2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, or formally the III Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is the 18th and penultimate round of the 2011 Formula One Season. The race was held on the 13th of November. Sebastian Vettel, in his Red Bull-Renault took a record-equalling pole position (see Milestones section below), beating Lewis Hamilton's best lap time by 0.141 seconds. Williams had the worse qualifying in their history, locking out the back row.
In the race, Vettel's right rear tyre had a puncture before the second corner, forcing him off the track after just 400 metres, and after getting back to the pits, he retired. This left Hamilton in the lead, and only Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, who managed to bring himself up to second by the end of lap one, was able to put up any challenge. Hamilton strolled to victory by eight seconds over Alonso. Jenson Button, despite mid-race KERS issues, completed the podium, meaning McLaren-Mercedes had two drivers on the podium, and Red Bull did not have one driver on the podium for the first time since the 2010 Korean Grand Prix, which was also Vettel's last non-finish. Mark Webber set the fastest lap, as he completed a three-stopper, meaning he was on the softer compound for the latter stages of the race, while everyone else used the harder medium compound and were not as quick as him.
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==Free Practice Overview==
"DNP" means did not practice in that session
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 	Red Bull-Renault 	1:40.755	4 	1:40.132	6 	1:39.403	2
2 	Mark Webber 	Red Bull-Renault 	1:40.389	2 	1:40.103	5 	1:39.427	3
3 	Lewis Hamilton 	McLaren-Mercedes 	1:40.403	3 	1:39.586	1 	1:38.976	1
4 	Jenson Button 	McLaren-Mercedes 	1:40.263	1 	1:39.785	2 	1:39.429	4
5 	Fernando Alonso 	Ferrari 	1:40.801	5 	1:39.971	3 	1:39.661	5
6 	Felipe Massa 	Ferrari 	1:41.260	6 	1:39.980	4 	1:40.183	7
7 	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes 	1:43.389	15 	1:40.553	7 	1:40.938	10
8 	Nico Rosberg 	Mercedes 	1:42.130	8 	1:44.265	20 	1:40.135	6
9 	Bruno Senna 	Renault 	DNP 	DNP 	1:42.369	15 	1:41.509	11
9 	Romain Grosjean 	Renault 	1:42.685	9 	DNP 	DNP 	DNP 	DNP
10 	Vitaly Petrov 	Renault 	1:43.118	13 	1:41.947	13 	1:41.594	14
11 	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth 	No time 	24 	1:42.798	16 	1:43.861	19
12 	Pastor Maldonado 	Williams-Cosworth 	1:43.255	14 	1:42.910	17 	1:42.025	17
14 	Adrian Sutil 	Force India-Mercedes	1:41.380	7 	1:40.951	8 	1:40.429	8
15 	Paul di Resta 	Force India-Mercedes	1:42.151	9 	1:41.021	9 	1:40.511	9
16 	Kamui Kobayashi 	Sauber-Ferrari 	1:44.484	17 	1:41.490	10 	1:41.527	12
17 	Sergio Pérez 	Sauber-Ferrari 	1:44.412	16 	1:41.565	11 	1:41.566	13
18 	Sébastien Buemi 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	DNP 	DNP 	1:41.680	12 	1:41.622	15
18 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	1:42.663	11 	DNP 	DNP 	DNP 	DNP
19 	Jaime Alguersuari 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	1:42.377	10 	1:41.983	14 	1:41.855	16
20 	Heikki Kovalainen 	Lotus-Renault 	1:44.565	18 	1:43.562	18 	1:43.409	18
21 	Jarno Trulli 	Lotus-Renault 	1:44.898	19 	1:44.050	19 	No time 	24
22 	Daniel Ricciardo 	HRT-Cosworth 	1:46.532	21 	1:46.328	24 	1:45.302	23
23 	Vitantonio Luizzi 	HRT-Cosworth 	1:46.385	20 	1:46.249	23 	1:45.302	21
24 	Timo Glock 	Virgin-Cosworth 	1:48.024	22 	1:45.486	21 	1:45.262	20
25 	Jérôme d'Ambrosio 	Virgin-Cosworth 	DNP 	DNP 	1:46.142	22 	1:45.509	22
25 	Robert Wickens 	Virgin-Cosworth 	1:48.551	23 	DNP 	DNP 	DNP 	DNP
==Qualifying Overview==
===Qualifying Times===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor 	Q1 	Q1 	Q2 	Q2 	Q3 Time 	Laps
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Pos.	Time 	Pos.	Q3 Time 	Laps
1 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	Red Bull-Renault 	1:40.478	4 	1:38.516	2 	1:38.141	16
2 	3 	Lewis Hamilton 	McLaren-Mercedes 	1:39.782	1 	1:38.434	1 	1:38.622	15
3 	4 	Jenson Button 	McLaren-Mercedes 	1:40.227	3 	1:39.097	5 	1:38.631	14
4 	2 	Mark Webber 	Red Bull-Renault 	1:40.167	2 	1:38.821	3 	1:38.858	19
5 	5 	Fernando Alonso 	Ferrari 	1:41.380	10 	1:39.058	4 	1:39.058	16
6 	6 	Felipe Massa 	Ferrari 	1:41.592	13 	1:39.623	7 	1:39.695	20
7 	8 	Nico Rosberg 	Mercedes 	1:41.120	8 	1:39.420	6 	1:39.773	17
8 	7 	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes 	1:41.605	14 	1:40.554	10 	1:40.662	18
9 	14 	Adrian Sutil 	Force India-Mercedes	1:40.595	5 	1:40.205	8 	1:40.768	17
10 	15 	Paul di Resta 	Force India-Mercedes	1:41.064	7 	1:40.414	9 	No time 	15
11 	17 	Sergio Pérez 	Sauber-Ferrari 	1:41.311	9 	1:40.874	 	 	18
12 	10 	Vitaly Petrov 	Renault 	1:40.955	6 	1:40.919	 	 	18
13 	18 	Sébastien Buemi 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	1:41.737	16 	1:41.009	 	 	15
14 	9 	Bruno Senna 	Renault 	1:41.391	12 	1:41.079	 	 	15
15 	19 	Jaime Alguersuari 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	1:41.386	11 	1:41.162	 	 	16
16 	16 	Kamui Kobayashi 	Sauber-Ferrari 	1:41.613	15 	1:41.240	 	 	17
17 	12 	Pastor Maldonado 	Williams-Cosworth 	1:42.258	17 	1:41.760	 	 	13
18 	20 	Heikki Kovalainen 	Lotus-Renault 	1:42.979	 	 	 	 	11
19 	21 	Jarno Trulli 	Lotus-Renault 	1:43.884	 	 	 	 	11
20 	24 	Timo Glock 	Virgin-Cosworth 	1:44.515	 	 	 	 	9
21 	22 	Daniel Ricciardo 	HRT-Cosworth 	1:44.641	 	 	 	 	9
22 	25 	Jérôme d'Ambrosio 	Virgin-Cosworth 	1:44.699	 	 	 	 	8
23 	23 	Vitantonio Luizzi 	HRT-Cosworth 	1:45.159	 	 	 	 	8
24 	11 	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth 	No time 	 	 	 	 	0
===Grid===
Pos 	Pos
Driver 	Driver
______________ 	
1 	______________
Sebastian Vettel 	2
______________ 	Lewis Hamilton
3 	______________
Jenson Button 	4
______________ 	Mark Webber
5 	______________
Fernando Alonso 	6
______________ 	Felipe Massa
7 	______________
Nico Rosberg 	8
______________ 	Michael Schumacher
9 	______________
Adrian Sutil 	10
______________ 	Paul di Resta
11 	______________
Sergio Pérez 	12
______________ 	Vitaly Petrov
13 	______________
Sébastien Buemi 	14
______________ 	Bruno Senna
15 	______________
Jaime Alguersuari	16
______________ 	Kamui Kobayashi
17 	______________
Heikki Kovalainen	18
______________ 	Jarno Trulli
19 	______________
Timo Glock 	20
______________ 	Daniel Ricciardo
21 	______________
Jérôme d'Ambrosio	22
______________ 	Vitantonio Luizzi
23 	______________
Pastor Maldonado*	24
 	Rubens Barrichello*
* Pastor Maldonado and Rubens Barrichello were deducted 10 places for using a ninth engine this season.
==Race Overview==
===Results===
Pos	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Avg Speed	Grid	Pts
1 	3 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	55 	1:37:11.886 	188.494 	2 	25
2 	5 	Fernando Alonso 	 	55 	+ 8.457 	188.221 	5 	18
3 	4 	Jenson Button 	 	55 	+ 25.881 	187.662 	3 	15
4 	2 	Mark Webber 	 	55 	+ 35.784 	187.345 	4 	12
5 	6 	Felipe Massa 	 	55 	+ 50.578 	186.874 	6 	10
6 	8 	Nico Rosberg 	 	55 	+ 52.317 	186.819 	7 	8
7 	7 	Michael Schumacher 	 	55 	+ 1:15.964 	186.071 	8 	6
8 	14 	Adrian Sutil 	 	55 	+ 1:17.122 	186.034 	9 	4
9 	15 	Paul di Resta 	 	55 	+ 1:41.087 	185.283 	10 	2
10 	16 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	54 	+ 1 Lap 	185.017 	16 	1
11 	17 	Sergio Pérez 	 	54 	+ 1 Lap 	184.596 	11 	
12 	11 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	54 	+ 1 Lap 	184.573 	24 	
13 	10 	Vitaly Petrov 	 	54 	+ 1 Lap 	184.452 	12 	
14 	12 	Pastor Maldonado* 	 	54 	+ 1 Lap 	182.786 	23 	
15 	19 	Jaime Alguersuari**	 	54 	+ 1 Lap 	182.746 	15 	
16 	9 	Bruno Senna 	 	54 	+ 1 Lap 	182.484 	14 	
17 	20 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	54 	+ 1 Lap 	182.381 	17 	
18 	21 	Jarno Trulli 	 	53 	+ 2 Laps 	180.388 	18 	
19 	24 	Timo Glock 	 	53 	+ 2 Laps 	179.444 	19 	
20 	23 	Vitantonio Luizzi 	 	53 	+ 2 Laps 	178.476 	22 	
Ret	22 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	48 	Alternator 	178.828 	20 	
Ret	18 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	19 	Hydraulics 	179.160 	13 	
Ret	25 	Jérôme d'Ambrosio 	 	18 	Brakes 	176.047 	21 	
Ret	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1 	Puncture 	112.317 	1 	
* Pastor Maldonado was penalised 30 seconds for ignoring blue flags (finished 14th).
** Jaime Alguersuari was penalised 20 seconds for ignoring blue flags (finished 15th).
===Fastest Laps===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor 	Lap	Time 	Gap 	Avg Speed	Race
1 	2 	Mark Webber 	Red Bull-Renault 	51 	1:42.612	 	194.854 	4
2 	4 	Jenson Button 	McLaren-Mercedes 	51 	1:43.154	0.542	193.831 	3
3 	3 	Lewis Hamilton 	McLaren-Mercedes 	51 	1:43.461	0.849	193.255 	1
4 	16 	Kamui Kobayashi 	Sauber-Ferrari 	47 	1:43.521	0.909	193.143 	10
5 	10 	Vitaly Petrov 	Renault 	52 	1:43.673	1.061	192.860 	13
6 	5 	Fernando Alonso 	Ferrari 	41 	1:43.914	1.302	192.413 	2
7 	8 	Nico Rosberg 	Mercedes 	55 	1:43.993	1.381	192.267 	6
8 	19 	Jaime Alguersuari 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	47 	1:44.093	1.481	192.082 	15
9 	15 	Paul di Resta 	Force India-Mercedes	49 	1:44.120	1.508	192.032 	9
10 	6 	Felipe Massa 	Ferrari 	51 	1:44.288	1.676	191.723 	5
11 	11 	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth 	50 	1:44.438	1.826	191.448 	12
12 	17 	Sergio Pérez 	Sauber-Ferrari 	41 	1:44.566	1.954	191.213 	11
13 	12 	Pastor Maldonado 	Williams-Cosworth 	52 	1:44.628	2.016	191.100 	14
14 	14 	Adrian Sutil 	Force India-Mercedes	53 	1:44.709	2.097	190.952 	8
15 	7 	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes 	48 	1:44.916	2.304	190.575 	7
16 	9 	Bruno Senna 	Renault 	32 	1:46.150	3.538	188.360 	16
17 	20 	Heikki Kovalainen 	Lotus-Renault 	50 	1:46.610	3.998	187.547 	17
18 	18 	Sébastien Buemi 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	17 	1:47.094	4.482	186.700 	Ret
19 	21 	Jarno Trulli 	Lotus-Renault 	36 	1:47.444	4.832	186.091 	18
20 	24 	Timo Glock 	Virgin-Cosworth 	42 	1:48.085	5.473	184.988 	19
21 	22 	Daniel Ricciardo 	HRT-Cosworth 	35 	1:48.274	5.662	184.665 	Ret
22 	23 	Vitantonio Luizzi 	HRT-Cosworth 	52 	1:49.242	6.630	183.029 	20
23 	25 	Jérôme d'Ambrosio 	Virgin-Cosworth 	16 	1:51.196	8.584	179.812 	Ret
===Lap Leaders===
====Lap-by-Lap====
Stint	Driver 	Laps 	Lap Count	Distance
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	1 – 16 	16 	88.749 km
2 	Mark Webber 	17 	1 	5.554 km
3 	Lewis Hamilton 	18 – 40	23 	127.742 km
4 	Fernando Alonso	41 – 43	3 	16.662 km
5 	Lewis Hamilton 	44 – 55	12 	66.648 km
====Totals====
Pos.	Driver 	Laps	Distance
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	51 	283.139 km
2 	Fernando Alonso	3 	16.662 km
3 	Mark Webber 	1 	5.554 km
==Milestones==
* Sebastian Vettel equalled Nigel Mansell's record of 14 pole positions in the 1992 season.
* Vettel's 40th front row start.
* McLaren-Mercedes 10th front row start this season.
* Rubens Barrichello's 325th race entry (321st start).
* Mark Webber's 175th start.
* Bruno Senna's 25th race entry and start.
* Daniel Ricciardo's 10th race entry and start.
* Williams's 675th race, and worst ever qualifying.
* Lewis Hamilton led his 1000th lap on Lap 4 (now at 1047 laps)
* Fernando Alonso's and Ferrari's 10th podia of 2011.
* Vettel's puncture, which forced his retirement, meant he was unable to equal Michael Schumacher's record of the number of wins in one season (13 in 2004).
==Standings==
Pos.	DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP	DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP	CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP	CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	374 	Red Bull-Renault 	607
2 	Jenson Button 	255 	McLaren-Mercedes 	482
3 	Fernando Alonso 	245 	Ferrari 	353
4 	Mark Webber 	233 	Mercedes 	159
5 	Lewis Hamilton 	227 	Renault 	72
6 	Felipe Massa 	108 	Force India-Mercedes 	57
7 	Nico Rosberg 	83 	Sauber-Ferrari 	42
8 	Michael Schumacher 	76 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	41
9 	Vitaly Petrov 	36 	Williams-Cosworth 	5
10 	Nick Heidfeld 	34 	Lotus-Renault 	0
11 	Adrian Sutil 	34 	HRT-Cosworth 	0
12 	Kamui Kobayashi 	28 	Virgin-Cosworth 	0
13 	Jaime Alguersuari 	26 	 	
14 	Paul di Resta 	23 	 	
15 	Sébastien Buemi 	15 	 	
16 	Sergio Pérez 	14 	 	
17 	Rubens Barrichello 	4 	 	
18 	Bruno Senna 	2 	 	
19 	Pastor Maldonado 	1 	 	
20 	Pedro de la Rosa 	0 	 	
21 	Jarno Trulli 	0 	 	
22 	Heikki Kovalainen 	0 	 	
23 	Vitantonio Luizzi 	0 	 	
24 	Jérôme d'Ambrosio 	0 	 	
25 	Timo Glock 	0 	 	
26 	Narain Karthikeyan 	0 	 	
27 	Daniel Ricciardo 	0 	 	
28 	Karun Chandhok 	0 	 	
==Sources and other pages==
* Official Results
* The race on Wikipedia
* The race on Manipe F1
* The race on BBC Sport
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