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Sebastian Vettel won the 2011 Korean Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the 2011 Korean Grand Prix for Red Bull, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber at Korea International Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Sebastian Vettel
Team
Red Bull
Top listed
Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, and Mark Webber
Race date
October 16, 2011
Pole
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Sebastian Vettel
Classified drivers
24
Circuit
Korea International Circuit

The decisive result

Sebastian Vettel finished first for Red Bull. Lewis Hamilton is listed 2 for McLaren, with Mark Webber 3 for Red Bull.

Grid to finish

Rubens Barrichello from P18 to P12 (+6), Heikki Kovalainen from P19 to P14 (+5), and Daniel Ricciardo from P24 to P19 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Lewis Hamilton started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 12 Finished, 8 +1 lap, 1 +3 laps, 1 Clutch, and 1 Collision. Sebastian Vettel holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:39.605 on lap 55. 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
1Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:38:01.99425
2Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:38:14.01318
3Mark WebberRed Bull1:38:14.47115
4Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:38:16.68812
5Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:38:17.68310
6Felipe MassaFerrari1:38:27.1278
7Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso1:38:51.5326
8Nico RosbergMercedes1:38:56.0474
9Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso1:39:04.7562
10Paul di RestaForce India1:39:10.5961
11Adrian SutilForce India1:39:13.2230
12Rubens BarrichelloWilliams1:39:35.0620
13Bruno SennaRenault+1 lap0
14Heikki KovalainenLotus Racing+1 lap0
15Kamui KobayashiSauber+1 lap0
16Sergio PérezSauber+1 lap0
17Jarno TrulliLotus Racing+1 lap0
18Timo GlockVirgin+1 lap0
19Daniel RicciardoHRT+1 lap0
20Jérôme d'AmbrosioVirgin+1 lap0