China 2011
Round 3 • April 17, 2011
Circuit
Shanghai
Watch
In a gripping showdown at Shanghai, Lewis Hamilton disrupts Sebastian Vettel's perfect start to the season with strategic brilliance and relentless pace. The race transforms into a thrilling chess match on wheels, with pit stop gambles and tire tactics playing pivotal roles. As the tension escalates, unexpected contenders emerge, turning the Chinese Grand Prix into a high-stakes battle for supremacy.
| Pos | Driver | Time/Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 1:36:58.226 | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | +5.198 | 18 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | +7.555 | 15 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | +10.000 | 12 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | +13.448 | 10 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | +15.840 | 8 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | +30.622 | 6 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | +31.026 | 4 |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | +57.404 | 2 |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | +1:03.273 | 1 |
| 11 | Paul Di Resta | +1:08.757 | 0 |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | +1:12.739 | 0 |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | +1:30.189 | 0 |
| 14 | Sebastien Buemi | +1:30.671 | 0 |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | Heikki Kovalainen | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | Sergio Perez | +1 lap | 0 |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | +1 lap | 0 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | +1 lap | 0 |
| 20 | Jerome Dambrosio | +2 laps | 0 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | +2 laps | 0 |
| 22 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | +2 laps | 0 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | +2 laps | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 1:35.674 | 1:34.776 | 1:33.706 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | 1:35.924 | 1:34.662 | 1:34.421 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | 1:36.091 | 1:34.486 | 1:34.463 |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg | 1:35.272 | 1:35.850 | 1:34.670 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 1:35.389 | 1:35.165 | 1:35.119 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | 1:35.478 | 1:35.437 | 1:35.145 |
| 7 | Jaime Alguersuari | 1:36.133 | 1:35.563 | 1:36.158 |
| 8 | Paul Di Resta | 1:35.702 | 1:35.858 | 1:36.190 |
| 9 | Sebastien Buemi | 1:36.110 | 1:35.500 | 1:36.203 |
| 10 | Vitaly Petrov | 1:35.370 | 1:35.149 | - |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | 1:36.092 | 1:35.874 | - |
| 12 | Sergio Perez | 1:36.046 | 1:36.053 | - |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | 1:36.147 | 1:36.236 | - |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | 1:35.508 | 1:36.457 | - |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | 1:35.911 | 1:36.465 | - |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | 1:35.910 | 1:36.611 | - |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | 1:36.121 | 1:36.956 | - |
| 18 | Mark Webber | 1:36.468 | - | - |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | 1:37.894 | - | - |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | 1:38.318 | - | - |