Round 1 · 2010

Bahrain Grand Prix

CircuitBahrain International Circuit Outer TrackLocationSakhir, BahrainDates12 Mar – 14 Mar 2010Final

WinnerALOFerrari · from P3

PoleVET

Fastest lap1:58.287Alonso · L45

Most laps led33Vettel

Biggest gain+6Kovalainen P21→P15

Retirements7of 24 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	3	+2	49	1:41:02.236 FL	1	25
2	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	2	0	49	+16.000	1	18
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	4	+1	49	+23.100	1	15
4	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1	-3	49	+38.700	1	12
5	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	5	0	49	+40.200	1	10
6	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	7	+1	49	+44.100	1	8
7	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	8	+1	49	+45.200	1	6
8	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	6	-2	49	+46.300	1	4
9	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	12	+3	49	+53.000	1	2
10	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	11	+1	49	+1:02.400	1	1
11	Robert Kubica KUB	Renault (2002–10)	9	-2	49	+1:09.000	1
12	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	10	-2	49	+1:24.600	1
13	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	18	+5	49	+1:32.800	2
14	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Williams	13	-1	48	+1 lap	2
15	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	21	+6	47	+2 laps	1
16	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	15	-1	46	+3 laps	1
17	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	20	+3	47	+2 laps	1
—	Pedro De La Rosa DEL	Sauber	14		28	DNF · L28	2
—	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	19		16	DNF · L16	1
—	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	16		11	DNF · L11	1
—	Vitaly Petrov PET	Renault (2002–10)	17		13	DNF · L13	1
—	Bruno Senna SEN	HRT	23		17	DNF · L17	1
—	Lucas di Grassi DIG	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	22		2	DNF · L2	1
—	Karun Chandhok CHN	HRT	24		1	DNF · L1	1

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	14
2	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	—	—	—	16
3	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	—	—	—	20
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	—	—	—	19
5	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	—	—	—	13
6	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	13
7	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	—	—	—	15
8	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	—	—	—	17
9	Robert Kubica KUB	Renault (2002–10)	—	—	—	17
10	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	—	—	—	16
11	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	—	—	—	12
12	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	—	—	—	13
13	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Williams	—	—	—	14
14	Pedro De La Rosa DEL	Sauber	—	—	—	13
15	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	14
16	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	—	—	—	13
17	Vitaly Petrov PET	Renault (2002–10)	—	—	—	14
18	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	6
19	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	7
20	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	—	—	—	6
21	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	—	—	—	7
22	Lucas di Grassi DIG	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	7
23	Bruno Senna SEN	HRT	—	—	—	6
24	Karun Chandhok CHN	HRT	—	—	—	7

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	1:54.099	14
2	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:54.368	13
3	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:54.500	15
4	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	1:54.533	13
5	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:54.646	16
6	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1:54.739	14
7	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:55.000	14
8	Robert Kubica KUB	Renault (2002–10)	1:55.331	15
9	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	1:55.432	11
10	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Williams	1:55.461	13
11	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:55.521	13
12	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:55.860	8
13	Pedro De La Rosa DEL	Sauber	1:56.063	14
14	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	1:56.259	15
15	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:56.295	17
16	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	1:56.504	15
17	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	1:56.530	13
18	Vitaly Petrov PET	Renault (2002–10)	1:56.811	16
19	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:59.173	10
20	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:59.789	15
21	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	2:01.259	5
22	Bruno Senna SEN	HRT	2:04.001	11
23	Lucas di Grassi DIG	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	2
24	Karun Chandhok CHN	HRT	—	0

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:55.409	23
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:55.854	22
3	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	1:55.903	23
4	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:56.076	28
5	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:56.459	18
6	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Williams	1:56.501	26
7	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1:56.555	30
8	Vitaly Petrov PET	Renault (2002–10)	1:56.750	26
9	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	1:57.140	25
10	Pedro De La Rosa DEL	Sauber	1:57.255	24
11	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	1:57.352	27
12	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:57.361	29
13	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	1:57.452	21
14	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	1:57.833	29
15	Robert Kubica KUB	Renault (2002–10)	1:58.155	29
16	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	1:59.799	31
17	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	2:00.444	12
18	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	2:00.873	23
19	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	2:00.990	14
20	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	2:02.037	3
21	Lucas di Grassi DIG	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	2:02.188	21
22	Bruno Senna SEN	HRT	1:56.968	17
23	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	—	1
24	Karun Chandhok CHN	HRT	—	0

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:56.583	18
2	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	1:56.766	18
3	Robert Kubica KUB	Renault (2002–10)	1:57.041	19
4	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1:57.055	19
5	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:57.068	19
6	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:57.163	19
7	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	1:57.194	19
8	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:57.199	15
9	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:57.255	17
10	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	1:57.662	16
11	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	1:57.722	18
12	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Williams	1:57.894	20
13	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:57.943	17
14	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:58.399	13
15	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	1:58.782	11
16	Vitaly Petrov PET	Renault (2002–10)	1:58.880	13
17	Pedro De La Rosa DEL	Sauber	2:00.250	18
18	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	2:01.388	11
19	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	2:03.680	8
20	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	2:03.848	21
21	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	2:03.970	15
22	Lucas di Grassi DIG	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	2
23	Bruno Senna SEN	HRT	—	3
24	Karun Chandhok CHN	HRT	—	0

Session schedule

Practice 1Final12 Mar 2010 07:00 UTC

Practice 2Final12 Mar 2010 11:00 UTC

Practice 3Final13 Mar 2010 08:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal13 Mar 2010 11:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal14 Mar 2010 12:00 UTC

Championship after round 1

Pos	Driver	Pts
1	Fernando Alonso ALO	25
2	Felipe Massa MAS	18
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	15
4	Sebastian Vettel VET	12
5	Nico Rosberg ROS	10
6	Michael Schumacher SCH	8
7	Jenson Button BUT	6
8	Mark Webber WEB	4

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
Red Bull Racing	Sebastian Vettel VET	—	Mark Webber WEB
Ferrari	Felipe Massa MAS	—	Fernando Alonso ALO
McLaren	Lewis Hamilton HAM	—	Jenson Button BUT
Mercedes	Nico Rosberg ROS	—	Michael Schumacher SCH
Renault (2002–10)	Robert Kubica KUB	—	Vitaly Petrov PET
Force India	Adrian Sutil SUT	—	Tonio Liuzzi LIU
Williams	Rubens Barrichello BAR	—	Nico Hülkenberg HUL
Sauber	Pedro De La Rosa DEL	—	Kamui Kobayashi KOB
Toro Rosso	Sebastien Buemi BUE	—	Jaime Alguersuari ALG
Manor / Marussia / Virgin	Timo Glock GLO	—	Lucas di Grassi DIG
Lotus Racing (2010–11)	Jarno Trulli TRU	—	Heikki Kovalainen KOV
HRT	Bruno Senna SEN	—	Karun Chandhok CHN

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2009	Bahrain Grand Prix	Jenson Button BUT	Brawn GP	4
2008	Bahrain Grand Prix	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	2
2007	Bahrain Grand Prix	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1
2006	Bahrain Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	4
2005	Bahrain Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	1
2004	Bahrain Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher SCH	Ferrari	1