2010 Singapore Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Fernando Alonso held off Sebastian Vettel to win a tense Singapore Grand Prix, completing pole position, fastest lap and every lap led. Mark Webber finished third after contact with Lewis Hamilton ended the McLaren driver’s race.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
Pole time	1:45.390
Fastest lap	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
Fastest-lap time	1:47.976 on lap 58
First	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
Second	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing
Third	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
24 September 2010	Practice 1	18:00 – 19:30
24 September 2010	Practice 2	21:30 – 23:00
25 September 2010	Practice 3	19:00 – 20:00
25 September 2010	Qualifying	22:00
26 September 2010	Race	20:00

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

Championship background

Mark Webber arrived at round 15 leading the 2010 F1 World Championship on 187 points, with Lewis Hamilton on 182. Red Bull Racing headed the constructors’ standings with 350 points.

Race entries

Nick Heidfeld replaced Pedro de la Rosa at Sauber. Christian Klien substituted for Sakon Yamamoto at HRT for the Singapore weekend.

Free Practice

Standing water and humidity slowed the track’s drying during FP1, keeping drivers on intermediates until late in the session. Mark Webber went quickest as slicks finally became usable. The delayed transition limited representative running and made the final minutes particularly important for teams trying to assess their cars in dry conditions.

Sebastian Vettel led FP2, but damp patches still caught drivers out. Fernando Alonso stalled after running down an escape road, while Adrian Sutil launched over the Singapore Sling kerb and broke his front-left suspension on landing. The Force India driver also received a fine for attempting to continue with the damaged car.

More rain before FP3 left different parts of the circuit drying at different rates, complicating the move from intermediates to supersofts. Sebastian Vettel again set the pace. Bruno Senna spun at the Singapore Sling and later brushed a wall, with the resulting late yellow flags preventing others from improving their final laps.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2010 Singapore Grand Prix FP1, 24 September 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:54.589	10
2	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+0.119s	24
3	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+0.238s	15
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.548s	12
5	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+0.571s	20
6	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.744s	12
7	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+0.921s	15
8	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+0.934s	15
9	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+1.083s	11
10	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+1.325s	20
11	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+1.501s	12
12	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+1.750s	22
13	22	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	+1.869s	18
14	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+2.009s	8
15	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+2.014s	12
16	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+2.026s	17
17	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+2.251s	14
18	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+2.295s	9
19	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+3.171s	22
20	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+4.445s	19
21	25	Jerome d'Ambrosio	Virgin Racing	+4.686s	16
22	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	+5.194s	23
23	20	Christian Klien	HRT	+8.835s	17
24	18	Fairuz Fauzy	Lotus Racing	+11.105s	11

Free Practice 2 Classification

2010 Singapore Grand Prix FP2, 24 September 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:46.660	29
2	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.627s	27
3	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.030s	28
4	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+1.058s	20
5	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+1.158s	28
6	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+1.642s	31
7	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+1.681s	28
8	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+2.019s	26
9	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+2.195s	15
10	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+2.229s	31
11	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+2.493s	32
12	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+2.778s	30
13	22	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	+2.898s	26
14	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+2.948s	30
15	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+3.236s	28
16	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+3.324s	11
17	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+3.531s	31
18	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+4.236s	35
19	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+5.218s	30
20	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+5.490s	22
21	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+6.771s	25
22	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+6.866s	27
23	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	+8.065s	27
24	20	Christian Klien	HRT	+8.882s	25

Free Practice 3 Classification

2010 Singapore Grand Prix FP3, 25 September 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:48.028	15
2	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.622s	16
3	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.972s	12
4	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.995s	18
5	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+1.028s	17
6	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+1.184s	13
7	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+1.276s	17
8	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+1.492s	16
9	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+1.888s	15
10	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+1.921s	16
11	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+2.012s	15
12	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+2.025s	16
13	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	+2.032s	12
14	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+2.039s	16
15	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+2.039s	14
16	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+2.840s	16
17	22	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	+2.988s	15
18	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+2.999s	17
19	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+4.312s	14
20	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+5.118s	15
21	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+5.269s	15
22	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+5.653s	17
23	20	Christian Klien	HRT	+6.798s	16
24	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	+7.339s	16

Qualifying

Fernando Alonso headed qualifying for Ferrari, with Sebastian Vettel second and Lewis Hamilton third.

Fernando Alonso took pole ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton. Felipe Massa stopped during Q1 without a time and started at the back after Ferrari changed his engine and gearbox.

Qualifying Classification

2010 Singapore Grand Prix Qualifying, 25 September 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:46.541	1:45.809	1:45.390	21
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:46.960	1:45.561	1:45.457	17
3	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:48.296	1:46.042	1:45.571	18
4	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:48.032	1:46.490	1:45.944	18
5	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:47.088	1:45.908	1:45.977	19
6	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	1:48.183	1:47.019	1:46.236	22
7	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:48.554	1:46.783	1:46.443	18
8	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	1:47.657	1:46.949	1:46.593	15
9	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:48.425	1:47.160	1:46.702	17
10	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:48.908	1:47.599	1:47.884	18
11	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	1:48.127	1:47.666	—	16
12	10	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	1:47.984	1:47.674	—	13
13	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1:48.906	1:48.165	—	13
14	16	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	1:49.063	1:48.502	—	16
15	22	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	1:48.696	1:48.557	—	16
16	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:48.496	1:48.899	—	14
17	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	1:48.988	1:48.961	—	11
18	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	1:50.721	—	—	9
19	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	1:50.915	—	—	9
20	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	1:51.107	—	—	9
21	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	1:51.641	—	—	10
22	20	Christian Klien	HRT	1:52.946	—	—	7
23	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	1:54.174	—	—	9
24	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	—	—	—	2

Nico Hülkenberg was given a five-place grid penalty for changing his gearbox after the Italian Grand Prix.

Felipe Massa failed to set a lap time after stopping on the circuit in the first part of the qualifying session.

Ferrari replaced Massa’s gearbox and engine – his ninth for the season – after his stoppage in qualifying; Massa could not be penalised (15 place penalty) because he had already qualified last after failing to set a time.

What happened in the 2010 Singapore Grand Prix?

Alonso defended the lead from Vettel at the start. An early safety car gave Webber the opportunity to stop, leaving the championship leader to work through traffic on a different strategy.

Alonso and Vettel stayed close through their stops. After another safety-car period, Hamilton tried to pass Webber, but the cars touched and Hamilton retired with damage while Webber continued.

Kubica recovered from a puncture with a series of overtaking moves on fresh tyres. Near the finish, Kovalainen stopped his burning Lotus on the main straight and helped extinguish the flames himself.

Alonso resisted Vettel’s final challenge to win by less than three tenths of a second. Webber held third from Button, with Rosberg fifth. Alonso moved into second in the championship, eleven points behind Webber.

Further down the points places, Robert Kubica, Felipe Massa, Adrian Sutil and Nico Hülkenberg 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 202 points, followed by Fernando Alonso on 191. Red Bull Racing led the constructors’ table on 383, with McLaren on 359.

2010 Singapore Grand Prix race results

The 2010 Singapore Grand Prix was held on 26 September 2010, with a scheduled start of 20:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	61	1:57:53.579	25
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	61	+0.293	18
3	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	61	+29.141	15
4	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	61	+30.384	12
5	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	61	+49.394	10
6	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	61	+56.101	8
7	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	61	+1:26.559	6
8	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	61	+1:53.297	4
9	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	61	+2:12.416	2
10	10	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	61	+2:12.791	1
11	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	60	+1 lap	0
12	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	60	+1 lap	0
13	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	60	+1 lap	0
14	16	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	60	+1 lap	0
15	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	59	+2 laps	0
16	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	58	Fire	0
Ret	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	49	Hydraulics	0
Ret	22	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	36	Collision	0
Ret	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	35	Collision	0
Ret	20	Christian Klien	HRT	31	Hydraulics	0
Ret	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	30	Accident	0
Ret	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	29	Accident	0
Ret	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	27	Hydraulics	0
Ret	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	1	Suspension	0

Adrian Sutil was penalised 20 seconds post-race for illegally gaining an advantage at turn seven on the first lap.

Following a protest by Force India, Hülkenberg was penalised 20 seconds post-race for illegally gaining an advantage.

Jaime Alguersuari started from the pit lane following a coolant leak before the race.

Heikki Kovalainen was classified because he completed over 90% of the race distance.

2010 Singapore Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	58	1:47.976	169.137
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	59	1:48.141	168.879
3	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	56	1:49.255	167.157
4	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	54	1:49.680	166.509
5	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	54	1:49.706	166.470
6	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	59	1:49.710	166.464
7	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	61	1:49.711	166.462
8	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	55	1:50.125	165.837
9	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	52	1:50.334	165.522
10	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	31	1:50.750	164.901
11	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	46	1:51.903	163.202
12	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	45	1:52.079	162.945
13	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	45	1:52.213	162.751
14	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	43	1:52.333	162.577
15	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	45	1:52.473	162.374
16	22	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	29	1:52.475	162.372
17	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	55	1:52.513	162.317
18	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	53	1:53.051	161.544
19	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	38	1:53.559	160.822
20	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	22	1:53.957	160.260
21	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	20	1:56.386	156.915
22	20	Christian Klien	HRT	23	1:57.766	155.077
23	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	19	1:57.962	154.819

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 Singapore Grand Prix.

2010 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull Racing	202
2	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	191
3	Lewis Hamilton	British	McLaren	182
4	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	181
5	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	177
6	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	128
7	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	122
8	Robert Kubica	Polish	Renault	114
9	Adrian Sutil	German	Force India	47
10	Michael Schumacher	German	Mercedes	46
11	Rubens Barrichello	Brazilian	Williams	39
12	Kamui Kobayashi	Japanese	Sauber	21
13	Vitaly Petrov	Russian	Renault	19
14	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Williams	17
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
–	Nick Heidfeld	German	Sauber	0
–	Christian Klien	Austrian	HRT	0

2010 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Red Bull Racing	383
2	McLaren	359
3	Ferrari	319
4	Mercedes	168
5	Renault	133
6	Force India	60
7	Williams	56
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