Chinese Grand Prix
2011 · Round 3 · Shanghai, China · Apr 16-17, 2011Race summary
Victory went to Hamilton (from 3rd on the grid), with a 5.198s margin. Webber made the biggest gain, from 18th on the grid to 3rd (up 15 places). Buemi had a difficult race, dropping from 9th to 14th. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Webber (1:38.993).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 56 | 1:36:58.226 | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 56 | +5.198 | 18 |
| 3 | Mark Webber 1:38.993 | Red Bull | 18 | 56 | +7.555 | 15 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | 56 | +10.000 | 12 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 4 | 56 | +13.448 | 10 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 56 | +15.840 | 8 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 56 | +30.622 | 6 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 14 | 56 | +31.026 | 4 |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 10 | 56 | +57.404 | 2 |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 13 | 56 | +1:03.273 | 1 |
| 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 8 | 56 | +1:08.757 | 0 |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 16 | 56 | +1:12.739 | 0 |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 15 | 56 | +1:30.189 | 0 |
| 14 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 9 | 56 | +1:30.671 | 0 |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 11 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 19 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 12 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 17 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 20 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 20 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 21 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 22 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 22 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 23 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 7 | 9 | Wheel | 0 |