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Race details
Race 18 of 19 in the 2010 Formula One season
Autódromo José Carlos Pace (AKA Interlagos) track map.svg
Date November 7, 2010
Official name Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2010
Location Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
Course Permanent racing facility
4.309 km (2.677 mi)
Distance 71 laps, 305.909 km (190.067 mi)
Weather Clear
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Pole position
Driver 25px Germany Nico Hülkenberg Williams-Cosworth
Time 1:14.470
Fastest lap
Driver 25px Great Britain Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:13.851 on lap 66
Podium
First 25px Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
Second 25px Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault
Third 25px Spain Fernando Alonso Ferrari

The 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2010)[2] was the eighteenth round of the 2010 Formula One season. It was held in Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil on 7 November 2010.[3]

Sebastian Vettel won the race, leading home a 1–2 for Red Bull Racing, which was enough to give the team the Constructors' Championship for the first time.[4] Mark Webber's second place enabled him to maintain second in the Drivers' Championship, and the margin to championship leader Fernando Alonso was reduced to eight points with Alonso's third place. Lewis Hamilton finished fourth – and set fastest lap of the race – to maintain a mathematical chance of winning the championship, dropping nine points behind third-placed Vettel and 24 behind Alonso.

Report[]

Free practice[]

Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time in both Friday practice sessions followed by his team mate Mark Webber. Robert Kubica was fastest in the Saturday session.

Qualifying[]

With a track drying and no rain falling, the first part of qualifying eliminated the new teams and Adrian Sutil. The second part saw a last minute challenge between local hero Felipe Massa and reigning world champion Jenson Button, the former advancing to the final session. The top ten qualifiers saw a track drying so much that after a round of laps in intermediate tyres and times up to 1:16's, the teams opted for slick tyres. This tyre gamble proved successful for Nico Hülkenberg, who took advantage of the situation and qualified over a second ahead of the next quickest cars, taking his first pole position. This also gave the Williams team their first pole since Nick Heidfeld qualified on pole at the 2005 European Grand Prix, and the first pole for Cosworth since the 1999 French Grand Prix.

Classification[]

Qualifying[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Grid
1 10 25px Germany Nico Hülkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:20.050 1:19.144 1:14.470 1
2 5 25px Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:19.160 1:18.691 1:15.519 2
3 6 25px Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:19.025 1:18.516 1:15.637 3
4 2 25px Great Britain Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.931 1:18.921 1:15.747 4
5 8 25px Spain Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:18.987 1:19.010 1:15.989 5
6 9 25px Brazil Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:19.799 1:18.925 1:16.203 6
7 11 25px Flag of Poland Robert Kubica Renault 1:19.249 1:18.877 1:16.552 7
8 3 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:19.879 1:18.923 1:16.925 8
9 7 25px Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:19.778 1:19.200 1:17.101 9
10 12 25px The flag of the Russian Federation Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:20.189 1:19.153 1:17.656 10
11 1 25px Great Britain Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.905 1:19.288 11
12 23 25px Japan Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:19.741 1:19.385 12
13 4 25px Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:20.153 1:19.486 13
14 17 25px Spain Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:20.158 1:19.581 14
15 16 25px Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:20.096 1:19.847 19 1
16 22 25px Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:20.174 1:19.899 15
17 15 25px Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:20.592 1:20.357 16
18 14 25px Germany Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:20.830 22 2
19 24 25px Germany Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:22.130 17
20 18 25px Italy Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1:22.250 18
21 19 25px Finland Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1:22.378 20
22 25 25px Brazil Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1:22.810 21
23 20 25px Austria Christian Klien HRT-Cosworth 1:23.083 23
24 21 25px Brazil Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 1:23.796 24

Notes:

  1. Sébastien Buemi was given a five-place grid penalty, for causing an avoidable accident with Timo Glock at the 2010 Korean Grand Prix.[5]
  2. Adrian Sutil was given a five-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable accident with Kamui Kobayashi in Korea.[5]

Race[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 25px Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 71 1:33:11.803 2 25
2 6 25px Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 71 +4.243 3 18
3 8 25px Spain Fernando Alonso Ferrari 71 +6.807 5 15
4 2 25px Great Britain Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 71 +14.634 4 12
5 1 25px Great Britain Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 71 +15.593 11 10
6 4 25px Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes 71 +35.320 13 8
7 3 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Mercedes 71 +43.456 8 6
8 10 25px Germany Nico Hülkenberg Williams-Cosworth 70 +1 Lap 1 4
9 11 25px Flag of Poland Robert Kubica Renault 70 +1 Lap 7 2
10 23 25px Japan Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 70 +1 Lap 12 1
11 17 25px Spain Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 70 +1 Lap 14
12 14 25px Germany Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 70 +1 Lap 22
13 16 25px Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 70 +1 Lap 19
14 9 25px Brazil Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 70 +1 Lap 6
15 7 25px Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 70 +1 Lap 9
16 12 25px The flag of the Russian Federation Vitaly Petrov Renault 70 +1 Lap 10
17 22 25px Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber-Ferrari 70 +1 Lap 15
18 19 25px Finland Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 69 +2 Laps 20
19 18 25px Italy Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 69 +2 Laps 18
20 24 25px Germany Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 69 +2 Laps 17
21 21 25px Brazil Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 69 +2 Laps 24
22 20 25px Austria Christian Klien HRT-Cosworth 65 +6 Laps 23
NC 25 25px Brazil Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 62 +9 Laps 21
Ret 15 25px Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 49 Accident 16

Standings after the race[]

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 25px Spain Fernando Alonso 246
2 25px Australia Mark Webber 238
3 25px Germany Sebastian Vettel 231
4 25px UK Lewis Hamilton 222
5 25px UK Jenson Button 199
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 25px Austria Red Bull-Renault 469
2 25px Great Britain McLaren-Mercedes 421
3 25px Italy Ferrari 389
4 25px Germany Mercedes 202
5 25px France Renault 145
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References[]

  1. [1]
  2. "Results: Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2010". Formula1.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2010. http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2010/842/. Retrieved 2010-11-08. 
  3. "World Motor Sport Council, 11/12/2009". fia.com (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile). 11 December 2009. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wmsc/2009/Pages/wmsc_111209.aspx. Retrieved 4 November 2010. 
  4. Benson, Andrew (7 November 2010). "Sebastian Vettel wins in Brazil to keep title race alive". BBC Sport (Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo: BBC). Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9165001.stm. Retrieved 7 November 2010. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Sutil and Buemi to drop five places on Brazil grid". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 24 October 2010. Archived from the original on 27 October 2010. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/10/11431.html. Retrieved 4 November 2010. 

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