:31.434 1:30.475 +0.009
3
#3 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:32.843 1:31.139 1:30.617 +0.151
4
#6 Felipe Massa
Ferrari 1:33.235 1:31.909 1:30.804 +0.338
5
#5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari 1:32.817 1:31.612 1:30.886 +0.420
6
#2 Mark Webber
Red Bull 1:33.135 1:31.576 1:31.156 +0.690
7
#7 Michael Schumacher
Mercedes 1:33.748 1:32.116
8
#9 Bruno Senna
Renault 1:33.359 1:32.297
9
#10 Vitaly Petrov
Renault 1:32.877 1:32.245
10
#16 Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber 1:32.626 1:32.380
11
#14 Adrian Sutil
Force India 1:32.761 1:32.463
12
#15 Paul di Resta
Force India 1:33.499 1:32.746
13
#11 Rubens Barrichello
Williams 1:33.921 1:33.079
14
#12 Pastor Maldonado
Williams 1:33.781 1:33.224
15
#18 Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso 1:33.064 1:33.227
16
#19 Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso 1:35.111 1:33.427
17
#17 Sergio Pérez
Sauber 1:34.704
18
#20 Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus 1:35.454
19
#21 Jarno Trulli
Lotus 1:35.514
20
#25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Virgin 1:36.439
21
#24 Timo Glock
Virgin 1:36.507
22
#22 Daniel Ricciardo
HRT 1:37.846
23
#8 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
24
#23 Vitantonio Liuzzi
HRT
Pos Driver Car Time Delta Laps
1
#4 Jenson Button
McLaren 1:31.255 13
2
#3 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:31.762 +0.507 16
3
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:32.122 +0.867 18
4
#5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari 1:32.279 +1.024 16
5
#2 Mark Webber
Red Bull 1:32.401 +1.146 14
6
#6 Felipe Massa
Ferrari 1:32.429 +1.174 16
7
#7 Michael Schumacher
Mercedes 1:32.725 +1.470 19
8
#8 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes 1:32.878 +1.623 17
9
#10 Vitaly Petrov
Renault 1:33.058 +1.803 15
10
#14 Adrian Sutil
Force India 1:33.424 +2.169 14
11
#18 Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso 1:33.469 +2.214 18
12
#19 Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso 1:33.545 +2.290 18
13
#16 Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber 1:33.818 +2.563 17
14
#17 Sergio Pérez
Sauber 1:33.836 +2.581 21
15
#15 Paul di Resta
Force India 1:33.990 +2.735 16
16
#12 Pastor Maldonado
Williams 1:34.321 +3.066 21
17
#9 Bruno Senna
Renault 1:35.389 +4.134 5
18
#11 Rubens Barrichello
Williams 1:35.651 +4.396 18
19
#21 Jarno Trulli
Lotus 1:36.327 +5.072 16
20
#20 Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus 1:36.912 +5.657 14
21
#25 Jérôme D’Ambrosio
Virgin 1:37.938 +6.683 17
22
#24 Timo Glock
Virgin 1:38.011 +6.756 16
23
#22 Daniel Ricciardo
HRT 1:38.355 +7.100 19
24
#23 Vitantonio Liuzzi
HRT 1:41.097 +9.842 8
Pos Driver Car Time Delta Laps
1
#4 Jenson Button
McLaren 1:31.901 32
2
#5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari 1:32.075 +0.174 33
3
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:32.095 +0.194 35
4
#2 Mark Webber
Red Bull 1:32.147 +0.246 28
5
#6 Felipe Massa
Ferrari 1:32.448 +0.547 34
6
#7 Michael Schumacher
Mercedes 1:32.710 +0.809 26
7
#8 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes 1:32.982 +1.081 27
8
#3 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:33.245 +1.344 26
9
#10 Vitaly Petrov
Renault 1:33.446 +1.545 36
10
#18 Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso 1:33.681 +1.780 33
11
#19 Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso 1:33.705 +1.804 25
12
#14 Adrian Sutil
Force India 1:33.790 +1.889 36
13
#17 Sergio Pérez
Sauber 1:34.393 +2.492 35
14
#9 Bruno Senna
Renault 1:34.557 +2.656 27
15
#15 Paul di Resta
Force India 1:34.601 +2.700 33
16
#16 Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber 1:36.038 +4.137 33
17
#20 Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus 1:36.225 +4.324 35
18
#11 Rubens Barrichello
Williams 1:37.123 +5.222 14
19
#24 Timo Glock
Virgin 1:37.440 +5.539 30
20
#25 Jérôme D’Ambrosio
Virgin 1:38.093 +6.192 30
21
#12 Pastor Maldonado
Williams 1:38.387 +6.486 16
22
#22 Daniel Ricciardo
HRT 1:38.763 +6.862 36
23
#21 Jarno Trulli
Lotus 1:39.800 +7.899 24
24
#23 Vitantonio Liuzzi
HRT 1:42.480 +10.579 4
Pos Driver Car Time Delta Laps
1
#4 Jenson Button
McLaren 1:33.634 20
2
#3 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 1:33.725 +0.091 18
3
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:34.090 +0.456 22
4
#5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari 1:34.372 +0.738 24
5
#2 Mark Webber
Red Bull 1:34.426 +0.792 25
6
#19 Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso 1:34.937 +1.303 23
7
#6 Felipe Massa
Ferrari 1:35.585 +1.951 27
8
#18 Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso 1:35.590 +1.956 25
9
#7 Michael Schumacher
Mercedes 1:36.033 +2.399 22
10
#10 Vitaly Petrov
Renault 1:36.370 +2.736 18
11
#9 Bruno Senna
Renault 1:36.487 +2.853 18
12
#14 Nico Hülkenberg
Force India 1:36.700 +3.066 21
13
#16 Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber 1:36.948 +3.314 24
14
#15 Paul di Resta
Force India 1:36.949 +3.315 22
15
#17 Sergio Pérez
Sauber 1:37.103 +3.469 29
16
#8 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes 1:38.197 +4.563 18
17
#11 Rubens Barrichello
Williams 1:38.331 +4.697 11
18
#12 Pastor Maldonado
Williams 1:38.446 +4.812 8
19
#21 Jarno Trulli
Lotus 1:39.168 +5.534 10
20
#20 Karun Chandhok
Lotus 1:39.946 +6.312 22
21
#24 Timo Glock
Virgin 1:40.872 +7.238 13
22
#25 Jérôme D’Ambrosio
Virgin 1:41.019 +7.385 24
23
#22 Daniel Ricciardo
HRT 1:41.106 +7.472 25
24
#23 Narain Karthikeyan
HRT 1:41.775 +8.141 25

Standings after race

Pos Driver Car Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 9 14 324
2
Jenson Button
McLaren 3 9 210 -114
3
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari 1 8 202 -122
4
Mark Webber
Red Bull 8 194 -130
5
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 2 4 178 -146
6
Felipe Massa
Ferrari 90 -234
7
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes 63 -261
8
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes 60 -264
9
Vitaly Petrov
Renault 1 36 -288
10
Nick Heidfeld
Renault 1 34 -290
11
Adrian Sutil
Force India 28 -296
12
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber 27 -297
13
Paul di Resta
Force India 20 -304
14
Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso 16 -308
15
Sergio Pérez
Sauber 13 -311
16
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso 13 -311
17
Rubens Barrichello
Williams 4 -320
18
Bruno Senna
Renault 2 -322
19
Pastor Maldonado
Williams 1 -323
20
Pedro de la Rosa
Sauber 0 -324
21
Jarno Trulli
Lotus 0 -324
22
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus 0 -324
23
Vitantonio Liuzzi
HRT 0 -324
24
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Virgin 0 -324
25
Timo Glock
Virgin 0 -324
26
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT 0 -324
27
Daniel Ricciardo
HRT 0 -324
28
Karun Chandhok
Lotus 0 -324
Pos Team Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1 Red Bull 9 22 518
2 McLaren 5 13 388 -130
3 Ferrari 1 8 292 -226
4 Mercedes 123 -395
5 Renault 2 72 -446
6 Force India 48 -470
7 Sauber 40 -478
8 Toro Rosso 29 -489
9 Williams 5 -513
10 Lotus 0 -518
11 HRT 0 -518
12 Virgin 0 -518

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Year Winner 2nd 3rd Fastest lap Pole position
2023
#1 Max Verstappen
Lando Norris
Oscar Piastri
1:34.183 -
Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen
2022
#1 Max Verstappen
Sergio Pérez
Charles Leclerc
1:44.411 -
Guanyu Zhou
Max Verstappen
2019
#77 Valtteri Bottas
Sebastian Vettel
Lewis Hamilton
1:30.983 -
Lewis Hamilton
Sebastian Vettel
2018
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Valtteri Bottas
Max Verstappen
1:32.318 -
Sebastian Vettel
Lewis Hamilton
2017
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Max Verstappen
Daniel Ricciardo
1:33.144 -
Valtteri Bottas
Lewis Hamilton
2016
#6 Nico Rosberg
Max Verstappen
Lewis Hamilton
1:35.118 -
Sebastian Vettel
Nico Rosberg
2015
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg
Sebastian Vettel
1:36.145 -
Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg
2014
#44 Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg
Sebastian Vettel
1:51.600 -
Lewis Hamilton
Nico Rosberg
2013
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Mark Webber
Romain Grosjean
1:34.587 -
Mark Webber
Mark Webber
2012
#1 Sebastian Vettel
Felipe Massa
Kamui Kobayashi
1:35.774 -
Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel
2010
#5 Sebastian Vettel
Mark Webber
Fernando Alonso
1:33.474 -
Mark Webber
Sebastian Vettel
2009
#15 Sebastian Vettel
Jarno Trulli
Lewis Hamilton
1:32.569 -
Mark Webber
Sebastian Vettel
2008
#5 Fernando Alonso
Robert Kubica
Kimi Räikkönen
1:18.426 -
Felipe Massa
Lewis Hamilton
2007
#2 Lewis Hamilton
Heikki Kovalainen
Kimi Räikkönen
1:28.193 -
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
2006
#1 Fernando Alonso
Felipe Massa
Giancarlo Fisichella
1:32.676 -
Fernando Alonso
Felipe Massa
2005
#9 Kimi Räikkönen
Giancarlo Fisichella
Fernando Alonso
1:31.540 -
Kimi Räikkönen
Ralf Schumacher
2004
#1 Michael Schumacher
Ralf Schumacher
Jenson Button
1:32.730 -
Rubens Barrichello
Michael Schumacher
2003
#2 Rubens Barrichello
Kimi Räikkönen
David Coulthard
Rubens Barrichello
2002
#1 Michael Schumacher
Rubens Barrichello
Kimi Räikkönen
Michael Schumacher
2001
#1 Michael Schumacher
Juan Pablo Montoya
David Coulthard
Michael Schumacher
2000
#3 Michael Schumacher
Mika Häkkinen
David Coulthard
Michael Schumacher
1999
#1 Mika Häkkinen
Michael Schumacher
Eddie Irvine
Michael Schumacher
1998
#8 Mika Häkkinen
Eddie Irvine
David Coulthard
Michael Schumacher
1997
#5 Michael Schumacher
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Eddie Irvine
Jacques Villeneuve
1996
#5 Damon Hill
Michael Schumacher
Mika Häkkinen
Jacques Villeneuve
1995
#1 Michael Schumacher
Mika Häkkinen
Johnny Herbert
Michael Schumacher
1994
#0 Damon Hill
Michael Schumacher
Jean Alesi
Michael Schumacher
1993
#8 Ayrton Senna
Alain Prost
Mika Häkkinen
Alain Prost
1992
#6 Riccardo Patrese
Gerhard Berger
Martin Brundle
Nigel Mansell
1991
#2 Gerhard Berger
Ayrton Senna
Riccardo Patrese
Gerhard Berger
1990
#20 Nelson Piquet
Roberto Moreno
Aguri Suzuki
Ayrton Senna
1989
#19 Alessandro Nannini
Riccardo Patrese
Thierry Boutsen
Ayrton Senna
1988
#12 Ayrton Senna
Alain Prost
Thierry Boutsen
Ayrton Senna
1987
#28 Gerhard Berger
Ayrton Senna
Stefan Johansson
Gerhard Berger
1977
#1 James Hunt
Carlos Reutemann
Patrick Depailler
Mario Andretti
1976
#5 Mario Andretti
Patrick Depailler
James Hunt
Mario Andretti