2010 Season - Round 16 - 2010-10-10
Sebastian Vettel won the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix from pole position, leading Mark Webber (Red Bull) and Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) home for Red Bull.
Mark Webber (Red Bull) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:33.474. SĂ©bastien Buemi (Toro Rosso) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P18 on the grid to P10 at the flag â a 8-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 8 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix, completing round 16 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | Finished | 1:33.653 | 25 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | Finished | 1:33.474 | 18 |
| 3 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 1:33.823 | 15 |
| 4 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 5 | Finished | 1:33.529 | 12 |
| 5 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 8 | Finished | 1:35.182 | 10 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 10 | Finished | 1:34.853 | 8 |
| 7 | 10Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 14 | Finished | 1:34.486 | 6 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 11 | Finished | 1:35.521 | 4 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 7 | Finished | 1:35.597 | 2 |
| 10 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 18 | Finished | 1:35.116 | 1 |
| 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 16 | +1 Lap | 1:34.365 | 0 |
| 12 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 20 | +1 Lap | 1:37.620 | 0 |
| 13 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 19 | +2 Laps | 1:39.710 | 0 |
| 14 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 22 | +2 Laps | 1:39.813 | 0 |
| 15 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 23 | +2 Laps | 1:40.329 | 0 |
| 16 | Sakon Yamamoto | HRT | 24 | +3 Laps | 1:39.806 | 0 |
| 17 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | Suspension | 1:36.108 | 0 |
| 18 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 15 | Oil leak | 1:36.319 | 0 |
| 19 | 88Robert Kubica | Renault | 3 | Wheel | 2:41.378 | 0 |
| 20 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Williams | 9 | Accident | 0 |
| 21 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 12 | Accident | 0 |
| 22 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 13 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 17 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 21 | Suspension | 0 |