2010 Chinese GP – Qualifying – Vettel on pole

Vettel Webber Chinese GP qualifying

All Red Bull front row in Shanghai

Sebastian Vettel secured the fourth pole position for Red Bull in as many races this year. Mark Webber will line up next to Vettel on the front row. Fernando Alonso and Nico Rosberg will start from the second row. Button, Hamilton, Massa, Kubica, Schumacher and Sutil complete the top ten.

Q3:

1. Vettel – Red Bull – 1:34.558
2. Webber – Red Bull – 1:34.806
3. Alonso – Ferrari – 1:34.913
4. Rosberg – Mercedes – 1:34.923
5. Button – McLaren – 1:34.979
6. Hamilton – McLaren – 1:35.034
7. Massa – Ferrari – 1:35.180
8. Kubica – Renault – 1:35.364
9. Schumacher – Mercedes – 1:35.646
10. Sutil – Force India – 1:35.963


Q2:

Lewis Hamilton was fastest also in Q2, the only driver in 1:34s – 1:34.928. All the top 4 teams + Kubica and Sutil made it to Q3.

Drivers eliminated in Q2:

11. Barrichello – Williams – 1:35.748
12. Alguersuari – Toro Rosso – 1:36.047
13. Buemi – Toro Rosso – 1:36.149
14. Petrov – Renault – 1:36.311
15. Kobayashi – Sauber – 1:36.422
16. Hulkenberg – Williams – 1:36.647
17. de la Rosa – Sauber – 1:37.020

Q1:

Lewis Hamilton was fastest in Q1 ahead of Rosberg, Webber and Alonso. Vitantonio Liuzzi and all the new teams were eliminated.

Drivers eliminated in Q1:

18. Liuzzi – Force India – 1:37.161
19. Glock – Virgin – 1:39.278
20. Trulli – Lotus – 1:39.399
21. Kovalainen – Lotus – 1:39.520
22. di Grassi – Virgin – 1:39.783
23. Senna – HRT – 1:40.469
24. Chandhok – HRT – 1:40.578

2011 Teams and Drivers

Red Bull
1. Sebastian VETTEL
2 Mark WEBBER
McLaren
3. Jenson BUTTON
4. Lewis HAMILTON
Ferrari
5. Fernando ALONSO
6. Felipe MASSA
Mercedes GP
7. Michael SCHUMACHER
8. Nico ROSBERG
Renault
9. Robert KUBICA
10. Vitaly PETROV
Williams
11. Rubens BARRICHELLO
12. Pastor MALDONADO
Force India
14. Adrian SUTIL
15. Paul di RESTA
Sauber
16. Kamui KOBAYASHI
17. Sergio PEREZ MENDOZA
Toro Rosso
18. Jaime ALGUERSUARI
19. Sebastien BUEMI
Team Lotus
20. Jarno TRULLI
21. Heikki KOVALAINEN
HRT
22. Narain KARTHIKEYAN
23. Vitantonio LIUZZI
Virgin
24. Timo GLOCK
25. Jerome D'AMBROSIO

2011 F1 Calendar

27 March - Australia
10 April - Malaysia
17 April - China*
08 May - Turkey
22 May - Spain
29 May - Monaco
12 June - Canada
26 June - Europe (Valencia)
10 July - Great Britain
24 July - Germany (Nurburgring)
31 July - Hungary
28 August - Belgium
11 September - Italy
25 September - Singapore
09 October - Japan
16 October - Korea
30 October - India*
13 November - Abu Dhabi
27 November - Brazil

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