2010 Malaysian Grand Prix

The 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix, formally known as the 2010 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix, was the third round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia, on 4 April 2010.'3. Malaysia 2010', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/malaisie.aspx, (Accessed 25/03/2020)'Vettel, Webber punch back with the ol' Red Bull one-two!', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 04/04/2010), https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/158414/1/vettel-webber-punch-back-with-the-ol-red-bull-1-2, (Accessed 25/03/2020) The race would see Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber secure a dominant one-two victory for , having run virtually unopposed throughout.
Qualifying had been a wet affair, with Webber emerging on pole position having been the only driver to gamble on intermediate Bridgestone tyres. Nico Rosberg claimed second for ahead of Vettel, while Adrian Sutil secured fourth for .
It was dry on race day although there was a significant threat of rain, resulting in everyone bar Pedro de la Rosa, whose engine had failed before he reached the dummy grid, starting on slicks. The start itself would see Vettel sprint past Rosberg to claim second, before scything inside teammate Webber to claim the lead through the first corner.
Webber tried to challenge through turns two and three but ultimately had to relent, although both he and Vettel would ease clear of third paced Rosberg. Further back both of the and the pair would make early progress from the back, moving up into the mid-teens as a quartet led by Lewis Hamilton.
The early stages would see the two Red Bulls continue to move clear of Rosberg's Mercedes, while Hamilton charged through to claim a spot in the top ten by lap five. He hence left the rest of the Ferrari/Mercedes group stuck behind Sébastien Buemi, who was dancing his to deny Massa, before Hamilton caused a stir by weaving around ahead of Vitaly Petrov.
Elsewhere, quick-fire retirements would thin the field, with Kamui Kobayashi, Michael Schumacher and Vitantonio Liuzzi all suffering failures before the first round of stops. Button would be the man to kick-start the changes having moved onto the verge of the top ten, stopping for harder compound tyres before setting a fastest lap on his first full lap.
The rest of the field would pit over the following laps, while Vettel and Webber remained out until laps 24 and 25 respectively. Vettel narrowly managed to remain ahead of Hamilton, the German having exited the pits just as Hamilton came past on the start/finish straight. Hamilton would, however, manage to split the Red Bulls when Webber stopped, the Brit being one of three drivers, the others being the two Ferraris, having started on hard tyres.
Those three made their first stops on the following laps, with Hamilton rejoining in seventh, just ahead of Button who had shot up the order with his strategy. The two McLarens duly swept onto the back of Sutil with ease, while they were all being caught by the two Ferraris after their stops.
Indeed, with the two Red Bulls in a class of their own at the head of the field it was the McLaren/Ferrari battle that stole the show for the rest of the remaining laps, with Massa passing Button before hounding Hamilton. Those two engaged in their own fight behind Sutil, while Button valiantly fended off the attentions of Alonso, a battle he would ultimately win as the Spaniard's engine blew apart on the penultimate lap.
With that the race was run, with Vettel cruising across the line ahead of Webber to secure a dominant one-two for Red Bull. Rosberg, meanwhile, was a delighted third for Mercedes, their first podium finish as a constructor since the 1955 Italian Grand Prix, with Robert Kubica and Sutil completing the top five. Hamilton was next ahead of Massa and Button, while Jaime Alguersuari and Nico Hülkenberg completed the top ten and points scorers.
==Background==
Fernando Alonso had retained the lead in the Championship after the second round in Australia, although his advantage at the head of the field had been cut almost in two. Indeed, Felipe Massa had moved to within four points of his teammate in second, while race winner Jenson Button had leapt into third, six off the early leader. Behind, Lewis Hamilton had slipped to fourth ahead of Nico Rosberg, while Robert Kubica had been the only driver to add their name to the scorers list in Melbourne.
In the Constructors Championship it was who continued to lead the charge in the early stages, moving onto 70 points after two rounds. were still their closest combatants in second, sixteen off the lead, while had retained third on 29. Behind, were on the board for the first time in and moved into fourth, had slipped to fifth, while and were the only other scorers.
===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 	Karun Chandhok 	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 	
19 	Fairuz Fauzy 	Lotus Racing 	 	T127 	 	CA2010 2.4 V8 	
Source:'Malaysia 2010: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/malaisie.aspx, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'Malaysia 2010: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/malaisie.aspx, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'Malaysia 2010: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/malaisie.aspx, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'Malaysia 2010: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/malaisie.aspx, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'Malaysia 2010: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/malaisie.aspx, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'Malaysia 2010: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/malaisie.aspx, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'Malaysia 2010: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/malaisie.aspx, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'Malaysia 2010: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/malaisie.aspx, (Accessed 25/03/2020)
==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 	6 	Mark Webber 	 	 	12 	1:51.886 	 	7 	1:48.210 	 	1 	1:49.327 	1
2 	4 	Nico Rosberg 	 	 	16 	1:52.560 	 	5 	1:47.417 	 	2 	1:50.673 	2
3 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	3 	1:47.632 	 	1 	1:46.828 	 	3 	1:50.789 	3
4 	14 	Adrian Sutil 	 	 	8 	1:49.479 	 	3 	1:47.085 	 	4 	1:50.914 	4
5 	10 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	9 	1:49.664 	 	4 	1:47.346 	 	5 	1:51.001 	5
6 	11 	Robert Kubica 	 	 	1 	1:46.283 	 	2 	1:46.951 	 	6 	1:51.051 	6
7 	9 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	 	11 	1:50.301 	 	9 	1:48.371 	 	7 	1:51.511 	7
8 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	 	14 	1:52.239 	 	10 	1:48.400 	 	8 	1:51.717 	8
9 	23 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	 	5 	1:48.467 	 	6 	1:47.792 	 	9 	1:51.767 	9
10 	15 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	 	 	10 	1:49.922 	 	8 	1:48.238 	 	10 	1:52.254 	10
11 	12 	Vitaly Petrov 	 	 	4 	1:47.952 	 	11 	1:48.760 	 	 	 	11
12 	22 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	 	2 	1:47.153 	 	12 	1:48.771 	 	 	 	12
13 	16 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	 	7 	1:48.945 	 	13 	1:49.207 	 	 	 	13
14 	17 	Jaime Alguersuari 	 	 	6 	1:48.655 	 	14 	1:49.464 	 	 	 	14
15 	19 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	 	17 	1:52.875 	 	15 	1:52.270 	 	 	 	15
16 	24 	Timo Glock 	 	 	15 	1:52.398 	 	16 	1:52.520 	 	 	 	16
17 	1 	Jenson Button 	 	 	13 	1:52.211 	 	17 	— 	 	 	 	17
18 	18 	Jarno Trulli 	 	 	18 	1:52.884 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	8 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	19 	1:53.044 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	2 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	20 	1:53.050 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
21 	7 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	21 	1:53.283 	 	 	 	 	 	 	21
22 	20 	Karun Chandhok 	 	 	22 	1:56.299 	 	 	 	 	 	 	22
23 	21 	Bruno Senna 	 	 	23 	1:57.269 	 	 	 	 	 	 	23
24 	25 	Lucas di Grassi 	 	 	24 	1:59.977 	 	 	 	 	 	 	24
Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/862/malaysia/qualifying.html, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/862/malaysia/qualifying.html, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/862/malaysia/qualifying.html, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/862/malaysia/qualifying.html, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/862/malaysia/qualifying.html, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/862/malaysia/qualifying.html, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/862/malaysia/qualifying.html, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/862/malaysia/qualifying.html, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/862/malaysia/qualifying.html, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/862/malaysia/qualifying.html, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/862/malaysia/qualifying.html, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/862/malaysia/qualifying.html, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/862/malaysia/qualifying.html, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/862/malaysia/qualifying.html, (Accessed 25/03/2020)
*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
===Grid===
** de la Rosa was unable to start the race due to an engine failure.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	56 	1:33:48.412 	3 	25
2 	6 	Mark Webber 	 	56 	+4.849s 	1 	18
3 	4 	Nico Rosberg 	 	56 	+13.504s 	2 	15
4 	11 	Robert Kubica 	 	56 	+18.589s 	6 	12
5 	14 	Adrian Sutil 	 	56 	+21.059s 	4 	10
6 	2 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	56 	+23.471s 	20 	8
7 	7 	Felipe Massa 	 	56 	+27.068s 	21 	6
8 	1 	Jenson Button 	 	56 	+37.918s 	17 	4
9 	17 	Jaime Alguersuari 	 	56 	+1:10.602 	14 	2
10 	10 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	56 	+1:13.399 	5 	1
11 	16 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	56 	+1:18.938 	13 	
12 	9 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	7 	
13* 	8 	Fernando Alonso 	 	54 	Engine 	19 	
14 	25 	Lucas di Grassi 	 	53 	+3 Laps 	24 	
15 	20 	Karun Chandhok 	 	53 	+3 Laps 	22 	
16 	21 	Bruno Senna 	 	52 	+4 Laps 	23 	
17 	18 	Jarno Trulli 	 	51 	+5 Laps 	18 	
Ret 	19 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	46 	Hydraulics 	15 	
Ret 	12 	Vitaly Petrov 	 	32 	Gearbox 	11 	
Ret 	15 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	 	12 	Throttle 	10 	
Ret 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	9 	Wheel 	8 	
Ret 	23 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	8 	Engine 	9 	
Ret 	24 	Timo Glock 	 	2 	Collision 	16 	
DNS† 	22 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'Malaysia 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/malaisie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'Malaysia 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/malaisie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'Malaysia 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/malaisie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'Malaysia 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/malaisie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'Malaysia 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/malaisie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'Malaysia 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/malaisie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'Malaysia 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/malaisie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 25/03/2020)	Source:'Malaysia 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/malaisie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 25/03/2020)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Alonso was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.
*† de la Rosa was unable to start due to an engine failure before the race.
==Milestones==
* 500th individual Grand Prix entry for as an engine supplier.[Archived] '2010 Malaysian GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), https://web.archive.org/web/20190410003432/http://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2010&gp=Malaysian%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 25/03/2020) - Original
* Sixth career victory for Sebastian Vettel.
** This was also Vettel's tenth podium finish.
* claimed their seventh win as a constructor.
** scored their 122nd win as an engine supplier.
==Standings==
Felipe Massa had moved to the top of the Championship as a result of the Malaysian Grand Prix, having scored 39 points through the opening three rounds. Indeed, the Brazilian driver headed the three drivers who had claimed wins in , with Fernando Alonso dropping to second on 37 points, level with Sebastian Vettel, winner in Malaysia. Jenson Button was next on 35, level with Nico Rosberg, with fourteen of the 24 drivers having scored in the opening three rounds.
In the Constructors Championship had held the initiative after the third round of the season, leaving Malaysia with 76 points. They hence had a ten point lead over in second, while had streaked up to third with their Malaysian one-two. had made way for the Austrian team and slipped to fourth, while had added their names to the score sheet in eighth.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Felipe Massa 	39 	1
2 	Fernando Alonso 	37 	1
3 	Sebastian Vettel 	37 	4
4 	Jenson Button 	35 	1
5 	Nico Rosberg 	35 	
6 	Lewis Hamilton 	31 	2
7 	Robert Kubica 	30 	1
8 	Mark Webber 	24 	2
9 	Adrian Sutil 	10 	4
10 	Michael Schumacher 	6 	2
11 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	8 	2
12 	Rubens Barrichello 	5 	1
13 	Jaime Alguersuari 	2 	1
14 	Nico Hülkenberg 	1 	1
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	76 	
2 	 	66 	
3 	 	61 	2
4 	 	44 	1
5 	 	30 	1
6 	 	18 	
7 	 	6 	
8 	 	2 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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