2011 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
The 2011 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama was the second race of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season. The race took place on April 10, on the road course in Birmingham, Alabama, and was telecast by Versus in the United States.
Report
Background
Practice and qualifying
Race
Classification
Qualifying
- All cars were split into two groups of twelve, with the fastest six from each group going through to the "top 12" session. In this session, the fastest six cars progressed to the "Firestone Fast Six." The fastest driver in the final session claimed pole, with the rest of the cars lining up in session order, regardless of qualifying times.
Newman/Haas Racing 1:12.2447 1:11.8183 9 26 
Marco AndrettiAndretti Autosport 1:12.2115 1:11.8672 10 38 Graham RahalChip Ganassi Racing 1:11.9373 1:11.9712 11 5 
Takuma SatoKV Racing Technology – Lotus 1:12.4087 1:12.1667 12 77 
Alex TaglianiSam Schmidt Motorsports 1:12.3780 1:12.3485 13 78 
Simona de SilvestroHVM Racing 1:12.2559 14 17 
Raphael MatosAFS Racing 1:12.4094 15 4 J. R. Hildebrand Panther Racing 1:12.2684 16 27 
Mike ConwayAndretti Autosport 1:12.5191 17 28 Ryan Hunter–ReayAndretti Autosport 1:12.3370 18 59 
E. J. VisoKV Racing Technology – Lotus 1:12.6582 19 14 Vítor MeiraA. J. Foyt Enterprises 1:12.5677 20 19 
Sébastien BourdaisDale Coyne Racing 1:12.6896 21 83 Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing 1:12.5857 22 7 Danica PatrickAndretti Autosport 1:12.7257 23 24 Simon Pagenaud Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 1:12.5900 24 82 Tony KanaanKV Racing Technology – Lotus 1:12.8892 25 18 James Jakes Dale Coyne Racing 1:12.7147 26 34 
Sebastián Saavedra Conquest Racing 1:13.0858 Race
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 |  Will Power | 94 |
| 2 | Dario Franchitti | 87 |
| 3 | Tony Kanaan | 63 |
| 4 |  Scott Dixon | 54 |
| 5 | Simona de Silvestro | 54 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.