European Grand Prix

Round 9 · Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain

2010-06-27

Winner: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)

Sebastian Vettel

Red Bull

Lewis Hamilton

McLaren · +5.042

Jenson Button

McLaren · +12.658

Who won the 2010 European Grand Prix?

The 2010 European Grand Prix was won by Sebastian Vettel driving for Red Bull, starting from pole position. Lewis Hamilton finished second, +5.042 behind, with Jenson Button completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Jenson Button with a time of 1:38.766. 3 drivers failed to finish the race. This was Round 9 of the 2010 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Valencia Street Circuit in Valencia, Spain. Kamui Kobayashi was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 11 positions from P18 to finish P7.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1	—	1:40:29.571	Finished	25
2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	3	▲1	+5.042	Finished	18
3	Jenson Button	McLaren	7	▲4	+12.658	Finished	15
4	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	9	▲5	+25.627	Finished	12
5	Robert Kubica	Renault	6	▲1	+27.122	Finished	10
6	Adrian Sutil	Force India	13	▲7	+30.168	Finished	8
7	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	18	▲11	+30.965	Finished	6
8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	4	▼4	+32.809	Finished	4
9	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	11	▲2	+36.299	Finished	2
10	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	12	▲2	+44.382	Finished	1
11	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	5	▼6	+46.621	Finished	0
12	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	16	▲4	+47.414	Finished	0
13	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	17	▲4	+48.239	Finished	0
14	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	10	▼4	+48.287	Finished	0
15	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	15	—	+48.826	Finished	0
16	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	14	▼2	+50.890	Finished	0
17	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin	21	▲4	—	+1 Lap	0
18	Karun Chandhok	HRT	23	▲5	—	+2 Laps	0
19	Timo Glock	Virgin	22	▲3	—	+2 Laps	0
20	Bruno Senna	HRT	24	▲4	—	+2 Laps	0
21	Jarno Trulli	Lotus	19	▼2	—	+4 Laps	0
R	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	8	—	—	Exhaust	0
R	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus	20	—	—	Collision	0
R	Mark Webber	Red Bull	2	—	—	Collision	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	1:38.324	1:38.015	1:37.587
2	Mark Webber	Red Bull	1:38.549	1:38.041	1:37.662
3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:38.697	1:38.158	1:37.969
4	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:38.472	1:38.179	1:38.075
5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:38.657	1:38.046	1:38.127
6	Robert Kubica	Renault	1:38.132	1:38.062	1:38.137
7	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:38.360	1:38.399	1:38.210
8	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	1:38.843	1:38.523	1:38.428
9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	1:38.449	1:38.326	1:38.428
10	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1:39.004	1:38.552	1:38.523
11	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	1:39.096	1:38.586	—
12	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:38.752	1:38.627	—
13	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1:39.021	1:38.851	—
14	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	1:38.969	1:38.884	—
15	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:38.994	1:39.234	—
16	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	1:39.003	1:39.264	—
17	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	1:39.128	1:39.458	—
18	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	1:39.343	—	—
19	Jarno Trulli	Lotus	1:40.658	—	—
20	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus	1:40.882	—	—
21	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin	1:42.086	—	—
22	Timo Glock	Virgin	1:42.140	—	—
23	Karun Chandhok	HRT	1:42.600	—	—
24	Bruno Senna	HRT	1:42.851	—	—

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Vettel	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Hamilton	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Button	P6	P5	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P3	P3
Barrichello	P7	P6	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P4	P4
Kubica	P5	P7	P6	P6	P6	P6	P6	P6	P6	P6	P5	P5

2010 European Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2010 European Grand Prix?+

Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) won the 2010 European Grand Prix on 2010-06-27 at Valencia Street Circuit.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2010 European Grand Prix?+

P1: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull). P2: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), +5.042 behind. P3: Jenson Button (McLaren), +12.658 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2010 European Grand Prix?+

Sebastian Vettel took pole position for the 2010 European Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2010 European Grand Prix?+

Jenson Button set the fastest lap of the 2010 European Grand Prix with a time of 1:38.766.

Which team won the 2010 European Grand Prix?+

Red Bull won the 2010 European Grand Prix with Sebastian Vettel taking victory.