2011 FIA WTCC Race of Japan
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| Date | 23 October, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Suzuka City, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Suzuka Circuit 2.243 kilometres (1.394 mi) |
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| Laps | 25 | ||
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| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Alain Menu
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Chevrolet RML | |
| Time | 53.443 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Alain Menu
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Chevrolet RML | |
| Second |
 Robert Huff
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Chevrolet RML | |
| Third |
 Michel Nykjær
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SUNRED Engineering | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
Alain Menu
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Chevrolet RML | |
| Time | 54.521 | ||
| Laps | 23 | ||
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| Podium | |||
| First |
 Tom Coronel
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ROAL Motorsport | |
| Second |
 Yvan Muller
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Chevrolet RML | |
| Third |
Robert Huff
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Chevrolet RML | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
 Robert Dahlgren
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Polestar Racing | |
| Time | 54.116 | ||
The 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Japan was the tenth round of the 2011 World Touring Car Championship season and the fourth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Japan. It was held on 23 October 2011 at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka City, Japan.
The first race was won by Alain Menu of Chevrolet RML while Michel Nykjær finished on the podium for the first time in World Touring Car Championship. The second race was won by Tom Coronel of ROAL Motorsport.
Coming into the first Asian round of the season, Yvan Muller was leading the world drivers' championship. Kristian Poulsen was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy.
Chevrolet RML added a fourth Chevrolet Cruze for the local rally driver Toshi Arai.Formula D driver Charles Ng joined Liqui Moly Team Engstler in a BMW 320si while Hiroki Yoshimoto joined SUNRED Engineering to drive one of their SUNRED SR León 1.6Ts.Colin Turkington returned to Wiechers-Sport having last raced for them at the Race of UK.Masaki Kano drove for DeTeam KK Motorsport in their BMW 320 TC.
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