2010 German Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Fernando Alonso led Felipe Massa home in a Ferrari one-two at Hockenheim, but the result was overshadowed by team orders. Sebastian Vettel finished third after losing the lead at the start.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing
Pole time	1:13.791
Fastest lap	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing
Fastest-lap time	1:15.824 on lap 67
First	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
Second	Felipe Massa	Ferrari
Third	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
23 July 2010	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
23 July 2010	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
24 July 2010	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
24 July 2010	Qualifying	14:00
25 July 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 11 leading the 2010 F1 World Championship on 145 points, with Jenson Button on 133. McLaren headed the constructors’ standings with 278 points.

Race entries

Bruno Senna returned to HRT, with Sakon Yamamoto remaining in the second car in place of Karun Chandhok.

Free Practice

Wet conditions prevented meaningful dry-tyre work in FP1 as teams moved from full wets towards intermediates. Adrian Sutil finished fastest, while several drivers spun in standing water. Lewis Hamilton suffered the most costly moment, sliding into the barriers and heavily damaging his McLaren as grip levels changed around the circuit.

A mostly dry FP2 allowed teams to recover some lost preparation, with Fernando Alonso leading on supersoft tyres and Red Bull close behind. Lewis Hamilton returned after repairs, while Nico Rosberg damaged his front wing against a kerb bollard. The improved conditions finally gave engineers useful information on their dry-weather setups.

Another shower left FP3 starting on intermediates before the track became dry enough for slicks and qualifying preparation. Sebastian Vettel led Fernando Alonso in the improving conditions. Adrian Sutil missed much of the hour after a driveshaft failure, leaving the Force India driver without a timed lap despite his strong start on Friday.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2010 German Grand Prix FP1, 23 July 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:25.701	20
2	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+1.149s	27
3	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.235s	16
4	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+1.246s	21
5	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+1.247s	21
6	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+1.747s	20
7	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+2.413s	31
8	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+2.492s	24
9	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+2.599s	19
10	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	+2.785s	23
11	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+3.034s	21
12	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+3.034s	21
13	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+3.202s	20
14	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+3.347s	13
15	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+3.579s	17
16	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+3.665s	34
17	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+3.728s	8
18	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+3.799s	19
19	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+3.983s	15
20	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+3.989s	17
21	19	Fairuz Fauzy	Lotus Racing	+5.237s	27
22	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	+6.019s	23
23	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+6.749s	13
24	20	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	+7.090s	26

Free Practice 2 Classification

2010 German Grand Prix FP2, 23 July 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:16.265	35
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.029s	26
3	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.173s	37
4	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.320s	40
5	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.562s	32
6	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+0.706s	20
7	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.739s	10
8	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+0.744s	37
9	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+0.791s	37
10	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+0.939s	44
11	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+1.071s	44
12	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+1.282s	35
13	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	+1.308s	39
14	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+1.436s	38
15	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.474s	36
16	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+1.606s	33
17	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+1.882s	45
18	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+3.062s	48
19	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+3.288s	30
20	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+3.743s	34
21	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+3.841s	31
22	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+4.112s	37
23	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	+5.723s	37
24	20	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	+6.801s	37

Free Practice 3 Classification

2010 German Grand Prix FP3, 24 July 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:15.103	18
2	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.284s	21
3	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.605s	16
4	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.751s	20
5	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.943s	20
6	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+1.104s	13
7	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+1.370s	16
8	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+1.378s	23
9	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+1.543s	20
10	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+1.640s	17
11	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+1.779s	19
12	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+1.887s	21
13	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.934s	15
14	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+2.045s	20
15	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	+2.117s	19
16	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+2.238s	21
17	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+2.435s	22
18	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+4.090s	11
19	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+4.504s	10
20	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	+5.430s	9
21	20	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	+6.435s	14
22	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+8.341s	10
23	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+8.770s	7
24	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	No time	2

Qualifying

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

Sebastian Vettel beat Fernando Alonso to pole by just two thousandths of a second. Felipe Massa qualified third, setting Ferrari up to challenge the Red Bull immediately.

Qualifying Classification

2010 German Grand Prix Qualifying, 24 July 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:15.152	1:14.249	1:13.791	22
2	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:14.808	1:14.081	1:13.793	22
3	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:15.216	1:14.478	1:14.290	24
4	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:15.334	1:14.340	1:14.347	25
5	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:15.823	1:14.716	1:14.427	23
6	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:15.505	1:14.488	1:14.566	20
7	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	1:15.736	1:14.835	1:15.079	23
8	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	1:16.398	1:14.698	1:15.109	25
9	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:16.178	1:15.018	1:15.179	25
10	10	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	1:16.387	1:14.943	1:15.339	22
11	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:16.084	1:15.026	—	18
12	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:15.951	1:15.084	—	12
13	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1:16.521	1:15.307	—	17
14	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:16.220	1:15.467	—	16
15	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	1:16.450	1:15.550	—	11
16	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	1:16.664	1:15.588	—	14
17	16	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	1:16.029	1:15.974	—	15
18	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	1:17.583	—	—	12
19	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	1:18.300	—	—	11
20	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	1:18.343	—	—	6
21	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	1:18.592	—	—	10
22	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	1:18.952	—	—	3
23	20	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	1:19.844	—	—	11
24	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	—	—	—	1

Adrian Sutil and Lucas di Grassi were both given five-place grid penalties for gearbox changes.

Timo Glock was given two five-place grid penalties for a gearbox change, and for fitting a seventh-gear ratio that was not declared on Friday.

What happened in the 2010 German Grand Prix?

Massa swept around Vettel and Alonso at the start to take the lead. Alonso also passed the slow-starting Red Bull, putting Ferrari into the first two positions while Hamilton moved ahead of Webber.

The Ferraris remained in front through the stops. Alonso applied pressure to Massa, but the Brazilian initially held him off as Vettel followed in third.

After a radio message telling Massa that Alonso was faster, Massa slowed on the exit of the hairpin and Alonso moved ahead. The stewards judged Ferrari to have breached the regulations prohibiting team orders that interfered with the result.

Alonso won ahead of Massa and Vettel, with Hamilton fourth and Button fifth. Ferrari received a US$100,000 fine and a referral to the World Motor Sport Council, but the race classification stood.

Further down the points places, Robert Kubica, Nico Rosberg, Michael Schumacher and Vitaly Petrov completed the scoring positions. Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2010 rules.

After the race, Lewis Hamilton headed the drivers’ standings with 157 points, followed by Jenson Button on 143. McLaren led the constructors’ table on 300, with Red Bull Racing on 272.

2010 German Grand Prix race results

The 2010 German Grand Prix was held on 25 July 2010, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	67	1:27:38.864	25
2	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	67	+4.196	18
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	67	+5.121	15
4	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	67	+26.896	12
5	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	67	+29.482	10
6	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	67	+43.606	8
7	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	66	+1 Lap	6
8	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	66	+1 Lap	4
9	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	66	+1 Lap	2
10	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	66	+1 Lap	1
11	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	66	+1 Lap	0
12	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	66	+1 Lap	0
13	10	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	66	+1 Lap	0
14	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	66	+1 Lap	0
15	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	66	+1 Lap	0
16	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	65	+2 Laps	0
17	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	65	+2 Laps	0
18	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	64	+3 Laps	0
19	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	63	+4 Laps	0
Ret	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	56	Collision damage	0
Ret	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	50	Suspension	0
Ret	20	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	19	Gearbox	0
Ret	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	3	Gearbox	0
Ret	16	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	1	Collision damage	0

Ferrari were called before the Race Stewards after the race, and were found guilty of breaching Article 39.1 of the FIA Sporting Regulations, in relation to team orders and Article 151c of the FIA International Sporting Code for bringing the sport into disrepute. The result stood, although Ferrari were fined US$ 100,000 and the matter was referred to the FIA World Motor Sport Council.

2010 German Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	67	1:15.824	217.166
2	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	66	1:15.880	217.005
3	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	66	1:16.097	216.386
4	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	65	1:16.451	215.385
5	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	65	1:16.503	215.238
6	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	61	1:16.527	215.171
7	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	64	1:16.596	214.977
8	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	66	1:16.609	214.940
9	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	57	1:16.678	214.747
10	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	65	1:16.687	214.722
11	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	61	1:16.836	214.305
12	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	66	1:16.971	213.929
13	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	63	1:17.029	213.768
14	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	66	1:17.088	213.605
15	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	63	1:17.100	213.571
16	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	62	1:17.166	213.389
17	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	62	1:17.198	213.300
18	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	62	1:18.211	210.538
19	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	51	1:20.664	204.135
20	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	49	1:20.703	204.037
21	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	57	1:20.861	203.638
22	20	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	16	1:23.541	197.105
23	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	2	2:14.452	122.470

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 German Grand Prix.

2010 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	British	McLaren	157
2	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	143
3	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull Racing	136
4	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	136
5	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	123
6	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	94
7	Robert Kubica	Polish	Renault	89
8	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	85
9	Michael Schumacher	German	Mercedes	38
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	Vitaly Petrov	Russian	Renault	7
15	Sébastien Buemi	Swiss	Toro Rosso	7
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	300
2	Red Bull Racing	272
3	Ferrari	208
4	Mercedes	132
5	Renault	96
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