2010 Chinese Grand Prix
824th World Championship race, 7th World Championship Chinese Grand Prix, 7th World Championship race at Shanghai
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 18 April 2010 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes |
| Pole position: |  Sebastian Vettel  Red Bull-Renault |
| Fastest lap: | Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes |
| Circuit: | Shanghai, 56 laps |
| Round: | 4 of 19 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | 1hr 46m 42.163s | 25 |
| 2 | +4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | +1.530s | 18 |
| 3 | +1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 56 | +9.484s | 15 |
| 4 | -1 |  Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 56 | +11.869s | 12 |
| 5 | +3 |  Robert Kubica | Renault | 56 | +22.213s | 10 |
| 6 | -5 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 56 | +33.310s | 8 |
| 7 | +7 |  Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 56 | +47.600s | 6 |
| 8 | -6 |  Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 56 | +52.172s | 4 |
| 9 | -2 |  Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 56 | +57.796s | 2 |
| 10 | -1 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 56 | +1m 01.749s | 1 |
| 11 | -1 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 56 | +1m 02.874s | |
| 12 | -1 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 56 | +1m 03.665s | |
| 13 | -1 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 56 | +1m 11.416s | |
| 14 | +7 |  Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 55 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | +1 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 55 | +1 lap | |
| 16 | +7 | Bruno Senna | HRT-Cosworth | 54 | +2 laps | |
| 17 | PL |  Karun Chandhok | HRT-Cosworth | 52 | +4 laps | |
| R |  Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 26 | DNF | ||
| R | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 8 | DNF | ||
| R | Pedro de la Rosa | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 7 | DNF | ||
| R |  Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 0 | DNF | ||
| R |  Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 0 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | |||||
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:34.558 | |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:34.806 | |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:34.913 | |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:34.923 | |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:34.979 | |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:35.034 | |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:35.180 | |
| 8 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:35.364 | |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:35.646 | |
| 10 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:35.963 | |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:35.748 | |
| 12 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:36.047 | |
| 13 | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:36.149 | |
| 14 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:36.311 | |
| 15 | Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:36.422 | |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:36.647 | |
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:37.020 | |
| 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:37.161 | |
| 19 | ||||
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:39.399 | |
| 21 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:39.520 | |
| 22 | ||||
| 23 | Bruno Senna | HRT-Cosworth | 1:40.469 | |
| 24 | ||||
| Started from the pit lane | ||||
| Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:39.783 | ||
| -5 | Karun Chandhok | HRT-Cosworth | 1:40.578 | |
- Karun Chandhok received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
Qualifying Result
Free Practice Appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|
| Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | 60 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | 50 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | 49 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 49 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | 45 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | 41 |
| 7 | Robert Kubica | 40 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | 28 |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | 10 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | 10 |
| 11 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 8 |
| 12 | Vitaly Petrov | 6 |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | 5 |
| 14 | Jaime Alguersuari | 2 |
| 15 | Nico Hulkenberg | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren-Mercedes | 109 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 90 |
| 3 | Red
Bull-Renault | 73 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 60 |
| 5 |  Renault | 46 |
| 6 | Force
India-Mercedes | 18 |
| 7 | Williams-Cosworth | 6 |
| 8 | Toro
Rosso-Ferrari | 2 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Wins
- Driver: 9th for Jenson Button
- Constructor: 166th for McLaren
- Race 1-2
- Constructor: 45th for McLaren
- Podiums
- Driver: 29th for Lewis Hamilton, 26th for Jenson Button, 4th for Nico Rosberg
- Constructor: 439th & 440th for McLaren, 19th for Mercedes
- Poles
- Driver: 8th for Sebastian Vettel
- Constructor: 9th for Red Bull
- Qualifying 1-2
- Constructor: 2nd for Red Bull
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 4th for Lewis Hamilton
- Constructor: 138th for McLaren
- Front row starts
- Driver: 12th for Sebastian Vettel, 9th for Mark Webber
- Points finishes
- Driver: 1st for Vitaly Petrov (314th different point scorer, 1st Russian driver)