2011 Italy F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

Event: Italian Grand Prix
Track: Autodromo Nazionale Monza

Weather: dry, warm, sunny

Sebastian VETTEL won his 18th F1 World Championship race at the 2011 Italy F1 GP, drawing closer to a second title. The Red Bull driver started from pole and won at Monza by 9.590 seconds from Jenson Button for McLaren. It was Red Bulls 22nd F1 win.

Vettel pole, Monza swap

Monza on 11 September 2011 saw Vettel take pole with a 1:22.275 lap, Hamilton second by 0.450 for McLaren, Button third, Alonso fourth for Ferrari. Alonso, brave home hero, was on the harder rubber.

Race day: Alonso jumps Vettel, Vettel jumps back

Alonso got the perfect launch and led into Turn 1 to the delight of the Tifosi. Vettel spent the next dozen laps stalking, finally passing Alonso around the outside of Curva Grande with one of the moves of the year, using DRS and the Red Bulls high-downforce Monza package. From there Vettel drove away to win by nearly 10 seconds. Button second for McLaren, Alonso held on for third, Hamilton fourth after his own passes. Schumacher fifth for Mercedes GP, Massa sixth for Ferrari. Hamilton set the fastest lap on lap 52 at 1:26.187.

Championship: Vettel 284, Alonso 172, Button 167

Vettels lead was 112 points with six rounds left; the title was now a mathematical formality. Singapore in a fortnight would be next.

Classification 2011 Italy F1 GP

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Car & Engine	Grid	Laps	Led	Time	Pts
1	1	SebastianVettel	Red Bull	Red Bull RB7Renault RS27	1	53	50	1:20:46.172	25
2	4	JensonButton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/26Mercedes FO 108	3	53		1:20:55.762+9.590s	18
3	5	FernandoAlonso	Ferrari	Ferrari F150Ferrari 056	4	53	3	1:21:03.081+16.909s	15
4	3	LewisHamilton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/26Mercedes FO 108	2	53		1:21:03.589+17.417s	12
5	7	MichaelSchumacher	Mercedes	Mercedes W02Mercedes FO 108	8	53		1:21:18.849+32.677s	10
6	6	FelipeMassa	Ferrari	Ferrari F150Ferrari 056	6	53		1:21:29.165+42.993s	8
7	19	JaimeAlguersuari	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR6Ferrari 056	18	52		+1 lap	6
8	15	Pauldi Resta	Force India	Force India VJM04Mercedes FO 108	11	52		+1 lap	4
9	9	BrunoSenna	Renault	Lotus R31Renault RS27	10	52		+1 lap	2
10	18	SébastienBuemi	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR6Ferrari 056	16	52		+1 lap	1
11	12	PastorMaldonado	Williams	Williams FW33Cosworth CA2010	14	52		+1 lap
12	11	RubensBarrichello	Williams	Williams FW33Cosworth CA2010	13	52		+1 lap
13	20	HeikkiKovalainen	Caterham	Lotus T128Renault RS27	20	51		+2 laps
14	21	JarnoTrulli	Caterham	Lotus T128Renault RS27	19	51		+2 laps
15	24	TimoGlock	Virgin Racing	Marussia MVR-02Cosworth CA2010	21	51		+2 laps
NC	22	DanielRicciardo	HRT	HRT F111Cosworth CA2010	23	39		+14 laps
DNF	17	SergioPérez	Sauber	Sauber C30Ferrari 056	15	32		Gearbox
DNF	16	KamuiKobayashi	Sauber	Sauber C30Ferrari 056	17	21		Gearbox
DNF	14	AdrianSutil	Force India	Force India VJM04Mercedes FO 108	12	9		Steering
DNF	2	MarkWebber	Red Bull	Red Bull RB7Renault RS27	5	4		Accident
DNF	25	Jérômed'Ambrosio	Virgin Racing	Marussia MVR-02Cosworth CA2010	22	1		Gearbox
DNF	10	VitalyPetrov	Renault	Lotus R31Renault RS27	7	0		Collision
DNF	8	NicoRosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes W02Mercedes FO 108	9	0		Collision
DNF	23	VitantonioLiuzzi	HRT	HRT F111Cosworth CA2010	24	0		Collision

Fastest lap: 1:26.187 min. by Lewis Hamilton

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