LIII Gran Premio de España Santander
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| Date | Sunday 22 May 2011 |
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| Start time | 14:00 |
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| Event |  Spanish GP |
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| Circuit | Catalunya |
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| Event Format | Race of 66 laps |
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| Championship | World Championship |
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| Race number | #5 of 19 in 2011
#844 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 66 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 4655 m |
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| Race Distance | 4655 × 66 − 126 = 307.104 km |
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| Grid Format | 2-2-2-2 (staggered) |
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| Pole Position | Left |
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| First Corner | Right |
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| Track Direction | Clockwise |
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| Track Temperature | 32°C |
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| Air Temperature | 27°C |
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| Humidity | 31% |
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| Wind Speed | 2.9 m/s |
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| Entries | 24 |
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| Qualifiers | 24 |
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| Finishers | 21 |
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| Pit stops | 77 |
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| Debutants | None |
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| Milestones | Car 3 – 50th Fastest Lap (Car Number)
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| Records Broken |
1. Most 5th Place Finishes –  Ferrari (96),
2. Most 21st Place Finishes – Hispania (3),
3. Most Consecutive 20th Place Finishes –  Virgin (3),
4. Most Consecutive 20th Place Finishes –  Jérôme d'Ambrosio (3),
5. Most Consecutive 21st Place Finishes – Hispania (2),
6. Most Consecutive 21st Place Finishes –  Narain Karthikeyan (2),
7. Most 20th Place Finishes in a Season – Jérôme d'Ambrosio (3)
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| Records Extended |
1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (991),
2. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (859),
3. Most Retirements – Lotus (600),
4. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores –  Michael Schumacher (204),
5. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores – Michael Schumacher (203),
6. Highest 20th Place Finish Ratio – Jérôme d'Ambrosio (60.00%),
7. Most Races Led – Ferrari (490),
8. Most Laps Led – Ferrari (13308),
9. Most Race Entries – Ferrari (1854),
10. Most Race Entries –  Rubens Barrichello (312),
11. Most 4th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (200),
12. Most 8th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (105),
13. Most 15th Place Qualifications – Lotus (50)
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| | Recipient | Trophy Presented By |
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| Winner | Sebastian Vettel | Molt Hlbe. Sr. Artur Mas | President Government of Catalonia |
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| 2nd Place | Lewis Hamilton | Ilmo Sr. Antoni Guil | Mayor of Montmeló |
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| 3rd Place | Jenson Button | Carlos Gracia | President RFEDA, Vice President FIA |
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| Winning Constructor | Red Bull (represented by Peter Pedromou) | Enrique Garcia Candelas | Director General Santander Retail Banking Spain |
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