Japan

Japanese Grand Prix 2010

10 October 2010

Suzuka Circuit, Japan

Location
Suzuka, Japan
Laps
53
Fastest time

1:30.983
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes (2019)

Previous winners
  • 2019Valtteri BottasMercedes
  • 2018Lewis HamiltonMercedes
  • 2017Lewis HamiltonMercedes
  • 2016Nico RosbergMercedes
  • 2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes

Previously

Mark Webber continues to lead the drivers championship by 11pts.

Red Bull continues to lead the constructors championship by 24pts.

Qualifying

#DriverTeamQ1Q2Q3
1Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:32.0351:31.1841:30.785
2Mark WebberRed Bull1:32.4761:31.2411:30.853
3Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:32.8091:31.5231:31.169
4Robert KubicaRenault1:32.8081:32.0421:31.231
5Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:32.5551:31.8191:31.352
6Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:32.6361:31.7631:31.378
7Nico RosbergMercedes1:32.2381:31.8861:31.494
8Rubens BarrichelloWilliams1:32.3611:31.8741:31.535
9Nico HülkenbergWilliams1:32.2111:31.9261:31.559
10Michael SchumacherMercedes1:32.5131:32.0731:31.846
11Nick HeidfeldSauber1:33.0111:32.187
12Felipe MassaFerrari1:32.7211:32.321
13Vitaly PetrovRenault1:32.8491:32.422
14Kamui KobayashiSauber1:32.7831:32.427
15Adrian SutilForce India1:33.1861:32.659
16Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso1:33.4711:33.071
17Vitantonio LiuzziForce India1:33.2161:33.154
18Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso1:33.568
19Jarno TrulliLotus1:35.346
20Heikki KovalainenLotus1:35.464
21Lucas di GrassiVirgin1:36.265
22Timo GlockVirgin1:36.332
23Bruno SennaHRT1:37.270
24Sakon YamamotoHRT1:37.365

13th

pole

Sebastian Vettel

18th

pole

Red Bull

Starting Grid

  1. 1

    Sebastian Vettel

    Red Bull

    1:30.785 (Q3)

  2. 2

    Mark Webber

    Red Bull

    1:30.853 (Q3)

  3. 3

    Robert Kubica

    Renault

    1:31.231 (Q3)

  4. 4

    Fernando Alonso

    Ferrari

    1:31.352 (Q3)

  5. 5

    Jenson Button

    McLaren

    1:31.378 (Q3)

  6. 6

    Nico Rosberg

    Mercedes

    1:31.494 (Q3)

  7. 7

    Rubens Barrichello

    Williams

    1:31.535 (Q3)

  8. 8

    Lewis Hamilton

    McLaren

    1:31.169 (Q3) PEN 5 places

  9. 9

    Nico Hülkenberg

    Williams

    1:31.559 (Q3)

  10. 10

    Michael Schumacher

    Mercedes

    1:31.846 (Q3)

  11. 11

    Nick Heidfeld

    Sauber

    1:32.187 (Q2)

  12. 12

    Felipe Massa

    Ferrari

    1:32.321 (Q2)

  13. 13

    Vitaly Petrov

    Renault

    1:32.422 (Q2)

  14. 14

    Kamui Kobayashi

    Sauber

    1:32.427 (Q2)

  15. 15

    Adrian Sutil

    Force India

    1:32.659 (Q2)

  16. 16

    Jaime Alguersuari

    Toro Rosso

    1:33.071 (Q2)

  17. 17

    Vitantonio Liuzzi

    Force India

    1:33.154 (Q2)

  18. 18

    Sébastien Buemi

    Toro Rosso

    1:33.568 (Q1)

  19. 19

    Jarno Trulli

    Lotus

    1:35.346 (Q1)

  20. 20

    Heikki Kovalainen

    Lotus

    1:35.464 (Q1)

  21. 21

    Lucas di Grassi

    Virgin

    1:36.265 (Q1)

  22. 22

    Timo Glock

    Virgin

    1:36.332 (Q1)

  23. 23

    Bruno Senna

    HRT

    1:37.270 (Q1)

  24. 24

    Sakon Yamamoto

    HRT

    1:37.365 (Q1)

As it happened

Laps Lead

  • Jenson Button 13 laps
  • Sebastian Vettel 39 laps
  • Mark Webber 1 laps

Results

10 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull53 laps1:30:27.32325pts
20 Mark Webber Red Bull53 laps+0.90518pts
3+1 Fernando Alonso Ferrari53 laps+2.72115pts
4+1 Jenson Button McLaren53 laps+13.52212pts
5+3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren53 laps+39.59510pts
6+4 Michael Schumacher Mercedes53 laps+59.9338pts
7+7 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber53 laps+1:04.0386pts
8+3 Nick Heidfeld Sauber53 laps+1:09.6484pts
9-2 Rubens Barrichello Williams53 laps+1:10.8462pts
10+8 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso53 laps+1:12.8061pts
11+5 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso52 laps
12+8 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus52 laps
13+6 Jarno Trulli Lotus51 laps
14+8 Timo Glock Virgin51 laps
15+8 Bruno Senna HRT51 laps
16+8 Sakon Yamamoto HRT50 laps
R- Nico Rosberg Mercedes47 laps
R- Adrian Sutil Force India44 laps
R- Robert Kubica Renault2 laps
R- Nico Hülkenberg Williams0 laps
R- Felipe Massa Ferrari0 laps
R- Vitaly Petrov Renault0 laps
R- Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India0 laps
R- Lucas di Grassi Virgin0 laps

Post Race

Mark Webber continues to lead the drivers championship by 14pts.

Red Bull continues to lead the constructors championship by 45pts.

  1. 1
    Mark WebberRed Bull220 pts
  2. 2
    Fernando AlonsoFerrari206 pts
  3. 3
    Sebastian VettelRed Bull206 pts
  4. 4
    Lewis HamiltonMcLaren192 pts
  5. 5
    Jenson ButtonMcLaren189 pts
  6. 6
    Felipe MassaFerrari128 pts
  7. 7
    Nico RosbergMercedes122 pts
  8. 8
    Robert KubicaRenault114 pts
  9. 9
    Michael SchumacherMercedes54 pts
  10. 10
    Adrian SutilForce India47 pts

  1. 1
    Red Bull426 pts
  2. 2
    McLaren381 pts
  3. 3
    Ferrari334 pts
  4. 4
    Mercedes176 pts
  5. 5
    Renault133 pts
  6. 6
    Force India60 pts
  7. 7
    Williams58 pts
  8. 8
    Sauber37 pts
  9. 9
    Toro Rosso11 pts
  10. 10
    Lotus0 pts