Race · Round 2 of 19 ·
2010 Australian Grand Prix
Jenson Button won for McLaren from 4th on the grid at Albert Park. 9 of the starters were not classified.
Wet · High of 25 °C, 3.7 mm of rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)
How it is modelled
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- Circuit
- Albert ParkMelbourne, Australia
- Winner
- Jenson ButtonMcLaren
- Pole
- Sebastian Vettel
- Fastest lap
- Mark Webber
- Entries
- 2414 classified
Classification
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.
Grid to flag
Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 5 | 1:24.774 | 1:24.096 | 1:23.919 | — | 0 m | — |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 6 | 1:25.286 | 1:24.276 | 1:24.035 | +0.116 | 7 m | +0.116 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 8 | 1:25.082 | 1:24.335 | 1:24.111 | +0.192 | 12 m | +0.076 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1 | 1:24.897 | 1:24.531 | 1:24.675 | +0.756 | 48 m | +0.564 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 7 | 1:25.548 | 1:25.010 | 1:24.837 | +0.918 | 58 m | +0.162 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 4 | 1:24.788 | 1:24.788 | 1:24.884 | +0.965 | 61 m | +0.047 |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 3 | 1:25.351 | 1:24.871 | 1:24.927 | +1.008 | 64 m | +0.043 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 9 | 1:25.702 | 1:25.085 | 1:25.217 | +1.298 | 82 m | +0.290 |
| 9 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 11 | 1:25.588 | 1:25.122 | 1:25.372 | +1.453 | 92 m | +0.155 |
| 10 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 14 | 1:25.504 | 1:25.046 | 1:26.036 | +2.117 | 134 m | +0.664 |
| 11 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 1:25.046 | 1:25.184 | — | — | 69 m | — |
| 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 16 | 1:26.061 | 1:25.638 | — | — | 97 m | — |
| 13 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 15 | 1:26.170 | 1:25.743 | — | — | 104 m | — |
| 14 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 22 | 1:26.089 | 1:25.747 | — | — | 104 m | — |
| 15 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams | 10 | 1:25.866 | 1:25.748 | — | — | 104 m | — |
| 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 23 | 1:26.251 | 1:25.777 | — | — | 106 m | — |
| 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 17 | 1:26.095 | 1:26.089 | — | — | 126 m | — |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 12 | 1:26.471 | — | — | — | 106 m | — |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 19 | 1:28.797 | — | — | — | 252 m | — |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 18 | 1:29.111 | — | — | — | 271 m | — |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:29.592 | — | — | — | 301 m | — |
| 22 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:30.185 | — | — | — | 338 m | — |
| 23 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 21 | 1:30.526 | — | — | — | 360 m | — |
| 24 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 20 | 1:30.613 | — | — | — | 365 m | — |
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
How it is derived: distance, Qualifying
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year. Each driver is measured against the fastest lap of the last part they set a time in.
Pit stops
Bars run in finishing order, ticked at each stop. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Ticks and strip mark the lap, not cause, tyres or gain; the table gives times.
A pit-lane time is all of a stop’s time in the pit lane, any wait or repair there included.
Who stopped first, between neighbours
| Drivers, in grid order | Grid | Result | First recorded stop, lap | Stopped first | Grid to flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Alonso · Jenson Button | 3 · 4 | 4 · 1 | 8 · 6 | Jenson Button | Swapped places |
| Jenson Button · Robert Kubica | 4 · 9 | 1 · 2 | 6 · 8 | Jenson Button | Kept their order |
| Jenson Button · Felipe Massa | 4 · 5 | 1 · 3 | 6 · 8 | Jenson Button | Kept their order |
| Felipe Massa · Robert Kubica | 5 · 9 | 3 · 2 | 8 · 8 | Same lap | Swapped places |
| Rubens Barrichello · Robert Kubica | 8 · 9 | 8 · 2 | 8 · 8 | Same lap | Swapped places |
| Fernando Alonso · Felipe Massa | 3 · 5 | 4 · 3 | 8 · 8 | Same lap | Swapped places |
| Felipe Massa · Nico Rosberg | 5 · 6 | 3 · 5 | 8 · 8 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Mark Webber · Fernando Alonso | 2 · 3 | 9 · 4 | 10 · 8 | Fernando Alonso | Swapped places |
| Fernando Alonso · Nico Rosberg | 3 · 6 | 4 · 5 | 8 · 8 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Nico Rosberg · Sir Lewis Hamilton | 6 · 11 | 5 · 6 | 8 · 8 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Nico Rosberg · Michael Schumacher | 6 · 7 | 5 · 10 | 8 · 1 | Michael Schumacher | Kept their order |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Vitantonio Liuzzi | 11 · 13 | 6 · 7 | 8 · 9 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Kept their order |
| Rubens Barrichello · Vitantonio Liuzzi | 8 · 13 | 8 · 7 | 8 · 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Swapped places |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi · Pedro de la Rosa | 13 · 14 | 7 · 12 | 9 · 8 | Pedro de la Rosa | Kept their order |
| Mark Webber · Rubens Barrichello | 2 · 8 | 9 · 8 | 10 · 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Swapped places |
| Michael Schumacher · Rubens Barrichello | 7 · 8 | 10 · 8 | 1 · 8 | Michael Schumacher | Swapped places |
| Mark Webber · Michael Schumacher | 2 · 7 | 9 · 10 | 10 · 1 | Michael Schumacher | Kept their order |
| Michael Schumacher · Jaime Alguersuari | 7 · 17 | 10 · 11 | 1 · 9 | Michael Schumacher | Kept their order |
| Pedro de la Rosa · Jaime Alguersuari | 14 · 17 | 12 · 11 | 8 · 9 | Pedro de la Rosa | Swapped places |
| Pedro de la Rosa · Heikki Kovalainen | 14 · 19 | 12 · 13 | 8 · 8 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Heikki Kovalainen · Karun Chandhok | 19 · 22 | 13 · 14 | 8 · 8 | Same lap | Kept their order |
Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.
Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Practice 3
Practice 1
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 11 | 1:26.927 | — | 0 m | — | 22 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 4 | 1:27.126 | +0.199 | 12 m | +0.199 | 18 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1 | 1:27.482 | +0.555 | 34 m | +0.356 | 22 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 7 | 1:27.511 | +0.584 | 36 m | +0.029 | 18 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 5 | 1:27.686 | +0.759 | 46 m | +0.175 | 23 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 8 | 1:27.747 | +0.820 | 50 m | +0.061 | 21 |
| 7 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 1:27.793 | +0.866 | 53 m | +0.046 | 22 |
| 8 | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 16 | 1:28.014 | +1.087 | 66 m | +0.221 | 21 |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 12 | 1:28.114 | +1.187 | 72 m | +0.100 | 25 |
| 10 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 15 | 1:28.192 | +1.265 | 77 m | +0.078 | 18 |
| 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 14 | 1:28.537 | +1.610 | 98 m | +0.345 | 25 |
| 12 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 3 | 1:28.550 | +1.623 | 99 m | +0.013 | 19 |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 17 | 1:28.572 | +1.645 | 100 m | +0.022 | 21 |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 6 | 1:28.683 | +1.756 | 107 m | +0.111 | 22 |
| 15 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 22 | 1:29.465 | +2.538 | 155 m | +0.782 | 13 |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 9 | 1:29.712 | +2.785 | 170 m | +0.247 | 18 |
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams | 10 | 1:30.249 | +3.322 | 203 m | +0.537 | 26 |
| 18 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 23 | 1:31.588 | +4.661 | 284 m | +1.339 | 5 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 18 | 1:31.652 | +4.725 | 288 m | +0.064 | 13 |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 19 | 1:31.654 | +4.727 | 288 m | +0.002 | 26 |
| 21 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:32.831 | +5.904 | 360 m | +1.177 | 25 |
| 22 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 21 | 1:33.401 | +6.474 | 395 m | +0.570 | 24 |
| 23 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 20 | 1:34.251 | +7.324 | 447 m | +0.850 | 19 |
| 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:34.925 | +7.998 | 488 m | +0.674 | 8 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 1
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
Practice 2
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 1:25.801 | — | 0 m | — | 13 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1 | 1:26.076 | +0.275 | 17 m | +0.275 | 16 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 6 | 1:26.248 | +0.447 | 28 m | +0.172 | 22 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 3 | 1:26.511 | +0.710 | 44 m | +0.263 | 16 |
| 5 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 12 | 1:26.732 | +0.931 | 58 m | +0.221 | 26 |
| 6 | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 16 | 1:26.832 | +1.031 | 64 m | +0.100 | 29 |
| 7 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 14 | 1:26.834 | +1.033 | 64 m | +0.002 | 22 |
| 8 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 15 | 1:26.835 | +1.034 | 64 m | +0.001 | 17 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 9 | 1:26.904 | +1.103 | 68 m | +0.069 | 25 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 4 | 1:26.956 | +1.155 | 71 m | +0.052 | 22 |
| 11 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 11 | 1:27.108 | +1.307 | 81 m | +0.152 | 28 |
| 12 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 22 | 1:27.108 | +1.307 | 81 m | +0.000 | 25 |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 23 | 1:27.455 | +1.654 | 102 m | +0.347 | 23 |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams | 10 | 1:27.545 | +1.744 | 108 m | +0.090 | 25 |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 8 | 1:29.025 | +3.224 | 199 m | +1.480 | 20 |
| 16 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 5 | 1:29.134 | +3.333 | 206 m | +0.109 | 19 |
| 17 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 7 | 1:29.591 | +3.790 | 234 m | +0.457 | 21 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 19 | 1:29.860 | +4.059 | 251 m | +0.269 | 15 |
| 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 17 | 1:30.510 | +4.709 | 291 m | +0.650 | 43 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 18 | 1:30.695 | +4.894 | 302 m | +0.185 | 17 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:32.117 | +6.316 | 390 m | +1.422 | 9 |
| 22 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 23 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 2
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
Practice 3
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 6 | 1:24.719 | — | 0 m | — | 16 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 8 | 1:24.929 | +0.210 | 13 m | +0.210 | 19 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 3 | 1:24.963 | +0.244 | 15 m | +0.034 | 17 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 5 | 1:25.122 | +0.403 | 25 m | +0.159 | 19 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 4 | 1:25.366 | +0.647 | 40 m | +0.244 | 16 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1 | 1:25.399 | +0.680 | 43 m | +0.033 | 20 |
| 7 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 1:25.505 | +0.786 | 49 m | +0.106 | 14 |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 14 | 1:25.525 | +0.806 | 50 m | +0.020 | 18 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 7 | 1:25.549 | +0.830 | 52 m | +0.024 | 20 |
| 10 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 15 | 1:25.782 | +1.063 | 67 m | +0.233 | 19 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 9 | 1:25.852 | +1.133 | 71 m | +0.070 | 17 |
| 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 16 | 1:26.104 | +1.385 | 87 m | +0.252 | 21 |
| 13 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 11 | 1:26.184 | +1.465 | 92 m | +0.080 | 21 |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 23 | 1:26.275 | +1.556 | 97 m | +0.091 | 21 |
| 15 | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 17 | 1:26.368 | +1.649 | 103 m | +0.093 | 17 |
| 16 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 12 | 1:26.661 | +1.942 | 122 m | +0.293 | 19 |
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams | 10 | 1:26.804 | +2.085 | 131 m | +0.143 | 19 |
| 18 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 22 | 1:26.818 | +2.099 | 131 m | +0.014 | 18 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 19 | 1:29.539 | +4.820 | 302 m | +2.721 | 19 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 18 | 1:29.800 | +5.081 | 318 m | +0.261 | 16 |
| 21 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:30.800 | +6.081 | 381 m | +1.000 | 18 |
| 22 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:31.114 | +6.395 | 400 m | +0.314 | 12 |
| 23 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 20 | 1:34.334 | +9.615 | 602 m | +3.220 | 11 |
| 24 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 21 | 1:36.649 | +11.930 | 747 m | +2.315 | 8 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 3
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
Photographs from this race
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The cars in this race
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McLaren MP4-25
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Renault R30
Kubica Bahrain Grand Prix 2010 (cropped) · Kubica_Bahrain_Grand_Prix_2010.jpg : Andrew Griffith from United Kingdom derivative work: Chubbennaitor ( talk ) · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Ferrari F10
Ferrari Bahrain 2010 · Andrew Griffith from United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Mercedes MGP W01
Nico Rosberg 2010 Bahrain · Andrew Griffith from United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Force India VJM03
Liuzzi Bahrain 2010 (cropped) · Liuzzi_Bahrain_2010.jpg : Andrew Griffith from United Kingdom derivative work: Chubbennaitor ( talk ) · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Williams FW32
Barrichello Malaysian GP 2010 (cropped) · Barrichello_Malaysian_GP_2010.jpg : Joost Rooijmans from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia derivative work: Chubbennaitor ( talk ) · CC BY 2.0 · uncheckedA photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
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Red Bull RB6
Vettel Bahrain 2010 (cropped) · Vettel_Bahrain_2010.jpg : Andrew Griffith from United Kingdom derivative work: Chubbennaitor ( talk ) · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Toro Rosso STR5
Toro Rosso STR5 Bahrain 2010 (cropped) · Toro_Rosso_STR5_Bahrain_2010.jpg : Andrew Griffith from United Kingdom derivative work: Chubbennaitor ( talk ) · CC BY 2.0
Sauber C29
Sauber Bahrain 2010 · Sauber Bahrain 2010 02.jpg : Andrew® derivative work: Chubbennaitor ( talk ) · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Lotus T127
Lotus in Bahrain (cropped) 2010 · Lotus_in_Bahrain.jpg : Andrew® derivative work: Chubbennaitor ( talk ) · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Virgin VR-01
Virgin Bahrain 2010 (cropped) · Virgin_Bahrain_2010.jpg : Andrew Griffith from United Kingdom derivative work: Chubbennaitor ( talk ) · CC BY 2.0 · uncheckedWhere this comes from
- Round
- 2 of 2010
- Grand Prix
- Australian Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- Original layout · 5.303 km · 16 turns
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- McLaren
- Entrant
- McLaren-Mercedes
- Confidence
- reference
The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.