Japanese Grand Prix
2011 · Round 15 · Suzuka, Japan · Oct 8-9, 2011Race summary
Button won the race from 2nd on the grid, 1.160s ahead of Alonso. Rosberg was the standout mover, climbing from 23rd to 10th. Senna lost the most ground, from 9th on the grid down to 16th (down 7 places). Button set the fastest lap, in 1:36.568.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button 1:36.568 | McLaren | 2 | 53 | 1:30:53.427 | 25 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 53 | +1.160 | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 53 | +2.006 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 6 | 53 | +8.071 | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 53 | +24.268 | 10 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 8 | 53 | +27.120 | 8 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 4 | 53 | +28.240 | 6 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 17 | 53 | +39.377 | 4 |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 10 | 53 | +42.607 | 2 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 23 | 53 | +44.322 | 1 |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 11 | 53 | +54.447 | 0 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 12 | 53 | +1:02.326 | 0 |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 7 | 53 | +1:03.705 | 0 |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 14 | 53 | +1:04.194 | 0 |
| 15 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 16 | 53 | +1:06.623 | 0 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 9 | 53 | +1:12.628 | 0 |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 13 | 53 | +1:14.191 | 0 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 18 | 53 | +1:27.824 | 0 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 19 | 53 | +1:36.140 | 0 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 21 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 21 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 20 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | 22 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 24 | 50 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| – | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 15 | 11 | Wheel | 0 |