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Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing series administered by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. [1] The "formula" in the name alludes to a series of rules set by the FIA to which all participants and vehicles are required to conform.
The 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 65th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. The original calendar for the 2011 Formula One World Championship consisted of twenty rounds, [1] including the inaugural running of the Indian Grand Prix [2] before the cancellation of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Scoring system used for championship rounds with two races or with races in length between 200 and 300 km. Standard scoring system since 2017. Point values are three times the base system. Points are awarded for each race at an event to the driver/s of a car that completed at least 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of ...
The World Drivers' Championship is awarded to the most successful F1 driver over the course of the season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results, [12] and has been awarded since the first F1 season in 1950. [13] The championship is the successor of the pre-war AIACR European Championship held between 1931 and 1939. [14]
The World Constructors' Championship is presented by the FIA to the most successful F1 constructor over the course of the season through a points system based on individual Grand Prix results. Constructors' Championship points are calculated by adding points scored in each race by any driver for that constructor. [4]
The 2011 Monaco Grand Prix, formally the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2011, [1] was held on 29 May 2011 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. [3] Sixth round of the 2011 Formula One season , the 78 lap race was won by the championship leader, Red Bull Racing 's Sebastian Vettel who started from pole position .
The 2011 Italian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Gran Premio Santander d'Italia 2011) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 11 September 2011 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Italy. [1] It was the thirteenth round of the 2011 Formula One season and was also the sixtieth time the Italian Grand Prix had been held at
A single DRS (Drag Reduction System) Zone was used in the Korean race. The detection point was located 30m after the first turn, while the DRS activation point was halfway (516m after turn 2) in between turn 2 and 3, down the long straight. Hence, the DRS was used for maximising top speed rather than acceleration. [10]