The 2011 Japanese Grand Prix was Round 15 of the 2011 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, 9 October 2011. Sebastian Vettel started on pole position in the Red Bull Renault and Jenson Button was the race winner in the McLaren Mercedes.
2011 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:30:53.427 | - | - | 1:36.568 | 52 | 25 |
| 2 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Ferrari | Pirelli | 53 | 1:30:54.587 | +1.160 | +1.160 | 1:36.682 | 50 | 18 |
| 3 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 53 | 1:30:55.433 | +2.006 | +0.846 | 1:36.916 | 52 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 53 | 1:31:01.498 | +8.071 | +6.065 | 1:36.828 | 47 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:31:17.695 | +24.268 | +16.197 | 1:37.645 | 49 | 10 |
| 6 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | MSC | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:31:20.547 | +27.120 | +2.852 | 1:37.916 | 53 | 8 |
| 7 | 6 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Pirelli | 53 | 1:31:21.667 | +28.240 | +1.120 | 1:37.800 | 50 | 6 |
| 8 | 17 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 53 | 1:31:32.804 | +39.377 | +11.137 | 1:36.569 | 39 | 4 |
| 9 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | PET | Russia | Renault | Pirelli | 53 | 1:31:36.034 | +42.607 | +3.230 | 1:37.053 | 47 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:31:37.749 | +44.322 | +1.715 | 1:36.614 | 50 | 1 |
| 11 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | SUT | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:31:47.874 | +54.447 | +10.125 | 1:38.133 | 43 | |
| 12 | 15 | Paul di Resta | DIR | Great Britain | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:31:55.753 | +1:02.326 | +7.879 | 1:37.970 | 43 | |
| 13 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | KOB | Japan | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 53 | 1:31:57.132 | +1:03.705 | +1.379 | 1:39.724 | 44 | |
| 14 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | MAL | Venezuela | Williams Cosworth | Pirelli | 53 | 1:31:57.621 | +1:04.194 | +0.489 | 1:37.645 | 50 | |
| 15 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | ALG | Spain | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 53 | 1:32:00.050 | +1:06.623 | +2.429 | 1:37.411 | 41 | |
| 16 | 9 | Bruno Senna | SEN | Brazil | Renault | Pirelli | 53 | 1:32:06.055 | +1:12.628 | +6.005 | 1:38.407 | 42 | |
| 17 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | BAR | Brazil | Williams Cosworth | Pirelli | 53 | 1:32:07.618 | +1:14.191 | +1.563 | 1:39.080 | 53 | |
| 18 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | KOV | Finland | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 53 | 1:32:21.251 | +1:27.824 | +13.633 | 1:39.297 | 50 | |
| 19 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | TRU | Italy | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 53 | 1:32:29.567 | +1:36.140 | +8.316 | 1:39.561 | 49 | |
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | GLO | Germany | Virgin Cosworth | Pirelli | 51 | 2 laps | 2 laps | 1:41.704 | 46 | ||
| 21 | 25 | Jerome d'Ambrosio | DAM | Belgium | Virgin Cosworth | Pirelli | 51 | 2 laps | 1:41.794 | 45 | |||
| 22 | 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | HRT Cosworth | Pirelli | 51 | 2 laps | 1:41.437 | 49 | |||
| 23 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | LIU | Italy | HRT Cosworth | Pirelli | 50 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:42.409 | 37 | ||
| DNF | 18 | Sébastien Buemi | BUE | Switzerland | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 11 | 1:42.107 | 6 |