2011 German Grand Prix

The 2011 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on the 24th of July at the Nürburgring, in Nürburg, Germany. It was the tenth round of the 2011 Formula One Season. The race was won by McLaren-Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton from second on the grid, who also set the fastest lap. Fernando Alonso, of Ferrari, came home second, followed in third place by Red Bull-Renault polesitter Mark Webber, who has finished in third place for the fourth race running. The championship leader, Sebastian Vettel finished fourth.
==Free Practice Results==
==Qualifying Results==
===Qualifying Overview===
Pos	No	Driver 	Constructor 	Q1 	Q1 	Q2 	Q2 	Q3 time 	Laps
Pos	No	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Pos	Time 	Pos	Q3 time 	Laps
1 	2 	Mark Webber 	Red Bull-Renault 	1:33.096	11 	1:31.311	4 	1:30.079	18
2 	3 	Lewis Hamilton 	McLaren-Mercedes 	1:32.934	8 	1:30.998	1 	1:30.134	15
3 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	Red Bull-Renault 	1:32.973	9 	1:31.017	2 	1:30.216	16
4 	5 	Fernando Alonso 	Ferrari 	1:32.916	7 	1:31.150	3 	1:30.442	16
5 	6 	Felipe Massa 	Ferrari 	1:31.826	1 	1:31.582	7 	1:30.910	19
6 	8 	Nico Rosberg 	Mercedes 	1:32.785	6 	1:31.343	5 	1:31.263	22
7 	4 	Jenson Button 	McLaren-Mercedes 	1:33.224	13 	1:31.532	6 	1:31.288	14
8 	14	Adrian Sutil 	Force India-Mercedes	1:32.286	2 	1:31.809	8 	1:32.010	18
9 	10	Vitaly Petrov 	Renault 	1:33.187	12 	1:31.985	9 	1:32.187	16
10 	7 	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes 	1:32.603	4 	1:32.180	10 	1:32.482	18
11 	9 	Nick Heidfeld 	Renault 	1:32.505	3 	1:32.215	 	 	16
12 	15	Paul di Resta 	Force India-Mercedes	1:32.651	5 	1:32.560	 	 	15
13 	12	Pastor Maldonado 	Williams-Cosworth 	1:33.003	10 	1:32.635	 	 	13
14 	11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth 	1:33.664	17 	1:33.043	 	 	18
15 	17	Sergio Pérez 	Sauber-Ferrari 	1:33.295	14 	1:33.176	 	 	14
16 	18	Sébastien Buemi 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	1:33.635	15 	1:33.546	 	 	11
17 	19	Jaime Alguersuari 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	1:33.658	16 	1:33.698	 	 	11
18 	16	Kamui Kobayashi 	Sauber-Ferrari 	1:33.786	 	 	 	 	5
19 	20	Heikki Kovalainen 	Lotus-Renault 	1:35.599	 	 	 	 	9
20 	24	Timo Glock 	Virgin-Cosworth 	1:36.400	 	 	 	 	12
21 	21	Karun Chandhok 	Lotus-Renault 	1:36.422	 	 	 	 	11
22 	25	Jérôme d'Ambrosio 	Virgin-Cosworth 	1:36.641	 	 	 	 	12
23 	23	Vitantonio Luizzi 	HRT-Cosworth 	1:37.011	 	 	 	 	11
24 	22	Daniel Ricciardo 	HRT-Cosworth 	1:37.036	 	 	 	 	11
===Grid===
* Vitantonio Luizzi was relegated five places for an extra gearbox change (did not change grid slot).** Sébastien Buemi's qualifying times were removed and he was sent to the back of grid because of fuel irregularities (16th to 24th).
==Race Results==
===Race===
Pos	No	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps	Time/Retired 	Avg Speed	Grid	Points
1 	3 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	60 	1:37:30.334 	189.911 	2 	25
2 	5 	Fernando Alonso 	Ferrari 	60 	+ 3.980s 	189.782 	4 	18
3 	2 	Mark Webber 	Red Bull-Renault 	60 	+ 9.788s 	189.594 	1 	15
4 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	Red Bull-Renault 	60 	+ 47.921s 	188.368 	3 	12
5 	6 	Felipe Massa 	Ferrari 	60 	+ 52.252s 	188.230 	5 	10
6 	14	Adrian Sutil 	Force India-Mercedes	60 	+ 1m 26.208s 	187.153 	8 	8
7 	8 	Nico Rosberg 	Mercedes 	59 	+ 1 lap 	186.561 	6 	6
8 	7 	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes 	59 	+ 1 lap 	186.245 	10 	4
9 	16	Kamui Kobayashi 	Sauber-Ferrari 	59 	+ 1 lap 	185.964 	17 	2
10 	10	Vitaly Petrov 	Renault 	59 	+ 1 lap 	185.954 	9 	1
11 	17	Sergio Pérez 	Sauber-Ferrari 	59 	+ 1 lap 	185.532 	15 	
12 	19	Jaime Alguersuari 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	59 	+ 1 lap 	185.342 	16 	
13 	15	Paul di Resta 	Force India-Mercedes	59 	+ 1 lap 	185.327 	12 	
14 	12	Pastor Maldonado 	Williams-Cosworth 	59 	+ 1 lap 	185.130 	13 	
15 	18	Sébastien Buemi 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	59 	+ 1 lap 	184.148 	24 	
16 	20	Heikki Kovalainen 	Lotus-Renault 	58 	+ 2 laps 	182.312 	18 	
17 	24	Timo Glock 	Virgin-Cosworth 	57 	+ 3 laps 	179.748 	19 	
18 	25	Jérôme d'Ambrosio 	Virgin-Cosworth 	57 	+ 3 laps 	179.433 	21 	
19 	22	Daniel Ricciardo 	HRT-Cosworth 	57 	+ 3 laps 	178.641 	22 	
20 	21	Karun Chandhok 	Lotus-Renault 	56 	+ 4 laps 	175.541 	20 	
Ret	23	Vitantonio Luizzi 	HRT-Cosworth 	37 	Eletrical 	179.495 	23 	
Ret	4 	Jenson Button 	 	35 	Hydraulics 	185.620 	7 	
Ret	11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth 	16 	Oil Leak/Engine 	180.947 	14 	
Ret	9 	Nick Heidfeld 	Renault 	9 	Collision/Accident	180.179 	11 	
===Fastest Laps===
===Lap Leaders===
====Lap-by-lap====
Stint	Driver 	Laps 	Count	Distance (km)
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	1 - 11 	11 	56.371
2 	Mark Webber 	12 	1 	5.148
3 	Lewis Hamilton 	13 - 16	4 	20.592
4 	Mark Webber 	17 - 29	13 	66.924
5 	Lewis Hamilton 	30 	1 	5.148
6 	Fernando Alonso	31 - 32	2 	10.296
7 	Lewis Hamilton 	33 - 50	18 	92.644
8 	Fernando Alonso	51 - 53	3 	15.444
9 	Mark Webber 	54 - 56	3 	15.444
10 	Lewis Hamilton 	57 - 60	4 	20.592
====Totals====
Pos.	Driver 	Laps	Distance (km)
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	38 	195.367
2 	Mark Webber 	17 	87.516
3 	Fernando Alonso	5 	25.740
==Standings==
==Notes==
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