2010 Canadian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Lewis Hamilton won in Montreal as McLaren recorded another one-two finish. Jenson Button took second ahead of Fernando Alonso in a race shaped by unusually rapid tyre wear and contrasting strategies.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren
Pole time	1:15.105
Fastest lap	Robert Kubica	Renault
Fastest-lap time	1:16.972 on lap 67
First	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren
Second	Jenson Button	McLaren
Third	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
11 June 2010	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
11 June 2010	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
12 June 2010	Practice 3	10:00 – 11:00
12 June 2010	Qualifying	13:00
13 June 2010	Race	12:00

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

Championship background

Mark Webber arrived at round 8 leading the 2010 F1 World Championship on 93 points, with Jenson Button on 88. McLaren headed the constructors’ standings with 172 points.

Race entries

The 12 teams kept the same race line-ups for the Canadian Grand Prix.

Free Practice

Jenson Button led FP1 as Formula One returned to Montréal, while the newer teams showed signs of closing the gap to the established runners. Hispania outpaced both Virgins, but Lucas di Grassi failed to record a time after stopping on track. Minor excursions otherwise dominated a relatively calm opening session.

Tyres became the central concern in FP2, with severe supersoft degradation and inconsistent grip on the resurfaced circuit making setup choices difficult. Sebastian Vettel led Fernando Alonso, while McLaren slipped back from its morning form. The possibility of rain added another complication as teams tried to understand how the tyres would behave over a stint.

Lewis Hamilton restored McLaren’s pace in FP3 despite brushing a wall, with Felipe Massa also escaping similar contact without damage. Nico Rosberg lost most of the session to a clutch problem, and Karun Chandhok stopped early. Di Lucas di Grassi ended up in the hairpin gravel, rounding off another difficult preparation session for the newcomers.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2010 Canadian Grand Prix FP1, 11 June 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:18.127	23
2	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+0.158s	19
3	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.225s	19
4	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.229s	23
5	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.422s	27
6	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+0.535s	19
7	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.599s	21
8	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+0.970s	25
9	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+1.155s	31
10	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+1.186s	19
11	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+1.246s	12
12	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+1.384s	21
13	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+1.422s	24
14	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+1.482s	26
15	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+2.059s	33
16	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+2.193s	27
17	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	+2.457s	21
18	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+2.696s	28
19	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+3.742s	24
20	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	+3.850s	27
21	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+4.416s	12
22	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	+4.574s	28
23	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+4.586s	20
24	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	No time	4

Free Practice 2 Classification

2010 Canadian Grand Prix FP2, 11 June 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:16.877	32
2	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.086s	35
3	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.274s	34
4	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.396s	33
5	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.524s	33
6	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+0.538s	28
7	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.645s	29
8	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+0.652s	36
9	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+0.811s	34
10	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+1.026s	35
11	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.084s	33
12	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+1.508s	27
13	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+1.570s	41
14	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+1.705s	40
15	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	+1.781s	34
16	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+2.265s	38
17	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+2.291s	32
18	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+2.397s	41
19	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+3.092s	35
20	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	+4.002s	29
21	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	+4.220s	31
22	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+4.469s	11
23	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+4.611s	25
24	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+4.700s	30

Free Practice 3 Classification

2010 Canadian Grand Prix FP3, 12 June 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:16.058	15
2	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.282s	16
3	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.437s	19
4	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+0.478s	15
5	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.524s	16
6	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+0.595s	18
7	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+0.615s	15
8	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.641s	16
9	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+0.756s	15
10	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+0.924s	18
11	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+1.063s	16
12	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+1.173s	16
13	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+1.273s	22
14	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+1.490s	20
15	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	+1.551s	16
16	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+1.575s	21
17	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+1.731s	18
18	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+1.921s	4
19	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+2.955s	15
20	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+3.389s	16
21	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+3.478s	22
22	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+3.786s	20
23	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	+4.267s	18
24	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	No time	1

Qualifying

Lewis Hamilton headed qualifying for McLaren, with Mark Webber second and Sebastian Vettel third.

Lewis Hamilton ended Red Bull‘s season-long run of poles. Mark Webber qualified second but a gearbox penalty dropped him five places, promoting Sebastian Vettel to the front row. Hamilton’s team received a fine after instructing him to stop on his return lap to preserve a fuel sample.

Qualifying Classification

2010 Canadian Grand Prix Qualifying, 12 June 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:15.889	1:15.528	1:15.105	20
2	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:16.423	1:15.692	1:15.373	21
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:16.129	1:15.556	1:15.420	24
4	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:16.171	1:15.597	1:15.435	24
5	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:16.371	1:15.742	1:15.520	24
6	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	1:17.086	1:16.171	1:15.648	22
7	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:16.673	1:16.314	1:15.688	23
8	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	1:16.370	1:15.682	1:15.715	21
9	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:16.495	1:16.295	1:15.881	21
10	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:16.350	1:16.001	1:16.071	20
11	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	1:16.880	1:16.434	—	22
12	10	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	1:16.770	1:16.438	—	20
13	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:16.598	1:16.492	—	16
14	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1:16.569	1:16.844	—	21
15	16	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	1:17.356	1:16.928	—	16
16	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	1:17.027	1:17.029	—	17
17	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	1:17.611	1:17.384	—	19
18	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:18.019	—	—	10
19	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	1:18.237	—	—	12
20	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	1:18.698	—	—	11
21	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	1:18.941	—	—	12
22	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	1:19.484	—	—	10
23	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	1:19.675	—	—	12
24	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	1:27.757	—	—	3

What happened in the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix?

Hamilton led away while the field began managing heavy tyre degradation. The McLarens and Alonso had started on softer tyres than the Red Bulls, setting up different pit-stop sequences and frequent changes at the front.

Webber’s longer-running approach put him into the lead, but his tyres eventually faded. Hamilton closed the gap and passed, with Alonso following before Webber made his remaining stop.

Button passed Alonso while the Ferrari was delayed in traffic, completing McLaren‘s move into the top two. Vettel managed a gearbox problem and held fourth ahead of Webber.

Hamilton won ahead of Button and Alonso, taking the championship lead. Rosberg finished sixth, while both Force Indias passed Schumacher late to claim the final points. The race ran without a safety-car interruption.

Further down the points places, Robert Kubica, Sébastien Buemi, Vitantonio Liuzzi and Adrian Sutil completed the scoring positions. Robert Kubica set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2010 rules.

After the race, Lewis Hamilton headed the drivers’ standings with 109 points, followed by Jenson Button on 106. McLaren led the constructors’ table on 215, with Red Bull Racing on 193.

2010 Canadian Grand Prix race results

The 2010 Canadian Grand Prix was held on 13 June 2010, with a scheduled start of 12:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	70	1:33:53.456	25
2	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	70	+2.254	18
3	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	70	+9.214	15
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	70	+37.817	12
5	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	70	+39.291	10
6	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	70	+56.084	8
7	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	70	+57.300	6
8	16	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	69	+1 Lap	4
9	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	69	+1 Lap	2
10	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	69	+1 Lap	1
11	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	69	+1 Lap	0
12	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	69	+1 Lap	0
13	10	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	69	+1 Lap	0
14	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	69	+1 Lap	0
15	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	69	+1 Lap	0
16	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	68	+2 Laps	0
17	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	68	+2 Laps	0
18	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	66	+4 Laps	0
19	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	65	+5 Laps	0
Ret	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	50	Steering	0
Ret	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	42	Vibration	0
Ret	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	30	Engine	0
Ret	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	13	Gearbox	0
Ret	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1	Accident	0

2010 Canadian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	67	1:16.972	203.965
2	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	62	1:17.806	201.778
3	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	68	1:17.832	201.711
4	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	66	1:18.144	200.906
5	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	62	1:18.148	200.895
6	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	44	1:18.207	200.744
7	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	45	1:18.325	200.441
8	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	62	1:18.417	200.206
9	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	64	1:18.912	198.950
10	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	65	1:19.175	198.289
11	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	66	1:19.349	197.855
12	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	58	1:19.453	197.596
13	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	68	1:19.530	197.404
14	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	44	1:19.577	197.288
15	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	39	1:19.784	196.776
16	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	69	1:19.842	196.633
17	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	21	1:20.574	194.846
18	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	65	1:20.654	194.653
19	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	38	1:20.791	194.323
20	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	43	1:21.669	192.234
21	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	47	1:21.884	191.729
22	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	49	1:21.937	191.605
23	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	5	1:24.524	185.741

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 Canadian Grand Prix.

2010 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	British	McLaren	109
2	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	106
3	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull Racing	103
4	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	94
5	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	90
6	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	74
7	Robert Kubica	Polish	Renault	73
8	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	67
9	Michael Schumacher	German	Mercedes	34
10	Adrian Sutil	German	Force India	23
11	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Italian	Force India	12
12	Rubens Barrichello	Brazilian	Williams	7
13	Vitaly Petrov	Russian	Renault	6
14	Sébastien Buemi	Swiss	Toro Rosso	5
15	Jaime Alguersuari	Spanish	Toro Rosso	3
16	Kamui Kobayashi	Japanese	Sauber	1
17	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Williams	1
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

2010 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	McLaren	215
2	Red Bull Racing	193
3	Ferrari	161
4	Mercedes	108
5	Renault	79
6	Force India	35
7	Toro Rosso	8
8	Williams	8
9	Sauber	1
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