The 2011 Chinese Grand Prix was Round 3 of the 2011 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Shanghai, China on Sunday, 17 April 2011. Sebastian Vettel started on pole position in the Red Bull Renault and Lewis Hamilton was the race winner in the McLaren Mercedes.
2011 Formula 1 UBS Chinese Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:36:58.226 | - | - | 1:40.415 | 48 | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 1:37:03.424 | +5.198 | +5.198 | 1:41.321 | 47 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 1:37:05.781 | +7.555 | +2.357 | 1:38.993 | 42 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:37:08.226 | +10.000 | +2.445 | 1:40.623 | 39 | 12 |
| 5 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:37:11.674 | +13.448 | +3.448 | 1:41.166 | 41 | 10 |
| 6 | 6 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:37:14.066 | +15.840 | +2.392 | 1:41.678 | 39 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:37:28.848 | +30.622 | +14.782 | 1:42.070 | 41 | 6 |
| 8 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | MSC | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:37:29.252 | +31.026 | +0.404 | 1:41.215 | 46 | 4 |
| 9 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | PET | Russia | Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 1:37:55.630 | +57.404 | +26.378 | 1:41.261 | 50 | 2 |
| 10 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | KOB | Japan | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:38:01.499 | +1:03.273 | +5.869 | 1:42.577 | 32 | 1 |
| 11 | 15 | Paul di Resta | DIR | Great Britain | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:38:06.983 | +1:08.757 | +5.484 | 1:42.614 | 45 | |
| 12 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld | HEI | Germany | Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 1:38:10.965 | +1:12.739 | +3.982 | 1:42.406 | 51 | |
| 13 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | BAR | Brazil | Williams Cosworth | Pirelli | 56 | 1:38:28.415 | +1:30.189 | +17.450 | 1:42.031 | 45 | |
| 14 | 18 | Sébastien Buemi | BUE | Switzerland | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:38:28.897 | +1:30.671 | +0.482 | 1:41.696 | 45 | |
| 15 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | SUT | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:41.157 | 54 | ||
| 16 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | KOV | Finland | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 55 | 1 lap | 1:42.672 | 45 | |||
| 17 | 17 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 55 | 1 lap | 1:41.643 | 39 | |||
| 18 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | MAL | Venezuela | Williams Cosworth | Pirelli | 55 | 1 lap | 1:41.702 | 46 | |||
| 19 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | TRU | Italy | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 55 | 1 lap | 1:42.052 | 53 | |||
| 20 | 25 | Jerome d'Ambrosio | DAM | Belgium | Virgin Cosworth | Pirelli | 54 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:44.806 | 45 | ||
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock | GLO | Germany | Virgin Cosworth | Pirelli | 54 | 2 laps | 1:44.381 | 54 | |||
| 22 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | LIU | Italy | HRT Cosworth | Pirelli | 54 | 2 laps | 1:43.384 | 52 | |||
| 23 | 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | KAR | India | HRT Cosworth | Pirelli | 54 | 2 laps | 1:46.081 | 41 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | ALG | Spain | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 9 | 1:45.700 | 5 |