2011 Malaysian Grand Prix

The , formally known as the 2011 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix, was the second round of the FIA Formula One World Championship. It took place at the Sepang International Circuit on the 10th of April. The race was won by driver Sebastian Vettel with Jenson Button for in second and Nick Heidfeld of in third.
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==Background==
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB7 	 	RS27-2011 2.4 V8 	
2 	Mark Webber 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB7 	 	RS27-2011 2.4 V8 	
3 	Lewis Hamilton 	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-26 	 	FO 108Y 2.4 V8 	
4 	Jenson Button 	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-26 	 	FO 108Y 2.4 V8 	
5 	Fernando Alonso 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	150° Italia 	 	056 2.4 V8 	
6 	Felipe Massa 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	150° Italia 	 	056 2.4 V8 	
7 	Michael Schumacher 	Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team 	 	MGP W02 	 	FO 108Y 2.4 V8 	
8 	Nico Rosberg 	Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team 	 	MGP W02 	 	FO 108Y 2.4 V8 	
9 	Nick Heidfeld 	Lotus Renault GP 	 	R31 	 	RS27-2011 2.4 V8 	
10 	Vitaly Petrov 	Lotus Renault GP 	 	R31 	 	RS27-2011 2.4 V8 	
11 	Rubens Barrichello 	AT&T Williams 	 	FW33 	 	CA2011 2.4 V8 	
12 	Pastor Maldonado 	AT&T Williams 	 	FW33 	 	CA2011 2.4 V8 	
14 	Adrian Sutil 	Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM04 	 	FO 108Y 2.4 V8 	
15 	Paul di Resta 	Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM04 	 	FO 108Y 2.4 V8 	
16 	Kamui Kobayashi 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C30 	 	056 2.4 V8 	
17 	Sergio Pérez 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C30 	 	056 2.4 V8 	
18 	Sébastien Buemi 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR6 	 	056 2.4 V8 	
19 	Jaime Alguersuari 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR6 	 	056 2.4 V8 	
20 	Heikki Kovalainen 	Team Lotus 	 	T128 	 	RS27-2011 2.4 V8 	
21 	Jarno Trulli 	Team Lotus 	 	T128 	 	RS27-2011 2.4 V8 	
22 	Narain Karthikeyan 	Hispanic Formula 1 Team 	 	F111 	 	CA2011 2.4 V8 	
23 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	Hispanic Formula 1 Team 	 	F111 	 	CA2011 2.4 V8 	
24 	Timo Glock 	Maurussia Virgin Racing 	 	MVR-02 	 	CA2011 2.4 V8 	
25 	Jérôme d'Ambrosio 	Maurussia Virgin Racing 	 	MVR-02 	 	CA2011 2.4 V8 	
Test Drivers for Free Practice 1 only	Test Drivers for Free Practice 1 only	Test Drivers for Free Practice 1 only	Test Drivers for Free Practice 1 only	Test Drivers for Free Practice 1 only	Test Drivers for Free Practice 1 only	Test Drivers for Free Practice 1 only	Test Drivers for Free Practice 1 only
15 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM04 	 	FO 108Y 2.4 V8 	
18 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR6 	 	056 2.4 V8 	
20 	Davide Valsecchi 	Team Lotus 	 	T128 	 	RS27-2011 2.4 V8 	
==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
No.	Driver 	Constructor	Fri 1 	Fri 1	Fri 2 	Fri 2	Sat 	Sat
No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:41.627	17 	1:37.090	4 	1:37.175	5
2 	Mark Webber 	 	1:37.651	1 	1:36.876	1 	1:36.630	2
3 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:39.316	2 	1:37.010	3 	1:36.340	1
4 	Jenson Button 	 	1:40.927	15 	1:36.881	2 	1:36.762	3
5 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:40.601	9 	1:38.583	9 	1:37.284	6
6 	Felipe Massa 	 	1:40.453	6 	1:38.089	6 	1:37.762	8
7 	Michael Schumacher	 	1:39.791	3 	1:38.088	5 	1:38.300	10
8 	Nico Rosberg 	 	1:40.646	10 	1:38.565	7 	1:38.307	11
9 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	1:40.525	7 	1:38.570	8 	1:37.115	4
10 	Vitaly Petrov 	 	1:47.932	24 	1:39.267	13 	1:37.297	7
11 	Rubens Barrichello	 	1:40.581	8 	1:39.187	12 	1:38.681	16
12 	Pastor Maldonado 	 	1:40.443	5 	1:38.968	11 	1:38.597	14
14 	Adrian Sutil 	 	1:40.734	11 	1:39.809	17 	1:38.464	13
15 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:40.377	4 	DNP 	DNP 	DNP 	DNP
15 	Paul di Resta 	 	DNP 	DNP 	1:39.625	16 	1:38.864	18
16 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	1:40.872	14 	1:39.398	14 	1:38.059	9
17 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:41.642	18 	1:39.603	15 	1:38.448	12
18 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:40.748	12 	DNP 	DNP 	DNP 	DNP
18 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	DNP 	DNP 	1:40.115	18 	1:38.665	15
19 	Jaime Alguersuari 	 	1:40.770	13 	1:38.846	10 	1:38.716	17
20 	Davide Valsecchi 	 	1:44.054	20 	DNP 	DNP 	DNP 	DNP
20 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	DNP 	DNP 	1:44.866	23 	1:39.260	19
21 	Jarno Trulli 	 	1:41.620	16 	1:41.890	20 	1:39.699	20
22 	Narain Karthikeyan	 	1:46.267	23 	1:43.197	21 	1:43.383	24
23 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	 	1:45.228	22 	1:43.991	22 	1:43.147	23
24 	Timo Glock 	 	1:42.154	19 	1:40.866	19 	1:41.414	22
25 	Jerome D'Ambrosio 	 	1:42.540	20 	no time 	24 	1:41.215	21
==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	Grid
1 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	10 	1:37.468 	 	3 	1:35.934 	 	1 	1:34.870 	1
2 	3 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	2 	1:36.861 	 	2 	1:35.852 	 	2 	1:34.974 	2
3 	2 	Mark Webber 	 	 	15 	1:37.924 	 	4 	1:36.080 	 	3 	1:35.179 	3
4 	4 	Jenson Button 	 	 	6 	1:37.033 	 	1 	1:35.569 	 	4 	1:35.200 	4
5 	5 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	3 	1:36.897 	 	5 	1:36.320 	 	5 	1:35.802 	5
6 	9 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	 	8 	1:37.224 	 	10 	1:36.811 	 	6 	1:36.124 	6
7 	6 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	1 	1:36.744 	 	7 	1:36.557 	 	7 	1:36.251 	7
8 	10 	Vitaly Petrov 	 	 	7 	1:37.210 	 	8 	1:36.642 	 	8 	1:36.324 	8
9 	8 	Nico Rosberg 	 	 	9 	1:37.316 	 	6 	1:36.388 	 	9 	1:36.809 	9
10 	16 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	 	5 	1:36.994 	 	9 	1:36.691 	 	10 	1:36.820 	10
11 	7 	Michael Schumacher 	 	 	4 	1:36.904 	 	11 	1:37.035 	 	 	 	11
12 	18 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	 	12 	1:37.693 	 	12 	1:37.160 	 	 	 	12
13 	19 	Jaime Alguersuari 	 	 	11 	1:37.677 	 	13 	1:37.347 	 	 	 	13
14 	15 	Paul di Resta 	 	 	16 	1:38.045 	 	14 	1:37.370 	 	 	 	14
15 	11 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	 	17 	1:38.163 	 	15 	1:37.496 	 	 	 	15
16 	17 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	14 	1:37.759 	 	16 	1:37.528 	 	 	 	16
17 	14 	Adrian Sutil 	 	 	13 	1:37.693 	 	17 	1:37.593 	 	 	 	17
18 	12 	Pastor Maldonado 	 	 	18 	1:38.276 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	20 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	 	19 	1:38.645 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	21 	Jarno Trulli 	 	 	20 	1:38.791 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
21 	24 	Timo Glock 	 	 	21 	1:40.648 	 	 	 	 	 	 	21
22 	25 	Jérôme d'Ambrosio 	 	 	22 	1:41.001 	 	 	 	 	 	 	22
23 	23 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	 	 	23 	1:41.549 	 	 	 	 	 	 	23
24 	22 	Narain Karthikeyan 	 	 	24 	1:42.574 	 	 	 	 	 	 	24
107% Time: 1:43.516	107% Time: 1:43.516	107% Time: 1:43.516	107% Time: 1:43.516	107% Time: 1:43.516	107% Time: 1:43.516	107% Time: 1:43.516	107% Time: 1:43.516	107% Time: 1:43.516	107% Time: 1:43.516	107% Time: 1:43.516	107% Time: 1:43.516	107% Time: 1:43.516	107% Time: 1:43.516
*Bold indicates the driver's fastest qualifying time in each qualifying round.
*T Indicates a driver using a spare car to set their time in that session.
===Grid===
The full grid for the is displayed below:
==Race==
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	56 	1:37:39.832 	1 	25
2 	4 	Jenson Button 	 	56 	+3.261s 	4 	18
3 	9 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	56 	+25.075s 	6 	15
4 	2 	Mark Webber 	 	56 	+26.384s 	3 	12
5 	6 	Felipe Massa 	 	56 	+36.958s 	7 	10
6* 	5 	Fernando Alonso 	 	56 	+57.248s 	5 	8
7 	16 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	56 	+1:06.439 	10 	6
8* 	3 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	56 	+1:09.957 	2 	4
9 	7 	Michael Schumacher	 	56 	+1:24.896 	11 	2
10 	15 	Paul di Resta 	 	56 	+1:31.563 	14 	1
11 	14 	Adrian Sutil 	 	56 	+1:41.379 	17 	
12 	8 	Nico Rosberg 	 	55 	+1 lap 	9 	
13 	18 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	55 	+1 lap 	12 	
14 	19 	Jaime Alguersuari 	 	55 	+1 lap 	13 	
15 	20 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	55 	+1 lap 	19 	
16 	24 	Timo Glock 	 	54 	+2 laps 	21 	
17† 	10 	Vitaly Petrov 	 	52 	Accident 	8 	
Ret 	23 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	 	46 	Rear wing 	23 	
Ret 	25 	Jérôme d'Ambrosio 	 	42 	Electronics 	22 	
Ret 	21 	Jarno Trulli 	 	31 	Clutch 	20 	
Ret 	17 	Sergio Pérez 	 	23 	Electrical 	16 	
Ret 	11 	Rubens Barrichello	 	22 	Hydraulics 	15 	
Ret 	22 	Narain Karthikeyan	 	14 	Mechanical 	24 	
Ret 	12 	Pastor Maldonado 	 	8 	Engine 	18 	
*T Indicates a driver using a spare car.
** Alonso and Hamilton both received a 20-second penalty for passing each other.
*† Petrov was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
*Nick Heidfeld's Last Podium
==Standings==
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts.
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	50
2 	Jenson Button 	26
3 	Lewis Hamilton 	22
4 	Mark Webber 	22
5 	Fernando Alonso 	20
6 	Felipe Massa 	16
7 	Nick Heidfeld 	15
8 	Vitaly Petrov 	15
9 	Kamui Kobayashi 	6
10 	Sébastien Buemi 	4
11 	Adrian Sutil 	2
12 	Michael Schumacher 	2
13 	Paul di Resta 	2
14 	Jaime Alguersuari 	0
15 	Nico Rosberg 	0
16 	Jarno Trulli 	0
17 	Jérôme d'Ambrosio 	0
18 	Heikki Kovalainen 	0
19 	Timo Glock 	0
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts.
1 	 	72
2 	 	48
3 	 	36
4 	 	30
5 	 	6
6 	 	4
7 	 	4
8 	 	2
9 	 	0
10 	 	0
Only point scoring drivers and teams are shown.
==Notes==
Category:Malaysian Grand Prix
Category:2011 Grands Prix
Category:Grand Prix articles