2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, otherwise known as the II Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (alternately known as the 2010 جائزة الاتحاد للطيران الكبرى في أبوظبي or the 2010 Jayizat Alaitihad Liltayaran Alkubraa fi 'abuzabi in Arabic), was the nineteenth and concluding round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 14 November 2010.'19. Abu Dhabi 2010', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/abou-dhabi.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)Craig Llewellyn, 'Vettel victory secures 2010 world title', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 14/11/2010), https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/165065/1/vettel-victorious-as-title-rivals-tyre-out, (Accessed 30/03/2020) The race would see Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton battle for the title, the first time that a quartet had fought for the crown at the season finale.
Qualifying would see Vettel claim pole position, with Hamilton securing second just 0.031s behind the German racer. Alonso was next up for ahead of out-going Champion Jenson Button, while Webber would start from fifth ahead of Felipe Massa.
Vettel aced his start to claim an early lead ahead of Hamilton, while Button took advantage of a slow starting Alonso to secure third. Elsewhere, Michael Schumacher attacked teammate Nico Rosberg, resulting in him spinning, with the rest of the field scattering around the silver .
Unfortunately Vitantonio Liuzzi would be powerless to avoid the spinning Schumacher, with the resulting debris field triggering a Safety Car. Six drivers, including Rosberg, would opt to make stops during the SC period, with the race restarting with the top five unchanged.
The early laps would see the top five slowly pull clear, with Webber notably struggling for pace. The Australian racer duly became the first of the leaders to stop on lap eleven, rejoining sixteenth behind Rosberg and two other early stoppers. Massa then pitted, coming out behind Webber, who made a crucial overtake on the Toronto Ross ahead.https://f1-analysis.com/2023/10/27/2010-abu-dhabi-strategy-review/
Alonso came in next having brushed the barriers at turn nineteen, and would emerge ahead of the delayed Webber. Those two duly battled through as they got caught behind Vitaly Petrov, who was able to keep both of the title pretenders behind him and destroy their races.
Hamilton was the next of the leaders to come in on lap eighteen, rejoining well ahead of the Petrov rolling road block but still in traffic. Vettel reacted by stopping a lap later and rejoined in second, with Button hitting the head of the field, and remaining out to try and aid Hamilton's title bid.
Indeed, Hamilton had to win the race and see the other pretenders fall by the wayside if he was to take the crown, and duly charged through the field to fourth behind Kubica. However, Vettel would not be troubled by Button before the #1 McLaren made its stop, surrendering the lead back to Vettel and dropped to fourth behind Hamilton and Robert Kubica.
With that the fight for victory and the Championship was over, for Vettel had a secure lead over the now second placed Kubica, who had enough pace to keep the two McLarens at bay. They eventually passed the when Kubica stopped, while Petrov remained stubbornly ahead of Alonso and Webber through the closing stages.
Hence, Vettel swept across the line to claim victory and the Championship, becoming the youngest ever World Champion at 23 years, 134 days. Hamilton finished second ahead of teammate Button to complete the podium, with Rosberg a distant fourth. Kubica and Petrov were next ahead of Alonso, who missed on the Championship by four points, and Webber, who finished third in the title hunt on ten points. Jaime Alguersuari and Felipe Massa claimed the final points of the season in ninth and tenth.
==Background==
Fernando Alonso had retained his Championship lead heading into the season finale in Abu Dhabi, and would hold an eight point advantage. Mark Webber was the second man in the fight on 238 points, and would have to win with Alonso third or lower to take the title. Sebastian Vettel would arrive in Yas Marina in third, needing to outscore Alonso by sixteen to take the crown, while Lewis Hamilton would have to win and likely see none of the top three score if he was to claim his second World Championship.
In the Constructors Championship the fight was over, for had moved 48 points clear with just 43 points left to fight for Abu Dhabi, handing them their maiden World Championship. hence had to console themselves with second, although they would have to fend of at the finale. However, the Scuderia would have to outscore their Anglo-German rivals by 32 points in the finale to claim the runner-up spot, while and completed the top five.
===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 	Christian Klien 	Hispania Racing F1 Team 	 	F110 	 	CA2010 2.4 V8 	
21 	Bruno Senna 	Hispania Racing F1 Team 	 	F110 	 	CA2010 2.4 V8 	
22 	Nick Heidfeld 	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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19 	Fairuz Fauzy 	Lotus Racing 	 	T127 	 	CA2010 2.4 V8 	
Source:'Abu Dhabi 2010: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/abou-dhabi/engages.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'Abu Dhabi 2010: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/abou-dhabi/engages.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'Abu Dhabi 2010: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/abou-dhabi/engages.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'Abu Dhabi 2010: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/abou-dhabi/engages.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'Abu Dhabi 2010: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/abou-dhabi/engages.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'Abu Dhabi 2010: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/abou-dhabi/engages.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'Abu Dhabi 2010: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/abou-dhabi/engages.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'Abu Dhabi 2010: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/abou-dhabi/engages.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)
==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 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	3 	1:40.318 	 	1 	1:39.874 	 	1 	1:39.394 	1
2 	2 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	4 	1:40.335 	 	5 	1:40.119 	 	2 	1:39.425 	2
3 	8 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	1 	1:40.170 	 	6 	1:40.311 	 	3 	1:39.792 	3
4 	1 	Jenson Button 	 	 	6 	1:40.877 	 	2 	1:40.014 	 	4 	1:39.823 	4
5 	6 	Mark Webber 	 	 	5 	1:40.690 	 	4 	1:40.074 	 	5 	1:39.925 	5
6 	7 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	8 	1:40.942 	 	7 	1:40.323 	 	6 	1:40.202 	6
7 	9 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	 	7 	1:40.904 	 	9 	1:40.476 	 	7 	1:40.203 	7
8 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	 	12 	1:41.222 	 	8 	1:40.452 	 	8 	1:40.516 	8
9 	4 	Nico Rosberg 	 	 	2 	1:40.231 	 	3 	1:40.060 	 	9 	1:40.589 	9
10 	12 	Vitaly Petrov 	 	 	10 	1:41.018 	 	10 	1:40.658 	 	10 	1:40.901 	10
11 	11 	Robert Kubica 	 	 	13 	1:41.336 	 	11 	1:40.780 	 	 	 	11
12 	23 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	 	11 	1:41.045 	 	12 	1:40.783 	 	 	 	12
13 	14 	Adrian Sutil 	 	 	15 	1:41.473 	 	13 	1:40.914 	 	 	 	13
14 	22 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	 	14 	1:41.409 	 	14 	1:41.113 	 	 	 	14
15 	10 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	9 	1:41.015 	 	15 	1:41.418 	 	 	 	15
16 	15 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	 	 	16 	1:41.681 	 	16 	1:41.642 	 	 	 	16
17 	17 	Jaime Alguersuari 	 	 	17 	1:41.707 	 	17 	1:41.738 	 	 	 	17
18 	16 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	 	18 	1:41.824 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	18 	Jarno Trulli 	 	 	19 	1:43.516 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	19 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	 	20 	1:43.712 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
21 	24 	Timo Glock 	 	 	21 	1:44.095 	 	 	 	 	 	 	21
22 	25 	Lucas di Grassi 	 	 	22 	1:44.510 	 	 	 	 	 	 	22
23 	21 	Bruno Senna 	 	 	23 	1:45.085 	 	 	 	 	 	 	23
24 	20 	Christian Klien 	 	 	24 	1:45.296 	 	 	 	 	 	 	24
Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/878/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/878/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/878/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/878/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/878/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/878/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/878/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/878/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/878/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/878/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/878/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/878/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/878/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/878/abu-dhabi/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)
*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	55 	1:39:36.837 	1 	25
2 	2 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	55 	+10.162s 	2 	18
3 	1 	Jenson Button 	 	55 	+11.047s 	4 	15
4 	4 	Nico Rosberg 	 	55 	+30.747s 	9 	12
5 	11 	Robert Kubica 	 	55 	+39.026s 	11 	10
6 	12 	Vitaly Petrov 	 	55 	+43.520s 	10 	8
7 	8 	Fernando Alonso 	 	55 	+43.797s 	3 	6
8 	6 	Mark Webber 	 	55 	+44.243s 	5 	4
9 	17 	Jaime Alguersuari 	 	55 	+50.201s 	17 	2
10 	7 	Felipe Massa 	 	55 	+50.868s 	6 	1
11 	22 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	55 	+51.551s 	14 	
12 	9 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	55 	+57.868s 	7 	
13 	14 	Adrian Sutil 	 	55 	+58.325s 	13 	
14 	23 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	55 	+59.558s 	12 	
15 	16 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	55 	+1:03.178 	18 	
16 	10 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	55 	+1:04.763 	15 	
17 	19 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	20 	
18 	25 	Lucas di Grassi 	 	54 	+2 Laps 	22 	
19 	21 	Bruno Senna 	 	54 	+2 Laps 	23 	
20 	20 	Christian Klien 	 	54 	+2 Laps 	24 	
21* 	18 	Jarno Trulli 	 	51 	Rear wing 	19 	
Ret 	24 	Timo Glock 	 	43 	Gearbox 	21 	
Ret 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	0 	Collision 	8 	
Ret 	15 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	 	0 	Collision 	16 	
Source:'Abu Dhabi 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/abou-dhabi/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'Abu Dhabi 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/abou-dhabi/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'Abu Dhabi 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/abou-dhabi/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'Abu Dhabi 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/abou-dhabi/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'Abu Dhabi 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/abou-dhabi/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'Abu Dhabi 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/abou-dhabi/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'Abu Dhabi 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/abou-dhabi/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'Abu Dhabi 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/abou-dhabi/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)
** Trulli was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
* Sebastian Vettel declared as the FIA Formula One World Championship Champion.
** Vettel claimed his maiden World Championship.
** At 23 years, 134 days, Vettel became the youngest ever driver to win the World Championship.
* 89th and final Grand Prix start for as a constructor.
* Robert Kubica made his last Grand Prix start until the 2019 Australian Grand Prix.
* 49th and final race for Christian Klien.
* Lucas di Grassi made his eighteenth and final Grand Prix start.
* Vettel recorded the twentieth pole position for as a constructor.
** Also the 175th pole for as an engine supplier.
* Tenth career victory for Vettel.
* Red Bull scored their fifteenth win as a constructor.
** This was the 130th victory for Renault as an engine supplier.
==Standings==
Sebastian Vettel was declared as the FIA Formula One World Championship Champion, having only moved to the top of the Championship as a result of the season finale. He won the Championship with a tally of 256 points and five race victories, leaving him four clear of Fernando Alonso in second who had also secured five wins. Mark Webber, meanwhile, had slipped to third on the final day on 242 points, two ahead of Lewis Hamilton, while Jenson Button bowed out as World Champion in fifth on 214 points.
In the Constructors Championship had arrived in Abu Dhabi as the Champions, and would hence round out the campaign on 498 points. finished as runners-up with 454 points, while were in third on 396 points. were next up on 214 points, having bought Champions at the end of , while none of the three new constructors had scored points in 2010.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	256 	2
2 	Fernando Alonso 	252 	1
3 	Mark Webber 	242 	1
4 	Lewis Hamilton 	240 	
5 	Jenson Button 	214 	
6 	Felipe Massa 	144 	
7 	Nico Rosberg 	142 	
8 	Robert Kubica 	136 	
9 	Michael Schumacher 	72 	
10 	Rubens Barrichello 	47 	
11 	Adrian Sutil 	47 	
12 	Kamui Kobayashi 	32 	
13 	Vitaly Petrov 	27 	2
14 	Nico Hülkenberg 	22 	1
15 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	21 	1
16 	Sébastien Buemi 	8 	
17 	Pedro de la Rosa 	6 	
18 	Nick Heidfeld 	6 	
19 	Jaime Alguersuari 	5 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	469 	
2 	 	454 	
3 	 	396 	
4 	 	214 	
5 	 	163 	
6 	 	69 	
7 	 	68 	
8 	 	44 	
9 	 	13 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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