Round 15 of 19 · Suzuka · 9 October 2011, Sunday
Japanese Grand Prix
Key highlights
Vettel
pole position
Button
fastest lap · 1:36.568
53
laps
23
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:30:53.427 | 25 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | +1.160 | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | +2.006 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | +8.071 | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | +24.268 | 10 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | +27.120 | 8 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | +28.240 | 6 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | +39.377 | 4 |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | +42.607 | 2 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | +44.322 | 1 |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | +54.447 | |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | +1:02.326 | |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | +1:03.705 | |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | +1:04.194 | |
| 15 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | +1:06.623 | |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | Renault | +1:12.628 | |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | +1:14.191 | |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | +1:27.824 | |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | +1:36.140 | |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Virgin | +2 Laps | |
| 21 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | +2 Laps | |
| 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | +2 Laps | |
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | +3 Laps | |
| DNF | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | Wheel |
- DNF
- Did not finish