Round 15 · 9 October 2011
Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit · Suzuka, Japan
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
28 drivers
After Round 14
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
28 drivers
After Round 15
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 |