An Amazing Race at 2011 Malaysia Grand Prix

The Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, played host to a sensational second day's Grand Prix motor racing this season.

Sunday April the 10th saw Sebastian Vettel romp home to victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix. This is the second year in a row the German driving ace has triumphed at this track. Vettel, a part of the Red Bull-Renault team completed the 56 laps in 1hour and 37minutes 39.832.

He finished ahead of Jenson Button, driving for McLaren, who was second place. Germany’s Nick Heidfeld in the Renault came third, while fourth spot was taken by the Australia Mark Webber in the Red Bull-Renault.

Ferrari took fifth and sixth place, with Felipe Massa from Brazil finishing ahead of his Spanish compatriot Fernando Alonso.

There was a somewhat disappointing showing for Britain’s Lewis Hamilton, racing for McLaren. He reportedly had some trouble in the later stages of the race, leading to him finishing in seventh position.

However, the Japanese driver Kamui Kobayashi with Sauber-Ferrari is said to have excelled himself to complete the race in eighth spot.

Unfortunately the former champion Michael Schumacher driving for Mercedes fell behind in ninth place. But a new, inexperienced driver, Britain’s Paul di Resta in the Force India-Mercedes came in tenth, earning a second Grand Prix championship point in the process.

The bad news for Hamilton continued after the meet, when race stewards handed him and Fernando Alonso 20 second penalties after a collision. This did not change the Spanish driver's place on the finishing board, but Hamilton lost his seventh spot, switching with Kobayashi. This left the British driver in eighth place, behind his Japanese counterpart.

This is what the 2011 Grand Prix leader board looks like after two races.

POS   DRIVER           NATIONALITY               ENTRANT   POINTS
1.   SEBASTIAN VETTEL   Germany       Red Bull-Renault       50
2.   JENSON BUTTON       Britain       McLaren-Mercedes       26
3.   LEWIS HAMILTON       Britain       McLaren-Mercedes       22
    MARK WEBBER       Australia   Red Bull-Renault       22
5.   FERNANDO ALONSO       Spain       Ferrari               20
6.   FELIPE MASSA       Brazil       Ferrari               16
7.   VITALY PETROV       Russia       Renault               15
    NICK HEIDFELD       Germany       Renault               15
9.   KAMUI KOBAYASHI       Japan       Sauber-Ferrari           6
10.   SEBASTIEN BUEMI       Switzerland   Toro Rosso-Ferrari       4
11.   ADRIAN SUTIL       Germany       Force India-Mercedes       2
    MICHAEL SCHUMACHER   Germany       Mercedes GP           2
    PAUL DI RESTA       Britain       Force India-Mercedes       2

It is now onto the 2011 Formula 1 UBS Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. This incredible event is due to take place at Sun 17 April 2011 at 15:00 local time.

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