2011 Spain F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

Event: Spanish Grand Prix
Track: Catalunya Circuit

Weather: dry, warm, sunny

Sebastian VETTEL won his 14th F1 World Championship race at the 2011 Spain F1 GP, holding off a determined Lewis Hamilton by six-tenths of a second. The Red Bull driver started second and won at Barcelona by 0.630 seconds from Hamilton for McLaren. It was Red Bulls 18th F1 win.

Webber pole, Vettel jumps him at the start

Barcelona on 22 May 2011 saw Mark Webber take pole for Red Bull with a 1:20.981 lap, Vettel second by 0.200, Hamilton third for McLaren, Alonso fourth for Ferrari. Alonso, home-town hero, brought fresh Ferrari updates but qualifying showed the F150 not up to Red Bull pace.

Race day: Vettel wins as Hamilton closes to the flag

Vettel jumped Webber at the start and Alonso briefly ran second before dropping back. Hamilton, on the four-stop strategy, hunted Vettel through the closing stint on fresher tyres and closed to within DRS range on the final lap; Vettel held him off by 0.630 seconds. Button third for McLaren, Webber fourth, Alonso fifth to the disappointment of the home crowd, Schumacher sixth for Mercedes GP, Rosberg seventh, Heidfeld eighth. Hamilton set the fastest lap on lap 52 at 1:26.727.

Championship: Vettel 118, Hamilton 77, Webber 67

Vettels lead had swelled to 41 points; four wins from five rounds. Monaco in a week would be next.

Classification 2011 Spain F1 GP

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Car & Engine	Grid	Laps	Led	Time	Pts
1	1	SebastianVettel	Red Bull	Red Bull RB7Renault RS27	2	66	39	1:39:03.301	25
2	3	LewisHamilton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/26Mercedes FO 108	3	66	10	1:39:03.931+0.630s	18
3	4	JensonButton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/26Mercedes FO 108	5	66	0	1:39:38.998+35.697s	15
4	2	MarkWebber	Red Bull	Red Bull RB7Renault RS27	1	66	0	1:39:51.267+47.966s	12
5	5	FernandoAlonso	Ferrari	Ferrari F150Ferrari 056	4	65	17	+1 lap	10
6	7	MichaelSchumacher	Mercedes	Mercedes W02Mercedes FO 108	10	65	0	+1 lap	8
7	8	NicoRosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes W02Mercedes FO 108	7	65	0	+1 lap	6
8	9	NickHeidfeld	Renault	Lotus R31Renault RS27	24	65	0	+1 lap	4
9	17	SergioPérez	Sauber	Sauber C30Ferrari 056	12	65	0	+1 lap	2
10	16	KamuiKobayashi	Sauber	Sauber C30Ferrari 056	14	65	0	+1 lap	1
11	10	VitalyPetrov	Renault	Lotus R31Renault RS27	6	65	0	+1 lap	0
12	15	Pauldi Resta	Force India	Force India VJM04Mercedes FO 108	16	65	0	+1 lap	0
13	14	AdrianSutil	Force India	Force India VJM04Mercedes FO 108	17	65	0	+1 lap	0
14	18	SébastienBuemi	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR6Ferrari 056	11	65	0	+1 lap	0
15	12	PastorMaldonado	Williams	Williams FW33Cosworth CA2010	9	65	0	+1 lap	0
16	19	JaimeAlguersuari	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR6Ferrari 056	13	64	0	+2 laps	0
17	11	RubensBarrichello	Williams	Williams FW33Cosworth CA2010	19	64	0	+2 laps	0
18	21	JarnoTrulli	Caterham	Lotus T128Renault RS27	18	64	0	+2 laps	0
19	24	TimoGlock	Virgin Racing	Marussia MVR-02Cosworth CA2010	20	63	0	+3 laps	0
20	25	Jérômed'Ambrosio	Virgin Racing	Marussia MVR-02Cosworth CA2010	23	62	0	+4 laps	0
21	22	NarainKarthikeyan	HRT	HRT F111Cosworth CA2010	22	61	0	+5 laps	0
DNF	6	FelipeMassa	Ferrari	Ferrari F150Ferrari 056	8	58	0	Gearbox	0
DNF	20	HeikkiKovalainen	Caterham	Lotus T128Renault RS27	15	48	0	Accident	0
DNF	23	VitantonioLiuzzi	HRT	HRT F111Cosworth CA2010	21	28	0	Gearbox	0

Fastest lap: 1:26.727 min. by Lewis Hamilton

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