Mark Webber claimed his first win of the 2011 season as Red Bull scored a 1-2 finish, the latter, Sebastian Vettel, suffered from a gearbox problem in the early stages.
Jenson Button secured third after a late pass on Fernando Alonso, the Spaniard finishing fourth ahead of his teammate, Felipe Massa.
Adrian Sutil drove a clean race to finish ahead of Nico Rosberg’s Mercdes, with the second Force India car just behind.
Kamui Kobayashi and Vitaly Petrov completed the top ten cars.
Lewis Hamilton retired from the race with a gearbox issue – the story of the race as he, Vettel and Bruno Senna all nursed poorly gearboxes.
For a full race report, check out our live text commentary here.
Brazilian GP Results: (Fastest lap: Mark Webber – 1:15.324 L71)
| Pos | Driver | Team | Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | M. Webber | Red Bull | 25 | |
| 02. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | +16.9 | 18 |
| 03. | J. Button | McLaren | +27.6 | 15 |
| 04. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | +35.0 | 12 |
| 05. | F. Massa | Ferrari | +1:06.7 | 10 |
| 06. | A. Sutil | Force India | +1 lap | 8 |
| 07. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | +1 lap | 6 |
| 08. | P. di Resta | Force India | +1 lap | 4 |
| 09. | K. Kobayashi | Sauber | +1 lap | 2 |
| 10. | V. Petrov | Renault | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11. | J. Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | +1 lap | |
| 12. | S. Buemi | Toro Rosso | +1 lap | |
| 13. | S. Perez | Sauber | +1 lap | |
| 14. | R. Barrichello | Williams | +1 lap | |
| 15. | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | +1 lap | |
| 16. | H. Kovalainen | Team Lotus | +2 laps | |
| 17. | B. Senna | Renault | +2 laps | |
| 18. | J. Trulli | Team Lotus | +2 laps | |
| 19. | J. d’Ambrosio | Virgin | +3 laps | |
| 20. | D. Ricciardo | HRT | +3 laps | |
| 21. | V. Liuzzi | HRT | Retired | |
| 22. | L. Hamilton | McLaren | Retired | |
| 23. | P. Maldonado | Williams | Retired | |
| 24. | T. Glock | Virgin | Retired |
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