2010 Season - Round 4 - 2010-04-18
Jenson Button won the 2010 Chinese Grand Prix for McLaren, with Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) second and Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) third. The win came from P5 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), who could not convert it into the win.
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:42.061. Vitaly Petrov (Renault) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P14 on the grid to P7 at the flag â a 7-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 7 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2010 Chinese Grand Prix, completing round 4 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 | 5 | Finished | 1:42.886 | 25 |
| 2 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 6 | Finished | 1:42.061 | 18 |
| 3 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 4 | Finished | 1:43.245 | 15 |
| 4 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 1:44.134 | 12 |
| 5 | 88Robert Kubica | Renault | 8 | Finished | 1:43.630 | 10 |
| 6 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | Finished | 1:42.358 | 8 |
| 7 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 14 | Finished | 1:43.801 | 6 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | Finished | 1:42.609 | 4 |
| 9 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 7 | Finished | 1:44.594 | 2 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 9 | Finished | 1:44.298 | 1 |
| 11 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 10 | Finished | 1:44.364 | 0 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 11 | Finished | 1:45.559 | 0 |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 12 | Finished | 1:43.755 | 0 |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 21 | +1 Lap | 1:47.141 | 0 |
| 15 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Williams | 16 | +1 Lap | 1:44.549 | 0 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 23 | +2 Laps | 1:48.216 | 0 |
| 17 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 24 | +4 Laps | 1:48.788 | 0 |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 20 | Hydraulics | 1:49.675 | 0 |
| 19 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 22 | Clutch | 1:53.185 | 0 |
| 20 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 17 | Technical | 1:47.739 | 0 |
| 21 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 13 | Accident | 0 |
| 22 | 10Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 15 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 18 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 19 | Engine | 0 |