2011 Formula One World Championship

The 2011 Formula One season was the 62nd FIA Formula One season. The FIA announced they would consider adding a thirteenth team to the grid .^[1] On 8 September, 2010, the FIA announced that they would not add a new team. The same twelve teams from last year competed in 2011.^[2] The race schedule was going to expand to twenty rounds with the running of the Indian Grand Prix,^[3] but the Bahrain Grand Prix was cancelled due to the high amount of protesters. Bahrain was briefly put back on the schedule before being cancelled again by the organizers of the race.

2011 FIA Formula One World Championship
Previous:	2010	Next:	2012
Races by country Races by season

Teams and drivers

The new Concorde Agreement signed on 1 August 2009 continues the terms of the 1998 agreement. It will run until 31 December 2012.^[4] The FIA published the entry list on 30 November 2010 (updated 2 December 2010).^[5]

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test/Reserve Driver(s)
Red Bull Racing	Red Bull	RB7[6]	Renault RS27–2011[7][8]	P	1	Sebastian Vettel[9]	All	Daniel Ricciardo[10]
					2	Mark Webber[11]	All
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	McLaren	MP4-26[12]	Mercedes FO 108Y[13]	P	3	Lewis Hamilton[14]	All	Pedro de la Rosa[15] Gary Paffett[16]
					4	Jenson Button[17]	All
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari	150° Italia[18][19][20]	Ferrari 056[21]	P	5	Fernando Alonso[22]	All	Jules Bianchi[23] Giancarlo Fisichella[24] Marc Gené[24]
					6	Felipe Massa[25]	All
Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes	WO2[6]	Mercedes FO 108Y[13]	P	7	Michael Schumacher[26]	All	TBA
					8	Nico Rosberg[26]	All
Lotus Renault GP1 [27]	Renault	R31[28]	Renault RS27-2011[29]	P	9	Nick Heidfeld2 [30]	1-11	Fairuz Fauzy[31] Bruno Senna[32] Romain Grosjean[32] Ho-Pin Tung[32] Jan Charouz[32]
						Bruno Senna[33]	12-19
					10	Vitaly Petrov[34]	All
AT&T Williams	Williams	FW33[35]	Cosworth CA2011	P	11	Rubens Barrichello[36]	All	Valtteri Bottas[37]
					12	Pastor Maldonado[38]	All
Force India F1 Team	Force India	VJM04[39]	Mercedes FO 108Y	P	14	Adrian Sutil[40]	All	Nico Hülkenberg[40]
					15	Paul di Resta[40]	All
Sauber F1 Team[41]	Sauber	C30[42]	Ferrari 056[43]	P	16	Kamui Kobayashi[44]	All	Esteban Gutiérrez[45]
					17	Sergio Pérez[46]	1-6, 8-19
						Pedro de la Rosa[47]	7
Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso	STR6[6]	Ferrari 056[48]	P	18	Sébastien Buemi[49]	All	Daniel Ricciardo[50]
					19	Jaime Alguersuari[49]	All
Team Lotus3	Lotus	T128[42]	Renault RS27-2011[51]	P	20	Heikki Kovalainen[52]	1-16	Karun Chandhok[53] Luiz Razia[54] Davide Valsecchi[54] Ricardo Teixeira[54]
					21	Jarno Trulli[52]	1-9, 11-19
						Karun Chandhok[55]	10
HRT F1 Team	Hispania	F111[56]	Cosworth CA2011	P	22	Narain Karthikeyan[57]	1-8, 17	Narain Karthikeyan[58]
						Daniel Ricciardo[58]	9-16, 18-19
					23	Vitantonio Liuzzi[15]	1-16, 18-19
						Daniel Ricciardo[58]	17
Marussia Virgin Racing[59]	Virgin	MVR-2[60]	Cosworth CA2011[61]	P	24	Timo Glock[62]	All	Sakon Yamamoto[63] Robert Wickens[64]
					25	Jérôme d'Ambrosio[34]	All

Notes

• ^1 Two teams will use the Lotus name in 2011.
• ^2 Before the season started, Robert Kubica was set to be one of the drivers for Renault.^[65] On February 6, 2011, Kubica was in a bad crash while competing in a rally race.^[66] He will need several surgeries to repair the damage.^[67] Renault announced that Nick Heidfeld will replace Kubica starting at the test in Barcelona.^[30]
• ^3 Lotus Racing is entered under the Team Lotus name. The legal use of the name Lotus and Team Lotus is under dispute.^[68] Team Lotus was an F1 team, based in England, that raced from 1954 to 1994.

Race schedule

The FIA released the race schedule for the 2011 world championship. A new race, the Indian Grand Prix, had been added. However, the Bahrain Grand Prix was called off due to the political unrest in the country.^[69]

Rd.	Official Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	City / Location	Date
1	Qantas Australian Grand Prix[70]	Australian GP	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit	Melbourne	27 March
2	Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix[71]	Malaysian GP	Sepang International Circuit	Kuala Lumpur	10 April
3	UBS Chinese Grand Prix[72]	Chinese GP	Shanghai International Circuit	Shanghai	17 April
4	DHL Turkish Grand Prix[73]	Turkish GP	Istanbul Park	Istanbul	08 May
5	Gran Premio de España	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya	Barcelona Catalunya	22 May
6	Grand Prix de Monaco	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco	Monte Carlo	29 May
7	Grand Prix du Canada	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Montreal	12 June
8	Grand Prix of Europe	European GP	Valencia Street Circuit	Valencia	26 June
9	Santander British Grand Prix	British GP	Silverstone Circuit	Silverstone	10 July
10	Grosser Preis Santander Von Deutschland	German GP	Hockenheimring	Hockenheim	24 July
11	Eni Magyar Nagydij	Hungarian GP	Hungaroring	Budapest	31 July
12	Shell Belgian Grand Prix[74]	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Spa-Francorchamps	28 August
13	Gran Premio Santander d'Italia	Italian GP	Autodromo di Monza	Monza	11 September
14	SingTel Singapore Grand Prix[75]	Singapore GP	Marina Bay Street Circuit	Singapore	25 September
15	Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP	Suzuka Circuit	Suzuka	9 October
16	Korean Grand Prix	Korean GP	Korean International Circuit	Yeongam	16 October
17	Airtel Indian Grand Prix[76]	Indian GP	Buddh International Circuit[77]	Greater Noida	30 October
18	Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Abu Dhabi GP	Yas Marina Circuit	Yas Island	13 November
19	Grande Prêmio do Brasil	Brazilian GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	São Paulo	27 November

Changes

• A new race, the Indian Grand Prix, has been added to the schedule.
• Pirelli was the only tyre.^[78]* Adjustable rear wings were allowed. This replaced the adjustable front wing used in 2010. During the race, the wing may be adjusted only during selected conditions. After the first two laps, the driver may adjust the wing at selected locations on the track. The driver must be within one second of the car in front. This change should improve passing.^[79]
• The F-duct, used in 2010, was banned.^[80]
• Shortened shark fins. The shark fin, the raised engine cover that connected to the rear wing was banned. The height and length of the engine cover was limited.^[81]
• KERS, or Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems was used again. It was not banned in 2010, but all the teams agreed to not use it. To encourage teams to install and use KERS, the minimum weight of the car was increased from 620 kilograms (1,367 pounds) to 640 kilograms (1,411 pounds).^[79]
• The 107% rule returned to qualifying.^[79] The 107% rule is used for the first qualifying session (Q1). The rule was used to keep cars that are too slow out of the race. Any car that could not set a qualifying time within 107% of the fastest car was not allowed to enter the race. The rule did not apply to Q2 and Q3.

An example: The fastest car in Q1 sets a time of 1 minute and 40 seconds (or 100 seconds). The 107% time will be 1 minute and 47 seconds (or 107 seconds). A slower car sets a time of 1 minute and 45 seconds. It will be allowed to race. Another car sets a time of 1 minute and 48 seconds (or 108 seconds). This car will not be allowed to race.

Under some special conditions, the race stewards may allow a practice time to count for the 107% rule.

• Starting with the European Grand Prix, the FIA no longer allowed teams to change the engine mapping parameter after the qualifying session.^[82]
• Starting with the British Grand Prix, the FIA no longer allowed teams to flow constant exhaust gas when off throttle. Several teams had directed the exhaust gas to exit under the car. They then changed the engine to continue flow a large amount of gas through the exhaust when the driver let off the throttle in the corners. This gave the car better aerodynamics.^[82]

Results and standings

Race results

Round	Grands Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor
1	Australian Grand Prix[83]	Sebastian Vettel	Felipe Massa	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
2	Malaysian Grand Prix[84]	Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
3	Chinese Grand Prix[85]	Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes
4	Turkish Grand Prix[86]	Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
5	Spanish Grand Prix[87]	Mark Webber	Lewis Hamilton	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
6	Monaco Grand Prix[88]	Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
7	Canadian Grand Prix[89]	Sebastian Vettel	Jenson Button	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes
8	European Grand Prix[90]	Sebastian Vettel	Sebastian Vettel	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
9	British Grand Prix[91]	Mark Webber	Fernando Alonso	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
10	German Grand Prix[92]	Mark Webber	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes
11	Hungarian Grand Prix[93]	Sebastian Vettel	Felipe Massa	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes
12	Belgian Grand Prix[94]	Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
13	Italian Grand Prix[95]	Sebastian Vettel	Lewis Hamilton	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
14	Singapore Grand Prix[96]	Sebastian Vettel	Jenson Button	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
15	Japanese Grand Prix|[97]	Sebastian Vettel	Jenson Button	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes
16	Korean Grand Prix[98]	Lewis Hamilton	Sebastian Vettel	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
17	Indian Grand Prix[99]	Sebastian Vettel	Sebastian Vettel	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
18	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix[100]	Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes
19	Brazilian Grand Prix[101]	Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault

Scoring system

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

• Points are awarded to the top 10 finishers.
  
• Half points are awarded if the race is stopped with less than 75% of distance finished.
  

Drivers standings

Pos	Driver	AUS	MAL	CHN	TUR	ESP	MON	CAN	EUR	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	KOR	IND	ABU	BRA	Points
1	Sebastian Vettel	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	4	2	1	1	1	3	1	1	Ret	2	392
2	Jenson Button	6	2	4	6	3	3	1	6	Ret	Ret	1	3	2	2	1	4	2	3	3	270
3	Mark Webber	5	4	3	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	5	2	Ret	3	4	3	4	4	1	258
4	Fernando Alonso	4	6	7	3	5	2	Ret	2	1	2	3	4	3	4	2	5	3	2	4	257
5	Lewis Hamilton	2	8	1	4	2	6	Ret	4	4	1	4	Ret	4	5	5	2	7	1	Ret	227
6	Felipe Massa	7	5	6	11	Ret	Ret	6	5	5	5	6	8	6	9	7	6	Ret	5	5	118
7	Nico Rosberg	Ret	12	5	5	7	11	11	7	6	7	9	6	Ret	7	10	8	6	6	7	89
8	Michael Schumacher	Ret	9	8	12	6	Ret	4	17	9	8	Ret	5	5	Ret	6	Ret	5	7	15	76
9	Adrian Sutil	9	11	15	13	13	7	Ret	9	11	6	14	7	Ret	8	11	11	9	8	6	42
10	Vitaly Petrov	3	17†	9	8	11	Ret	5	15	12	10	12	9	Ret	17	9	Ret	11	13	10	37
11	Nick Heidfeld	12	3	12	7	8	8	Ret	10	8	Ret	Ret									34
12	Kamui Kobayashi	DSQ	7	10	10	10	5	7	16	Ret	9	11	12	Ret	14	13	15	Ret	10	9	30
13	Paul di Resta	10	10	11	Ret	12	12	18†	14	15	13	7	11	8	6	12	10	13	9	8	27
14	Jaime Alguersuari	11	14	Ret	16	16	Ret	8	8	10	12	10	Ret	7	21†	15	7	8	15	11	26
15	Sébastien Buemi	8	13	14	9	14	10	10	13	Ret	15	8	Ret	10	12	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	12	15
16	Sergio Pérez	DSQ	Ret	17	14	9	DNS	PO	11	7	11	15	Ret	Ret	10	8	16	10	11	13	14
17	Rubens Barrichello	Ret	Ret	13	15	17	9	9	12	13	Ret	13	16	12	13	17	12	15	12	14	4
18	Bruno Senna												13	9	15	16	13	12	16	17	2
19	Pastor Maldonado	Ret	Ret	18	17	15	18†	Ret	18	14	14	16	10	11	11	14	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	1
20	Pedro de la Rosa							12													0
21	Jarno Trulli	13	Ret	19	18	18	13	16	20	Ret		Ret	14	14	Ret	19	17	19	18	18	0
22	Heikki Kovalainen	Ret	15	16	19	Ret	14	Ret	19	Ret	16	Ret	15	13	16	18	14	14	17	16	0
23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	DNQ	Ret	22	22	Ret	16	13	13	18	Ret	20	19	Ret	20	23	21		20	Ret	0
24	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	14	Ret	20	20	20	15	14	20	17	18	19	17	Ret	18	21	20	16	Ret	19	0
25	Timo Glock	NC	16	21	DNS	19	Ret	15	21	16	17	17	18	15	Ret	20	18	Ret	19	Ret	0
26	Narain Karthikeyan	DNQ	Ret	23	21	21	17	17	24									17			0
27	Daniel Ricciardo									19	19	18	Ret	NC	19	22	19	18	Ret	20	0
28	Karun Chandhok										20										0
Pos	Driver	AUS	MAL	CHN	TUR	ESP	MON	CAN	EUR	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	KOR	IND	ABU	BRA	Points

Pole position in Bold.
Fastest lap in Italics.
^† Driver did not finish the Grand Prix. Driver was classified (ranked) because they finished over 90% of the race.

Key

Colour	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Green	Blue	Purple	Red	Black	White	Light blue
Result	Winner	2nd place	3rd place	Points finish	Non-points finish	Did not finish (Ret)	Did not qualify (DNQ)	Disqualified (DSQ)	Did not start (DNS)	Practiced only (PO)
					Non-classified finish (NC)		Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)		Race cancelled (C)	Friday test driver (TD) (starting in 2003)

Blank

Did not practice (DNP)

Excluded (EX)

Did not arrive (DNA)

Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Constructors standings

Pos	Constructor	Car No.	AUS	MAL	CHN	TUR	ESP	MON	CAN	EUR	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	KOR	ITA	ABU	BRA	Points
1	Red Bull-Renault	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	4	2	1	1	1	3	1	1	Ret	2	650
		2	5	4	3	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	5	2	Ret	3	4	3	4	4	1
2	McLaren-Mercedes	3	2	8	1	4	2	6	Ret	4	4	1	4	Ret	4	5	5	2	7	1	Ret	497
		4	6	2	4	6	3	3	1	6	Ret	Ret	1	3	2	2	1	4	2	3	3
3	Ferrari	5	4	6	7	3	5	2	Ret	2	1	2	3	4	3	4	2	5	3	2	4	375
		6	7	5	6	11	Ret	Ret	6	5	5	5	6	8	6	9	7	6	Ret	5	5
4	Mercedes	7	Ret	9	8	12	6	Ret	4	17	9	8	Ret	5	5	Ret	6	Ret	5	7	15	165
		8	Ret	12	5	5	7	11	11	7	6	7	9	6	Ret	7	10	8	6	6	7
5	Lotus-Renault	9	12	3	12	7	8	8	Ret	10	8	Ret	Ret	13	9	15	16	13	12	16	17	73
		10	3	17†	9	8	11	Ret	5	15	12	10	12	9	Ret	17	9	Ret	11	13	10
6	Force India-Mercedes	14	9	11	15	13	13	7	Ret	9	11	6	14	7	Ret	8	11	11	9	8	6	69
		15	10	10	11	Ret	12	12	18†	14	15	13	7	11	8	6	12	10	13	9	8
7	Sauber-Ferrari	16	DSQ	7	10	10	10	5	7	16	Ret	9	11	12	Ret	14	13	15	Ret	10	9	44
		17	DSQ	Ret	17	14	9	DNS	12	11	7	11	15	Ret	Ret	10	8	16	10	11	13
8	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	18	8	13	14	9	14	10	10	13	Ret	15	8	Ret	10	12	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	12	41
		19	11	14	Ret	16	16	Ret	8	8	10	12	10	Ret	7	21†	15	7	8	15	11
9	Williams-Cosworth	11	Ret	Ret	13	15	17	9	9	12	13	Ret	13	16	12	13	17	12	15	12	14	5
		12	Ret	Ret	18	17	15	18†	Ret	18	14	14	16	10	11	11	14	Ret	Ret	14	Ret
10	Team Lotus-Renault	20	Ret	15	16	19	Ret	14	Ret	19	Ret	16	Ret	15	13	16	18	14	14	17	16	0
		21	13	Ret	19	18	18	13	16	20	Ret	20	Ret	14	14	Ret	19	17	19	18	18
11	HRT-Cosworth	22	DNQ	Ret	23	21	21	17	17	24	19	19	18	Ret	NC	19	22	19	17	Ret	20	0
		23	DNQ	Ret	22	22	Ret	16	13	13	18	Ret	20	19	Ret	20	23	21	18	20	Ret
12	Virgin-Cosworth	24	Ret	16	21	DNS	19	Ret	15	21	16	17	17	18	15	Ret	20	18	Ret	19	Ret	0
		25	14	Ret	20	20	20	15	14	20	17	18	19	17	Ret	18	21	20	16	Ret	19
Pos	Constructor	Car No.	AUS	MAL	CHN	TUR	ESP	MON	CAN	EUR	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	KOR	ITA	ABU	BRA		Points

Pole position in Bold.
Fastest lap in Italics.
^† Car did not finish the Grand Prix. Car was classified (ranked) because it finished over 90% of the race distance.

Key

Colour	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Green	Blue	Purple	Red	Black	White	Light blue
Result	Winner	2nd place	3rd place	Points finish	Non-points finish	Did not finish (Ret)	Did not qualify (DNQ)	Disqualified (DSQ)	Did not start (DNS)	Practiced only (PO)
					Non-classified finish (NC)		Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)		Race cancelled (C)	Friday test driver (TD) (starting in 2003)

Blank

Did not practice (DNP)

Excluded (EX)

Did not arrive (DNA)

Withdrew entry before the event (WD)