2010 Bahrain Grand Prix
- Date
- 14 Mar 2010
- Circuit
- Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
- Round
- 1 of 19
- Winner
- Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- Sebastian Vettel (1:54.101)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 49 | 1:39:20.396 | 1:58.287 | 25 |
| 2 | 7 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 2 | 49 | +16.099 | 18 | |
| 3 | 2 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | 49 | +23.182 | 15 | |
| 4 | 5 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 49 | +38.799 | 12 | |
| 5 | 4 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 5 | 49 | +40.213 | 10 | |
| 6 | 3 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 49 | +44.163 | 8 | |
| 7 | 1 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 8 | 49 | +45.280 | 6 | |
| 8 | 6 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 6 | 49 | +46.360 | 4 | |
| 9 | 15 | LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 12 | 49 | +53.008 | 2 | |
| 10 | 9 | BARRubens Barrichello | Williams | 11 | 49 | +62.489 | 1 | |
| 11 | 11 | KUBRobert Kubica | Renault | 9 | 49 | +69.093 | 0 | |
| 12 | 14 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 10 | 49 | +82.958 | 0 | |
| 13 | 17 | ALGJaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 18 | 49 | +92.656 | 0 | |
| 14 | 10 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Williams | 13 | 48 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 19 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 21 | 47 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 16 | BUESébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 15 | 46 | Electrical | 0 | |
| 17 | 18 | TRUJarno Trulli | Lotus | 20 | 46 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 22 | DLRPedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 14 | 28 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 21 | SENBruno Senna | HRT | 23 | 17 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 24 | GLOTimo Glock | Virgin | 19 | 16 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 12 | PETVitaly Petrov | Renault | 17 | 13 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 23 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | 11 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 25 | DIGLucas di Grassi | Virgin | 22 | 2 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 20 | CHAKarun Chandhok | HRT | 24 | 1 | Accident | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Fernando Alonso: 1 stop (lap 16), stints of 16, 33 laps
- 2nd
- Felipe Massa: 1 stop (lap 17), stints of 17, 32 laps
- 3rd
- Lewis Hamilton: 1 stop (lap 15), stints of 15, 34 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 15 · 2 stops: 2
- First stops
- median lap 16 of 49
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALOFernando Alonso | 1 | 16 (23.2 s) | 1633 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 1 | 17 (23.0 s) | 1732 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 1 | 15 (23.2 s) | 1534 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 1 | 17 (22.3 s) | 1732 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 1 | 16 (24.3 s) | 1633 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 1 | 15 (23.2 s) | 1534 |
| BUTJenson Button | 1 | 16 (23.5 s) | 1633 |
| WEBMark Webber | 1 | 16 (25.2 s) | 1633 |
| LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | 1 | 20 (23.9 s) | 2029 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 1 | 19 (23.7 s) | 1930 |
| KUBRobert Kubica | 1 | 12 (23.2 s) | 1237 |
| SUTAdrian Sutil | 1 | 15 (23.5 s) | 1534 |
| ALGJaime Alguersuari | 2 | 13 (24.1 s), 26 (23.3 s) | 131323 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 2 | 3 (25.1 s), 25 (25.7 s) | 32223 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 1 | 30 (26.4 s) | 3017 |
| BUESébastien Buemi | 1 | 25 (27.5 s) | 2521 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 1 | 24 (27.0 s) | 2422 |
| DLRPedro de la Rosa | 1 | 14 (22.9 s) | 1414 |
| SENBruno Senna | 1 | 11 (32.8 s) | 116 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:55.029 | 1:53.883 | 1:54.101 | fastest Q2 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:55.313 | 1:54.331 | 1:54.242 | +0.359 Q3 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:54.612 | 1:54.172 | 1:54.608 | +0.289 Q2 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:55.341 | 1:54.707 | 1:55.217 | +0.824 Q2 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:55.463 | 1:54.682 | 1:55.241 | +0.799 Q2 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:55.298 | 1:54.318 | 1:55.284 | +0.435 Q2 |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:55.593 | 1:55.105 | 1:55.524 | +1.222 Q2 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:55.715 | 1:55.168 | 1:55.672 | +1.285 Q2 |
| 9 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:55.511 | 1:54.963 | 1:55.885 | +1.080 Q2 |
| 10 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:55.213 | 1:54.996 | 1:56.309 | +1.113 Q2 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:55.969 | 1:55.330 | +1.447 Q2 | |
| 12 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 1:55.628 | 1:55.623 | +1.740 Q2 | |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams | 1:56.375 | 1:55.857 | +1.974 Q2 | |
| 14 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 1:56.428 | 1:56.237 | +2.354 Q2 | |
| 15 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:56.189 | 1:56.265 | +2.306 Q1 | |
| 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:56.541 | 1:56.270 | +2.387 Q2 | |
| 17 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:56.167 | 1:56.619 | +2.284 Q1 | |
| 18 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:57.071 | +3.188 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:59.728 | +5.845 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:59.852 | +5.969 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 2:00.313 | +6.430 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 2:00.587 | +6.704 Q1 | ||
| 23 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 2:03.204 | +9.321 Q1 | ||
| 24 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 2:04.904 | +11.021 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 0 | 1 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 43 |
| 2 | McLaren | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Mercedes | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | Red Bull | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | Force India | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Williams | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Renault | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Lotus | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Sauber | 0 | 0 |