2011 Belgian Grand Prix

2011 Belgian Grand Prix
Race 12 of 19 in the 2011 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit
Layout of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit
Race details[1]
Date 28 August 2011
Official name 2011 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix[2]
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 7.004 km (4.352 miles)
Distance 44 laps, 308.052 km (191.415 miles)
Weather Cloudy, dry
Pole position
Driver Red Bull Racing-Renault
Time 1:48.298
Fastest lap
Driver Australia Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault
Time 1:49.883 on lap 33
Podium
First Red Bull Racing-Renault
Second Red Bull Racing-Renault
Third McLaren-Mercedes
Lap leaders

The 2011 Belgian Grand Prix, formally the 2011 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix,[2] was a Formula One motor race that was held on 28 August 2011,[3] at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps near the village of Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium.[4] It was the twelfth round of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship and the 67th Belgian Grand Prix to be held. The 44-lap race was won by Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel, the drivers' championship leader, after starting from pole position. Vettel's teammate Mark Webber finished in second place, and Jenson Button completed the podium in third position for McLaren.[5]

As a consequence of the race, Vettel extended his lead in the World Drivers' Championship to 92 points over Webber. Fernando Alonso, fourth in the race, moved into third place in the championship, ten points behind Webber in second, and eight ahead of Button. In the World Constructors' Championship, Red Bull extended their championship lead to 131 points over McLaren, with Ferrari a further 64 points behind in third position.

  1. ^ "2011 Belgian GP". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "2011 FORMULA 1 SHELL BELGIAN GRAND PRIX". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  3. ^ "World Motor Sport Council: 03/11/2010". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 3 November 2010. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  4. ^ "2011 Belgian Grand Prix". Motor Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  5. ^ Benson, Andrew (28 August 2011). "Sebastian Vettel storms to Belgian victory". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 29 August 2011.