2011 Italian Grand Prix
The 2011 Italian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Gran Premio Santander d'Italia 2011) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 11 September 2011 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Italy. It was the thirteenth round of the 2011 Formula One season and was also the sixtieth time the Italian Grand Prix had been held at Monza. The 53-lap race was won by Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel, the World Drivers' Championship leader, after he started from pole position. Jenson Button finished in second place for McLaren, and Fernando Alonso completed the podium in third position for Ferrari.
| 2011 Italian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 13 of 19 in the 2011 Formula One World Championship
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Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 11 September 2011 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Gran Premio Santander d'Italia 2011 | ||||
| Location | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.793 km (3.6 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 53 laps, 306.720 km (190.58 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Mainly sunny | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Red Bull Racing-Renault | ||||
| Time | 1:22.275 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:26.187 on lap 52 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Red Bull Racing-Renault | ||||
| Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
As a consequence of the race, Vettel extended his lead in the World Drivers' Championship to 112 points over Alonso, who moved up to second place in the championship. Button moved into third place in the championship, five points behind Alonso, and level on points with fourth-placed Mark Webber, but ahead on countback. In the World Constructors' Championship, Red Bull's championship lead was cut by McLaren to 126 points, with Ferrari a further 71 points behind in third position.
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy a special trophy (named Coppa del 150° Anniversario dell'Unità d'Italia) was awarded to the winner. The same trophy was also awarded to the winner of 2011 Giro d'Italia (cycling, won by Michele Scarponi) and 2010-2011 Coppa Italia (football, won by Inter Milan). The special trophy was designed by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga.