Season 2011 · Round 16
Korean Grand Prix
DNF
3
L30
L16
L15
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Circuit Info
Korean International Circuit
Yeongam County, Korea
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
P1 Sebastian Vettel
2
· GP #1
P2 Lewis Hamilton
1
· → Sebastian Vettel -1
P2 Mark Webber
1
· → Sebastian Vettel -1
P1 Sebastian Vettel
3
· GP #1
P2 Fernando Alonso
2
· → Sebastian Vettel -1
P2 Lewis Hamilton
2
· → Sebastian Vettel -1
P1 Sebastian Vettel
2
· GP #1
P2 Fernando Alonso
1
· → Sebastian Vettel -1
P2 Mark Webber
1
· → Sebastian Vettel -1
P1 Fernando Alonso
4 starts
· GP #1
P1 Lewis Hamilton
4 starts
· GP #1
P1 Jenson Button
4 starts
· GP #1
Race Trace · position by lap
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Lap | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Sebastian Vettel FL | Red Bull | 2 | 55 | 1:38:01.994 | 25 |
| 2 | 3 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1 | 55 | +12.019 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 4 | 55 | +12.477 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 Jenson Button | McLaren | 3 | 55 | +14.694 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 6 | 55 | +15.689 | 10 |
| 6 | 6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 5 | 55 | +25.133 | 8 |
| 7 | 19 Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 11 | 55 | +49.538 | 6 |
| 8 | 8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | 55 | +54.053 | 4 |
| 9 | 18 Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 13 | 55 | +1:02.762 | 2 |
| 10 | 15 Paul di Resta | Force India | 9 | 55 | +1:08.602 | 1 |
| 11 | 14 Adrian Sutil | Force India | 10 | 55 | +1:11.229 | |
| 12 | 11 Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 18 | 55 | +1:33.068 | |
| 13 | 9 Bruno Senna | Renault | 15 | 54 | +1 Lap | |
| 14 | 20 Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 19 | 54 | +1 Lap | |
| 15 | 16 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 14 | 54 | +1 Lap | |
| 16 | 17 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 17 | 54 | +1 Lap | |
| 17 | 21 Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 20 | 54 | +1 Lap | |
| 18 | 24 Timo Glock | Virgin | 21 | 54 | +1 Lap | |
| 19 | 22 Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | 24 | 54 | +1 Lap | |
| 20 | 25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 22 | 54 | +1 Lap | |
| 21 | 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 23 | 52 | +3 Laps | |
| R | 12 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 16 | 30 | Clutch | |
| R | 10 Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 8 | 16 | Collision | |
| R | 7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 12 | 15 | Collision |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:37.525 | 1:36.526 | 1:35.820 | POLE Q3 |
| 2 | 1 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:39.093 | 1:37.285 | 1:36.042 | +0.222 Q3 |
| 3 | 4 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:37.929 | 1:37.302 | 1:36.126 | +0.306 Q3 |
| 4 | 2 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:39.071 | 1:37.292 | 1:36.468 | +0.648 Q3 |
| 5 | 6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.670 | 1:37.313 | 1:36.831 | +1.011 Q3 |
| 6 | 5 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:38.393 | 1:37.352 | 1:36.980 | +1.160 Q3 |
| 7 | 8 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.426 | 1:37.892 | 1:37.754 | +1.934 Q3 |
| 8 | 10 Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:38.378 | 1:38.186 | 1:38.124 | +2.304 Q3 |
| 9 | 15 Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:38.549 | 1:38.254 | — | +2.434 Q2 |
| 10 | 14 Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:38.789 | 1:38.219 | — | +2.399 Q2 |
| 11 | 19 Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:39.392 | 1:38.315 | — | +2.495 Q2 |
| 12 | 7 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:38.502 | 1:38.354 | — | +2.534 Q2 |
| 13 | 18 Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:39.352 | 1:38.508 | — | +2.688 Q2 |
| 14 | 16 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:39.464 | 1:38.775 | — | +2.955 Q2 |
| 15 | 9 Bruno Senna | Renault | 1:39.316 | 1:38.791 | — | +2.971 Q2 |
| 16 | 12 Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:39.436 | 1:39.189 | — | +3.369 Q2 |
| 17 | 17 Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:39.097 | 1:39.443 | — | +3.277 Q1 |
| 18 | 11 Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:39.538 | — | — | +3.718 Q1 |
| 19 | 20 Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:40.522 | — | — | +4.702 Q1 |
| 20 | 21 Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:41.101 | — | — | +5.281 Q1 |
| 21 | 24 Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:42.091 | — | — | +6.271 Q1 |
| 22 | 25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:43.483 | — | — | +7.663 Q1 |
| 23 | 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 1:43.758 | — | — | +7.938 Q1 |
| 24 | 22 Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | — | — |
Starting grid
Official
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
14 Adrian Sutil
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
17 Sergio Pérez
18
19
20
21 Jarno Trulli
21
24 Timo Glock
22
23
24
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.
| # | Driver | Lap time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Sebastian Vettel | 1:39.605 | L55 |
| 2 | 2 Mark Webber | 1:40.294 | L55 |
| 3 | 3 Lewis Hamilton | 1:40.459 | L54 |
| 4 | 3 Lewis Hamilton | 1:40.513 | L55 |
| 5 | 2 Mark Webber | 1:40.513 | L50 |
| 6 | 2 Mark Webber | 1:40.525 | L54 |
| 7 | 18 Sébastien Buemi | 1:40.537 | L50 |
| 8 | 6 Felipe Massa | 1:40.541 | L51 |
| 9 | 5 Fernando Alonso | 1:40.547 | L41 |
| 10 | 5 Fernando Alonso | 1:40.600 | L48 |
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time | Lane transit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi | 1 | 1 | 15:05:51 | 26.379s |
| 11 Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 10 | 15:21:47 | 21.722s |
| 16 Kamui Kobayashi | 1 | 10 | 15:21:45 | 21.623s |
| 15 Paul di Resta | 1 | 11 | 15:23:25 | 22.075s |
| 21 Jarno Trulli | 1 | 12 | 15:25:30 | 22.441s |
| 9 Bruno Senna | 1 | 13 | 15:27:10 | 21.163s |
| 4 Jenson Button | 1 | 13 | 15:26:42 | 20.766s |
| 20 Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 13 | 15:27:13 | 21.951s |
| 8 Nico Rosberg | 1 | 13 | 15:26:43 | 20.091s |
| 7 Michael Schumacher | 1 | 14 | 15:28:35 | 20.238s |
| 2 Mark Webber | 1 | 14 | 15:28:23 | 20.828s |
| 18 Sébastien Buemi | 1 | 14 | 15:28:48 | 22.098s |
| 10 Vitaly Petrov | 1 | 14 | 15:28:33 | 21.478s |
| 6 Felipe Massa | 1 | 14 | 15:28:28 | 23.642s |
| 3 Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 15 | 15:30:01 | 20.846s |
| 5 Fernando Alonso | 1 | 15 | 15:30:19 | 20.978s |
| 1 Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 16 | 15:31:42 | 19.985s |
| 12 Pastor Maldonado | 1 | 16 | 15:32:31 | 21.569s |
| 25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 1 | 16 | 15:33:28 | 26.905s |
| 14 Adrian Sutil | 1 | 16 | 15:32:24 | 24.820s |
| 24 Timo Glock | 1 | 16 | 15:33:19 | 22.533s |
| 17 Sergio Pérez | 1 | 16 | 15:32:32 | 21.225s |
| 22 Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 16 | 15:33:22 | 23.196s |
| 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi | 2 | 16 | 15:34:32 | 23.544s |
| 19 Jaime Alguersuari | 1 | 17 | 15:34:24 | 22.301s |
| 12 Pastor Maldonado | 2 | 22 | 15:45:44 | 13.984s |
| 16 Kamui Kobayashi | 2 | 24 | 15:49:22 | 25.578s |
| 8 Nico Rosberg | 2 | 27 | 15:54:18 | 20.772s |
| 12 Pastor Maldonado | 3 | 28 | 15:56:30 | 22.035s |
| 9 Bruno Senna | 2 | 30 | 15:59:48 | 21.893s |
| 11 Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 31 | 16:01:32 | 22.347s |
| 15 Paul di Resta | 2 | 31 | 16:01:23 | 21.060s |
| 2 Mark Webber | 2 | 33 | 16:04:22 | 20.800s |
| 3 Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 33 | 16:04:21 | 20.584s |
| 1 Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 34 | 16:05:58 | 20.170s |
| 6 Felipe Massa | 2 | 34 | 16:06:13 | 21.080s |
| 4 Jenson Button | 2 | 34 | 16:06:08 | 20.758s |
| 14 Adrian Sutil | 2 | 35 | 16:08:18 | 21.916s |
| 21 Jarno Trulli | 2 | 36 | 16:10:35 | 22.851s |
| 17 Sergio Pérez | 2 | 36 | 16:10:09 | 21.385s |
| 18 Sébastien Buemi | 2 | 36 | 16:10:01 | 21.992s |
| 5 Fernando Alonso | 2 | 37 | 16:11:21 | 20.639s |
| 19 Jaime Alguersuari | 2 | 37 | 16:11:31 | 22.325s |
| 25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 2 | 38 | 16:14:40 | 22.412s |
| 20 Heikki Kovalainen | 2 | 38 | 16:13:56 | 22.669s |
| 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi | 3 | 38 | 16:16:35 | 22.092s |
| 22 Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 41 | 16:19:54 | 22.115s |
| 24 Timo Glock | 2 | 41 | 16:19:51 | 22.481s |
| 16 Kamui Kobayashi | 3 | 42 | 16:21:02 | 21.472s |
| 17 Sergio Pérez | 3 | 53 | 16:39:58 | 21.971s |
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
Most positions lost
Pastor Maldonado −16
Kamui Kobayashi −15
Paul di Resta −14
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded.
Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
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
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15