F1 driver standings
Standings
| # | Driver | BHR | AUS | MYS | CHN | ESP | MCO | TUR | CAN | EUR | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | SGP | JPN | KOR | BRA | ABU | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) | 4 | R | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | R | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | R | 1 | 1 | 256 |
| 2 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) | 1 | 4 | 13R | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 2 | R | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 252 |
| 3 | (AUS) Mark Webber (Red Bull) | 8 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | R | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | R | 2 | 8 | 242 |
| 4 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14R | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | R | 1 | R | R | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 240 |
| 5 | (GBR) Jenson Button (McLaren) | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | R | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | R | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 214 |
| 6 | (BRA) Felipe Massa (Ferrari) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | R | 3 | 15 | 10 | 144 |
| 7 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 8 | R | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17R | R | 6 | 4 | 142 |
| 8 | (POL) Robert Kubica (Renault) | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | R | 7 | R | 3 | 8 | 7 | R | 5 | 9 | 5 | 136 |
| 9 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) | 6 | 10 | R | 10 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 7 | R | 72 |
| 10 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello (Williams) | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | R | 14 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 10 | R | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 47 |
| 11 | (DEU) Adrian Sutil (Force India) | 12 | R | 5 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 17 | R | 5 | 16 | 9 | R | R | 12 | 13 | 47 |
| 12 | (JPN) Kamui Kobayashi (BMW Sauber) | R | R | R | R | 12 | R | 10 | R | 7 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 8 | R | R | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 32 |
| 13 | (RUS) Vitaly Petrov (Renault) | R | R | R | 7 | 11 | 13R | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 11 | R | R | 16 | 6 | 27 |
| 14 | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg (Williams) | 14 | R | 10 | 15 | 16 | R | 17 | 13 | R | 10 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 10 | R | 10 | 8 | 16 | 22 |
| 15 | (ITA) Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India) | 9 | 7 | R | R | 15R | 9 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 12 | R | R | 6 | R | R | 21 |
| 16 | (CHE) Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso) | 16R | R | 11 | R | R | 10 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 12 | R | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 10 | R | 13 | 15 | 8 |
| 17 | (ESP) Pedro de la Rosa (BMW Sauber) | R | 12 | DNS | R | R | R | 11 | R | 12 | R | 14 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 6 | |||||
| 18 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) | R | 8 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | (ESP) Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso) | 13 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | R | 15 | R | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| 20 | (FIN) Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus) | 15 | 13 | R | 14 | DNS | R | R | 16 | R | 17 | R | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16R | 12 | 13 | 18 | 17 | |
| 21 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli (Lotus) | 17R | DNS | 17 | R | 17 | 15R | R | R | 21 | 16 | R | 15 | 19 | R | R | 13 | R | 19 | 21R | |
| 22 | (IND) Karun Chandhok (HRT) | R | 14 | 15 | 17 | R | 14R | 20R | 18 | 18 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 23 | (BRA) Bruno Senna (HRT) | R | R | 16 | 16 | R | R | R | R | 20 | 19 | 17 | R | R | R | 15 | 14 | 21 | 19 | ||
| 24 | (BRA) Lucas di Grassi (Virgin) | R | R | 14 | R | 19 | R | 19 | 19 | 17 | R | R | 18 | 17 | 20R | 15 | DNS | R | NC | 18 | |
| 25 | (DEU) Timo Glock (Virgin) | R | R | R | DNS | 18 | R | 18 | R | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | R | 14 | R | 20 | R | |
| 26 | (JPN) Sakon Yamamoto (HRT) | 20 | R | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| 27 | (AUT) Christian Klien (HRT) | R | 22 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
| # | Driver | BHR | AUS | MYS | CHN | ESP | MCO | TUR | CAN | EUR | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | SGP | JPN | KOR | BRA | ABU | Points |
Table key and points system
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
- NC: Not classified
- DNS: Did not start
The top ten classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis:
- 1st (25)
- 2nd (18)
- 3rd (15)
- 4th (12)
- 5th (10)
- 6th (8)
- 7th (6)
- 8th (4)
- 9th (2)
- 10th (1)
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top six drivers of 2010.