2011 Grand Prix of Japan
9 October - Suzuka: 307.471 km (5.807 km x 53 laps)
Pole position: S. Vettel Red Bull 1:30.466 Fastest Lap: J. Button McLaren 1:36.568 Results: 1 J. Button McLaren 1.30:53.427 2 F. Alonso Ferrari +1.160 3 S. Vettel Red Bull +2.006 4 M. Webber Red Bull +8.071 5 L. Hamilton McLaren +24.268 6 M. Schumacher Mercedes +27.120 7 F. Massa Ferrari +28.240 8 S. Perez Sauber +39.377 9 V. Petrov Lotus Renault +42.607 10 N. Rosberg Mercedes +44.322 11 A. Sutil Force India +54.447 12 P. di Resta Force India +1:02.326 13 K. Kobayashi Sauber +1:03.705 14 P. Maldonado Williams +1:04.194 15 J. Alguersuari Toro Rosso +1:06.623 16 B. Senna Lotus Renault +1:12.628 17 R. Barrichello Williams +1:14.191 18 H. Kovalainen Team Lotus +1:27.824 19 J. Trulli Team Lotus +1:36.140 20 T. Glock Virgin 51 laps 21 J. d'Ambrosio Virgin 51 laps 22 D. Ricciardo HRT 51 laps 23 V. Liuzzi HRT 50 laps Did Not Finish: S. Buemi Toro Rosso 11 Wheel Qualifying Times: 1 S. Vettel Red Bull 1:33.051 1:31.424 1:30.466 2 J. Button McLaren 1:32.947 1:31.434 1:30.475 3 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:32.843 1:31.139 1:30.617 4 F. Massa Ferrari 1:33.235 1:31.909 1:30.804 5 F. Alonso Ferrari 1:32.817 1:31.612 1:30.886 6 M. Webber Red Bull 1:33.135 1:31.576 1:31.156 7 K. Kobayashi Sauber 1:32.626 1:32.380 8 M. Schumacher Mercedes 1:33.748 1:32.116 9 B. Senna Lotus Renault 1:33.359 1:32.297 10 V. Petrov Lotus Renault 1:32.877 1:32.245 11 A. Sutil Force India 1:32.761 1:32.463 12 P. di Resta Force India 1:33.499 1:32.746 13 R. Barrichello Williams 1:33.921 1:33.079 14 P. Maldonado Williams 1:33.781 1:33.224 15 S. Buemi Toro Rosso 1:33.064 1:33.227 16 J. Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1:35.111 1:33.427 17 S. Perez Sauber 1:34.704 18 H. Kovalainen Team Lotus 1:35.454 19 J. Trulli Team Lotus 1:35.514 20 J. d'Ambrosio Virgin 1:36.439 21 T. Glock Virgin 1:36.507 22 D. Ricciardo HRT 1:37.846 23 N. Rosberg Mercedes 24 V. Liuzzi HRT Q1 107% Time: 1:39.109 1: K. Kobayashi failed to set a lap time in Q3 However, as he had left the pits and started a flying lap. 2: N. Rosberg and V. Liuzzi failed to set lap times after experiencing technical problems that prevented them from taking to the circuit. They were later permitted to take part in the race.