2010 Hungarian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Mark Webber won in Hungary and reclaimed the championship lead after Lewis Hamilton retired. Fernando Alonso held off Sebastian Vettel for second following a safety-car penalty that cost Vettel his chance of victory.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing
Pole time	1:18.773
Fastest lap	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing
Fastest-lap time	1:22.362 on lap 70
First	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing
Second	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
Third	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
30 July 2010	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
30 July 2010	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
31 July 2010	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
31 July 2010	Qualifying	14:00
1 August 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 12 leading the 2010 F1 World Championship on 157 points, with Jenson Button on 143. McLaren headed the constructors’ standings with 300 points.

Race entries

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

Free Practice

Red Bull opened FP1 with a commanding advantage on the dusty Hungaroring. Lewis Hamilton struggled with a technical problem and poor balance, while Vitaly Petrov spun at the final corner. Force India also incurred a fine after reserve driver Paul di Resta used tyres allocated for Vitantonio Liuzzi’s Saturday running.

Sebastian Vettel stayed quickest in FP2, although Fernando Alonso reduced Ferrari’s deficit and Vitaly Petrov impressed ahead of Robert Kubica. Lewis Hamilton found a more comfortable setup after his troubled morning. Heikki Kovalainen lost much of the session to hydraulic problems, while Adrian Sutil faced an electrical fault and several drivers explored the run-off areas.

Mark Webber led FP3 after finding a more effective setup for the supersoft tyres. Understeer had held him back on Friday, but the revised balance helped him improve substantially as Red Bull continued to look strong. Ferrari remained the nearest challenger, leaving the other leading teams searching for an answer before qualifying.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2010 Hungarian Grand Prix FP1, 30 July 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:20.976	29
2	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.130s	27
3	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+1.096s	21
4	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.468s	17
5	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+1.625s	25
6	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	+1.788s	24
7	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+1.796s	25
8	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+1.801s	25
9	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+1.816s	26
10	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+1.990s	25
11	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+2.027s	19
12	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+2.031s	26
13	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+2.273s	24
14	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+2.351s	23
15	15	Paul di Resta	Force India	+2.544s	19
16	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+2.804s	22
17	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+2.892s	28
18	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+3.099s	15
19	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+4.056s	22
20	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+4.234s	23
21	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+5.014s	21
22	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+5.710s	17
23	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	+6.014s	34
24	20	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	+7.181s	24

Free Practice 2 Classification

2010 Hungarian Grand Prix FP2, 30 July 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:20.087	33
2	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.497s	34
3	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.510s	36
4	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.899s	33
5	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+1.108s	33
6	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+1.221s	30
7	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+1.288s	37
8	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+1.536s	41
9	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.643s	33
10	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+1.686s	31
11	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	+1.722s	38
12	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+1.757s	36
13	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+1.952s	28
14	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+2.125s	37
15	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+2.382s	43
16	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+2.420s	22
17	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+2.515s	38
18	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+3.051s	36
19	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+4.466s	37
20	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+5.289s	35
21	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+5.582s	32
22	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	+6.658s	33
23	20	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	+6.711s	32
24	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+7.618s	5

Free Practice 3 Classification

2010 Hungarian Grand Prix FP3, 31 July 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:19.574	17
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.484s	15
3	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+1.150s	19
4	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+1.492s	19
5	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+1.690s	16
6	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+1.802s	17
7	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+1.825s	15
8	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+1.848s	18
9	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.899s	18
10	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+1.939s	18
11	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+2.131s	19
12	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+2.365s	15
13	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	+2.577s	21
14	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+2.763s	20
15	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+2.853s	19
16	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+2.934s	22
17	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+3.344s	14
18	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+4.134s	8
19	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+4.973s	19
20	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+5.002s	22
21	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+5.049s	22
22	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+5.231s	17
23	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	+6.905s	21
24	20	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	+7.602s	21

Qualifying

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

Sebastian Vettel took pole ahead of Mark Webber, with Fernando Alonso third. Red Bull‘s pace was decisive, while Jenson Button was eliminated in Q2 and Kamui Kobayashi fell in Q1 before receiving a grid penalty.

Qualifying Classification

2010 Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying, 31 July 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:20.417	1:19.573	1:18.773	21
2	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:21.132	1:19.531	1:19.184	20
3	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:21.278	1:20.237	1:19.987	23
4	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:21.299	1:20.857	1:20.331	25
5	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:21.455	1:20.877	1:20.499	25
6	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:21.212	1:20.811	1:21.082	21
7	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1:21.558	1:20.797	1:21.229	25
8	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	1:21.159	1:20.867	1:21.328	22
9	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	1:21.891	1:21.273	1:21.411	23
10	10	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	1:21.598	1:21.275	1:21.710	26
11	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:21.422	1:21.292	—	19
12	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	1:21.478	1:21.331	—	14
13	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:22.080	1:21.517	—	18
14	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:21.840	1:21.630	—	15
15	16	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	1:21.982	1:21.897	—	17
16	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	1:21.789	1:21.927	—	17
17	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	1:21.978	1:21.998	—	16
18	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:22.222	—	—	10
19	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	1:24.050	—	—	10
20	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	1:24.120	—	—	9
21	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	1:24.199	—	—	9
22	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	1:25.118	—	—	10
23	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	1:26.391	—	—	9
24	20	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	1:26.453	—	—	9

Kamui Kobayashi was given a five-place grid penalty for going through a red light in the pitlane at the end of Q1.

What happened in the 2010 Hungarian Grand Prix?

Vettel led from the start, but Alonso passed Webber for second. Debris from Liuzzi’s front wing brought out the safety car, prompting most of the leaders to stop while Webber stayed on track.

The pit lane became chaotic: Rosberg lost a wheel after leaving his box, and Kubica was released into Sutil’s path. Vettel then received a drive-through penalty for dropping more than ten car lengths behind the safety car.

Webber built enough of a lead to make his later stop and remain ahead of Alonso. Hamilton retired with a gearbox problem, while Vettel could not find a way past the Ferrari.

Webber won ahead of Alonso, Vettel and Massa. Petrov and Hülkenberg achieved their best finishes to that point in fifth and sixth. Barrichello passed Schumacher for tenth despite being squeezed towards the pit wall, an incident that earned Schumacher a grid penalty for Belgium.

Further down the points places, Pedro de la Rosa, Jenson Button, Kamui Kobayashi and Rubens Barrichello completed the scoring positions. Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2010 rules.

After the race, Mark Webber headed the drivers’ standings with 161 points, followed by Lewis Hamilton on 157. Red Bull Racing led the constructors’ table on 312, with McLaren on 304.

2010 Hungarian Grand Prix race results

The 2010 Hungarian Grand Prix was held on 1 August 2010, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	70	1:41:05.571	25
2	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	70	+17.821	18
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	70	+19.252	15
4	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	70	+27.474	12
5	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	70	+1:13.192	10
6	10	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	70	+1:16.723	8
7	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	69	+1 Lap	6
8	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	69	+1 Lap	4
9	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	69	+1 Lap	2
10	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	69	+1 Lap	1
11	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	69	+1 Lap	0
12	16	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	69	+1 Lap	0
13	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	69	+1 Lap	0
14	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	67	+3 Laps	0
15	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	67	+3 Laps	0
16	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	67	+3 Laps	0
17	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	67	+3 Laps	0
18	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	66	+4 Laps	0
19	20	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	66	+4 Laps	0
Ret	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	23	Gearbox	0
Ret	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	23	Collision damage	0
Ret	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	15	Wheel	0
Ret	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	15	Collision	0
Ret	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	1	Engine	0

2010 Hungarian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	70	1:22.362	191.491
2	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	46	1:22.651	190.821
3	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	68	1:22.811	190.452
4	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	67	1:23.195	189.573
5	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	69	1:23.329	189.269
6	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	61	1:23.799	188.207
7	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	66	1:24.204	187.302
8	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	61	1:24.205	187.300
9	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	68	1:24.282	187.128
10	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	65	1:24.342	186.995
11	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	58	1:25.358	184.770
12	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	64	1:25.372	184.739
13	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	58	1:25.449	184.573
14	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	22	1:26.258	182.842
15	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	21	1:26.825	181.648
16	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	62	1:27.287	180.686
17	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	58	1:27.429	180.393
18	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	64	1:27.457	180.335
19	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	59	1:27.674	179.889
20	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	13	1:27.954	179.316
21	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	61	1:28.093	179.033
22	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	12	1:28.177	178.862
23	20	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	59	1:29.278	176.657

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 Hungarian Grand Prix.

2010 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull Racing	161
2	Lewis Hamilton	British	McLaren	157
3	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	151
4	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	147
5	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	141
6	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	97
7	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	94
8	Robert Kubica	Polish	Renault	89
9	Michael Schumacher	German	Mercedes	38
10	Adrian Sutil	German	Force India	35
11	Rubens Barrichello	Brazilian	Williams	30
12	Vitaly Petrov	Russian	Renault	17
13	Kamui Kobayashi	Japanese	Sauber	17
14	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Italian	Force India	12
15	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Williams	10
16	Sébastien Buemi	Swiss	Toro Rosso	7
17	Pedro de la Rosa	Spanish	Sauber	6
18	Jaime Alguersuari	Spanish	Toro Rosso	3
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	Red Bull Racing	312
2	McLaren	304
3	Ferrari	238
4	Mercedes	132
5	Renault	106
6	Force India	47
7	Williams	40
8	Sauber	23
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