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2011 Monaco Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 6 of 19 in the 2011 Formula One World Championship
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Race details | |||||
Date | 29 May 2011 | ||||
Official name | Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2011[1] | ||||
Location | Circuit de Monaco | ||||
Course | Street circuit | ||||
Course length | 3.34 km (2.08 miles) | ||||
Distance | 78 laps, 260.52 km (162.24 miles) | ||||
Weather |
Sunny, Fine and Dry[2] Air Temp 24 °C (75 °F)[2] Track Temp 44 °C (111 °F)[2] | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Red Bull Racing-Renault | ||||
Time | 1:13.556 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | |||
Time | 1:16.234 on lap 78 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Red Bull Racing-Renault | ||||
Second | Ferrari | ||||
Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 2011 Monaco Grand Prix, formally the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2011,[1] was held on 29 May 2011 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco.[3] Sixth round of the 2011 Formula One season, the 78 lap race was won by the championship leader, Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel who started from pole position. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso was second and McLaren's Jenson Button third.[4]
Winner Vettel extended his lead in the World Drivers' Championship to 58 points over Lewis Hamilton who was sixth. Mark Webber finished fourth and maintained third place in the championship, six points behind Hamilton in third and three ahead of Button. In the World Constructors' Championship, Red Bull extended its lead over McLaren to 61 points, with Ferrari being a further 68 points behind.