GP SUzuka: Button vence e Vettel conquista o título
Alemão da RBR conquista título com quatro corridas de antecedência na temporada 2011 da Fórmula 1.
O bicampeonato foi conquistado por Vettel após uma temporada longa e extremamente disputada. Nela, a parceria Red Bull-Renault obteve, até o momento, 15 pole positions e 9 vitórias.
2011 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 53 | 1:30:53.427 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 53 | +1.1 secs | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 53 | +2.0 secs | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 53 | +8.0 secs | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 53 | +24.2 secs | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 53 | +27.1 secs | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 53 | +28.2 secs | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 53 | +39.3 secs | 17 | 4 |
| 9 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 53 | +42.6 secs | 10 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 53 | +44.3 secs | 23 | 1 |
| 11 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 53 | +54.4 secs | 11 | |
| 12 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 53 | +62.3 secs | 12 | |
| 13 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 53 | +63.7 secs | 7 | |
| 14 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 53 | +64.1 secs | 14 | |
| 15 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 53 | +66.6 secs | 16 | |
| 16 | 9 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 53 | +72.6 secs | 9 | |
| 17 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 53 | +74.1 secs | 13 | |
| 18 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 53 | +87.8 secs | 18 | |
| 19 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 53 | +96.1 secs | 19 | |
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 51 | +2 Laps | 21 | |
| 21 | 25 | Jerome d'Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 51 | +2 Laps | 20 | |
| 22 | 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT-Cosworth | 51 | +2 Laps | 22 | |
| 23 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | 50 | +3 Laps | 24 | |
| Ret | 18 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 11 | Wheel | 15 |
Note – Kobayashi was promoted from 10th to seventh on the grid. Although, like Schumacher, Senna and Petrov, he failed to set a Q3 time, he did start a qualifying lap and was therefore positioned ahead of the other three on the grid.
| Pos | Driver | Nationality | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel (CAMPEÃO) | German | RBR-Renault | 324 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | British | McLaren-Mercedes | 210 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Spanish | Ferrari | 202 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Australian | RBR-Renault | 194 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | British | McLaren-Mercedes | 178 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Brazilian | Ferrari | 90 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | German | Mercedes | 63 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | German | Mercedes | 60 |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Russian | Renault | 36 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | German | Renault | 34 |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | German | Force India-Mercedes | 28 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Japanese | Sauber-Ferrari | 27 |
| 13 | Paul di Resta | British | Force India-Mercedes | 20 |
| 14 | Jaime Alguersuari | Spanish | STR-Ferrari | 16 |
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Mexican | Sauber-Ferrari | 13 |
| 16 | Sebastien Buemi | Swiss | STR-Ferrari | 13 |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazilian | Williams-Cosworth | 4 |
| 18 | Bruno Senna | Brazilian | Renault | 2 |
| 19 | Pastor Maldonado | Venezuelan | Williams-Cosworth | 1 |
| 20 | Pedro de la Rosa | Spanish | Sauber-Ferrari | 0 |
| 21 | Jarno Trulli | Italian | Lotus-Renault | 0 |
| 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | Finnish | Lotus-Renault | 0 |
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Italian | HRT-Cosworth | 0 |
| 24 | Jerome d'Ambrosio | Belgian | Virgin-Cosworth | 0 |
| 25 | Timo Glock | German | Virgin-Cosworth | 0 |
| 26 | Narain Karthikeyan | Indian | HRT-Cosworth | 0 |
| 27 | Daniel Ricciardo | Australian | HRT-Cosworth | 0 |
| 28 | Karun Chandhok | Indian | Lotus-Renault | 0 |
