|
The Chinese government's desire for a Formula 1
grand prix dates back to the early 1990s. A motor racing
event for cars and motorcycles had been held on the
streets of Macau - one of China's Special Administrative
Regions - since the mid-1950s, where the likes of Ayrton
Senna and Michael Schumacher had been triumphant. The
location chosen for the Chinese GP was Zhuhai, a short
distance from the streets of Macau. The Zhuhai
International Circuit was built and provisionally the
Chinese GP was penciled in for the 1999 Formula 1
calendar. However, due to logistical reasons, the venue
failed to meet FIA standards and Formula 1 wasn't to visit
China until the 21st century.
Three years later, Formula 1 struck a deal with the
Shanghai International Circuit, located in the Jiading
District in the northwestern part of the most populous
city in the world. The track is another Hermann Tilke
creation and was inspired by the Chinese character shang
(上), meaning "above" or "ascend". Along with the circuits
at Sepang and Istanbul, it's generally considered as one
of Tilke's better designs and the last two races have seen
plenty of action throughout the field.
This Sunday will be the ninth running of the Chinese GP
after it made its debut in 2004. That inaugural Shanghai
race saw Michael Schumacher start from the pitlane for the
first time in his career as he failed to set a qualifying
time. The seven-time champion struggled to 12th while his
Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello took the checkered
flag. In 2007, Lewis Hamilton - who had started from pole
- looked to be on the verge of the world title in his
maiden season but he stayed out too long on wet tires and
when he finally came in for slicks, he beached his McLaren
in a gravel trap by the pitlane, ending his race.
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Race Info
|
Grand Prix
|
Chinese GP |
Round
|
3 of 20 |
Circuit
|
Shanghai International Circuit
|
Location
|
Shanghai |
Circuit Type |
Race circuit |
Circuit
Length |
3.387 mi (5.451 km) |
Circuit
Direction |
Clockwise |
Turns |
16 (7 Left, 9 Right) |
Lap Record |
1:32.238, Michael Schumacher
(Ferrari), 2004 |
Race Length |
189.559 mi (305.066 km)
|
Laps
|
56 |
2011
Polesitter |
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull
Racing) |
2011 Winner |
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) |
Timetable
|
Free
Practice 1 |
Thursday, April 12th at 10 PM ET
- 11:30 PM ET |
Free
Practice 2 |
Friday, April 13th at 2 AM ET -
3:30 AM ET |
Free
Practice 3 |
Friday, April 13th at 11 PM ET -
12 AM ET |
Fantasy
Deadline |
Saturday, April 14th at 1:55
AM ET |
Qualifying
|
Saturday, April 14th at 2 AM ET |
Race
|
Sunday, April 15th at 3 AM ET
|
Shanghai facts:
- The polesitter has won four out of eight races at
Shanghai.
- Only one polesitter has failed to finish the Chinese
GP.
- Two Shanghai winners have started from the third row
of the grid.
- Five podiums in China have included at least one
driver who started from behind the front two rows.
- Last year, Mark Webber finished on the podium having
started 18th on the grid.
- The front row of the grid has finished on the podium
at three Shanghai races.
- Lewis Hamilton (2) is the only driver to have won
more than once at Shanghai.
- Ferrari won three of the first four Chinese GP but
McLaren has won three of the last four.
- McLaren have the most podium finishes (7) and
top-5's (10) in China.
- The most positions gained in a Shanghai race is 15
by Mark Webber in 2011.
- There have been at least five retirements at four
Chinese GP.
- Last year's race saw only one retirement. Jaime
Alguersuari's Toro Rosso lost a wheel after a botched
pitstop.
- The safety car has been deployed twice in the last
three years in China.
- Four of the last six Shanghai races have been wet.
- The 2010 event began behind the safety car due to
heavy rain.
2011 Chinese GP
Qualifying Results
|
Rank
|
Driver |
Team |
Q1
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Grid
|
1.
|
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull Racing
|
1:35.674
|
1:34.776
|
1:33.706
|
1
|
2.
|
Jenson Button
|
McLaren
|
1:35.924
|
1:34.662
|
1:34.421
|
2
|
3.
|
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren
|
1:36.091
|
1:34.486
|
1:34.463
|
3
|
4.
|
Nico Rosberg
|
Mercedes |
1:35.272
|
1:35.850
|
1:34.670
|
4
|
5.
|
Fernando Alonso
|
Ferrari
|
1:35.389
|
1:35.165
|
1:35.119
|
5
|
6.
|
Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari |
1:35.478
|
1:35.437
|
1:35.145
|
6
|
7.
|
Jaime Alguersuari
|
Toro Rosso
|
1:36.133
|
1:35.563
|
1:36.158
|
7
|
8.
|
Paul di Resta
|
Force India
|
1:35.702
|
1:35.858
|
1:36.190
|
8
|
9.
|
Sébastien Buemi
|
Toro Rosso
|
1:36.110
|
1:35.500
|
1:36.203
|
9
|
10
|
Vitaly Petrov
|
Renault
|
1:35.370
|
1:35.149
|
No Time
|
10
|
11.
|
Adrian Sutil
|
Force India
|
1:36.092
|
1:35.874
|
-
|
11
|
12.
|
Sergio Pérez
|
Sauber
|
1:36.046
|
1:36.053
|
-
|
12
|
13.
|
Kamui Kobayashi
|
Sauber
|
1:36.147
|
1:36.236
|
-
|
13
|
14.
|
Michael Schumacher
|
Mercedes
|
1:35.508
|
1:36.457
|
-
|
14
|
15.
|
Rubens Barrichello
|
Williams |
1:35.911
|
1:36.465
|
-
|
15
|
16.
|
Nick Heidfeld
|
Renault
|
1:35.910
|
1:36.611
|
-
|
16
|
17.
|
Pastor Maldonado
|
Williams
|
1:36.121
|
1:36.956
|
-
|
17
|
18.
|
Mark Webber
|
Red Bull Racing
|
1:36.468
|
-
|
-
|
18
|
19.
|
Heikki Kovalainen
|
Lotus |
1:37.894
|
-
|
-
|
19
|
20.
|
Jarno Trulli
|
Lotus
|
1:38.318
|
-
|
-
|
20
|
21.
|
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
|
Virgin Racing
|
1:39.119
|
-
|
-
|
21
|
22.
|
Timo Glock
|
Virgin Racing
|
1:39.708
|
-
|
-
|
22
|
23.
|
Vitantonio Liuzzi
|
Hispania Racing |
1:40.212
|
-
|
-
|
23
|
24.
|
Narain Karthikeyan
|
Hispania Racing |
1:40.445
|
-
|
-
|
24
|
|
|
107% Time: |
1:41.941
|
|
|
|
|
Qualifying Notes
|
McLaren had two cars
in the top-4. |
Ferrari had two cars
in the top-6. |
Toro Rosso had two
cars in the top-10. |
Vitaly Petrov was
not allowed to participate in Q3 because he
stopped on track during Q2. |
|
2011 Chinese GP Race
Results and Drivers' Fantasy Points
|
Rank
|
Driver |
Team |
Retirement
|
Q.P.
|
R.P.
|
C.F.
|
L.L.
|
M.L.
|
F.L.
|
TOTAL
|
1.
|
Lewis Hamilton
|
McLaren
|
|
2
|
40
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
44
|
2.
|
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull Racing
|
|
5
|
38
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
47
|
3.
|
Mark Webber
|
Red Bull Racing
|
|
0
|
36
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
38
|
4.
|
Jenson Button
|
McLaren
|
|
3
|
34
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
39
|
5.
|
Nico Rosberg
|
Mercedes
|
|
1
|
32
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
35
|
6.
|
Felipe Massa
|
Ferrari |
|
1
|
30
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
33
|
7.
|
Fernando Alonso
|
Ferrari |
|
1
|
28
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
31
|
8.
|
Michael Schumacher
|
Mercedes
|
|
0
|
26
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
27
|
9.
|
Vitaly Petrov
|
Renault
|
|
1
|
24
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
10.
|
Kamui Kobayashi
|
Sauber
|
|
0
|
22
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
11.
|
Paul di Resta
|
Force India
|
|
1
|
20
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
12.
|
Nick Heidfeld
|
Renault |
|
0
|
18
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
13.
|
Rubens Barrichello
|
Williams
|
|
0
|
16
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
14.
|
Sébastien Buemi
|
Toro Rosso
|
|
1
|
14
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
15.
|
Adrian Sutil
|
Force India
|
|
0
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
16.
|
Heikki Kovalainen
|
Lotus
|
|
0
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
17.
|
Sergio Pérez
|
Sauber |
|
0
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
18.
|
Pastor Maldonado
|
Williams
|
|
0
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
19.
|
Jarno Trulli
|
Lotus
|
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
20.
|
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
|
Virgin Racing
|
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
21.
|
Timo Glock
|
Virgin Racing
|
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
22.
|
Vitantonio Liuzzi
|
Hispania Racing
|
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
23.
|
Narain Karthikeyan
|
Hispania Racing
|
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Ret.
|
Jaime Alguersuari
|
Toro Rosso
|
Wheel
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
2011 Chinese GP Teams'
Fantasy Points
|
Team
|
Drivers |
Q.P.
|
R.P.
|
C.F.
|
L.L.
|
M.L.
|
F.L.
|
TOTAL
|
Red Bull Racing
|
(Sebastian
Vettel/Mark Webber) |
0
|
37
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
41
|
McLaren |
(Lewis
Hamilton/Jenson Button) |
3
|
37
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
45
|
Ferrari |
(Fernando
Alonso/Felipe Massa) |
2
|
29
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
34
|
Mercedes |
(Michael
Scumacher/Nico Rosberg) |
0
|
29
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
32
|
Renault |
(Nick Heidfeld/Vitaly
Petrov) |
0
|
21
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
Williams |
(Rubens
Barrichello/Pastor Maldonado) |
0
|
11
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
Force India |
(Adrian Sutil/Paul di
Resta) |
0
|
16
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
Sauber |
(Kamui
Kobayashi/Sergio Pérez) |
0
|
15
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
Toro Rosso
|
(Sébastien
Buemi/Jaime Alguersuari) |
1
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
Lotus |
(Heikki
Kovalainen/Jarno Trulli) |
0
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
Hispania Racing
|
(Narain
Karthikeyan/Vitantonio Liuzzi) |
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Virgin Racing |
(Timo
Glock/Jérôme d'Ambrosio) |
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
Race Notes
|
Classified
finishers |
Top-23 drivers. |
Two classified
finishers |
Red Bull, McLaren,
Ferrari, Mercedes, Renault, Force India, Sauber,
Williams, Lotus,
Virgin Racing, Hispania. |
Race leaders |
Sebastian Vettel (Red
Bull Racing), Nico Rosberg (Mercedes),
Jenson Button (McLaren), Lewis Hamilton
(McLaren),
Felipe Massa (Ferrari) and Fernando Alonso
(Ferrari). |
Laps led |
Button (1-13),
Hamilton (14), Alonso (15-16), Rosberg (17-24),
Vettel (25-30),
Massa (31-33), Rosberg (34-39), Vettel (40-51),
Hamilton (52-56). |
Fastest lap |
Mark Webber (Red Bull
Racing) on lap 42 (1:38.993). |
Miscellaneous |
Twenty-three
finishers set a Formula 1 record. |
|
Points and Bonus Points
Key
|
Q.P.
|
Qualifying Points
|
R.P.
|
Race Points |
C.F.
|
Classified
Finisher(s) Bonus Point(s) |
L.L.
|
Lap Led Bonus Point
|
M.L.
|
Most Laps Led Bonus
Points |
F.L.
|
Fastest Lap Bonus
Point |
Chinese GP 2004 - 2011 and This
Season's Statistics
|
List
|
Driver/Team
|
TM
|
This
|
Races
|
Poles
|
Avg Start
|
Avg Finish
|
Best
|
Top-10
|
Top-5
|
Wins
|
FP/Race
|
A
|
Sebastian Vettel |
RBR
|
Race
|
5
|
3
|
4.60
|
4.40
|
1
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
38.60
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
6.00
|
6.50
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
31.50
|
A
|
Mark Webber |
RBR
|
Race
|
8
|
0
|
9.00
|
7.75
|
2
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
28.75
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
4.50
|
4.00
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
36.00
|
A
|
Jenson Button
|
MCL
|
Race
|
8
|
0
|
6.38
|
5.38
|
1
|
7
|
6
|
1
|
34.25
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
2.00
|
7.50
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
33.00
|
A
|
Lewis Hamilton
|
MCL
|
Race
|
5
|
2
|
4.00
|
5.80
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
35.40
|
Season
|
2
|
2
|
1.00
|
3.00
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
43.00
|
A
|
Fernando Alonso |
FER
|
Race
|
8
|
2
|
3.25
|
4.13
|
1
|
8
|
6
|
1
|
38.25
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
10.50
|
3.00
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
39.00
|
A
|
Felipe Massa |
FER
|
Race
|
8
|
0
|
7.50
|
8.88
|
2
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
26.13
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
14.00
|
16.00
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10.50
|
B
|
Michael Schumacher |
MER
|
Race
|
5
|
0
|
11.00
|
10.20
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
23.40
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
3.50
|
15.00
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
14.00
|
B
|
Nico Rosberg |
MER
|
Race
|
6
|
0
|
10.17
|
10.83
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
22.17
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
7.50
|
12.50
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
19.00
|
B
|
Kimi
Räikkönen
|
LOT
|
Race
|
6
|
0
|
3.67
|
6.67
|
1
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
32.33
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
11.50
|
6.00
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
32.00
|
B
|
Romain Grosjean
|
LOT
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
5.00
|
22.50
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.50
|
B
|
Paul di Resta
|
FI
|
Race
|
1
|
0
|
8.00
|
11.00
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
22.00
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
14.50
|
8.50
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
26.00
|
B
|
Nico Hülkenberg
|
FI
|
Race
|
1
|
0
|
16.00
|
15.00
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13.00
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
12.50
|
15.50
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
13.00
|
B
|
Kamui Kobayashi
|
SAU
|
Race
|
2
|
0
|
14.00
|
16.00
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
11.50
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
15.00
|
14.50
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
15.50
|
B
|
Sergio Pérez
|
SAU
|
Race
|
1
|
0
|
12.00
|
17.00
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9.00
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
13.50
|
5.00
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
34.00
|
B
|
Daniel Ricciardo
|
TR
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
12.50
|
10.50
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
22.50
|
B
|
Jean-Éric
Vergne
|
TR
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
14.50
|
9.50
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
24.00
|
B
|
Pastor Maldonado
|
WIL
|
Race
|
1
|
0
|
17.00
|
18.00
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7.00
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
9.50
|
16.00
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11.50
|
B
|
Bruno Senna
|
WIL
|
Race
|
1
|
0
|
23.00
|
16.00
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11.00
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
13.50
|
11.00
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
21.00
|
B
|
Heikki Kovalainen
|
CAT
|
Race
|
5
|
0
|
14.20
|
12.40
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
18.40
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
19.00
|
18.00
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6.50
|
B
|
Vitaly Petrov
|
CAT
|
Race
|
2
|
0
|
12.00
|
8.00
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
27.50
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
20.00
|
17.50
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7.50
|
B
|
Pedro de la Rosa
|
HRT
|
Race
|
2
|
0
|
12.00
|
12.50
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
18.00
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
23.00
|
21.00
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.50
|
B
|
Narain Karthikeyan
|
HRT
|
Race
|
2
|
0
|
19.50
|
20.50
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3.50
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
24.00
|
22.00
|
22
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.50
|
B
|
Timo Glock |
MAR
|
Race
|
5
|
0
|
17.00
|
12.50
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
14.40
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
21.00
|
15.50
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
12.00
|
B
|
Charles Pic
|
MAR
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
22.00
|
17.50
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8.00
|
TM
|
Red Bull Racing |
RBR
|
Race
|
7
|
3
|
7.36
|
7.07
|
1
|
11
|
5
|
1
|
31.86
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
5.25
|
5.25
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
36.00
|
TM
|
McLaren |
MCL
|
Race
|
8
|
2
|
5.00
|
7.38
|
1
|
12
|
10
|
3
|
31.63
|
Season
|
2
|
2
|
1.50
|
5.25
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
41.00
|
TM
|
Ferrari |
FER
|
Race
|
8
|
1
|
6.63
|
8.00
|
1
|
11
|
7
|
3
|
29.88
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
12.25
|
9.50
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
25.50
|
TM
|
Mercedes |
MER
|
Race
|
2
|
0
|
7.75
|
6.50
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
32.50
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
5.50
|
13.75
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
16.50
|
TM
|
Lotus |
LOT
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
8.25
|
14.25
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
16.00
|
TM
|
Force India
|
FI
|
Race
|
4
|
0
|
15.63
|
15.88
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11.75
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
13.50
|
12.00
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
19.50
|
TM
|
Sauber |
SAU
|
Race
|
8
|
0
|
11.06
|
11.31
|
5
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
21.50
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
14.25
|
9.75
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
25.00
|
TM
|
Toro Rosso
|
TR
|
Race
|
6
|
0
|
11.08
|
12.25
|
4
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
19.67
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
13.50
|
10.00
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
24.00
|
TM
|
Williams |
WIL
|
Race
|
8
|
0
|
13.63
|
13.00
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
17.63
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
11.50
|
13.50
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
17.00
|
TM
|
Caterham |
CAT
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
19.50
|
17.75
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7.50
|
TM
|
HRT |
HRT
|
Race
|
2
|
0
|
23.50
|
19.50
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6.50
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
23.50
|
21.50
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.00
|
TM
|
Marussia |
MAR
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Season
|
2
|
0
|
21.50
|
16.50
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11.00
|
|
|
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