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| 2011 European Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 8 of 19 in the 2011 Formula One World Championship
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 The Valencia Street Circuit | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 26 June 2011 | ||||
| Official name | 2011 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe | ||||
| Location | Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain | ||||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||||
| Course length | 5.419 km (3.367 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 57 laps, 308.883 km (191.931 miles) | ||||
| Weather |
Clear, Fine and Dry[1][2] Air Temp 27 °C (81 °F)[2] Track Temp 47 °C (117 °F)[2] | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Red Bull Racing-Renault | ||||
| Time | 1:36.975 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | |||
| Time | 1:41.852 on lap 53 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Red Bull Racing-Renault | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Red Bull Racing-Renault | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2011 European Grand Prix (officially the 2011 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe)[3] was a Formula One motor race held on 26 June 2011 at the Valencia Street Circuit in Valencia, Spain. The race, which was the eighth round of the 2011 Formula One season, was won by defending world drivers' champion and championship leader Sebastian Vettel, who was driving a Red Bull Racing car. Vettel, who started from pole position, also recorded the fastest lap of the race on lap 53, giving him a hat-trick.[4] After a race-long battle, Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso and Vettel's teammate Mark Webber finished the race in second and third respectively. The race was notable for having the fewest retirements and the most finishers ever in a Formula One Grand Prix with all 24 cars starting the race also finishing the race with no retirements.
As a consequence of the race, Vettel extended his lead in the Drivers' Championship standings to 77 points over Jenson Button and Webber. By finishing first and third, Red Bull extended their Constructors' Championship standings lead to 89 points over nearest rivals McLaren.
- ^ "Weather History for Valencia Aeropuerto, Spain". Weather Underground. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "2011 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE (Race)". F1Standings. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Europe". Formula1.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ Holt, Sarah (26 June 2011). "Sebastian Vettel beats Fernando Alonso in European GP". BBC Sport. BBC. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2011.