Round 3 · 2011

Chinese Grand Prix

CircuitShanghai International CircuitLocationShanghai, ChinaDates15 Apr – 17 Apr 2011Final

WinnerHAMMcLaren · from P3

PoleVET

Fastest lap1:38.993Webber

Most laps led18Vettel

Biggest gain+15Webber P18→P3

Retirements1of 24 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	3	+2	56	1:36:58.226	3	25
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1	-1	56	+5.200	2	18
3	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	18	+15	56	+7.560 FL	3	15
4	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	2	-2	56	+10.000	3	12
5	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	4	-1	56	+13.450	3	10
6	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	6	0	56	+15.840	2	8
7	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	5	-2	56	+30.620	2	6
8	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	14	+6	56	+31.030	3	4
9	Vitaly Petrov PET	Lotus Renault GP	10	+1	56	+57.400	2	2
10	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	13	+3	56	+1:03.270	2	1
11	Paul di Resta DIR	Force India	8	-3	56	+1:08.760	2
12	Nick Heidfeld HEI	Lotus Renault GP	16	+4	56	+1:12.740	2
13	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	15	+2	56	+1:30.190	2
14	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	9	-5	56	+1:30.670	3
15	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	11	-4	55	+1 lap	3
16	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	19	+3	55	+1 lap	—
17	Sergio Pérez PER	Sauber	12	-5	55	+1 lap	4
18	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Williams	17	-1	55	+1 lap	3
19	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	20	+1	55	+1 lap	—
20	Jerome d'Ambrosio DAM	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	21	+1	54	+2 laps	2
21	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	22	+1	54	+2 laps	3
22	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	HRT	23	+1	54	+2 laps	3
23	Narain Karthikeyan KAR	HRT	24	+1	54	+2 laps	—
—	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	7		9	DNF · L9	1

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

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:34.968	13
2	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:35.176	15
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:35.373	14
4	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:35.677	18
5	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	1:35.818	17
6	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1:35.971	15
7	Vitaly Petrov PET	Lotus Renault GP	1:36.098	18
8	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:36.125	15
9	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	1:36.141	14
10	Paul di Resta DIR	Force India	1:36.370	18
11	Nick Heidfeld HEI	Lotus Renault GP	1:36.404	16
12	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	1:36.582	18
13	Sergio Pérez PER	Sauber	1:36.596	17
14	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:36.717	16
15	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:36.896	5
16	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	1:36.953	14
17	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	1:37.007	20
18	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Williams	1:37.304	18
19	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:38.176	12
20	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:38.739	12
21	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:39.938	17
22	Jerome d'Ambrosio DAM	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:39.998	16
23	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	HRT	1:40.593	17
24	Narain Karthikeyan KAR	HRT	1:40.881	18

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:37.688	34
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:37.854	22
3	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:37.935	31
4	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:37.943	34
5	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	1:38.105	29
6	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1:38.507	36
7	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:38.735	35
8	Nick Heidfeld HEI	Lotus Renault GP	1:38.805	26
9	Vitaly Petrov PET	Lotus Renault GP	1:38.859	31
10	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:39.327	33
11	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	1:39.538	33
12	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Williams	1:39.667	37
13	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:39.771	18
14	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	1:39.779	17
15	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	1:39.828	25
16	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	1:39.925	32
17	Sergio Pérez PER	Sauber	1:39.953	30
18	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:40.476	30
19	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:41.482	32
20	Narain Karthikeyan KAR	HRT	1:42.902	25
21	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	HRT	1:43.850	3
22	Jerome d'Ambrosio DAM	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:44.008	35
23	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:44.747	12
24	Paul di Resta DIR	Force India	—	0

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:38.739	23
2	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:39.354	27
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:40.845	21
4	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:40.940	22
5	Nick Heidfeld HEI	Lotus Renault GP	1:40.987	5
6	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1:41.046	25
7	Sergio Pérez PER	Sauber	1:41.189	20
8	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Williams	1:41.222	20
9	Vitaly Petrov PET	Lotus Renault GP	1:41.231	16
10	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:41.328	21
11	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:41.361	23
12	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	1:41.434	15
13	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Force India	1:41.494	20
14	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:41.579	13
15	Paul di Resta DIR	Force India	1:41.610	18
16	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Toro Rosso	1:41.752	20
17	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	1:41.939	25
18	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	1:42.301	23
19	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	1:43.792	20
20	Jerome d'Ambrosio DAM	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:44.089	20
21	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	HRT	1:44.359	18
22	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:44.438	11
23	Luiz Razia RAZ	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:44.542	9
24	Narain Karthikeyan KAR	HRT	1:45.019	23

Session schedule

Practice 1Final15 Apr 2011 02:00 UTC

Practice 2Final15 Apr 2011 06:00 UTC

Practice 3Final16 Apr 2011 03:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal16 Apr 2011 06:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal17 Apr 2011 07:00 UTC

Championship after round 3

Pos	Driver	Pts	Δ
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	68
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	47	▲1
3	Jenson Button BUT	38	▼1
4	Mark Webber WEB	37
5	Fernando Alonso ALO	26
6	Felipe Massa MAS	24
7	Vitaly Petrov PET	17
8	Nick Heidfeld HEI	15

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

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

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2010	Chinese Grand Prix	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	5
2009	Chinese Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1
2008	Chinese Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1
2007	Chinese Grand Prix	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	2
2006	Chinese Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher SCH	Ferrari	6
2005	Chinese Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	1
2004	Chinese Grand Prix	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Ferrari	1