2011 Brazilian Grand Prix
The 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2011) was a Formula One motor race held on 27 November 2011 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos, in São Paulo, Brazil. It was the nineteenth and final round of the 2011 Formula One season. The 71-lap race was won by Red Bull Racing driver Mark Webber taking his only win of the season. Sebastian Vettel, Webber's teammate finished in second place to complete Red Bull's third 1–2 of the season; Jenson Button finished in third position, to complete the podium for the McLaren team.
| 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 19 of 19 in the 2011 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 27 November 2011 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2011 | ||||
| Location | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.309 km (2.677 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 71 laps, 305.909 km (190.083 miles) | ||||
| Weather |
Fine Air Temp 24 °C (75 °F)Track Temp 43 °C (109 °F) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Red Bull Racing-Renault | ||||
| Time | 1:11.918 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | |||
| Time | 1:15.324 on lap 71 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Red Bull Racing-Renault | ||||
| Second | Red Bull Racing-Renault | ||||
| Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
It was the 326th and final race for 11-time Grand Prix winner and most experienced Formula One driver at that point in history, Rubens Barrichello, and the 256th and last race for Jarno Trulli. This would also prove to be the final Grand Prix for Vitantonio Liuzzi, Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari, as well as the last race for Renault until the 2016 Australian Grand Prix.