F1 season
Season info
Season
61
Races
19
Drivers’ Champion
Sebastian Vettel (1st title; 32nd different World Champion, 2nd German champion)
Constructors’ Champion
Red Bull-Renault (1st title for Red Bull, 14th different World Champion constructor)
Quick links
Calendar
- First race (Grand Prix)
- South Korea
- First race (circuit)
- Yeongam (first Korean circuit to host a World Championship race)
- First Grand Prix since…
- 2008 for Canada
- First race at a circuit since…
- 2008 for Hockenheim and Montreal
- Last Grand Prix until…
- 2012 for Bahrain
- Last race at a circuit until…
- 2012 for Hockenheim and Sakhir
Race results
| # | Grand Prix | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | Result |
| 2 | Australia | Result |
| 3 | Malaysia | Result |
| 4 | China | Result |
| 5 | Spain | Result |
| 6 | Monaco | Result |
| 7 | Turkey | Result |
| 8 | Canada | Result |
| 9 | Europe | Result |
| 10 | Britain | Result |
| 11 | Germany | Result |
| 12 | Hungary | Result |
| 13 | Belgium | Result |
| 14 | Italy | Result |
| 15 | Singapore | Result |
| 16 | Japan | Result |
| 17 | South Korea | Result |
| 18 | Brazil (constructors’ title decider) | Result |
| 19 | Abu Dhabi (drivers’ title decider) | Result |
Driver and constructor entries
Race drivers
The following drivers and constructors participated in the 2010 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.
- BMW Sauber
- (JPN) Kamui Kobayashi (All)
- (ESP) Pedro de la Rosa (1-14)
- (DEU) Nick Heidfeld (15-19)
- Ferrari
- (ESP) Fernando Alonso (All)
- (BRA) Felipe Massa (All)
- Force India
- (ITA) Vitantonio Liuzzi (All)
- (DEU) Adrian Sutil (All)
- HRT
- (IND) Karun Chandhok (1-10) (Rookie)
- (BRA) Bruno Senna (1-9, 11-19) (Rookie)
- (JPN) Sakon Yamamoto (10-14, 16-17)
- (AUT) Christian Klien (15, 18-19)
- Lotus
- (FIN) Heikki Kovalainen (All)
- (ITA) Jarno Trulli (All)
- McLaren
- (GBR) Jenson Button (All)
- (GBR) Lewis Hamilton (All)
- Mercedes
- (DEU) Nico Rosberg (All)
- (DEU) Michael Schumacher (All)
- Red Bull
- (DEU) Sebastian Vettel (All)
- (AUS) Mark Webber (All)
- Renault
- (POL) Robert Kubica (All)
- (RUS) Vitaly Petrov (All) (Rookie) (first Russian driver to enter a World Championship race)
- Toro Rosso
- (ESP) Jaime Alguersuari (All)
- (CHE) Sebastien Buemi (All)
- Virgin
- (BRA) Lucas di Grassi (All) (Rookie)
- (DEU) Timo Glock (All)
- Williams
- (BRA) Rubens Barrichello (All)
- (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg (All) (Rookie)
- Final season (drivers)
- Lucas di Grassi
- Christian Klien
- Sakon Yamamoto
- First entry (drivers) since…
- 2006 for Pedro de la Rosa, Christian Klien and Michael Schumacher
- 2007 for Sakon Yamamoto
- Last entry (drivers) until…
- 2012 for Nico Hulkenberg
- 2019 for Robert Kubica
- Debut season (constructors)
- HRT
- Lotus
- Virgin
- Final season (constructors)
- BMW Sauber
- First entry (constructors) since…
- 1955 for Mercedes
Free practice drivers
The following drivers participated in a Friday practice session during the 2010 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.
- Force India
- (GBR) Paul di Resta (2-5, 9-10, 12, 14) (Rookie)
- HRT
- (AUT) Christian Klien (5, 9)
- (JPN) Sakon Yamamoto (7)
- Lotus
- (MYS) Fairuz Fauzy (3, 10-11, 15, 19) (Rookie)
- Virgin
- (BEL) Jerome d’Ambrosio (15-18) (Rookie)
Maiden wins
There were no first-time winners in 2010.
2012 was the next season to feature a first-time winner.
Maiden podium finishes
There were no first-time podium finishers in 2010.
Maiden pole positions
| Driver | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Nico Hulkenberg (Williams) | Brazil |