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Fernando Alonso won the 2011 British Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso won the 2011 British Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Fernando Alonso
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, and Mark Webber
Race date
July 10, 2011
Pole
Mark Webber
Fastest lap
Fernando Alonso
Classified drivers
24
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

The decisive result

Fernando Alonso finished first for Ferrari. Sebastian Vettel is listed 2 for Red Bull, with Mark Webber 3 for Red Bull.

Grid to finish

Nick Heidfeld from P16 to P8 (+8), Jaime Alguersuari from P18 to P10 (+8), and Lewis Hamilton from P10 to P4 (+6) 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 12 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 3 +2 laps, 2 Oil leak, and 1 +3 laps. Fernando Alonso holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:34.908 on lap 41. 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
1Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:28:41.19625
2Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:28:57.70718
3Mark WebberRed Bull1:28:58.14315
4Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:29:10.18212
5Felipe MassaFerrari1:29:10.20610
6Nico RosbergMercedes1:29:41.8618
7Sergio PérezSauber1:29:46.7866
8Nick HeidfeldRenault1:29:56.7384
9Michael SchumacherMercedes1:29:59.1082
10Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso1:30:00.3041
11Adrian SutilForce India1:30:00.9080
12Vitaly PetrovRenault1:30:01.8770
13Rubens BarrichelloWilliams+1 lap0
14Pastor MaldonadoWilliams+1 lap0
15Paul di RestaForce India+1 lap0
16Timo GlockVirgin+2 laps0
17Jérôme d'AmbrosioVirgin+2 laps0
18Vitantonio LiuzziHRT+2 laps0
19Daniel RicciardoHRT+3 laps0
DNFJenson ButtonMcLarenWheel0