- Winner
- Jenson Button
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso, and Sebastian Vettel
- Race date
- October 9, 2011
- Pole
- Sebastian Vettel
- Fastest lap
- Jenson Button
- Classified drivers
- 24
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit
The decisive result
Jenson Button finished first for McLaren. Fernando Alonso is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Sebastian Vettel 3 for Red Bull.
Grid to finish
Nico Rosberg from P23 to P10 (+13), Sergio Pérez from P17 to P8 (+9), and Fernando Alonso from P5 to P2 (+3) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Sebastian Vettel started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 19 Finished, 3 +2 laps, 1 +3 laps, and 1 Wheel. Jenson Button holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:36.568 on lap 52. 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.