2011 Hungarian Grand Prix

2011 Hungarian Grand Prix
Race 11 of 19 in the 2011 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race →
The Hungaroring
Race details
Date	July 31, 2011
Official name	Formula 1 Eni Magyar Nagydíj 2011
Location	Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.381 km (2.722 miles)
Distance	70 laps, 306.630 km (190.531 miles)
Weather	Cloudy, rain showers
Pole position
Driver	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing-Renault
Time	1:19.815
Fastest lap
Driver	Felipe Massa	Ferrari
Time	1:23.415 on lap 61
Podium
First	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes
Second	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing-Renault
Third	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 2011 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Eni Magyar Nagydíj 2011)^[1] was a Formula One motor race that was held on 31 July 2011 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, near Budapest, Hungary^[2] It was the eleventh round of the 2011 Formula One season, and the 27th running of the Hungarian Grand Prix, and the 26th time it had been held as a round of the World Championship. The 70-lap race was won by McLaren's Jenson Button, in his 200th Grand Prix start, after starting from third on the grid. Championship leader Sebastian Vettel, who started the race from pole position, finished in second place for Red Bull Racing, and Fernando Alonso completed the podium in third position for Ferrari.^[3]

As a consequence of the race, Vettel extended his lead in the World Drivers' Championship to 85 points over Mark Webber, who finished the race in fifth position. Lewis Hamilton, fourth in the race, remained in third place in the championship, 3 points behind Webber in third, and one ahead of Alonso. In the World Constructors' Championship, Red Bull's championship lead was cut to 103 points over McLaren, with Ferrari a further 65 points behind in third position. This was the last race for Nick Heidfeld.