The final race of the 2011 season saw Mark Webber beat his team-mate Sebastian Vettel to victory in Brazil. The start of the race was pretty uneventful, Vettel and Webber got away cleanly and the only driver to gain a place was Fernando Alonso over Lewis Hamilton.
Lap ten saw the first incident as Michael Schumacher and Bruno Senna contacted before the Brazilian punctured the Mercedes' left rear tyre as Schumacher took the corner to gain the place. Both drivers could continue although Schumacher was last after replacing his punctured tyre and Senna was given a drive through penalty. Alonso showed the Ferrari's pace and was able to overtake Jenson Button on the outside to gain third place on lap eleven.
The first retirement came on lap 24 when Timo Glock was released too early from a pit-stop with a tyre not fully connected. The stewards are to inquire into the unsafe release at a later date. Maldonado followed four laps later after finding himself amongst the barriers.
The big move came on lap thirty as Vettel was struggling with gearbox issues and Webber was able to overtake to take control of the race. Button overtook Felipe Massa on lap 39 to gain fourth place with Lewis Hamilton still languishing in sixth.
But the worse was yet to come for Hamilton as he was to suffer a gearbox failure on lap 47 to become the third retirement of the afternoon. Alonso was lagging for the majority of the race and Button took full advantage, overtaking the Spaniard to gain third place, the podium that would ensure he finished second in the overall standings. The final retirement was Vitantonio Liuzzi who crashed out on lap 65. Race result:
1.Webber (Red Bull), 2.Vettel (Red Bull), 3.Button (McLaren), 4.Alonso (Ferrari), 5.Massa (Ferrari), 6.Sutil (Force India), 7.Rosberg (Mercedes), 8.Di Resta (Force India), 9.Kobayashi (Sauber), 10.Petrov (Renault), 11.Alguersuari (Toro Rosso), 12.Buemi (Toro Rosso), 13.Perez (Sauber), 14.Barrichello (Williams), 15.Schumacher (Mercedes), 16.Kovalainen (Lotus), 17.Senna (Renault), 18.Trulli (Lotus), 19.D'Ambrosio (Virgin), 20.Ricciardo (Hispania) DNF: Glock (Virgin), Maldonado (Williams), Hamilton (McLaren), Liuzzi (Hispania)
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