2011 Bowling Green Falcons football team
The 2011 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by third year head coach Dave Clawson and played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division.


2011 Box Office Entertainment Awards
The 42nd Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation Box Office Entertainment Awards (GMMSF-BOEA) is a part of the annual awards in the Philippines held on May 10, 2011. The award-giving body honors Filipino actors, actresses and other performers' commercial success, regardless of artistic merit, in the Philippine entertainment industry.


2011 Box Office Entertainment Awards, Winners selection
On April 8, the Memorial Scholarship Foundation board of jurors met in the Danes Publishing House, Mindanao Avenue in Quezon City and deliberated for this year's winners.


2011 Box Office Entertainment Awards, Winners selection
The winners were chosen from the Top 10 Philippine films of 2010, top-rating shows in Philippine television, top recording awards received by singers, and top gross receipts of concerts and performances.


2011 Box Office Entertainment Awards, Awards ceremony
On May 10, 2011 at RCBC Plaza, Ayala Avenue in Makati, Philippines, the 42nd Box Office Entertainment Awards night was held, with the night's hosts John Estrada and Precious Lara Quigaman.


2011 Box Office Entertainment Awards, Multiple awards, Companies with multiple awards
The following companies received two or more awards in the television category:


2011 Boys' U17 South American Volleyball Championship
The 2011 Boys' U17 South American Volleyball Championship was the 1st edition of the tournament, organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV). It was held in Guayaquil, Ecuador from November 16 to 20, 2011.


2011 Boys' U17 South American Volleyball Championship, Competition System
The competition system for the First Boys' U17 South American Championship consist of two rounds, the first round was a Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 7 remaining teams with each team playing two matches in a day against different teams.


2011 Boys' U17 South American Volleyball Championship, Competition System
According to the final ranking in the first round, the best four teams will play in the semifinals (1º VS 4º and 2º VS 3º), the winners will play for the Gold Medal while the losers will play for the Bronze Medal.


2011 Boys' U17 South American Volleyball Championship, Competition System
All matches in the preliminary round and the semifinals are played best out of three sets, the third place match and the Gold Medal match are played best out of 5 as normal senior tournaments.


2011 Boys' Youth Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2011 Boys' Youth Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the first edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by six countries from July 9–17, 2011 in Mexicali, Mexico.


2011 Brabantse Pijl
The 2011 Brabantse Pijl was the 51st edition of the Brabantse Pijl cycle race and was held on 13 April 2011. The race started in Leuven and finished in Overijse. The race was won by Philippe Gilbert.


2011 Bradford Bulls season
This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2011 season, the sixteenth season of the Super League era.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
Bradford Bulls started the build-up for the 2011 Super League season by announcing the departure of centre Chris Nero, who was offered a new contract but turned it down to join Salford City Reds and also Mick Potter's decision to not renew the contract of the ageing Steve Menzies who was then offered a one-year contract at the Catalans Dragons which he accepted. The recruitment started with the announcement of Paul Sykes and Jamie Langley accepting another three-year deal to stay at the Bulls.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
Potter also renewed Craig Kopczak's contract and gave a professional contract to up and coming winger Vinny Finigan. The Bulls also kept talented youngsters Elliott Whitehead by giving him a three-year deal after a solid 2010 season and a three-year contract to up-and-coming hooker Adam O'Brien who will be looking to play his debut for the Bulls this season.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
The Bulls finally announced a replacement for Nero in the form of Chev Walker from Hull Kingston Rovers. To boost the wings he also brought in Wigan Warriors youngster Shaun Ainscough and New Zealand Warriors young winger Patrick Ah Van. With the Bulls lacking that extra push in the forwards last season, the signings of Bryn Hargreaves from St Helens R.F.C. and Olivier Elima from Catalans Dragons will provide that.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
Another problem with the Bulls last season is that the squad did not really have any experience and the depth so they have signed experienced second rower Ian Sibbit from Salford City Reds, Sibbit will be in his 13th season, with six of them spent at Salford. Youngster Joe Wardle who made his debut last year for the Bulls has rejected a new contract and will pursue a career at Huddersfield Giants. The Bulls have also let Rikki Sheriffe and Stuart Reardon go after both had a very poor season in 2010.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
To provide more depth in the 3/4 line the Bulls handed a career lifeline to the recently jailed winger Gareth Raynor whose previous club was Crusaders and an excellent player from the Championship in the form of Shad Royston from Halifax. Jamie Langley, Nick Scruton, Paul Sykes and Andy Lynch have all been included in the preliminary England RL squad in the buildup to the 2010 Four Nations. The Bulls have also given 2-year contracts to youngsters Jason Crookes, Steve Crossley and Danny Addy.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
Incoming coach Mick Potter finished his 2010 season with a 22–10 loss to Wigan Warriors (the 2010 Super League Grand Final) in his final game for St. Helens before joining the Bulls in 2011. On 4 October Peter Hood announced that the Bulls had succeeded reaching their 10,000 pledge scheme making the Bulls the cheapest team to watch in super league. The Bulls also added to their backroom staff by announcing they had acquired assistant coach Francis Cummins from rivals Leeds Rhinos.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
A 9th player was acquired in the form of hooker Matt Diskin who signed a 3-year contract with the Bulls from arch rivals Leeds. The first player to leave the Bulls in October was 19-year-old second rower Andy Tate who signed for Yorkshire rivals Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. The Magic Weekend fixtures were announced and the Bulls will play against arch rivals Leeds Rhinos on Sunday 13 February 2011 to kick off their season. While in Australia Mick Potter searched for a replacement for Matt Orford who wishes to return to the NRL with either Canberra Raiders or Parramatta Eels. As his replacement Aussie Marc Herbert was signed on a 1 Year Deal from Canberra Raiders.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
Stuart Reardon was signed by Iestyn Harris to play for the Crusaders in the 2011 season. On 10 November Prop Danny Sculthorpe left the Bulls by mutual consent due to a re-occurring injury. A couple of months after signing a new 1-year deal Michael Worrincy signed for NRL side Penrith Panthers.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
Castleford Tigers brought out their pre-season friendly fixtures and it is revealed that they will play the Bulls on boxing day (26 December) at The Jungle with a kick off time of 12pm also the Bulls will play Halifax on 9 January at Grattan Stadium for Jamie Langley's testimonial and that will kick off at 3pm. Dewsbury Rams also announced they will play Bradford on 23 January 2011 at Rams Stadium also at 3pm. The Bulls also confirmed they will be playing Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on 30 January at Odsal Stadium with a 3pm kick off.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
The Bradford Bulls 2011 playing kits were revealed on 17 November with the Home strip being white and the Away purple also JCT600 renewed their partnership with the Bulls. The 2011 Super League fixtures were announced on 22 November at 00:01 am. The Bulls announce yet another pre season friendly against Keighley Cougars at Cougar Park on 28 January 2011 with a 7:30pm kick off.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
It was announced that youngster George Burgess would follow in the footsteps of his older brother Sam and join the South Sydney Rabbitohs for 2011. Mick Potter also confirmed that Andy Lynch would retain the captaincy for 2011 and Jamie Langley would retain the vice captaincy, Speaking in the T&A on 16 December, Potter said "There won't be too many changes on who the leaders are I don't think. There's quite a stable bunch of senior players and, in most likelihood, Andy Lynch will be captain next year". Salford City Reds signed Bulls hooker Wayne Godwin on a 3-year deal as their hooker Tevita Leo-Latu was refused a visa plus the Boxing Day friendly against Castleford was cancelled due to a frozen pitch and will not be played on another date.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
The Bulls release second rower Glenn Hall from his contract, which he had 2 years left on, so he could return to Australia for the birth of his child. The 20-man squad for the match against Halifax was revealed with new signings Patrick Ah Van, Gareth Raynor, Shad Royston, Marc Herbert, Bryn Hargreaves, Shaun Ainscough, Ian Sibbit and Chev Walker all making their debuts.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
The Bulls beat the Championship Grand Final winners 50–8 with tries from Raynor, Heath L'Estrange scored a double, Herbert, Royston, Jason Crookes, John Bateman, Michael Platt and Elliott Whitehead, Herbert kicked a goal and Ah Van kicked 6. The Bulls 2010 superstar signing Matt Orford Finally got a 1-year deal with Canberra Raiders after many months of legal disputes which means the Bulls can announce 23-year-old Stand Off Kyle Briggs (on a 2-year deal) from Featherstone Rovers as their 11th new recruit. On 13 January the Bulls announced the squad numbers for the 2011 season.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
They travelled to Lanzarote for 1 week for an intense training camp, during the camp Glenn Hall signed a 2-year contract with NRL team North Queensland Cowboys. It is revealed that Formula One ace Mark Webber spent a day training with the Bulls in their warm weather camp. The 20-man squad for the game against Dewsbury Rams was announced with new signings Matt Diskin, Olivier Elima and Kyle Briggs all making their debuts, Nick Scruton returns from injury to play.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
The Bulls are made to fight for their 46–12 win with tries coming from Diskin, a double from Vinny Finigan, Ah Van, Steve Crossley, Platt and youngsters Reed and McKay, Ah Van kicked 7 out of 8. The squads for the game against Keighley Cougars and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats was announced with youngsters Cain Southernwood, Finigan, Bateman and Crookes featuring against the Cougars, Brett Kearney is set to play his first game in 2011 against the Wildcats. The youthful Bulls side lost 46–12 against the Cougars with tries coming from Bateman, Southernwood and Finigan. Bradford then beat Wakefield in the final pre-season match 40–16 with tries coming from L'Estrange, Kearney, a double from the ever impressive Ah Van, Platt, Paul Sykes and Elima, Ah Van kicked 4 goals whilst Herbert and Briggs kicked 1 each.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
Rikki Sheriffe signed a 2-year contract with rugby union side Newcastle Falcons, meanwhile Danny Sculthorpe joins Widnes Vikings after a short trial period. Also Steve Ganson was appointed to ref the game against Leeds Rhinos at Millennium Magic. The squad for the Millennium Magic was released with only Marc Herbert missing (hamstring strain) out of all 11 new signings.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
The Bulls looked liked they had improved a lot but due to a controversial decision the Bulls lost 32–28 to local rivals Leeds Rhinos with Whitehead scoring 3 tries, Matt Diskin scoring against his former club and Ah Van scoring after going 80m after he intercepted a Brent Webb pass, Ah Van kicked 4 goals from 5 attempts. Jamie Langley and Kyle Briggs were injured during the game against Leeds and so were not included in the squad against Wigan Warriors while Marc Herbert is still injured.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
The Bulls were overpowered 44–10 by the Super League champions with Whitehead and Ah Van scoring for Bradford whilst Ah Van kicked a conversion. Bradford recorded their first win of the 2011 campaign beating the Crusaders 30–26, tries from Andy Lynch, Shad Royston and Shaun Ainscough made sure the Bulls were 18–6 up at half time, second half tries came from the 2 hookers Matt Diskin and Heath L'Estrange, also Patrick Ah Van kicked all 5 goals to make sure the Bulls won. L'Estrange and Chev Walker picked up injuries, Walker is out for about a month and L'Estrange is out for 6 weeks.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
The month started pretty well for the Bulls as they comfortably beat the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 40–18, youngster Tom Olbison scored the Bulls 1st try, Craig Kopczak grabbed his first ever hat-trick, Shad Royston scored 2 tries and winger Shaun Ainscough scored a try.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
Patrick Ah Van was in good form with the boot as usual kicking 6 out of 7. However this victory was short lived as the Bulls came crashing down to earth with a very poor performance the next week resulting in a 50–16 loss to Huddersfield Giants, the Bulls gave a debut to 17-year-old hooker Adam O'Brien who did not look out of place when he came off the bench. Shaun Ainscough scored his 3rd try in 3 games and Marc Herbert and Gareth Raynor also grabbed their first tries for the club. Ah Van kicked 2 from 3.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
The Bulls bounced back the following week against the unbeaten Castleford Tigers with Olivier Elima scoring his first try for the club and Nick Scruton getting a double helping the Bulls to an 18–14 win, Ah Van was on target with all his attempts kicking 3 from 3. The 2011 Challenge Cup draw for the 4th round occurred a few hours after the Castleford game and the Bulls got an away tie against local Championship side Halifax on 8 May 2011, which was shown on the BBC.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
The next game for the Bulls was against St. Helens at the Halton Stadium, the Saints won the game 28–16 with a little help from the referee Richard Silverwood, and the Bulls tries came from Ah Van and Ainscough (who got a double) with Ah Van kicking 2 from 3. Also Prop forward Nick Scruton signed a 3-year contract to stay with the Bulls until 2014.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
Youngster Tom Burgess made his long-awaited debut in the 24–22 win over Harlequins, although the Bulls played well in parts they never really got out of first gear and just managed to hold onto a win. Olivier Elima opened the Bulls scoring with Matt Diskin, Brett Kearney and Paul Sykes all finding the try line. Patrick Ah Van kicked 3 from 4 and also slotted over a penalty kick to ensure the Bulls came away with 2 points.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
Bradford's next game was against struggling Hull FC, after playing well in the first half silly errors let Hull back in the game and they beat the Bulls 34–24 with tries from Sykes, Chev Walker scoring his first for the Bulls and Shad Royston who got a double. Ah Van contributed 8 points by kicking all 4 goals. Academy product Tom Olbison signed a new three-year deal keeping him at the Bulls until 2014, also Michael Platt signed a new two-year contract, keeping him at the club until 2013.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
The Bulls travelled to The Willows to play the Salford City Reds, they started off well when captain Andy Lynch went over for a try with Marc Herbert converting but poor tackling and appalling ball handling allowed Salford to lead 24–10 at the break. The Bulls came out with a bit of fight and Aussie recruit Herbert went in for a try, Herbert got his second near the end of the game and converted but after a poor performance the Bulls were on the end of a 56–16 defeat.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
The Bulls then faced arch-rivals Leeds Rhinos at home, early tries from Ah Van and Lynch put the Bulls 10–0 up but they eventually succumbed to the Rhinos fightback and lost 22–30 with Elima scoring 2 and Ah Van kicking 3 from 5. Four days later the Bulls travelled to the south of France to face the Catalans Dragons, youngster John Bateman made his debut starting at Loose Forward however Bradford drew with the Dragons 8–8 with hooker Heath L'Estrange scoring the only try for the Bulls with Ah Van kicking 2 from 3.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
May did not start well for the Bulls as they were absolutely destroyed by a visiting Warrington Wolves side, the Bulls' errors gifted the Wolves an early lead and Warrington went into halftime 32–0 up. The second half the Bulls again coughed up the ball and a good Wolves side capitalised on the mistakes. The game ended up 58–14 to Warrington with the Bulls producing something with tries from Andy Lynch, Craig Kopczak and Elliott Whitehead. Patrick Ah Van kicked 1 goal.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
With the Bulls suffering injuries and having problems in the halves, Mick Potter signed former Bull Ben Jeffries, from Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on a 1 and a half-year deal. Jeffries can play either half back position. The Bulls went through to Round 5 of the Challenge Cup after beating Halifax 46–34, Bradford did not play well at all with tries coming from Royston, Platt, Ah Van, Sibbit, Burgess, Whitehead and a double from Raynor. The draw for Round 5 happened on 8 May and the Bulls are playing SL champions Wigan Warriors at Odsal Stadium on 22 May.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
Things got bad to worse for the Bulls as they lost 46–18 to fellow strugglers Hull Kingston Rovers, Kyle Briggs scored his first try for the Bulls and tries from Raynor and Lynch was all the Bulls could muster (Ah Van kicked all 3 goals). The following week the Bulls faced Super League champions Wigan, playing with 12 men after Gareth Raynor was sent off. Wigan won 26–22 but the Bulls had tries coming from Whitehead, Royston and a double from Ah Van who also kicked 3 goals.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
Winger Raynor received a £300 fine and a 2-match ban for the red-carded challenge on Wigan's Sam Tomkins. Bradford faced Salford City Reds the following week and avenged their 56–16 loss to Salford by beating thm 28–14 at Odsal Stadium, Scrum Half Briggs scored 2 tries, whilst halfback partner Jeffies got one with additional tries coming from Hooker Heath L'Estrange and Winger Paul Sykes, Ah Van kicked 4 goals.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
The Bulls travelled to the Capital to face fellow strugglers Harlequins RL; this was a must win for the Bulls if they wanted to keep within touching distance of the playoffs. Marc Herbert replaced Kyle Briggs and prop Bryn Hargreaves suffered an ankle injury. Also youngster Danny Addy made his return to the first team. Bradford won the game 30–16 with Centre Patrick Ah Van scoring 2 tries and kicking 2 goals, other Centre Elliott Whitehead scored a try and in his best game in a Bradford shirt Full Back Shad Royston went 90m to score.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
The points were rounded up with a late try from front rower Andy Lynch. Aussie Hooker Heath L'Estrange signed a new three-year deal, keeping him at the Bulls until 2014. The Bulls were aiming to win three in a row for the first time since April 2010 against visitors St Helens R.F.C.. It was a very rainy evening and Saints scored an early try; however the Bulls came away with a draw, a last-minute penalty given away by Lynch allowed Jamie Foster to make the final score 14–14, Fullback Brett Kearney scored on his return and so did captain Lynch.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
Ah Van kicked 3 goals from 4. Aussie Kearney also signed a new three-year deal at the Bulls. Half Back Kyle Briggs went out on loan for a month at strugglers Harlequins RL. Bradford announced their first signing for the 2012 season in the form of Newcastle Knights centre Keith Lulia. Bradford hosted fellow playoff contenders Hull F.C. at Odsal, Hull managed to dominate the Bradford pack and won the game 28–14, the Bulls tryscorers were Royston with 2 and captain Lynch, Ah Van kicked a goal.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
The Bulls won their first game at Headingley Stadium since 2007 with a hard-fought 18–12 victory against arch-rivals Leeds Rhinos, second-rower Olivier Elima scored 2 tries for Bradford and Ah Van kicked 5 goals. Bradford Bulls terminated the contact of academy product Dave Halley, he immediately joined local Championship 1 side Keighley Cougars on a short term deal.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
July kicked off with a 28–34 loss to French team Catalans Dragons, veteran and former Bulls favourite Steve Menzies tore his former club to pieces with superb handling and great defence. Olivier Elima scored against his former club and other Bulls tries came from youngster Tom Burgess, Ben Jeffries and Gareth Raynor. Patrick Ah Van kicked 6 goals. Bradford's play-off hopes were given a major knock back as the Bulls went down 30–34 against Castleford Tigers.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
Brett Kearney scored 2 tries followed by tries from Raynor, the returning top try scorer Shad Royston took his tally to 11 and Paul Sykes crossed the line too. Ah Van kicked 5 from 5. It was announced that veteran winger Gareth Raynor has signed a new 1-year deal making him a Bull for 2012. In response to the defeat at Castleford the Bulls sensationally beat title contenders Huddersfield Giants 36–0, the Bulls outstanding defence and good attack won this game with tries coming from Sykes (who scored 2), Jeffries, Michael Platt, Ah Van and Kearney.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
Ah Van kicked 4 goals and Sykes kicked 2. The Bulls announce a second signing for 2012 in the form of Harlequins RL halfback Luke Gale on a 2-year deal. The Rugby Football League announce that the Bulls received a Grade B license for 2012–2014 and that Crusaders withdrew their application. In light of this news the Bulls quickly snapped up halfback Jarrod Sammut on a one-year deal. Bradford came crashing down to earth as the Warrington Wolves were rampant and murdered the Bulls 64–6 with the points coming from Ah Van.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
Leading point scorer Patrick Ah Van signed for Super League newcomers Widnes Vikings on a teo-year deal. Hooker Matt Diskin played 10 weeks with a shoulder injury and needs surgery on it and will miss the rest of the season. The Bulls announce the signing of Aussie winger/centre Adrian Purtell from Penrith Panthers on a 3 Year Deal. Winger Shaun Ainscough signed a new one-year deal with the Bulls while fullback Shad Royston is set to join Pia Donkeys in the French league.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
Fellow playoff contenders Hull Kingston Rovers travelled to Odsal Stadium to try move 4 points clear of the Bulls. They succeeded with a 34–8 win, with only Marc Herbert scoring a try and Ah Van kicking 2 goals. Reigning Super League champions Wigan Warriors ripped the Bulls apart 60–12 with youngster John Bateman scoring his first professional try and academy product Craig Kopczak also crossed the line. Ah Van kicked 2 goals.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Season Review
The Bulls played their last home game of the season against Crusaders a game which they won 48–24 with Olivier Elima scoring two, Brett Kearney scoring two, Kopczak, Shaun Ainscough, Ah Van and Andy Lynch also scored with Ah Van kicking 8 goals. The Bulls rounded off a depressing season with a 26–14 loss against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Kyle Briggs, Ainscough and Shad Royston all scored with Ah Van kicking one goal. The Bulls equalled their lowest ever finish, finishing 10th in the league, however they did get one more point than the previous year.


2011 Bradford Bulls season, Table
Source: . Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference. Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.


2011 Braintree District Council election
The 2011 Braintree District Council Elections took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. All 60 councillors in 30 wards were up for election.


2011 Brasil Open
The 2011 Brasil Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 11th edition of the event known as the Brasil Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place in Costa do Sauípe, Brazil, from February 7 through February 13, 2011.


2011 Brasil Open, Champions, Doubles
Marcelo Melo /  Bruno Soares def. Pablo Andújar /  Daniel Gimeno-Traver, 7–6(4), 6–3.


2011 Brasil Open – Doubles
Pablo Cuevas and Marcel Granollers were the defending champions, but Granollers chose to compete in Rotterdam. Cuevas played with Eduardo Schwank, but lost to Fabio Fognini and David Marrero in the quarterfinals. Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares won the title, defeating Pablo Andújar and Daniel Gimeno-Traver 7–6(4), 6–3 in the final.


2011 Brasil Open – Singles
Juan Carlos Ferrero was the defending champion; however, he chose not to defend his title due to knee and wrist injuries. Nicolás Almagro claimed the title by defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov 6–3, 7–6(3) in the final.


2011 Brasil Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2011 Brasil Open – Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 Brasil Open.


2011 Brasileiro de Marcas
The 2011 Brasileiro de Marcas season was the debut season of the Brasileiro de Marcas. It begin on June 19 at the Tarumã and ended on December 4 at the Curitiba, after sixteen races. For the first seasons some teams have the support of manufactures, Carlos Alves Competições and AMG Motorsport by Chevrolet, Amir Nasr Racing and Officer ProGP by Ford and Full Time Sports by Honda.


2011 Brasileiro de Marcas
Chevrolet driver Thiago Camilo claimed the championship with a last race of the season,Camilo  claimed six victories. Honda driver Daniel Serra finished in second place and Fabio Carbone in third. Chevrolet won the Manufacturers' Championship with a margin of twenty-six points by Honda.


2011 Brazil Masters
The 2011 Brazil Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15–18 September 2011 at Costão do Santinho Resort in Florianópolis, Brazil.


2011 Brazil Masters
Shaun Murphy won in the final 5–0 against Graeme Dott.


2011 Brazil Masters, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2011 Brazilian Grand Prix
The 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2011) was a Formula One motor race held on 27 November 2011 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos, in São Paulo, Brazil. It was the nineteenth and final round of the 2011 Formula One season. The 71-lap race was won by Red Bull Racing driver Mark Webber. Sebastian Vettel, Webber's teammate finished in second place to complete Red Bull's third 1–2 of the season; Jenson Button finished in third position, to complete the podium for the McLaren team.


2011 Brazilian Grand Prix
It was the 326th and final race for veteran and most experienced Formula One driver at that point in history, Rubens Barrichello, and the 256th and last race for Jarno Trulli. This would also prove to be the final Grand Prix for Vitantonio Liuzzi, Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari, as well as the last race for Renault until the 2016 Australian Grand Prix.


2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, Report, Background
After replacing Jaime Alguersuari during the first Friday practice session in South Korea and Sébastien Buemi during the same session in Abu Dhabi, Formula Renault 3.5 runner-up Jean-Éric Vergne once again drove for Toro Rosso on Friday morning, after a statement announced he would take the place of "whichever of the Toro Rosso drivers has the least points"; Vergne ultimately replaced Buemi. Having completed the sufficient amount of mileage in order to acquire an FIA Super Licence at the Young Driver Test in Abu Dhabi, Jan Charouz took part in first practice for HRT, replacing Vitantonio Liuzzi.


2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, Report, Background
Romain Grosjean drove in the place of Vitaly Petrov at Renault, while Luiz Razia replaced Jarno Trulli at Lotus and Nico Hülkenberg drove Adrian Sutil's Force India. With Liuzzi and Trulli on the sidelines, the first practice session became the first time since the 2005 United States Grand Prix that an Italian driver had not taken part in a timed session.


2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, Report, Background
The circuit included one Drag Reduction System (DRS) zone, located along Reta Oposta. The detection point was located in the middle of the second corner, with the activation point 70 metres (230 ft) beyond the exit of Curva do Sol, creating a DRS zone of 600 metres (2,000 ft). According to FIA race director Charlie Whiting, Reta Oposta was chosen for the DRS zone because "the main straight usually gives a good enough opportunity to overtake anyway, [and] we don't want to make it too easy [to pass]".


2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, Report, Background
After experimenting with a new compound of soft tyre during free practice in Abu Dhabi, Pirelli announced that the tyre would be used for the race in Brazil.


2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Vettel took pole position, his fifteenth of the season, breaking Nigel Mansell's record from 1992, for the number of pole positions in a season. Webber qualified in second place, just one tenth of a second slower than his Red Bull teammate. The two McLarens took over the second row of the grid, with Button ahead of Hamilton. Fernando Alonso and Nico Rosberg were on the third row of the grid, separated by half a second. Felipe Massa, Alonso's Ferrari teammate, qualified seventh ahead of Adrian Sutil, Bruno Senna and Michael Schumacher (who didn't set a time).


2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Vettel lead the race after the start, but conceded the lead to Webber when his gearbox started causing him trouble. Vettel remained second in the race though, while Webber took his first, and only, win of the season. None of the other teams could match the pace of Red Bull in the race. Button managed to complete the podium with third position after being overtaken by Alonso early on in the race, but repassing him near the end. Alonso eventually finished fourth whilst Hamilton retired with a gearbox issue. Massa completed the year with a fifth-place finish. Sutil, Rosberg, di Resta, Kobayashi and Petrov completed the points scoring positions.


2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Bruno Senna received a drive through penalty after colliding with Michael Schumacher at the entry of the "Senna S" on lap 10.


2011 Brazilian Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
Jenson Button's podium meant that he stayed second in the Drivers' Championship, while Webber's victory meant he overtook Alonso to become third. Despite both their drivers finishing well inside the points scoring positions, Force India did not manage to overturn Renault's points total to take fifth place in the standings, and were left just four points behind. Kamui Kobayashi scored two points for Sauber to ensure that they kept seventh place in the standings as well.


2011 Breckland District Council election
The 2011 Breckland District Council election was part of the UK's 2011 local elections. All 54 seats were up for election. The Conservatives retained control of the council.


2011 Breckland District Council election, Breckland politics 2007–2011
In the approach to the 2011 election, the Conservative Party fielded far more candidates than their opponents, coming just short of a full slate. Candidates in All Saints, Mid Forest, Attleborough Queen's (3 councillors), and Templar wards stood unopposed, all of them for the Conservatives.


2011 Breeders' Cup
The 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships was the 28th edition of thoroughbred racing's season ending premier event, and took place on November 4 and 5 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.


2011 Breeders' Cup, Friday
The Breeders' Cup races were part of a 10 race program with post time at 2:00 pm EST for the first race. The post time of the first Breeders' Cup race was 4:12 pm EST. The attendance was 40,677.


2011 Breeders' Cup, Saturday
The Breeders' Cup races were part of a 12 race program with post time at 12:05 pm EST for the first race. The post time of the first Breeders' Cup race was 1:20 pm EST. The attendance was 65,143.


2011 Breeders' Cup, Saturday
Highlights of the day's card was the attempt by Goldikova to win a fourth consecutive Breeders' Cup Mile in her last race. She was defeated into third place by 64–1 long shot Court Vision. Joseph O'Brien, son of famed Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien, became the youngest jockey to win a Breeders' Cup race (St Nicholas Abbey) at 18 years, 5 months, surpassing Fernando Jara, who was 18 years, 10 months old when he won the 2006 Classic on Invasor.


2011 Breeders' Cup Classic
The 2011 Breeders' Cup Classic was the 28th running of the Breeders' Cup Classic, part of the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships program. It was run on November 5, 2011 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky with a purse of $5,000,000.


2011 Breeders' Cup Classic
Drosselmeyer, a 15-1 longshot who was in tenth place with a quarter mile left in the race, closed rapidly and won by a length and a half over another longshot, Game On Dude. With none of the favorites finishing in the top three, the superfecta paid $41,631.80.


2011 Breeders' Cup Classic
The Classic is run on dirt at one mile and one-quarter (approximately 2000 m). It is run under weight-for-age conditions, with entrants carrying the following weights:


2011 Breeders' Cup Classic, Contenders
The field for the Classic lacked in star power, especially when compared to the 2010 running featuring Zenyatta and Blame. However, the field was very deep with most of the entries given a legitimate chance of winning. The leading contenders included:


2011 Breeders' Cup Classic, Race Description
Game On Dude went to the lead but was challenged by Uncle Mo. The two set moderate early fractions, followed closely by a large pack of challengers. Turning into the stretch, Uncle Mo hit the lead but then faded, eventually finishing tenth. Game On Dude then repelled challenges from To Honor and Serve and So You Think, opening up a one length lead in mid-stretch. Meanwhile, Drosselmeyer had raced near the back of the field, over ten lengths behind the leaders. He started to make up ground around the far turn but was still in tenth place with a quarter of a mile remaining. Swinging wide, he put in a burst of speed and swept past Game On Dude in the final strides, winning by a length and a half.


2011 Breeders' Cup Classic, Race Description
One of the biggest stories after the race centered on the fact that Drosselmeyer's jockey Mike Smith had once been engaged to Sutherland on Game On Dude. Sutherland had thought she would win, only to see Smith move past her near the finish line. "I'm very proud of my horse, very proud of myself. I had an amazing time," she said after the race. "And I'm happy for Mike. But really? Really? Of all people."


2011 Breeders' Cup Classic, Race Description
For Smith, it was a "redemption" of sorts after the defeat of Zenyatta the year before. "Compared to last year, this is incredible. Last year still hurts like nothing ever before in my life," he said. "The key to this horse is you gotta' keep him moving, gotta' keep pedaling. He can run all day." It was Smith's fifteenth Breeders' Cup win, tying him for the all-time lead with Jerry Bailey.


2011 Breeders' Cup Classic, Race Description
Drosselmeyer's trainer, Bill Mott, had previously won the Classic with Cigar in 1995. He also won the Ladies' Classic with Royal Delta on the Friday card.


2011 Breeders' Cup Classic, Results
Times: 1⁄4 – 0:23.61;  1⁄2 – 0:47.84; 3⁄4 – 1:12.82; mile – 1:38.27;  final – 2:04.27. Fractional Splits: (:23.61) (:24.23) (:24.98) (:25.45) (:26.00)


2011 Bremen state election
The 2011 Bremen state election was held on 22 May 2011 to elect the members of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen, as well as the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The incumbent government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens was re-elected with an increased majority. The Greens became the second largest party in a state legislature first time in western Germany.


2011 Bremen state election
Sixteen and seventeen year olds were able to vote for the first time in this election. A reform to the electoral system came into effect in this election, based on an open list system, with each voter having five votes to distribute freely between parties and candidates.


2011 Bremen state election, Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Bürgerschaft of Bremen.


2011 Brickyard 400
The 2011 Brickyard 400 presented by BigMachineRecords.com, the 18th running of the event, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race  held on July 31, 2011 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt rectangular oval, it was the 20th race of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season.


2011 Brickyard 400
There were five cautions and 22 lead changes among 13 different drivers throughout the course of the race. Paul Menard won his only Cup Series race, driving for Richard Childress Racing, while Jeff Gordon finished second, and Regan Smith clinched third. The result moved Menard to the 14th position in the Drivers' Championship. He remained 53 points behind tenth place driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and two ahead of Kasey Kahne in fifteenth. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, 20 points ahead of Ford and 28 ahead of Toyota, with 16 races remaining in the season. A total of 138,000 people attended the race, while 6.4 million watched it live on television.


2011 Brickyard 400, Report, Background
Indianapolis Motor Speedway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Daytona International Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a four-turn rectangular-oval track that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 9 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, has no banking. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has none. The racetrack has seats for 250,000 spectators.


2011 Brickyard 400, Report, Background
Before the race, Carl Edwards led the Drivers' Championship with 652 points, and Jimmie Johnson stood in second with 645. Kurt Busch was third in the Drivers' Championship with 641 points, four ahead of Kevin Harvick and nine ahead of Kyle Busch in fourth and fifth. Matt Kenseth with 626 was 39 ahead of Jeff Gordon, as Ryan Newman with 586 points, was nine ahead of Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and 16 in front of Denny Hamlin. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 127 points, 17 ahead of Ford. Toyota, with 105 points, was 29 points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third. Jamie McMurray was the defending winner of the race.


2011 Brickyard 400, Report, Practice and qualifying
Three practice sessions were held before the race; the first two on Friday, both lasting 75 minutes. The third practice session was held on Saturday, and lasted 90 minutes. Kenseth was quickest with a time of 49.668 seconds in the first session, around seven thousandths of a second faster than second place Kasey Kahne. Hamlin followed in third place ahead of Edwards, David Ragan, and Kurt Busch. Juan Pablo Montoya was seventh, still within a second of Kenseth's time.


2011 Brickyard 400, Report, Practice and qualifying
In the second practice session, Greg Biffle was fastest with a time of 50.474 seconds, less than four-hundredths of a second quicker than second-placed Martin Truex, Jr. Johnson took third place, ahead of Casey Mears, Harvick and Edwards. Kenseth was only quick enough for the 29th position. Also during the second session, Hamlin's engine failed, prompting the session to halt with three minutes remaining. In the third and final practice, Biffle remained quickest with a time of 49.297 seconds. Kahne followed in second, ahead of Kurt Busch and Ragan. Edwards was fifth quickest, with a time of 49.583 seconds. Montoya, A. J. Allmendinger, Kenseth, Brian Vickers, and Johnson rounded out the first ten positions.


2011 Brickyard 400, Report, Practice and qualifying
Forty-eight drivers were entered for qualifying, but only forty-three could qualify for the race because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure. Ragan clinched the second pole position of his career, with a time of 49.182 seconds. He was joined on the front row of the grid by Kahne. Johnson qualified third, Kurt Busch took fourth, and Brad Keselowski started fifth. Allmendinger, Montoya, Gordon, Kenseth and Edwards rounded out the top ten. The five drivers who failed to qualify for the race were David Stremme, Travis Kvapil, Erik Darnell, J. J. Yeley, and Scott Wimmer. Following the conclusion of the session, Ragan commented, "We're working as hard as we ever have. It's finally just showing. We've always had a lot of confidence in our team. The last couple years we've really underperformed. That has not been a secret."


2011 Brickyard 400, Report, Race
The race, the 20th in the season, began at 1:00 pm EDT and was televised live in the United States on ESPN. Weather conditions were dry before the race, the air temperature at 80 °F (27 °C); clear skies were expected. Representative Howard Brammer began pre-race ceremonies, by giving the invocation. Next, Rascal Flatts performed the national anthem, and Mari Hulman George gave the command for drivers to start their engines.


2011 Brickyard 400, Report, Race
Ragan retained his pole position lead into the first corner, followed by Kahne, who started second. Kahne managed to take first before the conclusion of the first lap. Two laps later, Allmendinger moved up to third. On the sixth lap of the race, Trevor Bayne was forced to go to the pit lane after overheating. After starting eighth on the grid, Gordon had moved up to fourth, as Kurt Busch fell to seventh. By the 11th lap of the race, Kahne had extended his lead to three seconds over Ragan. Three laps later, Gordon moved into the second position.


2011 Brickyard 400, Report, Race
By lap 17, Kahne had extended his lead to 4.5 seconds. On the 22nd lap, Kenseth passed Allmendinger for fourth. After 25 laps, Allmendinger and Kahne made pit stops, two laps before Kurt Busch. Everyone had made pit stops by the 30th lap of the race, which moved Kahne back into first.


2011 Brickyard 400, Report, Race
Four laps later, the first caution was given because of debris on the racing surface. Most of the front runners made pit stops, except Kahne and Gordon. At the restart on the 38th lap, Kahne was the leader ahead of Gordon and Johnson. By the 42nd lap, Gordon had passed Kahne and expanded his lead to 1.3 seconds. On the following lap, Hamlin moved up to fifth, as Kenseth took over seventh. On lap 45, Earnhardt, Jr. made a pit stops to remove grass from his front grille.


2011 Brickyard 400, Report, Race
Five laps later, the second caution was given after David Reutimann collided into the wall. All of the front runners made pit stops during the caution, as Earnhardt Jr. became the leader. On the 57th lap, Kenseth and Johnson passed Kyle Busch for fourth and fifth place respectively. On the following lap, Gordon moved up to second after overtaking Ragan. Gordon passed Earnhardt, Jr. to become the leader on the 60th lap.


2011 Brickyard 400, Report, Race
Four laps later, Kahne moved up to fourth. On lap 68, Johnson passed teammate Earnhardt, Jr. to take second. On the 72nd lap, Jamie McMurray made a pit stop for some adjustments. On the next lap, Keselowski made a pit stop, three laps before Tony Stewart. While making a pit stop, Stewart had to do a pass through penalty for going faster than the proposed speed on pit road. After everyone made pit stops, Gordon reclaimed the lead on lap 84. Ten laps later, debris on the track prompted the third caution.


2011 Brickyard 400, Report, Race
Most of the leaders made pit stops during the caution. At the restart on lap 97, Paul Menard was the leader, ahead of Kenseth and Ragan. On the 101st lap, Kahne took sixth from Hamlin, as Menard remained the leader. Six laps later, Kenseth passed Menard to become the leader. On the 108th lap, Montoya moved up to third, as Johnson moved up to 11th. On lap 114, the fourth caution was given after Kyle Busch collided into the wall. Most of the front runners made pit stops during the caution, while Keselowski did not.


2011 Brickyard 400, Report, Race
At the restart on lap 117, Keselowski was the leader. On the following lap, Montoya moved up to third, as Marcos Ambrose received a drive-through penalty after switching lanes before the start, finish line. On the 120th lap, Landon Cassill spun sideways, prompting the fifth caution to be given. None of the front runners made pit stops during the caution. Keselowski continued to lead on the lap 126 restart, as Clint Bowyer moved into second. On the 130th lap, Jeff Burton made a pit stop, as Gordon overtook Kenseth for fourth.


2011 Brickyard 400, Report, Race
On the following lap, Johnson made a pit stop, one lap before Keselowski, Montoya and Kahne. At lap 133, Earnhardt, Jr. and Joey Logano made a pit stop, a lap before Bowyer, and two laps before Gordon. Afterwards, Ragan made a pit stop, moving Stewart into first. By lap 140, Stewart had a four-second lead over second placed Brian Vickers.


2011 Brickyard 400, Report, Race
Six laps later, Stewart made a pit stop for fuel, moving Menard into first. With ten laps remaining, Trevor Bayne moved up to tenth, three laps before McMurray became the leader as Menard was saving fuel. By the 155th lap, Gordon had moved up to fifth, as the drivers in front of him were at a slower pace from trying to get better fuel mileage. With three laps remaining, Menard reclaimed first from McMurray, as Gordon moved up to third. On the final lap, Gordon moved into second, and Menard crossed the finish line first to score his first Sprint Cup Series victory. Gordon was second, ahead of Regan Smith, McMurray, and Kenseth.


2011 Brickyard 400, Report, Post-race
Menard appeared in victory lane after his victory lap to start celebrating his first win of his career, in front of a crowd of 138,000 people. Jeff Gordon said of Menard's first victory: "I went and saw him. His eyes, he's like a deer in headlights. I'm so happy for him. It's one thing to get your first win here, but it's another when you can appreciate how special it is to win here. I think Paul certainly has that."


2011 Brickyard 400, Report, Post-race
Although Stewart was leading the race near the end, he had to pit for fuel. Stewart, who finished sixth, said, "I'm really happy for Paul Menard. Paul's been around this place for a long time, been here since he was a kid. It couldn't have happened to a better guy. It's a pretty deserving win right there. I'm happy for him." In the subsequent press conference, Gordon stated his happiness for Menard by saying, "Just because he's been here so much as a kid experiencing Indy, he knows how special it is to compete here, let alone win here. So I think the feelings are probably very similar. He probably has a greater appreciation for it than I did in '94, because while I was watching from a distance and my heroes were Indy 500 drivers, I wasn't in the garage like he was."


2011 Brickyard 400, Report, Post-race
Smith also commented, "I just know what it means to Paul. I know how hard he's worked. He always talks about coming up here. He always talks about how much he loves this place. I know if he had to highlight one race to get his first win, I'm sure he'd tell you in a minute he couldn't be happier. You only get one chance to get your first win. It's a special thing, especially when you do it here."


2011 Brickyard 400, Report, Post-race
The race result moved Menard up five positions to 14th in the Driver's Championship with 553 points, 53 points behind tenth. Edwards, who finished fourteenth in the race, remained first in the standings, as Johnson followed in second. Harvick followed in third ahead of Kyle Busch and Kenseth. Chevrolet maintained their lead in the Manufacturers' Championship with 136 points. Ford and Toyota placed second and third with 116 and 108 points, while Dodge was fourth with 80. 6.4 million people watched the event live on television. The race took two hours, fifty minutes and thirty seconds to complete, and the margin of victory was 0.725 seconds,


2011 Brighton and Hove City Council election
Elections to Brighton and Hove City Council were held on 5 May 2011, in line with other local elections in the United Kingdom. The whole council, a unitary authority, was up for election with 54 councillors elected from 21 wards.


2011 Brighton and Hove City Council election
The Green Party made significant gains, overtaking the Conservatives to become the largest party with 23 seats, the largest Green group on any council. The Greens gained seats at the expense of all three other parties, taking the only ward previously in Liberal Democrat hands. The Conservatives lost not only to the Greens but to Labour Co-op candidates in different parts of the city.


2011 Brighton and Hove City Council election
The Greens, Conservatives and Labour Co-op fielded candidates for every seat on the council. The Liberal Democrats contested all but one ward. The UK Independence Party, European Citizens Party and Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts also fielded candidates. In addition, there were six independents standing, including re-standing councillor and former Liberal Democrat David Watkins.


2011 Brighton and Hove City Council election
Following the election the Labour Co-operative group rejected the possibility of forming a coalition with the Green Party, who then went on to form the first ever Green council administration in the UK, as a minority administration. As of 2018, it is the most recent local authority election in which the Green Party of England and Wales won the most votes and seats.


2011 Brighton and Hove City Council election
Following the election, the composition of the council was as follows:


2011 Brighton and Hove City Council election, Changes between 2007 and 2011 elections
Since the 2007 Council Election there were a number of changes to the make up of the council:


2011 Brighton and Hove City Council election, Changes between 2007 and 2011 elections
In the Regency, Goldsmid and St. Peter's & North Laine wards there were by-elections, all of which were won or held by the Green Party. In Brunswick and Adelaide one councillor, David Watkins resigned from the Liberal Democrats and stood as an independent in this election. Jayne Bennett, who was elected as an Independent in the 2007 election in the Stanford/Hove Park ward, rejoined the Conservative Party (which she had left in 2002), and stood as such in 2011.


2011 Brighton and Hove City Council election, Changes between 2007 and 2011 elections
Two ward names were changed during the four-year period: Hollingbury and Stanmer became Hollingdean and Stanmer, and Stanford ward was renamed Hove Park, using the council's powers under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.


2011 Brisbane Broncos season
The 2011 Brisbane Broncos season was the 24th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2011 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 3rd (out of 16). The Broncos then came within one match of the grand final but were knocked out by eventual premiers, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. It was the last season for Brisbane's captain, all-time top points scorer and most-capped player, Darren Lockyer. Lockyer was also named the Broncos player of the season.


2011 Brisbane Broncos season
2011 was the Broncos' first season under new CEO Paul White who replaced Bruno Cullen in the first week of January. The following month, head coach Ivan Henjak was replaced by his assistant Anthony Griffin. NRMA Insurance replaced WOW Sight & Sound as the naming-rights sponsor of the Broncos after signing a three-year multimillion-dollar deal.


2011 Brisbane Broncos season, Season summary
On 21 February Broncos CEO Paul White announced that Ivan Henjak would be replaced by his assistant Anthony Griffin as head coach of the club for the 2011 NRL season, less than three weeks out from its start. In round 1, The North Queensland Cowboys ended their 7-game losing streak against the Broncos with a hard-fought 16–14 win at Suncorp Stadium. It was only the 5th win the Cowboys have had over the Broncos in their 17-year history and it was only the Broncos' 4th loss in an opening round match in their 24-year history.


2011 Brisbane Broncos season, Season summary
In round 2, The Broncos had their first win in Canberra since 2005 with a 20–4 win over the Canberra Raiders. In round 3, Justin Hodges made an immediate impact for the Broncos playing his first game since 2009, scoring the match winning try with a 14–8 win over the Gold Coast Titans at Skilled Park. In round 12, the Broncos played their first Golden Point game since 2008, defeating the Canberra Raiders 25–24 at Suncorp Stadium. In round 22, Darren Lockyer equalled the all-time record for most career games of all-time playing 349-games.


2011 Brisbane Broncos season, Season summary
The Broncos hosted the New Zealand Warriors, in a tense game, the Broncos ran out winners 21–20 at Suncorp Stadium. In round 24, Broncos secured 3rd spot for the finals with a 26–6 win over the Newcastle Knights at Ausgrid Stadium. It was also the Broncos first ever away win in a Monday Night game. Brisbane finished the regular season in 3rd place on the ladder.


2011 Brisbane Broncos season, Season summary
Darren Lockyer kicked the winning field goal to knock defending premiers, Wayne Bennett's St. George Illawarra Dragons out of the 2011 competition and bring his team to within one match of the grand final. However, in the process Lockyer also took an accidental knee from a teammate in the face, fracturing his cheekbone over ten-minute's before the game's end. Therefore, without their captain, Brisbane needed to defeat second-placed Manly-Warringah for a chance to play in the grand final.


2011 Brisbane International
The 2011 Brisbane International was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson and was held from 2 to 9 January 2011. It was part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first grandslam of the year.


2011 Brisbane International
During the tournament, $10 was donated for every ace to the fund supporting the current Queensland floods, which was unfolding during the tournament.


2011 Brisbane International, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Brisbane International, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry as a lucky loser into the singles main draw:


2011 Brisbane International, WTA  entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Brisbane International, Champions, Men's Doubles
Lukáš Dlouhý /  Paul Hanley def. Robert Lindstedt /  Horia Tecău, 6–4, retired.


2011 Brisbane International, Champions, Women's Doubles
Alisa Kleybanova /  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. Klaudia Jans /  Alicja Rosolska, 6–3, 7–5


2011 Brisbane International – Men's Doubles
Jérémy Chardy and Marc Gicquel were the defending champions, having beaten Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes in the 2010 final but decided not to participate this year. Dlouhý and Paul Hanley won this tournament. Their opponents (Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecău) retired, when the result was 6–4, due to Lindstedt's injury.


2011 Brisbane International – Men's Singles
Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but Robin Söderling defeated him 6–3, 7–5 in the final.


2011 Brisbane International – Men's Singles Qualifying
The 2011 Brisbane International was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson, Brisbane.


2011 Brisbane International – Women's Doubles
Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká were the defending champions, having defeated Melinda Czink and Arantxa Parra Santonja in the 2010 final, but they lost to the number 1 seeds, Cara Black and Anastasia Rodionova, in the quarterfinals. Alisa Kleybanova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won this year's edition. They defeated Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska in the final.


2011 Brisbane International – Women's Singles
Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but decided not to compete this year.


2011 Brisbane International – Women's Singles
Petra Kvitová won the title, defeating Andrea Petkovic in the final 6–1, 6–3.


2011 Brisbane Lions season
The 2011 AFL season will be the Brisbane Lions' 15th season in the Australian Football League since the merger.


2011 Brisbane Lions season, Regular season results, Home and Away season, Round 1
The Brisbane Lions lost their first home game of the season for the first time in thirteen years.


2011 Brisbane Lions season, Regular season results, Home and Away season, Round 2
Justin Sherman played against his former club for the first time.


2011 Brisbane Lions season, Regular season results, Home and Away season, Round 3
The Lions lost their first three matches of the season for the first time since 1998, the year they last won the wooden spoon.


2011 Brisbane Lions season, Regular season results, Home and Away season, Round 6
The Lions recorded the worst start to a season since 1998. After North Melbourne won earlier against Port Adelaide, Brisbane is the only team winless.


2011 Brisbane Lions season, Regular season results, Home and Away season, Round 7
This was the inaugural clash between the Gold Coast Suns and the Brisbane Lions, also known as the Queensland Clash. Jared Brennan and Michael Rischitelli played against their former club for the first time.


2011 Brisbane Lions season, Regular season results, Home and Away season, Round 8
This match saw Michael Voss and James Hird go head-to-head for the first time as AFL coaches, almost ten years since they captained their respective sides in the 2001 AFL Grand Final. Essendon won at the Gabba for the first time since Round 8, 2000, snapping a six-match losing streak at the venue.


2011 Brisbane Lions season, Regular season results, Home and Away season, Round 9
The Lions won their first match for 2011. They won their first match at home since Round 10, 2010 and the crowd of 18,404 was the lowest crowd for a Brisbane Lions home game at The Gabba since Round 10, 1999.


2011 Brisbane Lions season, Regular season results, Home and Away season, Round 15
The crowd of 17,276 was the lowest crowd for a Brisbane Lions home game at the Gabba since Round 22, 1998.


2011 Brisbane Lions season, Regular season results, Home and Away season, Round 17
This match saw Michael Voss and Chris Scott go head-to-head for the first time as AFL coaches. Jonathan Brown went off the ground after an accidental collision involving Mitch Clark, which was his second of the season.


2011 Bristol City Council election
The 2011 Bristol City Council elections were held on Thursday 5 May 2011, for 24 seats, that being one third of the total number of councillors. The Liberal Democrats, who had won overall control of the council in 2009 and increased their majority in 2010, experienced a drop in support and lost 5 seats; 4 to the Labour Party and 1 to the Green Party, which gained its second ever council seat in Bristol. This meant that the Lib Dems no longer had a majority on the council. However, they continued to run the council, relying on opposition groups to vote through any proposal.


2011 Brit Awards
The 2011 Brit Awards was held on Tuesday 15 February 2011. It was the 31st edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The award ceremony was held at The O2 Arenain London for the first time in its history, moving from the original venue of Earls Court, also in London. The ceremony was hosted by James Corden. Leading the nominations was Tinie Tempah with four nominations. The artists with the most awards won were Tinie Tempah and Arcade Fire, with two wins each.


2011 Brit Awards
The 2011 awards were billed as a reboot of the Brit Awards format featuring a different venue, a new award statuette designed by Vivienne Westwood and a greater emphasis placed on music, particularly live performances. Whilst the re-working of the show was generally well received, the TV audience was the lowest for five years, with an average viewership of 4.8 million viewers peaking at 5.9 million.


2011 Brit Awards, Moments, Adele's performance of "Someone Like You"
Adele performed her song "Someone Like You" at the ceremony with only a piano accompanying her. Her emotional performance was received with a standing ovation at the O2 Arena and the video received millions of hits on YouTube within days. The performance launched "Someone Like You" 46 spots up the UK charts to number one, and in the process, made Adele the first artist in the UK since The Beatles to have two top-five singles and two top-five albums at the same time.


2011 Brit Awards, Moments, James Corden, Justin Bieber, and Plan B
James Corden made jokes throughout the ceremony which drew criticism on social networking site Twitter. A targeted example was talking to acts in between awards when he came across Justin Bieber. In his trademark humour, Corden said to Bieber "You smell amazing! How old are you?". A bemused Bieber replied "thanks". Similarly, after Plan B's performance of his hit "Prayin'" finished with a man on fire, Corden described it as a really violent episode of Porridge and remarked "is Justin Bieber OK? The amount of hair products that boy uses. He could have gone up in flames." As the man on fire took to the stage during Plan B's performance, some of the crowd showed their disapproval and booed.


2011 British 125 Championship
The 2011 British 125 Championship season was the 24th British 125cc Championship season. The 125cc Championship is a support category for the British Superbike Championship, the 125cc category is the only 2 stroke class left in the British Superbike Championship.


2011 British Academy Scotland Awards
The 2011 British Academy Scotland Awards were held on 13 November 2011 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow, honouring the best Scottish film and television productions of 2011. Presented by BAFTA Scotland, accolades are handed out for the best in feature-length film that were screened at British cinemas during 2011. The ceremony returned after a one-year absence. The Nominees were announced on 17 October 2011. The ceremony was broadcast online via YouTube and was hosted by Kevin Bridges.


2011 British Academy Scotland Awards
Robbie Coltrane, David Peat, and Eileen Gallagher were honoured with Outstanding Contribution awards at this ceremony.


2011 British Academy Scotland Awards, Winners and nominees
Jayd Johnson – The Field of Blood as Paddy Meehan


2011 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards
The 2011 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards were held on 24 March 2011 at the Glasgow Film Theatre.>  Presented by BAFTA Scotland, the accolades honour the best upcoming talent in the field of film and television in Scotland. The Nominees were announced on 15 March 2011. The ceremony was hosted by Kaye Adams.


2011 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards, Winners and nominees
Graeme McGeagh, Graham Hughes, Keith Grantham – The Big Slick


2011 British Academy Television Awards
The 2011 British Academy Television Awards were held on 22 May 2011. The nominations were announced on 26 April. Graham Norton hosted the ceremony.


2011 British Academy Television Craft Awards
The British Academy Television Craft Awards of 2011 are presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and were held on 8 May 2011 at The Brewery, London, the ceremony was hosted by Stephen Mangan.


2011 British Athletics Championships
The 2011 British Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for athletes in the United Kingdom, held from 29–31 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. It was organised by UK Athletics. It served as a selection meeting for Great Britain at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.


2011 British Champions Series
The 2011 British Champions Series represents the country's 35 top flat races.


2011 British Champions Series
The first race, the 2000 Guineas, was won by Frankel.


2011 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election
The British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election of 2011 was prompted by Gordon Campbell's announcement on November 3, 2010 that he would be resigning as Premier of British Columbia and had asked the BC Liberal Party to hold a leadership convention "at the earliest possible date." The convention elected Christy Clark as the new leader of the party on February 26, 2011.


2011 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election, Status of the leadership until the convention
Upon announcing his resignation, Gordon Campbell did not state whether he would stay on as Premier and party leader until a new leader was chosen, or whether an interim leader would fill this role. However, Campbell soon made it clear that he would be staying on until a new leader was elected. "A smooth and orderly transition doesn't mean you have two or three leaders in a period of two or three months. So I'll be premier until the party selects a new leader. The new leader will then be sworn in as premier, and there will be a smooth and orderly transition."


2011 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election, Voting rules
On November 13, 2010, the Provincial Executive of the BC Liberal Party voted unanimously to call an extraordinary convention to approve new rules for the Party's leadership vote process. The "preferential ballot system" recommended by the Provincial Executive gives each party member a vote and then adjusts the results according to a regionally-weighted point system to ensure that each riding association counts equally. The first candidate to receive more than 50% of the regionally-weighted points in province-wide round of voting would emerge as the next Leader of the BC Liberal Party. These recommendations were approved by two-thirds of delegates at an extraordinary convention held on February 12, 2011.


2011 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election, Declared candidates
The following candidates declared their intention to run for the leadership:


2011 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election, Declared candidates, George Abbott
MLA for Shuswap (since 1996), Minister of Education (2005–09, 2010), Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation (2009–10), Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services and Minister of Sustainable Resource Management.


2011 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election, Declared candidates, Christy Clark
Former MLA for Port Moody-Westwood (1996–2005), Deputy Premier (2001–04), Minister of Education (2001–04), Minister of Children and Family Development (2004).


2011 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election, Declared candidates, Mike de Jong
MLA for Abbotsford West (since 1994), Attorney General and Government House Leader (2009–10), Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation


2011 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election, Declared candidates, Kevin Falcon
MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale (since 2001), Minister of Transportation (2004–09), Minister of Health Services (2009–10)


2011 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election, Results
The rounds were counted in terms of points, with 100 points allocated per electoral district.


2011 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election, Potential/withdrawn candidates, Moira Stilwell
MLA for Vancouver-Langara (since 2009), Minister of Regional Economic and Skills Development (2010), Minister of Education and Labour Market Development (2009–10).


2011 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election, Polling
Early polling has shown that Christy Clark is the candidate with the highest level of support among all voters, with a net positive score of eleven versus minus one for George Abbott, minus twelve for Moira Stilwell, minus eighteen for Mike de Jong, and minus twenty-three for Kevin Falcon. This is in line with earlier polls which found Clark with a twenty-five-point lead among all voters as preferred BC Liberal leader and a fourteen-point lead among definite Liberal voters. An update of the poll on February 22, after Stilwell and Mayne had withdrawn, showed Clark still leading with a 67% favourability rating, with Falcon in second at 51%, and Abbott and de Jong tied at third with 46%.


2011 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election, Polling
Early in the race, an analysis of social media in the Vancouver Sun, published on December 11, 2010, found that Kevin Falcon had generated the most social media traffic amongst the candidates who had already declared their intention to run.


2011 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election, Debates
Initially, the Party did not intend to hold public debates between the candidates. However, debate forums were eventually announced on January 27, 2011, via the BC Liberals' website:


2011 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election, Debates
The BC Liberal Party designed and controlled the debate format, intending for them to be non-controversial. Only registered party members were able to attend, all debate questions were provided to the candidates in advance, and there were few exchanges between the candidates. The debates were criticized as being bland and stifling. Following the withdrawal of Stilwell and Mayne, an additional debate was held between the remaining candidates and aired on Shaw TV Vancouver on February 20.


2011 British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election
The British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership convention of 2011 was prompted by Carole James's announcement on December 6, 2010 that she would be resigning as leader of the party. The convention was held on April 17, 2011 at the Vancouver Convention Centre with voting occurring by telephone and via internet on that date and through advance voting.


2011 British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election, Candidates, Adrian Dix
MLA for Vancouver-Kingsway (2005–present), former Chief of Staff to Premier Glen Clark


2011 British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election, Candidates, Mike Farnworth
MLA for Port Coquitlam (1991–2001, 2005–present), former Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1997–98), Minister of Employment and Investment and Minister Responsible for Housing (1998–2000), Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for Seniors (2000), and Minister Social Development and Economic Security (2000–01)


2011 British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election, Candidates, Dana Larsen
Larsen was leader of the BC Marijuana Party from 2001 to 2003 when he resigned to join the NDP. In 2008 he was a federal NDP candidate for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country but resigned after a video surfaced of him driving after using marijuana and hallucinogenic drugs.


2011 British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election, Candidates, Dana Larsen
Larsen's eligibility to run for the party leadership is at issue with party president Moe Sihota stating that Larsen's party membership has lapsed. Larsen responded by saying there was a "clerical error" as his donation to the party was processed but his membership was not. Sihota also says that even if Larsen renews his membership he may be ineligible due to the controversy surrounding his federal candidacy in 2008. The party's rules committee will set eligibility requirements in January; Sihota says that as a result Larsen "may be ultimately ineligible" regardless of his party membership status.


2011 British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election, Potential/withdrawn candidates, Harry Lali
MLA for Fraser-Nicola (1991–2001, 2005–present), former Minister of Transportation (1998 to 2001)


2011 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2011 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, British Columbia's women's provincial curling championship, was held January 17–23 at the Cloverdale Curling Club in Surrey, British Columbia. The winning team of Kelly Scott represented team British Columbia at the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Scott's team finishing 7-4 in round robin play, moving into a tiebreaker where they were eliminated playing against Nova Scotia.


2011 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Qualification Round 1
The first qualification round for the 2011 British Columbia Tournament of Hearts will take place December 3–5, 2010 at the Langley Curling Club in Langley, British Columbia for the coastal region, and the Summerland Curling Club in Summerland, British Columbia for the interior region. Four teams will qualify, two from each region, for the 2011 British Columbia Tournament of Hearts January 17–23.


2011 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Qualification Round 2
The second qualification round for the 2011 British Columbia Tournament of Hearts will take place December 17–19, 2010 at the Comox Valley Curling Club in Courtenay, British Columbia for the coastal region, and the Williams Lake Curling Club in Williams Lake, British Columbia for the interior region. Four final teams will qualify, two from each region, for the 2011 British Columbia Tournament of Hearts January 17–23.


2011 British Columbia municipal elections
Municipal elections were held in the Canadian province of British Columbia on November 19, 2011. Races were held in all municipalities and regional district electoral areas.


2011 British Columbia municipal elections, Langley Township
Mel Kositsky announced that he would run for mayor on September 11, 2011. In November, there was a political debate between the mayoral candidates for both Langley City and Langley Township. Kositsky spent $70,254 on his political campaign, while Jack Froese, who won the election, had spent $79,533.


2011 British Columbia municipal elections, Surrey
The main opposition party, the Surrey Civic Coalition did not field a mayoral candidate against Watts. They did run a slate for city council, however, but did not win any seats.


2011 British Columbia sales tax referendum
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2011 British Columbia sales tax referendum
A referendum on sales tax was held by postal ballot in British Columbia from June 13 to August 5, 2011, though Canada Post workers were locked out until June 27. Voters were asked whether the Harmonized Sales Tax should be retained or split back to the original Provincial Sales Tax (PST) and Goods & Services Tax (GST). If the majority of voters voted "Yes" to extinguish the HST, 7% PST would be reinstated and the combined tax rate would remain at 12%. If the majority of voters voted "No", the BC government would reduce the HST rate to 11% in 2012 and 10% in 2014.


2011 British Columbia sales tax referendum, Question
Are you in favour of extinguishing the HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) and reinstating the PST (Provincial Sales Tax) in conjunction with the GST (Goods and Services Tax)?


2011 British Figure Skating Championships
The 2011 British Figure Skating Championships was held from November 21 to 27, 2010 at the IceSheffield in Sheffield. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior, junior, and novice levels. The results were among the criteria to determine the British teams for the 2011 World Championships, 2011 World Junior Championships, and 2011 European Championships.


2011 British Formula 3 International Series
The 2011 Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series was the 61st British Formula 3 International Series season. The season began on 16 April at Monza in Italy and ended on 9 October at Silverstone after 30 races held at ten meetings. Of those meetings, six were held in the United Kingdom, with overseas rounds at Monza, the Nürburgring in Germany, Paul Ricard in France, and Spa in Belgium.


2011 British Formula 3 International Series
Brazilian driver Felipe Nasr dominated the series, winning seven races and recording 16 top three finishes over the first eight rounds of the series, putting him 123 points ahead of Nasr's Carlin Motorsport teammate, Danish driver Kevin Magnussen, giving him an unassailable lead in the championship with two rounds still in hand.


2011 British Formula 3 International Series, Regulation changes
A number of changes were announced for the season, with pit-stops set to be introduced in the third race of each round, but this plan was later abandoned in July 2011. The championship's class system – Championship and National – was also renamed to the International and Rookie Championships. The Rookie winner will receive a fully paid entry to the 2012 International Championship.


2011 British Formula Ford Championship
The 2011 British Formula Ford Championship was the 36th edition of the British Formula Ford Championship. It commenced on 9 April at the Silverstone National Circuit and ended on 9 October at Silverstone Arena Circuit after 8 rounds and 24 races, all held in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.


2011 British Formula Ford Championship, Championship standings
In the Championship Class, points were awarded on a 30-27-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-3-2 basis to the top fifteen classified drivers, with one point awarded to all other finishers. In the Scholarship Class, points were awarded 30-27-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis. An additional point was given to the driver who set the fastest lap in each race, in both classes.


2011 British GT Championship
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2011 British GT Championship
The 2011 Avon Tyres British GT season was the 19th season of the British GT Championship. The season began on 25 April at Oulton Park and finished on 8 October at Silverstone, after ten races at seven meetings.


2011 British GT Championship
On 22 November 2010, the SRO Motorsports Group announced changes to the structure of the 2011 season including a reduced calendar, however still with the inclusion of an overseas event. TV coverage continued to be broadcast on Channel 4 with the option to view again on 4oD and also on Motors TV.


2011 British GT Championship, Rule changes, Class restructure and new homologations
For the 2011 season, the GT3 class was brought right up to date with the inclusion of new FIA homologated cars. This gave teams the options to run the new Ferrari 458 Italia or the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 as well as the currently homologated cars. New to 2011 season was the introduction of the GT3B class catering for older, GT3 spec cars which do not conform to the latest FIA homologations. This should allow the running of cars such as the Dodge Viper Competition Coupe or Ferrari F430.


2011 British GT Championship, Rule changes, Class restructure and new homologations
For the second year in a row, the GT4 class was a merger of Supersport-spec cars and GT4 homologated cars. Despite an unsuccessful return the previous year, the Cup class is to be continued. The cars eligible are the cars currently used in the Porsche Supercup and Ferrari Challenge series, based on the Porsche 997 and Ferrari F430 road cars. It is hoped that the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain's using updated cars will increase entries.


2011 British GT Championship, Rule changes, Class restructure and new homologations
The ballast penalty system has been dropped in favour of a pit-stop time penalty formula where more successful driver pairings will be held during pit-stops for a longer time in order to level the competition. There are also plans for the development of a "Gentleman's Trophy", new logo and rebranding of the championship.


2011 British GT Championship, Entry list
A list of expected entries was released on 8 March 2011 after the championship's Media Day at Silverstone.


2011 British GT Championship, Calendar
A provisional 12-race calendar was announced on 22 November 2010. This was then refined on 16 February 2011. All races except Belgian round at Spa, were held in the United Kingdom.


2011 British GT Championship, Championship standings, GT3/GT3B/GTC
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.


2011 British Grand Prix
The 2011 British Grand Prix (formally the 2011 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 10 July 2011 at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England, and won by Fernando Alonso. Changes to the circuit mean that the race was previously classified as being in Northamptonshire, but the movement of the start-finish line means that the race is now officially classed as being in Buckinghamshire. It was the ninth race of the 2011 season, and saw the introduction of a ban on off-throttle blown diffusers, the practice of forcing the engine to continue to produce exhaust gasses to generate downforce when drivers are not using the throttle.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Background
The circuit underwent a major reconfiguration for the 2010 British Grand Prix, with the addition of the "Arena" loop bypassing the old Abbey, Bridge and Priory corners before re-joining at Brooklands. The 2011 race saw the second stage of this reconfiguration used for the first time, with the pits and the start/finish line moved to the straight between Club Corner and the new Abbey. The new pit facility was deliberately designed to be challenging for drivers, and to minimise the amount of time spent in the pits.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Background
The entry lane branches off from the circuit on the approach to Vale and Club – one of the slowest sections of the circuit – allowing a pitting driver to continue to accelerate while others are forced to slow for the corner. The pit lane itself does not run parallel to the main straight, but rather is angled at five degrees to make the corner at the entry to the pit lane slightly faster. Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner noted that the pits are lower than the circuit proper, and that he believed that drivers would have to treat the corner at the entry to the pit lane as they would a corner on the circuit.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Background
Following complaints from MotoGP riders in 2010, the entry to the new Abbey has been re-surfaced to remove a large bump situated on the racing line. The reconfiguration was not without controversy, as the lowered pit lane meant that the pit garages were obscured from the view of the spectators by a retaining wall. Formula One Management reversed the intended pit lane order, placing the Red Bull Racing, McLaren and Ferrari pit garages behind the retaining wall, and moving the Team Lotus, Hispania and Virgin teams' garages to the visible end of the pit lane. The change in the allocation of garages was believed to be for the benefit of corporate guests in the Formula One "Paddock Club", a corporate suite housed above the far end of the pit lane obscured from view.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Background
After experimenting with two Drag Reduction System (DRS) zones in Montreal and Valencia, the FIA announced that the sport would return to using only the one DRS zone at Silverstone, with the activation point placed before Aintree corner, allowing drivers to deploy the system for the length of the Wellington Straight.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Background
Tyre supplier Pirelli brought its silver-banded hard compound tyre as the harder "prime" tyre and the yellow-banded soft compound as the softer "option" compound. This was the same tyre selection that Bridgestone had chosen to bring to the British Grand Prix for the previous two years.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Background
On 30 June, it was announced that Scuderia Toro Rosso testing and reserve driver Daniel Ricciardo would replace Narain Karthikeyan at HRT Formula 1 Team. With Mark Webber driving for Red Bull Racing, Ricciardo's debut marks the first time that two Australian drivers have competed in the same race since Alan Jones and Vern Schuppan raced in the 1977 Austrian Grand Prix.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Practice
The first ninety-minute session of the weekend was deemed wet. The initial lap times were slow, but as a dry line began to appear around the circuit, the drivers switched to Pirelli's intermediate compound, and lap times began to improve significantly. Mark Webber set the fastest time of the session, but experienced fuel problems and stopped on the circuit. Michael Schumacher finished second ahead of Rubens Barrichello third. The rain returned late in the session, and Kamui Kobayashi crashed heavily on the pit straight.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Practice
Sauber were able to repair Kobayashi's car in time for the second session, where he finished third overall. The session was once again wet, with conditions worse than in the morning session; almost half of the ninety minutes had passed before any driver took to the circuit. A dry line gradually began to form around the circuit once again, prompting many drivers to start setting times. Felipe Massa finished the session fastest, nearly eight-tenths of a second clear of Nico Rosberg and Kobayashi.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Practice
The third and final practice session was held in the driest conditions of the weekend, interrupted by a brief shower early in the session. Sebastian Vettel finished the hour-long session fastest, six hundredths of a second faster than Fernando Alonso and four-tenths quicker than team-mate Mark Webber, whose progress was hampered by an early problem with his gearbox. Michael Schumacher also experienced technical problems, this time with his floor, and finished the session eleventh.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
The first qualifying period saw all twenty-four cars take to the circuit as soon as the session began in response to the imminent threat of rain; it was noted by teams and commentators alike that the old start line and Copse corner in particular were slippery. Several drivers topped the timing sheets, including Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber, Pastor Maldonado and Sebastian Vettel, with Webber ultimately setting the fastest time of the session.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Alonso had an excursion into the gravel trap at Luffield, but emerged unscathed and went on to set his fastest time within two laps of the incident, while the Toro Rossos of Jaime Alguersuari and Sébastien Buemi were caught out on the circuit as a heavy downpour began in the final five minutes of the session. Both drivers were eliminated, with Alguersuari qualifying seventeenth and Buemi eighteenth, allowing Heikki Kovalainen to enter Q2 for the first time since the 2011 Spanish Grand Prix. Timo Glock qualified his Virgin MVR-02 in twentieth place ahead of Jarno Trulli in the second Lotus T128 and Jérôme d'Ambrosio. The Hispanias of Vitantonio Liuzzi and Daniel Ricciardo qualified on the final row of the grid, with the Australian rookie half a second behind his team-mate.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
The rain died down in the interlude following the first qualifying period, and when the second period began, the drivers took to the circuit on a variety of tyre compounds, including both the hard and soft dry tyres and the intermediate-grade rubber owing to the varying conditions around the circuit; the old main straight and Copse remained slippery, while the Vale and Club Corner were noticeably dry.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Many of the drivers were simply performing sighting laps in an attempt to decide which tyres were best-suited to the conditions, waiting for lap times to be set on all compounds to establish a base lap time. Once the first lap times were established, the drivers pitted for the dry compounds and took to the circuit once more in another race to beat the weather.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Almost every driver in the session was the fastest man on circuit at some point during the session, but once the circuit finally rubbered in, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton start setting times two seconds faster than the rest of the field, led by Adrian Sutil. Felipe Massa went on to set the fastest time from Webber and Alonso, while a late lap from Jenson Button saw him through to the final qualifying period. Adrian Sutil was eliminated in eleventh, followed by Sergio Pérez.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Michael Schumacher qualified thirteenth, the first time he had qualified outside the top ten at Silverstone in his career. Vitaly Petrov and Nick Heidfeld finished the session in fourteenth and sixteenth respectively – split by the Williams of Rubens Barrichello – in Renault's worst qualifying performance of the season. Heikki Kovalainen qualified seventeenth after setting just one lap time to preserve tyres for the race.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
The final period began as the previous two had, with most of the drivers venturing out as soon as the circuit was opened. The front-running drivers planned for two separate runs, but were anticipating rain later in the period, making the early laps crucial. Meanwhile, Pastor Maldonado, Kamui Kobayashi and Paul di Resta opted for just one qualifying run. Mark Webber claimed his second pole position of the season, just three-hundredths of a second ahead of Vettel on their first run before the predicted rain arrived three minutes from the end of the session.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
The Ferraris of Alonso and Massa filled the second row of the grid, ahead of Button, di Resta and Maldonado. Button had been attempting a final flying lap at the end of the period, but was interrupted by the arrival of the rain and aborted the lap early. Kamui Kobayashi finished eighth ahead of Nico Rosberg, who, like Button, had his final flying run cut short by the conditions. Lewis Hamilton qualified tenth when he set a lap time on worn tyres before the rain arrived, denying him the opportunity to better his lap time. This session marked Sebastian Vettel's 14th consecutive front row start.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Race
The race started under difficult conditions, with a full wet track from the Arena to Chapel, but the remaining sections being dry; as a result of this all of the teams elected to run on intermediate tyres. Before the start Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Pérez slid off the circuit, with Pérez damaging his car's front wing. At the start Sebastian Vettel beat Webber to the first corner, while Jenson Button passed Felipe Massa. Lewis Hamilton made up four positions on the first lap after starting from tenth.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Race
The two Renaults of Nick Heidfeld and Vitaly Petrov had a small collision at Vale, nearly taking Vitaly Petrov out of the race. The difficult conditions meant drivers were forced to nurse the intermediate tyres through the dry sections of the circuit to preserve the integrity of the tyres through the wet stretches. This resulted in the drivers having to stay out on the circuit as long as possible until the circuit became dry enough to switch to the dry-compound tyres, or else risk making an extra stop and losing track position.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Race
Vettel started building up a comfortable lead ahead of Webber whilst Jenson Button struggled, first losing fourth place to Massa and then being passed by Hamilton as the 2008 World Champion climbed back up through the field. The Lotuses of Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli became the first retirements of the race, stopping within the first ten laps of the race due to gearbox issues. As the first round of scheduled pit stops approached, Michael Schumacher collided with Kamui Kobayashi at Luffield, spinning the Japanese driver around.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Race
Schumacher was forced to replace his front wing and was subsequently given a ten-second stop-go penalty for causing an avoidable accident; as the new pit complex was designed in such a way that drivers would spend a minimal amount of time in the pits, the stewards decided that a stop-go penalty was more appropriate than a drive-through. Kamui Kobayashi was given a similar penalty when he pitted due to an unsafe release that saw him drive over a wheel gun. Kobayashi would then go on to retire from the Grand Prix when his engine expired.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Race
Meanwhile, Jaime Alguersuari and Sébastien Buemi were fighting up the order from their poor grid positions, and both successfully passed the struggling Renault of Vitaly Petrov. At Force India, Paul di Resta was delayed in the pits when the team were expecting Adrian Sutil, and thus had Sutil's tyres ready in a similar incident to a mistake at the 2010 German Grand Prix, forcing di Resta to wait while tyres from his own allocation were found. The error dropped di Resta well down the order, and he eventually made contact with Buemi at Copse, damaging the Swiss driver's left-rear tyre. Yellow flags were displayed as Buemi tried to limp back to the pits, but his tyre soon disintegrated and he had to retire by the side of the track.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Race
The second round of pit stops saw Vettel and Alonso enter at the same time, but an uncharacteristic mistake from the Red Bull mechanics meant Vettel was delayed and allowing Alonso to take the lead of the race. Vettel emerged in third behind Lewis Hamilton, and struggled to pass the McLaren driver as Alonso increased his lead. Red Bull would eventually pit Vettel for a third time to allow him to run in clear air. Meanwhile, Button pitted for new tyres but retired from the race after the front right wheelnut was not attached, leaving the wheel visibly loose on the exit from the pits and continuing Button's run of poor results in his home race.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Race
With less than ten laps to go, Hamilton was told to start conserving fuel to finish the race. This slowed him to the point where Vettel and Webber were able to pass him and put him in danger of being passed by Felipe Massa. As the race entered the final two laps, Webber was close enough to Vettel to attempt a pass while Massa was visibly faster than Hamilton. Webber was given an order by the team not to pass Vettel, but ignored it. He was ultimately unsuccessful, and finished in third place.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Race
Behind them, Massa caught Hamilton on the final lap and attempted a pass into Vale corner. Hamilton, holding a defensive line into the corner, was unable to slow the car down in time and the two made contact. This forced Massa off the racing line through Club corner and across the line; Hamilton prevailed by two hundredths of a second, while Massa ran wide and crossed the finish line on the tarmac run-off on the outside of the corner. The stewards investigated, but no action was taken.


2011 British Grand Prix, Report, Race
Alonso won the race – Ferrari's first of the 2011 season – sixteen seconds ahead of Vettel and Webber with Hamilton fourth and Massa fifth. Nico Rosberg finished sixth, five seconds ahead of Sergio Pérez in a career-best finish. Nick Heidfeld salvaged four points for Renault in eighth place and Schumacher recovered from his penalty to place ninth. Vitaly Petrov's failure to score meant that Mercedes took fourth place in the World Constructors' Championship. Jaime Alguersuari took the final point-scoring position in tenth, his third successive finish in the points. Daniel Ricciardo was the nineteenth and final classified finisher on his race debut.


2011 British Grand Prix, Diffuser ban and controversy
The race also saw teams banned from using the "off-throttle blown diffuser" concept. Previously, teams had mapped their engines to burn fuel when the driver lifted off the throttle. This created exhaust gasses that were routed over the diffuser at the rear of the car, generating additional downforce. This counters the loss of downforce experienced with blown diffusers when the driver lifts off the throttle. Compared to a car with a conventional blown diffuser, the additional downforce produced while off throttle improves grip under braking and in slower corners while also making the car's handling less throttle sensitive.


2011 British Grand Prix, Diffuser ban and controversy
Some estimates suggested that this allowed teams to find upwards of one second per lap. Off-throttle blown diffusers had been a source of controversy when the FIA previously banned them at the Spanish Grand Prix, only to recant the ban twenty-four hours later pending a discussion with the sport's Technical Working Group, and prompting Hispania to threaten a protest of the race results.