Round 17 · 30 October 2011
2011 Indian Grand Prix: results
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) won the 2011 Indian Grand Prix, round 17 of the championship, held on 30 October 2011 at Buddh International Circuit (India), starting from position 1. Jenson Button (McLaren) and Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Sebastian Vettel (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 1:30:35.002 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | +8.433 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | +24.301 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | +25.529 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 11 | +65.421 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 7 | +66.851 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 5 | +84.183 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 10 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 8 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 20 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 18 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 15 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 16 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 21 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 17 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | 23 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 19 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 20 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | — | — | Suspension |
| 21 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 9 | — | — | Engine |
| 22 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 13 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 23 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 22 | — | — | Collision |
| 24 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 17 | — | — | Collision |