2011 European Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 8 of 19 in the 2011 Formula One season | |||
The Valencia Street Circuit
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| Date | 26 June 2011 | ||
| Official name | LV Grand Prix of Europe | ||
| Location | Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain | ||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
| Course length | 5.419 km (3.367 mi) | ||
| Distance | 57 laps, 308.883 km (191.931 mi) | ||
| Weather |
Clear, Fine and Dry Air Temp 27 °C (81 °F) Track Temp 47 °C (117 °F) |
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| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Red Bull-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:36.975 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Sebastian Vettel
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Red Bull-Renault | |
| Time | 1:41.852 on lap 53 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Red Bull-Renault | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Red Bull-Renault | ||
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Clear, Fine and Dry Air Temp 27 °C (81 °F)
The 2011 European Grand Prix (formally the LV Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race held on 26 June 2011 at the Valencia Street Circuit in Valencia, Spain. The race, which was the eighth round of the 2011 Formula One season, was won by defending world drivers' champion and championship leader Sebastian Vettel, who was driving a Red Bull car. Vettel, who started from pole position, also recorded the fastest lap of the race on lap 53, giving him a hat-trick. After a race-long battle, Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso and Vettel's teammate Mark Webber finished the race in second and third respectively. The race was notable for having the fewest retirements and the most finishers ever in a Formula One Grand Prix.
As a consequence of the race, Vettel extended his lead in the Drivers' championship standings to 77 points over Jenson Button and Webber. By finishing first and third, Red Bull extended their Constructors' championship standings lead to 89 points over nearest rivals McLaren.
In the week leading up to the Spanish Grand Prix, FIA race director Charlie Whiting announced that the Canadian Grand Prix would see the introduction of a secondary Drag Reduction System (DRS) activation zone. The plan for a secondary DRS zone would be continued at the European Grand Prix, with the first zone incorporating the long back straight on the approach to Turn 12, and the second zone using the stretch from Turns 14 to 17. Future use of a second DRS zone will depend on its success in Montreal and Valencia.
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