2010 Korean Grand Prix
- Date
- 24 Oct 2010
- Circuit
- Korean International Circuit, Yeongam County, Korea
- Round
- 17 of 19
- Winner
- Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- Sebastian Vettel (1:35.585)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 55 | 2:48:20.810 | 1:50.257 | 25 |
| 2 | 2 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | 55 | +14.999 | 18 | |
| 3 | 7 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 55 | +30.868 | 15 | |
| 4 | 3 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 9 | 55 | +39.688 | 12 | |
| 5 | 11 | KUBRobert Kubica | Renault | 8 | 55 | +47.734 | 10 | |
| 6 | 15 | LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 17q18 | 55 | +53.571 | 8 | |
| 7 | 9 | BARRubens Barrichello | Williams | 10 | 55 | +69.257 | 6 | |
| 8 | 23 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 12 | 55 | +77.889 | 4 | |
| 9 | 22 | HEINick Heidfeld | Sauber | 13 | 55 | +80.107 | 2 | |
| 10 | 10 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Williams | 11 | 55 | +80.851 | 1 | |
| 11 | 17 | ALGJaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 15q16 | 55 | +84.146 | 0 | |
| 12 | 1 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 7 | 55 | +89.939 | 0 | |
| 13 | 19 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 21 | 54 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 21 | SENBruno Senna | HRT | 24 | 53 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 20 | YAMSakon Yamamoto | HRT | 23 | 53 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 14 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 14 | 46 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 5 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 45 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 12 | PETVitaly Petrov | Renault | 20q15 | 39 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 24 | GLOTimo Glock | Virgin | 19q20 | 31 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 16 | BUESébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 16q17 | 30 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 25 | DIGLucas di Grassi | Virgin | 22 | 25 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 18 | TRUJarno Trulli | Lotus | 18q19 | 25 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 6 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | 18 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 4 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 5 | 18 | Collision | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 6 drivers: Vitaly Petrov qualified 15th, started 20th; Jaime Alguersuari qualified 16th, started 15th; Sébastien Buemi qualified 17th, started 16th; Vitantonio Liuzzi qualified 18th, started 17th; Jarno Trulli qualified 19th, started 18th; Timo Glock qualified 20th, started 19th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.
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 32), stints of 32, 23 laps
- 2nd
- Lewis Hamilton: 1 stop (lap 31), stints of 31, 24 laps
- 3rd
- Felipe Massa: 1 stop (lap 31), stints of 31, 24 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 12 · 2 stops: 3
- First stops
- median lap 31 of 55
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALOFernando Alonso | 1 | 32 (27.6 s) | 3223 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 1 | 31 (23.9 s) | 3124 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 1 | 31 (24.0 s) | 3124 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 1 | 31 (25.4 s) | 3124 |
| KUBRobert Kubica | 1 | 31 (31.5 s) | 3124 |
| LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | 1 | 31 (24.6 s) | 3124 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 1 | 31 (24.8 s) | 3124 |
| KOBKamui Kobayashi | 1 | 19 (28.4 s) | 1936 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 1 | 19 (23.4 s) | 1936 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 2 | 30 (23.1 s), 51 (23.3 s) | 30214 |
| ALGJaime Alguersuari | 1 | 31 (39.4 s) | 3124 |
| BUTJenson Button | 1 | 28 (24.1 s) | 2827 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 2 | 31 (26.5 s), 38 (14.1 s) | 31716 |
| SENBruno Senna | 2 | 1 (25.3 s), 19 (26.9 s) | 1834 |
| YAMSakon Yamamoto | 1 | 26 (31.1 s) | 2627 |
| SUTAdrian Sutil | 1 | 28 (25.3 s) | 2818 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 1 | 32 (23.8 s) | 3213 |
| PETVitaly Petrov | 1 | 20 (24.7 s) | 2019 |
| BUESébastien Buemi | 1 | 19 (31.5 s) | 1911 |
| DIGLucas di Grassi | 3 | 4 (26.3 s), 13 (25.3 s), 17 (24.4 s) | 4948 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 2 | 21 (26.0 s), 24 (127.4 s) | 213 |
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 | 1:37.123 | 1:36.074 | 1:35.585 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:37.373 | 1:36.039 | 1:35.659 | +0.074 Q3 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:37.144 | 1:36.287 | 1:35.766 | +0.181 Q3 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:37.113 | 1:36.197 | 1:36.062 | +0.477 Q3 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:37.708 | 1:36.791 | 1:36.535 | +0.950 Q3 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:37.515 | 1:36.169 | 1:36.571 | +0.584 Q2 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:38.123 | 1:37.064 | 1:36.731 | +1.146 Q3 |
| 8 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:37.703 | 1:37.179 | 1:36.824 | +1.239 Q3 |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:37.980 | 1:37.077 | 1:36.950 | +1.365 Q3 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:38.257 | 1:37.511 | 1:36.998 | +1.413 Q3 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams | 1:38.115 | 1:37.620 | +2.035 Q2 | |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:38.429 | 1:37.643 | +2.058 Q2 | |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:38.171 | 1:37.715 | +2.130 Q2 | |
| 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:38.572 | 1:37.783 | +2.198 Q2 | |
| 15 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:38.174 | 1:37.799 | +2.214 Q2 | |
| 16 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:38.583 | 1:37.853 | +2.268 Q2 | |
| 17 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:38.621 | 1:38.594 | +3.009 Q2 | |
| 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 1:38.955 | +3.370 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:40.521 | +4.936 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:40.748 | +5.163 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:41.768 | +6.183 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 1:42.325 | +6.740 Q1 | ||
| 23 | Sakon Yamamoto | HRT | 1:42.444 | +6.859 Q1 | ||
| 24 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 1:43.283 | +7.698 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 | 5 | 231 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 4 | 220 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 210 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 3 | 206 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | 189 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 143 |
| 7 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 0 | 124 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 0 | 122 |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 0 | 66 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 0 | 47 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 7 | 426 |
| 2 | McLaren | 5 | 399 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 5 | 374 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 0 | 188 |
| 5 | Renault | 0 | 143 |
| 6 | Force India | 0 | 68 |
| 7 | Williams | 0 | 65 |
| 8 | Sauber | 0 | 43 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Lotus | 0 | 0 |