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The 2011 Indian Grand Prix, formally the 2011 Formula 1 Airtel Grand Prix of India, was a Formula One motor race that was held on 30 October 2011[2] at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was the seventeenth round of the 2011 Formula One season, and the first Formula One Grand Prix to take place on the Indian subcontinent.
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2011 Indian Grand Prix | |||
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Race 17 of 19 in the 2011 Formula One World Championship | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 30 October 2011 (30 October 2011) | ||
Official name | 2011 Formula 1 Airtel Grand Prix of India | ||
Location |
Buddh International Circuit Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 5.137 km (3.191 miles) | ||
Distance | 60 laps, 308.22 km (191.519 miles) | ||
Weather |
Fine and Dry Air Temp 30 °C (86 °F)[1] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Red Bull-Renault | ||
Time | 1:24.178 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
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Time | 1:27.249 on lap 60 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Red Bull-Renault | ||
Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
Third | Ferrari | ||
Lap leaders |
Close
The race, contested over 60 laps, was won by Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, after leading every lap of the race from pole position. Jenson Button finished in second place for McLaren, and Fernando Alonso completed the podium for Ferrari, in third position.[3]