2011 Season - Round 2 - 2011-04-10
Sebastian Vettel won the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix from pole position, leading Jenson Button (McLaren) and Nick Heidfeld (Renault) home for Red Bull.
Mark Webber (Red Bull) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:40.571. Adrian Sutil (Force India) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P17 on the grid to P11 at the flag — a 6-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 6 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix, completing round 2 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | Finished | 1:41.539 | 25 |
| 2 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | Finished | 1:41.264 | 18 |
| 3 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 6 | Finished | 1:41.547 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 3 | Finished | 1:40.571 | 12 |
| 5 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 7 | Finished | 1:41.999 | 10 |
| 6 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 1:40.717 | 8 |
| 7 | 10Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 10 | Finished | 1:42.095 | 6 |
| 8 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 1:41.512 | 4 |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 11 | Finished | 1:42.491 | 2 |
| 10 | 40Paul di Resta | Force India | 14 | Finished | 1:42.883 | 1 |
| 11 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 17 | +1 Lap | 1:42.973 | 0 |
| 12 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 9 | +1 Lap | 1:41.778 | 0 |
| 13 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 12 | +1 Lap | 1:42.659 | 0 |
| 14 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 13 | +1 Lap | 1:43.744 | 0 |
| 15 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 19 | +1 Lap | 1:43.677 | 0 |
| 16 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 21 | +2 Laps | 1:45.357 | 0 |
| 17 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 8 | Accident | 1:41.054 | 0 |
| 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 23 | +10 Laps | 1:46.521 | 0 |
| 19 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 22 | Accident | 1:45.346 | 0 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 20 | Clutch | 1:45.280 | 0 |
| 21 | 11Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 16 | Accident | 1:43.298 | 0 |
| 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 15 | Gearbox | 1:45.516 | 0 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | +42 Laps | 1:49.385 | 0 |
| 24 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 18 | Engine misfire | 1:45.689 | 0 |