2011 Season - Round 5 - 2011-05-22
Sebastian Vettel won the 2011 Spanish Grand Prix for Red Bull, with Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) second and Jenson Button (McLaren) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Mark Webber (Red Bull), who could not convert it into the win.
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:26.727. Nick Heidfeld (Renault) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P24 on the grid to P8 at the flag â a 16-place improvement. 3 drivers retired from the race.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2011 Spanish Grand Prix, completing round 5 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 | 2 | Finished | 1:27.162 | 25 |
| 2 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | Finished | 1:26.727 | 18 |
| 3 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 5 | Finished | 1:27.518 | 15 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1 | Finished | 1:27.187 | 12 |
| 5 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 4 | +1 Lap | 1:28.737 | 10 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 10 | +1 Lap | 1:29.463 | 8 |
| 7 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | +1 Lap | 1:29.155 | 6 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 24 | +1 Lap | 1:26.958 | 4 |
| 9 | 11Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 12 | +1 Lap | 1:27.247 | 2 |
| 10 | 10Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 14 | +1 Lap | 1:27.615 | 1 |
| 11 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 6 | +1 Lap | 1:29.592 | 0 |
| 12 | 40Paul di Resta | Force India | 16 | +1 Lap | 1:29.469 | 0 |
| 13 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 17 | +1 Lap | 1:28.791 | 0 |
| 14 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 11 | +1 Lap | 1:30.049 | 0 |
| 15 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 9 | +1 Lap | 1:29.391 | 0 |
| 16 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 13 | +2 Laps | 1:29.132 | 0 |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 19 | +2 Laps | 1:26.891 | 0 |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 18 | +2 Laps | 1:30.783 | 0 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 20 | +3 Laps | 1:31.635 | 0 |
| 20 | JérÎme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 23 | +4 Laps | 1:32.549 | 0 |
| 21 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 22 | +5 Laps | 1:32.848 | 0 |
| 22 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 8 | Gearbox | 1:29.081 | 0 |
| 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 15 | Accident | 1:30.618 | 0 |
| 24 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 21 | Gearbox | 1:33.884 | 0 |