2010 Italian Grand Prix

The 2010 Italian Grand Prix, officially the LXXXI Gran Premio Santander d'Italia, was race number fourteen of the FIA Formula One World Championship, which took place at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza, Italy, on 12 September 2010.'14. Italy 2010', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/italie.aspx, (Accessed 29/03/2020)Craig Llewellyn, 'Alonso takes home victory for Ferrari', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 12/09/2010), https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/163226/1/alonso-noses-to-home-victory-for-ferrari, (Accessed 29/03/2020) The race would see Fernando Alonso sweep to victory for on their home turf, moving him into title contention.
Qualifying had seen Ferrari's form drastically improve, as Alonso claimed pole position, while Felipe Massa secured third. Jenson Button was the man to split them by claiming second, while Mark Webber beat Championship leader Lewis Hamilton to fourth.
However, at the start of the race it was the two that were the cars to watch, as Button streaked into the lead, while Hamilton shot past Webber. The #2 McLaren duly went on to challenge Massa at the second chicane, although he would only succeed in breaking his own suspension after hitting the side of the #3 Ferrari.
The early stages would see Webber tumble back to ninth before battling back through the field, while Massa survived his early clash with Hamilton and ran on in third. Elsewhere, Button was having to fend off repeated lunges from Alonso for the lead, while Kamui Kobayashi and Bruno Senna joined Hamilton on the sidelines with mechanical failures.
The rest of the first stint would see Sebastian Vettel suffer from engine worries and slip back behind teammate Webber, although the 's engine power returned and allowed him to catch back up. Out front, meanwhile, Button fended off Alonso's latest barrage of lunges and established a small lead, with Massa stalking them in a lonely third.
The stops began on lap 36 as Button charged into the pits, handing the lead to Alonso as the Spaniard stayed out for an additional lap. That lap proved crucial to Alonso's race, for he would gain time on the Brit in clear air, and duly shot out of the pits as Button drew past pit-out. They duly entered the Rettifilo Chicane side-by-side, but with the better line it was the #4 Ferrari that emerged ahead.
Massa would lead for two laps before making his stop, dropping back to his lonely third, while Button tried in vain to try and re-pass Alonso. The Spaniard would, however, shake off the Brit's attentions and establish a small lead at the head of the field.
Into the closing stages and Webber finally made a move stick on Nico Hülkenberg, although he required the assistance of the German racer as the slid onto the grass. Vettel, meanwhile, had moved into fourth after opting to hold his final stop until the final lap, with the German racer ultimately emerging still in fourth ahead of Nico Rosberg.
With that the race was run, with Alonso securing an emotional win for the tifosi at Monza, with Button three seconds back in second. Massa made it a double podium for the Scuderia in third, while Vettel fended off the attentions of Rosberg for fourth. Webber was next up ahead of Hülkenberg and a charging Robert Kubica, while Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello completed the scorers after a late, but well mannered, battle.
==Background==
The Championship lead had once again changed hands as a result of the Belgian Grand Prix, as Lewis Hamilton established a three point lead after his third win of the campaign. Mark Webber hence slipped to second ahead of Sebastian Vettel, while Jenson Button had also lost ground in fourth. Fernando Alonso then completed the top five ahead of Felipe Massa, with eighteen drivers on the scoresheet.
In the Constructors Championship had just managed to maintain their lead at the head of the hunt, although it had been cut to just a single point. were the team to move into the Austrian team's wake, while had slipped 80 point behind in third. were next ahead of , with heading the next cluster of teams in sixth.
===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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14 	Paul di Resta 	Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM03 	 	FO 108X 2.4 V8 	
Source:'Italy 2010: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'Italy 2010: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'Italy 2010: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'Italy 2010: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'Italy 2010: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'Italy 2010: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'Italy 2010: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'Italy 2010: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 29/03/2020)
==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 	8 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	2 	1:22.646 	 	1 	1:22.297 	 	1 	1:21.962 	1
2 	1 	Jenson Button 	 	 	4 	1:23.085 	 	2 	1:22.354 	 	2 	1:22.084 	2
3 	7 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	1 	1:22.421 	 	4 	1:22.610 	 	3 	1:22.293 	3
4 	6 	Mark Webber 	 	 	7 	1:23.431 	 	6 	1:22.706 	 	4 	1:22.433 	4
5 	2 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	3 	1:22.830 	 	3 	1:22.394 	 	5 	1:22.623 	5
6 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	6 	1:23.235 	 	5 	1:22.701 	 	6 	1:22.675 	6
7 	4 	Nico Rosberg 	 	 	10 	1:23.529 	 	9 	1:23.055 	 	7 	1:23.027 	7
8 	10 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	9 	1:23.516 	 	8 	1:22.989 	 	8 	1:23.037 	8
9 	11 	Robert Kubica 	 	 	5 	1:23.234 	 	7 	1:22.880 	 	9 	1:23.039 	9
10 	9 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	 	11 	1:23.695 	 	10 	1:23.142 	 	10 	1:23.328 	10
11 	14 	Adrian Sutil 	 	 	8 	1:23.493 	 	11 	1:23.199 	 	 	 	11
12 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	 	13 	1:23.840 	 	12 	1:23.388 	 	 	 	12
13 	23 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	 	16 	1:24.273 	 	13 	1:23.659 	 	 	 	13
14 	16 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	 	12 	1:23.744 	 	14 	1:23.681 	 	 	 	14
15* 	12 	Vitaly Petrov 	 	 	15 	1:24.086 	 	15 	1:23.819 	 	 	 	20*
16 	17 	Jaime Alguersuari 	 	 	14 	1:24.083 	 	16 	1:23.919 	 	 	 	16
17 	22 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	 	17 	1:24.442 	 	17 	1:24.044 	 	 	 	17
18 	18 	Jarno Trulli 	 	 	18 	1:25.540 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	19 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	 	19 	1:25.742 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	15 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	 	 	20 	1:25.774 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
21† 	24 	Timo Glock 	 	 	21 	1:25.934 	 	 	 	 	 	 	24†
22 	25 	Lucas di Grassi 	 	 	22 	1:25.974 	 	 	 	 	 	 	21
23 	21 	Bruno Senna 	 	 	23 	1:26.847 	 	 	 	 	 	 	22
24 	20 	Sakon Yamamoto 	 	 	24 	1:27.020 	 	 	 	 	 	 	23
Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/873/italy/qualifying.html, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/873/italy/qualifying.html, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/873/italy/qualifying.html, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/873/italy/qualifying.html, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/873/italy/qualifying.html, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/873/italy/qualifying.html, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/873/italy/qualifying.html, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/873/italy/qualifying.html, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/873/italy/qualifying.html, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/873/italy/qualifying.html, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/873/italy/qualifying.html, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/873/italy/qualifying.html, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/873/italy/qualifying.html, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2010 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2010), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2010/races/873/italy/qualifying.html, (Accessed 29/03/2020)
*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
** Petrov was handed a 5-place grid penalty for blocking Glock in the first part of qualifying.
*† Glock was handed a 5-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
===Grid===
** Kobayashi started the race from the pitlane.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	8 	Fernando Alonso 	 	53 	1:16:24.572 	1 	25
2 	1 	Jenson Button 	 	53 	+2.938s 	2 	18
3 	7 	Felipe Massa 	 	53 	+4.223s 	3 	15
4 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	53 	+28.196s 	6 	12
5 	4 	Nico Rosberg 	 	53 	+29.942s 	7 	10
6 	6 	Mark Webber 	 	53 	+31.276s 	4 	8
7 	10 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	53 	+32.812s 	8 	6
8 	11 	Robert Kubica 	 	53 	+34.028s 	9 	4
9 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	53 	+44.948s 	12 	2
10 	9 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	53 	+1:04.213 	10 	1
11 	16 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	53 	+1:05.056 	14 	
12 	15 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	 	53 	+1:06.106 	19 	
13 	12 	Vitaly Petrov 	 	53 	+1:18.919 	20 	
14 	22 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	16 	
15 	17 	Jaime Alguersuari 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	15 	
16 	14 	Adrian Sutil 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	11 	
17 	24 	Timo Glock 	 	51 	+2 Laps 	24 	
18 	19 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	51 	+2 Laps 	18 	
19 	20 	Sakon Yamamoto 	 	51 	+2 Laps 	23 	
20* 	25 	Lucas di Grassi 	 	50 	Suspension 	21 	
Ret 	18 	Jarno Trulli 	 	46 	Gearbox 	17 	
Ret 	21 	Bruno Senna 	 	11 	Hydraulics 	22 	
Ret 	2 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	0 	Collision 	5 	
Ret 	23 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	0 	Gearbox 	PL 	
Source:'Italy 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'Italy 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'Italy 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'Italy 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'Italy 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'Italy 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'Italy 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 29/03/2020)	Source:'Italy 2010: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 29/03/2020)
** di Grassi was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
* Fernando Alonso claimed his 24th career victory.
* 213th win for as a constructor.
** This was also their 214th win as an engine supplier.
* 30th podium finish for Jenson Button.
==Standings==
Mark Webber moved back to the top of the Championship after the Italian Grand Prix, establishing a five point lead at the head of the hunt. A non-score for Lewis Hamilton meant he dropped to second for the lead, while Fernando Alonso had climbed to third after his win. Jenson Button, meanwhile, had remained in fourth, slipping a point behind Alonso, while Sebastian Vettel was the fifth man in the title hunt, 22 off the lead.
In the Constructors Championship had extended their lead at the head of the hunt, opening out a three point advantage as the European phase of the season drew to a close. were still their biggest threat in second, while had again clawed themselves back into the hunt in third, moving onto 290 points. were next ahead of , while the three new constructors had once again 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 	187 	1
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	182 	1
3 	Fernando Alonso 	166 	2
4 	Jenson Button 	165 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	163 	2
6 	Felipe Massa 	124 	
7 	Nico Rosberg 	112 	1
8 	Robert Kubica 	108 	1
9 	Michael Schumacher 	46 	1
10 	Adrian Sutil 	45 	1
11 	Rubens Barrichello 	31 	
12 	Kamui Kobayashi 	21 	
13 	Vitaly Petrov 	19 	
14 	Nico Hülkenberg 	16 	1
15 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	13 	1
16 	Sébastien Buemi 	7 	
17 	Pedro de la Rosa 	6 	
18 	Jaime Alguersuari 	3 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	350 	
2 	 	347 	
3 	 	290 	
4 	 	158 	
5 	 	127 	
6 	 	58 	
7 	 	47 	
8 	 	27 	
9 	 	10 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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