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Lewis Hamilton won the 2011 German Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2011 German Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber at Nürburgring.

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Race recap

Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, and Mark Webber
Race date
July 24, 2011
Pole
Mark Webber
Fastest lap
Lewis Hamilton
Classified drivers
24
Circuit
Nürburgring

The decisive result

Lewis Hamilton finished first for McLaren. Fernando Alonso is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Mark Webber 3 for Red Bull.

Grid to finish

Sébastien Buemi from P24 to P15 (+9), Kamui Kobayashi from P17 to P9 (+8), and Sergio Pérez from P15 to P11 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Mark Webber started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 9 +1 lap, 6 Finished, 3 +3 laps, 1 +2 laps, and 1 +4 laps. Lewis Hamilton holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:34.302 on lap 59. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:37:30.33425
2Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:37:34.31418
3Mark WebberRed Bull1:37:40.12215
4Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:38:18.25512
5Felipe MassaFerrari1:38:22.58610
6Adrian SutilForce India1:38:56.5428
7Nico RosbergMercedes+1 lap6
8Michael SchumacherMercedes+1 lap4
9Kamui KobayashiSauber+1 lap2
10Vitaly PetrovRenault+1 lap1
11Sergio PérezSauber+1 lap0
12Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso+1 lap0
13Paul di RestaForce India+1 lap0
14Pastor MaldonadoWilliams+1 lap0
15Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso+1 lap0
16Heikki KovalainenLotus Racing+2 laps0
17Timo GlockVirgin+3 laps0
18Jérôme d'AmbrosioVirgin+3 laps0
19Daniel RicciardoHRT+3 laps0
20Karun ChandhokLotus Racing+4 laps0