2011 Singapore Grand Prix
The Singapore Grand Prix 2011 was held on 25 September at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore and was the 14th race of the Formula 1 2011 season.
- 3.1 qualifying
- 3.2 race
- 4.1 Drivers' Championship
- 4.2 Constructors' Championship
Reports
Background
After the Italian Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel led the drivers' championship with 112 points, ahead of Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button with 117 points ahead. Red Bull -Renault resulted in the constructors 'championship with 126 points ahead of McLaren -Mercedes with 197 points, ahead of Vettel had Ferrari.Defekte links in this Grand Prix, the chance that drivers' world championship prematurely to decide for themselves.
In this Grand Prix Sam Michael was active for the last time for Williams as technical director. Michael left the team after eleven years. In 2012, he will work for McLaren.
At the Grand Prix of Singapore presented Pirelli riders the soft tire compounds (yellow) and Super Soft ( red), as well as for wet conditions Intermediates (light blue ) and Full - Wets (orange ) are available.
With Alonso (twice) and Lewis Hamilton ( once) were two former winners of this Grand Prix.
Training
The first free practice began half an hour late, as some curbs had been damaged by a frame series, and was shortened to one hour. The training was interrupted twice. The first time the car of Heikki Kovalainen had to be recovered, had to repair work on the track will be performed at the second visit, a notch was loose, and a nail appeared. Hamilton posted the fastest lap before Vettel and Mark Webber. In this training Narain Karthikeyan took the HRT Vitantonio Liuzzi of. In the second free practice Vettel took the lead position. On the second and third place followed by Alonso and Hamilton. In the third free practice Webber set the fastest lap ahead of Button and Vettel. The HRT driver Daniel Ricciardo and Liuzzi managed in any training session times within the 107- percent rule.
Qualifying
In the first phase of qualifying Vettel posted the fastest lap. The HRT, Virgin and Lotus pilots and Vitaly Petrov retired from. All pilots remained within the 107- percent - frame and qualified. The second segment was interrupted nine minutes from the end, as Kamui Kobayashi exit of the Singapore Sling struck in the limit. Kobayashi left the car on its own and was uninjured. Vettel was again the fastest rider. The Sauber, Toro Rosso and Williams driver Bruno Senna and dropped out. In the last section Vettel scored again set the fastest lap and took the pole position ahead of Webber and Button.
Race
Vettel won the race ahead of Button and Webber. Vettel held the lead throughout and achieved a start - to-finish victory. In midfield, there were some duels that ended in part in collisions.
Vettel and Red Bull -Renault increased its lead in the world championship. Vettel needed at this time only one point for the championship to decide for themselves. There are still theoretical title chances only for Button.
Message list
Classifications
Qualifying
Race
WM stands after the race
, The first ten of the race were 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 point (s).