Round 12 · 2011

Belgian Grand Prix

CircuitSpa-FrancorchampsLocationStavelot, BelgiumDates26 Aug – 28 Aug 2011Final

WinnerVETRed Bull Racing · from P1

PoleVET

Fastest lap1:49.883Webber · L33

Most laps led32Vettel

Biggest gain+19Schumacher P24→P5

Retirements5of 24 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1	0	44	1:26:44.863	—	25
2	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	3	+1	44	+3.740 FL	—	18
3	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	13	+10	44	+9.670	—	15
4	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	8	+4	44	+13.020	—	12
5	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	24	+19	44	+47.460	—	10
6	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	5	-1	44	+48.670	—	8
7	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	15	+8	44	+59.710	—	6
8	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	4	-4	44	+1:06.080	—	4
9	Vitaly Petrov PET	Lotus Renault GP	10	+1	44	+1:11.920	—	2
10	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Williams	21	+11	44	+1:17.620	—	1
11	Paul di Resta DIR	Force India	17	+6	44	+1:23.990	—
12	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	12	0	44	+1:31.980	—
13	Bruno Senna SEN	Lotus Renault GP	7	-6	0	+1:32.990	—
14	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	18	+4	43	+1 lap	—
15	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	16	+1	43	+1 lap	—
16	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	14	-2	43	+1 lap	—
17	Jerome d'Ambrosio DAM	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	20	+3	43	+1 lap	—
18	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	19	+1	43	+1 lap	—
19	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	HRT	22	+3	43	+1 lap	—
—	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	2		12	DNF · L12	—
—	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	11		6	DNF · L6	—
—	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	6		0	DNF · L0	—
—	Sergio Pérez PER	Sauber	9		27	DNF · L27	—
—	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	HRT	23		13	DNF · L13	—

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	22
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	—	—	—	21
3	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	23
4	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	—	—	—	21
5	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	—	—	—	23
6	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	24
7	Bruno Senna SEN	Lotus Renault GP	—	—	—	24
8	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	—	—	—	22
9	Sergio Pérez PER	Sauber	—	—	—	24
10	Vitaly Petrov PET	Lotus Renault GP	—	—	—	23
11	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	18
12	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	—	—	—	18
13	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	—	—	—	15
14	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	—	—	—	17
15	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	—	—	—	12
16	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	—	—	—	15
17	Paul di Resta DIR	Force India	—	—	—	8
18	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	—	—	—	8
19	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	9
20	Jerome d'Ambrosio DAM	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	9
21	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Williams	—	—	—	17
22	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	HRT	—	—	—	9
23	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	HRT	—	—	—	9
24	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	—	—	—	1

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	2:08.988	7
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	2:09.046	8
3	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	2:09.931	16
4	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	2:10.257	7
5	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	2:10.402	9
6	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	2:10.580	15
7	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	2:10.837	12
8	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	2:11.437	13
9	Bruno Senna SEN	Lotus Renault GP	2:11.664	14
10	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	2:11.667	10
11	Paul di Resta DIR	Force India	2:11.874	13
12	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	2:13.036	15
13	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Williams	2:13.074	12
14	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	2:13.182	12
15	Vitaly Petrov PET	Lotus Renault GP	2:13.290	15
16	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	2:13.778	12
17	Sergio Pérez PER	Sauber	2:14.334	14
18	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	2:14.682	11
19	Jerome d'Ambrosio DAM	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	2:17.159	12
20	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	2:18.039	10
21	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	HRT	2:19.001	12
22	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	HRT	2:19.597	14
23	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	2:22.454	7
24	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	—	5

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:50.321	22
2	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	1:50.461	19
3	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:50.770	9
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:50.838	9
5	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1:51.218	15
6	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:51.242	23
7	Sergio Pérez PER	Sauber	1:51.655	21
8	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:51.725	18
9	Paul di Resta DIR	Force India	1:51.751	9
10	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:51.790	13
11	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	1:51.922	23
12	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Williams	1:52.750	20
13	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	1:52.780	26
14	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	1:52.911	25
15	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:53.009	25
16	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	1:53.156	17
17	Bruno Senna SEN	Lotus Renault GP	1:53.835	21
18	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:55.051	20
19	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:55.494	23
20	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:56.202	15
21	Jerome d'Ambrosio DAM	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:56.816	21
22	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	HRT	1:57.450	19
23	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	HRT	1:57.612	24
24	Vitaly Petrov PET	Lotus Renault GP	2:02.234	12

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	1:54.355	13
2	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:54.829	15
3	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	2:02.740	8
4	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	2:03.752	10
5	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	2:04.301	7
6	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	2:04.663	18
7	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	2:04.728	10
8	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	2:05.391	12
9	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	2:06.583	16
10	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	2:06.886	15
11	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	2:07.055	12
12	Sergio Pérez PER	Sauber	2:07.481	15
13	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	2:08.233	14
14	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	2:08.239	14
15	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Williams	2:08.918	10
16	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	2:09.792	8
17	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	2:12.278	13
18	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	HRT	2:12.389	10
19	Jerome d'Ambrosio DAM	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	2:12.772	13
20	Paul di Resta DIR	Force India	2:13.058	8
21	Karun Chandhok CHN	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	2:13.090	11
22	Vitaly Petrov PET	Lotus Renault GP	2:13.601	10
23	Bruno Senna SEN	Lotus Renault GP	2:14.340	7
24	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	HRT	2:14.933	11

Session schedule

Practice 1Final26 Aug 2011 08:00 UTC

Practice 2Final26 Aug 2011 12:00 UTC

Practice 3Final27 Aug 2011 09:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal27 Aug 2011 12:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal28 Aug 2011 12:00 UTC

Championship after round 12

Pos	Driver	Pts	Δ
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	259
2	Mark Webber WEB	167
3	Fernando Alonso ALO	157	▲1
4	Jenson Button BUT	149	▲1
5	Lewis Hamilton HAM	146	▼2
6	Felipe Massa MAS	74
7	Nico Rosberg ROS	56
8	Michael Schumacher SCH	42	▲1

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
Red Bull Racing	Sebastian Vettel VET	—	Mark Webber WEB
McLaren	Lewis Hamilton HAM	—	Jenson Button BUT
Ferrari	Felipe Massa MAS	—	Fernando Alonso ALO
Mercedes	Nico Rosberg ROS	—	Michael Schumacher SCH
Toro Rosso	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	—	Sebastien Buemi BUE
Lotus Renault GP	Bruno Senna SEN	—	Vitaly Petrov PET
Sauber	Sergio Pérez PER	—	Kamui Kobayashi KOB
Williams	Rubens Barrichello BAR	—	Pastor Maldonado MAL
Force India	Adrian Sutil SUT	—	Paul di Resta DIR
Lotus Racing (2010–11)	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	—	Jarno Trulli TRU
Manor / Marussia / Virgin	Timo Glock GLO	—	Jerome d'Ambrosio DAM
HRT	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	—	Daniel Ricciardo RIC

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2010	Belgian Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	2
2009	Belgian Grand Prix	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	6
2008	Belgian Grand Prix	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	2
2007	Belgian Grand Prix	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1
2005	Belgian Grand Prix	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	McLaren	2
2004	Belgian Grand Prix	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	McLaren	10
2002	Belgian Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher SCH	Ferrari	1
2001	Belgian Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher SCH	Ferrari	3