2011 German Grand Prix

2011 German Grand Prix
Race 10 of 19 in the 2011 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race →
Race details
Date	24 July 2011
Official name	Formula 1 Grosser Preis Santander von Deutschland 2011
Location	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.148 km (3.199 miles)
Distance	60 laps, 308.863 km (191.919 miles)
Weather	Cloudy, (light) rain at start
Pole position
Driver	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing-Renault
Time	1:30.079
Fastest lap
Driver	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:34.302 on lap 59
Podium
First	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes
Second	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
Third	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing-Renault
Lap leaders

The 2011 German Grand Prix, formally the Formula 1 Grosser Preis Santander von Deutschland 2011, was a Formula One motor race that was held on 24 July 2011 at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany.^[1] It was the tenth round of the 2011 Formula One season. The 60-lap race was won by McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, who had started from second position on the grid. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso finished in second place, and Mark Webber, who had started the race from pole position, completed the podium in third position for Red Bull Racing.^[2] Webber's teammate and championship leader Sebastian Vettel finished fourth, ending an eleven-race streak of finishing in the podium placings.

As a consequence of the race, Vettel's lead in the World Drivers' Championship was cut by Webber to 77 points. Hamilton's victory allowed him to move into third place in the championship, five points behind Webber in second, and four ahead of Alonso. In the World Constructors' Championship, Red Bull extended their championship lead to 112 points over McLaren, with Ferrari a further 51 points behind in third position.