2011 Formula One World Championship

The **2011 Formula One season** was the 62nd FIA Formula One season. The FIA announced they would consider adding a thirteenth team to the grid . On 8 September, 2010, the FIA announced that they would not add a new team. The same twelve teams from last year competed in 2011. The race schedule was going to expand to twenty rounds with the running of the Indian Grand Prix, but the Bahrain Grand Prix was cancelled due to the high amount of protesters. Bahrain was briefly put back on the schedule before being cancelled again by the organizers of the race.

## Teams and drivers 
The new Concorde Agreement signed on 1 August 2009 continues the terms of the 1998 agreement. It will run until 31 December 2012. The FIA published the entry list on 30 November 2010 (updated 2 December 2010).

### Notes 
* Two teams will use the **Lotus** name in 2011.
* Before the season started, Robert Kubica was set to be one of the drivers for Renault. On February 6, 2011, Kubica was in a bad crash while competing in a rally race. He will need several surgeries to repair the damage. Renault announced that Nick Heidfeld will replace Kubica starting at the test in Barcelona. Team Lotus was an F1 team, based in England, that raced from 1954 to 1994.

## Race schedule 
The FIA released the race schedule for the 2011 world championship. A new race, the Indian Grand Prix, had been added. However, the Bahrain Grand Prix was called off due to the political unrest in the country.

## Changes 
* A new race, the Indian Grand Prix, has been added to the schedule.
* Pirelli was the only tyre.* Adjustable rear wings were allowed. This replaced the adjustable front wing used in 2010. During the race, the wing may be adjusted only during selected conditions. After the first two laps, the driver may adjust the wing at selected locations on the track. The driver must be within one second of the car in front. This change should improve passing.
* The F-duct, used in 2010, was banned.
* Shortened shark fins. The shark fin, the raised engine cover that connected to the rear wing was banned. The height and length of the engine cover was limited.
* KERS, or Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems was used again. It was not banned in 2010, but all the teams agreed to not use it. To encourage teams to install and use KERS, the minimum weight of the car was increased from 620 kilograms (1,367 pounds) to 640 kilograms (1,411 pounds).
*Starting with the British Grand Prix, the FIA no longer allowed teams to flow constant exhaust gas when off throttle. Several teams had directed the exhaust gas to exit under the car. They then changed the engine to continue flow a large amount of gas through the exhaust when the driver let off the throttle in the corners. This gave the car better aerodynamics.

## Results and standings 
### Race results 
#### Scoring system 
### Drivers standings 
Pole position in **Bold**.
Fastest lap in *Italics*.
 Driver did not finish the Grand Prix. Driver was classified (ranked) because they finished over 90% of the race.

### Constructors standings 
Pole position in **Bold**.
Fastest lap in *Italics*.
 Car did not finish the Grand Prix. Car was classified (ranked) because it finished over 90% of the race distance.

## References 
## Other websites
* The official website of Formula One