2011 Malaysian Grand Prix

2011 Malaysian Grand Prix
Race 2 of 19 in the 2011 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race →
Race details
Date	10 April 2011
Official name	2011 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix
Location	Sepang International Circuit Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.543 km (3.444 miles)
Distance	56 laps, 310.408 km (192.879 miles)
Weather	Cloudy, dry
Attendance	105,018 (Weekend) [1]
Pole position
Driver	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing-Renault
Time	1:34.870
Fastest lap
Driver	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing-Renault
Time	1:40.571 on lap 46
Podium
First	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing-Renault
Second	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes
Third	Nick Heidfeld	Renault
Lap leaders

The 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix (formally the 2011 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix)^[2] was a Formula One motor race held on 10 April 2011 at the Sepang International Circuit in Selangor, Malaysia. It was the second round of the 2011 Formula One season. The 56-lap race was won by Red Bull Racing driver Sebastian Vettel after starting from pole position. Jenson Button finished second in a McLaren, and Nick Heidfeld completed the podium for Renault, in third place.^[3]

As a consequence of the race, Vettel extended his lead in the World Drivers' Championship to 24 points over Button. Button's McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton, who finished eighth in Malaysia, fell 4 points behind Button in third, tied on points with Mark Webber who finished fourth in the race. In the World Constructors' Championship, Red Bull's 37-point haul from the weekend allowed them to extend the championship lead over McLaren to 24 points, with Ferrari a further 12 points behind in third position.

This was Heidfeld's last podium and also Renault's last podium until the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix.