2010 Italian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Fernando Alonso delivered a home victory for Ferrari at Monza, beating Jenson Button through the pit-stop sequence. Felipe Massa completed the podium, while Lewis Hamilton‘s first-lap retirement changed the championship lead again.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
Pole time	1:21.962
Fastest lap	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
Fastest-lap time	1:24.139 on lap 52
First	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
Second	Jenson Button	McLaren
Third	Felipe Massa	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
10 September 2010	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
10 September 2010	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
11 September 2010	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
11 September 2010	Qualifying	14:00
12 September 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 14 leading the 2010 F1 World Championship on 182 points, with Mark Webber on 179. Red Bull Racing headed the constructors’ standings with 330 points.

Race entries

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

Free Practice

Jenson Button led FP1 as teams evaluated how best to configure their cars for Monza’s unusually low-downforce demands. McLaren initially ran the F-duct on both cars, while Red Bull used aerodynamic paint to study airflow. With testing restricted, the opening session was an important opportunity to validate the specialised bodywork.

Sebastian Vettel moved ahead in FP2, but Mark Webber stopped early with a water leak just as he began a quick run. McLaren split its approach, Lewis Hamilton running without the F-duct and Jenson Button retaining it. Ferrari showed encouraging pace, although Felipe Massa survived a trip through the gravel at Parabolica.

Lewis Hamilton narrowly led a closely matched FP3 as McLaren maintained its contrasting F-duct configurations. Mark Webber again stopped on track, suffering another engine-related setback after Friday’s water leak. With different cars fastest in each sector, the session left qualifying finely balanced rather than pointing to one dominant package.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2010 Italian Grand Prix FP1, 10 September 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:23.693	28
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.097s	27
3	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.274s	25
4	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+0.427s	25
5	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.436s	30
6	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.753s	26
7	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+0.819s	19
8	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.850s	24
9	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.955s	22
10	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+1.063s	26
11	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+1.148s	28
12	14	Paul di Resta	Force India	+1.230s	23
13	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+1.599s	25
14	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+1.625s	29
15	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	+1.627s	20
16	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+1.641s	24
17	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+2.204s	19
18	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+3.079s	19
19	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+3.205s	12
20	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+3.263s	17
21	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+3.681s	14
22	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	+4.563s	8
23	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+4.823s	4
24	20	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	+6.177s	17

Free Practice 2 Classification

2010 Italian Grand Prix FP2, 10 September 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:22.839	27
2	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.076s	32
3	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.222s	20
4	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.315s	22
5	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.371s	38
6	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.576s	23
7	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+0.869s	31
8	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+0.870s	32
9	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+1.013s	30
10	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+1.018s	29
11	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+1.342s	35
12	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+1.541s	36
13	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+1.568s	21
14	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+1.609s	29
15	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+1.678s	35
16	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	+1.708s	32
17	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+1.946s	31
18	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+2.267s	24
19	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+3.365s	38
20	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+3.467s	41
21	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+3.792s	31
22	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+3.837s	25
23	20	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	+6.659s	5
24	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	No time	3

Free Practice 3 Classification

2010 Italian Grand Prix FP3, 11 September 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:22.498	19
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.047s	21
3	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.146s	15
4	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.150s	16
5	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.226s	19
6	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.448s	17
7	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.584s	9
8	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+0.631s	18
9	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+0.711s	20
10	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+0.805s	19
11	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+0.952s	19
12	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+1.175s	20
13	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+1.398s	21
14	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+1.410s	24
15	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+1.411s	17
16	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+1.469s	19
17	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	+1.693s	19
18	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+1.941s	15
19	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+3.290s	14
20	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+3.427s	16
21	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+3.936s	18
22	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+4.184s	19
23	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	+4.973s	18
24	20	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	+6.232s	14

Qualifying

Fernando Alonso headed qualifying for Ferrari, with Jenson Button second and Felipe Massa third.

Fernando Alonso took Ferrari‘s first pole of the season, ahead of Jenson Button and Felipe Massa. Mark Webber qualified fourth, with Lewis Hamilton fifth and Sebastian Vettel sixth.

Qualifying Classification

2010 Italian Grand Prix Qualifying, 11 September 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:22.646	1:22.297	1:21.962	23
2	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:23.085	1:22.354	1:22.084	21
3	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:22.421	1:22.610	1:22.293	25
4	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:23.431	1:22.706	1:22.433	26
5	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:22.830	1:22.394	1:22.623	17
6	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:23.235	1:22.701	1:22.675	23
7	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:23.529	1:23.055	1:23.027	23
8	10	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	1:23.516	1:22.989	1:23.037	23
9	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	1:23.234	1:22.880	1:23.039	18
10	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	1:23.695	1:23.142	1:23.328	26
11	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:23.493	1:23.199	—	16
12	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:23.840	1:23.388	—	19
13	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:24.273	1:23.659	—	17
14	16	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	1:23.744	1:23.681	—	19
15	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1:24.086	1:23.819	—	17
16	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	1:24.083	1:23.919	—	19
17	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	1:24.442	1:24.044	—	16
18	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	1:25.540	—	—	10
19	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	1:25.742	—	—	11
20	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	1:25.774	—	—	3
21	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	1:25.934	—	—	11
22	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	1:25.974	—	—	10
23	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	1:26.847	—	—	11
24	20	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	1:27.020	—	—	10

Vitaly Petrov was handed a 5-place grid penalty for blocking Timo Glock in the first part of qualifying.

Timo Glock was handed a 5-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.

What happened in the 2010 Italian Grand Prix?

Button made the better start and took the lead from Alonso. Hamilton attempted to pass Massa at the second chicane, but contact damaged the McLaren‘s suspension and forced him to retire.

Alonso followed Button closely until the stops. By staying out one lap longer, he emerged alongside the McLaren and held the inside line through the first chicane to claim the lead.

Vettel recovered from a temporary loss of power by extending his opening stint almost to the finish. His very late stop preserved fourth place, while Webber lost time trying to pass Hülkenberg.

Alonso won ahead of Button and Massa, with Vettel fourth and Rosberg fifth. Webber finished sixth and moved back into the championship lead, while Alonso’s victory strengthened Ferrari‘s title challenge.

Further down the points places, Nico Hülkenberg, Robert Kubica, Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello completed the scoring positions. Fernando Alonso set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2010 rules.

After the race, Mark Webber headed the drivers’ standings with 187 points, followed by Lewis Hamilton on 182. Red Bull Racing led the constructors’ table on 350, with McLaren on 347.

2010 Italian Grand Prix race results

The 2010 Italian Grand Prix was held on 12 September 2010, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	53	1:16:24.572	25
2	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	53	+2.938	18
3	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	53	+4.223	15
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	53	+28.196	12
5	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	53	+29.942	10
6	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	53	+31.276	8
7	10	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	53	+32.812	6
8	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	53	+34.028	4
9	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	53	+44.948	2
10	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	53	+1:04.213	1
11	16	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	53	+1:05.056	0
12	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	53	+1:06.106	0
13	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	53	+1:18.919	0
14	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	52	+1 Lap	0
15	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	52	+1 Lap	0
16	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	52	+1 Lap	0
17	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	51	+2 Laps	0
18	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	51	+2 Laps	0
19	20	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	51	+2 Laps	0
20	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	50	Suspension	0
Ret	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	46	Gearbox	0
Ret	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	11	Hydraulics	0
Ret	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	0	Collision	0
Ret	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	0	Gearbox	0

Kamui Kobayashi started from the pit lane. Di Grassi was classified for completing 90% of the race winner’s distance.

2010 Italian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	52	1:24.139	247.861
2	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	52	1:24.278	247.452
3	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	52	1:24.491	246.828
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	50	1:24.493	246.822
5	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	48	1:24.560	246.627
6	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	51	1:24.575	246.583
7	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	52	1:24.576	246.580
8	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	46	1:24.598	246.516
9	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	53	1:24.644	246.382
10	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	51	1:24.937	245.532
11	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	49	1:24.947	245.503
12	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	51	1:25.102	245.056
13	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	51	1:25.224	244.705
14	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	48	1:25.239	244.662
15	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	51	1:25.472	243.995
16	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	47	1:26.325	241.584
17	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	50	1:27.765	237.620
18	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	50	1:27.822	237.466
19	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	46	1:28.171	236.526
20	20	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	45	1:28.875	234.653
21	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	30	1:29.017	234.278
22	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	10	1:30.880	229.476

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 Italian Grand Prix.

2010 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull Racing	187
2	Lewis Hamilton	British	McLaren	182
3	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	166
4	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	165
5	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	163
6	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	124
7	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	112
8	Robert Kubica	Polish	Renault	108
9	Michael Schumacher	German	Mercedes	46
10	Adrian Sutil	German	Force India	45
11	Rubens Barrichello	Brazilian	Williams	31
12	Kamui Kobayashi	Japanese	Sauber	21
13	Vitaly Petrov	Russian	Renault	19
14	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Williams	16
15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Italian	Force India	13
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	350
2	McLaren	347
3	Ferrari	290
4	Mercedes	158
5	Renault	127
6	Force India	58
7	Williams	47
8	Sauber	27
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