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2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitYas Marina, 55 laps
Round19 of 19
Race numbers

The 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was the:

  • 839th World Championship race
  • 2nd World Championship Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
  • 2nd World Championship race at Yas Marina
  • 2010 Drivers’ title decider
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault551hr 39m 36.837s25
2 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes55+10.162s18
3+1(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes55+11.047s15
4+5(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes55+30.747s12
5+6(POL) Robert KubicaRenault55+39.026s10
6+4(RUS) Vitaly PetrovRenault55+43.520s8
7-4(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari55+43.797s6
8-3(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault55+44.243s4
9+8(ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari55+50.201s2
10-4(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari55+50.868s1
11+3(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-Ferrari55+51.551s 
12-5(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth55+57.686s 
13 (DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes55+58.325s 
14-2(JPN) Kamui KobayashiBMW Sauber-Ferrari55+59.558s 
15+3(CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari55+1m 03.178s 
16-1(DEU) Nico HulkenbergWilliams-Cosworth55+1m 04.763s 
17+3(FIN) Heikki KovalainenLotus-Cosworth54+1 lap 
18+4(BRA) Lucas di GrassiVirgin-Cosworth53+2 laps 
19+4(BRA) Bruno SennaHRT-Cosworth53+2 laps 
20+4(AUT) Christian KlienHRT-Cosworth53+2 laps 
21-2(ITA) Jarno TrulliLotus-Cosworth51DNF 
R (DEU) Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth43DNF 
R (DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes0DNF 
R (ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziForce India-Mercedes0DNF 

Notes

  • Jarno Trulli ended lap 51 in P21 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault
2(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes
3(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari
4(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes
5(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault
6(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari
7(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth
8(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes
9(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes
10(RUS) Vitaly PetrovRenault
11(POL) Robert KubicaRenault
12(JPN) Kamui KobayashiBMW Sauber-Ferrari
13(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes
14(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-Ferrari
15(DEU) Nico HulkenbergWilliams-Cosworth
16(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziForce India-Mercedes
17(ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari
18(CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari
19(ITA) Jarno TrulliLotus-Cosworth
20(FIN) Heikki KovalainenLotus-Cosworth
21(DEU) Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth
22(BRA) Lucas di GrassiVirgin-Cosworth
23(BRA) Bruno SennaHRT-Cosworth
24(AUT) Christian KlienHRT-Cosworth

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1:39.394 
2(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:39.4250.031
3(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:39.7920.398
4(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:39.8230.429
5(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:39.9250.531
6(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:40.2020.808
7(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth1:40.2030.809
8(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes1:40.5161.122
9(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:40.5891.195
10(RUS) Vitaly PetrovRenault1:40.9011.507
Q2
11(POL) Robert KubicaRenault1:40.780 
12(JPN) Kamui KobayashiBMW Sauber-Ferrari1:40.783 
13(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes1:40.914 
14(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-Ferrari1:41.113 
15(DEU) Nico HulkenbergWilliams-Cosworth1:41.418 
16(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziForce India-Mercedes1:41.642 
17(ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari1:41.738 
Q1
18(CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari1:41.824 
19(ITA) Jarno TrulliLotus-Cosworth1:43.516 
20(FIN) Heikki KovalainenLotus-Cosworth1:43.712 
21(DEU) Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth1:44.095 
22(BRA) Lucas di GrassiVirgin-Cosworth1:44.510 
23(BRA) Bruno SennaHRT-Cosworth1:45.085 
24(AUT) Christian KlienHRT-Cosworth1:45.296 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(MYS) Fairuz FauzyLotus-Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Sebastian Vettel256
2(ESP) Fernando Alonso252
3(AUS) Mark Webber242
4(GBR) Lewis Hamilton240
5(GBR) Jenson Button214
6(BRA) Felipe Massa144
7(DEU) Nico Rosberg142
8(POL) Robert Kubica136
9(DEU) Michael Schumacher72
10(BRA) Rubens Barrichello47
11(DEU) Adrian Sutil47
12(JPN) Kamui Kobayashi32
13(RUS) Vitaly Petrov27
14(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg22
15(ITA) Vitantonio Liuzzi21
16(CHE) Sebastien Buemi8
17(ESP) Pedro de la Rosa6
18(DEU) Nick Heidfeld6
19(ESP) Jaime Alguersuari5

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Red Bull-Renault498
2McLaren-Mercedes454
3Ferrari396
4Mercedes214
5Renault163
6Williams-Cosworth69
7Force India-Mercedes68
8BMW Sauber-Ferrari44
9Toro Rosso-Ferrari13

Stats & milestones

Last start
Lucas di Grassi
Christian Klien
BMW Sauber
World Champion
1st title for Sebastian Vettel (32nd driver to win the World Championship, 2nd German champion; first German champion since 2004)
Wins
10th for Sebastian Vettel (31st driver to win ten races, 2nd German driver)
15th for Red Bull
Podiums
36th for Lewis Hamilton
31st for Jenson Button
19th for Sebastian Vettel
451st & 452nd for McLaren
39th for Red Bull
Poles
15th for Sebastian Vettel
20th for Red Bull (7th constructor to take 20 pole positions)
Fastest laps
8th for Lewis Hamilton
143rd for McLaren
Front row starts
29th for Lewis Hamilton
23rd for Sebastian Vettel
Pole & win
7th for Sebastian Vettel