2010 Monaco Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Mark Webber mastered Monaco to lead Sebastian Vettel home in a Red Bull one-two. Robert Kubica completed the podium, while Fernando Alonso recovered from a pit-lane start in a race interrupted by four safety-car periods.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing
Pole time	1:13.826
Fastest lap	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing
Fastest-lap time	1:15.192 on lap 71
First	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing
Second	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing
Third	Robert Kubica	Renault

Weekend Schedule

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

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

Championship background

Jenson Button arrived at round 6 leading the 2010 F1 World Championship on 70 points, with Fernando Alonso on 67. McLaren headed the constructors’ standings with 119 points.

Race entries

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

Free Practice

Fernando Alonso led Thursday’s FP1, with Sebastian Vettel and Robert Kubica close behind on the narrow streets. Karun Chandhok brushed the barriers and spun at Massenet after only six laps, while Kamui Kobayashi struck trouble around the swimming pool. Even Ferrari’s pacesetter needed a replacement front wing during the opening session.

Light rain complicated FP2 without becoming heavy enough to require intermediate tyres. Fernando Alonso remained fastest, but traffic increasingly influenced the running as drivers searched for clear laps. Felipe Massa impeded Heikki Kovalainen during one quick attempt, an early reminder of how difficult qualifying would be with 24 cars sharing the circuit.

Fernando Alonso’s weekend changed dramatically in FP3 when he crashed heavily at Massenet after only six laps. Timo Glock also lost running to hydraulics trouble and failed to set a time. Robert Kubica led the session, with the leading seven drivers covered by only half a second as qualifying approached.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2010 Monaco Grand Prix FP1, 13 May 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:15.927	32
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.073s	27
3	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+0.089s	28
4	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.455s	25
5	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.590s	30
6	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+0.662s	21
7	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.720s	32
8	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.765s	30
9	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+0.878s	23
10	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+0.930s	31
11	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+1.222s	15
12	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+1.404s	28
13	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+1.777s	27
14	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+1.791s	39
15	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+2.064s	37
16	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+2.470s	39
17	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	+2.507s	38
18	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+2.620s	32
19	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+3.600s	24
20	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+3.679s	32
21	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+3.975s	31
22	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+4.639s	18
23	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	+5.761s	28
24	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	+5.926s	6

Free Practice 2 Classification

2010 Monaco Grand Prix FP2, 13 May 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:14.904	36
2	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.109s	40
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.195s	48
4	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.216s	45
5	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+0.239s	38
6	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+0.288s	39
7	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.345s	32
8	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+0.556s	42
9	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.715s	38
10	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.716s	28
11	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+0.842s	44
12	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+1.372s	46
13	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+1.444s	48
14	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+1.618s	38
15	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+1.624s	42
16	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	+1.695s	36
17	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+1.914s	46
18	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+2.119s	28
19	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+3.280s	48
20	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+3.574s	38
21	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+3.763s	13
22	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+3.817s	42
23	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	+5.409s	36
24	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	+7.244s	11

Free Practice 3 Classification

2010 Monaco Grand Prix FP3, 15 May 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	1:14.806	26
2	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.046s	22
3	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.139s	25
4	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.232s	25
5	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.240s	26
6	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+0.430s	22
7	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.446s	20
8	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+0.731s	22
9	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+0.853s	14
10	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.876s	22
11	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+0.885s	19
12	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+0.963s	27
13	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+1.358s	24
14	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+1.426s	21
15	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+1.434s	27
16	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+1.460s	6
17	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+1.838s	26
18	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	+1.890s	23
19	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+2.976s	18
20	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+3.059s	26
21	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+3.257s	25
22	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	+4.914s	25
23	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	+4.975s	21
24	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	No time	3

Qualifying

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

Mark Webber took pole ahead of Robert Kubica and Sebastian Vettel. Fernando Alonso missed qualifying after his final-practice crash required a replacement chassis, leaving him to start from the pit lane.

Qualifying Classification

2010 Monaco Grand Prix Qualifying, 15 May 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:15.035	1:14.462	1:13.826	25
2	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	1:15.045	1:14.549	1:14.120	28
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:15.110	1:14.568	1:14.227	23
4	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:14.757	1:14.405	1:14.283	23
5	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:15.676	1:14.527	1:14.432	31
6	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:15.188	1:14.375	1:14.544	18
7	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:15.649	1:14.691	1:14.590	23
8	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:15.623	1:15.150	1:14.637	28
9	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	1:15.590	1:15.083	1:14.901	29
10	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	1:15.397	1:15.061	1:15.170	27
11	10	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	1:16.030	1:15.317	—	19
12	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:15.445	1:15.318	—	18
13	16	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	1:15.961	1:15.413	—	21
14	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1:15.482	1:15.576	—	19
15	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	1:15.908	1:15.692	—	20
16	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:16.175	1:15.992	—	21
17	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	1:16.021	1:16.176	—	20
18	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	1:17.094	—	—	11
19	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	1:17.134	—	—	12
20	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	1:17.377	—	—	12
21	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	1:17.864	—	—	12
22	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	1:18.509	—	—	12
23	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	1:19.559	—	—	14
24	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	no time	—	—	—

What happened in the 2010 Monaco Grand Prix?

Webber led away while Vettel passed Kubica for second. Hülkenberg crashed in the tunnel on the opening lap, bringing out the safety car and allowing Alonso to make an early stop that shaped his recovery strategy.

Button retired with an overheating engine after a cooling duct had been left obstructed on the grid. Webber controlled the race through further interruptions, including Barrichello’s crash and checks on a loose drain cover.

A late collision between Trulli and Chandhok brought out the safety car again. Webber avoided the accident and maintained his advantage as the race reached its final lap.

Webber won ahead of Vettel and Kubica. Schumacher passed Alonso at the final corner but received a twenty-second penalty because the race was ending under safety-car rules, restoring Alonso to sixth. The Red Bull drivers left level on points, with Webber ahead on wins.

Further down the points places, Nico Rosberg, Adrian Sutil, Vitantonio Liuzzi and Sébastien Buemi 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 78 points, followed by Sebastian Vettel on 78. Red Bull Racing led the constructors’ table on 156, with Ferrari on 136.

2010 Monaco Grand Prix race results

The 2010 Monaco Grand Prix was held on 16 May 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	78	1:50:13.355	25
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	78	+0.448	18
3	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	78	+1.675	15
4	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	78	+2.666	12
5	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	78	+4.363	10
6	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	78	+6.341	8
7	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	78	+6.651	6
8	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	78	+6.970	4
9	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	78	+7.305	2
10	16	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	78	+8.199	1
11	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	78	+9.135	0
12	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	78	+25.712	0
13	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	73	Brakes	0
14	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	70	Collision	0
15	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	70	Collision	0
Ret	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	58	Steering	0
Ret	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	58	Hydraulics	0
Ret	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	30	Accident	0
Ret	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	26	Gearbox	0
Ret	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	25	Loose wheel	0
Ret	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	22	Track rod	0
Ret	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	21	Hydraulics	0
Ret	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	2	Overheating	0
Ret	10	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	0	Accident	0

2010 Monaco Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	71	1:15.192	159.910
2	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	63	1:15.318	159.643
3	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	72	1:15.353	159.568
4	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	68	1:15.503	159.251
5	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	71	1:15.580	159.089
6	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	73	1:15.905	158.408
7	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	65	1:15.959	158.295
8	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	72	1:15.963	158.287
9	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	72	1:16.142	157.915
10	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	68	1:16.219	157.755
11	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	73	1:16.381	157.421
12	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	60	1:16.405	157.371
13	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	68	1:16.493	157.190
14	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	57	1:18.401	153.365
15	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	24	1:18.775	152.637
16	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	22	1:19.074	152.060
17	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	21	1:19.270	151.684
18	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	69	1:19.340	151.550
19	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	69	1:19.553	151.144
20	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	58	1:20.130	150.056
21	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	11	1:20.775	148.857
22	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	19	1:22.255	146.179
23	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	2	2:14.285	89.540

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 Monaco Grand Prix.

2010 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull Racing	78
2	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	78
3	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	75
4	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	70
5	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	61
6	Robert Kubica	Polish	Renault	59
7	Lewis Hamilton	British	McLaren	59
8	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	56
9	Michael Schumacher	German	Mercedes	22
10	Adrian Sutil	German	Force India	20
11	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Italian	Force India	10
12	Rubens Barrichello	Brazilian	Williams	7
13	Vitaly Petrov	Russian	Renault	6
14	Jaime Alguersuari	Spanish	Toro Rosso	3
15	Sébastien Buemi	Swiss	Toro Rosso	1
16	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Williams	1
17	Pedro de la Rosa	Spanish	Sauber	0
18	Kamui Kobayashi	Japanese	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	Red Bull Racing	156
2	Ferrari	136
3	McLaren	129
4	Mercedes	78
5	Renault	65
6	Force India	30
7	Williams	8
8	Toro Rosso	4
9	Sauber	0
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