2010 Brazilian Grand Prix
838th World Championship race, 38th World Championship Brazilian Grand Prix, 28th World Championship race at Interlagos
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 7 November 2010 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Sebastian Vettel  Red Bull-Renault |
| Pole position: | Nico Hulkenberg  Williams-Cosworth |
| Fastest lap: | Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes |
| Circuit: | Interlagos, 71 laps |
| Round: | 18 of 19 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 71 | 1hr 33m 11.803s | 25 |
| 2 | +1 |  Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 71 | +4.243s | 18 |
| 3 | +2 |  Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 71 | +6.807s | 15 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 71 | +14.634s | 12 | |
| 5 | +6 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 71 | +15.593s | 10 |
| 6 | +7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 71 | +35.320s | 8 |
| 7 | +1 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 71 | +43.456s | 6 |
| 8 | -7 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 70 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 9 | -2 |  Robert Kubica | Renault | 70 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 10 | +2 |  Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 70 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 | +3 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +10 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | +6 |  Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | -8 |  Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | -6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 16 | -6 |  Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 17 | -2 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 18 | +2 |  Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 69 | +2 laps | |
| 19 | -1 |  Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 69 | +2 laps | |
| 20 | -3 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 69 | +2 laps | |
| 21 | +3 | Bruno Senna | HRT-Cosworth | 69 | +2 laps | |
| 22 | PL | Christian Klien | HRT-Cosworth | 65 | +6 laps | |
| NC | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 62 | +9 laps | ||
| R | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 49 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:14.470 | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:15.519 | |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:15.637 | |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.747 | |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:15.989 | |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:16.203 | |
| 7 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:16.552 | |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:16.925 | |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:17.101 | |
| 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:17.656 | |
| 11 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:19.288 | |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:19.385 | |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:19.486 | |
| 14 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:19.581 | |
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:19.899 | |
| 16 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:20.357 | |
| 17 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:22.130 | |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:22.250 | |
| 19 | -5 | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:19.847 |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:22.378 | |
| 21 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:22.810 | |
| 22 | -5 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:20.830 |
| 23 | ||||
| 24 | -5 | Bruno Senna | HRT-Cosworth | 1:23.796 |
| Started from the pit lane | ||||
| Christian Klien | HRT-Cosworth | 1:23.083 | ||
- 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
Free Practice Appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|
 Jerome d’Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
- Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 2010
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | 246 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | 238 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | 231 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 222 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | 199 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | 143 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | 130 |
| 8 | Robert Kubica | 126 |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | 72 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | 47 |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | 47 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | 32 |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | 22 |
| 14 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 21 |
| 15 | Vitaly Petrov | 19 |
| 16 | Sebastien Buemi | 8 |
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | 6 |
| 18 | Nick Heidfeld | 6 |
| 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | 3 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red
Bull-Renault | 469 |
| 2 | McLaren-Mercedes | 421 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 389 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 202 |
| 5 |  Renault | 145 |
| 6 | Williams-Cosworth | 69 |
| 7 |  Force
India-Mercedes | 68 |
| 8 | BMW
Sauber-Ferrari | 44 |
| 9 | Toro
Rosso-Ferrari | 11 |
Statistics & Milestones
- World Champion
- Constructor: 1st World Championship for Red Bull (14th different world champion)
- Wins
- Driver: 9th for Sebastian Vettel
- Constructor: 14th for Red Bull
- Race 1-2
- Constructor: 8th for Red Bull
- Podiums
- Driver: 63rd for Fernando Alonso, 20th for Mark Webber, 18th for Sebastian Vettel
- Constructor: 643rd for Ferrari, 37th & 38th for Red Bull
- Poles
- Driver: 1st and only for Nico Hulkenberg (94th different polesitter, 7th German driver)
- Constructor: 126th for Williams
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 7th for Lewis Hamilton
- Constructor: 142nd for McLaren
- Front row starts
- Driver: 22nd for Sebastian Vettel, 1st for Nico Hulkenberg (143rd different front row starter, 12th German driver)