Race · Round 3 of 19 ·
2010 Malaysian Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel won for Red Bull Racing from 3rd on the grid at Sepang International Circuit. 6 of the starters were not classified.
Dry, with cloud · High of 30 °C, 3.2 mm of rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)
How it is modelled
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- Circuit
- Sepang International CircuitSepang, Malaysia
- Winner
- Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing
- Pole
- Mark Webber
- Fastest lap
- Mark Webber
- Entries
- 2417 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 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 6 | 1:51.886 | 1:48.210 | 1:49.327 | — | 0 m | — |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 4 | 1:52.560 | 1:47.417 | 1:50.673 | +1.346 | 68 m | +1.346 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 5 | 1:47.632 | 1:46.828 | 1:50.789 | +1.462 | 74 m | +0.116 |
| 4 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 14 | 1:49.479 | 1:47.085 | 1:50.914 | +1.587 | 80 m | +0.125 |
| 5 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams | 10 | 1:49.664 | 1:47.346 | 1:51.001 | +1.674 | 85 m | +0.087 |
| 6 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 11 | 1:46.283 | 1:46.951 | 1:51.051 | +1.724 | 87 m | +0.050 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 9 | 1:50.301 | 1:48.371 | 1:51.511 | +2.184 | 111 m | +0.460 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 3 | 1:52.239 | 1:48.400 | 1:51.717 | +2.390 | 121 m | +0.206 |
| 9 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 23 | 1:48.467 | 1:47.792 | 1:51.767 | +2.440 | 124 m | +0.050 |
| 10 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 15 | 1:49.922 | 1:48.238 | 1:52.254 | +2.927 | 148 m | +0.487 |
| 11 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 12 | 1:47.952 | 1:48.760 | — | — | 100 m | — |
| 12 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 22 | 1:47.153 | 1:48.771 | — | — | 101 m | — |
| 13 | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 16 | 1:48.945 | 1:49.207 | — | — | 123 m | — |
| 14 | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 17 | 1:48.655 | 1:49.464 | — | — | 137 m | — |
| 15 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 19 | 1:52.875 | 1:52.270 | — | — | 282 m | — |
| 16 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:52.398 | 1:52.520 | — | — | 295 m | — |
| 17 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1 | 1:52.211 | — | — | — | 309 m | — |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 18 | 1:52.884 | — | — | — | 344 m | — |
| 19 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 8 | 1:53.044 | — | — | — | 353 m | — |
| 20 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 1:53.050 | — | — | — | 353 m | — |
| 21 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 7 | 1:53.283 | — | — | — | 365 m | — |
| 22 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 20 | 1:56.299 | — | — | — | 522 m | — |
| 23 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 21 | 1:57.269 | — | — | — | 573 m | — |
| 24 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:59.977 | — | — | — | 714 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Webber · Sebastian Vettel | 1 · 3 | 2 · 1 | 24 · 23 | Sebastian Vettel | Swapped places |
| Nico Rosberg · Sebastian Vettel | 2 · 3 | 3 · 1 | 22 · 23 | Nico Rosberg | Swapped places |
| Sebastian Vettel · Adrian Sutil | 3 · 4 | 1 · 5 | 23 · 20 | Adrian Sutil | Kept their order |
| Mark Webber · Nico Rosberg | 1 · 2 | 2 · 3 | 24 · 22 | Nico Rosberg | Kept their order |
| Nico Rosberg · Robert Kubica | 2 · 6 | 3 · 4 | 22 · 21 | Robert Kubica | Kept their order |
| Adrian Sutil · Robert Kubica | 4 · 6 | 5 · 4 | 20 · 21 | Adrian Sutil | Swapped places |
| Nico Hulkenberg · Robert Kubica | 5 · 6 | 10 · 4 | 13 · 21 | Nico Hulkenberg | Swapped places |
| Robert Kubica · Rubens Barrichello | 6 · 7 | 4 · 12 | 21 · 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Kept their order |
| Adrian Sutil · Sir Lewis Hamilton | 4 · 20 | 5 · 6 | 20 · 30 | Adrian Sutil | Kept their order |
| Adrian Sutil · Nico Hulkenberg | 4 · 5 | 5 · 10 | 20 · 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kept their order |
| Fernando Alonso · Sir Lewis Hamilton | 19 · 20 | 13 · 6 | 36 · 30 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Swapped places |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Felipe Massa | 20 · 21 | 6 · 7 | 30 · 26 | Felipe Massa | Kept their order |
| Jenson Button · Felipe Massa | 17 · 21 | 8 · 7 | 9 · 26 | Jenson Button | Swapped places |
| Jaime Alguersuari · Jenson Button | 14 · 17 | 9 · 8 | 19 · 9 | Jenson Button | Swapped places |
| Nico Hulkenberg · Jaime Alguersuari | 5 · 14 | 10 · 9 | 13 · 19 | Nico Hulkenberg | Swapped places |
| Sébastien Buemi · Jaime Alguersuari | 13 · 14 | 11 · 9 | 14 · 19 | Sébastien Buemi | Swapped places |
| Nico Hulkenberg · Sébastien Buemi | 5 · 13 | 10 · 11 | 13 · 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kept their order |
| Rubens Barrichello · Sébastien Buemi | 7 · 13 | 12 · 11 | 7 · 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Swapped places |
| Rubens Barrichello · Fernando Alonso | 7 · 19 | 12 · 13 | 7 · 36 | Rubens Barrichello | Kept their order |
| Fernando Alonso · Lucas di Grassi | 19 · 24 | 13 · 14 | 36 · 26 | Lucas di Grassi | Kept their order |
| Bruno Senna · Lucas di Grassi | 23 · 24 | 16 · 14 | 16 · 26 | Bruno Senna | Swapped places |
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 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 1:34.921 | — | 0 m | — | 19 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 4 | 1:35.106 | +0.185 | 11 m | +0.185 | 19 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1 | 1:35.207 | +0.286 | 17 m | +0.101 | 25 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 3 | 1:35.225 | +0.304 | 18 m | +0.018 | 14 |
| 5 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 11 | 1:35.402 | +0.481 | 28 m | +0.177 | 22 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 6 | 1:35.479 | +0.558 | 33 m | +0.077 | 22 |
| 7 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 14 | 1:35.955 | +1.034 | 60 m | +0.476 | 20 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 8 | 1:35.959 | +1.038 | 61 m | +0.004 | 20 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 5 | 1:36.043 | +1.122 | 66 m | +0.084 | 19 |
| 10 | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 16 | 1:36.100 | +1.179 | 69 m | +0.057 | 20 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 7 | 1:36.451 | +1.530 | 89 m | +0.351 | 22 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 23 | 1:36.503 | +1.582 | 92 m | +0.052 | 28 |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 17 | 1:36.645 | +1.724 | 101 m | +0.142 | 18 |
| 14 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 12 | 1:36.712 | +1.791 | 105 m | +0.067 | 9 |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | 1:36.891 | +1.970 | 115 m | +0.179 | 25 |
| 16 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 22 | 1:36.899 | +1.978 | 116 m | +0.008 | 24 |
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams | 10 | 1:37.802 | +2.881 | 168 m | +0.903 | 27 |
| 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 9 | 1:38.278 | +3.357 | 196 m | +0.476 | 18 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 18 | 1:39.460 | +4.539 | 265 m | +1.182 | 21 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:39.755 | +4.834 | 282 m | +0.295 | 17 |
| 21 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:40.159 | +5.238 | 306 m | +0.404 | 25 |
| 22 | Fairuz Fauzy (never started a Grand Prix) | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 19 | 1:40.721 | +5.800 | 339 m | +0.562 | 19 |
| 23 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 21 | 1:41.832 | +6.911 | 404 m | +1.111 | 27 |
| 24 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 20 | 1:41.966 | +7.045 | 411 m | +0.134 | 24 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing. † Drove in practice and never started a Grand Prix.
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 | 1:34.175 | — | 0 m | — | 27 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 5 | 1:34.441 | +0.266 | 16 m | +0.266 | 28 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 4 | 1:34.443 | +0.268 | 16 m | +0.002 | 30 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1 | 1:34.538 | +0.363 | 21 m | +0.095 | 24 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 3 | 1:34.674 | +0.499 | 29 m | +0.136 | 30 |
| 6 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 11 | 1:35.148 | +0.973 | 57 m | +0.474 | 34 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 8 | 1:35.581 | +1.406 | 83 m | +0.433 | 34 |
| 8 | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 16 | 1:35.660 | +1.485 | 87 m | +0.079 | 39 |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 12 | 1:35.872 | +1.697 | 100 m | +0.212 | 20 |
| 10 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 14 | 1:35.957 | +1.782 | 105 m | +0.085 | 32 |
| 11 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 23 | 1:36.018 | +1.843 | 108 m | +0.061 | 38 |
| 12 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 15 | 1:36.221 | +2.046 | 120 m | +0.203 | 34 |
| 13 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 22 | 1:36.325 | +2.150 | 127 m | +0.104 | 33 |
| 14 | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 17 | 1:36.325 | +2.150 | 127 m | +0.000 | 39 |
| 15 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 7 | 1:36.602 | +2.427 | 143 m | +0.277 | 30 |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 9 | 1:36.813 | +2.638 | 155 m | +0.211 | 26 |
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams | 10 | 1:37.415 | +3.240 | 191 m | +0.602 | 19 |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 18 | 1:38.454 | +4.279 | 252 m | +1.039 | 34 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 19 | 1:38.530 | +4.355 | 256 m | +0.076 | 32 |
| 20 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 6 | 1:38.786 | +4.611 | 271 m | +0.256 | 13 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:39.061 | +4.886 | 288 m | +0.275 | 23 |
| 22 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:39.158 | +4.983 | 293 m | +0.097 | 29 |
| 23 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 20 | 1:41.084 | +6.909 | 407 m | +1.926 | 27 |
| 24 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 21 | 1:41.481 | +7.306 | 430 m | +0.397 | 32 |
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 | 1:33.542 | — | 0 m | — | 17 |
| 2 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 1:33.559 | +0.017 | 1 m | +0.017 | 14 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 5 | 1:33.587 | +0.045 | 3 m | +0.028 | 17 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 8 | 1:33.751 | +0.209 | 12 m | +0.164 | 19 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 3 | 1:33.992 | +0.450 | 27 m | +0.241 | 15 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 4 | 1:34.090 | +0.548 | 32 m | +0.098 | 13 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1 | 1:34.113 | +0.571 | 34 m | +0.023 | 16 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 7 | 1:34.174 | +0.632 | 37 m | +0.061 | 15 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 9 | 1:34.540 | +0.998 | 59 m | +0.366 | 13 |
| 10 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 11 | 1:34.549 | +1.007 | 60 m | +0.009 | 17 |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 14 | 1:34.623 | +1.081 | 64 m | +0.074 | 11 |
| 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 16 | 1:34.673 | +1.131 | 67 m | +0.050 | 19 |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams | 10 | 1:34.882 | +1.340 | 79 m | +0.209 | 13 |
| 14 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 15 | 1:34.957 | +1.415 | 84 m | +0.075 | 16 |
| 15 | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 17 | 1:35.026 | +1.484 | 88 m | +0.069 | 16 |
| 16 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 12 | 1:35.076 | +1.534 | 91 m | +0.050 | 17 |
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 22 | 1:35.477 | +1.935 | 115 m | +0.401 | 18 |
| 18 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 23 | 1:36.404 | +2.862 | 170 m | +0.927 | 19 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:37.299 | +3.757 | 223 m | +0.895 | 15 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 18 | 1:37.369 | +3.827 | 227 m | +0.070 | 16 |
| 21 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 19 | 1:38.161 | +4.619 | 274 m | +0.792 | 18 |
| 22 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:38.783 | +5.241 | 311 m | +0.622 | 13 |
| 23 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 21 | 1:39.868 | +6.326 | 375 m | +1.085 | 19 |
| 24 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 20 | 1:39.895 | +6.353 | 376 m | +0.027 | 16 |
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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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
Mercedes MGP W01
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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
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
McLaren MP4-25
Jenson Button Bahrain 2010 cropped · Jenson_Button_Bahrain_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 · 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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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
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 · 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 · unchecked
Lotus T127
Lotus in Bahrain (cropped) 2010 · Lotus_in_Bahrain.jpg : Andrew® derivative work: Chubbennaitor ( talk ) · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Sauber C29
Sauber Bahrain 2010 · Sauber Bahrain 2010 02.jpg : Andrew® derivative work: Chubbennaitor ( talk ) · CC BY 2.0 · uncheckedWhere this comes from
- Round
- 3 of 2010
- Grand Prix
- Malaysian Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
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- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- Red Bull Racing
- Entrant
- Red Bull-Renault
- Confidence
- reference
No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.