Season 2011 · Round 16

Korean Grand Prix

2011-10-16 · Korean International Circuit · Korea · Korean Grand Prix · 55Lap · 309.155km
Red Bull 1:38:01.994
Team win 40pt P1 · P3 1-3
McLaren +12.019
Red Bull +12.477
Fastest Lap
1:39.605 · L55
DNF
3
Pastor Maldonado L30 Vitaly Petrov L16 Michael Schumacher L15
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Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Circuit Info
Korean International Circuit Yeongam County, Korea
55Lap 309.155km 4 races held (2010–) Lap record 1:39.605 · Sebastian Vettel (2011)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
P1 Sebastian Vettel 3 wins · GP #1
P2 Fernando Alonso 1 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -2
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
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Vettel · pit stop L16 Vettel · pit stop L34 Vettel VET Vettel VET Hamilton · pit stop L15 Hamilton · pit stop L33 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Webber · pit stop L14 Webber · pit stop L33 Webber WEB Webber WEB Button · pit stop L13 Button · pit stop L34 Button BUT Button BUT Alonso · pit stop L15 Alonso · pit stop L37 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Massa · pit stop L14 Massa · pit stop L34 Massa MAS Massa MAS Alguersuari · pit stop L17 Alguersuari · pit stop L37 Alguersuari ALG Alguersuari ALG Rosberg · pit stop L13 Rosberg · pit stop L27 Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Buemi · pit stop L14 Buemi · pit stop L36 Buemi BUE Buemi BUE di Resta · pit stop L11 di Resta · pit stop L31 di Resta DIR di Resta DIR Sutil · pit stop L16 Sutil · pit stop L35 Sutil SUT Sutil SUT Barrichello · pit stop L10 Barrichello · pit stop L31 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Senna · pit stop L13 Senna · pit stop L30 Senna SEN Senna SEN Kovalainen · pit stop L13 Kovalainen · pit stop L38 Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV Kobayashi · pit stop L10 Kobayashi · pit stop L24 Kobayashi · pit stop L42 Kobayashi KOB Kobayashi KOB Pérez · pit stop L16 Pérez · pit stop L36 Pérez · pit stop L53 Pérez PER Pérez PER Trulli · pit stop L12 Trulli · pit stop L36 Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Glock · pit stop L16 Glock · pit stop L41 Glock GLO Glock GLO Ricciardo · pit stop L16 Ricciardo · pit stop L41 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC d'Ambrosio · pit stop L16 d'Ambrosio · pit stop L38 d'Ambrosio DAM d'Ambrosio DAM Liuzzi · pit stop L1 Liuzzi · pit stop L16 Liuzzi · pit stop L38 Liuzzi LIU Liuzzi LIU Maldonado · pit stop L16 Maldonado · pit stop L22 Maldonado · pit stop L28 Maldonado · retired L30 Maldonado MAL Maldonado MAL Petrov · pit stop L14 Petrov · retired L16 Petrov PET Petrov PET Schumacher · pit stop L14 Schumacher · retired L15 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
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
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap 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
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 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
15s 20s 25s median 21.9s Pastor Maldonado · L22 · 13.984s Sebastian Vettel · L16 · 19.985s Nico Rosberg · L13 · 20.091s Sebastian Vettel · L34 · 20.170s Michael Schumacher · L14 · 20.238s Lewis Hamilton · L33 · 20.584s Fernando Alonso · L37 · 20.639s Jenson Button · L34 · 20.758s Jenson Button · L13 · 20.766s Nico Rosberg · L27 · 20.772s Mark Webber · L33 · 20.800s Mark Webber · L14 · 20.828s Lewis Hamilton · L15 · 20.846s Fernando Alonso · L15 · 20.978s Paul di Resta · L31 · 21.060s Felipe Massa · L34 · 21.080s Bruno Senna · L13 · 21.163s Sergio Pérez · L16 · 21.225s Sergio Pérez · L36 · 21.385s Kamui Kobayashi · L42 · 21.472s Vitaly Petrov · L14 · 21.478s Pastor Maldonado · L16 · 21.569s Kamui Kobayashi · L10 · 21.623s Rubens Barrichello · L10 · 21.722s Bruno Senna · L30 · 21.893s Adrian Sutil · L35 · 21.916s Heikki Kovalainen · L13 · 21.951s Sergio Pérez · L53 · 21.971s Sébastien Buemi · L36 · 21.992s Pastor Maldonado · L28 · 22.035s Paul di Resta · L11 · 22.075s Vitantonio Liuzzi · L38 · 22.092s Sébastien Buemi · L14 · 22.098s Daniel Ricciardo · L41 · 22.115s Jaime Alguersuari · L17 · 22.301s Jaime Alguersuari · L37 · 22.325s Rubens Barrichello · L31 · 22.347s Jérôme d'Ambrosio · L38 · 22.412s Jarno Trulli · L12 · 22.441s Timo Glock · L41 · 22.481s Timo Glock · L16 · 22.533s Heikki Kovalainen · L38 · 22.669s Jarno Trulli · L36 · 22.851s Daniel Ricciardo · L16 · 23.196s Vitantonio Liuzzi · L16 · 23.544s Felipe Massa · L14 · 23.642s Adrian Sutil · L16 · 24.820s Kamui Kobayashi · L24 · 25.578s Vitantonio Liuzzi · L1 · 26.379s Jérôme d'Ambrosio · L16 · 26.905s
fastest 13.984s Pastor Maldonado slowest 26.905s Jérôme d'Ambrosio pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane 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
19
+15
P11→P7
18
+14
P13→P9
15
+13
P9→P10
11
+13
P18→P12
9
+13
P15→P13
20
+13
P19→P14
16
+13
P14→P15
21
+13
P20→P17
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