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, including
Reigning Champion Sebastian Vettel successfully defended his World Championship, replacing Fernando Alonso as the youngest double World Champion in Formula One history.
2009 Champion Jenson Button (pictured in 2012) came in second behind Vettel by a then record gap of 122 points.
Mark Webber, Vettel's teammate, finished third in the championship for the second season in a row.
The season started with controversy when two teams using the Lotus name were entered onto the grid, Lotus Renault GP (foreground) and Team Lotus (background).
The 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 64th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. The season's first race was held on 14 March in Bahrain and the season concluded on 14 November in the
2011 Formula One World Championship
…Six constructors entered free practice only drivers over the course of the season. Following USF1's inability to make the grid in 2010, the FIA opened a new selection process to find an additional team to occupy the empty slot, as well as possible reserve entrants for the event of other…
Sebastian Vettel won the first of his four consecutive World Championships with Red Bull, becoming the youngest World Champion in Formula One history.
Two-time champion Fernando Alonso was runner-up by just 4 points in his first year with Ferrari.
Mark Webber, Vettel's teammate, finished third in the Drivers' Championship 14 points behind.
Red Bull Racing won their first Constructors' Championship with the Red Bull RB6.