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2011 Japan Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Suzuka circuit. Full information

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2011 Japan Grand Prix

2011 Japan Grand Prix is 854th Formula 1 Grand Prix. Passed at the Suzuka circuit. Sebastian Vettel won the pole position, Jenson Button won this race. This was his 12th victory. Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 53 laps (307 km).

Previous Grand Prix: 2011 Singapore Grand Prix
Next Grand Prix: 2011 South Korea Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 2011 Japan Grand Prix

174th victory for the McLaren team
12th victory for the Jenson Button
40th podium for the Jenson Button
71st podium for the Fernando Alonso
33rd podium for the Sebastian Vettel

Jenson Button - Winner of the 2011 Japan Grand Prix

2011 Japan Grand Prix

McLaren MP4-26 - 2011 Japan Grand Prix winner

2011 Japan Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Jenson Button	25.00	1h 30m 53.427s ( 202.972 km/h )	53	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
2	Fernando Alonso	18.00	1h 30m 54.587s ( +01.160s )	53	Scuderia Ferrari
3	Sebastian Vettel	15.00	1h 30m 55.433s ( +02.006s )	53	Red Bull Racing
4	Mark Webber	12.00	1h 31m 01.498s ( +08.071s )	53	Red Bull Racing
5	Lewis Hamilton	10.00	1h 31m 17.695s ( +24.268s )	53	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
6	Michael Schumacher	8.00	1h 31m 20.547s ( +27.120s )	53	Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team
7	Felipe Massa	6.00	1h 31m 21.667s ( +28.240s )	53	Scuderia Ferrari
8	Sergio Perez	4.00	1h 31m 32.804s ( +39.377s )	53	Sauber F1 Team
9	Vitaly Petrov	2.00	1h 31m 36.034s ( +42.607s )	53	Lotus Renault GP
10	Nico Rosberg	1.00	1h 31m 37.749s ( +44.322s )	53	Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team
11	Adrian Sutil	0	1h 31m 47.874s ( +54.447s )	53	Force India F1 Team
12	Paul Di Resta	0	1h 31m 55.753s ( +1m 02.326s )	53	Force India F1 Team
13	Kamui Kobayashi	0	1h 31m 57.132s ( +1m 03.705s )	53	Sauber F1 Team
14	Pastor Maldonado	0	1h 31m 57.621s ( +1m 04.194s )	53	AT&T Williams
15	Jaime Alguersuari	0	1h 32m 00.050s ( +1m 06.623s )	53	Scuderia Toro Rosso
16	Bruno Senna	0	1h 32m 06.055s ( +1m 12.628s )	53	Lotus Renault GP
17	Rubens Barrichello	0	1h 32m 07.618s ( +1m 14.191s )	53	AT&T Williams
18	Heikki Kovalainen	0	1h 32m 21.251s ( +1m 27.824s )	53	Team Lotus
19	Jarno Trulli	0	1h 32m 29.567s ( +1m 36.140s )	53	Team Lotus
20	Timo Glock	0		51	Marussia Virgin Racing
21	Jérôme D'ambrosio	0		51	Marussia Virgin Racing
22	Daniel Ricciardo	0		51	HRT F1 Team
23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	0		50	HRT F1 Team
ab	Sébastien Buemi	0	Wheel nut	11	Scuderia Toro Rosso

Qualifying Results for the 2011 Japan Grand Prix on the Suzuka circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Sebastian Vettel	1'30''466	Red Bull Racing
2	Jenson Button	1'30''475	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
3	Lewis Hamilton	1'30''617	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
4	Felipe Massa	1'30''804	Scuderia Ferrari
5	Fernando Alonso	1'30''886	Scuderia Ferrari
6	Mark Webber	1'31''156	Red Bull Racing
7	Michael Schumacher	-	Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team
8	Bruno Senna	-	Lotus Renault GP
9	Vitaly Petrov	-	Lotus Renault GP
10	Kamui Kobayashi	-	Sauber F1 Team
11	Adrian Sutil	1'32''463	Force India F1 Team
12	Paul Di Resta	1'32''746	Force India F1 Team
13	Rubens Barrichello	1'33''079	AT&T Williams
14	Pastor Maldonado	1'33''224	AT&T Williams
15	Sébastien Buemi	1'33''227	Scuderia Toro Rosso
16	Jaime Alguersuari	1'33''427	Scuderia Toro Rosso
17	Sergio Perez	-	Sauber F1 Team
18	Heikki Kovalainen	1'35''454	Team Lotus
19	Jarno Trulli	1'35''514	Team Lotus
20	Jérôme D'ambrosio	1'36''439	Marussia Virgin Racing
21	Timo Glock	1'36''507	Marussia Virgin Racing
22	Daniel Ricciardo	1'37''846	HRT F1 Team
23	Nico Rosberg	-	Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team
24	Vitantonio Liuzzi	-	HRT F1 Team