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Sebastian Vettel won the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix for Red Bull, ahead of Jenson Button and Nick Heidfeld at Sepang International Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Sebastian Vettel
Team
Red Bull
Top listed
Sebastian Vettel, Jenson Button, and Nick Heidfeld
Race date
April 10, 2011
Pole
Sebastian Vettel
Fastest lap
Mark Webber
Classified drivers
24
Circuit
Sepang International Circuit

The decisive result

Sebastian Vettel finished first for Red Bull. Jenson Button is listed 2 for McLaren, with Nick Heidfeld 3 for Renault.

Grid to finish

Adrian Sutil from P17 to P11 (+6), Timo Glock from P21 to P16 (+5), and Paul di Resta from P14 to P10 (+4) 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 11 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 2 Electrical, 1 +2 laps, and 1 Accident. Mark Webber holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:40.571 on lap 46. 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 Bull1:37:39.83225
2Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:37:43.09318
3Nick HeidfeldRenault1:38:04.90715
4Mark WebberRed Bull1:38:06.21612
5Felipe MassaFerrari1:38:16.79010
6Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:38:17.0808
7Kamui KobayashiSauber1:38:46.2716
8Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:38:49.7894
9Michael SchumacherMercedes1:39:04.7282
10Paul di RestaForce India1:39:11.3951
11Adrian SutilForce India1:39:21.2110
12Nico RosbergMercedes+1 lap0
13Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso+1 lap0
14Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso+1 lap0
15Heikki KovalainenLotus Racing+1 lap0
16Timo GlockVirgin+2 laps0
17Vitaly PetrovRenaultAccident0
DNFVitantonio LiuzziHRTRear wing0
DNFJérôme d'AmbrosioVirginElectrical0
DNFJarno TrulliLotus RacingClutch0