Round 3 · 17 April 2011
2011 Chinese Grand Prix: results
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) won the 2011 Chinese Grand Prix, round 3 of the championship, held on 17 April 2011 at Shanghai International Circuit (China), starting from position 3. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) and Mark Webber (Red Bull) completed the podium. Pole position went to Sebastian Vettel. The fastest lap was set by Mark Webber (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 1:36:58.226 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | +5.198 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 18 | +7.555 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | +10.000 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 4 | +13.448 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | +15.840 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | +30.622 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 14 | +31.026 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 10 | +57.404 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 13 | +63.273 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 8 | +68.757 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 16 | +72.739 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 15 | +90.189 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 9 | +90.671 s | — | Finished |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 11 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 20 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 21 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 22 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 22 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 23 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 24 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 24 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 7 | — | — | Wheel |