2010 Japanese Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 10 October 2010 |
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| Circuit | Suzuka, 53 laps |
| Round | 16 of 19 |
| Race numbers | The 2010 Japanese Grand Prix was the
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Race result
Notes
- Nico Rosberg ended lap 47 in P6 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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| 1 |  Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | |
| 2 |  Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | |
| 3 |  Robert Kubica | Renault | |
| 4 |  Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | |
| 5 |  Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | |
| 7 |  Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | |
| 8 | -5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | |
| 13 |  Vitaly Petrov | Renault | |
| 14 |  Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | |
| 16 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
| 17 |  Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | |
| 18 |  Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | |
| 20 |  Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | |
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| 22 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | |
| 23 | Bruno Senna | HRT-Cosworth | |
| 24 | Sakon Yamamoto | HRT-Cosworth | |
Notes
- Lewis Hamilton received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:30.785 | |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:30.853 | 0.068 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:31.169 | 0.384 |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:31.231 | 0.446 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:31.352 | 0.567 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:31.378 | 0.593 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:31.494 | 0.709 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:31.535 | 0.750 |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:31.559 | 0.774 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:31.846 | 1.061 |
| Q2 | ||||
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:32.187 | |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.321 | |
| 13 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:32.422 | |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:32.427 | |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:32.659 | |
| 16 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:33.071 | |
| 17 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:33.154 | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 18 | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:33.568 | |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:35.346 | |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:35.464 | |
| 21 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:36.265 | |
| 22 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:36.332 | |
| 23 | Bruno Senna | HRT-Cosworth | 1:37.270 | |
| 24 | Sakon Yamamoto | HRT-Cosworth | 1:37.365 | |
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|
 Jerome d’Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2010 Japanese Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Webber | 220 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | 206 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | 206 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 192 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | 189 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | 128 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | 122 |
| 8 | Robert Kubica | 114 |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | 54 |
| 10 | Adrian Sutil | 47 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | 41 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | 27 |
| 13 | Vitaly Petrov | 19 |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | 17 |
| 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 13 |
| 16 | Sebastien Buemi | 8 |
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | 6 |
| 18 | Nick Heidfeld | 4 |
| 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | 3 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 |  Red Bull-Renault | 426 |
| 2 | McLaren-Mercedes | 381 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 334 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 176 |
| 5 |  Renault | 133 |
| 6 |  Force India-Mercedes | 60 |
| 7 | Williams-Cosworth | 58 |
| 8 | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 37 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 11 |
Statistics & milestones
- Milestone race start
- 300th for Rubens Barrichello (1st driver to start 300 races, 1st Brazilian driver)
- Wins
- 8th for Sebastian Vettel
- 13th for Red Bull
- Race 1-2
- 7th for Red Bull
- Podiums
- 61st for Fernando Alonso, 19th for Mark Webber, 17th for Sebastian Vettel
- 640th for Ferrari, 35th & 36th for Red Bull
- Poles
- 13th for Sebastian Vettel
- 18th for Red Bull
- Qualifying 1-2
- 7th for Red Bull
- Fastest laps
- 6th for Mark Webber
- 12th for Red Bull
- Front row starts
- 20th for Sebastian Vettel (37th driver to achieve 20 front row starts, 2nd German driver), 17th for Mark Webber
- Points finishes
- 200th for Michael Schumacher
- Pole & win
- 6th for Sebastian Vettel