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Race details
Race 19 of 19 in the 2011 Formula One season
Autódromo José Carlos Pace (AKA Interlagos) track map.svg
Date 27 November 2011
Official name Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2011
Location Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
Course Permanent racing facility
4.309 km (2.677 mi)
Distance 71 laps, 305.909 km (190.067 mi)
Weather Fine

Air Temp 24C (75.2F) Track Temp 43C (109.4F)[1]

Pole position
Driver 25px Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:11.918
Fastest lap
Driver 25px Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:15.324 on lap 71
Podium
First 25px Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault
Second 25px Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
Third 25px United Kingdom Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes

The 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2011) was a Formula One motor race held on 27 November 2011, at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos, in São Paulo, Brazil. It was the nineteenth and final round of the 2011 Formula One season. The race, contested over 71 laps, was won by Red Bull driver Mark Webber. Sebastian Vettel, Webber's team mate finished in second place to complete Red Bull's third 1–2 of the season; Jenson Button finished in third position, to complete the podium for the McLaren team.

Report[]

Background[]

After replacing Jaime Alguersuari during the first Friday practice session in South Korea and Sébastien Buemi during the same session in Abu Dhabi, Formula Renault 3.5 runner-up Jean-Éric Vergne once again drove for Toro Rosso on Friday morning, after a statement announced he would take the place of "whichever of the Toro Rosso drivers has the least points";[2] Vergne ultimately replaced Buemi.[3] Having completed the sufficient amount of mileage in order to acquire an FIA Super Licence at the Young Driver Test in Abu Dhabi, Jan Charouz took part in first practice for HRT, replacing Vitantonio Liuzzi.[3][4] Romain Grosjean drove in the place of Vitaly Petrov at Renault, while Luiz Razia replaced Jarno Trulli at Lotus and Nico Hülkenberg drove Adrian Sutil's Force India.[3] With Liuzzi and Trulli on the sidelines, the first practice session became the first time since the 2005 United States Grand Prix that an Italian driver had not taken part in a timed session.

The circuit will include one Drag Reduction System (DRS) zone, located along Reta Oposta.[5] The detection point will be located in the middle of the second corner, with the activation point 70 m (230 ft) beyond the exit of Curva do Sol, creating a DRS zone of 600 metres ( ft). According to FIA race director Charlie Whiting, Reta Oposta was chosen for the DRS zone because "the main straight usually gives a good enough opportunity to overtake anyway, [and] we don't want to make it too easy [to pass]".[5]

After experimenting with a new compound of soft tyre during free practice in Abu Dhabi, Pirelli announced that the tyre would be used for the race in Brazil.[6]

Qualifying[]

2011 Brazil GP - Barrichello

Rubens Barrichello finished fourteenth for Williams in his 326th and final race in Formula One.

Vettel took pole position, his fifteenth of the season, breaking Nigel Mansell's record from 1992, for the number of pole positions in a season. Webber qualified in second place, just one tenth of a second slower than his Red Bull team-mate. The two McLarens took over the second row of the grid, with Button ahead of Hamilton. Fernando Alonso and Nico Rosberg were on the third row of the grid, separated by half a second. Felipe Massa, Alonso's Ferrari team-mate, qualified seventh ahead of Adrian Sutil, Bruno Senna and Michael Schumacher (who didn't set a time).

Race[]

2011 Brazil GP - Massa

Felipe Massa became the first Ferrari driver since Ivan Capelli in 1992 to complete a season without a podium.

Vettel lead the race after the start, but conceded the lead to Webber when his gearbox started causing him trouble. Vettel remained second in the race though, while Webber took his first, and only, win of the season. None of the other teams could match the pace of Red Bull in the race. Button managed to complete the podium with third position after being overtaken by Alonso early on in the race, but repassing him near the end. Alonso eventually finished fourth whilst Hamilton retired with a gearbox issue. Massa completed the year with a fifth place finish. Sutil, Rosberg, di Resta, Kobayashi and Petrov completed the points scoring positions. [7]

Bruno Senna received a drive through penalty after colliding with Michael Schumacher at the entry of the of "Senna S" on lap 10.

Post-race[]

Jenson Button's podium meant that he stayed second in the drivers' championship, while Webber's victory meant he overtook Alonso to become third. Despite both their drivers finishing well inside the points scoring positions, Force India didn't manage to overturn Renault's points total to take fifth place in the standings, and were left just four points behind. Kamui Kobayashi scored two points for Sauber to ensure that they kept seventh place in the standings as well.

Classification[]

Qualifying[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Grid
1 1 25px Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:13.664 1:12.446 1:11.918 1
2 2 25px Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:13.467 1:12.658 1:12.099 2
3 4 25px UK Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:13.281 1:12.820 1:12.283 3
4 3 25px UK Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:13.361 1:12.811 1:12.480 4
5 5 25px Spain Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:13.969 1:12.870 1:12.591 5
6 8 25px Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:14.083 1:12.569 1:13.050 6
7 6 25px Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:14.269 1:13.291 1:13.068 7
8 14 25px Germany Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:13.480 1:13.261 1:13.298 8
9 9 25px Brazil Bruno Senna Renault 1:14.453 1:13.300 1:13.761 9
10 7 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:13.694 1:13.571 no time 10
11 15 25px UK Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:13.733 1:13.584 11
12 11 25px Brazil Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:14.117 1:13.801 12
13 19 25px Spain Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:14.225 1:13.804 13
14 18 25px Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:14.500 1:13.919 14
15 10 25px The flag of the Russian Federation Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:13.859 1:14.053 15
16 16 25px Japan Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:14.571 1:14.129 16
17 17 25px Mexico Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari 1:14.430 1:14.182 17
18 12 25px The flag of Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1:14.625 18
19 20 25px Finland Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault F1 1:15.068 19
20 21 25px Italy Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault F1 1:15.358 20
21 23 25px Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1:16.631 21
22 22 25px Australia Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 1:16.890 22
23 25 25px Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1:17.019 23
24 24 25px Germany Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:17.060 24
107% time: 1:18.410

Race[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2 25px Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 71 1:32:17.464 2 25
2 1 25px Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 71 +16.983 1 18
3 4 25px UK Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 71 +27.638 3 15
4 5 25px Spain Fernando Alonso Ferrari 71 +35.048 5 12
5 6 25px Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 71 +1:06.733 7 10
6 14 25px Germany Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 70 +1 Lap 8 8
7 8 25px Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes 70 +1 Lap 6 6
8 15 25px UK Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 70 +1 Lap 11 4
9 16 25px Japan Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 70 +1 Lap 16 2
10 10 25px The flag of the Russian Federation Vitaly Petrov Renault 70 +1 Lap 15 1
11 19 25px Spain Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 70 +1 Lap 13
12 18 25px Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 70 +1 Lap 14
13 17 25px Mexico Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari 70 +1 Lap 17
14 11 25px Brazil Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 70 +1 Lap 12
15 7 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Mercedes 70 +1 Lap 10
16 20 25px Finland Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 69 +2 Laps 19
17 9 25px Brazil Bruno Senna Renault 69 +2 Laps 9
18 21 25px Italy Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 69 +2 Laps 20
19 25 25px Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 68 +3 Laps 23
20 22 25px Australia Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 68 +3 Laps 22
Ret 23 25px Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 61 Alternator 21
Ret 3 25px UK Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 46 Gearbox 4
Ret 12 25px The flag of Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 26 Spin 18
Ret 24 25px Germany Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 21 Wheel 24

Standings after the race[]

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos. Driver Points
Nuvola single chevron right.svg 1 25px Germany Sebastian Vettel 392
Nuvola single chevron right.svg 2 25px Great Britain Jenson Button 270
1uparrow green.svg 1 3 25px Australia Mark Webber 258
1downarrow red.svg 1 4 25px Spain Fernando Alonso 257
Nuvola single chevron right.svg 5 25px Great Britain Lewis Hamilton 227
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos. Constructor Points
Nuvola single chevron right.svg 1 25px Austria Red Bull-Renault 650
Nuvola single chevron right.svg 2 25px Great Britain McLaren-Mercedes 497
Nuvola single chevron right.svg 3 25px Italy Ferrari 375
Nuvola single chevron right.svg 4 25px Germany Mercedes 165
Nuvola single chevron right.svg 5 25px Great Britain Renault 73
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References[]

  1. "FORMULA 1 GRANDE PRÊMIO PETROBRAS DO BRASIL 2011 (Race)". Formula1.com (Formula One Group). 27 November 2011. http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2011/845/6933/live_timing_popup.html. Retrieved 31 March 2012. 
  2. Beer, Matt (12 October 2011). "Toro Rosso to run Jean-Eric Vergne in Friday practice at three grands prix". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/95272. Retrieved 19 October 2011. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Webber fastest for Red Bull at Interlagos". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 25 November 2011. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/11/12829.html. Retrieved 25 November 2011. 
  4. Elizalde, Pablo (24 November 2011). "Jan Charouz to drive for HRT during first practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96427. Retrieved 24 November 2011. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Elizalde, Pablo (23 November 2011). "Single DRS zone for the Brazilian Grand Prix". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96411. Retrieved 24 November 2011. 
  6. "Team to race new soft compound from Pirelli in Brazilian Grand Prix". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). 21 November 2011. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96376. Retrieved 23 November 2011. 
  7. "World Motor Sport Council: 03/11/2010". fia.com (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile). 3 November 2010. http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wmsc/2010/Pages/wmsc_031110.aspx. Retrieved 21 May 2011. 

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