Round 2 · 10 April 2011
2011 Malaysian Grand Prix: results
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) won the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix, round 2 of the championship, held on 10 April 2011 at Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), starting from position 1. Jenson Button (McLaren) and Nick Heidfeld (Renault) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Mark Webber (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 1:37:39.832 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | +3.261 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 6 | +25.075 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 3 | +26.384 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 7 | +36.958 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | +37.248 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 10 | +66.439 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | +69.957 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 11 | +84.896 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 14 | +91.563 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 21 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 17 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 8 | — | — | Accident |
| 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 23 | +10 Laps | — | +10 Laps |
| 19 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 22 | — | — | Accident |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 20 | — | — | Clutch |
| 21 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 16 | — | — | Accident |
| 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 15 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | +42 Laps | — | +42 Laps |
| 24 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 18 | — | — | Engine misfire |