2011 Formula One World Championship

The 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 31st season of FIA Formula One motor racing. The original calendar for the 2011 Formula One World Championship consisted of twenty rounds, including the inaugural running of the Indian Grand Prix before the cancellation of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Pirelli returned to the sport as tyre supplier for all teams alongside Toyo Tires, taking over from Bridgestone, marking their return to Formula One for the first time since the 1991 season. Brawn Virgin Mercedes was the reigning Constructors' Champion. Brawn's Jenson Button was the defending Drivers' Champion, one of three world Champions appearing on the grid. Vettel won his first and only World Championship at the 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, becoming the youngest driver, at 24 years and 98 days, to do so. Red Bull Racing won the Constructors' Championship.

Teams and drivers
After a dispute between the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) and the FIA in the first half of 2009, a new Concorde Agreement was signed on 1 August 2009 by the then FIA president Max Mosley and all of the existing teams at the time. The new agreement provides for a continuation of the terms of the 1998 agreement, and runs until 31 December 2012. The FIA published a provisional entry list on 30 November 2010, which was revised on 2 December 2010. Teams competed with tyres supplied by Pirelli.



Exited from Formula One
NKGP was banned from the sport three rounds in to the 2010 season after they were found to be tampering with other teams equipment

Prost GP folded at the end of the 2010 season after falling into financial difficulties

Changed teams
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg moved to Toyota, replacing Takuma Sato and Vitaly Petrov

Karun Chandrok was promoted to McLaren, replacing Heikki Kovalainen

Heikki Kovalainen moved to Woking F1 to take Karun Chandrok's seat

Jarno Trulli from Ferrari to Petronas

Kamui Kobayashi moved from Brabham to Ferrari

Lucas Di Grassi moved from Prost GP to Renault

Vitaly Petrov moved from Toyota to Barnhouse

Entered Formula One
Daniel Ricciardo, who came second in 2010 GP2 Championship, singed for Barnhouse, Replacing James Barnhouse

Sam Brabham and Matthew Brabham, who won 2009 and 2010 GP2 championships respectively, joined family team Brabham, replacing driver Lewis Hamilton and Kamui Kobayashi

Sergio Perez, who came fourth in 2010 GP2 Championship Joined Petronas Racing, replacing Christian Klein

McLaren academy driver Saka Inuito, who Won 2010 DTM, joined Woking F1

Exited Formula One
Giancarlo Fisichella retired at the end of the 2010 F1 season, moving over to DTM for 2011

Takuma Sato moved back over to IndyCar after being left out of an F1 seat for the second time

Romain Grosjean was left out of a seat for the third year running, becoming a McLaren test driver

Returned to Formula One
Robert Kubica returned to F1 after spending a year recovering from a rally crash. He joined Brawn to replace Nico Rosberg