2011 Singapore Grand Prix

2011 Singapore Grand Prix
Race 14 of 19 in the 2011 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race →
Marina Bay Street Circuit
Race details
Date	25 September 2011
Official name	2011 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix
Location	Marina Bay Street Circuit Marina Bay, Singapore
Course	Street circuit
Course length	5.073 km (3.153 miles)
Distance	61 laps, 309.087 km (192.058 miles)
Weather	Hot and humid Air Temp 31 °C (88 °F)[1]
Attendance	247,500 (3-Day Total) 82,500 (3-Day Average)
Pole position
Driver	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing-Renault
Time	1:44.381
Fastest lap
Driver	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:48.454 on lap 54
Podium
First	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing-Renault
Second	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes
Third	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing-Renault
Lap leaders

The 2011 Singapore Grand Prix, formally the 2011 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix, was a Formula One motor race that was held on 25 September 2011 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore.^[2] It was the fourteenth round of the 2011 Formula One season and the twelfth time the Singapore Grand Prix had been held. The 61-lap race was won by Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel, the Drivers' Championship leader, after starting from pole position. Jenson Button finished in second place for McLaren, and Mark Webber completed the podium in third position.^[3]

As a consequence of the race, Vettel extended his lead in the World Drivers' Championship to 124 points over Button, who moved up to second place in the championship. Fernando Alonso and Webber, third and fourth in the championship, were eliminated from championship contention. In the World Constructors' Championship, Red Bull extended their championship lead over McLaren to 138 points, with Ferrari a further 85 points behind in third position, and no longer in a position to win the championship title.