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The pit-lane entrance is located on the inside of the seventeenth corner and the pit-lane exit is located on the inside of the approach to the first turn." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Suzuka_circuit_map--2005.svg/220px-Suzuka_circuit_map--2005.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Suzuka_circuit_map--2005.svg/330px-Suzuka_circuit_map--2005.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Suzuka_circuit_map--2005.svg/440px-Suzuka_circuit_map--2005.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1273" data-file-height="983" /></a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Race details<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-F1RMagNov10-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-CF1Japan2010-3">[3]</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Date</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 10 October 2010</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Official name</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 2010 Formula 1 <a href="/wiki/Japanese_Grand_Prix" title="Japanese Grand Prix">Japanese Grand Prix</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Location</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data location"> <a href="/wiki/Suzuka_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Suzuka Circuit">Suzuka Circuit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Suzuka,_Mie" title="Suzuka, Mie">Suzuka, Mie</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Course</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Permanent racing facility</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Course length</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 5.807 km (3.608 miles)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Distance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 53 laps, 307.471<a href="#cite_note-Distance-5">[a]</a> km (191.054 miles)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Weather</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Sunny</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Attendance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 190,000<a href="#cite_note-F12010Review-6">[5]</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;"><a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">Pole position</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Vettel" title="Sebastian Vettel">Sebastian Vettel</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Red_Bull_Racing" title="Red Bull Racing">Red Bull</a>-<a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Time</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 1:30.785</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;"><a href="/wiki/Fastest_lap" title="Fastest lap">Fastest lap</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Webber_(racing_driver)" title="Mark Webber (racing driver)">Mark Webber</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Red_Bull_Racing" title="Red Bull Racing">Red Bull</a>-<a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Time</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 1:33.474 on lap 53</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;"><a href="/wiki/Podium#In_motorsport" title="Podium">Podium</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">First</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Vettel" title="Sebastian Vettel">Sebastian Vettel</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Red_Bull_Racing" title="Red Bull Racing">Red Bull</a>-<a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Second</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Webber_(racing_driver)" title="Mark Webber (racing driver)">Mark Webber</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Red_Bull_Racing" title="Red Bull Racing">Red Bull</a>-<a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Third</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Alonso" title="Fernando Alonso">Fernando Alonso</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari" title="Scuderia Ferrari">Ferrari</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-below" style="background-color:#efefef"> <div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; text-align:center;background-color:#efefef;"><div style="margin: 0 4em">Lap leaders</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0; text-align: center;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_6220k2jx7y8mf198j1nrt6oiiuktcof"></map><img usemap="#timeline_6220k2jx7y8mf198j1nrt6oiiuktcof" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/6220k2jx7y8mf198j1nrt6oiiuktcof.png" /></div></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Motor car race</div> The 2010 Japanese Grand Prix (officially the 2010 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix)<a href="#cite_note-7">[6]</a> was a <a href="/wiki/Formula_One" title="Formula One">Formula One</a> motor race held on 10 October 2010 at the <a href="/wiki/Suzuka_International_Racing_Course" title="Suzuka International Racing Course">Suzuka Circuit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Suzuka,_Mie" title="Suzuka, Mie">Suzuka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mie_Prefecture" title="Mie Prefecture">Mie</a>, Japan before 190,000 spectators. It was the 16th round of the <a href="/wiki/2010_Formula_One_World_Championship" title="2010 Formula One World Championship">2010 Formula One World Championship</a> and the 26th <a href="/wiki/Japanese_Grand_Prix" title="Japanese Grand Prix">Japanese Grand Prix</a> held as part of the Formula One World Championship. <a href="/wiki/Red_Bull" title="Red Bull">Red Bull</a> driver <a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Vettel" title="Sebastian Vettel">Sebastian Vettel</a> won the 53-lap race from <a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">pole position</a>. His team-mate <a href="/wiki/Mark_Webber_(racing_driver)" title="Mark Webber (racing driver)">Mark Webber</a> finished second and <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Alonso" title="Fernando Alonso">Fernando Alonso</a> was third in a <a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari" title="Scuderia Ferrari">Ferrari</a>. Entering the race, Webber led Alonso in the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_World_Drivers%27_Champions" title="List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions">World Drivers' Championship</a> by 11 <a href="/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_World_Championship_points_scoring_systems" title="List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems">points</a>. Webber's team Red Bull led second-placed <a href="/wiki/McLaren" title="McLaren">McLaren</a> by 24 points in the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_World_Constructors%27_Champions" title="List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions">World Constructors' Championship</a>. Vettel claimed the 13th <a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">pole position</a> of his career by setting qualifying's fastest lap which was delayed to the day of the race due to torrential rain. Vettel held the lead for the first 24 laps until he made his only <a href="/wiki/Pit_stop" title="Pit stop">pit stop</a>, promoting Webber to first for one lap. <a href="/wiki/Jenson_Button" title="Jenson Button">Jenson Button</a> of McLaren led the following 13 laps before Vettel retook the position on the 39th lap, maintaining it for the rest of the race to achieve his third victory of the season and the eighth of his career. The <a href="/wiki/Safety_car" title="Safety car">safety car</a> was deployed once for two separate accidents on the first lap involving <a href="/wiki/Vitaly_Petrov" title="Vitaly Petrov">Vitaly Petrov</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nico_H%C3%BClkenberg" title="Nico Hülkenberg">Nico Hülkenberg</a> as well as <a href="/wiki/Felipe_Massa" title="Felipe Massa">Felipe Massa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vitantonio_Liuzzi" title="Vitantonio Liuzzi">Vitantonio Liuzzi</a>. As a consequence of the final result, Webber extended his lead over Alonso to 14 points in the World Drivers' Championship. Vettel's victory promoted him from fourth to third and he had the same number of points as Alonso. McLaren's <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Hamilton" title="Lewis Hamilton">Lewis Hamilton</a> was demoted to fourth as a result of his finishing fifth, and his teammate Button remained in fifth. In the World Constructors' Championship, Red Bull further increased their lead over McLaren to 45 points, with three races remaining in the season. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Japanese_Grand_Prix&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Grand_Prix_Square_2010_Japan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A large grandstand with market stalls behind it." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Grand_Prix_Square_2010_Japan.jpg/220px-Grand_Prix_Square_2010_Japan.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Grand_Prix_Square_2010_Japan.jpg/330px-Grand_Prix_Square_2010_Japan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Grand_Prix_Square_2010_Japan.jpg/440px-Grand_Prix_Square_2010_Japan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1707" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Suzuka_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Suzuka Circuit">Suzuka Circuit</a>, where the race was held</figcaption></figure> The 2010 <a href="/wiki/Japanese_Grand_Prix" title="Japanese Grand Prix">Japanese Grand Prix</a> was the 16th of 19 <a href="/wiki/Open-wheel_car" title="Open-wheel car">single seater</a> motor races of the <a href="/wiki/2010_Formula_One_World_Championship" title="2010 Formula One World Championship">2010 Formula One World Championship</a>,<a href="#cite_note-CF1Japan2010-3">[3]</a> and the 26th running of the event as part of the Formula One World Championship.<a href="#cite_note-FIAPreview-4">[4]</a> It was held at the 18-turn 5.807 km (3.608 mi) clockwise <a href="/wiki/Suzuka_International_Racing_Course" title="Suzuka International Racing Course">Suzuka Circuit</a> in <a href="/wiki/Suzuka,_Mie" title="Suzuka, Mie">Suzuka, Mie</a> on 10 October.<a href="#cite_note-FIAPreview-4">[4]</a> <a href="/wiki/Formula_One_tyres" title="Formula One tyres">Tyre</a> supplier <a href="/wiki/Bridgestone" title="Bridgestone">Bridgestone</a> provided four types of tyres to the race; two dry compounds (soft green-banded "options" and hard "primes") and <a href="/wiki/Rain_tyre" title="Rain tyre">wet-weather compounds</a> (intermediate and full wet green-line central groove banded tyre).<a href="#cite_note-F1RMagNov10-2">[2]</a> For the 2010 race, a 25 mm (0.98 in) <a href="/wiki/Curb" title="Curb">kerb</a> was installed in place of an existing kerb and green concrete sections at the exits to the Denger 1 and Spoon corners were each elongated by 20 m (66 ft). Two layers of artificial grass laid on the outside of the Spoon corner was extended with another layer of artificial grass laid behind the kerbing to the exit of the Casio Triangle <a href="/wiki/Chicane" title="Chicane">chicane</a>, extending its overall length by more than 20 m (66 ft). Conveyor belts were retrofitted to the front of tyre walls that had previously lacked them.<a href="#cite_note-FIAPreview-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-8">[7]</a> Pre-race, <a href="/wiki/Red_Bull_Racing" title="Red Bull Racing">Red Bull</a> driver <a href="/wiki/Mark_Webber_(racing_driver)" title="Mark Webber (racing driver)">Mark Webber</a> led the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_World_Drivers%27_Champions" title="List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions">World Drivers' Championship</a> with 202 <a href="/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_World_Championship_points_scoring_systems" title="List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems">points</a>; ahead of the second-placed <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Alonso" title="Fernando Alonso">Fernando Alonso</a> of <a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari" title="Scuderia Ferrari">Ferrari</a> with 191 points. <a href="/wiki/McLaren" title="McLaren">McLaren</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Hamilton" title="Lewis Hamilton">Lewis Hamilton</a> held third with 182 points, Webber's teammate <a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Vettel" title="Sebastian Vettel">Sebastian Vettel</a> was fourth with 181 points and Hamilton's teammate <a href="/wiki/Jenson_Button" title="Jenson Button">Jenson Button</a> placed fifth with 177 points.<a href="#cite_note-F12010Review-6">[5]</a> Red Bull led the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_World_Constructors%27_Champions" title="List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions">World Constructors' Championship</a> with 383 points; McLaren and Ferrari were second and third with 359 and 319 points, respectively. With 168 points, <a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_in_Formula_One" title="Mercedes-Benz in Formula One">Mercedes</a> in fourth had 35 more points than <a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault</a> in fifth.<a href="#cite_note-F12010Review-6">[5]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sakon_Yamamoto_2010_Japan_2nd_Free_Practice.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A grey-and-red single-seater racing car is driven around a tarmac course." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Sakon_Yamamoto_2010_Japan_2nd_Free_Practice.jpg/220px-Sakon_Yamamoto_2010_Japan_2nd_Free_Practice.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Sakon_Yamamoto_2010_Japan_2nd_Free_Practice.jpg/330px-Sakon_Yamamoto_2010_Japan_2nd_Free_Practice.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Sakon_Yamamoto_2010_Japan_2nd_Free_Practice.jpg/440px-Sakon_Yamamoto_2010_Japan_2nd_Free_Practice.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="920" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sakon_Yamamoto" title="Sakon Yamamoto">Sakon Yamamoto</a> returned to <a href="/wiki/HRT_Formula_1_Team" title="HRT Formula 1 Team">Hispania Racing</a> for the Grand Prix in place of <a href="/wiki/Christian_Klien" title="Christian Klien">Christian Klien</a>.</figcaption></figure> Alonso had won the preceding <a href="/wiki/2010_Italian_Grand_Prix" title="2010 Italian Grand Prix">Italian</a> and <a href="/wiki/2010_Singapore_Grand_Prix" title="2010 Singapore Grand Prix">Singapore Grand Prix</a> to be eleven points behind Webber and said the season's final four rounds would challenge him mentally believing a top-three result and figuring his championship position in <a href="/wiki/2010_Abu_Dhabi_Grand_Prix" title="2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix">Abu Dhabi</a> was vital.<a href="#cite_note-9">[8]</a> Webber admitted Ferrari's recent form had given them momentum but felt Red Bull would be competitive in Japan, saying they needed to extract performance.<a href="#cite_note-10">[9]</a> His teammate Vettel said he felt he could win the title and noted the importance of finishing races and driver optimisation.<a href="#cite_note-11">[10]</a> He acknowledged Red Bull's car was suited to the Suzuka Circuit and said his focus would be on the Japanese round.<a href="#cite_note-12">[11]</a> Hamilton, who was intrigued to learn he remained in the championship battle after failing to finish the previous two Grands Prix, sought a victory duel in Japan and hoped for a marked improvement.<a href="#cite_note-13">[12]</a> His teammate Button said he acknowledged a potential championship win even though he was 25 points behind Webber and felt the Suzuka Circuit where he had not achieved a race victory suited his driving style.<a href="#cite_note-14">[13]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jerome_d%27Ambrosio_2010_Japan_1st_Free_Practice_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A red-and-black single-seater racing car is driven around a tarmac course." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Jerome_d%27Ambrosio_2010_Japan_1st_Free_Practice_1.jpg/220px-Jerome_d%27Ambrosio_2010_Japan_1st_Free_Practice_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Jerome_d%27Ambrosio_2010_Japan_1st_Free_Practice_1.jpg/330px-Jerome_d%27Ambrosio_2010_Japan_1st_Free_Practice_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Jerome_d%27Ambrosio_2010_Japan_1st_Free_Practice_1.jpg/440px-Jerome_d%27Ambrosio_2010_Japan_1st_Free_Practice_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1072" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/J%C3%A9r%C3%B4me_d%27Ambrosio" title="Jérôme d'Ambrosio">Jérôme d'Ambrosio</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Lucas_di_Grassi" title="Lucas di Grassi">Lucas di Grassi</a> at <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Racing" title="Virgin Racing">Virgin Racing</a> for the second first free practice session in a row</figcaption></figure> Some teams modified their cars for the Grand Prix.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a> <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Newey" title="Adrian Newey">Adrian Newey</a>, Red Bull's technical director, moved the <a href="/wiki/Red_Bull_RB6" title="Red Bull RB6">RB6</a>'s front brake calipers backwards to a vertical position to prevent mechanical failures associated with the brake discs, pads and pistons moving more. Both Vettel and Webber had two separate <a href="/wiki/Diffuser_(automotive)" title="Diffuser (automotive)">diffusers</a> and rear wing specialisations and a revised rear wing featuring a delta shaped beam wing in the centre. Ferrari modified the <a href="/wiki/Ferrari_F10" title="Ferrari F10">F10</a>'s diffuser to include a small omega shaped wing on the deformable structure's top to bring about a slight increase in <a href="/wiki/Downforce" title="Downforce">downforce</a>. McLaren introduced a revised <a href="/wiki/Aerodynamics" title="Aerodynamics">aerodynamic package</a> featuring a new front wing, lengthened <a href="/wiki/Exhaust_system" title="Exhaust system">exhausts</a>, a new engine cover and rear wing with angled gills. The squad chose to use the standard version for qualifying and the race.<a href="#cite_note-F1Tech2010-15">[14]</a> A total of 12 <a href="/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_constructors" title="List of Formula One constructors">constructors</a> and 24 drivers participated with one driver change and a single free practice entrant.<a href="#cite_note-ESPNResults-16">[15]</a><a href="#cite_note-17">[16]</a> Having driven one of its cars at the preceding Singapore Grand Prix, local driver <a href="/wiki/Sakon_Yamamoto" title="Sakon Yamamoto">Sakon Yamamoto</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Christian_Klien" title="Christian Klien">Christian Klien</a> as partner for <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Senna" title="Bruno Senna">Bruno Senna</a> at <a href="/wiki/HRT_Formula_1_Team" title="HRT Formula 1 Team">Hispania Racing</a>.<a href="#cite_note-18">[17]</a> <a href="/wiki/Lucas_di_Grassi" title="Lucas di Grassi">Lucas di Grassi</a> was replaced for the second successive first free practice session by <a href="/wiki/GP2_Series" title="GP2 Series">GP2 Series</a> driver <a href="/wiki/J%C3%A9r%C3%B4me_d%27Ambrosio" title="Jérôme d'Ambrosio">Jérôme d'Ambrosio</a> at <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Racing" title="Virgin Racing">Virgin Racing</a> to allow the latter to undergo evaluation as a driver.<a href="#cite_note-19">[18]</a> <a href="/wiki/Paul_di_Resta" title="Paul di Resta">Paul di Resta</a> did not partake in the first practice session for the <a href="/wiki/Force_India" title="Force India">Force India</a> team for the second successive Grand Prix, to allow the team's regular drivers <a href="/wiki/Vitantonio_Liuzzi" title="Vitantonio Liuzzi">Vitantonio Liuzzi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Sutil" title="Adrian Sutil">Adrian Sutil</a> to test new car aerodynamic updates.<a href="#cite_note-20">[19]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Practice">Practice</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Japanese_Grand_Prix&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Practice">edit</a>]</div> There were three practice sessions held in accordance with the 2010 regulations: two 90-minute sessions on Friday morning and afternoon and one 60-minute session on Saturday morning.<a href="#cite_note-regulations-21">[20]</a> In the first practice session, held in dry weather, Vettel lapped fastest at 1 minute, 32.585 seconds which he set approximately halfway through the session.<a href="#cite_note-GPFP1-22">[21]</a> His teammate Webber was 0.048 seconds slower in second and <a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Robert_Kubica" title="Robert Kubica">Robert Kubica</a> was third. Sutil, Hamilton, the <a href="/wiki/Williams_Grand_Prix_Engineering" class="mw-redirect" title="Williams Grand Prix Engineering">Williams</a> duo of <a href="/wiki/Rubens_Barrichello" title="Rubens Barrichello">Rubens Barrichello</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nico_H%C3%BClkenberg" title="Nico Hülkenberg">Nico Hülkenberg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_in_Formula_One" title="Mercedes-Benz in Formula One">Mercedes</a>' <a href="/wiki/Michael_Schumacher" title="Michael Schumacher">Michael Schumacher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sauber_Motorsport" title="Sauber Motorsport">Sauber</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Nick_Heidfeld" title="Nick Heidfeld">Nick Heidfeld</a> and Schumacher's teammate <a href="/wiki/Nico_Rosberg" title="Nico Rosberg">Nico Rosberg</a> followed in the top ten.<a href="#cite_note-AutosportFP1-23">[22]</a><a href="#cite_note-ESPNFP1-24">[23]</a> Halfway through the session,<a href="#cite_note-ESPNFP1-24">[23]</a> Hamilton lost control of his car when it bottomed out and went wide into the quick downhill double right-hand Denger corner, damaging the car's front-left corner in a major collision with the tyre wall.<a href="#cite_note-AutosportFP1-23">[22]</a><a href="#cite_note-ITVFP1-25">[24]</a> His car was transported back to the <a href="/wiki/Pit_stop" title="Pit stop">pit lane</a> by tractor and therefore took no further part in the session.<a href="#cite_note-GPFP1-22">[21]</a><a href="#cite_note-ITVFP1-25">[24]</a> With three minutes remaining,<a href="#cite_note-ITVFP1-25">[24]</a> Hamilton's teammate Button ran over the <a href="/wiki/Kerb" class="mw-redirect" title="Kerb">kerbs</a> at Denger One turn but regained control of his car and avoided the barrier by stopping in the <a href="/wiki/Run-off_area" title="Run-off area">gravel</a>.<a href="#cite_note-ESPNFP1-24">[23]</a> Vettel was the early pace setter in the second practice session with a 1-minute, 32.210-second lap time recorded on 20 minutes on hard compound tyres before Webber's lap of 1 minute, 31.860 seconds, also set on hard compound tyres, led overall after an hour.<a href="#cite_note-AutosportFP2-26">[25]</a><a href="#cite_note-ITVFP2-27">[26]</a> After changing to the soft compound tyres, Vettel set the overall fastest lap of 1 minute, 31.465 seconds with 20 minutes remaining.<a href="#cite_note-28">[27]</a> Webber, Kubica, Alonso, Ferrari's <a href="/wiki/Felipe_Massa" title="Felipe Massa">Felipe Massa</a>, Button, Renault's <a href="/wiki/Vitaly_Petrov" title="Vitaly Petrov">Vitaly Petrov</a>, Schumacher, Sutil and Hülkenberg made up second through tenth.<a href="#cite_note-AutosportFP2-26">[25]</a><a href="#cite_note-ITVFP2-27">[26]</a> During the session, Schumacher ran wide on the kerb between both of the <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_motorsport_terms#A" title="Glossary of motorsport terms">apexes</a> at Denger turn but did not hit the wall. Hamilton was required to miss most of the session as his team's mechanics reconstructed his vehicle after his first practice session accident.<a href="#cite_note-ITVFP2-27">[26]</a> He partook in the final eight minutes and set seven laps to be 13th quickest.<a href="#cite_note-AutosportFP2-26">[25]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jaime_Alguersuari_2010_Japan_3rd_Free_Practice.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A navy-and-gold single-seater racing car is driven around a drenched tarmac course." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Jaime_Alguersuari_2010_Japan_3rd_Free_Practice.jpg/220px-Jaime_Alguersuari_2010_Japan_3rd_Free_Practice.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Jaime_Alguersuari_2010_Japan_3rd_Free_Practice.jpg/330px-Jaime_Alguersuari_2010_Japan_3rd_Free_Practice.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Jaime_Alguersuari_2010_Japan_3rd_Free_Practice.jpg/440px-Jaime_Alguersuari_2010_Japan_3rd_Free_Practice.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1690" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Jaime_Alguersuari" title="Jaime Alguersuari">Jaime Alguersuari</a> driving for <a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Toro_Rosso" title="Scuderia Toro Rosso">Toro Rosso</a> during the rain-affected third practice session</figcaption></figure> Wet weather arrived at the circuit early in the morning of 9 October; the rain got heavier before the final practice session began and worsened throughout the session,<a href="#cite_note-ITVFP3-29">[28]</a> causing low visibility.<a href="#cite_note-GPFP3-30">[29]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Safety_car" title="Safety car">safety car</a> was used to assess the track conditions prior to the session's commencement.<a href="#cite_note-GPFP3-30">[29]</a> Due to rivers running across multiple turns and puddles causing <a href="/wiki/Aquaplaning" title="Aquaplaning">aquaplaning</a>, teams were reluctant to send drivers onto the circuit and two competitors set lap times.<a href="#cite_note-ITVFP3-29">[28]</a> <a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Toro_Rosso" title="Scuderia Toro Rosso">Toro Rosso</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Jaime_Alguersuari" title="Jaime Alguersuari">Jaime Alguersuari</a> lapped fastest at 1 minute, 55.902 seconds, followed by <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Racing" title="Virgin Racing">Virgin Racing</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Timo_Glock" title="Timo Glock">Timo Glock</a>.<a href="#cite_note-GPFP3-30">[29]</a> Several participants chose to use wet-weather tyres for one exploratory lap before re-entering the pit lane.<a href="#cite_note-GPFP3-30">[29]</a><a href="#cite_note-31">[30]</a> Hamilton reported the conditions made the track undriveable, and Mercedes team principal <a href="/wiki/Ross_Brawn" title="Ross Brawn">Ross Brawn</a> said he would be disappointed if qualifying was staged in such weather and suggested the starting order be determined by either holding qualifying on Sunday morning or by championship standings.<a href="#cite_note-ITVFP3-29">[28]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Qualifying">Qualifying</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Japanese_Grand_Prix&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Qualifying">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Safety_Car_track_inspection_lap_2010_Japan_Saturday.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A large amount of water is sprayed from the tyres of a silver sports car with orange hazard lights on the roof." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Safety_Car_track_inspection_lap_2010_Japan_Saturday.jpg/220px-Safety_Car_track_inspection_lap_2010_Japan_Saturday.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Safety_Car_track_inspection_lap_2010_Japan_Saturday.jpg/330px-Safety_Car_track_inspection_lap_2010_Japan_Saturday.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Safety_Car_track_inspection_lap_2010_Japan_Saturday.jpg/440px-Safety_Car_track_inspection_lap_2010_Japan_Saturday.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1874" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Safety_car" title="Safety car">safety car</a> was used to evaluate the weather conditions during the postponed qualifying session on Saturday.</figcaption></figure> Inclement weather continued to disrupt the Saturday's proceedings as qualifying was delayed three times every half an hour while the safety car was deployed several times to assess the conditions before being ultimately rescheduled for Sunday morning by the <a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Internationale_de_l%27Automobile" title="Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile">Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile</a> (FIA)'s race director <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Whiting" title="Charlie Whiting">Charlie Whiting</a> on safety grounds arising from fading light levels.<a href="#cite_note-34">[b]</a><a href="#cite_note-QualiPostpone-32">[31]</a><a href="#cite_note-BBCDelay-33">[32]</a> Many figures in Formula One agreed with the decision to postpone qualifying, with drivers such as Button, Hamilton, Schumacher and Vettel noting that they would not be able to control their vehicles in torrential rain had the session be run.<a href="#cite_note-BBCDelay-33">[32]</a><a href="#cite_note-:0-35">[33]</a> Williams technical director <a href="/wiki/Sam_Michael" title="Sam Michael">Sam Michael</a> proposed the re-introduction of slower monsoon tyres to enable drivers to drive in severe weather.<a href="#cite_note-:0-35">[33]</a> Local driver <a href="/wiki/Kamui_Kobayashi" title="Kamui Kobayashi">Kamui Kobayashi</a> for Sauber said he felt sorry for attendees seated in the grandstands not witnessing any action.<a href="#cite_note-36">[34]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_motorsport_terms#Q" title="Glossary of motorsport terms">qualifying session</a> was split into three parts. The first session ran for 20 minutes, eliminating cars that finished 18th or lower. The second session was 15 minutes long, eliminating cars that finished 11th to 17th. The final ten-minute session determined <a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">pole position</a> to tenth. Cars in the final session were not allowed to change tyres before the start of the race, using the set with which they set their quickest lap times.<a href="#cite_note-regulations-21">[20]</a> All vehicles were not required to enter <a href="/wiki/Parc_ferm%C3%A9" title="Parc fermé">parc fermé</a> conditions with the FIA conducting surveillance via CCTV cameras installed in every garage. Therefore, teams were allowed to adjust their cars until qualifying was over.<a href="#cite_note-38">[c]</a><a href="#cite_note-39">[36]</a> Clear and sunny weather allowed qualifying to commence at the new start time of 10:00.<a href="#cite_note-40">[37]</a><a href="#cite_note-GPQuali-41">[38]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sebastian_Vettel_2010_Japan_2nd_Free_Practice.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A navy-and-yellow single-seater racing car is driven around a tarmac course." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Sebastian_Vettel_2010_Japan_2nd_Free_Practice.jpg/220px-Sebastian_Vettel_2010_Japan_2nd_Free_Practice.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Sebastian_Vettel_2010_Japan_2nd_Free_Practice.jpg/330px-Sebastian_Vettel_2010_Japan_2nd_Free_Practice.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Sebastian_Vettel_2010_Japan_2nd_Free_Practice.jpg/440px-Sebastian_Vettel_2010_Japan_2nd_Free_Practice.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="841" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Vettel" title="Sebastian Vettel">Sebastian Vettel</a> qualified on <a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">pole position</a> for the 13th time in his career</figcaption></figure> Vettel took his eighth pole position of the season and the 13th of his career.<a href="#cite_note-RFStats-42">[39]</a> He set a lap of 1 minute, 30.792 seconds that he subsequently improved by seven-thousandths of a second by not slowing through the first corner.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-AutosportQuali-43">[40]</a> Vettel was joined on the <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_motorsport_terms#G" title="Glossary of motorsport terms">grid</a>'s front row by Webber who was 0.078 seconds slower than his teammate after losing time in the final third of the lap.<a href="#cite_note-AutosportQuali-43">[40]</a><a href="#cite_note-MCOMQuali-44">[41]</a> Hamilton qualified in provisional third place by being faster than both Red Bull drivers for <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style>2⁄3 of the lap.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a> Kubica took fourth in a car setup for maximum speed in a straight line.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-MCOMQuali-44">[41]</a> He demoted Alonso to fifth who was fastest overall in the middle of the lap but slower elsewhere.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-AutosportQuali-43">[40]</a> Button felt better driving on the hard compound tyres and had more fuel in his car than his teammate Hamilton to set the sixth-fastest qualifying time on his final timed effort. Rosberg felt his car was balanced and was seventh with the Williams duo of Barrichello and Hülkenberg (who complained he was blocked by Hamilton on his last timed lap into the chicane) eighth and ninth.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-QualiQuotes-45">[42]</a> Schumacher took tenth due to an improperly working F-duct system.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fernando_Alonso_2010_Japan_3rd_qualify.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A red single-seater racing car is driven around a tarmac course." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Fernando_Alonso_2010_Japan_3rd_qualify.jpg/220px-Fernando_Alonso_2010_Japan_3rd_qualify.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Fernando_Alonso_2010_Japan_3rd_qualify.jpg/330px-Fernando_Alonso_2010_Japan_3rd_qualify.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Fernando_Alonso_2010_Japan_3rd_qualify.jpg/440px-Fernando_Alonso_2010_Japan_3rd_qualify.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1247" /></a><figcaption>Championship contender <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Alonso" title="Fernando Alonso">Fernando Alonso</a> started from fifth position</figcaption></figure> Heidfeld in 11th used the soft compound tyres but was the fastest driver not to qualify in the top ten since Schumacher's final lap in the second session prevented him from advancing to the final session.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-QualiQuotes-45">[42]</a> 12th-placed Massa could not qualify higher due to slower cars impeding him and causing him to make an error at Casio Triangle turn during his first timed lap.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-GPQuali-41">[38]</a> Petrov in 13th was 1.2 seconds slower than teammate Kubica,<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a> with Kobayashi looking set to advance to the final session before a minor error at Casio Triangle corner left him 14th.<a href="#cite_note-QualiQuotes-45">[42]</a> Sutil, 15th, reported he could not generate tyre temperature,<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a> and Alguersuari used a different car mechanical balance to claim 16th and qualify higher than his teammate <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9bastien_Buemi" title="Sébastien Buemi">Sébastien Buemi</a> for the fourth time in the previous six Grands Prix.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-QualiQuotes-45">[42]</a> Liuzzi was 17th and half a second slower than teammate Sutil.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a> Buemi failed to qualify past the first session due to a mechanical fault with his car's floor and his being slowed in the first third of the lap.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-QualiQuotes-45">[42]</a> The two Lotus cars of <a href="/wiki/Jarno_Trulli" title="Jarno Trulli">Jarno Trulli</a> and <a href="/wiki/Heikki_Kovalainen" title="Heikki Kovalainen">Heikki Kovalainen</a> were 19th and 20th. Di Grassi in 21st qualified higher than Virgin Racing teammate Glock for the second time in 2010 in 22nd after the latter was dissatisfied with his car's setup. The Hispania Racing duo of Senna and Yamamoto completed the starting lineup in 23rd and 24th.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-AutosportQuali-43">[40]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-qualifying">Post-qualifying</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Japanese_Grand_Prix&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Post-qualifying">edit</a>]</div> After qualifying, Hamilton was demoted five starting places because McLaren opted to change the <a href="/wiki/Transmission_(mechanics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Transmission (mechanics)">gearbox</a> he had used in Singapore for a new one after detecting worsening abnormal gearbox oil pressure in his vehicle during the third practice session; the problem could not be rectified before qualifying.<a href="#cite_note-HAMGearbox-46">[43]</a><a href="#cite_note-GPWeekReport-47">[44]</a> This demoted Hamilton from third to eighth.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-F1RMagNov10-2">[2]</a> The Williams team filed a protest with the FIA stewards for Hamilton's perceived blocking of Hülkenberg in the final qualifying session.<a href="#cite_note-48">[45]</a> The stewards did not find any evidence that Hamilton violated the regulations and thus did not penalise him.<a href="#cite_note-49">[46]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Qualifying_classification">Qualifying classification</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Japanese_Grand_Prix&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Qualifying classification">edit</a>]</div> The fastest lap in each of the three sessions is denoted in bold. <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Car number">No.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Driver </th> <th scope="col">Constructor </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Fastest lap time set by each driver in the first qualifying session">Q1</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Fastest lap time set by each driver in the second qualifying session">Q2</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Fastest lap time set by each driver in the third qualifying session">Q3</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Final grid position">Grid</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1 </th> <td align="center">5 </td> <td data-sort-value="VET"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Vettel" title="Sebastian Vettel">Sebastian Vettel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Bull_Racing" title="Red Bull Racing">Red Bull</a>-<a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault</a> </td> <td>1:32.035 </td> <td>1:31.184 </td> <td>1:30.785 </td> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2 </th> <td align="center">6 </td> <td data-sort-value="WEB"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Webber_(racing_driver)" title="Mark Webber (racing driver)">Mark Webber</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Bull_Racing" title="Red Bull Racing">Red Bull</a>-<a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault</a> </td> <td>1:32.476 </td> <td>1:31.241 </td> <td>1:30.853 </td> <td align="center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">3 </th> <td align="center">2 </td> <td data-sort-value="HAM"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Hamilton" title="Lewis Hamilton">Lewis Hamilton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/McLaren" title="McLaren">McLaren</a>-<a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_HighPerformanceEngines" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines">Mercedes</a> </td> <td>1:32.809 </td> <td>1:31.523 </td> <td>1:31.169 </td> <td align="center">8<a href="#endnote_1">1</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">4 </th> <td align="center">11 </td> <td data-sort-value="KUB"><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland"><img alt="Poland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Robert_Kubica" title="Robert Kubica">Robert Kubica</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault</a> </td> <td>1:32.808 </td> <td>1:32.042 </td> <td>1:31.231 </td> <td align="center">3 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">5 </th> <td align="center">8 </td> <td data-sort-value="ALO"><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Alonso" title="Fernando Alonso">Fernando Alonso</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari" title="Scuderia Ferrari">Ferrari</a> </td> <td>1:32.555 </td> <td>1:31.819 </td> <td>1:31.352 </td> <td align="center">4 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">6 </th> <td align="center">1 </td> <td data-sort-value="BUT"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Jenson_Button" title="Jenson Button">Jenson Button</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/McLaren" title="McLaren">McLaren</a>-<a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_HighPerformanceEngines" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines">Mercedes</a> </td> <td>1:32.636 </td> <td>1:31.763 </td> <td>1:31.378 </td> <td align="center">5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">7 </th> <td align="center">4 </td> <td data-sort-value="ROS"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Nico_Rosberg" title="Nico Rosberg">Nico Rosberg</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_in_Formula_One" title="Mercedes-Benz in Formula One">Mercedes</a> </td> <td>1:32.238 </td> <td>1:31.886 </td> <td>1:31.494 </td> <td align="center">6 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">8 </th> <td align="center">9 </td> <td data-sort-value="BAR"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Rubens_Barrichello" title="Rubens Barrichello">Rubens Barrichello</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Williams_Grand_Prix_Engineering" class="mw-redirect" title="Williams Grand Prix Engineering">Williams</a>-<a href="/wiki/Cosworth" title="Cosworth">Cosworth</a> </td> <td>1:32.361 </td> <td>1:31.874 </td> <td>1:31.535 </td> <td align="center">7 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">9 </th> <td align="center">10 </td> <td data-sort-value="HUL"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Nico_H%C3%BClkenberg" title="Nico Hülkenberg">Nico Hülkenberg</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Williams_Grand_Prix_Engineering" class="mw-redirect" title="Williams Grand Prix Engineering">Williams</a>-<a href="/wiki/Cosworth" title="Cosworth">Cosworth</a> </td> <td>1:32.211 </td> <td>1:31.926 </td> <td>1:31.559 </td> <td align="center">9 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">10 </th> <td align="center">3 </td> <td data-sort-value="SCH"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Schumacher" title="Michael Schumacher">Michael Schumacher</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_in_Formula_One" title="Mercedes-Benz in Formula One">Mercedes</a> </td> <td>1:32.513 </td> <td>1:32.073 </td> <td>1:31.846 </td> <td align="center">10 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">11 </th> <td align="center">22 </td> <td data-sort-value="HEI"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Nick_Heidfeld" title="Nick Heidfeld">Nick Heidfeld</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sauber_Motorsport" title="Sauber Motorsport">BMW Sauber</a>-<a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari" title="Scuderia Ferrari">Ferrari</a> </td> <td>1:33.011 </td> <td>1:32.187 </td> <td style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="11">N/A </td> <td align="center">11 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">12 </th> <td align="center">7 </td> <td data-sort-value="MAS"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Felipe_Massa" title="Felipe Massa">Felipe Massa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari" title="Scuderia Ferrari">Ferrari</a> </td> <td>1:32.721 </td> <td>1:32.321 </td> <td style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="12">N/A </td> <td align="center">12 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">13 </th> <td align="center">12 </td> <td data-sort-value="PET"><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia"><img alt="Russia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Vitaly_Petrov" title="Vitaly Petrov">Vitaly Petrov</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault</a> </td> <td>1:32.849 </td> <td>1:32.422 </td> <td style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="13">N/A </td> <td align="center">13 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">14 </th> <td align="center">23 </td> <td data-sort-value="KOB"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Kamui_Kobayashi" title="Kamui Kobayashi">Kamui Kobayashi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sauber_Motorsport" title="Sauber Motorsport">BMW Sauber</a>-<a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari" title="Scuderia Ferrari">Ferrari</a> </td> <td>1:32.783 </td> <td>1:32.427 </td> <td style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="14">N/A </td> <td align="center">14 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">15 </th> <td align="center">14 </td> <td data-sort-value="SUT"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Sutil" title="Adrian Sutil">Adrian Sutil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Force_India" title="Force India">Force India</a>-<a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_HighPerformanceEngines" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines">Mercedes</a> </td> <td>1:33.186 </td> <td>1:32.659 </td> <td style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="15">N/A </td> <td align="center">15 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">16 </th> <td align="center">17 </td> <td data-sort-value="ALG"><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Jaime_Alguersuari" title="Jaime Alguersuari">Jaime Alguersuari</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Toro_Rosso" title="Scuderia Toro Rosso">Toro Rosso</a>-<a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari" title="Scuderia Ferrari">Ferrari</a> </td> <td>1:33.471 </td> <td>1:33.071 </td> <td style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="16">N/A </td> <td align="center">16 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">17 </th> <td align="center">15 </td> <td data-sort-value="LIU"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Vitantonio_Liuzzi" title="Vitantonio Liuzzi">Vitantonio Liuzzi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Force_India" title="Force India">Force India</a>-<a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_HighPerformanceEngines" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines">Mercedes</a> </td> <td>1:33.216 </td> <td>1:33.154 </td> <td style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="17">N/A </td> <td align="center">17 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">18 </th> <td align="center">16 </td> <td data-sort-value="BUE"><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland"><img alt="Switzerland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a> <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9bastien_Buemi" title="Sébastien Buemi">Sébastien Buemi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Toro_Rosso" title="Scuderia Toro Rosso">Toro Rosso</a>-<a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari" title="Scuderia Ferrari">Ferrari</a> </td> <td>1:33.568 </td> <td style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="18">N/A </td> <td style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="18">N/A </td> <td align="center">18 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">19 </th> <td align="center">18 </td> <td data-sort-value="TRU"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Jarno_Trulli" title="Jarno Trulli">Jarno Trulli</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Team_Lotus_(2010%E2%80%9311)" class="mw-redirect" title="Team Lotus (2010–11)">Lotus</a>-<a href="/wiki/Cosworth" title="Cosworth">Cosworth</a> </td> <td>1:35.346 </td> <td style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="19">N/A </td> <td style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="19">N/A </td> <td align="center">19 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">20 </th> <td align="center">19 </td> <td data-sort-value="KOV"><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland"><img alt="Finland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Heikki_Kovalainen" title="Heikki Kovalainen">Heikki Kovalainen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Team_Lotus_(2010%E2%80%9311)" class="mw-redirect" title="Team Lotus (2010–11)">Lotus</a>-<a href="/wiki/Cosworth" title="Cosworth">Cosworth</a> </td> <td>1:35.464 </td> <td style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="20">N/A </td> <td style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="20">N/A </td> <td align="center">20 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">21 </th> <td align="center">25 </td> <td data-sort-value="DIG"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Lucas_di_Grassi" title="Lucas di Grassi">Lucas di Grassi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Racing" title="Virgin Racing">Virgin</a>-<a href="/wiki/Cosworth" title="Cosworth">Cosworth</a> </td> <td>1:36.265 </td> <td style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="21">N/A </td> <td style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="21">N/A </td> <td align="center">21 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">22 </th> <td align="center">24 </td> <td data-sort-value="GLO"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Timo_Glock" title="Timo Glock">Timo Glock</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Racing" title="Virgin Racing">Virgin</a>-<a href="/wiki/Cosworth" title="Cosworth">Cosworth</a> </td> <td>1:36.332 </td> <td style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="22">N/A </td> <td style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="22">N/A </td> <td align="center">22 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">23 </th> <td align="center">21 </td> <td data-sort-value="SEN"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Senna" title="Bruno Senna">Bruno Senna</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/HRT_Formula_1_Team" title="HRT Formula 1 Team">HRT</a>-<a href="/wiki/Cosworth" title="Cosworth">Cosworth</a> </td> <td>1:37.270 </td> <td style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="23">N/A </td> <td style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="23">N/A </td> <td align="center">23 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">24 </th> <td align="center">20 </td> <td data-sort-value="YAM"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Sakon_Yamamoto" title="Sakon Yamamoto">Sakon Yamamoto</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/HRT_Formula_1_Team" title="HRT Formula 1 Team">HRT</a>-<a href="/wiki/Cosworth" title="Cosworth">Cosworth</a> </td> <td>1:37.365 </td> <td style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="24">N/A </td> <td style="background: silver" align="center" data-sort-value="24">N/A </td> <td align="center">24 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th colspan="8"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Source:<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-ESPNResults-16">[15]</a></div> </th></tr></tbody></table> Note: <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><a href="#ref_1">^1</a>  – <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Hamilton" title="Lewis Hamilton">Lewis Hamilton</a> served a five-place <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_motorsport_terms#G" title="Glossary of motorsport terms">grid</a> penalty for switching his <a href="/wiki/Transmission_(mechanics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Transmission (mechanics)">gearbox</a> as a result of abnormal oil pressure.<a href="#cite_note-HAMGearbox-46">[43]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Race">Race</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Japanese_Grand_Prix&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Race">edit</a>]</div> The 53-lap, 307.471 km (191.054 mi) race started at 15:00 local time,<a href="#cite_note-Distance-5">[a]</a><a href="#cite_note-FIAPreview-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-CF1Japan2010-3">[3]</a> attended by 190,000 spectators.<a href="#cite_note-F12010Review-6">[5]</a> The weather conditions at the Grand Prix's start were sunny,<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-F1RMagNov10-2">[2]</a> with the ambient temperature between 25 and 27 °C (77 and 81 °F) and the track temperature from 32 to 36 °C (90 to 97 °F);<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-50">[47]</a> weather forecasts suggested no rainfall during the event.<a href="#cite_note-AutosportLive-51">[48]</a> A total of 24 drivers were due to take the start but di Grassi, on his <a href="/wiki/Parade_lap" title="Parade lap">formation lap</a>, went wide off the track onto the artificial grass at the exit of 130R corner,<a href="#cite_note-AutosportLive-51">[48]</a><a href="#cite_note-BBCWebRace-52">[49]</a> possibly due to him driving onto some moisture on the outside kerb.<a href="#cite_note-DIGDNS-53">[50]</a> The resulting impact against the tyre barrier destroyed his car.<a href="#cite_note-BBCWebRace-52">[49]</a> Di Grassi was unhurt but he did not start and his car was removed from the circuit by crane and marshals cleared the crash scene.<a href="#cite_note-AutosportLive-51">[48]</a> Every driver in the top ten, except for Button, began on the soft compound tyre.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a> Amateur footage observed Vettel almost <a href="/wiki/Jump_start_(vehicle)" title="Jump start (vehicle)">jumping the start</a> before the event commenced.<a href="#cite_note-54">[51]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2010_Japanese_GP_opening_lap.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A stream of single-seater racing cars are driven around a tarmac course." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/2010_Japanese_GP_opening_lap.jpg/220px-2010_Japanese_GP_opening_lap.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/2010_Japanese_GP_opening_lap.jpg/330px-2010_Japanese_GP_opening_lap.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/2010_Japanese_GP_opening_lap.jpg/440px-2010_Japanese_GP_opening_lap.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1107" /></a><figcaption>Vettel leading the field on the first lap of the race</figcaption></figure> When the five red lights went out to begin the Grand Prix, Vettel made a brisk getaway to maintain the lead into the first corner.<a href="#cite_note-AutosportLive-51">[48]</a> Behind him, Kubica overtook Webber for second, but he could not challenge Vettel for first into the first turn.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a> Two separate accidents occurring further down the order promoted the safety car's deployment. Petrov made a brisk start but came across the front of Hülkenberg and collided with the corner of the latter's car while trying to pass him.<a href="#cite_note-AutosportLive-51">[48]</a><a href="#cite_note-ESPNLiveRace-55">[52]</a><a href="#cite_note-ITVRace-56">[53]</a> Petrov speared left into the outside barriers on the main straight and crashed as Hülkenberg retired with damaged front <a href="/wiki/Car_suspension" title="Car suspension">suspension</a>. Massa was given less room trying to pass the slow-starting Rosberg and had to drive onto the grass on the track's inside. This caused him to lose control of his car and hit the side of Liuzzi's vehicle.<a href="#cite_note-ITVRace-56">[53]</a> Liuzzi and Massa were unhurt.<a href="#cite_note-GPWeekReport-47">[44]</a> During the safety car period, Rosberg, Trulli, Glock and Senna made pit stops for the hard compound tyres.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-ITVRace-56">[53]</a><a href="#cite_note-GPComRaceNotes-57">[54]</a> Drivers on the soft tyres had an advantage since the safety car's slower speed meant the tyres would have longer optimal performance.<a href="#cite_note-F1RMagNov10-2">[2]</a> On the third lap, Kubica retired when his right-rear wheel detached into the hairpin due to insufficient torque on the <a href="/wiki/Lug_nut" title="Lug nut">wheel nut</a> loosened by incorrect wheel gun settings.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a> The safety car was withdrawn at the conclusion of the sixth lap and racing resumed with Vettel leading his teammate Webber, and Alonso.<a href="#cite_note-GPComRaceNotes-57">[54]</a> On lap seven,<a href="#cite_note-ESPNLiveRace-55">[52]</a> Rosberg attempted to pass Buemi on the outside into 130R corner but ran wide onto the damp artificial grass and returned to 13th place.<a href="#cite_note-AutosportLive-51">[48]</a> His teammate Schumacher overtook Barrichello's hard-to-handle car at the final chicane with some minor contact for sixth position and maintained the place into the first corner.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-ESPNLiveRace-55">[52]</a><a href="#cite_note-GPComRaceNotes-57">[54]</a> At the conclusion of the lap, Vettel led Webber by nine-tenths of a second,<a href="#cite_note-BBCWebRace-52">[49]</a> which he extended to two seconds by the 13th lap's start.<a href="#cite_note-ESPNLiveRace-55">[52]</a> On the same lap, Kobayashi overtook Alguersuari on the inside for tenth into the hairpin as the two drivers made slight contact.<a href="#cite_note-AutosportLive-51">[48]</a><a href="#cite_note-GPComRaceNotes-57">[54]</a> Barrichello in seventh was delaying Heidfeld, Sutil and Algersuari.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a> Sutil went off the circuit at the final corner on lap 16 but remained in ninth.<a href="#cite_note-ESPNLiveRace-55">[52]</a> Two laps later,<a href="#cite_note-BBCWebRace-52">[49]</a> Kobayashi overtook Sutil on the inside for ninth into the hairpin.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a> Sutil drew alongside Kobayashi into Spoon corner but could not retake ninth by passing Kobayashi.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-ESPNLiveRace-55">[52]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lewis_Hamilton_2010_Japan_2nd_Free_Practice_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A silver-and-red single-seater racing car is driven around a tarmac course." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Lewis_Hamilton_2010_Japan_2nd_Free_Practice_2.jpg/220px-Lewis_Hamilton_2010_Japan_2nd_Free_Practice_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Lewis_Hamilton_2010_Japan_2nd_Free_Practice_2.jpg/330px-Lewis_Hamilton_2010_Japan_2nd_Free_Practice_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Lewis_Hamilton_2010_Japan_2nd_Free_Practice_2.jpg/440px-Lewis_Hamilton_2010_Japan_2nd_Free_Practice_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="916" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Hamilton" title="Lewis Hamilton">Lewis Hamilton</a> came fifth behind his <a href="/wiki/McLaren" title="McLaren">McLaren</a> teammate <a href="/wiki/Jenson_Button" title="Jenson Button">Jenson Button</a></figcaption></figure> Pit stops began on lap 19 when Sutil and Heidfeld stopped for hard compound tyres.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-AutosportLive-51">[48]</a> Newer hard compound tyres were quicker than worn soft tyres dictating the first driver to make a pit stop would gain a significant advantage. While Sutil went fastest overall in the second half of the lap, suggesting newer hard compound tyres had more performance, no leading drivers decided to do pit stops. This was due to there being half the race left and both Red Bull cars were eight seconds ahead of Alonso and could remain on track to react to any of Ferrari's actions. Williams reacted to Heidfeld's stop and called Barrichello into the pit lane from seventh for the hard compound tyres on the 21st lap. Barrichello's slower pace left him behind Heidfeld in 12th. This unhindered Kobayashi who required 20 seconds over Sutil but the latter's pace and the former being slowed produced a 17-second gap.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a> Hamilton made a pit stop for the hard compound tyres on lap 23 and fell to seventh behind Kobayashi.<a href="#cite_note-AutosportLive-51">[48]</a><a href="#cite_note-GPComRaceNotes-57">[54]</a> This forced Hamilton not to use the additional grip provided by his tyres immediately.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a> On lap 24, Schumacher made a pit stop for the hard compound tyres from fifth.<a href="#cite_note-AutosportLive-51">[48]</a><a href="#cite_note-GPComRaceNotes-57">[54]</a> He rejoined the track behind his teammate Rosberg in ninth,<a href="#cite_note-GPComRaceNotes-57">[54]</a> allowing Red Bull to conduct their own pit stops at a convenient time for them.<a href="#cite_note-BBCWebRace-52">[49]</a><a href="#cite_note-ESPNLiveRace-55">[52]</a> On lap 25, Vettel and Alonso made their pit stops from first and third, emerging in third and fourth respectively with Webber taking over the lead.<a href="#cite_note-GPComRaceNotes-57">[54]</a> Hamilton <a href="/wiki/Drafting_(aerodynamics)" title="Drafting (aerodynamics)">slipstreamed</a> Kobayashi on the main straight and overtook him on the inside into the first turn for sixth on that lap.<a href="#cite_note-BBCWebRace-52">[49]</a><a href="#cite_note-GPComRaceNotes-57">[54]</a> On lap 27, Rosberg blocked an overtake by his faster teammate Schumacher entering the Casio Triangle chicane and again into the first turn by putting Schumacher onto the outside.<a href="#cite_note-AutosportLive-51">[48]</a><a href="#cite_note-ESPNLiveRace-55">[52]</a> As a consequence of his strategy allowing him to drive on the same set of tyres for longer on the circuit,<a href="#cite_note-GPWeekReport-47">[44]</a> Button was now leading and had to pull away from Alonso and Hamilton to remain ahead of both drivers following his pit stop.<a href="#cite_note-BBCWebRace-52">[49]</a> The Red Bull duo were informed of the possibility of Button not making his pit stop until the final lap in order to slow them and put them under pressure from Alonso and Hamilton.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a> Button was not able to set the lap times to achieve the distance needed due to track evolution.<a href="#cite_note-BBCWebRace-52">[49]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_Webber_2010_Japan_Race.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A navy-and-yellow single-seater racing car is driven around a tarmac course." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Mark_Webber_2010_Japan_Race.jpg/220px-Mark_Webber_2010_Japan_Race.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Mark_Webber_2010_Japan_Race.jpg/330px-Mark_Webber_2010_Japan_Race.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Mark_Webber_2010_Japan_Race.jpg/440px-Mark_Webber_2010_Japan_Race.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="963" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Mark_Webber_(racing_driver)" title="Mark Webber (racing driver)">Mark Webber</a> finished second to increase his lead in the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_World_Drivers%27_Champions" title="List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions">World Drivers' Championship</a>.</figcaption></figure> At the conclusion of the 38th lap, Button made his pit stop from the lead for the soft compound tyres. He returned to the track in fifth as Vettel retook the lead and Webber returned to second.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a> Kobayashi made his pit stop from sixth on the same lap and rejoined the race in 12th.<a href="#cite_note-GPWeekReport-47">[44]</a> Hamilton radioed his team that he could not use third gear due to a possible dog-ring breakage; he had to rely on fourth gear to finish the race.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-GPWeekReport-47">[44]</a> This allowed Hamilton's teammate Button on soft tyres to close up and pass him at the hairpin for fourth on the 44th lap when Hamilton went wide at the corner. On the following lap, Kobayashi overtook Algersuari on the outside into the hairpin with aid from a slower car for eleventh. Both drivers made slight contact exiting the corner.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-BBCWebRace-52">[49]</a><a href="#cite_note-ESPNLiveRace-55">[52]</a> The contact removed Kobayashi's turning vain.<a href="#cite_note-GPWeekReport-47">[44]</a> Sutil was close behind Barrichello in ninth when an oil pipe in his car failed into 130R turn, causing smoke to billow from his rear of his engine.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-AutosportLive-51">[48]</a> He spun through 360 degrees on his car's own oil in 130R corner as it laid oil on the <a href="/wiki/Racing_line" title="Racing line">racing line</a> before he retired in the pit lane.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-BBCWebRace-52">[49]</a> Sutil's retirement promoted Kobayashi to tenth as Alguersuari made a pit stop to repair front wing damage sustained in the collision with Kobayashi.<a href="#cite_note-AutosportLive-51">[48]</a><a href="#cite_note-ESPNLiveRace-55">[52]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sebastian_Vettel_won_2010_Japanese_GP.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A grey-and-red single-seater racing car is driven around a tarmac course while the driver sticks one of their arms in the air in celebration." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Sebastian_Vettel_won_2010_Japanese_GP.jpg/220px-Sebastian_Vettel_won_2010_Japanese_GP.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Sebastian_Vettel_won_2010_Japanese_GP.jpg/330px-Sebastian_Vettel_won_2010_Japanese_GP.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Sebastian_Vettel_won_2010_Japanese_GP.jpg/440px-Sebastian_Vettel_won_2010_Japanese_GP.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="991" /></a><figcaption>Vettel celebrating the eighth victory of his career</figcaption></figure> As Rosberg drove uphill towards the high-speed left-hand Esses on lap 48,<a href="#cite_note-GPWeekReport-47">[44]</a> the car's left-rear wheel detached due to a possible hub failure, causing him to strike the turn five tyre wall at approximately 210 km/h (130 mph).<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-ESPNLiveRace-55">[52]</a><a href="#cite_note-GPComRaceNotes-57">[54]</a> Rosberg was unhurt since his car remained upright.<a href="#cite_note-GPWeekReport-47">[44]</a> On the following lap,<a href="#cite_note-BBCWebRace-52">[49]</a> Kobayashi overtook Barrichello for eighth braking for the hairpin.<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-GPComRaceNotes-57">[54]</a> He then passed teammate Heidfeld approaching the hairpin for seventh on the 50th lap.<a href="#cite_note-GPComRaceNotes-57">[54]</a> At the front, Vettel finished first to achieve his third victory of the season and the eighth of his career in a time of 1 hour, 30 minutes and 27.323 seconds at an average speed of 203.948 km/h (126.727 mph).<a href="#cite_note-MSRace-58">[55]</a><a href="#cite_note-59">[56]</a> Webber followed 0.905 seconds later in second and set the race's <a href="/wiki/Fastest_lap" title="Fastest lap">fastest lap</a> at 1 minute, 33.474 seconds on the final lap. Alonso took third with McLaren's Button and Hamilton fourth and fifth.<a href="#cite_note-MSRace-58">[55]</a> Schumacher achieved his best result since the <a href="/wiki/2010_Turkish_Grand_Prix" title="2010 Turkish Grand Prix">Turkish Grand Prix</a> five months earlier in sixth.<a href="#cite_note-ITVRace-56">[53]</a> The last of the drivers who scored points were Kobayashi, Heidfeld, Barrichello and Buemi in seventh through tenth. Alguersuari, Kovalainen, Trulli made up positions 11th to 13th. Glock, 14th, held off Senna in 15th, who had brake issues preventing him from passing. Yamamoto, slowed by a fuel pressure decrease, and Rosberg were the last two classified finishers.<a href="#cite_note-GPWeekReport-47">[44]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-race">Post-race</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Japanese_Grand_Prix&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Post-race">edit</a>]</div> The top three drivers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and spoke to the media in a later press conference.<a href="#cite_note-FIAPreview-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-regulations-21">[20]</a> Vettel said achieving a brisk start was key to victory and heralded "an incredible day" for his team: "It was down to the team. They have been working very hard, most of the guys they didn't sleep the Thursday until the Saturday, so it was good there was no qualifying as they didn't have to touch the car and got some sleep. I think they deserve it today."<a href="#cite_note-PressConf-60">[57]</a> Webber commented on his delight at finishing second and noted the circuit layout stopped him from passing his teammate. He said he needed to win in the future but observed that reliability had the potential to factor in the championship duel.<a href="#cite_note-PressConf-60">[57]</a> Alonso revealed he made a slow getaway but felt his team had to be satisfied with his coming third despite lacking pace: "We saw we were struggling today: in Q1 we were P7, we saw problems also for Felipe in Q2, so it was maybe not an ideal weekend in terms of pace and we lost three points in the championship, but overall we have to be extremely happy."<a href="#cite_note-PressConf-60">[57]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kamui_Kobayashi_pursuing_Rubens_Barrichello_2010_Japan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A white single-seater racing car is driven around a tarmac course." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Kamui_Kobayashi_pursuing_Rubens_Barrichello_2010_Japan.jpg/220px-Kamui_Kobayashi_pursuing_Rubens_Barrichello_2010_Japan.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Kamui_Kobayashi_pursuing_Rubens_Barrichello_2010_Japan.jpg/330px-Kamui_Kobayashi_pursuing_Rubens_Barrichello_2010_Japan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Kamui_Kobayashi_pursuing_Rubens_Barrichello_2010_Japan.jpg/440px-Kamui_Kobayashi_pursuing_Rubens_Barrichello_2010_Japan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1493" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Kamui_Kobayashi" title="Kamui Kobayashi">Kamui Kobayashi</a> (in the black and white car) finished seventh and received praise for his performance during the event.</figcaption></figure> Hamilton spoke of his fear, due to the noises he could hear coming from his gearbox, that he would not finish the event, but said he was satisfied to finish and remained optimistic about his title chances: "There are still three races to go and 75 points available, so we'll remain optimistic and keep doing the best job we can. I'll keep fighting."<a href="#cite_note-61">[58]</a> His teammate Button believed other drivers would struggle on the soft compound tyres and would need to review the data to determine why he remained on the circuit for a long period of time, saying: "It was quite a tough race on such old tyres. I don't mean we would have finished any further up but I think it is just useful information for the future."<a href="#cite_note-62">[59]</a> Kobayashi said he was happy to finish seventh: "It was a great race for our team, and I'm very pleased for the Japanese fans who have watched an exciting race. It is the second time we have got both cars in the points, and for me it was really something to come back here and race for the first time after seven years in front of my home crowd."<a href="#cite_note-KOBCrash-63">[60]</a> Both <a href="/wiki/James_Key_(Formula_One)" title="James Key (Formula One)">James Key</a> and <a href="/wiki/Monisha_Kaltenborn" title="Monisha Kaltenborn">Monisha Kaltenborn</a> said they were impressed with Kobayashi's driving and overtakes.<a href="#cite_note-KOBCrash-63">[60]</a> Kaltenborn expressed hope Kobayashi's performance would result in Japanese sponsors supporting the driver.<a href="#cite_note-64">[61]</a> The FIA stewards investigated both of the first lap collisions. They deemed Petrov responsible for causing the accident with Hülkenberg and imposed a five-place grid penalty on him for the following <a href="/wiki/2010_Korean_Grand_Prix" title="2010 Korean Grand Prix">Korean Grand Prix</a>.<a href="#cite_note-PETPenalty-65">[62]</a> The stewards decided the collision between Liuzzi and Massa was "a racing incident".<a href="#cite_note-PETPenalty-65">[62]</a><a href="#cite_note-MASCrash-66">[63]</a> Massa commented on the moments before colliding with Liuzzi: "I saw that Sutil was on the left so when I saw him I tried to go to the right, because Rosberg was going to the left as well. But then when he saw that Sutil was alongside and that I was on the right, so anticipated a little bit the corner and then I had no space."<a href="#cite_note-MASCrash-66">[63]</a> Liuzzi remarked that Massa "seemed to come into my side like a bullet" and believed the former had no control of his vehicle.<a href="#cite_note-PETPenalty-65">[62]</a> <a href="/wiki/%C3%89ric_Boullier" title="Éric Boullier">Éric Boullier</a>, the Renault team principal, thought Kubica could have achieved a top-three result had he not retired but doubted his pace could have been enough to challenge the Red Bull team: "we still need to work a lot to make the car much easier to drive for our drivers. I think we can expect a couple of results before the end of the season."<a href="#cite_note-67">[64]</a> Di Grassi said driver error was not a consequence of his reconnaissance lap accident.<a href="#cite_note-GPWeekReport-47">[44]</a> The final result of the Grand Prix meant Webber with 220 points extended his lead over Alonso in the World Drivers' Championship to 14 points with his teammate Vettel moving from fourth to third to tie Alonso with 206 points. As a result of his finishing fifth, Hamilton with 192 points was demoted from third to fourth and his teammate Button with 189 points remained in fifth.<a href="#cite_note-F12010Review-6">[5]</a> Red Bull further increased their World Constructors' Championship gap over McLaren in second by 45 points. Ferrari remained in third with 334 points while Mercedes in fourth had 176 points and Renault were fifth with 133 points with three races left in the season.<a href="#cite_note-F12010Review-6">[5]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Race_classification">Race classification</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Japanese_Grand_Prix&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Race classification">edit</a>]</div> Drivers who scored <a href="/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_World_Championship_points_scoring_systems" title="List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems">championship points</a> are denoted in bold. <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="row"><abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr> </th> <th scope="row"><abbr title="Car number">No.</abbr> </th> <th scope="row">Driver </th> <th scope="row">Constructor </th> <th scope="row" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Laps completed">Laps</abbr> </th> <th scope="row" class="unsortable">Time/Retired </th> <th scope="row"><abbr title="Final grid position">Grid</abbr> </th> <th scope="row">Points </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1 </th> <td align="center">5 </td> <td data-sort-value="VET"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Vettel" title="Sebastian Vettel">Sebastian Vettel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Bull_Racing" title="Red Bull Racing">Red Bull</a>-<a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault</a> </td> <td>53 </td> <td>1:30:27.323 </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">25 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2 </th> <td align="center">6 </td> <td data-sort-value="WEB"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Webber_(racing_driver)" title="Mark Webber (racing driver)">Mark Webber</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Bull_Racing" title="Red Bull Racing">Red Bull</a>-<a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault</a> </td> <td>53 </td> <td>+0.905 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">18 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">3 </th> <td align="center">8 </td> <td data-sort-value="ALO"><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Alonso" title="Fernando Alonso">Fernando Alonso</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari" title="Scuderia Ferrari">Ferrari</a> </td> <td>53 </td> <td>+2.721 </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">15 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">4 </th> <td align="center">1 </td> <td data-sort-value="BUT"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Jenson_Button" title="Jenson Button">Jenson Button</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/McLaren" title="McLaren">McLaren</a>-<a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_HighPerformanceEngines" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines">Mercedes</a> </td> <td>53 </td> <td>+13.522 </td> <td align="center">5 </td> <td align="center">12 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">5 </th> <td align="center">2 </td> <td data-sort-value="HAM"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Hamilton" title="Lewis Hamilton">Lewis Hamilton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/McLaren" title="McLaren">McLaren</a>-<a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_HighPerformanceEngines" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines">Mercedes</a> </td> <td>53 </td> <td>+39.595 </td> <td align="center">8 </td> <td align="center">10 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">6 </th> <td 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decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Nick_Heidfeld" title="Nick Heidfeld">Nick Heidfeld</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sauber" class="mw-redirect" title="Sauber">BMW Sauber</a>-<a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari" title="Scuderia Ferrari">Ferrari</a> </td> <td>53 </td> <td>+1:09.648 </td> <td align="center">11 </td> <td align="center">4 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">9 </th> <td align="center">9 </td> <td data-sort-value="BAR"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Rubens_Barrichello" title="Rubens Barrichello">Rubens Barrichello</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Williams_Grand_Prix_Engineering" class="mw-redirect" title="Williams Grand Prix Engineering">Williams</a>-<a href="/wiki/Cosworth" title="Cosworth">Cosworth</a> </td> <td>53 </td> <td>+1:10.846 </td> <td align="center">7 </td> <td align="center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">10 </th> <td align="center">16 </td> <td data-sort-value="BUE"><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland"><img alt="Switzerland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a> <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9bastien_Buemi" title="Sébastien Buemi">Sébastien Buemi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Toro_Rosso" title="Scuderia Toro Rosso">Toro Rosso</a>-<a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari" title="Scuderia Ferrari">Ferrari</a> </td> <td>53 </td> <td>+1:12.806 </td> <td align="center">18 </td> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">11 </th> <td align="center">17 </td> <td data-sort-value="ALG"><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Jaime_Alguersuari" title="Jaime Alguersuari">Jaime Alguersuari</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Toro_Rosso" title="Scuderia Toro Rosso">Toro Rosso</a>-<a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari" title="Scuderia Ferrari">Ferrari</a> </td> <td>52 </td> <td>+1 Lap </td> <td align="center">16 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">12 </th> <td align="center">19 </td> <td data-sort-value="KOV"><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland"><img alt="Finland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Heikki_Kovalainen" title="Heikki Kovalainen">Heikki Kovalainen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Team_Lotus_(2010%E2%80%9311)" class="mw-redirect" title="Team Lotus (2010–11)">Lotus</a>-<a href="/wiki/Cosworth" title="Cosworth">Cosworth</a> </td> <td>52 </td> <td>+1 Lap </td> <td align="center">20 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">13 </th> <td align="center">18 </td> <td data-sort-value="TRU"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Jarno_Trulli" title="Jarno Trulli">Jarno Trulli</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Team_Lotus_(2010%E2%80%9311)" class="mw-redirect" title="Team Lotus (2010–11)">Lotus</a>-<a href="/wiki/Cosworth" title="Cosworth">Cosworth</a> </td> <td>51 </td> <td>+2 Laps </td> <td align="center">19 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">14 </th> <td align="center">24 </td> <td data-sort-value="GLO"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Timo_Glock" title="Timo Glock">Timo Glock</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Racing" title="Virgin Racing">Virgin</a>-<a href="/wiki/Cosworth" title="Cosworth">Cosworth</a> </td> <td>51 </td> <td>+2 Laps </td> <td align="center">22 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">15 </th> <td align="center">21 </td> <td data-sort-value="SEN"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Senna" title="Bruno Senna">Bruno Senna</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/HRT_Formula_1_Team" title="HRT Formula 1 Team">HRT</a>-<a href="/wiki/Cosworth" title="Cosworth">Cosworth</a> </td> <td>51 </td> <td>+2 Laps </td> <td align="center">23 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">16 </th> <td align="center">20 </td> <td data-sort-value="YAM"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Sakon_Yamamoto" title="Sakon Yamamoto">Sakon Yamamoto</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/HRT_Formula_1_Team" title="HRT Formula 1 Team">HRT</a>-<a href="/wiki/Cosworth" title="Cosworth">Cosworth</a> </td> <td>50 </td> <td>+3 Laps </td> <td align="center">24 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">17 </th> <td align="center">4 </td> <td data-sort-value="ROS"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Nico_Rosberg" title="Nico Rosberg">Nico Rosberg</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_in_Formula_One" title="Mercedes-Benz in Formula One">Mercedes</a> </td> <td>47 </td> <td>Wheel </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" data-sort-value="18"><abbr title="Retired">Ret</abbr> </th> <td align="center">14 </td> <td data-sort-value="SUT"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Sutil" title="Adrian Sutil">Adrian Sutil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Force_India" title="Force India">Force India</a>-<a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_HighPerformanceEngines" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines">Mercedes</a> </td> <td>44 </td> <td>Engine </td> <td align="center">15 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" data-sort-value="19"><abbr title="Retired">Ret</abbr> </th> <td align="center">11 </td> <td data-sort-value="KUB"><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland"><img alt="Poland" 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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Nico_H%C3%BClkenberg" title="Nico Hülkenberg">Nico Hülkenberg</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Williams_Grand_Prix_Engineering" class="mw-redirect" title="Williams Grand Prix Engineering">Williams</a>-<a href="/wiki/Cosworth" title="Cosworth">Cosworth</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>Collision </td> <td align="center">9 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" data-sort-value="21"><abbr title="Retired">Ret</abbr> </th> <td align="center">7 </td> <td data-sort-value="MAS"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Felipe_Massa" title="Felipe Massa">Felipe Massa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari" title="Scuderia Ferrari">Ferrari</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>Collision </td> <td align="center">12 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" data-sort-value="22"><abbr title="Retired">Ret</abbr> </th> <td align="center">12 </td> <td data-sort-value="PET"><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia"><img alt="Russia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Vitaly_Petrov" title="Vitaly Petrov">Vitaly Petrov</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>Collision </td> <td align="center">13 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" data-sort-value="23"><abbr title="Retired">Ret</abbr> </th> <td align="center">15 </td> <td data-sort-value="LIU"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Vitantonio_Liuzzi" title="Vitantonio Liuzzi">Vitantonio Liuzzi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Force_India" title="Force India">Force India</a>-<a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_HighPerformanceEngines" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines">Mercedes</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>Collision </td> <td align="center">17 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" data-sort-value="24"><abbr title="Did not start">DNS</abbr> </th> <td align="center">25 </td> <td data-sort-value="DIG"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Lucas_di_Grassi" title="Lucas di Grassi">Lucas di Grassi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Racing" title="Virgin Racing">Virgin</a>-<a href="/wiki/Cosworth" title="Cosworth">Cosworth</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>Accident<a href="#endnote_2">2</a> </td> <td align="center">21 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="8"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Source:<a href="#cite_note-AutoMagReview-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-68">[65]</a></div> </th></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt> <dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><a href="#ref_2">^2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lucas_di_Grassi" title="Lucas di Grassi">Lucas di Grassi</a> was unable to start the Grand Prix due to him crashing heavily on his way to the starting grid.<a href="#cite_note-DIGDNS-53">[50]</a></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Championship_standings_after_the_race">Championship standings after the 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Championship standings</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">+/– </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Position">Pos.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Driver </th> <th scope="col">Points </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Unchanged" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Webber_(racing_driver)" title="Mark Webber (racing driver)">Mark Webber</a>* </td> <td>220 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Unchanged" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a> </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Alonso" title="Fernando Alonso">Fernando Alonso</a>* </td> <td>206 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/File:1uparrow_green.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Risen" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/10px-1uparrow_green.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/15px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/20px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a> 1 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Vettel" title="Sebastian Vettel">Sebastian Vettel</a>* </td> <td>206 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/File:1downarrow_red.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Fallen" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/10px-1downarrow_red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/15px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/20px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a> 1 </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Hamilton" title="Lewis Hamilton">Lewis Hamilton</a>* </td> <td>192 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Unchanged" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a> </td> <td align="center">5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Jenson_Button" title="Jenson Button">Jenson Button</a>* </td> <td>189 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4">Source:<a href="#cite_note-F12010Review-6">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-Championship-69">[66]</a> </th></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>Constructors' Championship standings</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">+/– </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Position">Pos.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Constructor </th> <th scope="col">Points </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Unchanged" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria"><img alt="Austria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Red_Bull_Racing" title="Red Bull Racing">Red Bull</a>-<a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault</a>* </td> <td>426 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Unchanged" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a> </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/McLaren" title="McLaren">McLaren</a>-<a href="/wiki/Mercedes_AMG_High_Performance_Powertrains" title="Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains">Mercedes</a>* </td> <td>381 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Unchanged" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a> </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari" title="Scuderia Ferrari">Ferrari</a>* </td> <td>334 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Unchanged" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a> </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_in_Formula_One" title="Mercedes-Benz in Formula One">Mercedes</a> </td> <td>176 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Unchanged" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a> </td> <td align="center">5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" 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Prix">CHN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Turkish_Grand_Prix" title="2011 Turkish Grand Prix">TUR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Spanish_Grand_Prix" title="2011 Spanish Grand Prix">ESP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Monaco_Grand_Prix" title="2011 Monaco Grand Prix">MON</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Canadian_Grand_Prix" title="2011 Canadian Grand Prix">CAN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_European_Grand_Prix" title="2011 European Grand Prix">EUR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_British_Grand_Prix" title="2011 British Grand Prix">GBR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_German_Grand_Prix" title="2011 German Grand Prix">GER</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Hungarian_Grand_Prix" title="2011 Hungarian Grand Prix">HUN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Belgian_Grand_Prix" title="2011 Belgian Grand Prix">BEL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Italian_Grand_Prix" title="2011 Italian Grand Prix">ITA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Singapore_Grand_Prix" title="2011 Singapore Grand Prix">SIN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Japanese_Grand_Prix" title="2011 Japanese Grand Prix">JPN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Korean_Grand_Prix" title="2011 Korean Grand Prix">KOR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Indian_Grand_Prix" title="2011 Indian Grand Prix">IND</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Abu_Dhabi_Grand_Prix" title="2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix">ABU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Brazilian_Grand_Prix" title="2011 Brazilian Grand Prix">BRA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2012_Formula_One_World_Championship" title="2012 Formula One World Championship">2012</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Australian_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Australian Grand Prix">AUS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Malaysian_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Malaysian Grand Prix">MAL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Chinese_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Chinese Grand Prix">CHN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Bahrain_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Bahrain Grand Prix">BHR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Spanish_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Spanish Grand Prix">ESP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Monaco_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Monaco Grand Prix">MON</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Canadian_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Canadian Grand Prix">CAN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_European_Grand_Prix" title="2012 European Grand Prix">EUR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_British_Grand_Prix" title="2012 British Grand Prix">GBR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_German_Grand_Prix" title="2012 German Grand Prix">GER</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Hungarian_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Hungarian Grand Prix">HUN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Belgian_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Belgian Grand Prix">BEL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Italian_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Italian Grand Prix">ITA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Singapore_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Singapore Grand Prix">SIN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Japanese_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Japanese Grand Prix">JPN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Korean_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Korean Grand Prix">KOR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Indian_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Indian Grand Prix">IND</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Abu_Dhabi_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix">ABU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Grand_Prix" title="2012 United States Grand Prix">USA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Brazilian_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Brazilian Grand Prix">BRA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2013_Formula_One_World_Championship" title="2013 Formula One World Championship">2013</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2013_Australian_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Australian Grand Prix">AUS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Malaysian_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Malaysian Grand Prix">MAL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Chinese_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Chinese Grand Prix">CHN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Bahrain_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Bahrain Grand Prix">BHR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Spanish_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Spanish Grand Prix">ESP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Monaco_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Monaco Grand Prix">MON</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Canadian_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Canadian Grand Prix">CAN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_British_Grand_Prix" title="2013 British Grand Prix">GBR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_German_Grand_Prix" title="2013 German Grand Prix">GER</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Hungarian_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Hungarian Grand Prix">HUN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Belgian_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Belgian Grand Prix">BEL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Italian_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Italian Grand Prix">ITA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Singapore_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Singapore Grand Prix">SIN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Korean_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Korean Grand Prix">KOR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Japanese_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Japanese Grand Prix">JPN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Indian_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Indian Grand Prix">IND</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Abu_Dhabi_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix">ABU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_United_States_Grand_Prix" title="2013 United States Grand Prix">USA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Brazilian_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Brazilian Grand Prix">BRA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2014_Formula_One_World_Championship" title="2014 Formula One World Championship">2014</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Australian_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Australian Grand Prix">AUS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Malaysian_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Malaysian Grand Prix">MAL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Bahrain_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Bahrain Grand Prix">BHR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Chinese_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Chinese Grand Prix">CHN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Spanish_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Spanish Grand Prix">ESP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Monaco_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Monaco Grand Prix">MON</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Canadian_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Canadian Grand Prix">CAN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Austrian_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Austrian Grand Prix">AUT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_British_Grand_Prix" title="2014 British Grand Prix">GBR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_German_Grand_Prix" title="2014 German Grand Prix">GER</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Hungarian_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Hungarian Grand Prix">HUN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Belgian_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Belgian Grand Prix">BEL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Italian_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Italian Grand Prix">ITA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Singapore_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Singapore Grand Prix">SIN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Japanese_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Japanese Grand Prix">JPN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Russian_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Russian Grand Prix">RUS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_Grand_Prix" title="2014 United States Grand Prix">USA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Brazilian_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Brazilian Grand Prix">BRA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Abu_Dhabi_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix">ABU</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2015_Formula_One_World_Championship" title="2015 Formula One World Championship">2015</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2015_Australian_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Australian Grand Prix">AUS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Malaysian_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Malaysian Grand Prix">MAL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Chinese_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Chinese Grand Prix">CHN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Bahrain_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Bahrain Grand Prix">BHR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Spanish_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Spanish Grand Prix">ESP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Monaco_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Monaco Grand Prix">MON</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Canadian_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Canadian Grand Prix">CAN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Austrian_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Austrian Grand Prix">AUT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_British_Grand_Prix" title="2015 British Grand Prix">GBR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Hungarian_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Hungarian Grand Prix">HUN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Belgian_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Belgian Grand Prix">BEL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Italian_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Italian Grand Prix">ITA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Singapore_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Singapore Grand Prix">SIN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Japanese_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Japanese Grand Prix">JPN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Russian_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Russian Grand Prix">RUS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_United_States_Grand_Prix" title="2015 United States Grand Prix">USA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Mexican_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Mexican Grand Prix">MEX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Brazilian_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Brazilian Grand Prix">BRA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Abu_Dhabi_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix">ABU</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2016_Formula_One_World_Championship" title="2016 Formula One World Championship">2016</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2016_Australian_Grand_Prix" title="2016 Australian Grand Prix">AUS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Bahrain_Grand_Prix" title="2016 Bahrain Grand Prix">BHR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Chinese_Grand_Prix" title="2016 Chinese Grand Prix">CHN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Russian_Grand_Prix" title="2016 Russian Grand Prix">RUS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Spanish_Grand_Prix" title="2016 Spanish Grand Prix">ESP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Monaco_Grand_Prix" title="2016 Monaco Grand Prix">MON</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Canadian_Grand_Prix" title="2016 Canadian Grand Prix">CAN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_European_Grand_Prix" title="2016 European Grand Prix">EUR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Austrian_Grand_Prix" title="2016 Austrian Grand Prix">AUT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_British_Grand_Prix" title="2016 British Grand Prix">GBR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Hungarian_Grand_Prix" title="2016 Hungarian Grand Prix">HUN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_German_Grand_Prix" title="2016 German Grand Prix">GER</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Belgian_Grand_Prix" title="2016 Belgian Grand Prix">BEL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Italian_Grand_Prix" title="2016 Italian Grand Prix">ITA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Singapore_Grand_Prix" title="2016 Singapore Grand Prix">SIN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Malaysian_Grand_Prix" title="2016 Malaysian Grand Prix">MAL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Japanese_Grand_Prix" title="2016 Japanese Grand Prix">JPN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_Grand_Prix" title="2016 United States Grand Prix">USA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Mexican_Grand_Prix" title="2016 Mexican Grand Prix">MEX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Brazilian_Grand_Prix" title="2016 Brazilian Grand Prix">BRA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Abu_Dhabi_Grand_Prix" title="2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix">ABU</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2017_Formula_One_World_Championship" title="2017 Formula One World Championship">2017</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_Australian_Grand_Prix" title="2017 Australian Grand Prix">AUS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Chinese_Grand_Prix" title="2017 Chinese Grand Prix">CHN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Bahrain_Grand_Prix" title="2017 Bahrain Grand Prix">BHR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Russian_Grand_Prix" title="2017 Russian Grand Prix">RUS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Spanish_Grand_Prix" title="2017 Spanish Grand Prix">ESP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Monaco_Grand_Prix" title="2017 Monaco Grand Prix">MON</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Canadian_Grand_Prix" title="2017 Canadian Grand Prix">CAN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Azerbaijan_Grand_Prix" title="2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix">AZE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Austrian_Grand_Prix" title="2017 Austrian Grand Prix">AUT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_British_Grand_Prix" title="2017 British Grand Prix">GBR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Hungarian_Grand_Prix" title="2017 Hungarian Grand Prix">HUN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Belgian_Grand_Prix" title="2017 Belgian Grand Prix">BEL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Italian_Grand_Prix" title="2017 Italian Grand Prix">ITA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Singapore_Grand_Prix" title="2017 Singapore Grand Prix">SIN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Malaysian_Grand_Prix" title="2017 Malaysian Grand Prix">MAL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Japanese_Grand_Prix" title="2017 Japanese Grand Prix">JPN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_United_States_Grand_Prix" title="2017 United States Grand Prix">USA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Mexican_Grand_Prix" title="2017 Mexican Grand Prix">MEX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Brazilian_Grand_Prix" title="2017 Brazilian Grand Prix">BRA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Abu_Dhabi_Grand_Prix" title="2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix">ABU</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2018_Formula_One_World_Championship" title="2018 Formula One World Championship">2018</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Australian_Grand_Prix" title="2018 Australian Grand Prix">AUS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Bahrain_Grand_Prix" title="2018 Bahrain Grand Prix">BHR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Chinese_Grand_Prix" title="2018 Chinese Grand Prix">CHN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Azerbaijan_Grand_Prix" title="2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix">AZE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Spanish_Grand_Prix" title="2018 Spanish Grand Prix">ESP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Monaco_Grand_Prix" title="2018 Monaco Grand Prix">MON</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Canadian_Grand_Prix" title="2018 Canadian Grand Prix">CAN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_French_Grand_Prix" title="2018 French Grand Prix">FRA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Austrian_Grand_Prix" title="2018 Austrian Grand Prix">AUT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_British_Grand_Prix" title="2018 British Grand Prix">GBR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_German_Grand_Prix" title="2018 German Grand Prix">GER</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Hungarian_Grand_Prix" title="2018 Hungarian Grand Prix">HUN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Belgian_Grand_Prix" title="2018 Belgian Grand Prix">BEL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Italian_Grand_Prix" title="2018 Italian Grand Prix">ITA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Singapore_Grand_Prix" title="2018 Singapore Grand Prix">SIN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Russian_Grand_Prix" title="2018 Russian Grand Prix">RUS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Japanese_Grand_Prix" title="2018 Japanese Grand Prix">JPN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_Grand_Prix" title="2018 United States Grand Prix">USA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Mexican_Grand_Prix" title="2018 Mexican Grand Prix">MEX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Brazilian_Grand_Prix" title="2018 Brazilian Grand Prix">BRA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Abu_Dhabi_Grand_Prix" title="2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix">ABU</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2019_Formula_One_World_Championship" title="2019 Formula One World Championship">2019</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2019_Australian_Grand_Prix" title="2019 Australian Grand Prix">AUS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Bahrain_Grand_Prix" title="2019 Bahrain Grand Prix">BHR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Chinese_Grand_Prix" title="2019 Chinese Grand Prix">CHN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Azerbaijan_Grand_Prix" title="2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix">AZE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Spanish_Grand_Prix" title="2019 Spanish Grand Prix">ESP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Monaco_Grand_Prix" title="2019 Monaco Grand Prix">MON</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Canadian_Grand_Prix" title="2019 Canadian Grand Prix">CAN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_French_Grand_Prix" title="2019 French Grand Prix">FRA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Austrian_Grand_Prix" title="2019 Austrian Grand Prix">AUT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_British_Grand_Prix" title="2019 British Grand Prix">GBR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_German_Grand_Prix" title="2019 German Grand Prix">GER</a></li> <li><a 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