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On lap 30 Timo Glock's rear left suspension broke, so there were yellow flags for a brief period while they removed his car.<ref name="bbc monaco gp highlights" /> On lap 30 Timo Glock's rear left suspension broke, so there were yellow flags for a brief period while they removed his car.<ref name="bbc monaco gp highlights" />


As Button continued to lead he now looked likely to win the race, but, shortly after Button had pitted, an incident between Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa had caused Massa to crash just outside the tunnel. At the same time Schumacher's car had an engine failure, and retired in the pit entry forcing a safety car period, while they cleared both cars.<ref name="bbc monaco gp highlights" /> Vettel found himself leading behind the safety car, and upon the resumption of racing, a battle between Vettel, Alonso and Button began, Vettel being able to hold the two former world champions behind himself. As Button and Alonso fought for second place, the race had looked towards an exciting climax, when an accident occurred involving Lewis Hamilton, Adrian Sutil, Jaime Alguersuari, Sébastien Buemi and Vitaly Petrov. Sutil had hit the barrier on the previous corner, loosing his rear-right tyre. Hamilton dropped back, to be prepared for Sutil loosing control. Alguersuari then ran into the back of Hamilton, damaging Hamilton's rear wing. Petrov then ran into barrier<ref name="bbc monaco gp highlights">{{cite web|title=Highlights Monaco Grand Prix|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/13589776.stm|work=]|accessdate=30 May 2011}}</ref> meaning Alguersuari and Petrov were knocked out of the race, with Petrov being briefly trapped in his car. This brought out the safety car again and on lap 72 the race was red flagged, with the cars stopping on the grid at lap 72. During the red flag the McLaren team worked hard to fix Hamilton's rear wing, and had it sorted just in time for the restart. The red flag worked as a major advantage for Vettel, because he could switch to a fresh set of tyres without loosing any time. As Button continued to lead he now looked likely to win the race, but, shortly after Button had pitted, an incident between Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa had caused Massa to crash in the tunnel. At the same time Schumacher's car suffered an airbox fire as he was about to pit,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grandprix.com/race/r845sunquotes.html |title=Monaco GP - Sunday - Team Quotes |date=29 May 2011 |accessdate=30 April 2011 |publisher=GP.com}}</ref> and he retired in the pit entry forcing a safety car period, while they cleared both cars.<ref name="bbc monaco gp highlights" /> Vettel found himself leading behind the safety car, and upon the resumption of racing, a battle between Vettel, Alonso and Button began, Vettel being able to hold the two former world champions behind him. As Button and Alonso fought for second place, the race had looked set for an exciting climax, when an accident occurred involving Lewis Hamilton, Adrian Sutil, Jaime Alguersuari and Vitaly Petrov. Sutil had hit the barrier on the previous corner, causing a right-rear puncture. Hamilton braked as Sutil lost control, and Alguersuari then ran into the back of Hamilton, damaging Hamilton's rear wing. Alguersuari hit the barrier, causing Petrov to do the same<ref name="bbc monaco gp highlights">{{cite web|title=Highlights Monaco Grand Prix|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/13589776.stm|work=]|accessdate=30 May 2011}}</ref> and both cars were out of the race, with Petrov being briefly trapped in his car. This brought out the safety car again and on lap 72 the race was red flagged, with the cars stopping on the grid at lap 72. During the red flag period, the McLaren team worked hard to fix Hamilton's rear wing, and had it ready just in time for the restart. The red flag worked as a major advantage for Vettel, because he could switch to a fresh set of tyres without losing any time.


Once Petrov had been extracted from his car and the track cleared, the race resumed still behind the safety car, which went in at the end of lap 73. On lap 74 there was a brief yellow flag period due to an incident between Lewis Hamilton and Pastor Maldonado, ending Maldonado's race. Vettel took the chequered flag, extending his lead in the world championship standings to 58 points. Vettel was closely followed by Alonso in second, with Button taking the final podium spot.<ref name="bbc monaco as it happened" /> Once Petrov had been extracted from his car and the track cleared, the race resumed still behind the safety car, which went in at the end of lap 73. On lap 74 there was a brief yellow flag period due to an incident between Lewis Hamilton and Pastor Maldonado, ending Maldonado's race. Vettel took the chequered flag, extending his lead in the world championship standings to 58 points. Vettel was closely followed by Alonso in second, with Button taking the final podium spot.<ref name="bbc monaco as it happened" />


Further back, the race had been a difficult one for Lewis Hamilton, who was penalised for what the stewards saw as an overly aggressive driving style throughout the race. Hamilton was judged to have caused an avoidable accident after his incident with Felipe Massa, for which he was given a drive-through penalty, and after his incident with Maldonado towards the end of the race he was given a further 20 second penalty, applied after the race. An angry Hamiton criticised the stewards after the race, telling the BBC "Out of six races, I've been to the stewards five times. It's a joke," adding "it's an absolute frickin' joke."<ref name="autosport hamilton slates stewards">{{cite web|last=O'Leary|first=Jamie|title=Hamilton slates 'joke' stewarding|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91854|work=]|publisher=Haymarket Publications|accessdate=30 May 2011}}</ref> Further back, the race had been a difficult one for Lewis Hamilton, who was penalised for what the stewards saw as an overly aggressive driving style throughout the race. Hamilton was judged to have caused an avoidable accident with Felipe Massa, for which he was given a drive-through penalty, and after his incident with Maldonado towards the end of the race he was given a further 20 second penalty, applied after the race. An angry Hamiton criticised the stewards after the race, telling the BBC "Out of six races, I've been to the stewards five times. It's a joke," adding "it's an absolute frickin' joke."<ref name="autosport hamilton slates stewards">{{cite web|last=O'Leary|first=Jamie|title=Hamilton slates 'joke' stewarding|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91854|work=]|publisher=Haymarket Publications|accessdate=30 May 2011}}</ref>


==Classification== ==Classification==

Revision as of 12:18, 30 May 2011

2011 Monaco Grand Prix
Race 6 of 19 in the 2011 Formula One World Championship
Circuit de MonacoCircuit de Monaco
Race details
Date May 29, 2011
Official name Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2011
Location Circuit de Monaco
Course Street circuit
Course length 3.34 km (2.08 miles)
Distance 78 laps, 260.52 km (162.24 miles)
Pole position
Driver Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:13.556
Fastest lap
Driver Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:16.234 on lap 78
Podium
First Red Bull-Renault
Second Ferrari
Third McLaren-Mercedes
Lap leaders
Motor car race

The 2011 Monaco Grand Prix, formally the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2011, was a Formula One motor race that was held on 29 May 2011 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the sixth round of the 2011 Formula One season. The race, contested over 78 laps, was won by the championship leader, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel after starting from pole position. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso finished in second place, and McLaren's Jenson Button completed the podium in third position.

As a consequence of the race, Vettel extended his lead in the World Drivers' Championship to 58 points over Lewis Hamilton, who was sixth in the race. Mark Webber, who finished fourth in the race, maintained third place in the championship, 6 points behind Hamilton in third, and three ahead of Button. In the World Constructors' Championship, Red Bull extended their championship lead to 61 points over McLaren, with Ferrari a further 68 points behind in third position, after only Alonso reached the finish for the team, for the second successive race.

Report

Background

Many of the drivers were initially concerned that the Drag Reduction System (DRS) would prove to be unsafe on the narrow streets of the principality, and so lobbied to have the device banned for the duration of the weekend. Some elements of the paddock, including Williams objected to the ban, and use of the device was retained, with the DRS activation zone encompassing the front straight of the circuit, prompting Lewis Hamilton to comment that he did not think the 300 metres (980 ft) of space allowed for the DRS would promote much overtaking. Following increased pressure from the drivers and FOTA, the FIA agreed to ban the use of the DRS in the tunnel for free practice and qualifying.

In the build-up to the race, Hispania Racing team principal Colin Kolles suggested that the team would submit an official protest to the FIA over the use of off-throttle blown diffusers. Hispania had planned for an upgrade that would include the device for the Spanish Grand Prix before the FIA declared off-throttle blown diffusers to be a moveable aerodynamic device, and therefore illegal. Hispania then proceeded to abandon the planned upgrade. However, the FIA reversed their decision shortly before the Spanish Grand Prix, instead nominating to discuss the matter with the sport's technical working group. Kolles declared that his team believed the off-throttle blown diffuser concept to be illegal, and was considering a protest before the Monaco Grand Prix.

Qualifying

In the third part of qualifying, Sergio Pérez had a huge crash after exiting the tunnel, similar to an accident that befell Nico Rosberg's in the earlier free practice session. However, Pérez was not so lucky as he smashed into the barrier used to separate the track and escape road. Pérez's crash subsequently meant that qualifying had to be red flagged for more than half an hour, while Pérez was being lifted out of the car as well as repairs to the barrier. This meant that in the 2:26 time left, none of the remaining nine cars could improve their times due to the lack of heat and performance in their tyres. That meant that Vettel and Button who had set their times early in the session were better off than drivers such as Hamilton who could only manage seventh. Pérez's impact with the barrier was similar to Sauber driver Karl Wendlinger's crash in the run-up to the 1994 Monaco Grand Prix. As expected, the improved safety regulations resulted in Pérez's injuries being less severe, as he suffered a concussion and a sprained thigh.

Neither Hispania driver was able to record a lap time during the qualifying session; Liuzzi due to damage sustained during the earlier practice session, and Karthikeyan due to a gearbox problem. However, in line with the 107% rule the team were allowed to enter the race due to posting competitive times during earlier free practice. Kamui Kobayashi and Jaime Alguersuari had also been called to the stewards' room after Kobayashi slowed down whilst coming into the pits, blocking Alguersuari who was on a flying lap in the first part of the session.

Race

Leading from pole, Vettel made a good start to the race and found himself 2.4 seconds ahead of Jenson Button by the end of the first lap. Vettel continued to build a strong lead to the race, however, on lap 16 he suffered a disasterous pitstop and the lead went to Button, who by lap 25 had built the gap to Vettel to 13.1 seconds.

On lap 30 Timo Glock's rear left suspension broke, so there were yellow flags for a brief period while they removed his car.

As Button continued to lead he now looked likely to win the race, but, shortly after Button had pitted, an incident between Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa had caused Massa to crash in the tunnel. At the same time Schumacher's car suffered an airbox fire as he was about to pit, and he retired in the pit entry forcing a safety car period, while they cleared both cars. Vettel found himself leading behind the safety car, and upon the resumption of racing, a battle between Vettel, Alonso and Button began, Vettel being able to hold the two former world champions behind him. As Button and Alonso fought for second place, the race had looked set for an exciting climax, when an accident occurred involving Lewis Hamilton, Adrian Sutil, Jaime Alguersuari and Vitaly Petrov. Sutil had hit the barrier on the previous corner, causing a right-rear puncture. Hamilton braked as Sutil lost control, and Alguersuari then ran into the back of Hamilton, damaging Hamilton's rear wing. Alguersuari hit the barrier, causing Petrov to do the same and both cars were out of the race, with Petrov being briefly trapped in his car. This brought out the safety car again and on lap 72 the race was red flagged, with the cars stopping on the grid at lap 72. During the red flag period, the McLaren team worked hard to fix Hamilton's rear wing, and had it ready just in time for the restart. The red flag worked as a major advantage for Vettel, because he could switch to a fresh set of tyres without losing any time.

Once Petrov had been extracted from his car and the track cleared, the race resumed still behind the safety car, which went in at the end of lap 73. On lap 74 there was a brief yellow flag period due to an incident between Lewis Hamilton and Pastor Maldonado, ending Maldonado's race. Vettel took the chequered flag, extending his lead in the world championship standings to 58 points. Vettel was closely followed by Alonso in second, with Button taking the final podium spot.

Further back, the race had been a difficult one for Lewis Hamilton, who was penalised for what the stewards saw as an overly aggressive driving style throughout the race. Hamilton was judged to have caused an avoidable accident with Felipe Massa, for which he was given a drive-through penalty, and after his incident with Maldonado towards the end of the race he was given a further 20 second penalty, applied after the race. An angry Hamiton criticised the stewards after the race, telling the BBC "Out of six races, I've been to the stewards five times. It's a joke," adding "it's an absolute frickin' joke."

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Grid
1 1 Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:15.606 1:14.277 1:13.556 1
2 4 United Kingdom Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.397 1:14.545 1:13.997 2
3 2 Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:16.087 1:14.742 1:14.019 3
4 5 Spain Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:16.051 1:14.569 1:14.483 4
5 7 Germany Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:16.092 1:14.981 1:14.682 5
6 6 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:16.309 1:14.648 1:14.877 6
7 8 Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:15.858 1:14.741 1:15.766 7
8 12 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1:15.819 1:15.545 1:16.528 8
9 3 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.207 1:14.275 no time 9
10 17 Mexico Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari 1:15.918 1:15.482 no time DNS
11 10 Russia Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:16.378 1:15.815 10
12 11 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:16.616 1:15.826 11
13 16 Japan Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:16.513 1:15.973 12
14 15 United Kingdom Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:16.813 1:16.188 13
15 14 Germany Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:16.600 1:16.121 14
16 9 Germany Nick Heidfeld Renault 1:16.681 1:16.214 15
17 18 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:16.358 1:16.300 16
18 20 Finland Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1:17.343 17
19 21 Italy Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1:17.381 18
20 19 Spain Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:17.820 19
21 24 Germany Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:17.914 20
22 25 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1:18.736 21
107% time: 1:20.471
23 22 India Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth no time 22
24 23 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth no time 23
  1. – Lewis Hamilton had his only Q3 time of 1:15.280 deleted for cutting the chicane, demoting him from 7th to 9th on the grid.
  2. – Sergio Pérez was deemed unfit for the race by doctors after crashing heavily at the Nouvelle Chicane in the final period of qualifying.
  3. – Vitantonio Liuzzi and Narain Karthikeyan failed to set a lap time in qualifying after both cars were damaged in free practice. Although neither car set a practice time within the 107% standard, the stewards allowed both drivers to race.

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 78 2:09:38.373 1 25
2 5 Spain Fernando Alonso Ferrari 78 +1.138 4 18
3 4 United Kingdom Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 78 +2.378 2 15
4 2 Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 78 +23.101 3 12
5 16 Japan Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 78 +26.916 12 10
6 3 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 78 +47.210 9 8
7 14 Germany Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 77 +1 Lap 14 6
8 9 Germany Nick Heidfeld Renault 77 +1 Lap 15 4
9 11 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 77 +1 Lap 11 2
10 18 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 77 +1 Lap 16 1
11 8 Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes 76 +2 Laps 7
12 15 United Kingdom Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 76 +2 Laps 13
13 21 Italy Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 76 +2 Laps 18
14 20 Finland Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 76 +2 Laps 17
15 25 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 75 +3 Laps 21
16 23 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 75 +3 Laps 23
17 22 India Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 74 +4 Laps 22
18 12 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 73 Collision 8
Ret 10 Russia Vitaly Petrov Renault 67 Collision 10
Ret 19 Spain Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 66 Collision 19
Ret 6 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 32 Accident 6
Ret 7 Germany Michael Schumacher Mercedes 32 Fire 5
Ret 24 Germany Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 30 Suspension 20
DNS 17 Mexico Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari 0 Injured –

Notes:

  1. – Lewis Hamilton was given a 20-second penalty post-race, for causing an avoidable collision with Pastor Maldonaldo.
  2. – Pastor Maldonado crashed at Sainte Dévote on lap 73 after a collision with Lewis Hamilton, but he was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the winner's distance.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Germany Sebastian Vettel 143
2 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 85
3 Australia Mark Webber 79
4 United Kingdom Jenson Button 76
5 Spain Fernando Alonso 69
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 Austria Red Bull-Renault 222
2 United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 161
3 Italy Ferrari 93
4 United Kingdom Renault 50
5 Germany Mercedes 40

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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  4. Noble, Jonathan (23 May 2011). "FIA agrees to Monaco tunnel DRS ban". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  5. Noble, Jonathan; Creighton, Geoff (22 May 2011). "Kolles hints at protest in Monaco". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  6. Elizalde, Pablo (28 May 2011). "Perez suffers no serious injuries". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  7. ^ Elizalde, Pablo (28 May 2011). "Hispania drivers allowed to race". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
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