2011 Chinese Grand Prix: complete race weekend review

Find all the F1 Fanatic Chinese Grand Prix coverage in one place below.

From Friday practice to the post-race review plus all the pictures and analysis.

Race results and reaction

2011 Chinese Grand Prix review – Hamilton beats Vettel to Chinese Grand Prix victory

Hamilton: Qualifying strategy key to win – “My new option tyres seemed to last a little bit longer than the guys in front.”

Vettel reveals KERS and radio problems – “I asked a lot of questions but didn’t get any answers.”

2011 Chinese Grand Prix result – Hamilton leads home Vettel and Webber

2011 Chinese Grand Prix championship points – Vettel stays ahead in drivers’ championship

Race analysis

Who was the best driver of the Chinese GP weekend? – Vote for the driver who impressed you the most

Rate the race: 2011 Chinese Grand Prix – Your view on the Chinese Grand Prix

How Webber climbed from 18th to third – Webber slipped to 20th at the start but recovered to finish on the podium

2011 Chinese Grand Prix stats and facts – Williams make their worst start to a season for over 30 years. Plus a new record for most finishers in an F1 race

Detailed analysis of every team and driver in the Chinese Grand Prix

Red Bull – Poor qualifying gives strategy advantage to Webber
McLaren – Button’s pit mistakes almost cost Hamilton
Ferrari – Montezemolo demands reaction after poor result
Mercedes – Rosberg beats Ferraris despite fuel worries
Renault – Points salvaged after poor qualifying
Williams – First finish of 2011 but no points
Force India – Di Resta stays in front of Sutil
Sauber – Two penalties in one race for Perez
Toro Rosso – Both cars in Q3 but no points
Lotus – Kovalainen joins in midfield battle
HRT – Liuzzi beats Karthikeyan despite penalty
Virgin – D’Ambrosio beats three-stopping Glock

Qualifying

Chinese Grand Prix qualifying report – Vettel on pole again but Webber slumps to 18th

Webber knocked out in Q1 on "frustrating day" – Red Bull driver starts 18th on the grid

Alonso: "The situation is now even more difficult" – Ferrari out-qualified by Mercedes

Button: no answer for Red Bull’s "phenomenal" pace – Button almost eight-tenths of a second slower than Vettel in qualifying

Renault expect points despite qualifying problems – Petrov’s engine failure in qualifying leaves him tenth and Heidfeld 16th

Chinese Grand Prix grid – Vettel keeps up his 100% record of pole positions in 2011

Chinese Grand Prix qualifying analysis – All the data from qualifying including sector times and which team mates did the best

Chinese Grand Prix pre-race analysis – Webber needs to limit damage as Vettel eyes five-in-a-row

Practice

First practice result – Red Bull two seconds ahead in first practice

First practice analysis – Detailed data on the first practice session

Second practice result – Vettel stays on top in Shanghai

Second practice analysis – Vettel still has race stint advantage over Webber

Third practice result – Vettel makes it three out of three in final practice

Season statistics

Review the year so far in statistics here:

• 2011 F1 statistics
• 2011 F1 statistics: Championship points
• 2011 F1 statistics: Season records
• 2011 F1 statistics: Races
• 2011 F1 statistics: Qualifying
• 2011 F1 statistics: Retirements
• 2011 F1 statistics: Strategy

Find coverage of every race this season here: F1 2011 Season

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