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2010 Malaysian Grand Prix

Date
4 Apr 2010
Circuit
Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Round
3 of 19
Winner
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
Pole position
Mark Webber (1:49.327)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 5 VETSebastian Vettel Red Bull 3 56 1:33:48.412 25
2 6 WEBMark Webber Red Bull 1 56 +4.849 1:37.054 18
3 4 ROSNico Rosberg Mercedes 2 56 +13.504 15
4 11 KUBRobert Kubica Renault 6 56 +18.589 12
5 14 SUTAdrian Sutil Force India 4 56 +21.059 10
6 2 HAMLewis Hamilton McLaren 20 56 +23.471 8
7 7 MASFelipe Massa Ferrari 21 56 +27.068 6
8 1 BUTJenson Button McLaren 17 56 +37.918 4
9 17 ALGJaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 14 56 +70.602 2
10 10 HULNico Hülkenberg Williams 5 56 +73.399 1
11 16 BUESébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 13 56 +78.938 0
12 9 BARRubens Barrichello Williams 7 55 +1 Lap 0
13 8 ALOFernando Alonso Ferrari 19 54 Engine 0
14 25 DIGLucas di Grassi Virgin 24 53 +3 Laps 0
15 20 CHAKarun Chandhok HRT 22 53 +3 Laps 0
16 21 SENBruno Senna HRT 23 52 +4 Laps 0
17 18 TRUJarno Trulli Lotus 18 51 +5 Laps 0
N 19 KOVHeikki Kovalainen Lotus 15 46 +10 Laps 0
R 12 PETVitaly Petrov Renault 11 32 Gearbox 0
R 15 LIUVitantonio Liuzzi Force India 10 12 Throttle 0
R 3 MSCMichael Schumacher Mercedes 8 9 Wheel 0
R 23 KOBKamui Kobayashi Sauber 9 8 Engine 0
R 24 GLOTimo Glock Virgin 16 2 Spun off 0
W 22 DLRPedro de la Rosa Sauber 12 0 Engine 0

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

1234567891011121314151617181920212223 Lap 1Lap 14Lap 28Lap 42Lap 56 Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 7Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 9Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 11Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 13Vitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 13Sébastien Buemi: pit stop on lap 14Bruno Senna: pit stop on lap 16Heikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 17Jaime Alguersuari: pit stop on lap 19Adrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 20Robert Kubica: pit stop on lap 21Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 22Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 23Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 24Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 26Lucas di Grassi: pit stop on lap 26Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 30Sébastien Buemi: pit stop on lap 34Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 36Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 44 BUTHAMMSCROSVETWEBMASALOBARHULKUBPETSUTLIUBUEALGTRUKOVCHASENKOBGLODIG
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

+0.0 s+50.0 s Lap 1Lap 9Lap 17Lap 25Lap 32Lap 40Lap 48Lap 56 Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 7, 22.5 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 9, 23.4 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 11, 43.1 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 13, 29.6 s in the pit laneVitaly Petrov: pit stop on lap 13, 25.2 s in the pit laneSébastien Buemi: pit stop on lap 14, 24.4 s in the pit laneBruno Senna: pit stop on lap 16, 25.8 s in the pit laneHeikki Kovalainen: pit stop on lap 17, 696.2 s in the pit laneJaime Alguersuari: pit stop on lap 19, 22.8 s in the pit laneAdrian Sutil: pit stop on lap 20, 23.4 s in the pit laneRobert Kubica: pit stop on lap 21, 23.0 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 22, 21.8 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 23, 23.1 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 24, 25.6 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 26, 22.8 s in the pit laneLucas di Grassi: pit stop on lap 26, 24.8 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 30, 23.0 s in the pit laneSébastien Buemi: pit stop on lap 34, 28.7 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 36, 22.4 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 44, 22.3 s in the pit lane BUTHAMMSCROSVETWEBMASALOBARHULKUBPETSUTLIUBUEALGTRUKOVCHASENKOBGLODIG
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 81 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Sebastian Vettel: 1 stop (lap 23), stints of 23, 33 laps
2nd
Mark Webber: 1 stop (lap 24), stints of 24, 32 laps
3rd
Nico Rosberg: 1 stop (lap 22), stints of 22, 34 laps
Finishers
no stop: 2 · 1 stop: 13 · 2 stops: 2
First stops
median lap 21 of 56

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
VETSebastian Vettel123 (23.1 s)
2333
WEBMark Webber124 (25.6 s)
2432
ROSNico Rosberg122 (21.8 s)
2234
KUBRobert Kubica121 (23.0 s)
2135
SUTAdrian Sutil120 (23.4 s)
2036
HAMLewis Hamilton130 (23.0 s)
3026
MASFelipe Massa126 (22.8 s)
2630
BUTJenson Button19 (23.4 s)
947
ALGJaime Alguersuari119 (22.8 s)
1937
HULNico Hülkenberg113 (29.6 s)
1343
BUESébastien Buemi214 (24.4 s), 34 (28.7 s)
142022
BARRubens Barrichello27 (22.5 s), 44 (22.3 s)
73711
ALOFernando Alonso136 (22.4 s)
3618
DIGLucas di Grassi126 (24.8 s)
2627
SENBruno Senna116 (25.8 s)
1636
KOVHeikki Kovalainen211 (43.1 s), 17 (696.2 s)
11629
PETVitaly Petrov113 (25.2 s)
1319

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Mark WebberRed Bull1:51.8861:48.2101:49.327+1.927 Q2
2Nico RosbergMercedes1:52.5601:47.4171:50.673+1.134 Q2
3Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:47.6321:46.8281:50.789+0.545 Q2
4Adrian SutilForce India1:49.4791:47.0851:50.914+0.802 Q2
5Nico HülkenbergWilliams1:49.6641:47.3461:51.001+1.063 Q2
6Robert KubicaRenault1:46.2831:46.9511:51.051fastest Q1
7Rubens BarrichelloWilliams1:50.3011:48.3711:51.511+2.088 Q2
8Michael SchumacherMercedes1:52.2391:48.4001:51.717+2.117 Q2
9Kamui KobayashiSauber1:48.4671:47.7921:51.767+1.509 Q2
10Vitantonio LiuzziForce India1:49.9221:48.2381:52.254+1.955 Q2
11Vitaly PetrovRenault1:47.9521:48.760+1.669 Q1
12Pedro de la RosaSauber1:47.1531:48.771+0.870 Q1
13Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso1:48.9451:49.207+2.662 Q1
14Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso1:48.6551:49.464+2.372 Q1
15Heikki KovalainenLotus1:52.8751:52.270+5.987 Q2
16Timo GlockVirgin1:52.3981:52.520+6.115 Q1
17Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:52.211+5.928 Q1
18Jarno TrulliLotus1:52.884+6.601 Q1
19Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:53.044+6.761 Q1
20Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:53.050+6.767 Q1
21Felipe MassaFerrari1:53.283+7.000 Q1
22Karun ChandhokHRT1:56.299+10.016 Q1
23Bruno SennaHRT1:57.269+10.986 Q1
24Lucas di GrassiVirgin1:59.977+13.694 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

PosDriverTeamWinsPoints
1 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0 39
2 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1 37
3 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1 37
4 Jenson Button McLaren 1 35
5 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 0 35
6 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 0 31
7 Robert Kubica Renault 0 30
8 Mark Webber Red Bull 0 24
9 Adrian Sutil Force India 0 10
10 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 0 9

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Ferrari 1 76
2 McLaren 1 66
3 Red Bull 1 61
4 Mercedes 0 44
5 Renault 0 30
6 Force India 0 18
7 Williams 0 6
8 Toro Rosso 0 2
9 Sauber 0 0
10 Lotus 0 0

Full 2010 standings