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2010 Brazilian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitInterlagos, 71 laps
Round18 of 19
Race numbers

The 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix was the:

  • 838th World Championship race
  • 38th World Championship Brazilian Grand Prix
  • 28th World Championship race at Interlagos
  • 2010 Constructors’ title decider
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault711hr 33m 11.803s25
2+1(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault71+4.243s18
3+2(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari71+6.807s15
4 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes71+14.634s12
5+6(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes71+15.593s10
6+7(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes71+35.320s8
7+1(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes71+43.456s6
8-7(DEU) Nico HulkenbergWilliams-Cosworth70+1 lap4
9-2(POL) Robert KubicaRenault70+1 lap2
10+2(JPN) Kamui KobayashiBMW Sauber-Ferrari70+1 lap1
11+3(ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari70+1 lap 
12+10(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes70+1 lap 
13+6(CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari70+1 lap 
14-8(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth70+1 lap 
15-6(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari70+1 lap 
16-6(RUS) Vitaly PetrovRenault70+1 lap 
17-2(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-Ferrari70+1 lap 
18+2(FIN) Heikki KovalainenLotus-Cosworth69+2 laps 
19-1(ITA) Jarno TrulliLotus-Cosworth69+2 laps 
20-3(DEU) Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth69+2 laps 
21+3(BRA) Bruno SennaHRT-Cosworth69+2 laps 
22PL(AUT) Christian KlienHRT-Cosworth65+6 laps 
NC (BRA) Lucas di GrassiVirgin-Cosworth62+9 laps 
R (ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziForce India-Mercedes49DNF 

Starting grid

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

Notes

  • Sebastien Buemi received a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Timo Glock in the previous race.
  • Adrian Sutil received a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Kamui Kobayashi in the previous race.
  • Bruno Senna received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(DEU) Nico HulkenbergWilliams-Cosworth1:14.470 
2(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1:15.5191.049
3(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:15.6371.167
4(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:15.7471.277
5(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:15.9891.519
6(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth1:16.2031.733
7(POL) Robert KubicaRenault1:16.5522.082
8(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes1:16.9252.455
9(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:17.1012.631
10(RUS) Vitaly PetrovRenault1:17.6563.186
Q2
11(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:19.288 
12(JPN) Kamui KobayashiBMW Sauber-Ferrari1:19.385 
13(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:19.486 
14(ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari1:19.581 
15(CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari1:19.847 
16(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-Ferrari1:19.899 
17(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziForce India-Mercedes1:20.357 
Q1
18(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes1:20.830 
19(DEU) Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth1:22.130 
20(ITA) Jarno TrulliLotus-Cosworth1:22.250 
21(FIN) Heikki KovalainenLotus-Cosworth1:22.378 
22(BRA) Lucas di GrassiVirgin-Cosworth1:22.810 
23(AUT) Christian KlienHRT-Cosworth1:23.083 
24(BRA) Bruno SennaHRT-Cosworth1:23.796 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(BEL) Jerome d’AmbrosioVirgin-Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ESP) Fernando Alonso246
2(AUS) Mark Webber238
3(DEU) Sebastian Vettel231
4(GBR) Lewis Hamilton222
5(GBR) Jenson Button199
6(BRA) Felipe Massa143
7(DEU) Nico Rosberg130
8(POL) Robert Kubica126
9(DEU) Michael Schumacher72
10(BRA) Rubens Barrichello47
11(DEU) Adrian Sutil47
12(JPN) Kamui Kobayashi32
13(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg22
14(ITA) Vitantonio Liuzzi21
15(RUS) Vitaly Petrov19
16(CHE) Sebastien Buemi8
17(ESP) Pedro de la Rosa6
18(DEU) Nick Heidfeld6
19(ESP) Jaime Alguersuari3

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Red Bull-Renault469
2McLaren-Mercedes421
3Ferrari389
4Mercedes202
5Renault145
6Williams-Cosworth69
7Force India-Mercedes68
8BMW Sauber-Ferrari44
9Toro Rosso-Ferrari11

Statistics & milestones

World Champion
1st title for Red Bull (14th constructor world champion)
Wins
9th for Sebastian Vettel
14th for Red Bull
Race 1-2
8th for Red Bull
Podiums
63rd for Fernando Alonso
20th for Mark Webber (44th driver to score 20 podiums, 3rd Australian driver)
18th for Sebastian Vettel
643rd for Ferrari
37th & 38th for Red Bull
Poles
1st for Nico Hulkenberg (94th different polesitter, 7th German driver)
126th for Williams (first since 2005)
Fastest laps
7th for Lewis Hamilton
142nd for McLaren
Front row starts
22nd for Sebastian Vettel
1st for Nico Hulkenberg (143rd different front row starter, 12th German driver; last until 2016; only front row start for Williams)