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2010 Formula 1™ Japanese Grand Prix

10 Oct 2010Suzuka307.573 km (5807 m x 53 Laps - 198 m)

 Pole Position: Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull RB6-Renault, 1:30.785 (230.272 km/h) Fastest Lap: Mark Webber, Red Bull RB6-Renault, 1:33.474 (223.647 km/h lap 53) Race Results: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB6-Renault 1:30:27.323 203.949 km/h 2 6 Mark Webber Red Bull RB6-Renault 1:30:28.228 203.915 km/h 3 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari F10 1:30:30.044 203.847 km/h 4 1 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes 1:30:40.845 203.442 km/h 5 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes 1:31:06.918 202.472 km/h 6 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes MGP W01 1:31:27.256 201.721 km/h 7 23 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber C29-Ferrari 1:31:31.361 201.570 km/h 8 22 Nick Heidfeld Sauber C29-Ferrari 1:31:36.971 201.365 km/h 9 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams FW32-Cosworth 1:31:38.169 201.321 km/h 10 16 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso STR5-Ferrari 1:31:40.129 201.249 km/h 11 17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso STR5-Ferrari -1 Lap 12 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus T127-Cosworth -1 Lap 13 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus T127-Cosworth -2 Laps 14 24 Timo Glock Virgin VR-01-Cosworth -2 Laps 15 21 Bruno Senna Hispania F110-Cosworth -2 Laps 16 20 Sakon Yamamoto Hispania F110-Cosworth -3 Laps 17 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes MGP W01 47 Suspension Did Not Finish: 14 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM03-Mercedes 44 Oil leak 11 Robert Kubica Renault R30 2 Rear right wheel lost 10 Nico Hülkenberg Williams FW32-Cosworth 0 Collision with Petrov 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari F10 0 Collision with Liuzzi 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault R30 0 Collision with Hülkenberg 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India VJM03-Mercedes 0 Collision with Massa Did Not Start: 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin VR-01-Cosworth 0 Spun off on way to grid Lap Leaders: Car# Driver Car Laps Total Safety Car 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB6-Renault 1-24 39 1-6 6 Mark Webber Red Bull RB6-Renault 25 1 1 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes 26-38 13 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB6-Renault 39-53 Fastest Laps: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Lap 1 6 Mark Webber Red Bull RB6-Renault 1:33.474 223.647 53 2 1 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes 1:33.529 223.516 53 3 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB6-Renault 1:33.653 223.220 51 4 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari F10 1:33.823 222.815 53 5 17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso STR5-Ferrari 1:34.365 221.536 49 6 23 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber C29-Ferrari 1:34.486 221.252 50 7 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes MGP W01 1:34.853 220.396 52 8 16 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso STR5-Ferrari 1:35.116 219.786 52 9 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes 1:35.182 219.634 35 10 22 Nick Heidfeld Sauber C29-Ferrari 1:35.521 218.854 52 11 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams FW32-Cosworth 1:35.597 218.681 53 12 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes MGP W01 1:36.108 217.518 44 13 14 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM03-Mercedes 1:36.319 217.041 43 14 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus T127-Cosworth 1:37.620 214.149 51 15 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus T127-Cosworth 1:39.710 209.660 28 16 20 Sakon Yamamoto Hispania F110-Cosworth 1:39.806 209.458 33 17 24 Timo Glock Virgin VR-01-Cosworth 1:39.813 209.444 51 18 21 Bruno Senna Hispania F110-Cosworth 1:40.329 208.366 49 19 11 Robert Kubica Renault R30 2:41.378 129.542 2 Final Qualifying Times: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Entrant 1 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB6-Renault 1:30.785 230.272 Red Bull Racing 2 6 Mark Webber Red Bull RB6-Renault 1:30.853 230.099 Red Bull Racing 3 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes 1:31.169 229.302 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 4 11 Robert Kubica Renault R30 1:31.231 229.146 Renault F1 Team 5 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari F10 1:31.352 228.842 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 6 1 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes 1:31.378 228.777 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 7 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes MGP W01 1:31.494 228.487 Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team 8 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams FW32-Cosworth 1:31.535 228.385 AT&T Williams 9 10 Nico Hülkenberg Williams FW32-Cosworth 1:31.559 228.325 AT&T Williams 10 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes MGP W01 1:31.846 227.611 Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team 11 22 Nick Heidfeld Sauber C29-Ferrari 1:32.187 226.770 BMW Sauber F1 Team 12 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari F10 1:32.321 226.440 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 13 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault R30 1:32.422 226.193 Renault F1 Team 14 23 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber C29-Ferrari 1:32.427 226.181 BMW Sauber F1 Team 15 14 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM03-Mercedes 1:32.659 225.614 Force India Formula One Team 16 17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso STR5-Ferrari 1:33.071 224.616 Scuderia Toro Rosso 17 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India VJM03-Mercedes 1:33.154 224.415 Force India Formula One Team 18 16 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso STR5-Ferrari 1:33.568 223.423 Scuderia Toro Rosso 19 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus T127-Cosworth 1:35.346 219.256 Lotus Racing 20 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus T127-Cosworth 1:35.464 218.985 Lotus Racing 21 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin VR-01-Cosworth 1:36.265 217.163 Virgin Racing 22 24 Timo Glock Virgin VR-01-Cosworth 1:36.332 217.012 Virgin Racing 23 21 Bruno Senna Hispania F110-Cosworth 1:37.270 214.919 Hispania Racing F1 Team 24 20 Sakon Yamamoto Hispania F110-Cosworth 1:37.365 214.710 Hispania Racing F1 Team Starting Order: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB6-Renault 1:30.785 230.272 2 6 Mark Webber Red Bull RB6-Renault 1:30.853 230.099 3 11 Robert Kubica Renault R30 1:31.231 229.146 4 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari F10 1:31.352 228.842 5 1 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes 1:31.378 228.777 6 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes MGP W01 1:31.494 228.487 7 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams FW32-Cosworth 1:31.535 228.385 8 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes 1:31.169 229.302 Penalty 9 10 Nico Hülkenberg Williams FW32-Cosworth 1:31.559 228.325 10 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes MGP W01 1:31.846 227.611 11 22 Nick Heidfeld Sauber C29-Ferrari 1:32.187 226.770 12 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari F10 1:32.321 226.440 13 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault R30 1:32.422 226.193 14 23 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber C29-Ferrari 1:32.427 226.181 15 14 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM03-Mercedes 1:32.659 225.614 16 17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso STR5-Ferrari 1:33.071 224.616 17 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India VJM03-Mercedes 1:33.154 224.415 18 16 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso STR5-Ferrari 1:33.568 223.423 19 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus T127-Cosworth 1:35.346 219.256 20 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus T127-Cosworth 1:35.464 218.985 21 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin VR-01-Cosworth 1:36.265 217.163 22 24 Timo Glock Virgin VR-01-Cosworth 1:36.332 217.012 23 21 Bruno Senna Hispania F110-Cosworth 1:37.270 214.919 24 20 Sakon Yamamoto Hispania F110-Cosworth 1:37.365 214.710 1st Qualifying Session: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB6-Renault 1:32.035 227.144 2 10 Nico Hülkenberg Williams FW32-Cosworth 1:32.211 226.710 3 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes MGP W01 1:32.238 226.644 4 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams FW32-Cosworth 1:32.361 226.342 5 6 Mark Webber Red Bull RB6-Renault 1:32.476 226.061 6 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes MGP W01 1:32.513 225.970 7 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari F10 1:32.555 225.868 8 1 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes 1:32.636 225.670 9 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari F10 1:32.721 225.463 10 23 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber C29-Ferrari 1:32.783 225.313 11 11 Robert Kubica Renault R30 1:32.808 225.252 12 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes 1:32.809 225.250 13 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault R30 1:32.849 225.153 14 22 Nick Heidfeld Sauber C29-Ferrari 1:33.011 224.761 15 14 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM03-Mercedes 1:33.186 224.338 16 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India VJM03-Mercedes 1:33.216 224.266 17 17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso STR5-Ferrari 1:33.471 223.654 18 16 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso STR5-Ferrari 1:33.568 223.423 19 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus T127-Cosworth 1:35.346 219.256 20 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus T127-Cosworth 1:35.464 218.985 21 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin VR-01-Cosworth 1:36.265 217.163 22 24 Timo Glock Virgin VR-01-Cosworth 1:36.332 217.012 23 21 Bruno Senna Hispania F110-Cosworth 1:37.270 214.919 24 20 Sakon Yamamoto Hispania F110-Cosworth 1:37.365 214.710 2nd Qualifying Session: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB6-Renault 1:31.184 229.264 2 6 Mark Webber Red Bull RB6-Renault 1:31.241 229.121 3 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes 1:31.523 228.415 4 1 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes 1:31.763 227.817 5 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari F10 1:31.819 227.678 6 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams FW32-Cosworth 1:31.874 227.542 7 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes MGP W01 1:31.886 227.512 8 10 Nico Hülkenberg Williams FW32-Cosworth 1:31.926 227.413 9 11 Robert Kubica Renault R30 1:32.042 227.127 10 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes MGP W01 1:32.073 227.050 11 22 Nick Heidfeld Sauber C29-Ferrari 1:32.187 226.770 12 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari F10 1:32.321 226.440 13 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault R30 1:32.422 226.193 14 23 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber C29-Ferrari 1:32.427 226.181 15 14 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM03-Mercedes 1:32.659 225.614 16 17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso STR5-Ferrari 1:33.071 224.616 17 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India VJM03-Mercedes 1:33.154 224.415 3rd Qualifying Session: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB6-Renault 1:30.785 230.272 2 6 Mark Webber Red Bull RB6-Renault 1:30.853 230.099 3 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes 1:31.169 229.302 4 11 Robert Kubica Renault R30 1:31.231 229.146 5 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari F10 1:31.352 228.842 6 1 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes 1:31.378 228.777 7 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes MGP W01 1:31.494 228.487 8 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams FW32-Cosworth 1:31.535 228.385 9 10 Nico Hülkenberg Williams FW32-Cosworth 1:31.559 228.325 10 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes MGP W01 1:31.846 227.611 1st Friday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB6-Renault 1:32.585 225.795 23 2 6 Mark Webber Red Bull RB6-Renault 1:32.633 225.678 23 3 11 Robert Kubica Renault R30 1:33.129 224.476 23 4 14 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM03-Mercedes 1:33.639 223.253 13 5 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes 1:33.643 223.244 9 6 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams FW32-Cosworth 1:33.677 223.163 21 7 10 Nico Hülkenberg Williams FW32-Cosworth 1:33.707 223.091 24 8 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes MGP W01 1:33.739 223.015 20 9 22 Nick Heidfeld Sauber C29-Ferrari 1:33.791 222.891 23 10 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes MGP W01 1:33.831 222.796 9 11 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari F10 1:33.929 222.564 25 12 1 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes 1:34.042 222.296 19 13 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari F10 1:34.169 221.997 23 14 23 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber C29-Ferrari 1:34.271 221.756 19 15 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault R30 1:34.373 221.517 23 16 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India VJM03-Mercedes 1:34.379 221.503 21 17 16 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso STR5-Ferrari 1:34.991 220.076 26 18 17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso STR5-Ferrari 1:35.684 218.482 22 19 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus T127-Cosworth 1:36.949 215.631 25 20 24 Timo Glock Virgin VR-01-Cosworth 1:37.329 214.789 17 21 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus T127-Cosworth 1:37.388 214.659 23 22 25 Jérôme d'Ambrosio Virgin VR-01-Cosworth 1:37.778 213.803 23 23 21 Bruno Senna Hispania F110-Cosworth 1:38.814 211.561 28 24 20 Sakon Yamamoto Hispania F110-Cosworth 1:39.443 210.223 26 2nd Friday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB6-Renault 1:31.465 228.560 32 2 6 Mark Webber Red Bull RB6-Renault 1:31.860 227.577 29 3 11 Robert Kubica Renault R30 1:32.200 226.738 32 4 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari F10 1:32.362 226.340 34 5 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari F10 1:32.519 225.956 35 6 1 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes 1:32.533 225.922 28 7 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault R30 1:32.703 225.507 32 8 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes MGP W01 1:32.831 225.196 27 9 14 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM03-Mercedes 1:32.842 225.170 26 10 10 Nico Hülkenberg Williams FW32-Cosworth 1:32.851 225.148 26 11 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes MGP W01 1:32.880 225.078 26 12 23 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber C29-Ferrari 1:33.471 223.654 31 13 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes 1:33.481 223.630 8 14 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams FW32-Cosworth 1:33.564 223.432 16 15 22 Nick Heidfeld Sauber C29-Ferrari 1:33.697 223.115 33 16 16 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso STR5-Ferrari 1:34.005 222.384 32 17 17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso STR5-Ferrari 1:34.055 222.266 37 18 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India VJM03-Mercedes 1:34.310 221.665 33 19 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus T127-Cosworth 1:36.095 217.547 37 20 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus T127-Cosworth 1:36.333 217.010 33 21 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin VR-01-Cosworth 1:36.630 216.343 28 22 24 Timo Glock Virgin VR-01-Cosworth 1:36.834 215.887 28 23 21 Bruno Senna Hispania F110-Cosworth 1:37.352 214.738 33 24 20 Sakon Yamamoto Hispania F110-Cosworth 1:37.831 213.687 34 Saturday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso STR5-Ferrari 1:55.902 180.370 8 2 24 Timo Glock Virgin VR-01-Cosworth 2:07.497 163.966 6 3 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin VR-01-Cosworth - - 1 4 20 Sakon Yamamoto Hispania F110-Cosworth - - 1 5 21 Bruno Senna Hispania F110-Cosworth - - 1 6 16 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso STR5-Ferrari - - 4 7 22 Nick Heidfeld Sauber C29-Ferrari - - 1 8 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari F10 - - 1 9 10 Nico Hülkenberg Williams FW32-Cosworth - - 2 10 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams FW32-Cosworth - - 1 11 23 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber C29-Ferrari - - 1 12 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus T127-Cosworth - - 1 13 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes MGP W01 - - 1 14 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India VJM03-Mercedes - - 1 15 6 Mark Webber Red Bull RB6-Renault - - 1 16 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes MGP W01 - - 1 17 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari F10 - - 1 18 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault R30 - - 1 19 1 Jenson Button McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes - - 3 20 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus T127-Cosworth - - 1 21 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB6-Renault - - 1 22 14 Adrian Sutil Force India VJM03-Mercedes - - 1 23 11 Robert Kubica Renault R30 - - 2 24 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes - - 3 Notes:
  • Hamilton was demoted 5 places on starting grid (gearbox change).
  • Weather: Overcast, Hot, Dry.
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