2010 Season - Round 3 - 2010-04-04
Sebastian Vettel won the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix for Red Bull, with Mark Webber (Red Bull) second and Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) third. The win came from P3 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Mark Webber (Red Bull), who could not convert it into the win.
Mark Webber (Red Bull) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:37.054. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P6 at the flag â a 14-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 7 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix, completing round 3 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 | 3 | Finished | 1:37.813 | 25 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1 | Finished | 1:37.054 | 18 |
| 3 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | Finished | 1:38.129 | 15 |
| 4 | 88Robert Kubica | Renault | 6 | Finished | 1:38.074 | 12 |
| 5 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 4 | Finished | 1:38.160 | 10 |
| 6 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 20 | Finished | 1:37.745 | 8 |
| 7 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 21 | Finished | 1:37.784 | 6 |
| 8 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 17 | Finished | 1:38.501 | 4 |
| 9 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 14 | Finished | 1:39.489 | 2 |
| 10 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Williams | 5 | Finished | 1:39.124 | 1 |
| 11 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 13 | Finished | 1:37.610 | 0 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 7 | +1 Lap | 1:39.428 | 0 |
| 13 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 19 | Engine | 1:37.231 | 0 |
| 14 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 24 | +3 Laps | 1:43.224 | 0 |
| 15 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 22 | +3 Laps | 1:44.790 | 0 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 23 | +4 Laps | 1:45.334 | 0 |
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 18 | +5 Laps | 1:43.753 | 0 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 15 | +10 Laps | 1:42.701 | 0 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 11 | Gearbox | 1:40.693 | 0 |
| 20 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 10 | Throttle | 1:42.594 | 0 |
| 21 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 8 | Wheel | 1:42.084 | 0 |
| 22 | 10Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 9 | Engine | 1:43.340 | 0 |
| 23 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 16 | Spun off | 1:46.388 | 0 |
| 24 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 12 | Engine | 0 |