2010 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Date
- 7 Nov 2010
- Circuit
- Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
- Round
- 18 of 19
- Winner
- Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
- Pole position
- Nico Hülkenberg (1:14.470)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 2 | 71 | 1:33:11.803 | 25 | |
| 2 | 6 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 3 | 71 | +4.243 | 18 | |
| 3 | 8 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 71 | +6.807 | 15 | |
| 4 | 2 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | 71 | +14.634 | 1:13.851 | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 11 | 71 | +15.593 | 10 | |
| 6 | 4 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 13 | 71 | +35.320 | 8 | |
| 7 | 3 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 8 | 71 | +43.456 | 6 | |
| 8 | 10 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Williams | 1 | 70 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 9 | 11 | KUBRobert Kubica | Renault | 7 | 70 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 10 | 23 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 12 | 70 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 17 | ALGJaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 14 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 14 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 22q18 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 16 | BUESébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 19q15 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 9 | BARRubens Barrichello | Williams | 6 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 7 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 9 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 12 | PETVitaly Petrov | Renault | 10 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 22 | HEINick Heidfeld | Sauber | 15q16 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 19 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 20q21 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 19 | 18 | TRUJarno Trulli | Lotus | 18q20 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 20 | 24 | GLOTimo Glock | Virgin | 17q19 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 21 | 21 | SENBruno Senna | HRT | 24 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 22 | 20 | KLIChristian Klien | HRT | 23 | 65 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| N | 25 | DIGLucas di Grassi | Virgin | 21q22 | 62 | +9 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 15 | LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 16q17 | 49 | Accident | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 8 drivers: Sébastien Buemi qualified 15th, started 19th; Nick Heidfeld qualified 16th, started 15th; Vitantonio Liuzzi qualified 17th, started 16th; Adrian Sutil qualified 18th, started 22nd; Timo Glock qualified 19th, started 17th; Jarno Trulli qualified 20th, started 18th; Heikki Kovalainen qualified 21st, started 20th; Lucas di Grassi qualified 22nd, started 21st. 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
- Sebastian Vettel: 1 stop (lap 25), stints of 25, 46 laps
- 2nd
- Mark Webber: 1 stop (lap 26), stints of 26, 45 laps
- 3rd
- Fernando Alonso: 1 stop (lap 24), stints of 24, 47 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 14 · 2 stops: 4 · 3 or more: 4
- First stops
- median lap 19 of 71
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VETSebastian Vettel | 1 | 25 (21.5 s) | 2546 |
| WEBMark Webber | 1 | 26 (20.7 s) | 2645 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 1 | 24 (21.0 s) | 2447 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 20 (21.3 s), 51 (21.7 s) | 203120 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 11 (21.1 s), 52 (22.2 s) | 114119 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 3 | 26 (20.7 s), 51 (37.3 s), 54 (21.3 s) | 2625317 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 1 | 20 (21.2 s) | 2051 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 1 | 14 (21.9 s) | 1456 |
| KUBRobert Kubica | 1 | 14 (22.3 s) | 1456 |
| KOBKamui Kobayashi | 1 | 48 (20.6 s) | 4822 |
| ALGJaime Alguersuari | 1 | 15 (22.1 s) | 1555 |
| SUTAdrian Sutil | 1 | 50 (21.7 s) | 5020 |
| BUESébastien Buemi | 1 | 18 (25.9 s) | 1852 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 3 | 13 (29.1 s), 34 (27.8 s), 50 (21.8 s) | 13211620 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 3 | 12 (21.0 s), 13 (25.2 s), 50 (21.9 s) | 123720 |
| PETVitaly Petrov | 2 | 19 (22.9 s), 50 (22.1 s) | 193120 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 3 | 14 (21.6 s), 50 (22.0 s), 64 (13.9 s) | 1436146 |
| KOVHeikki Kovalainen | 1 | 17 (21.5 s) | 1752 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 1 | 20 (21.9 s) | 2049 |
| GLOTimo Glock | 1 | 16 (21.9 s) | 1653 |
| SENBruno Senna | 1 | 24 (22.7 s) | 2445 |
| KLIChristian Klien | 2 | 11 (23.3 s), 45 (36.5 s) | 113420 |
| DIGLucas di Grassi | 3 | 28 (32.9 s), 40 (399.6 s), 57 (22.5 s) | 2812175 |
| LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | 1 | 16 (21.2 s) | 1633 |
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 | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams | 1:20.050 | 1:19.144 | 1:14.470 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:19.160 | 1:18.691 | 1:15.519 | +1.049 Q3 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:19.025 | 1:18.516 | 1:15.637 | +1.167 Q3 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:19.931 | 1:18.921 | 1:15.747 | +1.277 Q3 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:18.987 | 1:19.010 | 1:15.989 | +1.519 Q3 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:19.799 | 1:18.925 | 1:16.203 | +1.733 Q3 |
| 7 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:19.249 | 1:18.877 | 1:16.552 | +2.082 Q3 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:19.879 | 1:18.923 | 1:16.925 | +2.455 Q3 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:19.778 | 1:19.200 | 1:17.101 | +2.631 Q3 |
| 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:20.189 | 1:19.153 | 1:17.656 | +3.186 Q3 |
| 11 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:19.905 | 1:19.288 | +4.818 Q2 | |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:19.741 | 1:19.385 | +4.915 Q2 | |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:20.153 | 1:19.486 | +5.016 Q2 | |
| 14 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:20.158 | 1:19.581 | +5.111 Q2 | |
| 15 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:20.096 | 1:19.847 | +5.377 Q2 | |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:20.174 | 1:19.899 | +5.429 Q2 | |
| 17 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 1:20.592 | 1:20.357 | +5.887 Q2 | |
| 18 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:20.830 | +6.360 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:22.130 | +7.660 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:22.250 | +7.780 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:22.378 | +7.908 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 1:22.810 | +8.340 Q1 | ||
| 23 | Christian Klien | HRT | 1:23.083 | +8.613 Q1 | ||
| 24 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 1:23.796 | +9.326 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 | 246 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 4 | 238 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 4 | 231 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 222 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2 | 199 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 143 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 0 | 130 |
| 8 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 0 | 126 |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 0 | 72 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 0 | 47 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 8 | 469 |
| 2 | McLaren | 5 | 421 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 5 | 389 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 0 | 202 |
| 5 | Renault | 0 | 145 |
| 6 | Williams | 0 | 69 |
| 7 | Force India | 0 | 68 |
| 8 | Sauber | 0 | 44 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Lotus | 0 | 0 |