Round 15 · 9 October 2011
2011 Japanese Grand Prix: results
Jenson Button (McLaren) won the 2011 Japanese Grand Prix, round 15 of the championship, held on 9 October 2011 at Suzuka Circuit (Japan), starting from position 2. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) and Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) completed the podium. Pole position went to Sebastian Vettel. The fastest lap was set by Jenson Button (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | 1:30:53.427 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | +1.160 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | +2.006 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 6 | +8.071 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | +24.268 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 8 | +27.120 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 4 | +28.240 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 17 | +39.377 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 10 | +42.607 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 23 | +44.322 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 11 | +54.447 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 12 | +62.326 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 7 | +63.705 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 14 | +64.194 s | — | Finished |
| 15 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 16 | +66.623 s | — | Finished |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 9 | +72.628 s | — | Finished |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 13 | +74.191 s | — | Finished |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 18 | +87.824 s | — | Finished |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 19 | +96.140 s | — | Finished |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 21 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 21 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | 22 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 24 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 24 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 15 | — | — | Wheel |