2011 British Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 9 of 19 in the 2011 Formula One World Championship
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![]() Silverstone Circuit | |||||
Race details | |||||
Date | 10 July 2011 | ||||
Official name | 2011 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix | ||||
Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 5.891 km (3.661 miles) | ||||
Distance | 52 laps, 306.198 km (190.263 miles) | ||||
Weather |
Wet track at start; subsequently drying.[1] Air Temp 20 °C (68 °F)[1] Track Temp 22 °C (72 °F)[1] | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Red Bull Racing-Renault | ||||
Time | 1:30.399 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver |
![]() | Ferrari | |||
Time | 1:34.908 on lap 41 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Ferrari | ||||
Second | Red Bull Racing-Renault | ||||
Third | Red Bull Racing-Renault | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 2011 British Grand Prix (formally the 2011 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix[2]) was a Formula One motor race held on 10 July 2011 at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England, and won by Fernando Alonso.[3] It was the ninth race of the 2011 season, and saw the introduction of a ban on off-throttle blown diffusers,[4] the practice of forcing the engine to continue to produce exhaust gasses to generate downforce when drivers are not using the throttle. The race also saw the Formula One debut of future Grand Prix winner Daniel Ricciardo.