Grand Prix of Germany 2011

 Grand Prix of Germany 2011

Racing data
10th of 19 races in the 2011 Formula 1 World Championship
Surname:	LXXII Santander Grand Prix of Germany
Date:	July 24, 2011
Place:	Nürburg
Course:	Nürburgring
Length:	308.863 km in 60 laps of 5.148 km
Weather:	very cloudy
Spectator:	~ 68,000
Pole position
Driver:	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault
Time:	1: 30.079 min
Fastest lap
Driver:	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes
Time:	1: 34.302 min (lap 59)
Podium
First:	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes
Second:	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
Third:	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault

The 2011 German Grand Prix took place on July 24th at the Nürburgring in Nürburg and was the tenth race of the 2011 Formula 1 World Championship .

Reports

background

After the British Grand Prix , Sebastian Vettel led the drivers' standings with 80 points ahead of Mark Webber and 92 points ahead of Fernando Alonso . Red Bull-Renault led the constructors' championship with 110 points ahead of McLaren-Mercedes and with 164 points ahead of Ferrari .

The double-declutching ban that had been introduced one race before was abolished from this race and the regulation that applied at the European Grand Prix came into force again.

At the German Grand Prix, Pirelli provided the drivers with medium (white) and soft (yellow) tire compounds , as well as intermediates (light blue) and full wets (orange) for wet conditions . On Friday, the teams also received a new version of the Soft tire for test purposes . In addition, a rule change was decided for this race weekend, according to which the drivers will receive an additional set of intermediates for Friday so that they do not have to save on their tires in wet conditions.

Karun Chandhok returned to Formula 1 this weekend as a driver and represented Jarno Trulli at Lotus-Renault for a Grand Prix.

With Michael Schumacher (four times), Fernando Alonso (twice), Rubens Barrichello , Lewis Hamilton and Webber (once each), five former winners competed in this Grand Prix.

training

In the first free practice Alonso achieved the fastest lap ahead of Webber and Vettel. This training took over Nico Hülkenberg the Force India of Paul di Resta and Narain Karthikeyan the HRT of Vitantonio Liuzzi . In the second free practice, Webber was the fastest driver ahead of Alonso and Vettel. In the third free practice, Vettel set the fastest time ahead of Webber and Alonso.

Qualifying

In the first section of qualifying, Massa posted the fastest lap. The HRT, Virgin and Lotus pilots and Kamui Kobayashi were eliminated. In the second qualifying segment, Hamilton took the lead. The Toro Rosso and Williams drivers as well as Sergio Pérez , di Resta and Nick Heidfeld were eliminated. In the final section, Webber set the fastest time and achieved pole position ahead of Hamilton and his team-mate Vettel.

After the technical inspection of the racing vehicles, it was found that the fuel in Sébastien Buemi's vehicle was not compliant with the rules. Buemi was then taken out of the classification and had to start from the end of the field. The teams must hand in a gasoline sample before the season, which is checked at random during the season.

run

Hamilton won the race ahead of Alonso and Webber. The race took place continuously in dry weather.

The first three drivers changed their positions more often in the course of the race and were mostly within striking distance of their rivals. A larger gap formed behind them and only three other pilots crossed the finish line within the lead lap.

Vettel did not finish this race in the first two positions for the first time of the season and finished in fourth place.

Registration list

team	No.	driver	chassis	engine	tires
Red Bull Racing	01	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull RB7	Renault 2.4 V8	P
	02	Mark Webber
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	03	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren MP4-26	Mercedes-Benz 2.4 V8	P
	04th	Jenson Button
Scuderia Ferrari	05	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari 150 ° Italia	Ferrari 2.4 V8	P
	06th	Felipe Massa
Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team	07th	Michael sSchumacher	Mercedes MGP W02	Mercedes-Benz 2.4 V8	P
	08th	Nico Rosberg
Lotus Renault GP	09	Nick Heidfeld	Renault R31	Renault 2.4 V8	P
	10	Vitaly Petrov
AT&T Williams	11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams FW33	Cosworth 2.4 V8	P
	12	Pastor Maldonado
Force India F1 Team	14th	Adrian Sutil	Force India VJM04	Mercedes-Benz 2.4 V8	P
	15th	Nico Hulkenberg
		Paul di Resta
Sauber F1 Team	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Clean C30	Ferrari 2.4 V8	P
	17th	Sergio Perez
Scuderia Toro Rosso	18th	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso STR6	Ferrari 2.4 V8	P
	19th	Jaime Alguersuari
Team Lotus	20th	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus T128	Renault 2.4 V8	P
	21st	Karun Chandhok
HRT F1 team	22nd	Daniel Ricciardo	HRT F111	Cosworth 2.4 V8	P
	23	Narain Karthikeyan
		Vitantonio Liuzzi
Marussia Virgin Racing	24	Timo Glock	Virgin MVR-02	Cosworth 2.4 V8	P
	25th	Jérôme D'Ambrosio

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b} Hulkenberg drove the Force India with the number 15 in the first free practice. Di Resta then took over the vehicle for the remainder of the race weekend.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Karthikeyan drove the HRT with the number 23 in the first free practice. Liuzzi then took over the vehicle for the rest of the race weekend.

Classifications

Qualifying

Item	driver	constructor	Q1	Q2	Q3	begin
01	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	1: 33.096	1: 31.311	1: 30.079	01
02	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1: 32.934	1: 30.998	1: 30.134	02
03	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1: 32.973	1: 31.017	1: 30.216	03
04th	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1: 32.916	1: 31.150	1: 30.442	04th
05	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1: 31.826	1: 31.582	1: 30.910	05
06th	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1: 32.785	1: 31.343	1: 31.263	06th
07th	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	1: 33.224	1: 31.532	1: 31.288	07th
08th	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	1: 32.286	1: 31.809	1: 32.010	08th
09	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1: 33.187	1: 31.958	1: 32.187	09
10	Michael sSchumacher	Mercedes	1: 32.603	1: 32.180	1: 32.482	10
11	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	1: 32.505	1: 32.215	-	11
12	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	1: 32.651	1: 32.560	-	12
13	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Cosworth	1: 33.003	1: 32.635	-	13
14th	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth	1: 33.664	1: 33.043	-	14th
15th	Sergio Perez	Clean Ferrari	1: 33.295	1: 33.176	-	15th
-	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1: 33.635	1: 33.546	-	24
16	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1: 33.658	1: 33.698	-	16
17th	Kamui Kobayashi	Clean Ferrari	1: 33.786	-	-	17th
18th	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Renault	1: 35.599	-	-	18th
19th	Timo Glock	Virgin Cosworth	1: 36,400	-	-	19th
20th	Karun Chandhok	Lotus Renault	1: 36.422	-	-	20th
21st	Jérôme D'Ambrosio	Virgin Cosworth	1: 36.641	-	-	21st
22nd	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT-Cosworth	1: 37.011	-	-	23
23	Daniel Ricciardo	HRT-Cosworth	1: 37.036	-	-	22nd
107 percent time : 1: 38.253 min (based on Q1 best time of 1: 31.826 min)

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r} racing cars with KERS
2. ↑ Sébastien Buemi was taken out of the ranking because the fuel in his vehicle did not conform to the rules.
3. ↑ Vitantonio Liuzzi was moved five positions back because of a gear change.

run

Item	driver	constructor	Round	Stops	time	begin	Fastest lap
01	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	60	3	1: 37: 30.334	02	1: 34,302 (59.)
02	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	60	3	+ 3.980	04th	1: 34.626 (60th)
03	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	60	3	+ 9.788	01	1: 34.468 (60th)
04th	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	60	3	+ 47.921	03	1: 34.587 (47th)
05	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	60	3	+ 52.252	05	1: 34.609 (51st)
06th	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	60	2	+1: 26.208	08th	1: 36.653 (57.)
07th	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	59	3	+ 1 lap	06th	1: 36.181 (51.)
08th	Michael sSchumacher	Mercedes	59	3	+ 1 lap	10	1: 35.628 (49.)
09	Kamui Kobayashi	Clean Ferrari	59	2	+ 1 lap	17th	1: 36.659 (50th)
10	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	59	2	+ 1 lap	09	1: 36,186 (50.)
11	Sergio Perez	Clean Ferrari	59	2	+ 1 lap	15th	1: 37.033 (53.)
12	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	59	2	+ 1 lap	16	1: 37.415 (59.)
13	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	59	2	+ 1 lap	12	1: 36.715 (54th)
14th	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Cosworth	59	2	+ 1 lap	13	1: 37.568 (50th)
15th	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	59	2	+ 1 lap	24	1: 37.863 (48th)
16	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Renault	58	2	+ 2 rounds	18th	1: 39.050 (54th)
17th	Timo Glock	Virgin Cosworth	57	2	+ 3 rounds	19th	1: 39.982 (57.)
18th	Jérôme D'Ambrosio	Virgin Cosworth	57	2	+ 3 rounds	21st	1: 39.787 (57.)
19th	Daniel Ricciardo	HRT-Cosworth	57	2	+ 3 rounds	22nd	1: 40.489 (57.)
20th	Karun Chandhok	Lotus Renault	56	3	+ 4 rounds	20th	1: 40.435 (56.)
-	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT-Cosworth	37	1	DNF	23	1: 40.683 (28th)
-	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	35	1	DNF	07th	1: 36.258 (53.)
-	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth	16	0	DNF	14th	1: 39.679 ( 08.)
-	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	09	0	DNF	11	1: 39.452 ( 07.)

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r} racing cars with KERS

World Cup stands after the race

The first ten of the race got 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.

Driver ranking

Item driver constructor Points 01  Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 216 02  Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 139 03  Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 134 04th  Fernando Alonso Ferrari 130 05  Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 109 06th  Felipe Massa Ferrari 62 07th  Nico Rosberg Mercedes 46 08th  Nick Heidfeld Renault 34 09  Vitaly Petrov Renault 32 10  Michael sSchumacher Mercedes 32 11  Kamui Kobayashi Clean Ferrari 27 12  Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 18th 13  Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 9 14th  Sergio Perez Clean Ferrari 8th

Item driver constructor Points 15th  Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 8th 16  Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 4th 17th  Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 2 18th  Pedro de la Rosa Clean Ferrari 0 19th  Jarno Trulli Lotus Renault 0 20th  Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 0 21st  Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 0 22nd  Jérôme D'Ambrosio Virgin Cosworth 0 23  Heikki Kovalainen Lotus Renault 0 24  Timo Glock Virgin Cosworth 0 25th  Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 0 26th  Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 0 27  Karun Chandhok Lotus Renault 0

Constructors' championship

Item constructor Points 01  Red Bull-Renault 355 02  McLaren-Mercedes 243 03  Ferrari 192 04th  Mercedes 78 05  Renault 66 06th  Clean Ferrari 35

Item constructor Points 07th  Force India-Mercedes 20th 08th  Toro Rosso-Ferrari 17th 09  Williams-Cosworth 4th 10  Lotus Renault 0 11  HRT-Cosworth 0 12  Virgin Cosworth 0

Individual evidence

1. ^ "FIA ends double-declutching discussion" (zeit.de on July 14, 2011)
2. ↑ "Pirelli: Soft / Hard for Silverstone" (Motorsport-Total.com on June 29, 2011)
3. ↑ "Pirelli brings new soft tires to the Nürburgring" (Motorsport-Total.com on July 18, 2011)
4. ↑ "Rule change: now more intermediates" (Motorsport-Total.com on July 21, 2011)
5. ^ "Formula 1 - Chandhok replaces Trulli in Germany" (Motorsport-Magazin.com on July 21, 2011)
6. ^ "GP Germany in Nürburgring / 1st free practice" (Motorsport-Total.com on July 22, 2011)
7. ^ "GP Germany in Nürburgring / 2nd free practice" (Motorsport-Total.com on July 22, 2011)
8. ^ "GP Germany in Nürburgring / 3rd free practice" (Motorsport-Total.com on July 23, 2011)
9. ↑ "Petrol illegal: Buemi disqualified" (Motorsport-Total.com on July 23, 2011)

Web links

Commons : Grand Prix of Germany 2011  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Weekend statistics at Motorsport-Total.com