The 2011 Korean Grand Prix was Round 16 of the 2011 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Yeongam, South Korea on Sunday, 16 October 2011. Lewis Hamilton started on pole position in the McLaren Mercedes and Sebastian Vettel was the race winner in the Red Bull Renault.
2011 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 55 | 1:38:01.994 | - | - | 1:39.605 | 55 | 25 |
| 2 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 1:38:14.013 | +12.019 | +12.019 | 1:40.459 | 54 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 55 | 1:38:14.471 | +12.477 | +0.458 | 1:40.294 | 55 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 1:38:16.688 | +14.694 | +2.217 | 1:40.709 | 55 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Ferrari | Pirelli | 55 | 1:38:17.683 | +15.689 | +0.995 | 1:40.547 | 41 | 10 |
| 6 | 6 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Pirelli | 55 | 1:38:27.127 | +25.133 | +9.444 | 1:40.541 | 51 | 8 |
| 7 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | ALG | Spain | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 55 | 1:38:51.532 | +49.538 | +24.405 | 1:40.940 | 55 | 6 |
| 8 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 1:38:56.047 | +54.053 | +4.515 | 1:41.770 | 49 | 4 |
| 9 | 18 | Sébastien Buemi | BUE | Switzerland | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 55 | 1:39:04.756 | +1:02.762 | +8.709 | 1:40.537 | 50 | 2 |
| 10 | 15 | Paul di Resta | DIR | Great Britain | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 1:39:05.596 | +1:03.602 | +0.840 | 1:42.102 | 50 | 1 |
| 11 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | SUT | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 1:39:13.223 | +1:11.229 | +7.627 | 1:42.014 | 49 | |
| 12 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | BAR | Brazil | Williams Cosworth | Pirelli | 55 | 1:39:35.062 | +1:33.068 | +21.839 | 1:42.371 | 54 | |
| 13 | 9 | Bruno Senna | SEN | Brazil | Renault | Pirelli | 54 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:42.549 | 41 | ||
| 14 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | KOV | Finland | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 54 | 1 lap | 1:42.456 | 52 | |||
| 15 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | KOB | Japan | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 54 | 1 lap | 1:42.080 | 45 | |||
| 16 | 17 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 54 | 1 lap | 1:42.425 | 39 | |||
| 17 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | TRU | Italy | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 54 | 1 lap | 1:43.009 | 46 | |||
| 18 | 24 | Timo Glock | GLO | Germany | Virgin Cosworth | Pirelli | 54 | 1 lap | 1:44.536 | 53 | |||
| 19 | 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | HRT Cosworth | Pirelli | 54 | 1 lap | 1:44.870 | 53 | |||
| 20 | 25 | Jerome d'Ambrosio | DAM | Belgium | Virgin Cosworth | Pirelli | 54 | 1 lap | 1:44.746 | 53 | |||
| 21 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | LIU | Italy | HRT Cosworth | Pirelli | 52 | 3 laps | 2 laps | 1:46.173 | 45 | ||
| DNF | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | MAL | Venezuela | Williams Cosworth | Pirelli | 30 | 1:44.689 | 26 | ||||
| DNF | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | PET | Russia | Renault | Pirelli | 16 | 1:45.469 | 10 | ||||
| DNF | 7 | Michael Schumacher | MSC | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 15 | 1:45.327 | 13 |