2010 Korean Grand Prix

The 2010 Korean Grand Prix, formally known as the 2010 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix, (alternately the 2010 포뮬러 1 한국 그랑프리 or the 2010 Pomyulleo 1 Hangug Geulangpeuli in Korean) was the seventeenth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Korea International Circuit in Yeongham, South Jeolla, South Korea, on 24 October 2010.'17. South Korea 2010', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/coree-du-sud.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)'Alonso Korean victory turns title battle on its head', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 24/10/2010), https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/164497/1/alonso-proves-hes-got-seoul-with-korean-f1-triumph, (Accessed 30/03/2020) The race, which was the first Korean Grand Prix to be staged, would see Fernando Alonso secure his fifth win of the season to claim the Championship lead.
Qualifying would see Sebastian Vettel beat teammate Mark Webber to pole position, while Alonso secured third for . Lewis Hamilton was next up in fourth for , while the fifth man in the title fight, Jenson Button, would start from seventh.
Heavy rain would plague race morning, with Felipe Massa, Bruno Senna and Timo Glock all sliding off the circuit but scrambling back on without damage. There would, however, be some late dramas for Alonso, after a water leak had to be hastily patched in the final hour before the race.
The rain remained in the area as the field assembled on the grid, and after a ten minute delay it was announced that the race would start behind the Safety Car. The field duly pulled away to officially start the race, although after three laps it was decided that the conditions were too dangerous on the new track surface and the race was red flagged.
The rain eased during the intervention, with all of the teams switching their cars to a full wet setup. With that the race resumed once again behind the safety car, remaining out for a further fourteen laps, despite the fact that Michael Schumacher, Vitantonio Liuzzi and Sakon Yamamoto had slid off during the SC.
The restart saw Vettel ease into an early lead ahead of Webber, while Schumacher pounced on Robert Kubica as the only immediate overtake in the top ten. Elsewhere Senna and Jarno Trulli both ran off circuit, before Nico Rosberg dived past Hamilton and Button failed to complete a lunge around the outside of Massa.
The early stages saw Vettel continue to escape from teammate Webber, with Alonso trailing ahead of Rosberg, Hamilton, Massa and Button. Alonso would prove to be an early bottle neck as he slowly built up pace, before Webber slid wide a turn twelve, only to rejoin and smack Rosberg out of the race.
Debris from that accident triggered another safety car period, remaining out until lap 23 with Vettel again slithering into a the lead. The German racer duly re-established a healthy advantage over the following laps, as compatriot Schumacher eased past Button for fifth.
The order settled once again, before Sébastien Buemi triggered another SC by losing control and hitting Timo Glock on lap 31. That intervention would see the majority sweep into the pits for intermediate tyres, with Alonso losing second to Hamilton after a slow stop.
The restart would again see Vettel leap ahead, while Massa was instructed to drop his pace and allow Alonso to harass Hamilton without pressure from behind. The Spaniard duly sneaked past the Brit into the first corner as Hamilton ran wide, before sprinting away to challenge Vettel for victory.
Light would fade drastically in the closing stages of the race, resulting in Vettel complaining to his team about light levels messing with his braking points. However, with a handful of laps to go that became academic, as an engine issue saw his pace collapse and ultimately cause him to retire, leaving Alonso in the lead.
With that the race was run, with Alonso establishing a fourteen second lead over Hamilton as he swept to victory after almost three hours. Behind Hamilton came Massa to complete the podium, with Schumacher finishing fourth ahead of Kubica. Vitantonio Liuzzi was next ahead of Rubens Barrichello, with Kamui Kobayashi, Nick Heidfeld and Nico Hülkenberg claiming the remaining points.
==Background==
There had been another shuffle to the Championship as the season rapidly drew towards its conclusion, although Mark Webber had established a small lead at the head of the field. The Australian racer would leave Japan with a fourteen point advantage over Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel, with Alonso deemed to be ahead courtesy of four wins to Vettel's three. Lewis Hamilton was next having slipped 28 points off the lead, while Jenson Button was a dark horse for the crown in fifth on 189.
In the Constructors Championship had again managed to extend their lead at the head of the hunt, opening out a 45 point lead with three rounds to go. were next as their main challengers, while would need a strong race in Korea to remain in the hunt in third. were next ahead of , with nine of the twelve constructors having scored.
===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 	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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25 	Jérôme d'Ambrosio 	Virgin Racing 	 	VR-01 	 	CA2010 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 	 	 	2 	1:37.123 	 	2 	1:36.074 	 	1 	1:35.585 	1
2 	6 	Mark Webber 	 	 	4 	1:37.373 	 	1 	1:36.039 	 	2 	1:35.659 	2
3 	8 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	3 	1:37.144 	 	5 	1:36.287 	 	3 	1:35.766 	3
4 	2 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	1 	1:37.113 	 	4 	1:36.197 	 	4 	1:36.062 	4
5 	4 	Nico Rosberg 	 	 	7 	1:37.708 	 	6 	1:36.791 	 	5 	1:36.535 	5
6 	7 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	5 	1:37.515 	 	3 	1:36.169 	 	6 	1:36.571 	6
7 	1 	Jenson Button 	 	 	10 	1:38.123 	 	7 	1:37.064 	 	7 	1:36.731 	7
8 	11 	Robert Kubica 	 	 	6 	1:37.703 	 	9 	1:37.179 	 	8 	1:36.824 	8
9 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	 	8 	1:37.980 	 	8 	1:37.077 	 	9 	1:36.950 	9
10 	9 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	 	13 	1:38.257 	 	10 	1:37.511 	 	10 	1:36.998 	10
11 	10 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	9 	1:38.115 	 	11 	1:37.620 	 	 	 	11
12 	23 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	 	14 	1:38.429 	 	12 	1:37.643 	 	 	 	12
13 	22 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	 	11 	1:38.171 	 	13 	1:37.715 	 	 	 	13
14 	14 	Adrian Sutil 	 	 	15 	1:38.572 	 	14 	1:37.783 	 	 	 	14
15* 	12 	Vitaly Petrov 	 	 	12 	1:38.174 	 	15 	1:37.799 	 	 	 	20*
16 	17 	Jaime Alguersuari 	 	 	16 	1:38.583 	 	16 	1:37.853 	 	 	 	15
17 	16 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	 	17 	1:38.621 	 	17 	1:38.594 	 	 	 	16
18 	15 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	 	 	18 	1:38.955 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
19 	18 	Jarno Trulli 	 	 	19 	1:40.521 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
20 	24 	Timo Glock 	 	 	20 	1:40.748 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
21 	19 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	 	21 	1:41.768 	 	 	 	 	 	 	21
22 	25 	Lucas di Grassi 	 	 	22 	1:42.325 	 	 	 	 	 	 	22
23 	20 	Sakon Yamamoto 	 	 	23 	1:42.444 	 	 	 	 	 	 	23
24 	21 	Bruno Senna 	 	 	24 	1:43.283 	 	 	 	 	 	 	24
Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/876/south-korea/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/876/south-korea/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/876/south-korea/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/876/south-korea/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/876/south-korea/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/876/south-korea/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/876/south-korea/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/876/south-korea/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/876/south-korea/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/876/south-korea/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/876/south-korea/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/876/south-korea/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/876/south-korea/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'2010 FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/876/south-korea/qualifying.html, (Accessed 30/03/2020)
*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.
** Petrov was awarded a five place grid penalty for causing a collision in the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	8 	Fernando Alonso 	 	55 	2:48:20.810 	3 	25
2 	2 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	55 	+14.999s 	4 	18
3 	7 	Felipe Massa 	 	55 	+30.868s 	6 	15
4 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	55 	+39.688s 	9 	12
5 	11 	Robert Kubica 	 	55 	+47.734s 	8 	10
6 	15 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	 	55 	+53.571s 	17 	8
7 	9 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	55 	+1:09.257 	10 	6
8 	23 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	55 	+1:17.889 	12 	4
9 	22 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	55 	+1:20.107 	13 	2
10 	10 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	55 	+1:20.851 	11 	1
11 	17 	Jaime Alguersuari 	 	55 	+1:24.146 	15 	
12 	1 	Jenson Button 	 	55 	+1:29.939 	7 	
13 	19 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	54 	+1 Lap 	21 	
14 	21 	Bruno Senna 	 	53 	+2 Laps 	24 	
15 	20 	Sakon Yamamoto 	 	53 	+2 Laps 	23 	
Ret 	14 	Adrian Sutil 	 	46 	Collision 	14 	
Ret 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	45 	Engine 	1 	
Ret 	12 	Vitaly Petrov 	 	39 	Accident 	20 	
Ret 	24 	Timo Glock 	 	31 	Damage 	19 	
Ret 	16 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	30 	Collision 	16 	
Ret 	25 	Lucas di Grassi 	 	25 	Accident 	22 	
Ret 	18 	Jarno Trulli 	 	25 	Hydraulics 	18 	
Ret 	6 	Mark Webber 	 	18 	Collision 	2 	
Ret 	4 	Nico Rosberg 	 	18 	Collision 	5 	
Source:'South Korea 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/coree-du-sud/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'South Korea 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/coree-du-sud/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'South Korea 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/coree-du-sud/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'South Korea 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/coree-du-sud/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'South Korea 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/coree-du-sud/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'South Korea 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/coree-du-sud/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'South Korea 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/coree-du-sud/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)	Source:'South Korea 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/coree-du-sud/classement.aspx, (Accessed 30/03/2020)
==Milestones==
* 750th individual Grand Prix entry for a engine.[Archived] '2010 Korean GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), https://web.archive.org/web/20190410005304/http://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2010&gp=Korean%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 30/03/2020) - Original
* Fernando Alonso secured his 26th victory.
* 215th win for as a constructor.
** Also the Scuderia's 216th win as an engine supplier.
* Lewis Hamilton claimed the 450th podium finish for as a constructor.
==Standings==
Fernando Alonso had moved to the top of the Championship as the title fight had shuffled once again, leaving the Korean circuit with 231 points to his name. Mark Webber had hence slipped to second, eleven off the lead after his non-score, while Lewis Hamilton had moved back into third on 210. Sebastian Vettel was next having also failed to score, and hence had slipped 25 off the lead, while Jenson Button was still mathematically in the hunt but would have to take two wins and see his rivals all fall by the wayside.
In the Constructors Championship had managed to hold their lead at the head of the field, although their non-score in Korea had left them on 426 points. had hence closed the gap to 27 points in second, while had remained in the hunt in third, moving onto 374 points. Behind, had extended their advantage over in the fight for fourth, while the three new teams were running out of time to score points in .
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Fernando Alonso 	231 	1
2 	Mark Webber 	220 	1
3 	Lewis Hamilton 	210 	1
4 	Sebastian Vettel 	206 	1
5 	Jenson Button 	189 	
6 	Felipe Massa 	143 	
7 	Robert Kubica 	124 	1
8 	Nico Rosberg 	122 	1
9 	Michael Schumacher 	66 	
10 	Rubens Barrichello 	47 	1
11 	Adrian Sutil 	47 	1
12 	Kamui Kobayashi 	31 	
13 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	21 	2
14 	Vitaly Petrov 	19 	1
15 	Nico Hülkenberg 	18 	1
16 	Sébastien Buemi 	8 	
17 	Pedro de la Rosa 	6 	
18 	Nick Heidfeld 	6 	
19 	Jaime Alguersuari 	3 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	426 	
2 	 	399 	
3 	 	374 	
4 	 	188 	
5 	 	143 	
6 	 	68 	
7 	 	65 	
8 	 	43 	
9 	 	11 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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