2010 World Championship Season

61st World Championship season

2009 World Championship

2011 World Championship

Fact File

Drivers’ Champion:	Sebastian Vettel (1st title, 32nd different world champion, 2nd German champion)
Constructors’ Champion:	Red Bull (1st title, 14th different world champion)
Races:	19
Winning drivers:	Fernando Alonso (5) Sebastian Vettel (5) Mark Webber (4) Lewis Hamilton (3) Jenson Button (2)
Winning constructors:	Red Bull (9) McLaren (5) Ferrari (5)
First-time winners (driver):	none
First-time winners (constructor):	none

2010 World Championship Grands Prix

Calendar

DT: Drivers’ title decider
CT: Constructors’ title decider

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Race Result
1	Bahrain	Sakhir	14 March	2010 Bahrain Grand Prix
2	Australia	Melbourne	28 March	2010 Australian Grand Prix
3	Malaysia	Sepang	4 April	2010 Malaysian Grand Prix
4	China	Shanghai	18 April	2010 Chinese Grand Prix
5	Spain	Catalunya	9 May	2010 Spanish Grand Prix
6	Monaco	Monte Carlo	16 May	2010 Monaco Grand Prix
7	Turkey	Istanbul	30 May	2010 Turkish Grand Prix
8	Canada	Montreal	13 June	2010 Canadian Grand Prix
9	Europe	Valencia	27 June	2010 European Grand Prix
10	Britain	Silverstone	11 July	2010 British Grand Prix
11	Germany	Hockenheim	25 July	2010 German Grand Prix
12	Hungary	Hungaroring	1 August	2010 Hungarian Grand Prix
13	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	29 August	2010 Belgian Grand Prix
14	Italy	Monza	12 September	2010 Italian Grand Prix
15	Singapore	Marina Bay	26 September	2010 Singapore Grand Prix
16	Japan	Suzuka	10 October	2010 Japanese Grand Prix
17	South Korea	Yeongam	24 October	2010 Korean Grand Prix
18	Brazil CT	Interlagos	7 November	2010 Brazilian Grand Prix
19	Abu Dhabi DT	Yas Marina	14 November	2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Race Winners

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Driver	Constructor	Start	Win Margin
1	Bahrain	Sakhir	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	3	16.099s
2	Australia	Melbourne	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	4	12.034s
3	Malaysia	Sepang	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	3	4.849s
4	China	Shanghai	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	5	1.530s
5	Spain	Catalunya	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	1	24.065s
6	Monaco	Monte Carlo	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	1	0.448s
7	Turkey	Istanbul	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	2	2.645s
8	Canada	Montreal	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1	2.254s
9	Europe	Valencia	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1	5.042s
10	Britain	Silverstone	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	2	1.360s
11	Germany	Nurburgring	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	2	4.196s
12	Hungary	Hungaroring	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	2	17.821s
13	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	2	1.571s
14	Italy	Monza	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1	2.938s
15	Singapore	Marina Bay	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1	0.293s
16	Japan	Suzuka	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1	0.905s
17	South Korea	Yeongam	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	3	14.999s
18	Brazil	Interlagos	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	2	4.243s
19	Abu Dhabi	Yas Marina	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1	10.162s

Polesitters

Highlight: Home driver polesitter

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Driver	Constructor	Race	Pole Margin
1	Bahrain	Sakhir	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	4	0.141s
2	Australia	Melbourne	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	DNF	0.116s
3	Malaysia	Sepang	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	2	1.346s
4	China	Shanghai	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	6	0.248s
5	Spain	Catalunya	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	1	0.106s
6	Monaco	Monte Carlo	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	1	0.294s
7	Turkey	Istanbul	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	3	0.138s
8	Canada	Montreal	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1	0.268s
9	Europe	Valencia	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1	0.075s
10	Britain	Silverstone	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	7	0.143s
11	Germany	Nurburgring	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	3	0.002s
12	Hungary	Hungaroring	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	3	0.411s
13	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	2	0.085s
14	Italy	Monza	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1	0.122s
15	Singapore	Marina Bay	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1	0.067s
16	Japan	Suzuka	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1	0.068s
17	South Korea	Yeongam	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	DNF	0.074s
18	Brazil	Interlagos	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams-Cosworth	8	1.049s
19	Abu Dhabi	Yas Marina	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1	0.031s

Fastest Laps

Highlight: Home driver fastest lap setter

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Driver	Constructor
1	Bahrain	Sakhir	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
2	Australia	Melbourne	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault
3	Malaysia	Sepang	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault
4	China	Shanghai	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes
5	Spain	Catalunya	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes
6	Monaco	Monte Carlo	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
7	Turkey	Istanbul	Vitaly Petrov	Renault
8	Canada	Montreal	Robert Kubica	Renault
9	Europe	Valencia	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes
10	Britain	Silverstone	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
11	Germany	Nurburgring	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
12	Hungary	Hungaroring	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
13	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes
14	Italy	Monza	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
15	Singapore	Marina Bay	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
16	Japan	Suzuka	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault
17	South Korea	Yeongam	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
18	Brazil	Interlagos	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes
19	Abu Dhabi	Yas Marina	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes

2010 World Championship Standings

Driver

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Points	Gap
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	256
2	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	252	-4
3	Mark Webber	Red Bull	242	-14
4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	240	-16
5	Jenson Button	McLaren	214	-42
6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	144	-112
7	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	142	-114
8	Robert Kubica	Renault	136	-120
9	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	72	-184
10	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	47	-209
11	Adrian Sutil	Force India	47	-209
12	Kamui Kobayashi	BMW Sauber	32	-224
13	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	27	-229
14	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	22	-234
15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	21	-235
16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	8	-248
17	Pedro de la Rosa	BMW Sauber	6	-250
18	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	6	-250
19	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	5	-251
20	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus	0	-256
21	Jarno Trulli	Lotus	0	-256
22	Karun Chandhok	HRT	0	-256
23	Bruno Senna	HRT	0	-256
24	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin	0	-256
25	Timo Glock	Virgin	0	-256
26	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	0	-256
27	Christian Klien	HRT	0	-256

Points scoring system used:

1st: 25 points
2nd: 18 points
3rd: 15 points
4th: 12 points
5th: 10 points
6th: 8 points
7th: 6 points
8th: 4 points
9th: 2 points
10th: 1 point

Every race counted towards the championship.

Constructor

Pos	Team	Points	Gap
1	Red Bull-Renault	498
2	McLaren-Mercedes	454	-44
3	Ferrari	396	-102
4	Mercedes	214	-284
5	Renault	163	-335
6	Williams-Cosworth	69	-429
7	Force India-Mercedes	68	-430
8	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	44	-454
9	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	13	-485
10	Lotus-Cosworth	0	-498
11	HRT-Cosworth	0	-498
12	Virgin-Cosworth	0	-498

Points scoring system used:

1st: 25 points
2nd: 18 points
3rd: 15 points
4th: 12 points
5th: 10 points
6th: 8 points
7th: 6 points
8th: 4 points
9th: 2 points
10th: 1 point

Constructors received points for each of their cars.
Every race counted towards the championship.

Qualifying Results Overview

Pos	Driver	BHR	AUS	MYS	CHN	ESP	MCO	TUR	CAN	EUR	GBR	DEU	HUN	BEL	ITA	SGP	JPN	KOR	BRA	ABU	Avg.	Best
1	Sebastian Vettel	1	1	3	1	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	4	6	2	1	1	2	1	1.95	1
2	Mark Webber	6	2	1	2	1	1	1	7	2	2	4	2	1	4	5	2	2	3	5	2.79	1
3	Lewis Hamilton	4	11	20	6	3	5	2	1	3	4	6	5	2	5	3	3	4	4	2	4.89	1
4	Fernando Alonso	3	3	19	3	4	24	12	3	4	3	2	3	10	1	1	5	3	5	3	5.84	1
5	Jenson Button	8	4	17	5	5	8	4	4	7	14	5	11	5	2	4	6	7	11	4	6.89	2
6	Robert Kubica	9	9	6	8	7	2	7	8	6	6	7	8	3	9	8	4	8	7	11	7.00	2
7	Nico Rosberg	5	6	2	4	8	6	6	10	12	5	9	6	12	7	7	7	5	13	9	7.32	2
8	Felipe Massa	2	5	21	7	9	4	8	6	5	7	3	4	6	3	24	12	6	9	6	7.74	2
9	Michael Schumacher	7	7	8	9	6	7	5	13	15	10	11	14	11	12	9	10	9	8	8	9.42	5
10	Rubens Barrichello	11	8	7	11	18	9	15	11	9	8	8	12	7	10	6	8	10	6	7	9.53	6
11	Nico Hulkenberg	13	15	5	16	13	11	17	12	8	13	10	10	9	8	12	9	11	1	15	10.95	1
12	Adrian Sutil	10	10	4	10	11	12	11	9	13	11	14	13	8	11	16	15	14	18	13	11.74	4
13	Vitaly Petrov	17	18	11	14	14	14	9	14	10	16	13	7	24	15	13	13	15	10	10	13.53	7
14	Kamui Kobayashi	16	16	9	15	10	16	10	18	18	12	12	18	19	13	10	14	12	12	12	13.79	9
15	Nick Heidfeld															15	11	13	16	14	13.80	11
16	Pedro de la Rosa	14	14	12	17	12	15	13	17	16	9	15	9	22	17						14.43	9
17	Sebastien Buemi	15	12	13	13	15	13	14	15	11	17	17	15	15	14	14	18	17	15	18	14.79	11
18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	12	13	10	18	17	10	18	5	14	15	22	16	14	20	17	17	18	17	16	15.21	5
19	Jaime Alguersuari	18	17	14	12	16	17	16	16	17	18	16	17	13	16	11	16	16	14	17	15.63	11
20	Heikki Kovalainen	21	19	15	21	20	18	20	19	20	19	19	20	16	19	19	20	21	21	20	19.32	15
21	Jarno Trulli	20	20	18	20	19	19	19	20	19	21	18	21	18	18	21	19	19	20	19	19.37	18
22	Timo Glock	19	21	16		21	20	21	21	22	20	20	19	17	21	18	22	20	19	21	19.89	16
23	Lucas di Grassi	22	22	24	22	22	21	23	23	21	22	24	22	23	22	20	21	22	22	22	22.11	20
24	Bruno Senna	23	23	23	23	24	22	22	22	24		21	23	20	23	23	23	24	24	23	22.78	20
25	Christian Klien															22			23	24	23.00	22
26	Sakon Yamamoto										24	23	24	21	24		24	23			23.29	21
27	Karun Chandhok	24	24	22	24	23	23	24	24	23	23										23.40	22

Race Results Overview

Pos	Driver	BHR	AUS	MYS	CHN	ESP	MCO	TUR	CAN	EUR	GBR	DEU	HUN	BEL	ITA	SGP	JPN	KOR	BRA	ABU	Points
1	Sebastian Vettel	4	R	1	6	3	2	R	4	1	7	3	3	15	4	2	1	R	1	1	256
2	Fernando Alonso	1	4	13^R	4	2	6	8	3	8	14	1	2	R	1	1	3	1	3	7	252
3	Mark Webber	8	9	2	8	1	1	3	5	R	1	6	1	2	6	3	2	R	2	8	242
4	Lewis Hamilton	3	6	6	2	14^R	5	1	1	2	2	4	R	1	R	R	5	2	4	2	240
5	Jenson Button	7	1	8	1	5	R	2	2	3	4	5	8	R	2	4	4	12	5	3	214
6	Felipe Massa	2	3	7	9	6	4	7	15	11	15	2	4	4	3	8	R	3	15	10	144
7	Nico Rosberg	5	5	3	3	13	7	5	6	10	3	8	R	6	5	5	17^R	R	6	4	142
8	Robert Kubica	11	2	4	5	8	3	6	7	5	R	7	R	3	8	7	R	5	9	5	136
9	Michael Schumacher	6	10	R	10	4	12	4	11	15	9	9	11	7	9	13	6	4	7	R	72
10	Rubens Barrichello	10	8	12	12	9	R	14	14	4	5	12	10	R	10	6	9	7	14	12	47
11	Adrian Sutil	12	R	5	11	7	8	9	10	6	8	17	R	5	16	9	R	R	12	13	47
12	Kamui Kobayashi	R	R	R	R	12	R	10	R	7	6	11	9	8	R	R	7	8	10	14	32
13	Vitaly Petrov	R	R	R	7	11	13^R	15	17	14	13	10	5	9	13	11	R	R	16	6	27
14	Nico Hulkenberg	14	R	10	15	16	R	17	13	R	10	13	6	14	7	10	R	10	8	16	22
15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	9	7	R	R	15^R	9	13	9	16	11	16	13	10	12	R	R	6	R	R	21
16	Sebastien Buemi	16^R	R	11	R	R	10	16	8	9	12	R	12	12	11	14	10	R	13	15	8
17	Pedro de la Rosa	R	12	DNS	R	R	R	11	R	12	R	14	7	11	14						6
18	Nick Heidfeld															R	8	9	17	11	6
19	Jaime Alguersuari	13	11	9	13	10	11	12	12	13	R	15	R	13	15	12	11	11	11	9	5
20	Heikki Kovalainen	15	13	R	14	DNS	R	R	16	R	17	R	14	16	18	16^R	12	13	18	17
21	Jarno Trulli	17^R	DNS	17	R	17	15^R	R	R	21	16	R	15	19	R	R	13	R	19	21^R
22	Karun Chandhok	R	14	15	17	R	14^R	20^R	18	18	19
23	Bruno Senna	R	R	16	16	R	R	R	R	20		19	17	R	R	R	15	14	21	19
24	Lucas di Grassi	R	R	14	R	19	R	19	19	17	R	R	18	17	20^R	15	DNS	R	NC	18
25	Timo Glock	R	R	R	DNS	18	R	18	R	19	18	18	16	18	17	R	14	R	20	R
26	Sakon Yamamoto										20	R	19	20	19		16	15
27	Christian Klien															R			22	20

Race To The Title

The Race To The Title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season.

2010 World Championship Statistics

See: 2010 World Championship Statistics