2010 British Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Mark Webber won at Silverstone after passing Sebastian Vettel at the start. Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg joined him on the podium, while Vettel recovered from an opening-lap puncture to seventh.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing
Pole time	1:29.615
Fastest lap	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
Fastest-lap time	1:30.874 on lap 52
First	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing
Second	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren
Third	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
9 July 2010	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
9 July 2010	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
10 July 2010	Practice 3	10:00 – 11:00
10 July 2010	Qualifying	13:00
11 July 2010	Race	13:00

All times are local. The race time is the scheduled start; weather delays and interruptions are described below.

Championship background

Lewis Hamilton arrived at round 10 leading the 2010 F1 World Championship on 127 points, with Jenson Button on 121. McLaren headed the constructors’ standings with 248 points.

Race entries

Sakon Yamamoto replaced Bruno Senna at HRT for this round. Silverstone hosted its first Grand Prix on the revised Arena layout.

Free Practice

FP1 gave the drivers their first experience of Silverstone’s revised layout, with the bump approaching Abbey attracting particular attention. Sebastian Vettel led as Ferrari struggled for pace, while Fairuz Fauzy took Jarno Trulli’s Lotus. The fast new section demanded adjustment before teams could settle into their normal qualifying and race preparations.

Mark Webber kept Red Bull ahead in FP2 as drivers continued learning the revised circuit and its limits. Lotus endured a difficult afternoon: Jarno Trulli’s reliability problems reduced his time after sitting out the morning, and Heikki Kovalainen’s car stopped late on. The leading pace remained concentrated, with few drivers close to Red Bull.

Sebastian Vettel led FP3 but lost his front wing approaching Abbey at high speed, slowing safely without crashing. Jarno Trulli and Adrian Sutil both suffered hydraulic problems, while Timo Glock’s throttle trouble restricted his running. Red Bull’s pace looked formidable, but the wing failure created an unwelcome complication immediately before qualifying.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2010 British Grand Prix FP1, 9 July 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:32.280	22
2	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.334s	16
3	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+0.445s	21
4	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.467s	23
5	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+0.688s	18
6	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+1.038s	21
7	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+1.097s	19
8	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.239s	20
9	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+1.675s	18
10	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+1.736s	17
11	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+1.852s	21
12	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+2.085s	22
13	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+2.210s	20
14	15	Paul di Resta	Force India	+2.300s	22
15	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+2.430s	16
16	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	+2.621s	17
17	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+2.757s	21
18	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+3.038s	27
19	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+4.467s	16
20	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+5.050s	11
21	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+5.238s	15
22	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	+6.455s	21
23	18	Fairuz Fauzy	Lotus Racing	+7.230s	11
24	21	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	+7.393s	27

Free Practice 2 Classification

2010 British Grand Prix FP2, 9 July 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:31.234	15
2	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.392s	26
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.641s	25
4	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.865s	25
5	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.932s	29
6	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+1.426s	28
7	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+1.511s	29
8	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+1.523s	22
9	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+1.553s	27
10	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+1.733s	33
11	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+1.785s	30
12	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+1.930s	29
13	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.966s	24
14	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+2.168s	23
15	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+2.494s	27
16	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+2.602s	36
17	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	+2.817s	29
18	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+3.409s	36
19	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+4.231s	25
20	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+5.003s	24
21	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+5.319s	21
22	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	+5.785s	27
23	21	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	+7.069s	32
24	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+11.667s	3

Free Practice 3 Classification

2010 British Grand Prix FP3, 10 July 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:30.958	14
2	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.034s	15
3	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.143s	10
4	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.230s	15
5	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.282s	16
6	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+0.561s	18
7	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.591s	16
8	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+0.597s	14
9	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	+0.601s	18
10	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+0.623s	16
11	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+0.740s	17
12	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.745s	16
13	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+0.909s	17
14	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+0.989s	16
15	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+1.036s	13
16	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+1.277s	18
17	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+1.373s	20
18	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+1.765s	18
19	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+3.381s	20
20	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+4.521s	17
21	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+5.140s	11
22	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	+5.328s	16
23	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+5.682s	6
24	21	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	+6.220s	18

Qualifying

Sebastian Vettel headed qualifying for Red Bull Racing, with Mark Webber second and Fernando Alonso third.

Sebastian Vettel beat Mark Webber to pole after Red Bull transferred Webber’s new-specification front wing to Vettel’s car following a practice failure. Fernando Alonso qualified third, while Jenson Button was eliminated in Q2.

Qualifying Classification

2010 British Grand Prix Qualifying, 10 July 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:30.841	1:30.480	1:29.615	18
2	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:30.858	1:30.114	1:29.758	18
3	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:30.997	1:30.700	1:30.426	23
4	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:31.297	1:31.118	1:30.556	17
5	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:31.626	1:31.085	1:30.625	23
6	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	1:31.680	1:31.344	1:31.040	22
7	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:31.313	1:31.010	1:31.172	26
8	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	1:31.424	1:31.126	1:31.175	20
9	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	1:31.533	1:31.327	1:31.274	16
10	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:32.058	1:31.022	1:31.430	20
11	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:31.109	1:31.399	—	15
12	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:31.851	1:31.421	—	14
13	10	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	1:32.144	1:31.635	—	17
14	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:31.435	1:31.699	—	17
15	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	1:32.226	1:31.708	—	14
16	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1:31.638	1:31.796	—	14
17	16	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	1:31.901	1:32.012	—	14
18	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	1:32.430	—	—	7
19	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	1:34.405	—	—	9
20	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	1:34.775	—	—	10
21	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	1:34.864	—	—	10
22	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	1:35.212	—	—	10
23	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	1:36.576	—	—	7
24	21	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	1:36.968	—	—	9

What happened in the 2010 British Grand Prix?

Webber made the better start and took the lead. Vettel suffered a puncture after contact with Hamilton and dropped to the back, while Massa also needed an early stop after touching Alonso.

Webber maintained the advantage over Hamilton as Button worked forward from fourteenth. Alonso passed Kubica off the track and received a drive-through penalty for failing to give the position back.

Debris from contact between Sutil and de la Rosa brought out the safety car. It gave Vettel a route back into contention, while Alonso’s penalty after the restart dropped him deep into the pack.

Webber won ahead of Hamilton and Rosberg. Button recovered fourth, with Barrichello fifth and Kobayashi sixth. Vettel fought back to seventh, but Hamilton retained the championship lead.

Further down the points places, Sebastian Vettel, Adrian Sutil, Michael Schumacher and Nico Hülkenberg completed the scoring positions. Fernando Alonso set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2010 rules.

After the race, Lewis Hamilton headed the drivers’ standings with 145 points, followed by Jenson Button on 133. McLaren led the constructors’ table on 278, with Red Bull Racing on 249.

2010 British Grand Prix race results

The 2010 British Grand Prix was held on 11 July 2010, with a scheduled start of 13:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	52	1:24:38.200	25
2	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	52	+1.360	18
3	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	52	+21.307	15
4	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	52	+21.986	12
5	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	52	+31.456	10
6	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	52	+32.171	8
7	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	52	+36.734	6
8	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	52	+40.932	4
9	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	52	+41.599	2
10	10	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	52	+42.012	1
11	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	52	+42.459	0
12	16	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	52	+47.627	0
13	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	52	+59.374	0
14	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	52	+1:02.385	0
15	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	52	+1:07.489	0
16	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	51	+1 Lap	0
17	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	51	+1 Lap	0
18	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	50	+2 Laps	0
19	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	50	+2 Laps	0
20	21	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	50	+2 Laps	0
Ret	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	44	Brakes	0
Ret	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	29	Rear wing	0
Ret	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	19	Driveshaft	0
Ret	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	9	Hydraulics	0

2010 British Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	52	1:30.874	233.373
2	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	52	1:31.646	231.407
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	52	1:31.967	230.600
4	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	45	1:32.364	229.608
5	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	52	1:32.484	229.311
6	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	43	1:32.758	228.633
7	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	50	1:32.952	228.156
8	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	52	1:32.980	228.087
9	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	52	1:33.003	228.031
10	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	52	1:33.558	226.678
11	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	50	1:33.615	226.540
12	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	43	1:33.748	226.219
13	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	48	1:33.989	225.639
14	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	51	1:34.018	225.569
15	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	47	1:34.171	225.203
16	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	42	1:34.337	224.806
17	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	23	1:35.883	221.182
18	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	48	1:36.251	220.336
19	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	49	1:36.415	219.961
20	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	44	1:36.519	219.724
21	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	12	1:36.846	218.982
22	21	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	50	1:38.309	215.723
23	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	40	1:38.798	214.656
24	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	7	1:40.641	210.725

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear. Average speeds are in km/h. No fastest-lap bonus point was awarded.

2010 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 2010 British Grand Prix.

2010 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	British	McLaren	145
2	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	133
3	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull Racing	128
4	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	121
5	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	98
6	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	90
7	Robert Kubica	Polish	Renault	83
8	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	67
9	Michael Schumacher	German	Mercedes	36
10	Adrian Sutil	German	Force India	35
11	Rubens Barrichello	Brazilian	Williams	29
12	Kamui Kobayashi	Japanese	Sauber	15
13	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Italian	Force India	12
14	Sébastien Buemi	Swiss	Toro Rosso	7
15	Vitaly Petrov	Russian	Renault	6
16	Jaime Alguersuari	Spanish	Toro Rosso	3
17	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Williams	2
18	Pedro de la Rosa	Spanish	Sauber	0
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Finnish	Lotus Racing	0
20	Karun Chandhok	Indian	HRT	0
21	Lucas di Grassi	Brazilian	Virgin Racing	0
22	Jarno Trulli	Italian	Lotus Racing	0
23	Bruno Senna	Brazilian	HRT	0
24	Timo Glock	German	Virgin Racing	0
25	Sakon Yamamoto	Japanese	HRT	0

2010 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	McLaren	278
2	Red Bull Racing	249
3	Ferrari	165
4	Mercedes	126
5	Renault	89
6	Force India	47
7	Williams	31
8	Sauber	15
9	Toro Rosso	10
10	Lotus Racing	0
11	HRT	0
12	Virgin Racing	0

2010 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2010 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	14 March
2	2010 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	28 March
3	2010 Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	4 April
4	2010 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	18 April
5	2010 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló	9 May
6	2010 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	16 May
7	2010 Turkish Grand Prix	Istanbul Park, Istanbul	30 May
8	2010 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal	13 June
9	2010 European Grand Prix	Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia	27 June
10	2010 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	11 July
11	2010 German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	25 July
12	2010 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	1 August
13	2010 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	29 August
14	2010 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	12 September
15	2010 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	26 September
16	2010 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	10 October
17	2010 Korean Grand Prix	Korea International Circuit, Yeongam	24 October
18	2010 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	7 November
19	2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	14 November