2010 European Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Sebastian Vettel won in Valencia, with Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button completing the podium. Mark Webber escaped a spectacular airborne crash, while the resulting safety-car period reshuffled the race behind the leaders.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing
Pole time	1:37.587
Fastest lap	Jenson Button	McLaren
Fastest-lap time	1:38.766 on lap 54
First	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing
Second	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren
Third	Jenson Button	McLaren

Weekend Schedule

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

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 9 leading the 2010 F1 World Championship on 109 points, with Jenson Button on 106. McLaren headed the constructors’ standings with 215 points.

Race entries

The 12 teams kept the same race line-ups for the European Grand Prix. Christian Klien, Paul di Resta also took part in practice.

Free Practice

Nico Rosberg led FP1 on a hot, dusty circuit, with several drivers running off as they searched for grip. Bruno Senna’s detached mirror created an unusual interruption: it grazed his helmet before Sebastien Buemi ran over it. The session was stopped so marshals could clear the resulting debris.

Fernando Alonso gave the home crowd encouragement by leading FP2 as Ferrari evaluated its updated car. Felipe Massa’s spin brought a stoppage to recover his stranded Ferrari, although he avoided the barriers. Timo Glock lost fifth gear and stopped, while Vitaly Petrov managed to reverse back onto the circuit after his own excursion.

Sebastian Vettel edged Robert Kubica in FP3 as supersoft tyres and lighter-fuel runs sharpened the qualifying picture. Red Bull continued with its F-duct, preparing to race the system for the first time. Mercedes struggled to extract a quick lap from the softer tyres despite more encouraging performance over longer runs.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2010 European Grand Prix FP1, 25 June 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:41.175	16
2	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.164s	19
3	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.208s	21
4	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+0.540s	20
5	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+1.007s	21
6	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+1.041s	24
7	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+1.100s	17
8	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+1.137s	18
9	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+1.246s	22
10	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+1.288s	21
11	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+1.532s	23
12	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+1.787s	17
13	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+2.135s	23
14	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+2.205s	19
15	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	+2.222s	21
16	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	+2.262s	18
17	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+2.554s	21
18	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+3.008s	21
19	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+3.316s	21
20	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+4.478s	23
21	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	+5.948s	17
22	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+6.110s	18
23	20	Christian Klien	HRT	+6.168s	14
24	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+6.181s	24

Free Practice 2 Classification

2010 European Grand Prix FP2, 25 June 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:39.283	33
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.056s	27
3	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.144s	29
4	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.367s	22
5	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.466s	24
6	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+0.597s	28
7	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.664s	22
8	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+0.737s	30
9	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.746s	27
10	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+0.891s	33
11	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+1.004s	24
12	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+1.104s	33
13	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+1.335s	29
14	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+1.623s	34
15	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	+1.662s	30
16	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+1.832s	35
17	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+2.088s	30
18	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+2.174s	36
19	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+3.184s	31
20	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+3.710s	30
21	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+4.528s	14
22	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+4.571s	27
23	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	+4.812s	24
24	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	+5.283s	21

Free Practice 3 Classification

2010 European Grand Prix FP3, 26 June 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:38.052	14
2	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+0.102s	17
3	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.261s	13
4	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+0.448s	17
5	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.461s	18
6	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+0.571s	15
7	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+0.624s	17
8	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.634s	16
9	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.717s	16
10	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.764s	15
11	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.770s	15
12	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+0.998s	16
13	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+1.053s	15
14	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+1.061s	16
15	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+1.170s	14
16	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+1.340s	18
17	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+1.475s	16
18	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	+1.647s	16
19	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+3.251s	19
20	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+3.376s	20
21	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+3.903s	17
22	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+4.302s	18
23	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	+4.559s	18
24	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	+4.570s	19

Qualifying

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

Sebastian Vettel took pole ahead of Mark Webber and Lewis Hamilton. Red Bull secured its eighth pole in nine races, with the two Ferraris lining up fourth and fifth.

Qualifying Classification

2010 European Grand Prix Qualifying, 26 June 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:38.324	1:38.015	1:37.587	18
2	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:38.549	1:38.041	1:37.662	21
3	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:38.697	1:38.158	1:37.969	17
4	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:38.472	1:38.179	1:38.075	23
5	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:38.657	1:38.046	1:38.127	22
6	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	1:38.132	1:38.062	1:38.137	18
7	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:38.360	1:38.399	1:38.210	22
8	10	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	1:38.843	1:38.523	1:38.428	23
9	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	1:38.449	1:38.326	1:38.428	23
10	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1:39.004	1:38.552	1:38.523	21
11	16	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	1:39.096	1:38.586	—	15
12	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:38.752	1:38.627	—	12
13	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:39.021	1:38.851	—	14
14	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	1:38.969	1:38.884	—	15
15	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:38.994	1:39.234	—	19
16	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	1:39.003	1:39.264	—	16
17	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	1:39.128	1:39.458	—	16
18	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:39.343	—	—	9
19	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	1:40.658	—	—	11
20	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	1:40.882	—	—	11
21	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	1:42.086	—	—	11
22	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	1:42.140	—	—	9
23	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	1:42.600	—	—	9
24	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	1:42.851	—	—	10

What happened in the 2010 European Grand Prix?

Vettel resisted Hamilton at the first corners while Webber slipped down the order. After an early stop, Webber approached Kovalainen at high speed and struck the Lotus‘s rear wheel, launching the Red Bull into a somersault. He escaped injury.

The safety car’s arrival split the field and badly compromised Ferrari‘s position. Hamilton overtook the safety car after the permitted line and received a drive-through penalty, but retained second when he served it.

Kobayashi stayed out on a long first stint and ran third for much of the race. After his late stop, fresh tyres allowed him to pass Alonso and Buemi in the closing laps.

Vettel won ahead of Hamilton and Button. Barrichello earned fourth for Williams, while Kobayashi finished seventh. Post-race safety-car penalties changed some lower positions without altering the podium.

Further down the points places, Kamui Kobayashi, Fernando Alonso, Sébastien Buemi and Nico Rosberg completed the scoring positions. Jenson Button set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2010 rules.

After the race, Lewis Hamilton headed the drivers’ standings with 127 points, followed by Jenson Button on 121. McLaren led the constructors’ table on 248, with Red Bull Racing on 218.

2010 European Grand Prix race results

The 2010 European Grand Prix was held on 27 June 2010, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	57	1:40:29.571	25
2	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	57	+5.042	18
3	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	57	+12.658	15
4	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	57	+25.627	12
5	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	57	+27.122	10
6	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	57	+30.168	8
7	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	57	+30.965	6
8	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	57	+32.809	4
9	16	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	57	+36.299	2
10	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	57	+44.382	1
11	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	57	+46.621	0
12	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	57	+47.414	0
13	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	57	+48.239	0
14	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	57	+48.287	0
15	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	57	+48.826	0
16	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	57	+50.890	0
17	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	56	+1 Lap	0
18	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	55	+2 Laps	0
19	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	55	+2 Laps	0
20	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	55	+2 Laps	0
21	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	53	+4 Laps	0
Ret	10	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	49	Exhaust	0
Ret	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	8	Collision Damage	0
Ret	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	8	Collision	0

2010 European Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	54	1:38.766	197.521
2	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	53	1:38.968	197.118
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	52	1:39.141	196.774
4	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	56	1:39.156	196.744
5	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	56	1:39.489	196.085
6	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	57	1:39.517	196.030
7	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	55	1:39.542	195.981
8	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	52	1:39.803	195.469
9	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	57	1:39.878	195.322
10	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	50	1:39.889	195.300
11	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	53	1:40.084	194.920
12	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	57	1:40.100	194.889
13	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	52	1:40.208	194.679
14	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	52	1:40.305	194.490
15	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	55	1:40.327	194.448
16	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	56	1:40.430	194.248
17	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	46	1:40.790	193.554
18	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	53	1:41.770	191.691
19	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	48	1:42.319	190.662
20	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	45	1:42.414	190.485
21	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	55	1:42.927	189.536
22	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	51	1:43.820	187.905
23	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	5	1:44.064	187.465
24	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	8	1:46.130	183.816

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 European Grand Prix.

2010 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	British	McLaren	127
2	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	121
3	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	115
4	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull Racing	103
5	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	98
6	Robert Kubica	Polish	Renault	83
7	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	75
8	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	67
9	Michael Schumacher	German	Mercedes	34
10	Adrian Sutil	German	Force India	31
11	Rubens Barrichello	Brazilian	Williams	19
12	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Italian	Force India	12
13	Kamui Kobayashi	Japanese	Sauber	7
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	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	248
2	Red Bull Racing	218
3	Ferrari	165
4	Mercedes	109
5	Renault	89
6	Force India	43
7	Williams	20
8	Toro Rosso	10
9	Sauber	7
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