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2010 European Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitValencia, 57 laps
Round9 of 19
Race numbers

The 2010 European Grand Prix was the:

  • 829th World Championship race
  • 20th World Championship European Grand Prix
  • 3rd World Championship race at Valencia
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault571hr 40m 29.571s25
2+1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes57+5.042s18
3+4(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes57+12.658s (5.000s)15
4+5(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth57+25.627s (5.000s)12
5+1(POL) Robert KubicaRenault57+27.122s (5.000s)10
6+7(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes57+30.168s (5.000s)8
7+11(JPN) Kamui KobayashiBMW Sauber-Ferrari57+30.965s6
8-4(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari57+32.809s4
9+2(CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari57+36.299s (5.000s)2
10+2(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes57+44.382s1
11-6(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari57+46.621s 
12+4(ESP) Pedro de la RosaBMW Sauber-Ferrari57+47.414s (5.000s) 
13+4(ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari57+48.239s 
14-4(RUS) Vitaly PetrovRenault57+48.287s (5.000s) 
15 (DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes57+48.826s 
16-2(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziForce India-Mercedes57+50.890s (5.000s) 
17+4(BRA) Lucas di GrassiVirgin-Cosworth56+1 lap 
18+5(IND) Karun ChandhokHRT-Cosworth55+2 laps 
19+3(DEU) Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth55+2 laps (20.000s) 
20+4(BRA) Bruno SennaHRT-Cosworth55+2 laps 
21-2(ITA) Jarno TrulliLotus-Cosworth53+4 laps 
R (DEU) Nico HulkenbergWilliams-Cosworth49DNF 
R (FIN) Heikki KovalainenLotus-Cosworth8DNF 
R (AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault8DNF 

Notes

  • Jenson Button, Rubens Barrichello, Robert Kubica, Adrian Sutil, Sebastien Buemi, Pedro de la Rosa, Vitaly Petrov, and Vitantonio Liuzzi all received a five-second time penalty for speeding under safety car conditions.
  • Timo Glock received a 20-second time penalty for ignoring blue flags.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1:37.587 
2(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:37.6620.075
3(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:37.9690.382
4(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:38.0750.488
5(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:38.1270.540
6(POL) Robert KubicaRenault1:38.1370.550
7(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:38.2100.623
8(DEU) Nico HulkenbergWilliams-Cosworth1:38.4280.841
9(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth1:38.4280.841
10(RUS) Vitaly PetrovRenault1:38.5230.936
Q2
11(CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari1:38.586 
12(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:38.627 
13(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes1:38.851 
14(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziForce India-Mercedes1:38.884 
15(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes1:39.234 
16(ESP) Pedro de la RosaBMW Sauber-Ferrari1:39.264 
17(ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari1:39.458 
Q1
18(JPN) Kamui KobayashiBMW Sauber-Ferrari1:39.343 
19(ITA) Jarno TrulliLotus-Cosworth1:40.658 
20(FIN) Heikki KovalainenLotus-Cosworth1:40.882 
21(BRA) Lucas di GrassiVirgin-Cosworth1:42.086 
22(DEU) Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth1:42.140 
23(IND) Karun ChandhokHRT-Cosworth1:42.600 
24(BRA) Bruno SennaHRT-Cosworth1:42.851 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(GBR) Paul di RestaForce India-Mercedes
(AUT) Christian KlienHRT-Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Lewis Hamilton127
2(GBR) Jenson Button121
3(DEU) Sebastian Vettel115
4(AUS) Mark Webber103
5(ESP) Fernando Alonso98
6(POL) Robert Kubica83
7(DEU) Nico Rosberg75
8(BRA) Felipe Massa67
9(DEU) Michael Schumacher34
10(DEU) Adrian Sutil31
11(BRA) Rubens Barrichello19
12(ITA) Vitantonio Liuzzi12
13(JPN) Kamui Kobayashi7
14(CHE) Sebastien Buemi7
15(RUS) Vitaly Petrov6
16(ESP) Jaime Alguersuari3
17(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Mercedes248
2Red Bull-Renault218
3Ferrari165
4Mercedes109
5Renault89
6Force India-Mercedes43
7Williams-Cosworth20
8Toro Rosso-Ferrari10
9BMW Sauber-Ferrari7

Statistics & milestones

Wins
7th for Sebastian Vettel
10th for Red Bull (12th constructor to win ten races)
Podiums
32nd for Lewis Hamilton
29th for Jenson Button
13th for Sebastian Vettel
445th & 446th for McLaren
27th for Red Bull
Poles
9th for Sebastian Vettel
13th for Red Bull
1-2 start
4th for Red Bull
Fastest laps
3rd for Jenson Button (first for McLaren)
140th for McLaren
Front row starts
15th for Sebastian Vettel
13th for Mark Webber
Pole & win
5th for Sebastian Vettel