The Japanese Grand Prix podium: (Left to Right) Fernando Alonso (2nd); Jenson Button (1st); Paddy Lowe; Sebastian Vettel (3rd) - Photo Credit: Mark Thompson/Getty Images
Japanese Grand Prix 2011: Provisional Race Result
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| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Points | |
| 1 | 4 |  Jenson Button |
McLaren |
53 | 1:30:53.427 | 25 | Report |
| 2 | 5 |  Fernando Alonso |
 Ferrari |
53 | +1.1 secs | 18 | Report |
| 3 | 1 |  Sebastian Vettel |
 Red Bull |
53 | +2.0 secs | 15 | Report |
| 4 | 2 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull |
53 | +8.0 secs | 12 | Report |
| 5 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren |
53 | +24.2 secs | 10 | Report |
| 6 | 7 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes |
53 | +27.1 secs | 8 | Report |
| 7 | 6 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari |
53 | +28.2 secs | 6 | Report |
| 8 | 17 |  Sergio Perez |
 Sauber |
53 | +39.3 secs | 4 | Report |
| 9 | 10 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Renault |
53 | +42.6 secs | 2 | |
| 10 | 8 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes |
53 | +44.3 secs | 1 | Report |
| 11 | 14 | Adrian Sutil |
 Force India |
53 | +54.4 secs | Report | |
| 12 | 15 | Paul di Resta |
Force India |
53 | +62.3 secs | Report | |
| 13 | 16 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber |
53 | +63.7 secs | Report | |
| 14 | 12 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams |
53 | +64.1 secs | Report | |
| 15 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari |
Toro Rosso |
53 | +66.6 secs | Report | |
| 16 | 9 | Bruno Senna |
Renault |
53 | +72.6 secs | ||
| 17 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello |
Williams |
53 | +74.1 secs | Report | |
| 18 | 20 |  Heikki Kovalainen |
Team Lotus |
53 | +87.8 secs | Report | |
| 19 | 21 | Jarno Trulli |
Team Lotus |
53 | +96.1 secs | Report | |
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock |
Virgin Racing |
51 | +2 Laps | ||
| 21 | 25 |  Jerome D'Ambrosio |
Virgin Racing |
51 | +2 Laps | ||
| 22 | 22 | Daniel Ricciardo |
HRT |
51 | +2 Laps | ||
| 23 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi |
HRT |
50 | +3 Laps | ||
| Ret | 18 | Sebastien Buemi |
Toro Rosso |
11 | Wheel | Report |
