- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, and Mark Webber
- Race date
- April 17, 2011
- Pole
- Sebastian Vettel
- Fastest lap
- Mark Webber
- Classified drivers
- 24
- Circuit
- Shanghai International Circuit
The decisive result
Lewis Hamilton finished first for McLaren. Sebastian Vettel is listed 2 for Red Bull, with Mark Webber 3 for Red Bull.
Grid to finish
Mark Webber from P18 to P3 (+15), Michael Schumacher from P14 to P8 (+6), and Nick Heidfeld from P16 to P12 (+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 14 Finished, 5 +1 lap, 4 +2 laps, and 1 Wheel. Mark Webber holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:38.993 on lap 42. 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.