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Round 15 · 9 October 2011

Japanese Grand Prix

Suzuka Circuit · Suzuka, Japan

R15
Winner Jenson Button McLaren
Pole position Sebastian Vettel Red Bull
Fastest lap Jenson Button 1:36.568
Finishers 23/24 1 recorded DNFs

Championship progression

Drivers' standings

Before and after Round 15
Before the race

After Round 14

28 drivers
1
Sebastian Vettel Red Bull
309 pts
2
Jenson Button McLaren
185 pts
3
Fernando Alonso Ferrari
184 pts
4
Mark Webber Red Bull
182 pts
5
Lewis Hamilton McLaren
168 pts
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6
Felipe Massa Ferrari
84 pts
7
Nico Rosberg Mercedes
62 pts
8
Michael Schumacher Mercedes
52 pts
9
Vitaly Petrov Renault
34 pts
10
Nick Heidfeld Renault
34 pts
11
Adrian Sutil Force India
28 pts
12
Kamui Kobayashi Sauber
27 pts
13
Paul di Resta Force India
20 pts
14
Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso
16 pts
15
Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso
13 pts
16
Sergio Pérez Sauber
9 pts
17
Rubens Barrichello Williams
4 pts
18
Bruno Senna Renault
2 pts
19
Pastor Maldonado Williams
1 pts
20
Pedro de la Rosa Sauber
0 pts
21
Jarno Trulli Lotus
0 pts
22
Heikki Kovalainen Lotus
0 pts
23
Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT
0 pts
24
Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin
0 pts
25
Timo Glock Virgin
0 pts
26
Narain Karthikeyan HRT
0 pts
27
Daniel Ricciardo HRT
0 pts
28
Karun Chandhok Lotus
0 pts
After the race

After Round 15

28 drivers
1
Sebastian Vettel Red Bull
324 +15
2
Jenson Button McLaren
210 +25
3
Fernando Alonso Ferrari
202 +18
4
Mark Webber Red Bull
194 +12
5
Lewis Hamilton McLaren
178 +10
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6
Felipe Massa Ferrari
90 +6
7
Nico Rosberg Mercedes
63 +1
8
Michael Schumacher Mercedes
60 +8
9
Vitaly Petrov Renault
36 +2
10
Nick Heidfeld Renault
34 +0
11
Adrian Sutil Force India
28 +0
12
Kamui Kobayashi Sauber
27 +0
13
Paul di Resta Force India
20 +0
14
Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso
16 +0
15
Sergio Pérez Sauber
↑1
13 +4
16
Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso
↓1
13 +0
17
Rubens Barrichello Williams
4 +0
18
Bruno Senna Renault
2 +0
19
Pastor Maldonado Williams
1 +0
20
Pedro de la Rosa Sauber
0 +0
21
Jarno Trulli Lotus
0 +0
22
Heikki Kovalainen Lotus
0 +0
23
Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT
0 +0
24
Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin
0 +0
25
Timo Glock Virgin
0 +0
26
Narain Karthikeyan HRT
0 +0
27
Daniel Ricciardo HRT
0 +0
28
Karun Chandhok Lotus
0 +0

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Race classification

24 starters
Pos Driver Constructor Grid Status / time Pts
1 BUT Jenson Button McLaren 2 1:30:53.427 25
2 ALO Fernando Alonso Ferrari 5 +1.160 18
3 VET Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1 +2.006 15
4 WEB Mark Webber Red Bull 6 +8.071 12
5 HAM Lewis Hamilton McLaren 3 +24.268 10
6 MSC Michael Schumacher Mercedes 8 +27.120 8
7 MAS Felipe Massa Ferrari 4 +28.240 6
8 PER Sergio Pérez Sauber 17 +39.377 4
9 PET Vitaly Petrov Renault 10 +42.607 2
10 ROS Nico Rosberg Mercedes 23 +44.322 1
11 SUT Adrian Sutil Force India 11 +54.447 0
12 DIR Paul di Resta Force India 12 +1:02.326 0
13 KOB Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 7 +1:03.705 0
14 MAL Pastor Maldonado Williams 14 +1:04.194 0
15 ALG Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 16 +1:06.623 0
16 SEN Bruno Senna Renault 9 +1:12.628 0
17 BAR Rubens Barrichello Williams 13 +1:14.191 0
18 KOV Heikki Kovalainen Lotus 18 +1:27.824 0
19 TRU Jarno Trulli Lotus 19 +1:36.140 0
20 GLO Timo Glock Virgin 21 2L 0
21 DAM Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin 20 2L 0
22 RIC Daniel Ricciardo HRT 22 2L 0
23 LIU Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT 24 3L 0
R BUE Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 15 0