Timo Glock had a gearbox problem in qualifying, then was taken out at the start by Kamui Kobayashi.
| Timo Glock | Jerome D’Ambrosio | |
| Qualifying position | 22 | 21 |
| Qualifying time comparison (Q1) | 1’34.046 (+3.18) | 1’30.866 |
| Race position | 16 | |
| Laps | 1/60 | 57/60 |
| Pit stops | 1 | 2 |
Virgin drivers’ lap times throughout the race (in seconds):
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | |
| Timo Glock | 116.549 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jerome dAmbrosio | 108.368 | 99.964 | 97.93 | 96.589 | 96.548 | 95.86 | 96.01 | 95.457 | 97.663 | 95.667 | 95.436 | 95.338 | 95.484 | 95.213 | 95.012 | 95.181 | 94.96 | 95.089 | 95.131 | 95.338 | 95.19 | 98.049 | 116.357 | 94.758 | 95.697 | 94.298 | 94.562 | 94.352 | 93.766 | 94.501 | 94.414 | 93.798 | 94.318 | 94.35 | 93.212 | 94.958 | 94.331 | 93.529 | 94.03 | 92.984 | 93.419 | 92.936 | 95.096 | 92.691 | 95.592 | 92.47 | 93.492 | 92.346 | 92.449 | 93.146 | 91.99 | 92.38 | 92.326 | 93.412 | 95.231 | 114.411 | 94.402 |
Timo Glock
| Start tyre | Soft |
| Pit stop 1 | Soft 27.378s |
Glock’s qualifying session ended shortly after his first time lap when his car developed a gearbox problem. He missed the 107% cut but was allowed to start.
It didn’t get any better in the race as he was hit by Kamui Kobayashi at the start: “I just came down into turn one on the outside and all of a sudden I saw bits flying around.
“I braked a bit earlier than normal and when I turned, suddenly Kamui Kobayashi drove straight into me and I couldn’t avoid the crash. My front wing was damaged so I came back in to change it, and we realised that we also had quite a lot of damage on the left side of the car, so we decided to stop.”
Jerome d’Ambrosio
| Start tyre | Soft |
| Pit stop 1 | Soft 22.687s |
| Pit stop 2 | Hard 22.472s |
D’Ambrosio lost time in second practice after a heavy crash at turn 12. He was out-qualified by both HRTs but penalties dropped them back behind him.
He fell back behind them at the start but ended the race ahead of them by running two long stints on soft tyres and making a late switch to hards.
Jerome d’Ambrosio 2011 form guide
2011 Indian Grand Prix
Image © Virgin Racing
Enigma (@enigma)
31st October 2011, 13:55
It’s just so hard to judge how good D’Ambrosio is doing this year. He’s usually slower than Glock but often close. I really like him but he hasn’t really shown anything that we’d look at and think he’s championship material. I hope I’m wrong though =)
smifaye (@)
31st October 2011, 14:34
You’ve got to wonder what must be going through Timo Glock’s head at the moment. Virgin don’t seem to be going forwards at all unlike Lotus (slowly). Only two years ago Glock was in a car that had qualified on the front row and was getting podium finishes.
Fixy (@)
31st October 2011, 18:28
Well @smifaye, he signed a contract extension not long ago so he must feel he either has no other opportunities or Virgin will eventually improve. For me it was the wrong decision though.
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
31st October 2011, 21:19
@smifaye @fixy Did he sign the contract after they parted with Nick Wirth? That may have bolstered his optimism about the time. They’ve had a pretty uneventful season but given the circumstances that’s probably a compliment.
bosyber (@bosyber)
1st November 2011, 7:54
Yes, he did sign it after that announcement, which really seemed targeted to show him he was being listened to.
Silverkeg (@silverkeg)
31st October 2011, 23:55
It is so dissapointing, I really like and rate Glock but he is stuck with Virgin who are seemingly making no progress.
I too believe it was a mistake to sign a new contract with Virgin, he simply deserves better