2010 Chinese Grand Prix

Date: 18 Apr 2010
Circuit: Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China
Round: 4 of 19
Winner: Jenson Button (McLaren)
Pole position: Sebastian Vettel (1:34.558)

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Race classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / status	FL	Pts
1	1	BUTJenson Button	McLaren	5	56	1:46:42.163		25
2	2	HAMLewis Hamilton	McLaren	6	56	+1.530	1:42.061	18
3	4	ROSNico Rosberg	Mercedes	4	56	+9.484		15
4	8	ALOFernando Alonso	Ferrari	3	56	+11.869		12
5	11	KUBRobert Kubica	Renault	8	56	+22.213		10
6	5	VETSebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1	56	+33.310		8
7	12	PETVitaly Petrov	Renault	14	56	+47.600		6
8	6	WEBMark Webber	Red Bull	2	56	+52.172		4
9	7	MASFelipe Massa	Ferrari	7	56	+57.796		2
10	3	MSCMichael Schumacher	Mercedes	9	56	+61.749		1
11	14	SUTAdrian Sutil	Force India	10	56	+62.874		0
12	9	BARRubens Barrichello	Williams	11	56	+63.665		0
13	17	ALGJaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	12	56	+71.416		0
14	19	KOVHeikki Kovalainen	Lotus	21	55	+1 Lap		0
15	10	HULNico Hülkenberg	Williams	16	55	+1 Lap		0
16	21	SENBruno Senna	HRT	23	54	+2 Laps		0
17	20	CHAKarun Chandhok	HRT	24	52	+4 Laps		0
R	18	TRUJarno Trulli	Lotus	20	26	Hydraulics		0
R	25	DIGLucas di Grassi	Virgin	22	8	Clutch		0
R	22	DLRPedro de la Rosa	Sauber	17	7	Technical		0
R	16	BUESébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	13	0	Accident		0
R	23	KOBKamui Kobayashi	Sauber	15	0	Accident		0
R	15	LIUVitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	18	0	Accident		0
W	24	GLOTimo Glock	Virgin	19	0	Engine		0

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

Lap chart

Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Shaded bands are safety-car periods. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 68 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner: Jenson Button: 2 stops (laps 20, 38), stints of 20, 18, 18 laps
2nd: Lewis Hamilton: 4 stops (laps 2, 5, 20, 37), stints of 2, 3, 15, 17, 19 laps
3rd: Nico Rosberg: 2 stops (laps 20, 38), stints of 20, 18, 18 laps
Finishers: 2 stops: 5 · 3 or more: 12
First stops: median lap 2 of 56

Pit stops

Driver	Stops	Laps (pit-lane time)	Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
BUTJenson Button	2	20 (24.1 s), 38 (23.5 s)	201818
HAMLewis Hamilton	4	2 (24.2 s), 5 (27.7 s), 20 (23.0 s), 37 (24.9 s)	3151719
ROSNico Rosberg	2	20 (24.4 s), 38 (24.5 s)	201818
ALOFernando Alonso	5	2 (22.2 s), 5 (13.9 s), 6 (25.7 s), 19 (23.7 s), 38 (22.8 s)	3131918
KUBRobert Kubica	2	20 (23.0 s), 37 (24.1 s)	201719
VETSebastian Vettel	4	2 (31.2 s), 5 (27.3 s), 20 (23.1 s), 37 (22.5 s)	3151719
PETVitaly Petrov	2	20 (24.2 s), 38 (27.3 s)	201818
WEBMark Webber	4	2 (32.5 s), 6 (23.1 s), 19 (25.2 s), 35 (22.9 s)	4131621
MASFelipe Massa	4	2 (24.6 s), 6 (22.0 s), 19 (29.7 s), 38 (23.3 s)	4131918
MSCMichael Schumacher	4	2 (22.4 s), 4 (24.6 s), 19 (21.8 s), 36 (23.9 s)	151720
SUTAdrian Sutil	4	1 (22.4 s), 6 (21.7 s), 19 (22.8 s), 38 (27.3 s)	5131918
BARRubens Barrichello	4	1 (25.8 s), 5 (27.7 s), 18 (24.7 s), 37 (22.5 s)	4131919
ALGJaime Alguersuari	6	1 (23.6 s), 11 (22.2 s), 19 (22.6 s), 20 (30.8 s), 34 (23.7 s), 46 (24.3 s)	108141210
KOVHeikki Kovalainen	2	19 (24.8 s), 36 (25.4 s)	191719
HULNico Hülkenberg	6	2 (25.7 s), 5 (41.2 s), 19 (23.1 s), 23 (23.0 s), 25 (24.4 s), 38 (22.9 s)	31441317
SENBruno Senna	4	2 (29.5 s), 12 (24.6 s), 18 (27.4 s), 41 (25.6 s)	1062313
CHAKarun Chandhok	4	2 (40.7 s), 11 (30.0 s), 18 (25.6 s), 41 (28.4 s)	972311
TRUJarno Trulli	4	2 (26.6 s), 12 (24.1 s), 17 (704.6 s), 21 (13.8 s)	10545

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	1:36.317	1:35.280	1:34.558	fastest Q3
2	Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:35.978	1:35.100	1:34.808	+0.250 Q3
3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:35.987	1:35.235	1:34.913	+0.355 Q3
4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:35.952	1:35.134	1:34.923	+0.365 Q3
5	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:36.122	1:35.443	1:34.979	+0.421 Q3
6	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:35.641	1:34.928	1:35.034	+0.370 Q2
7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:36.076	1:35.290	1:35.180	+0.622 Q3
8	Robert Kubica	Renault	1:36.348	1:35.550	1:35.364	+0.806 Q3
9	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:36.484	1:35.715	1:35.646	+1.088 Q3
10	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:36.671	1:35.665	1:35.963	+1.107 Q2
11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	1:36.664	1:35.748		+1.190 Q2
12	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	1:36.618	1:36.047		+1.489 Q2
13	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	1:36.793	1:36.149		+1.591 Q2
14	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1:37.031	1:36.311		+1.753 Q2
15	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:37.044	1:36.422		+1.864 Q2
16	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	1:37.049	1:36.647		+2.089 Q2
17	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	1:37.050	1:37.020		+2.462 Q2
18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	1:37.161			+2.603 Q1
19	Timo Glock	Virgin	1:39.278			+4.720 Q1
20	Jarno Trulli	Lotus	1:39.399			+4.841 Q1
21	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus	1:39.520			+4.962 Q1
22	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin	1:39.783			+5.225 Q1
23	Bruno Senna	HRT	1:40.469			+5.911 Q1
24	Karun Chandhok	HRT	1:40.578			+6.020 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	Jenson Button	McLaren	2	60
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	0	50
3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1	49
4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	0	49
5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1	45
6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	0	41
7	Robert Kubica	Renault	0	40
8	Mark Webber	Red Bull	0	28
9	Adrian Sutil	Force India	0	10
10	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	0	10

Constructors

Pos	Constructor	Wins	Points
1	McLaren	2	109
2	Ferrari	1	90
3	Red Bull	1	73
4	Mercedes	0	60
5	Renault	0	46
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