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2010 Korean Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitYeongam, 55 laps
Round17 of 19
Race numbers

The 2010 Korean Grand Prix was the:

  • 837th World Championship race
  • 1st World Championship Korean Grand Prix
  • 1st World Championship race at Yeongam
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari552hr 48m 20.810s25
2+2(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes55+14.999s18
3+3(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari55+30.868s15
4+5(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes55+39.688s12
5+3(POL) Robert KubicaRenault55+47.734s10
6+11(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziForce India-Mercedes55+53.571s8
7+3(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth55+1m 09.257s6
8+4(JPN) Kamui KobayashiBMW Sauber-Ferrari55+1m 17.889s4
9+4(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-Ferrari55+1m 20.107s2
10+1(DEU) Nico HulkenbergWilliams-Cosworth55+1m 20.851s1
11+4(ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari55+1m 24.146s 
12-5(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes55+1m 29.939s 
13+8(FIN) Heikki KovalainenLotus-Cosworth54+1 lap 
14+10(BRA) Bruno SennaHRT-Cosworth53+2 laps 
15+8(JPN) Sakon YamamotoHRT-Cosworth53+2 laps 
R (DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes46DNF 
R (DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault45DNF 
R (RUS) Vitaly PetrovRenault39DNF 
R (DEU) Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth31DNF 
R (CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari30DNF 
R (BRA) Lucas di GrassiVirgin-Cosworth25DNF 
R (ITA) Jarno TrulliLotus-Cosworth25DNF 
R (AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault18DNF 
R (DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes18DNF 

Notes

  • Sebastian Vettel ended lap 45 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Notes

  • Vitaly Petrov received a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Nico Hulkenberg in the previous race.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(DEU) Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1:35.585 
2(AUS) Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1:35.6590.074
3(ESP) Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:35.7660.181
4(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1:36.0620.477
5(DEU) Nico RosbergMercedes1:36.5350.950
6(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:36.5710.986
7(GBR) Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1:36.7311.146
8(POL) Robert KubicaRenault1:36.8241.239
9(DEU) Michael SchumacherMercedes1:36.9501.365
10(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth1:36.9981.413
Q2
11(DEU) Nico HulkenbergWilliams-Cosworth1:37.620 
12(JPN) Kamui KobayashiBMW Sauber-Ferrari1:37.643 
13(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-Ferrari1:37.715 
14(DEU) Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes1:37.783 
15(RUS) Vitaly PetrovRenault1:37.799 
16(ESP) Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari1:37.853 
17(CHE) Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari1:38.594 
Q1
18(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziForce India-Mercedes1:38.955 
19(ITA) Jarno TrulliLotus-Cosworth1:40.521 
20(DEU) Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth1:40.748 
21(FIN) Heikki KovalainenLotus-Cosworth1:41.768 
22(BRA) Lucas di GrassiVirgin-Cosworth1:42.283 
23(JPN) Sakon YamamotoHRT-Cosworth1:42.444 
24(BRA) Bruno SennaHRT-Cosworth1:43.283 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(BEL) Jerome d’AmbrosioVirgin-Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ESP) Fernando Alonso231
2(AUS) Mark Webber220
3(GBR) Lewis Hamilton210
4(DEU) Sebastian Vettel206
5(GBR) Jenson Button189
6(BRA) Felipe Massa143
7(POL) Robert Kubica124
8(DEU) Nico Rosberg122
9(DEU) Michael Schumacher66
10(BRA) Rubens Barrichello47
11(DEU) Adrian Sutil47
12(JPN) Kamui Kobayashi31
13(ITA) Vitantonio Liuzzi21
14(RUS) Vitaly Petrov19
15(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg18
16(CHE) Sebastien Buemi8
17(ESP) Pedro de la Rosa6
18(DEU) Nick Heidfeld6
19(ESP) Jaime Alguersuari3

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Red Bull-Renault426
2McLaren-Mercedes399
3Ferrari374
4Mercedes188
5Renault143
6Force India-Mercedes68
7Williams-Cosworth65
8BMW Sauber-Ferrari43
9Toro Rosso-Ferrari11

Statistics & milestones

Last start
Sakon Yamamoto
Wins
26th for Fernando Alonso
215th for Ferrari
Podiums
62nd for Fernando Alonso
35th for Lewis Hamilton
33rd for Felipe Massa (last podium until 2012)
641st & 642nd for Ferrari
450th for McLaren (2nd constructor to score 400 podiums)
Poles
14th for Sebastian Vettel
19th for Red Bull
1-2 start
8th for Red Bull
Fastest laps
18th for Fernando Alonso
224th for Ferrari
Front row starts
21st for Sebastian Vettel
18th for Mark Webber
Points finishes
50th for Lewis Hamilton
9th and last for Vitantonio Liuzzi
Win & fastest lap
9th for Fernando Alonso