2010 Turkish Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Lewis Hamilton led Jenson Button home in Turkey after the Red Bulls collided while fighting for the lead. Mark Webber salvaged third, but Sebastian Vettel retired from an incident that transformed the race.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing
Pole time	1:26.295
Fastest lap	Vitaly Petrov	Renault
Fastest-lap time	1:29.165 on lap 57
First	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren
Second	Jenson Button	McLaren
Third	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing

Weekend Schedule

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

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 7 leading the 2010 F1 World Championship on 78 points, with Sebastian Vettel on 78. Red Bull Racing headed the constructors’ standings with 156 points.

Race entries

The 12 teams kept the same race line-ups for the Turkish Grand Prix. Sakon Yamamoto also took part in practice.

Free Practice

A dusty circuit encouraged several spins in FP1 before Lewis Hamilton established a clear advantage. Adrian Sutil brought the session to an early end after running wide at Turn 8 and spinning backwards into the barriers. His damaged Force India left the mechanics with repairs to make before the afternoon’s running.

Jenson Button kept McLaren ahead in FP2, but Red Bull’s pace came with reliability concerns. Mark Webber stopped with an engine failure late in the session, while Sebastian Vettel also reported a water-pressure issue. Renault remained competitive behind the leading teams as preparations continued around Istanbul’s demanding sequence of fast corners.

Sebastian Vettel returned Red Bull to the front in FP3, but Turn 8 continued to test the drivers. Lewis Hamilton spun into the gravel and badly flat-spotted a tyre, while Mark Webber also had an excursion. Red Bull abandoned its experimental F-duct for the remainder of the weekend after Friday’s evaluation.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2010 Turkish Grand Prix FP1, 28 May 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:28.653	20
2	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.962s	21
3	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+1.097s	24
4	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+1.202s	25
5	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+1.214s	30
6	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+1.408s	23
7	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+1.412s	24
8	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+1.444s	26
9	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+1.641s	20
10	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+1.848s	17
11	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+1.962s	20
12	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+2.200s	21
13	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+2.214s	22
14	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+2.358s	24
15	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	+2.585s	18
16	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+2.702s	23
17	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+2.811s	19
18	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+3.082s	27
19	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+3.508s	24
20	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+4.337s	23
21	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	+6.223s	13
22	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+6.484s	21
23	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+6.930s	15
24	21	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT	+7.484s	26

Free Practice 2 Classification

2010 Turkish Grand Prix FP2, 28 May 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:28.280	30
2	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.098s	24
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.310s	27
4	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.392s	32
5	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.445s	30
6	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.634s	22
7	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+0.694s	22
8	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+0.945s	34
9	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+1.221s	36
10	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+1.340s	26
11	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+1.349s	16
12	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+1.707s	17
13	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+1.773s	34
14	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	+1.896s	34
15	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+2.106s	32
16	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+2.347s	28
17	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+2.486s	32
18	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+2.653s	37
19	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+3.330s	37
20	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+4.733s	28
21	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+4.801s	11
22	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+5.032s	29
23	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	+5.140s	35
24	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	+5.460s	25

Free Practice 3 Classification

2010 Turkish Grand Prix FP3, 29 May 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:27.086	18
2	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.273s	16
3	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.310s	14
4	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+0.467s	15
5	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+0.698s	20
6	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.775s	18
7	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+0.793s	16
8	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.877s	17
9	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.883s	20
10	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+1.258s	18
11	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+1.524s	22
12	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	+1.566s	21
13	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+1.648s	21
14	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	+1.950s	20
15	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+1.958s	18
16	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+2.125s	15
17	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+2.219s	14
18	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	+3.532s	19
19	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	+3.798s	22
20	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	+4.255s	21
21	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	+5.094s	16
22	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	+5.144s	22
23	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	+5.676s	19
24	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	No time	1

Qualifying

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

Mark Webber took his third consecutive pole, with Lewis Hamilton second and Sebastian Vettel third. Fernando Alonso missed Q3, leaving Ferrari with a difficult task on a weekend marking its 800th championship Grand Prix.

Qualifying Classification

2010 Turkish Grand Prix Qualifying, 29 May 2010

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:27.500	1:26.818	1:26.295	18
2	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:27.667	1:27.013	1:26.433	18
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:27.067	1:26.729	1:26.760	18
4	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:27.555	1:27.277	1:26.781	18
5	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:27.756	1:27.438	1:26.857	19
6	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:27.649	1:27.141	1:26.952	18
7	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	1:27.766	1:27.426	1:27.039	19
8	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:27.993	1:27.200	1:27.082	18
9	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1:27.620	1:27.387	1:27.430	21
10	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:28.158	1:27.434	1:28.122	17
11	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:27.951	1:27.525	—	18
12	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:27.857	1:27.612	—	14
13	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	1:28.147	1:27.879	—	14
14	16	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	1:28.534	1:28.273	—	15
15	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	1:28.336	1:28.392	—	14
16	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	1:28.460	1:28.540	—	16
17	10	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	1:28.227	1:28.841	—	15
18	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	1:28.958	—	—	8
19	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	1:30.237	—	—	13
20	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	1:30.519	—	—	11
21	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	1:30.744	—	—	9
22	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	1:31.266	—	—	9
23	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	1:31.989	—	—	9
24	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	1:32.060	—	—	10

Lucas di Grassi started from the pit lane after an issue with his engine’s oil system was discovered.

What happened in the 2010 Turkish Grand Prix?

Webber held the lead while Hamilton repassed Vettel after briefly losing second at the start. The leading Red Bulls and McLarens pulled clear, keeping the fight for victory between four closely matched cars.

Vettel gained second through the stops and later challenged Webber on the back straight. The team-mates made contact, sending Vettel into retirement and forcing Webber to stop for a replacement front wing.

Hamilton and Button inherited the first two positions, then staged their own close battle. Button briefly took the lead, but Hamilton regained it at the next first corner before both concentrated on managing fuel and tyres.

Hamilton won ahead of Button and Webber. Schumacher finished fourth, matching his best result since returning, with Rosberg fifth and Kubica sixth. McLaren moved into the constructors’ championship lead.

Further down the points places, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Adrian Sutil and Kamui Kobayashi completed the scoring positions. Vitaly Petrov set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2010 rules.

After the race, Mark Webber headed the drivers’ standings with 93 points, followed by Jenson Button on 88. McLaren led the constructors’ table on 172, with Red Bull Racing on 171.

2010 Turkish Grand Prix race results

The 2010 Turkish Grand Prix was held on 30 May 2010, with a scheduled start of 15:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	58	1:28:47.620	25
2	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	58	+2.645	18
3	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	58	+24.285	15
4	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	58	+31.110	12
5	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	58	+32.266	10
6	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	58	+32.824	8
7	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	58	+36.635	6
8	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	58	+46.544	4
9	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	58	+49.029	2
10	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	58	+1:05.650	1
11	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	58	+1:05.944	0
12	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	58	+1:07.800	0
13	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	57	+1 lap	0
14	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	57	+1 lap	0
15	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	57	+1 lap	0
16	16	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	57	+1 lap	0
17	10	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	57	+1 lap	0
18	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	55	+3 laps	0
19	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	55	+3 laps	0
20	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	52	Fuel pump	0
Ret	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	46	Fuel pressure	0
Ret	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	39	Collision	0
Ret	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	33	Hydraulics	0
Ret	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	32	Hydraulics	0

2010 Turkish Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	57	1:29.165	215.519
2	6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	54	1:29.195	215.447
3	17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	50	1:29.535	214.628
4	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	57	1:29.580	214.521
5	16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	57	1:29.588	214.501
6	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	53	1:29.810	213.971
7	1	Jenson Button	McLaren	42	1:29.895	213.769
8	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India	55	1:29.959	213.617
9	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	52	1:29.977	213.574
10	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	58	1:29.996	213.529
11	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	56	1:30.011	213.493
12	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	54	1:30.075	213.342
13	5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	37	1:30.181	213.091
14	22	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	50	1:30.421	212.525
15	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	51	1:30.620	212.059
16	23	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	42	1:30.891	211.426
17	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	53	1:30.933	211.329
18	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	53	1:31.421	210.201
19	24	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	48	1:32.265	208.278
20	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	55	1:33.257	206.062
21	21	Bruno Senna	HRT	35	1:34.247	203.898
22	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	26	1:34.363	203.647
23	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	26	1:34.463	203.432
24	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT	37	1:34.585	203.169

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 Turkish Grand Prix.

2010 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull Racing	93
2	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	88
3	Lewis Hamilton	British	McLaren	84
4	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	79
5	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	78
6	Robert Kubica	Polish	Renault	67
7	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	67
8	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	66
9	Michael Schumacher	German	Mercedes	34
10	Adrian Sutil	German	Force India	22
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	Kamui Kobayashi	Japanese	Sauber	1
17	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Williams	1
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

2010 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	McLaren	172
2	Red Bull Racing	171
3	Ferrari	146
4	Mercedes	100
5	Renault	73
6	Force India	32
7	Williams	8
8	Toro Rosso	4
9	Sauber	1
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