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2011 Japanese Grand Prix: race pace

True race pace at the 2011 Japanese Grand Prix: each driver's typical lap time with the first lap, pit laps and safety car laps removed.

Jenson Button (McLaren) won the 2011 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka on 9 October 2011, starting from P2. Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel completed the podium. Sebastian Vettel took pole position. Jenson Button set the fastest lap, 1:36.568.

Result · Qualifying · Lap chart · Race pace · Pit stops · All 2011 races

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Time / status	Points
1	Jenson Button	McLaren	2	1:30:53.427	25
2	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	5	+1.160	18
3	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1	+2.006	15
4	Mark Webber	Red Bull	6	+8.071	12
5	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	3	+24.268	10
6	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	8	+27.120	8
7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	4	+28.240	6
8	Sergio Pérez	Sauber	17	+39.377	4
9	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	10	+42.607	2
10	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	23	+44.322	1
11	Adrian Sutil	Force India	11	+54.447	0
12	Paul di Resta	Force India	12	+1:02.326	0
13	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	7	+1:03.705	0
14	Pastor Maldonado	Williams	14	+1:04.194	0
15	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	16	+1:06.623	0
16	Bruno Senna	Renault	9	+1:12.628	0
17	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	13	+1:14.191	0
18	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus	18	+1:27.824	0
19	Jarno Trulli	Lotus	19	+1:36.140	0
20	Timo Glock	Virgin	21	+2 Laps	0
21	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Virgin	20	+2 Laps	0
22	Daniel Ricciardo	HRT	22	+2 Laps	0
23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT	24	+3 Laps	0
R	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	15	Wheel	0

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