Race · Round 9 of 19 ·
2010 European Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel won for Red Bull Racing from pole at Valencia Street Circuit. 3 of the starters were not classified.
Dry · High of 30 °C, no rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)
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- Circuit
- Valencia Street CircuitValencia, Spain
- Winner
- Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing
- Pole
- Sebastian Vettel
- Fastest lap
- Jenson Button
- Entries
- 2421 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 | 1:38.324 | 1:38.015 | 1:37.587 | — | 0 m | — |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 6 | 1:38.549 | 1:38.041 | 1:37.662 | +0.075 | 4 m | +0.075 |
| 3 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 1:38.697 | 1:38.158 | 1:37.969 | +0.382 | 21 m | +0.307 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 8 | 1:38.472 | 1:38.179 | 1:38.075 | +0.488 | 27 m | +0.106 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 7 | 1:38.657 | 1:38.046 | 1:38.127 | +0.540 | 30 m | +0.052 |
| 6 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 11 | 1:38.132 | 1:38.062 | 1:38.137 | +0.550 | 31 m | +0.010 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1 | 1:38.360 | 1:38.399 | 1:38.210 | +0.623 | 35 m | +0.073 |
| 8 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams | 10 | 1:38.843 | 1:38.523 | 1:38.428 | +0.841 | 47 m | +0.218 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 9 | 1:38.449 | 1:38.326 | 1:38.428 | +0.841 | 47 m | +0.000 |
| 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 12 | 1:39.004 | 1:38.552 | 1:38.523 | +0.936 | 52 m | +0.095 |
| 11 | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 16 | 1:39.096 | 1:38.586 | — | — | 32 m | — |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 4 | 1:38.752 | 1:38.627 | — | — | 34 m | — |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 14 | 1:39.021 | 1:38.851 | — | — | 46 m | — |
| 14 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 15 | 1:38.969 | 1:38.884 | — | — | 48 m | — |
| 15 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 3 | 1:38.994 | 1:39.234 | — | — | 67 m | — |
| 16 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 22 | 1:39.003 | 1:39.264 | — | — | 69 m | — |
| 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 17 | 1:39.128 | 1:39.458 | — | — | 80 m | — |
| 18 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 23 | 1:39.343 | — | — | — | 67 m | — |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 18 | 1:40.658 | — | — | — | 139 m | — |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 19 | 1:40.882 | — | — | — | 152 m | — |
| 21 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:42.086 | — | — | — | 218 m | — |
| 22 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:42.140 | — | — | — | 221 m | — |
| 23 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 20 | 1:42.600 | — | — | — | 247 m | — |
| 24 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 21 | 1:42.851 | — | — | — | 261 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Vettel · Sir Lewis Hamilton | 1 · 3 | 1 · 2 | 10 · 10 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Jenson Button | 3 · 7 | 2 · 3 | 10 · 9 | Jenson Button | Kept their order |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Fernando Alonso | 3 · 4 | 2 · 8 | 10 · 10 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Robert Kubica · Jenson Button | 6 · 7 | 5 · 3 | 9 · 9 | Same lap | Swapped places |
| Jenson Button · Rubens Barrichello | 7 · 9 | 3 · 4 | 9 · 9 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Robert Kubica · Rubens Barrichello | 6 · 9 | 5 · 4 | 9 · 9 | Same lap | Swapped places |
| Rubens Barrichello · Vitaly Petrov | 9 · 10 | 4 · 14 | 9 · 9 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Felipe Massa · Robert Kubica | 5 · 6 | 11 · 5 | 10 · 9 | Robert Kubica | Swapped places |
| Robert Kubica · Adrian Sutil | 6 · 13 | 5 · 6 | 9 · 9 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Nico Rosberg · Adrian Sutil | 12 · 13 | 10 · 6 | 8 · 9 | Nico Rosberg | Swapped places |
| Adrian Sutil · Kamui Kobayashi | 13 · 18 | 6 · 7 | 9 · 53 | Adrian Sutil | Kept their order |
| Adrian Sutil · Vitantonio Liuzzi | 13 · 14 | 6 · 16 | 9 · 9 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Fernando Alonso · Kamui Kobayashi | 4 · 18 | 8 · 7 | 10 · 53 | Fernando Alonso | Swapped places |
| Jaime Alguersuari · Kamui Kobayashi | 17 · 18 | 13 · 7 | 10 · 53 | Jaime Alguersuari | Swapped places |
| Kamui Kobayashi · Jarno Trulli | 18 · 19 | 7 · 21 | 53 · 1 | Jarno Trulli | Kept their order |
| Fernando Alonso · Sébastien Buemi | 4 · 11 | 8 · 9 | 10 · 9 | Sébastien Buemi | Kept their order |
| Fernando Alonso · Felipe Massa | 4 · 5 | 8 · 11 | 10 · 10 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Vitaly Petrov · Sébastien Buemi | 10 · 11 | 14 · 9 | 9 · 9 | Same lap | Swapped places |
| Sébastien Buemi · Nico Rosberg | 11 · 12 | 9 · 10 | 9 · 8 | Nico Rosberg | Kept their order |
| Felipe Massa · Nico Rosberg | 5 · 12 | 11 · 10 | 10 · 8 | Nico Rosberg | Swapped places |
| Felipe Massa · Pedro de la Rosa | 5 · 16 | 11 · 12 | 10 · 9 | Pedro de la Rosa | Kept their order |
| Michael Schumacher · Pedro de la Rosa | 15 · 16 | 15 · 12 | 11 · 9 | Pedro de la Rosa | Swapped places |
| Pedro de la Rosa · Jaime Alguersuari | 16 · 17 | 12 · 13 | 9 · 10 | Pedro de la Rosa | Kept their order |
| Vitaly Petrov · Jaime Alguersuari | 10 · 17 | 14 · 13 | 9 · 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Swapped places |
| Vitaly Petrov · Michael Schumacher | 10 · 15 | 14 · 15 | 9 · 11 | Vitaly Petrov | Kept their order |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi · Michael Schumacher | 14 · 15 | 16 · 15 | 9 · 11 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Swapped places |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi · Lucas di Grassi | 14 · 21 | 16 · 17 | 9 · 42 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Kept their order |
| Lucas di Grassi · Karun Chandhok | 21 · 23 | 17 · 18 | 42 · 9 | Karun Chandhok | Kept their order |
| Lucas di Grassi · Timo Glock | 21 · 22 | 17 · 19 | 42 · 24 | Timo Glock | Kept their order |
| Timo Glock · Karun Chandhok | 22 · 23 | 19 · 18 | 24 · 9 | Karun Chandhok | Swapped places |
| Karun Chandhok · Bruno Senna | 23 · 24 | 18 · 20 | 9 · 11 | Karun Chandhok | Kept their order |
| Timo Glock · Bruno Senna | 22 · 24 | 19 · 20 | 24 · 11 | Bruno Senna | Kept their order |
| Jarno Trulli · Bruno Senna | 19 · 24 | 21 · 20 | 1 · 11 | Jarno Trulli | 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 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 4 | 1:41.175 | — | 0 m | — | 16 |
| 2 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 1:41.339 | +0.164 | 9 m | +0.164 | 19 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1 | 1:41.383 | +0.208 | 11 m | +0.044 | 21 |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 11 | 1:41.715 | +0.540 | 29 m | +0.332 | 20 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 7 | 1:42.182 | +1.007 | 54 m | +0.467 | 21 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 5 | 1:42.216 | +1.041 | 56 m | +0.034 | 24 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 6 | 1:42.275 | +1.100 | 59 m | +0.059 | 17 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 3 | 1:42.312 | +1.137 | 61 m | +0.037 | 18 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 8 | 1:42.421 | +1.246 | 67 m | +0.109 | 22 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 9 | 1:42.463 | +1.288 | 69 m | +0.042 | 21 |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams | 10 | 1:42.707 | +1.532 | 82 m | +0.244 | 23 |
| 12 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 12 | 1:42.962 | +1.787 | 96 m | +0.255 | 17 |
| 13 | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 16 | 1:43.310 | +2.135 | 114 m | +0.348 | 23 |
| 14 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 15 | 1:43.380 | +2.205 | 118 m | +0.070 | 19 |
| 15 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 22 | 1:43.397 | +2.222 | 119 m | +0.017 | 21 |
| 16 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 14 | 1:43.437 | +2.262 | 121 m | +0.040 | 18 |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 23 | 1:43.729 | +2.554 | 137 m | +0.292 | 21 |
| 18 | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 17 | 1:44.183 | +3.008 | 161 m | +0.454 | 21 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 19 | 1:44.491 | +3.316 | 178 m | +0.308 | 21 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:45.653 | +4.478 | 240 m | +1.162 | 23 |
| 21 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 21 | 1:47.123 | +5.948 | 319 m | +1.470 | 17 |
| 22 | Jarno Trulli | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 18 | 1:47.285 | +6.110 | 327 m | +0.162 | 18 |
| 23 | Christian Klien | HRT | 20 | 1:47.343 | +6.168 | 330 m | +0.058 | 14 |
| 24 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:47.356 | +6.181 | 331 m | +0.013 | 24 |
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 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 8 | 1:39.283 | — | 0 m | — | 33 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 5 | 1:39.339 | +0.056 | 3 m | +0.056 | 27 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 6 | 1:39.427 | +0.144 | 8 m | +0.088 | 29 |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 4 | 1:39.650 | +0.367 | 20 m | +0.223 | 22 |
| 5 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 1:39.749 | +0.466 | 25 m | +0.099 | 24 |
| 6 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 11 | 1:39.880 | +0.597 | 33 m | +0.131 | 28 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 7 | 1:39.947 | +0.664 | 36 m | +0.067 | 22 |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 14 | 1:40.020 | +0.737 | 40 m | +0.073 | 30 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1 | 1:40.029 | +0.746 | 41 m | +0.009 | 27 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 9 | 1:40.174 | +0.891 | 49 m | +0.145 | 33 |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 3 | 1:40.287 | +1.004 | 55 m | +0.113 | 24 |
| 12 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 15 | 1:40.387 | +1.104 | 60 m | +0.100 | 33 |
| 13 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 12 | 1:40.618 | +1.335 | 73 m | +0.231 | 29 |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 23 | 1:40.906 | +1.623 | 89 m | +0.288 | 34 |
| 15 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 22 | 1:40.945 | +1.662 | 91 m | +0.039 | 30 |
| 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 16 | 1:41.115 | +1.832 | 100 m | +0.170 | 35 |
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams | 10 | 1:41.371 | +2.088 | 114 m | +0.256 | 30 |
| 18 | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 17 | 1:41.457 | +2.174 | 119 m | +0.086 | 36 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 19 | 1:42.467 | +3.184 | 174 m | +1.010 | 31 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 18 | 1:42.993 | +3.710 | 202 m | +0.526 | 30 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:43.811 | +4.528 | 247 m | +0.818 | 14 |
| 22 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:43.854 | +4.571 | 249 m | +0.043 | 27 |
| 23 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 21 | 1:44.095 | +4.812 | 263 m | +0.241 | 24 |
| 24 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 20 | 1:44.566 | +5.283 | 288 m | +0.471 | 21 |
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 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 5 | 1:38.052 | — | 0 m | — | 14 |
| 2 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 11 | 1:38.154 | +0.102 | 6 m | +0.102 | 17 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 6 | 1:38.313 | +0.261 | 14 m | +0.159 | 13 |
| 4 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 14 | 1:38.500 | +0.448 | 25 m | +0.187 | 17 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 8 | 1:38.513 | +0.461 | 25 m | +0.013 | 18 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 9 | 1:38.623 | +0.571 | 32 m | +0.110 | 15 |
| 7 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 15 | 1:38.676 | +0.624 | 34 m | +0.053 | 17 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 7 | 1:38.686 | +0.634 | 35 m | +0.010 | 16 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1 | 1:38.769 | +0.717 | 40 m | +0.083 | 16 |
| 10 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 2 | 1:38.816 | +0.764 | 42 m | +0.047 | 15 |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 4 | 1:38.822 | +0.770 | 43 m | +0.006 | 15 |
| 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 16 | 1:39.050 | +0.998 | 55 m | +0.228 | 16 |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams | 10 | 1:39.105 | +1.053 | 58 m | +0.055 | 15 |
| 14 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 12 | 1:39.113 | +1.061 | 59 m | +0.008 | 16 |
| 15 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 3 | 1:39.222 | +1.170 | 65 m | +0.109 | 14 |
| 16 | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 17 | 1:39.392 | +1.340 | 74 m | +0.170 | 18 |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 23 | 1:39.527 | +1.475 | 82 m | +0.135 | 16 |
| 18 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 22 | 1:39.699 | +1.647 | 91 m | +0.172 | 16 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 19 | 1:41.303 | +3.251 | 180 m | +1.604 | 19 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 18 | 1:41.428 | +3.376 | 187 m | +0.125 | 20 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:41.955 | +3.903 | 216 m | +0.527 | 17 |
| 22 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:42.354 | +4.302 | 238 m | +0.399 | 18 |
| 23 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 21 | 1:42.611 | +4.559 | 252 m | +0.257 | 18 |
| 24 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 20 | 1:42.622 | +4.570 | 253 m | +0.011 | 19 |
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.
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The cars in this race
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Red Bull RB6
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McLaren MP4-25
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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
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
Sauber C29
Sauber Bahrain 2010 · Sauber Bahrain 2010 02.jpg : Andrew® 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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Ferrari F10
Ferrari Bahrain 2010 · Andrew Griffith from United Kingdom · 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
Mercedes MGP W01
Nico Rosberg 2010 Bahrain · Andrew Griffith from United Kingdom · 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 · uncheckedWhere this comes from
- Round
- 9 of 2010
- Grand Prix
- European 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.