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{{Racing car
| Car_name = Force India VJM04
| Image = [[File:Paul di Resta 2011 Malaysia FP2 2.jpg|250px]]
| Category = [[Formula One]]
| Constructor = [[Force India]]
| Designer = [[Andrew Green (Formula One)|Andrew Green]] {{smaller|(Technical Director)}} Ian Hall {{smaller|(Project Leader)}} [[Simon Phillips (Formula One)|Simon Phillips]] {{smaller|(Head of Aerodynamics)}}
| Predecessor = [[Force India VJM03]]
| Successor = [[Force India VJM05]]
| Team = [[Force India|Force India F1 Team]]
| Drivers = 14. {{flagicon|GER}} [[Adrian Sutil]] 15. {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Paul di Resta]]
| Technical ref =
| Chassis = Carbon fibre composite [[monocoque]] with Zylon legality side anti-intrusion panels
| Front suspension = Aluminium uprights with carbon fibre composite wishbones, trackrod and pushrod. Inboard chassis mounted torsion springs, dampers and anti-roll bar assembly
| Rear suspension = ''as front'', except for trackrod and pullrod, and gearbox mounted torsion springs.
| Engine name = [[Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines|Mercedes-Benz]] FO 108Y
| Capacity = {{convert|2400|cc|cuin|1|abbr=on}}
| Configuration = 90° [[V8 engine|V8]], limited to 18,000 RPM,
| Turbo/NA = [[naturally aspirated]],
| Engine position = [[MR layout|mid-mounted]]
| Gearbox name = [[McLaren]]
| Gears = Seven-speed semi-automatic gearbox with reverse gear,
| Type = Electronic shift system
| Differential =
| Weight = {{convert|640|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} {{smaller|(including driver)}}
| Fuel = [[Mobil]]
| Tyres = [[Pirelli]] P Zero [[BBS Kraftfahrzeugtechnik|BBS]] Wheels (front and rear): 13"
| Debut = [[2011 Australian Grand Prix]]
| Races = 19
| Wins = 0
| Poles = 0
| Fastest_laps = 0
| Podiums = 0
}}
The '''Force India VJM04''' is a [[Formula One]] [[racing car]] developed by [[Force India]] for the [[2011 Formula One season]], the fourth car the team has made since entering the sport in [[2008 Formula One season|2008]]. The car was driven by long-time Force India driver [[Adrian Sutil]] and [[2010 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season|2010]] [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters]] champion [[Paul di Resta]]. The car was launched online on 8 February 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/2/11724.html|title=Online launch for Force India's 2011 car|date=8 February 2011|access-date=8 February 2011|work=Formula1.com|publisher=[[Formula One Group|Formula One Administration]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210190623/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/2/11724.html|archive-date=10 February 2011}}</ref>

==Adrian Sutil==
Sutil scored ninth in the first race of the season in [[2011 Australian Grand Prix|Australia]] after the Saubers were disqualified. He failed to score until the race in [[2011 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]] where at one point, he was running fourth. However, on lap 72, contact with [[Pastor Maldonado]] and the wall triggered an incident in which [[Jaime Alguersuari]] and [[Vitaly Petrov]] crashed and the race was red-flagged. After the restart, Sutil eventually finished seventh. In [[2011 Canadian Grand Prix|Canada]] he suffered a drive-through penalty before retiring as a result of accident damage.

==Paul di Resta==
Di Resta scored points in his first and second Grands Prix in [[2011 Australian Grand Prix|Australia]] and [[2011 Malaysian Grand Prix|Malaysia]] whilst in [[2011 Chinese Grand Prix|China]] he qualified a career best eighth but failed to finish in the points. [[2011 Turkish Grand Prix|Turkey]] saw his first non-finish whilst [[2011 Spanish Grand Prix|Spain]] and [[2011 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]] brought no points. In [[2011 Canadian Grand Prix|Canada]], he was running fifth at one point but ran into the back of [[Nick Heidfeld]] at the final chicane, breaking his front wing before receiving a drive-through penalty. He then crashed out of the race with a mistake in the wet conditions.

{{Clear}}

==Complete Formula One results==
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (results in '''bold''' indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
|-
! Year
! Entrant
! Engine
! Tyres
! Drivers
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! Points
! WCC
|-
!rowspan=3| {{F1|2011}}
|rowspan=3| [[Force India|Force India F1 Team]]
|rowspan=3| [[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]] ''FO 108Y'' [[V8 engine|V8]]
|rowspan=3| {{Pirelli}}
|
| [[2011 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
| [[2011 Malaysian Grand Prix|MAL]]
| [[2011 Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]
| [[2011 Turkish Grand Prix|TUR]]
| [[2011 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[2011 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[2011 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[2011 European Grand Prix|EUR]]
| [[2011 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[2011 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[2011 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]
| [[2011 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[2011 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[2011 Singapore Grand Prix|SIN]]
| [[2011 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
| [[2011 Korean Grand Prix|KOR]]
| [[2011 Indian Grand Prix|IND]]
| [[2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|ABU]]
| [[2011 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
|rowspan=3 | '''69'''
|rowspan=3 | '''6th'''
|-
| [[Adrian Sutil|Sutil]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|-
| [[Paul di Resta|Di Resta]]
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 18 {{smallsup|†}}
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8
|}
{{smallsup|†}} Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as they had completed >90% of the race distance.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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[[Category:Force India Formula One cars]]

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