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The 2011 Formula One season will be the 62nd FIA Formula One season. The FIA announced they would consider adding a thirteenth team to the grid .^[1] On 8 September, 2010, the FIA announced that they would not add a new team. The same twelve teams from last year will compete this year.^[2] The race schedule was going to expand to twenty rounds with the running of the Indian Grand Prix,^[3] but the Bahrain Grand Prix was cancelled due to the high amount of protesters. Bahrain was briefly put back on the schedule before being cancelled again by the organizers of the race.

The new Concorde Agreement signed on 1 August 2009 continues the terms of the 1998 agreement. It will run until 31 December 2012.^[4] The FIA published the entry list on 30 November 2010 (updated 2 December 2010).^[5]

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test/Reserve Driver(s)
Red Bull Racing	Red Bull	RB7[6]	Renault RS27–2011[7][8]	P	1	Sebastian Vettel[9]	1-16	Daniel Ricciardo[10]
					2	Mark Webber[11]	1-16
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	McLaren	MP4-26[12]	Mercedes FO 108Y[13]	P	3	Lewis Hamilton[14]	1-16	Pedro de la Rosa[15] Gary Paffett[16]
					4	Jenson Button[17]	1-16
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari	150° Italia[18][19][20]	Ferrari 056[21]	P	5	Fernando Alonso[22]	1-16	Jules Bianchi[23] Giancarlo Fisichella[24] Marc Gené[24]
					6	Felipe Massa[25]	1-16
Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes	WO2[6]	Mercedes FO 108Y[13]	P	7	Michael Schumacher[26]	1-16	TBA
					8	Nico Rosberg[26]	1-16
Lotus Renault GP1 [27]	Renault	R31[28]	Renault RS27-2011[29]	P	9	Nick Heidfeld2 [30]	1-11	Fairuz Fauzy[31] Bruno Senna[32] Romain Grosjean[32] Ho-Pin Tung[32] Jan Charouz[32]
						Bruno Senna[33]	12-16
					10	Vitaly Petrov[34]	1-16
AT&T Williams	Williams	FW33[35]	Cosworth CA2011	P	11	Rubens Barrichello[36]	1-16	Valtteri Bottas[37]
					12	Pastor Maldonado[38]	1-16
Force India F1 Team	Force India	VJM04[39]	Mercedes FO 108Y	P	14	Adrian Sutil[40]	1-16	Nico Hülkenberg[40]
					15	Paul di Resta[40]	1-16
Sauber F1 Team[41]	Sauber	C30[42]	Ferrari 056[43]	P	16	Kamui Kobayashi[44]	1-16	Esteban Gutiérrez[45]
					17	Sergio Pérez[46]	1-6, 8-16
						Pedro de la Rosa[47]	7
Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso	STR6[6]	Ferrari 056[48]	P	18	Sébastien Buemi[49]	1-16	Daniel Ricciardo[50]
					19	Jaime Alguersuari[49]	1-16
Team Lotus3	Lotus	T128[42]	Renault RS27-2011[51]	P	20	Heikki Kovalainen[52]	1-16	Karun Chandhok[53] Luiz Razia[54] Davide Valsecchi[54] Ricardo Teixeira[54]
					21	Jarno Trulli[52]	1-9, 11-16
						Karun Chandhok[55]	10
HRT F1 Team	Hispania	F111[56]	Cosworth CA2011	P	22	Narain Karthikeyan[57]	1-8	Narain Karthikeyan[58]
						Daniel Ricciardo[58]	9-16
					23	Vitantonio Liuzzi[15]	1-16
Marussia Virgin Racing[59]	Virgin	MVR-2[60]	Cosworth CA2011[61]	P	24	Timo Glock[62]	1-16	Sakon Yamamoto[63] Robert Wickens[64]
					25	Jérôme d'Ambrosio[34]	1-16

• ^1 Two teams will use the Lotus name in 2011.
• ^2 Before the season started, Robert Kubica was set to be one of the drivers for Renault.^[65] On February 6, 2011, Kubica was in a bad crash while competing in a rally race.^[66] He will need several surgeries to repair the damage.^[67] Renault announced that Nick Heidfeld will replace Kubica starting at the test in Barcelona.^[30]
• ^3 Lotus Racing is entered under the Team Lotus name. The legal use of the name Lotus and Team Lotus is under dispute.^[68] Team Lotus was an F1 team, based in England, that raced from 1954 to 1994.

The FIA released the race schedule for the 2011 world championship. A new race, the Indian Grand Prix, had been added. However, the Bahrain Grand Prix was called off due to the political unrest in the country.^[69]

Rd.	Official Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	City / Location	Date
1	Qantas Australian Grand Prix[70]	Australian GP	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit	Melbourne	27 March
2	Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix[71]	Malaysian GP	Sepang International Circuit	Kuala Lumpur	10 April
3	UBS Chinese Grand Prix[72]	Chinese GP	Shanghai International Circuit	Shanghai	17 April
4	DHL Turkish Grand Prix[73]	Turkish GP	Istanbul Park	Istanbul	08 May
5	Gran Premio de España	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya	Barcelona Catalunya	22 May
6	Grand Prix de Monaco	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco	Monte Carlo	29 May
7	Grand Prix du Canada	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Montreal	12 June
8	Grand Prix of Europe	European GP	Valencia Street Circuit	Valencia	26 June
9	Santander British Grand Prix	British GP	Silverstone Circuit	Silverstone	10 July
10	Grosser Preis Santander Von Deutschland	German GP	Hockenheimring	Hockenheim	24 July
11	Eni Magyar Nagydij	Hungarian GP	Hungaroring	Budapest	31 July
12	Shell Belgian Grand Prix[74]	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Spa-Francorchamps	28 August
13	Gran Premio Santander d'Italia	Italian GP	Autodromo di Monza	Monza	11 September
14	SingTel Singapore Grand Prix[75]	Singapore GP	Marina Bay Street Circuit	Singapore	25 September
15	Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP	Suzuka Circuit	Suzuka	9 October
16	Korean Grand Prix	Korean GP	Korean International Circuit	Yeongam	16 October
17	Airtel Indian Grand Prix[76]*	Indian GP	Buddh International Circuit[77]	Greater Noida	30 October
18	Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Abu Dhabi GP	Yas Marina Circuit	Yas Island	13 November
19	Grande Prêmio do Brasil	Brazilian GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	São Paulo	27 November

^* Subject to circuit approval

• A new race, the Indian Grand Prix, has been added to the schedule.
• Pirelli will be the only tyre.^[78]* Adjustable rear wings will be allowed. This will replace the adjustable front wing used in 2010. During the race, the wing may be adjusted only during selected conditions. After the first two laps, the driver may adjust the wing at selected locations on the track. The driver must be within one second of the car in front. This change should improve passing.^[79]
• The F-duct, used in 2010, has been banned.^[80]
• Shortened shark fins. The shark fin, the raised engine cover that connected to the rear wing has been banned. The height and length of the engine cover has been limited.^[81]
• KERS, or Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems will be used again. It was not banned in 2010, but all the teams agreed to not use it. To encourage teams to install and use KERS, the minimum weight of the car has been increased from 620 kilograms (1,367 pounds) to 640 kilograms (1,411 pounds).^[79]
• The 107% rule will return to qualifying.^[79] The 107% rule is used for the first qualifying session (Q1). The rule will be used to keep cars that are too slow out of the race. Any car that cannot set a qualifying time within 107% of the fastest car will not be allowed to enter the race. The rule does not apply to Q2 and Q3.

An example: The fastest car in Q1 sets a time of 1 minute and 40 seconds (or 100 seconds). The 107% time will be 1 minute and 47 seconds (or 107 seconds). A slower car sets a time of 1 minute and 45 seconds. It will be allowed to race. Another car sets a time of 1 minute and 48 seconds (or 108 seconds). This car will not be allowed to race.

Under some special conditions, the race stewards may allow a practice time to count for the 107% rule.

• Starting with the European Grand Prix, the FIA will no longer allow teams to change the engine mapping parameter after the qualifying session.^[82]
• Starting with the British Grand Prix, the FIA will no longer allow teams to flow constant exhaust gas when off throttle. Several teams had directed the exhaust gas to exit under the car. They then changed the engine to continue flow a large amount of gas through the exhaust when the driver let off the throttle in the corners. This gave the car better aerodynamics.^[82]

Round	Grands Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor
1	Australian Grand Prix[83]	Sebastian Vettel	Felipe Massa	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
2	Malaysian Grand Prix[84]	Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
3	Chinese Grand Prix[85]	Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes
4	Turkish Grand Prix[86]	Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
5	Spanish Grand Prix[87]	Mark Webber	Lewis Hamilton	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
6	Monaco Grand Prix[88]	Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
7	Canadian Grand Prix[89]	Sebastian Vettel	Jenson Button	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes
8	European Grand Prix[90]	Sebastian Vettel	Sebastian Vettel	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
9	British Grand Prix[91]	Mark Webber	Fernando Alonso	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
10	German Grand Prix[92]	Mark Webber	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes
11	Hungarian Grand Prix[93]	Sebastian Vettel	Felipe Massa	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes
12	Belgian Grand Prix[94]	Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
13	Italian Grand Prix[95]	Sebastian Vettel	Lewis Hamilton	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
14	Singapore Grand Prix[96]	Sebastian Vettel	Jenson Button	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
15	Japanese Grand Prix|[97]	Sebastian Vettel	Jenson Button	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes
16	Korean Grand Prix[98]	Lewis Hamilton	Sebastian Vettel	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
17	Indian Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Sebastian Vettel	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
18	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes
19	Brazilian Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault

• Points are awarded to the top 10 finishers.
  
• Half points are awarded if the race is stopped with less than 75% of distance finished.
  

Pos	Driver	AUS	MAL	CHN	TUR	ESP	MON	CAN	EUR	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	KOR	IND	ABU	BRA		Points
1	Sebastian Vettel	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	4	2										234
2	Mark Webber	5	4	3	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	5										149
3	Lewis Hamilton	2	8	1	4	2	6	Ret	4	4	1	4										146
4	Fernando Alonso	4	6	7	3	5	2	Ret	2	1	2	3										145
5	Jenson Button	6	2	4	6	3	3	1	6	Ret	Ret	1										134
6	Felipe Massa	7	5	6	11	Ret	Ret	6	5	5	5	6										70
7	Nico Rosberg	Ret	12	5	5	7	11	11	7	6	7	9										48
8	Nick Heidfeld	12	3	12	7	8	8	Ret	10	8	Ret	Ret										34
9	Vitaly Petrov	3	17†	9	8	11	Ret	5	15	12	10	12										32
10	Michael Schumacher	Ret	9	8	12	6	Ret	4	17	9	8	Ret										32
11	Kamui Kobayashi	DSQ	7	10	10	10	5	7	16	Ret	9	11										27
12	Adrian Sutil	9	11	15	13	13	7	Ret	9	11	6	14										18
13	Sébastien Buemi	8	13	14	9	14	10	10	13	Ret	15	8										12
14	Jaime Alguersuari	11	14	Ret	16	16	Ret	8	8	10	12	10										10
15	Sergio Pérez	DSQ	Ret	17	14	9	DNS	PO	11	7	11	15										8
16	Paul di Resta	10	10	11	Ret	12	12	18†	14	15	13	7										8
17	Rubens Barrichello	Ret	Ret	13	15	17	9	9	12	13	Ret	13										4
18	Pedro de la Rosa							12														0
19	Jarno Trulli	13	Ret	19	18	18	13	16	20	Ret		Ret										0
20	Vitantonio Liuzzi	DNQ	Ret	22	22	Ret	16	13	13	18	Ret	20										0
21	Pastor Maldonado	Ret	Ret	18	17	15	18†	Ret	18	14	14	16										0
22	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	14	Ret	20	20	20	15	14	20	17	18	19										0
23	Heikki Kovalainen	Ret	15	16	19	Ret	14	Ret	19	Ret	16	Ret										0
24	Timo Glock	NC	16	21	DNS	19	Ret	15	21	16	17	17										0
25	Narain Karthikeyan	DNQ	Ret	23	21	21	17	17	24													0
26	Daniel Ricciardo									19	19	18										0
27	Karun Chandhok										20											0
Pos	Driver	AUS	MAL	CHN	TUR	ESP	MON	CAN	EUR	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	KOR	IND	ABU	BRA		Points

Pole position in Bold.
Fastest lap in Italics.
^† Driver did not finish the Grand Prix. Driver was classified (ranked) because they finished over 90% of the race.

Pos	Constructor	Car No.	AUS	MAL	CHN	TUR	ESP	MON	CAN	EUR	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	KOR	ITA	ABU	BRA		Points
1	Red Bull-Renault	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	4	2										383
		2	5	4	3	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	5
2	McLaren-Mercedes	3	2	8	1	4	2	6	Ret	4	4	1	4										280
		4	6	2	4	6	3	3	1	6	Ret	Ret	1
3	Ferrari	5	4	6	7	3	5	2	Ret	2	1	2	3										215
		6	7	5	6	11	Ret	Ret	6	5	5	5	6
4	Mercedes	7	Ret	9	8	12	6	Ret	4	17	9	8	Ret										80
		8	Ret	12	5	5	7	11	11	7	6	7	9
5	Lotus-Renault	9	12	3	12	7	8	8	Ret	10	8	Ret	Ret										66
		10	3	17†	9	8	11	Ret	5	15	12	10	12
6	Sauber-Ferrari	16	DSQ	7	10	10	10	5	7	16	Ret	9	11										35
		17	DSQ	Ret	17	14	9	DNS	12	11	7	11	15
7	Force India-Mercedes	14	9	11	15	13	13	7	Ret	9	11	6	14										26
		15	10	10	11	Ret	12	12	18†	14	15	13	7
8	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	18	8	13	14	9	14	10	10	13	Ret	15	8										22
		19	11	14	Ret	16	16	Ret	8	8	10	12	10
9	Williams-Cosworth	11	Ret	Ret	13	15	17	9	9	12	13	Ret	13										4
		12	Ret	Ret	18	17	15	18†	Ret	18	14	14	16
10	Team Lotus-Renault	20	Ret	15	16	19	Ret	14	Ret	19	Ret	16	Ret										0
		21	13	Ret	19	18	18	13	16	20	Ret	20	Ret
11	HRT-Cosworth	22	DNQ	Ret	23	21	21	17	17	24	19	19	18										0
		23	DNQ	Ret	22	22	Ret	16	13	13	18	Ret	20
12	Virgin-Cosworth	24	Ret	16	21	DNS	19	Ret	15	21	16	17	17										0
		25	14	Ret	20	20	20	15	14	20	17	18	19
Pos	Constructor	Car No.	AUS	MAL	CHN	TUR	ESP	MON	CAN	EUR	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	KOR	ITA	ABU	BRA		Points

Pole position in Bold.
Fastest lap in Italics.
^† Car did not finish the Grand Prix. Car was classified (ranked) because it finished over 90% of the race distance.

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