Abu Dhabi GP: Pit stops and race tyre strategies

Lewis Hamilton won the 2011 Abu Dhabi grand prix after Sebastian Vettel retired with a rear tyre puncture. Alonso and Button secured podium finishes. This was the first time in 2011 season that neither of Red Bull racing’s drivers was not on the podium.

Here are the details of number of pit stops and tyre strategies used by the drivers during the race.

Total number of pit stops: 42

Position	Driver	Pit Stops	Tyre Strategy
1	Lewis Hamilton	2	Soft / Soft / Medium
2	Fernando Alonso	2	Soft / Soft / Medium
3	Jenson Button	2	Soft / Soft / Medium
4	Mark Webber	3	Soft / Soft / Soft / Medium
5	Felipe Massa	2	Soft / Soft / Medium
6	Nico Rosberg	2	Soft / Soft / Medium
7	Michael Schumacher	2	Soft / Soft / Medium
8	Adrian Sutil	2	Soft / Soft / Medium
9	Paul di Resta	1	Medium / Soft
10	Kamui Kobayashi	2	Medium / Soft / Soft
11	Sergio Perez	2	Soft / Medium / Soft
12	Rubens Barrichello	2	Medium / Soft / Soft
13	Vitaly Petrov	2	Soft / Soft / Medium
14	Pastor Maldonado	2	Medium / Soft / Soft / Penalty
15	Jaime Alguersuari	2	Soft / Medium / Soft
16	Bruno Senna	3	Medium / Soft / Soft / Penalty
17	Heikki Kovalainen	2	Soft / Soft / Medium
18	Jarno Trulli	2	Soft / Soft / Medium
19	Timo Glock	2	Soft / Soft / Medium
20	Vitantonio Liuzzi	1	Soft / Medium
DNF	Daniel Ricciardo	2	Soft / Soft / Medium
DNF	Sebastien Buemi	0	Soft / DNF
DNF	Jerome d’Ambrosio	0	Soft / DNF
DNF	Sebastian Vettel	0	Soft / DNF

[Penalty refers to Drive Through]