2010 Hungarian Grand Prix

The 2010 Hungarian Grand Prix, otherwise known as the Formula 1 Eni Magyar Nagydíj 2010, was the twelfth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Hungaroring in Budapest, Hungary, on 1 August 2010.'12. Hungary 2010', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/hongrie.aspx, (Accessed 28/03/2020)Craig Llewellyn, 'Webber catches rivals napping in Hungary', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 01/08/2010), https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/162135/1/webber-feasts-while-rivals-starve-in-hungary, (Accessed 28/03/2020) The race would see Mark Webber secure his fourth victory of the campaign and claim the Championship lead, as Lewis Hamilton retired with a gearbox failure.
Qualifying had seen Sebastian Vettel and Webber duel for pole position, with the German racer emerging ahead of his teammate. Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa would share the second row for , with all four cars receiving protests from rival teams due to the amount of flexing from their front wings.
Those protests would not have an effect on the immediate race, however, as Vettel streaked away to claim an early lead at the start. Behind, Alonso scythed past Webber to secure second, while Vitaly Petrov surprised Lewis Hamilton by claiming fifth at the first corner.
The early stages would see Vettel sprint clear of Alonso and Webber behind, with the Spaniard visibly holding up the #6 Red Bull. Behind, Massa was left to run on his own in fourth, while Hamilton reclaimed fifth from Petrov as the young Russian racer struggled to keep heat in his tyres.
The order remained stable after that, until Vitantonio Liuzzi lost his front wing after unseen contact, which sent parts of scattering across the circuit. That triggered a Safety Car and an en-masse sweep into the pits, with Vettel almost crashing into the pit wall on entry having received a late call. There would be chaos in the pits as Nico Rosberg lost his right rear tyre while leaving, which bounced into the pitcrew, while Robert Kubica and Adrian Sutil collided as the Polish racer was released from his pitbox.
Only Webber would opt to stay out during the SC, and duly blasted clear at the restart as Vettel drastically dropped back. Indeed, the German's actions were so suspicious that he was placed under investigation for falling more than ten car lengths behind the car in-front, and was duly slapped with a drive-through penalty.
With that Webber was away, setting a series of fastest laps with the aid of a higher engine mode due to his fuel saving behind Alonso earlier on. Behind, Vettel would break clear of Alonso but knew he had to serve a drive through, which he duly took and dropped back behind the Spaniard. Hamilton, meanwhile, would retire with a gearbox failure having been hounding Massa for fourth since the restart.
Webber remained out until lap 43, by which stage he had established a 23 second lead over Alonso, who was otherwise occupied by a furious Vettel. The Australian duly rejoined in the lead ahead of the squabbling duo, with that battle coming to an end late on when Vettel's tyres began to fade.
Elsewhere, Michael Schumacher was having to defend heavily from former teammate Rubens Barrichello, with the Brazilian getting alongside the German veteran more than once. However, Schumacher would cause a lot of outrage when he fed Barrichello towards the pitwall in the closing stages, with the Brazilian ultimately scraping between the and the wall but without suffering damage.
With that the race run, with Webber cruising through to claim victory and the Championship lead. Alonso would claim second a few seconds ahead of Vettel, while Massa secured a distant fourth ahead of Petrov. Nico Hülkenberg was next ahead of Pedro de la Rosa, while Jenson Button, Kamui Kobayashi and a furious Barrichello completed the scorers.
==Background==
Lewis Hamilton would once again extend his Championship lead once again, moving fourteen clear of teammate Jenson Button at the head of the hunt. Behind, Button had inched away from the next duo of Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel, who had moved level on 136 points, but with the Australian ahead on three wins to the German's two. Fernando Alonso, meanwhile, had moved closer to the lead group after his controversial win, with a 29 point gap back to Nico Rosberg in sixth.
In the Constructors Championship had once again seen their lead reduced by a single point in Germany, leaving Hockenheim having broken the 300 point barrier. had therefore moved 28 behind the Anglo-German alliance in second, while had made more ground in third, moving onto 208 points after their one-two. were next up in an increasingly lonely fourth, while were just shy of the 100 point mark in fifth.
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is shown below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Jenson Button 	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-25 	 	FO 108X 2.4 V8 	
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-25 	 	FO 108X 2.4 V8 	
3 	Michael Schumacher 	Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team 	 	MGP W01 	 	FO 108X 2.4 V8 	
4 	Nico Rosberg 	Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team 	 	MGP W01 	 	FO 108X 2.4 V8 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB6 	 	RS27-2010 2.4 V8 	
6 	Mark Webber 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB6 	 	RS27-2010 2.4 V8 	
7 	Felipe Massa 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F10 	 	056 2010 2.4 V8 	
8 	Fernando Alonso 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F10 	 	056 2010 2.4 V8 	
9 	Rubens Barrichello 	AT&T Williams 	 	FW32 	 	CA2010 2.4 V8 	
10 	Nico Hülkenberg 	AT&T Williams 	 	FW32 	 	CA2010 2.4 V8 	
11 	Robert Kubica 	Renault F1 Team 	 	R30 	 	RS27-2010 2.4 V8 	
12 	Vitaly Petrov 	Renault F1 Team 	 	R30 	 	RS27-2010 2.4 V8 	
14 	Adrian Sutil 	Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM03 	 	FO 108X 2.4 V8 	
15 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM03 	 	FO 108X 2.4 V8 	
16 	Sébastien Buemi 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR5 	 	056 2010 2.4 V8 	
17 	Jaime Alguersuari 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR5 	 	056 2010 2.4 V8 	
18 	Jarno Trulli 	Lotus Racing 	 	T127 	 	CA2010 2.4 V8 	
19 	Heikki Kovalainen 	Lotus Racing 	 	T127 	 	CA2010 2.4 V8 	
20 	Sakon Yamamoto 	Hispania Racing F1 Team 	 	F110 	 	CA2010 2.4 V8 	
21 	Bruno Senna 	Hispania Racing F1 Team 	 	F110 	 	CA2010 2.4 V8 	
22 	Pedro de la Rosa 	BMW Sauber F1 Team 	 	C29 	 	056 2010 2.4 V8 	
23 	Kamui Kobayashi 	BMW Sauber F1 Team 	 	C29 	 	056 2010 2.4 V8 	
24 	Timo Glock 	Virgin Racing 	 	VR-01 	 	CA2010 2.4 V8 	
25 	Lucas di Grassi 	Virgin Racing 	 	VR-01 	 	CA2010 2.4 V8 	
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15 	Paul di Resta 	Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM03 	 	FO 108X 2.4 V8 	
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==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	Grid
1 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	1 	1:20.417 	 	2 	1:19.573 	 	1 	1:18.773 	1
2 	6 	Mark Webber 	 	 	2 	1:21.132 	 	1 	1:19.531 	 	2 	1:19.184 	2
3 	8 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	5 	1:21.278 	 	3 	1:20.237 	 	3 	1:19.987 	3
4 	7 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	6 	1:21.299 	 	6 	1:20.857 	 	4 	1:20.331 	4
5 	2 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	8 	1:21.455 	 	8 	1:20.877 	 	5 	1:20.499 	5
6 	4 	Nico Rosberg 	 	 	4 	1:21.212 	 	5 	1:20.811 	 	6 	1:21.082 	6
7 	12 	Vitaly Petrov 	 	 	10 	1:21.558 	 	4 	1:20.797 	 	7 	1:21.229 	7
8 	11 	Robert Kubica 	 	 	3 	1:21.159 	 	7 	1:20.867 	 	8 	1:21.328 	8
9 	22 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	 	14 	1:21.891 	 	9 	1:21.273 	 	9 	1:21.411 	9
10 	10 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	11 	1:21.598 	 	10 	1:21.275 	 	10 	1:21.710 	10
11 	1 	Jenson Button 	 	 	7 	1:21.422 	 	11 	1:21.292 	 	 	 	11
12 	9 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	 	9 	1:21.478 	 	12 	1:21.331 	 	 	 	12
13 	14 	Adrian Sutil 	 	 	17 	1:22.080 	 	13 	1:21.517 	 	 	 	13
14 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	 	13 	1:21.840 	 	14 	1:21.630 	 	 	 	14
15 	16 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	 	16 	1:21.982 	 	15 	1:21.897 	 	 	 	15
16 	15 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	 	 	12 	1:21.789 	 	16 	1:21.927 	 	 	 	16
17 	17 	Jaime Alguersuari 	 	 	15 	1:21.978 	 	17 	1:21.998 	 	 	 	17
18* 	23 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	 	18 	1:22.222 	 	 	 	 	 	 	23
19 	24 	Timo Glock 	 	 	19 	1:24.050 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
20 	19 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	 	20 	1:24.120 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
21 	18 	Jarno Trulli 	 	 	21 	1:24.199 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
22 	25 	Lucas di Grassi 	 	 	22 	1:25.118 	 	 	 	 	 	 	21
23 	21 	Bruno Senna 	 	 	23 	1:26.391 	 	 	 	 	 	 	22
24 	20 	Sakon Yamamoto 	 	 	24 	1:26.453 	 	 	 	 	 	 	24
Source:'FORMULA 1 ENI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/871/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 28/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ENI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/871/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 28/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ENI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/871/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 28/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ENI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/871/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 28/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ENI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/871/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 28/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ENI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/871/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 28/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ENI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/871/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 28/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ENI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/871/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 28/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ENI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/871/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 28/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ENI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/871/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 28/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ENI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/871/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 28/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ENI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/871/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 28/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ENI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/871/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 28/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 ENI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/871/hungary/qualifying.html, (Accessed 28/03/2020)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
** Kobayashi was handed a five place grid penalty ignoring a red light in the pitlane during Q1.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
Williams mechanic Nigel Hope got hit by Nico Rosberg’s car ironic ring in the depot straight in the 15th round of the race.
Darren Nicholls Red Bull team joined on the podium to receive the winning manufacturer’s award.
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	6 	Mark Webber 	 	70 	1:41:05.571 	2 	25
2 	8 	Fernando Alonso 	 	70 	+17.821s 	3 	18
3 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	70 	+19.252s 	1 	15
4 	7 	Felipe Massa 	 	70 	+27.474s 	4 	12
5 	12 	Vitaly Petrov 	 	70 	+1:13.192 	7 	10
6 	10 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	70 	+1:16.723 	10 	8
7 	22 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	9 	6
8 	1 	Jenson Button 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	11 	4
9 	23 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	23 	2
10 	9 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	12 	1
11 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	14 	
12 	16 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	15 	
13 	15 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	 	69 	+1 Lap 	16 	
14 	19 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	67 	+3 Laps 	19 	
15 	18 	Jarno Trulli 	 	67 	+3 Laps 	20 	
16 	24 	Timo Glock 	 	67 	+3 Laps 	18 	
17 	21 	Bruno Senna 	 	67 	+3 Laps 	22 	
18 	25 	Lucas di Grassi 	 	66 	+4 Laps 	21 	
19 	20 	Sakon Yamamoto 	 	66 	+4 Laps 	24 	
Ret 	2 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	23 	Gearbox 	5 	
Ret 	11 	Robert Kubica 	 	23 	Damage 	8 	
Ret 	4 	Nico Rosberg 	 	15 	Wheel 	6 	
Ret 	14 	Adrian Sutil 	 	15 	Collision 	13 	
Ret 	17 	Jaime Alguersuari 	 	1 	Engine 	17 	
Source:'Hungary 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/03/2020)	Source:'Hungary 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/03/2020)
** Schumacher was awarded a ten place grid penalty for the 2010 Belgian Grand Prix for dangerous driving.
==Milestones==
* made their 100th Grand Prix start as a constructor.
* 150th Grand Prix start for Mark Webber.
* Sixth career victory for Webber.
* Red Bull claimed their twelfth win as a constructor.
** secured their 127th win as an engine supplier.
* Pedro de la Rosa scored his 35th and final point.
==Standings==
Mark Webber had emerged at the head of the field after his fourth victory of the campaign, moving onto 161 points for the season before the summer break. Lewis Hamilton had hence slipped to second, four off the lead, while Sebastian Vettel would enter the mid-season break ten off the lead in third. Jenson Button was next having slipped down to fourth and fourteen off the lead, while Fernando Alonso had remained a title contender in fifth on 141.
In the Constructors Championship would head into the summer with the lead in the Championship, moving onto 312 points after their double Hungarian podium. had hence surrendered their advantage and slipped to second, moving onto 304 points, while had remained in third and inched closer to the fight. were next ahead of , while all three of the new constructors would head into the summer having failed to score.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Mark Webber 	161 	2
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	157 	1
3 	Sebastian Vettel 	151 	1
4 	Jenson Button 	147 	2
5 	Fernando Alonso 	141 	
6 	Felipe Massa 	97 	2
7 	Nico Rosberg 	94 	1
8 	Robert Kubica 	89 	1
9 	Michael Schumacher 	38 	
10 	Adrian Sutil 	35 	
11 	Rubens Barrichello 	30 	
12 	Vitaly Petrov 	17 	2
13 	Kamui Kobayashi 	17 	1
14 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	12 	1
15 	Nico Hülkenberg 	10 	2
16 	Sébastien Buemi 	7 	1
17 	Pedro de la Rosa 	6 	1
18 	Jaime Alguersuari 	3 	2
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	312 	1
2 	 	304 	1
3 	 	238 	
4 	 	132 	
5 	 	106 	
6 	 	47 	
7 	 	40 	
8 	 	23 	
9 	 	10 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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