Season 2011 · Round 15

Japanese Grand Prix

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2011-10-09 · Suzuka Circuit · Japan · Japanese Grand Prix · 53Lap · 307.471km
4 Jenson Button
McLaren 1:30:53.427
Team win 35pt P1 · P5
5 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari +1.160
1 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull +2.006
Fastest Lap
4 Jenson Button
1:36.568 · L52
DNF
1
Sébastien Buemi L11
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 6 wins
Lewis Hamilton active 5 wins
Sebastian Vettel active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 20/36 55.6%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P14
Closest finish · all-time P27
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Japan
53Lap 307.471km 36 races held (1987–) Lap record 1:30.965 · Andrea Kimi Antonelli (2025)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 6 wins · GP #1
P2 Lewis Hamilton 5 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P3 Sebastian Vettel 4 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 22 starts · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Button · pit stop L10 Button · pit stop L20 Button · pit stop L36 Button BUT Button BUT Alonso · pit stop L10 Alonso · pit stop L21 Alonso · pit stop L37 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Vettel · pit stop L9 Vettel · pit stop L19 Vettel · pit stop L33 Vettel VET Vettel VET Webber · pit stop L10 Webber · pit stop L19 Webber · pit stop L34 Webber WEB Webber WEB Hamilton · pit stop L8 Hamilton · pit stop L21 Hamilton · pit stop L35 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Schumacher · pit stop L9 Schumacher · pit stop L24 Schumacher · pit stop L41 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Massa · pit stop L11 Massa · pit stop L22 Massa · pit stop L36 Massa MAS Massa MAS Pérez · pit stop L20 Pérez · pit stop L37 Pérez PER Pérez PER Petrov · pit stop L18 Petrov · pit stop L39 Petrov PET Petrov PET Rosberg · pit stop L12 Rosberg · pit stop L24 Rosberg · pit stop L41 Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Sutil · pit stop L8 Sutil · pit stop L23 Sutil · pit stop L37 Sutil SUT Sutil SUT di Resta · pit stop L10 di Resta · pit stop L24 di Resta · pit stop L35 di Resta DIR di Resta DIR Kobayashi · pit stop L10 Kobayashi · pit stop L24 Kobayashi KOB Kobayashi KOB Maldonado · pit stop L16 Maldonado · pit stop L25 Maldonado · pit stop L41 Maldonado MAL Maldonado MAL Alguersuari · pit stop L17 Alguersuari · pit stop L36 Alguersuari ALG Alguersuari ALG Senna · pit stop L15 Senna · pit stop L35 Senna SEN Senna SEN Barrichello · pit stop L12 Barrichello · pit stop L24 Barrichello · pit stop L37 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Kovalainen · pit stop L10 Kovalainen · pit stop L22 Kovalainen · pit stop L37 Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV Trulli · pit stop L11 Trulli · pit stop L24 Trulli · pit stop L38 Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Glock · pit stop L12 Glock · pit stop L19 Glock · pit stop L36 Glock GLO Glock GLO d'Ambrosio · pit stop L13 d'Ambrosio · pit stop L23 d'Ambrosio · pit stop L37 d'Ambrosio DAM d'Ambrosio DAM Ricciardo · pit stop L11 Ricciardo · pit stop L22 Ricciardo · pit stop L38 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC Liuzzi · pit stop L8 Liuzzi · pit stop L23 Liuzzi · pit stop L35 Liuzzi LIU Liuzzi LIU Buemi · pit stop L11 Buemi · retired L11 Buemi BUE Buemi BUE
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 4 Jenson Button FL McLaren 2 53 1:30:53.427 25
2 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 5 53 +1.160 18
3 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1 53 +2.006 15
4 2 Mark Webber Red Bull 6 53 +8.071 12
5 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 3 53 +24.268 10
6 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 8 53 +27.120 8
7 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 4 53 +28.240 6
8 17 Sergio Pérez Sauber 17 53 +39.377 4
9 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 10 53 +42.607 2
10 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 23 53 +44.322 1
11 14 Adrian Sutil Force India 11 53 +54.447
12 15 Paul di Resta Force India 12 53 +1:02.326
13 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 7 53 +1:03.705
14 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams 14 53 +1:04.194
15 19 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 16 53 +1:06.623
16 9 Bruno Senna Renault 9 53 +1:12.628
17 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams 13 53 +1:14.191
18 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus 18 53 +1:27.824
19 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus 19 53 +1:36.140
20 24 Timo Glock Virgin 21 51 +2 Laps
21 25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin 20 51 +2 Laps
22 22 Daniel Ricciardo HRT 22 51 +2 Laps
23 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT 24 50 +3 Laps
R 18 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 15 11 Wheel
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:33.051 1:31.424 1:30.466 POLE Q3
2 4 Jenson Button McLaren 1:32.947 1:31.434 1:30.475 +0.009 Q3
3 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:32.843 1:31.139 1:30.617 +0.151 Q3
4 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:33.235 1:31.909 1:30.804 +0.338 Q3
5 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:32.817 1:31.612 1:30.886 +0.420 Q3
6 2 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:33.135 1:31.576 1:31.156 +0.690 Q3
7 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:33.748 1:32.116 — +1.650 Q2
8 9 Bruno Senna Renault 1:33.359 1:32.297 — +1.831 Q2
9 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:32.877 1:32.245 — +1.779 Q2
10 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:32.626 1:32.380 — +1.914 Q2
11 14 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:32.761 1:32.463 — +1.997 Q2
12 15 Paul di Resta Force India 1:33.499 1:32.746 — +2.280 Q2
13 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams 1:33.921 1:33.079 — +2.613 Q2
14 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:33.781 1:33.224 — +2.758 Q2
15 18 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 1:33.064 1:33.227 — +2.598 Q1
16 19 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1:35.111 1:33.427 — +2.961 Q2
17 17 Sergio Pérez Sauber 1:34.704 — — +4.238 Q1
18 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus 1:35.454 — — +4.988 Q1
19 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus 1:35.514 — — +5.048 Q1
20 25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin 1:36.439 — — +5.973 Q1
21 24 Timo Glock Virgin 1:36.507 — — +6.041 Q1
22 22 Daniel Ricciardo HRT 1:37.846 — — +7.380 Q1
23 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes — —
24 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT — —
Starting grid
Official
1
1 Sebastian Vettel
2
4 Jenson Button
3
3 Lewis Hamilton
4
6 Felipe Massa
5
5 Fernando Alonso
6
2 Mark Webber
7
16 Kamui Kobayashi ▲3
8
7 Michael Schumacher ▼1
9
9 Bruno Senna ▼1
10
10 Vitaly Petrov ▼1
11
14 Adrian Sutil
12
15 Paul di Resta
13
11 Rubens Barrichello
14
12 Pastor Maldonado
15
18 Sébastien Buemi
16
19 Jaime Alguersuari
17
17 Sergio Pérez
18
20 Heikki Kovalainen
19
21 Jarno Trulli
20
25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio
21
24 Timo Glock
22
22 Daniel Ricciardo
23
8 Nico Rosberg
24
23 Vitantonio Liuzzi
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 4 Jenson Button 1:36.568 L52
2 17 Sergio Pérez 1:36.569 L39
3 4 Jenson Button 1:36.574 L51
4 8 Nico Rosberg 1:36.614 L50
5 5 Fernando Alonso 1:36.682 L50
6 2 Mark Webber 1:36.828 L47
7 5 Fernando Alonso 1:36.850 L51
8 8 Nico Rosberg 1:36.874 L43
9 5 Fernando Alonso 1:36.911 L49
10 1 Sebastian Vettel 1:36.916 L52
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
22s 24s 26s 28s median 21.7s Nico Rosberg · L12 · 20.575s Nico Rosberg · L24 · 20.665s Michael Schumacher · L9 · 20.667s Jenson Button · L20 · 20.713s Fernando Alonso · L37 · 20.731s Nico Rosberg · L41 · 20.809s Vitaly Petrov · L39 · 20.832s Michael Schumacher · L41 · 20.879s Jenson Button · L36 · 20.998s Pastor Maldonado · L41 · 21.012s Pastor Maldonado · L25 · 21.075s Lewis Hamilton · L8 · 21.091s Jenson Button · L10 · 21.094s Felipe Massa · L36 · 21.100s Fernando Alonso · L10 · 21.147s Felipe Massa · L22 · 21.214s Lewis Hamilton · L35 · 21.292s Vitaly Petrov · L18 · 21.304s Felipe Massa · L11 · 21.313s Fernando Alonso · L21 · 21.319s Adrian Sutil · L23 · 21.337s Pastor Maldonado · L16 · 21.339s Mark Webber · L19 · 21.369s Heikki Kovalainen · L10 · 21.412s Mark Webber · L34 · 21.455s Adrian Sutil · L8 · 21.511s Heikki Kovalainen · L22 · 21.519s Paul di Resta · L35 · 21.553s Sebastian Vettel · L19 · 21.596s Jarno Trulli · L11 · 21.636s Sergio Pérez · L20 · 21.655s Sebastian Vettel · L33 · 21.705s Timo Glock · L19 · 21.726s Jaime Alguersuari · L17 · 21.792s Mark Webber · L10 · 21.820s Adrian Sutil · L37 · 21.839s Sébastien Buemi · L11 · 21.849s Rubens Barrichello · L37 · 21.890s Paul di Resta · L10 · 21.964s Paul di Resta · L24 · 21.964s Rubens Barrichello · L12 · 22.130s Jarno Trulli · L38 · 22.156s Jarno Trulli · L24 · 22.233s Jérôme d'Ambrosio · L23 · 22.258s Kamui Kobayashi · L24 · 22.299s Sebastian Vettel · L9 · 22.374s Bruno Senna · L35 · 22.466s Heikki Kovalainen · L37 · 22.532s Michael Schumacher · L24 · 22.570s Jaime Alguersuari · L36 · 22.584s Vitantonio Liuzzi · L35 · 22.631s Rubens Barrichello · L24 · 22.736s Lewis Hamilton · L21 · 22.821s Timo Glock · L36 · 22.877s Daniel Ricciardo · L38 · 22.910s Jérôme d'Ambrosio · L13 · 23.013s Daniel Ricciardo · L22 · 23.172s Daniel Ricciardo · L11 · 23.723s Kamui Kobayashi · L10 · 24.263s Jérôme d'Ambrosio · L37 · 24.269s Sergio Pérez · L37 · 24.461s Vitantonio Liuzzi · L23 · 24.716s Timo Glock · L12 · 25.563s Bruno Senna · L15 · 25.927s Vitantonio Liuzzi · L8 · 28.244s
fastest 20.575s Nico Rosberg slowest 28.244s Vitantonio Liuzzi pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
23 Vitantonio Liuzzi 1 8 15:18:13 28.244s
14 Adrian Sutil 1 8 15:17:26 21.511s
3 Lewis Hamilton 1 8 15:17:14 21.091s
1 Sebastian Vettel 1 9 15:18:49 22.374s
7 Michael Schumacher 1 9 15:19:04 20.667s
2 Mark Webber 1 10 15:20:39 21.820s
4 Jenson Button 1 10 15:20:34 21.094s
20 Heikki Kovalainen 1 10 15:21:10 21.412s
5 Fernando Alonso 1 10 15:20:34 21.147s
16 Kamui Kobayashi 1 10 15:20:59 24.263s
15 Paul di Resta 1 10 15:20:50 21.964s
18 Sébastien Buemi 1 11 15:22:41 21.849s
6 Felipe Massa 1 11 15:22:19 21.313s
21 Jarno Trulli 1 11 15:22:59 21.636s
22 Daniel Ricciardo 1 11 15:23:13 23.723s
11 Rubens Barrichello 1 12 15:24:26 22.130s
24 Timo Glock 1 12 15:24:57 25.563s
8 Nico Rosberg 1 12 15:24:36 20.575s
25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio 1 13 15:26:41 23.013s
9 Bruno Senna 1 15 15:29:45 25.927s
12 Pastor Maldonado 1 16 15:31:31 21.339s
19 Jaime Alguersuari 1 17 15:33:17 21.792s
10 Vitaly Petrov 1 18 15:34:39 21.304s
2 Mark Webber 2 19 15:35:57 21.369s
24 Timo Glock 2 19 15:37:30 21.726s
1 Sebastian Vettel 2 19 15:35:48 21.596s
17 Sergio Pérez 1 20 15:38:10 21.655s
4 Jenson Button 2 20 15:37:28 20.713s
3 Lewis Hamilton 2 21 15:39:19 22.821s
5 Fernando Alonso 2 21 15:39:11 21.319s
20 Heikki Kovalainen 2 22 15:42:00 21.519s
6 Felipe Massa 2 22 15:41:00 21.214s
22 Daniel Ricciardo 2 22 15:42:48 23.172s
23 Vitantonio Liuzzi 2 23 15:45:48 24.716s
14 Adrian Sutil 2 23 15:43:10 21.337s
25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio 2 23 15:44:26 22.258s
21 Jarno Trulli 2 24 15:46:04 22.233s
11 Rubens Barrichello 2 24 15:45:22 22.736s
15 Paul di Resta 2 24 15:45:11 21.964s
8 Nico Rosberg 2 24 15:45:23 20.665s
16 Kamui Kobayashi 2 24 15:45:21 22.299s
7 Michael Schumacher 2 24 15:44:52 22.570s
12 Pastor Maldonado 2 25 15:47:52 21.075s
1 Sebastian Vettel 3 33 16:01:45 21.705s
2 Mark Webber 3 34 16:03:28 21.455s
9 Bruno Senna 2 35 16:05:42 22.466s
15 Paul di Resta 3 35 16:05:21 21.553s
3 Lewis Hamilton 3 35 16:05:09 21.292s
23 Vitantonio Liuzzi 3 35 16:07:51 22.631s
19 Jaime Alguersuari 2 36 16:07:16 22.584s
24 Timo Glock 3 36 16:09:24 22.877s
6 Felipe Massa 3 36 16:06:46 21.100s
4 Jenson Button 3 36 16:06:38 20.998s
17 Sergio Pérez 2 37 16:08:38 24.461s
20 Heikki Kovalainen 3 37 16:09:04 22.532s
11 Rubens Barrichello 3 37 16:08:54 21.890s
5 Fernando Alonso 3 37 16:08:19 20.731s
14 Adrian Sutil 3 37 16:08:44 21.839s
25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio 3 37 16:11:06 24.269s
22 Daniel Ricciardo 3 38 16:12:53 22.910s
21 Jarno Trulli 3 38 16:10:48 22.156s
10 Vitaly Petrov 2 39 16:12:09 20.832s
12 Pastor Maldonado 3 41 16:15:38 21.012s
8 Nico Rosberg 3 41 16:15:25 20.809s
7 Michael Schumacher 3 41 16:15:04 20.879s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
17
Sergio Pérez
+24
P17→P8
14
Adrian Sutil
+22
P11→P11
15
Paul di Resta
+21
P12→P12
8
Nico Rosberg
+20
P23→P10
10
Vitaly Petrov
+18
P10→P9
7
Michael Schumacher
+16
P8→P6
16
Kamui Kobayashi
+16
P7→P13
11
Rubens Barrichello
+16
P13→P17
Most positions lost
Paul di Resta −25 Adrian Sutil −24 Lewis Hamilton −18
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
7 Michael Schumacher Grid penalty ▼1 (P7 → P8)
▼1 (P7 → P8)
10 Vitaly Petrov Grid penalty ▼1 (P9 → P10)
▼1 (P9 → P10)
9 Bruno Senna Grid penalty ▼1 (P8 → P9)
▼1 (P8 → P9)
Lap = lap the penalty was issued · Served = lap it was served in the pits (blank means it was added to the race time instead)
Time, drive-through and stop-go penalties come from race control messages (OpenF1, 2023+). Grid penalties never appear there — the stewards publish them as documents after the session — so they are worked back from the starting grid against the qualifying classification, which gives places actually lost rather than the figure written in the decision.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15