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After 56 laps of race at 2011 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix, Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday.
Sebastian Vettel led throughout to win by 3.2 seconds from McLaren’s Jenson Button, with Renault’s Nick Heidfeld hanging on for third.
Red Bull’s Mark Webber recovered from a poor start to claim fourth place, with Ferrari’s Felipe Massa fifth. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso and McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton had a collision in the closing laps that dropped them down to sixth and seventh respectively.
2011 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIA GRAND PRIX
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 56 | Winner | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | +3.2 secs | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 56 | +25.0 secs | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 56 | +26.3 secs | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 56 | +36.9 secs | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 56 | +37.2 secs | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | +49.9 secs | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 56 | +66.4 secs | 10 | 4 |
| 9 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 56 | +84.8 secs | 11 | 2 |
| 10 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 56 | +91.5 secs | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | + 1 Lap | 17 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | +1 Lap | 9 | ||
| 13 | 18 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | +1 Lap | 12 | ||
| 14 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | +1 Lap | 13 | ||
| 15 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | +1 Lap | 19 | ||
| 16 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | +2 Lap | 21 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | +4 Lap | 8 | ||
| Ret | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | +10 Lap | 23 | ||
| Ret | 25 | Jerome d’Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | +14 Lap | 22 | ||
| Ret | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | +25 Laps | 20 | ||
| Ret | 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | +33 Laps | 16 | ||
| Ret | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | +34 Laps | 15 | ||
| Ret | 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | +42 Laps | 24 | ||
| Ret | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | +48 Laps | 18 |
