2011 Turkish Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Sebastian Vettel led a Red Bull one-two in Turkey, with Mark Webber overtaking Fernando Alonso late in the race. Frequent pit stops and close battles made tyre management central to the result at Istanbul Park.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing
Pole time	1:25.049
Fastest lap	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing
Fastest-lap time	1:29.703 on lap 48
First	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing
Second	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing
Third	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
6 May 2011	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
6 May 2011	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
7 May 2011	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
7 May 2011	Qualifying	14:00
8 May 2011	Race	15:00

All times are local. The race time is the scheduled start; weather delays and interruptions are described below.

Championship background

Sebastian Vettel arrived at round 4 leading the 2011 F1 World Championship on 68 points, with Lewis Hamilton on 47. Red Bull Racing headed the constructors’ standings with 105 points.

Race entries

The 12 teams kept the same race line-ups for the Turkish Grand Prix. Daniel Ricciardo, Karun Chandhok, Nico Hulkenberg also took part in practice.

Free Practice

Wet FP1 conditions limited upgrade evaluation and dry-tyre preparation, with McLaren doing very little running. Fernando Alonso set the pace, but Sebastian Vettel crashed after putting a wheel over the exit kerb at Turn 8. The damage ended his Friday running and left Red Bull short of comparative data.

A drying FP2 allowed teams to recover some preparation, and Jenson Button led Nico Rosberg. Sebastian Vettel remained sidelined, while Fernando Alonso lost running to a hydraulic problem. Pastor Maldonado crashed after encountering a damp patch at Turn 8; Jérôme d’Ambrosio subsequently received a grid penalty for ignoring the yellow flags at the scene.

Sebastian Vettel returned to lead FP3 by the smallest of margins over Michael Schumacher despite missing Friday’s dry running. Red Bull continued evaluating its rear wing, but the revised exhaust damaged in Sebastian Vettel’s crash was no longer available. Nico Rosberg also had difficult moments at Turn 8 as Mercedes showed stronger qualifying potential.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2011 Turkish Grand Prix FP1, 6 May 2011

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:38.670	13
2	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+1.402s	14
3	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+1.462s	18
4	9	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	+1.668s	9
5	10	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+1.731s	10
6	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+1.751s	16
7	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+2.027s	14
8	19	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	+2.424s	18
9	18	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+2.508s	22
10	14	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+2.677s	16
11	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+3.894s	5
12	12	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+3.927s	7
13	15	Paul di Resta	Force India	+4.855s	11
14	11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+5.243s	5
15	21	Jarno Trulli	Team Lotus	+5.316s	6
16	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	+6.117s	20
17	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+6.284s	4
18	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+6.513s	15
19	25	Jerome d'Ambrosio	Virgin Racing	+6.567s	11
20	22	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	+9.791s	8
21	20	Karun Chandhok	Team Lotus	+13.006s	6
22	17	Sergio Perez	Sauber	+17.121s	13
23	4	Jenson Button	McLaren	+21.996s	4
24	3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	No time	1

Free Practice 2 Classification

2011 Turkish Grand Prix FP2, 6 May 2011

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	4	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:26.456	26
2	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.065s	29
3	3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.577s	31
4	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+0.607s	21
5	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.693s	31
6	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.884s	37
7	10	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+1.061s	37
8	15	Paul di Resta	Force India	+1.269s	37
9	17	Sergio Perez	Sauber	+1.388s	32
10	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+1.596s	37
11	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+1.613s	27
12	18	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+1.697s	36
13	9	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	+2.019s	35
14	19	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+2.309s	32
15	12	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+2.372s	19
16	11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+2.490s	20
17	21	Jarno Trulli	Team Lotus	+2.953s	39
18	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+3.181s	27
19	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Team Lotus	+3.825s	37
20	25	Jerome d'Ambrosio	Virgin Racing	+4.579s	28
21	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+4.765s	22
22	22	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	+4.864s	29
23	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	+5.533s	30

Free Practice 3 Classification

2011 Turkish Grand Prix FP3, 7 May 2011

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:26.037	17
2	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+0.001s	17
3	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.367s	16
4	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.383s	19
5	4	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.541s	17
6	3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.689s	14
7	10	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+0.718s	20
8	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.782s	12
9	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.846s	12
10	18	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+1.043s	16
11	17	Sergio Perez	Sauber	+1.084s	20
12	12	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	+1.218s	18
13	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+1.281s	19
14	9	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	+1.342s	17
15	11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+1.491s	19
16	15	Paul di Resta	Force India	+1.607s	18
17	19	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+1.687s	15
18	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+1.939s	19
19	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Team Lotus	+2.874s	15
20	21	Jarno Trulli	Team Lotus	+3.660s	17
21	25	Jerome d'Ambrosio	Virgin Racing	+5.060s	25
22	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+5.138s	19
23	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	+5.338s	19
24	22	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	+5.972s	15

Qualifying

Sebastian Vettel headed qualifying for Red Bull Racing, with Mark Webber second and Nico Rosberg third.

Sebastian Vettel recovered from a Friday practice crash to take pole ahead of Mark Webber and Nico Rosberg. Kamui Kobayashi failed to set a time after a mechanical problem but was permitted to start.

Qualifying Classification

2011 Turkish Grand Prix Qualifying, 7 May 2011

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:27.039	1:25.610	1:25.049	12
2	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:27.090	1:26.075	1:25.454	10
3	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:27.514	1:25.801	1:25.574	15
4	3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:27.091	1:26.066	1:25.595	13
5	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:27.349	1:26.152	1:25.851	16
6	4	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:27.374	1:26.485	1:25.982	14
7	10	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1:27.475	1:26.654	1:26.296	15
8	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:27.697	1:26.121	1:26.646	13
9	9	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	1:27.901	1:26.740	1:26.659	13
10	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:27.013	1:26.395	No time	16
11	11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	1:28.246	1:26.764	—	10
12	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:27.392	1:27.027	—	14
13	15	Paul di Resta	Force India	1:27.625	1:27.145	—	11
14	12	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	1:27.396	1:27.236	—	14
15	17	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	1:27.778	1:27.244	—	11
16	18	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	1:27.620	1:27.255	—	9
17	19	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	1:28.055	1:27.572	—	7
18	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Team Lotus	1:28.780	—	—	8
19	21	Jarno Trulli	Team Lotus	1:29.673	—	—	8
20	25	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin Racing	1:30.445	—	—	8
21	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	1:30.692	—	—	7
22	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	1:30.813	—	—	8
23	22	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	1:31.564	—	—	8
24	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	No time	—	—	2

Jérôme d'Ambrosio was given a five-place grid penalty, for ignoring yellow flags in the area of Pastor Maldonado ‘s accident in the second free practice session.

Kamui Kobayashi failed to set a time in qualifying after experiencing problems with his fuel pump. However, he was permitted to take part in the race because he had consistently demonstrated lap times that were well within the 107% margin during free practice.

What happened in the 2011 Turkish Grand Prix?

Vettel retained the lead and built a useful advantage during the opening stint. Rosberg challenged near the front early on, but the Mercedes could not maintain the same pace as the leading Red Bull and Ferrari contenders.

Alonso moved into contention for second and fought Webber through the race. The Red Bull driver ultimately made his fresher tyres count in the closing stages, passing the Ferrari to restore a team one-two.

Hamilton won his intra-team contest with Button for fourth. Button’s attempt to make fewer stops left him vulnerable on worn tyres, and Rosberg also passed him before the finish.

Vettel won ahead of Webber and Alonso, with Hamilton fourth, Rosberg fifth and Button sixth. Kobayashi recovered from the back to score a point, while Timo Glock failed to start after a gearbox problem.

Further down the points places, Nick Heidfeld, Vitaly Petrov, Sébastien Buemi and Kamui Kobayashi completed the scoring positions. Mark Webber set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2011 rules.

After the race, Sebastian Vettel headed the drivers’ standings with 93 points, followed by Lewis Hamilton on 59. Red Bull Racing led the constructors’ table on 148, with McLaren on 105.

2011 Turkish Grand Prix race results

The 2011 Turkish Grand Prix was held on 8 May 2011, with a scheduled start of 15:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	58	1:30:17.558	25
2	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	58	+8.807	18
3	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	58	+10.075	15
4	3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	58	+40.232	12
5	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	58	+47.539	10
6	4	Jenson Button	McLaren	58	+59.431	8
7	9	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	58	+1:00.857	6
8	10	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	58	+1:08.168	4
9	18	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	58	+1:09.394	2
10	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	58	+1:18.021	1
11	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	58	+1:19.823	0
12	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	58	+1:25.444	0
13	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	57	+1 Lap	0
14	17	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	57	+1 Lap	0
15	11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	57	+1 Lap	0
16	19	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	57	+1 Lap	0
17	12	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	57	+1 Lap	0
18	21	Jarno Trulli	Team Lotus	57	+1 Lap	0
19	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Team Lotus	56	+2 Laps	0
20	25	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin Racing	56	+2 Laps	0
21	22	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	55	+3 Laps	0
22	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	53	+5 Laps	0
Ret	15	Paul di Resta	Force India	44	Wheel	0
DNS	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing		Gearbox	0

2011 Turkish Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	48	1:29.703	214.226
2	19	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	57	1:29.894	213.771
3	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	50	1:29.937	213.669
4	3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	48	1:30.108	213.264
5	9	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	52	1:30.158	213.145
6	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	48	1:30.279	212.860
7	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	47	1:30.573	212.169
8	10	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	48	1:30.618	212.063
9	17	Sergio Perez	Sauber	46	1:30.797	211.645
10	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	45	1:31.038	211.085
11	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	57	1:31.118	210.900
12	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	47	1:31.153	210.819
13	4	Jenson Button	McLaren	47	1:31.167	210.786
14	18	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	44	1:31.360	210.341
15	12	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	44	1:32.044	208.778
16	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	43	1:32.070	208.719
17	11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	46	1:32.079	208.699
18	15	Paul di Resta	Force India	40	1:32.519	207.706
19	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Team Lotus	55	1:32.695	207.312
20	21	Jarno Trulli	Team Lotus	49	1:32.862	206.939
21	22	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT	51	1:33.948	204.547
22	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	41	1:34.699	202.925
23	25	Jerome d'Ambrosio	Virgin Racing	55	1:34.971	202.343

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear. Average speeds are in km/h. No fastest-lap bonus point was awarded.

2011 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 2011 Turkish Grand Prix.

2011 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	93
2	Lewis Hamilton	British	McLaren	59
3	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull Racing	55
4	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	46
5	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	41
6	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	24
7	Nick Heidfeld	German	Renault	21
8	Vitaly Petrov	Russian	Renault	21
9	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	20
10	Kamui Kobayashi	Japanese	Sauber	8
11	Michael Schumacher	German	Mercedes	6
12	Sébastien Buemi	Swiss	Toro Rosso	6
13	Adrian Sutil	German	Force India	2
14	Paul di Resta	British	Force India	2
15	Jaime Alguersuari	Spanish	Toro Rosso	0
16	Rubens Barrichello	Brazilian	Williams	0
17	Jarno Trulli	Italian	Team Lotus	0
18	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Sauber	0
19	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Belgian	Virgin Racing	0
20	Heikki Kovalainen	Finnish	Team Lotus	0
21	Timo Glock	German	Virgin Racing	0
22	Pastor Maldonado	Venezuelan	Williams	0
23	Narain Karthikeyan	Indian	HRT	0
24	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Italian	HRT	0

2011 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Red Bull Racing	148
2	McLaren	105
3	Ferrari	65
4	Renault	42
5	Mercedes	26
6	Sauber	8
7	Toro Rosso	6
8	Force India	4
9	Team Lotus	0
10	Williams	0
11	Virgin Racing	0
12	HRT	0

2011 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2011 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	27 March
2	2011 Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	10 April
3	2011 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	17 April
4	2011 Turkish Grand Prix	Istanbul Park, Istanbul	8 May
5	2011 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló	22 May
6	2011 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	29 May
7	2011 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal	12 June
8	2011 European Grand Prix	Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia	26 June
9	2011 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	10 July
10	2011 German Grand Prix	Nürburgring, Nürburg	24 July
11	2011 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	31 July
12	2011 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	28 August
13	2011 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	11 September
14	2011 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	25 September
15	2011 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	9 October
16	2011 Korean Grand Prix	Korea International Circuit, Yeongam	16 October
17	2011 Indian Grand Prix	Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida	30 October
18	2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	13 November
19	2011 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	27 November