2010 Season - Round 1 - 2010-03-14
Fernando Alonso won the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Felipe Massa (Ferrari) second and Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) third. The win came from P3 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), who could not convert it into the win.
Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:58.287. Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P15 at the flag â a 6-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 9 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 1:58.287 | 25 |
| 2 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 1:59.732 | 18 |
| 3 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | Finished | 1:59.560 | 15 |
| 4 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | Finished | 2:00.218 | 12 |
| 5 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 5 | Finished | 2:00.236 | 10 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | Finished | 2:00.204 | 8 |
| 7 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 8 | Finished | 1:59.970 | 6 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 6 | Finished | 1:59.487 | 4 |
| 9 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 12 | Finished | 1:59.906 | 2 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 11 | Finished | 1:59.833 | 1 |
| 11 | 88Robert Kubica | Renault | 9 | Finished | 2:00.474 | 0 |
| 12 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 10 | Finished | 1:59.393 | 0 |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 18 | Finished | 1:59.964 | 0 |
| 14 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Williams | 13 | +1 Lap | 2:01.401 | 0 |
| 15 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 21 | +2 Laps | 2:02.701 | 0 |
| 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 15 | Electrical | 2:00.080 | 0 |
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 20 | Hydraulics | 2:02.930 | 0 |
| 18 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 14 | Hydraulics | 2:01.650 | 0 |
| 19 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 23 | Overheating | 2:09.127 | 0 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 19 | Gearbox | 2:07.062 | 0 |
| 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 17 | Suspension | 2:04.307 | 0 |
| 22 | 10Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | Hydraulics | 2:05.044 | 0 |
| 23 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 22 | Hydraulics | 2:09.361 | 0 |
| 24 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 24 | Accident | 0 |