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Sebastian Vettel won the 2011 Spanish Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the 2011 Spanish Grand Prix for Red Bull, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

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Race recap

Winner
Sebastian Vettel
Team
Red Bull
Top listed
Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, and Jenson Button
Race date
May 22, 2011
Pole
Mark Webber
Fastest lap
Lewis Hamilton
Classified drivers
24
Circuit
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Nick Heidfeld from P24 to P8 (+16), Michael Schumacher from P10 to P6 (+4), and Kamui Kobayashi from P14 to P10 (+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 11 +1 lap, 4 Finished, 3 +2 laps, 2 Gearbox, and 1 +3 laps. Lewis Hamilton holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:26.727 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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:39:03.30125
2Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:39:03.93118
3Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:39:38.99815
4Mark WebberRed Bull1:39:51.26712
5Fernando AlonsoFerrari+1 lap10
6Michael SchumacherMercedes+1 lap8
7Nico RosbergMercedes+1 lap6
8Nick HeidfeldRenault+1 lap4
9Sergio PérezSauber+1 lap2
10Kamui KobayashiSauber+1 lap1
11Vitaly PetrovRenault+1 lap0
12Paul di RestaForce India+1 lap0
13Adrian SutilForce India+1 lap0
14Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso+1 lap0
15Pastor MaldonadoWilliams+1 lap0
16Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso+2 laps0
17Rubens BarrichelloWilliams+2 laps0
18Jarno TrulliLotus Racing+2 laps0
19Timo GlockVirgin+3 laps0
20Jérôme d'AmbrosioVirgin+4 laps0