Japanese Grand Prix
2010 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix
Podium
WEBRed Bull
2
VETRed Bull
1
ALOFerrari
3
Key facts
WinnerVET1:30:27.323 from P1
PoleVET1:30.785
Fastest lapWEB1:33.474 on lap 53
Pit stops20recorded stops
Finishers17 / 24classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | – | 53 | 1:30:27.323 | 25 | 1:33.653 | 1 |
| 2 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | – | 53 | +0.905s | 18 | 1:33.474 | 1 |
| 3 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 4 | ▲1 | 53 | +2.721s | 15 | 1:33.823 | 1 |
| 4 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 5 | ▲1 | 53 | +13.522s | 12 | 1:33.529 | 1 |
| 5 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 8 | ▲3 | 53 | +39.595s | 10 | 1:35.182 | 1 |
| 6 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 10 | ▲4 | 53 | +59.933s | 8 | 1:34.853 | 1 |
| 7 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 14 | ▲7 | 53 | +64.038s | 6 | 1:34.486 | 1 |
| 8 | HEINick Heidfeld | Sauber | 11 | ▲3 | 53 | +69.648s | 4 | 1:35.521 | 1 |
| 9 | BARRubens Barrichello | Williams | 7 | ▼2 | 53 | +70.846s | 2 | 1:35.597 | 1 |
| 10 | BUESébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 18 | ▲8 | 53 | +72.806s | 1 | 1:35.116 | 1 |
| 11 | ALGJaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 16 | ▲5 | 52 | +1 lap | 1:34.365 | 2 | |
| 12 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Lotus Racing | 20 | ▲8 | 52 | +1 lap | 1:37.620 | 1 | |
| 13 | TRUJarno Trulli | Lotus Racing | 19 | ▲6 | 51 | +2 laps | 1:39.710 | 1 | |
| 14 | GLOTimo Glock | Virgin | 22 | ▲8 | 51 | +2 laps | 1:39.813 | 2 | |
| 15 | SENBruno Senna | HRT | 23 | ▲8 | 51 | +2 laps | 1:40.329 | 1 | |
| 16 | YAMSakon Yamamoto | HRT | 24 | ▲8 | 50 | +3 laps | 1:39.806 | 1 | |
| 17 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | ▼11 | 47 | +6 laps | 1:36.108 | 1 | |
| DNF | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 15 | 44 | Engine | 1:36.319 | 1 | ||
| DNF | KUBRobert Kubica | Renault | 3 | 2 | Wheel | 2:41.378 | |||
| DNF | HULNico Hülkenberg | Williams | 9 | 0 | Collision | – | |||
| DNF | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 12 | 0 | Collision | – | |||
| DNF | PETVitaly Petrov | Renault | 13 | 0 | Collision | – | |||
| DNF | LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 17 | 0 | Collision | – | |||
| DNS | DIGLucas Di Grassi | Virgin | 21 | 0 | Accident | – |
Fastest pit stops
| # | Driver | Lap | Pit lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUT | 38 | 21.3s |
| 2 | MSC | 23 | 21.3s |
| 3 | KOB | 38 | 21.4s |
| 4 | ROS | 1 | 21.4s |
| 5 | HAM | 22 | 21.4s |
| 6 | ALG | 21 | 21.5s |
| 7 | HEI | 18 | 21.7s |
| 8 | BUE | 28 | 21.7s |
| 9 | ALO | 24 | 21.7s |
| 10 | GLO | 2 | 21.8s |
| 11 | VET | 24 | 21.9s |
| 12 | WEB | 25 | 22.1s |
Time from pit entry to pit exit. 20 stops in total.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:32.035 | 1:31.184 | 1:30.785 | |
| 2 | WEBMark Webber | Red Bull | 1:32.476 | 1:31.241 | 1:30.853 | +0.068s |
| 3 | HAMLewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:32.809 | 1:31.523 | 1:31.169 | +0.384s |
| 4 | KUBRobert Kubica | Renault | 1:32.808 | 1:32.042 | 1:31.231 | +0.446s |
| 5 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.555 | 1:31.819 | 1:31.352 | +0.567s |
| 6 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 1:32.636 | 1:31.763 | 1:31.378 | +0.593s |
| 7 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:32.238 | 1:31.886 | 1:31.494 | +0.709s |
| 8 | BARRubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:32.361 | 1:31.874 | 1:31.535 | +0.750s |
| 9 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Williams | 1:32.211 | 1:31.926 | 1:31.559 | +0.774s |
| 10 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:32.513 | 1:32.073 | 1:31.846 | +1.061s |
| 11 | HEINick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:33.011 | 1:32.187 | – | +1.402s |
| 12 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.721 | 1:32.321 | – | +1.536s |
| 13 | PETVitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:32.849 | 1:32.422 | – | +1.637s |
| 14 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:32.783 | 1:32.427 | – | +1.642s |
| 15 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Force India | 1:33.186 | 1:32.659 | – | +1.874s |
| 16 | ALGJaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:33.471 | 1:33.071 | – | +2.286s |
| 17 | LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 1:33.216 | 1:33.154 | – | +2.369s |
| 18 | BUESébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:33.568 | – | – | +2.783s |
| 19 | TRUJarno Trulli | Lotus Racing | 1:35.346 | – | – | +4.561s |
| 20 | KOVHeikki Kovalainen | Lotus Racing | 1:35.464 | – | – | +4.679s |
| 21 | DIGLucas Di Grassi | Virgin | 1:36.265 | – | – | +5.480s |
| 22 | GLOTimo Glock | Virgin | 1:36.332 | – | – | +5.547s |
| 23 | SENBruno Senna | HRT | 1:37.270 | – | – | +6.485s |
| 24 | YAMSakon Yamamoto | HRT | 1:37.365 | – | – | +6.580s |
Suzuka Circuit
Previous winners here
| 2009 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
| 2006 | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 2005 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren |
| 2004 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2003 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari |
| 2002 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2001 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2000 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 1999 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren |
| 1998 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren |
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