2011 Formula One season facts for kids
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| Champion driver |  Sebastian Vettel |
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| Second driver |  Jenson Button |
| Third driver |  Mark Webber |
| Champion constructor |  Red Bull Racing |
| Previous season: 2010 Next season: 2012 | |
The 2011 Formula One season was the 62nd year of the exciting Formula One racing championship. At first, there was talk about adding a thirteenth team, but the racing organization, FIA, decided to keep the same twelve teams from the year before. The race calendar was planned to have twenty races, including a new one in India. However, the Bahrain Grand Prix had to be cancelled because of protests in the country. It was briefly put back on the schedule, but then the organizers cancelled it again.
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Teams and drivers
Here are the teams and drivers who competed in the 2011 Formula One season. Each team has a special car (chassis) and engine, and they all used Pirelli tyres.
Race schedule
The FIA announced the schedule for the 2011 Formula One season. A new race, the Indian Grand Prix, was added. However, the Bahrain Grand Prix was cancelled due to political problems in the country.
* Subject to circuit approval
What's new in 2011?
The 2011 Formula One season brought some exciting changes to the rules:
- A new race, the Indian Grand Prix, was added to the schedule.
- Pirelli became the only company supplying tyres for all the teams.
- Adjustable Rear Wings: Drivers could now adjust their rear wing during the race. This system, called DRS, replaced the adjustable front wing from 2010. It helps cars go faster on straight parts of the track. Drivers can use it only in certain areas and if they are close enough to the car in front (within one second). This change was made to make it easier for cars to overtake each other.
- F-duct Banned: The F-duct, a special system used in 2010 to change airflow, was no longer allowed.
- Smaller Shark Fins: The tall engine cover that looked like a shark fin was made smaller. Its height and length were limited.
- KERS Returns: The Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) was used again. KERS collects energy when the car brakes and gives the driver a short boost of power. To encourage teams to use KERS, the minimum weight of the car was increased from 620 kg to 640 kg.
- The 107% Rule: This rule came back for qualifying sessions. It means that if a car is too slow in the first qualifying session (Q1), it won't be allowed to race. A car's fastest lap time must be within 107% of the fastest car's time in Q1.
* For example, if the fastest car does a lap in 1 minute and 40 seconds (100 seconds), then any other car must complete a lap in 1 minute and 47 seconds (107 seconds) or faster to qualify. If a car is slower than 1 minute and 47 seconds, it cannot race.
- Engine Rules: Starting from the European Grand Prix, teams could no longer change how their engine worked after the qualifying session. Also, from the British Grand Prix, teams were not allowed to use exhaust gases to improve aerodynamics when the driver wasn't pressing the throttle.
Race results and standings
Race results
Here are the winners and top performers for each race during the 2011 season.
How points are scored
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
- Points are awarded to the top 10 finishers.
- Half points are awarded if the race is stopped with less than 75% of distance finished.
Drivers standings
This table shows how many points each driver earned during the season. The driver with the most points wins the championship!
| Pos | Driver | AUS |
MAL |
CHN |
TUR |
ESP |
MON |
CAN |
EUR |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
BEL |
ITA |
SIN |
JPN |
KOR |
IND |
ABU |
BRA |
Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel |
234 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mark Webber |
149 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton |
146 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Fernando Alonso |
145 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jenson Button |
134 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Felipe Massa |
70 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Nico Rosberg |
48 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld |
34 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 |  Vitaly Petrov |
32 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Michael Schumacher |
32 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Kamui Kobayashi |
27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Adrian Sutil |
18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 |  Sébastien Buemi |
12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Jaime Alguersuari |
10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 |  Sergio Pérez |
8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Paul di Resta |
8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello |
4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Pedro de la Rosa |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Jarno Trulli |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Vitantonio Liuzzi |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 |  Pastor Maldonado |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 |  Heikki Kovalainen |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Timo Glock |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Narain Karthikeyan |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Daniel Ricciardo |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Karun Chandhok |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | AUS |
MAL |
CHN |
TUR |
ESP |
MON |
CAN |
EUR |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
BEL |
ITA |
SIN |
JPN |
KOR |
IND |
ABU |
BRA |
Points |
Pole position in Bold.
Fastest lap in Italics.
† Driver did not finish the Grand Prix. Driver was classified (ranked) because they finished over 90% of the race.
| Colour | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Green | Blue | Purple | Red | Black | White | Light blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place | Points finish | Non-points finish | Did not finish (Ret) | Did not qualify (DNQ) | Disqualified (DSQ) | Did not start (DNS) | Practiced only (PO) |
| Non-classified finish (NC) | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) | Race cancelled (C) | Friday test driver (TD) (starting in 2003) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) | Excluded (EX) | Did not arrive (DNA) | Withdrew entry before the event (WD) |
Constructors standings
This table shows how many points each team (constructor) earned during the season. The team with the most points wins the Constructors' Championship!
| Pos | Constructor | Car No. |
AUS |
MAL |
CHN |
TUR |
ESP |
MON |
CAN |
EUR |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
BEL |
ITA |
SIN |
JPN |
KOR |
ITA |
ABU |
BRA |
Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull-Renault |
1 | 383 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | McLaren-Mercedes |
3 | 280 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ferrari |
5 | 215 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mercedes |
7 | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Lotus-Renault |
9 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Sauber-Ferrari |
16 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Force India-Mercedes |
14 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari |
18 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Williams-Cosworth |
11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Team Lotus-Renault |
20 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | HRT-Cosworth |
22 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Virgin-Cosworth |
24 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Constructor | Car No. |
AUS |
MAL |
CHN |
TUR |
ESP |
MON |
CAN |
EUR |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
BEL |
ITA |
SIN |
JPN |
KOR |
ITA |
ABU |
BRA |
Points |
Pole position in Bold.
Fastest lap in Italics.
† Car did not finish the Grand Prix. Car was classified (ranked) because it finished over 90% of the race distance.
| Colour | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Green | Blue | Purple | Red | Black | White | Light blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place | Points finish | Non-points finish | Did not finish (Ret) | Did not qualify (DNQ) | Disqualified (DSQ) | Did not start (DNS) | Practiced only (PO) |
| Non-classified finish (NC) | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) | Race cancelled (C) | Friday test driver (TD) (starting in 2003) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) | Excluded (EX) | Did not arrive (DNA) | Withdrew entry before the event (WD) |
Images for kids
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Sebastian Vettel successfully defended his World Championship, becoming the youngest double World Champion in Formula One history.
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McLaren's Jenson Button came in second behind Vettel.
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Mark Webber, Vettel's teammate, finished third in the championship for the second season in a row.
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The season started with a bit of confusion as two teams with the Lotus name were on the grid: Lotus Renault GP (in front) and Team Lotus (in the back).
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The rear wing of the Red Bull RB7 showing how the DRS works.
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Hispania Racing hired Daniel Simon, a Hollywood concept car designer, to create the look for their F111 car.
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After nine races, Sebastian Vettel had always finished in first or second place. Here he is winning his fifth race of the season at the Monaco Grand Prix.
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Jenson Button won his 200th Grand Prix race in Hungary. He is seen here on the podium with Vettel (second), Alonso (third), and his engineer Dave Robson.
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Sebastian Vettel became the youngest double World Champion at the Japanese Grand Prix Grand Prix, finishing third behind race winner Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso.
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See also
In Spanish: Temporada 2011 de Fórmula 1 para niños
