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 XXXVII  Japanese Grand Prix

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Session 1Session 2Session 3Overall
Race Starting GridClassificationLap by LapFastest LapsLaps LedPit Stops

Details
DateSunday 9 October 2011
Start time15:00
Event Japanese GP
Circuit Suzuka
Event FormatRace of 53 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#15 of 19 in 2011
#854 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps53
Circuit Perimeter5807 m
Race Distance5807 × 53 − 300 = 307.471 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
Track Temperature31°C
Air Temperature24°C
Humidity31%
Wind Speed2.6 m/s
Participants
Entries24
Qualifiers24
Finishers23
Pit stops65
DebutantsNone
Records Broken 1. Most 23rd Place Finishes Vitantonio Liuzzi (2),
2. Most 21st Place Finishes in a Season Virgin (3),
3. Most 23rd Place Finishes in a Season Vitantonio Liuzzi (2)
Records Extended 1. Most Podium Finishes Ferrari (663),
2. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (1009),
3. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (877),
4. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Michael Schumacher (210),
5. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Michael Schumacher (209),
6. Most 2nd Place Finishes Ferrari (237),
7. Most 22nd Place Finishes Hispania (4),
8. Most 23rd Place Finishes Hispania (3),
9. Highest 2nd Place Finish Ratio Ferrari (12.65%),
10. Most 22nd Place Finishes in a Season Hispania (3),
11. Most 23rd Place Finishes in a Season Hispania (3),
12. Most Races Led Ferrari (499),
13. Most Races Led Michael Schumacher (142),
14. Most Laps Led Ferrari (13354),
15. Most Laps Led Michael Schumacher (5114),
16. Most Race Entries Ferrari (1874),
17. Most Race Entries Rubens Barrichello (322),
18. Most 4th Place Qualifications Ferrari (208),
19. Most 5th Place Qualifications Ferrari (186),
20. Most 13th Place Qualifications Rubens Barrichello (18),
21. Most 21st Place Qualifications Timo Glock (14)

World Championship standings
1  Sebastian Vettel 324 
2  Jenson Button 210 
3  Fernando Alonso 202 
4  Mark Webber 194 
5  Lewis Hamilton 178 
6  Felipe Massa 90 
7  Nico Rosberg 63 
8  Michael Schumacher 60 
9  Vitaly Petrov 36 
10  Nick Heidfeld 34 
11  Adrian Sutil 28 
12  Kamui Kobayashi 27 
13  Paul di Resta 20 
14  Jaime Alguersuari 16 
15  Sergio Pérez 13 up
16  Sébastien Buemi 13 up
17  Rubens Barrichello 4 
18  Bruno Senna 2 
19  Pastor Maldonado 1 
1  Red Bull / Renault 518 
2  McLaren / Mercedes 388 
3  Ferrari / Ferrari 292 
4  Mercedes / Mercedes 123 
5  Renault / Renault 72 
6  Force India / Mercedes 48 
7  Sauber / Ferrari 40 
8  Toro Rosso / Ferrari 29 
9  Williams / Cosworth 5 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 4Car 1Car 4
EntrantVodafone McLaren MercedesRed Bull RacingVodafone McLaren Mercedes
Driver Jenson Button Sebastian Vettel Jenson Button
Car McLaren MP4/26 Red Bull RB7 McLaren MP4/26
EngineMercedes FO108YRenault RS27-2011Mercedes FO108Y
Time1:30'53.4271'30.4661'36.568
Speed202.972 km/h231.084 km/h216.482 km/h

Podium
 RecipientTrophy Presented By
Winner Jenson ButtonMr. Takeshi MaedaMinister of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation
2nd Place Fernando AlonsoMr. Eikei SuzukiGovernor of MIE Prefecture
3rd Place Sebastian VettelMr. Setsuo TanakaPresident of Japan Automobile Federation
Winning ConstructorMcLaren (represented by Paddy Lowe)Ms. Noriko SuematsuMayor of Suzuka City