2010 Season - Round 2 - 2010-03-28
Jenson Button won the 2010 Australian Grand Prix for McLaren, with Robert Kubica (Renault) second and Felipe Massa (Ferrari) third. The win came from P4 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), who could not convert it into the win.
Mark Webber (Red Bull) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:28.358. Karun Chandhok (HRT) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P22 on the grid to P14 at the flag â a 8-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 10 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2010 Australian Grand Prix, completing round 2 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | Finished | 1:29.291 | 25 |
| 2 | 88Robert Kubica | Renault | 9 | Finished | 1:29.570 | 18 |
| 3 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 1:29.537 | 15 |
| 4 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 1:29.707 | 12 |
| 5 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | Finished | 1:28.489 | 10 |
| 6 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 11 | Finished | 1:28.506 | 8 |
| 7 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 13 | Finished | 1:29.685 | 6 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 8 | Finished | 1:29.210 | 4 |
| 9 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | Finished | 1:28.358 | 2 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | Finished | 1:29.185 | 1 |
| 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 17 | Finished | 1:29.713 | 0 |
| 12 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 14 | Finished | 1:30.587 | 0 |
| 13 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 19 | +2 Laps | 1:33.638 | 0 |
| 14 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 22 | +5 Laps | 1:35.045 | 0 |
| 15 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 23 | Suspension | 1:34.230 | 0 |
| 16 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 24 | Hydraulics | 1:36.607 | 0 |
| 17 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | Wheel | 1:31.556 | 0 |
| 18 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 10 | Engine | 1:43.223 | 0 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 18 | Spun off | 1:43.132 | 0 |
| 20 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 21 | Hydraulics | 2:27.276 | 0 |
| 21 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 12 | Collision | 0 |
| 22 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Williams | 15 | Collision | 0 |
| 23 | 10Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | Collision | 0 |
| 24 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 20 | Hydraulics | 0 |