Round 18 · 2010

Brazilian Grand Prix

CircuitAutódromo José Carlos PaceLocationSao paulo, BrazilDates5 Nov – 7 Nov 2010Final

PoleHUL

Fastest lap1:13.851Hamilton · L66

Biggest gain+10Sutil P22→P12

Retirements2of 24 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	2	+1	71	1:33:11.803	1	25
2	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	3	+1	71	+4.240	1	18
3	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	5	+2	71	+6.810	1	15
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	4	0	71	+14.630 FL	2	12
5	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	11	+6	71	+15.590	2	10
6	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	13	+7	71	+35.320	3	8
7	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	8	+1	71	+43.460	1	6
8	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Williams	1	-7	70	+1 lap	1	4
9	Robert Kubica KUB	Renault (2002–10)	7	-2	70	+1 lap	1	2
10	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	12	+2	70	+1 lap	1	1
11	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	14	+3	70	+1 lap	1
12	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	22	+10	70	+1 lap	1
13	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	19	+6	70	+1 lap	1
14	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	6	-8	70	+1 lap	3
15	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	9	-6	70	+1 lap	3
16	Vitaly Petrov PET	Renault (2002–10)	10	-6	70	+1 lap	2
17	Nick Heidfeld HEI	Sauber	15	-2	70	+1 lap	3
18	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	20	+2	69	+2 laps	1
19	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	18	-1	69	+2 laps	1
20	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	17	-3	69	+2 laps	1
21	Bruno Senna SEN	HRT	24	+3	69	+2 laps	1
22	Christian Klien KLN	HRT	23	+1	65	+6 laps	2
—	Lucas di Grassi DIG	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	21		62	NC · L62	3
—	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	16		49	DNF · L49	1

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Williams	—	—	—	35
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	27
3	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	28
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	—	—	—	32
5	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	—	—	—	34
6	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	—	—	—	32
7	Robert Kubica KUB	Renault (2002–10)	—	—	—	31
8	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	—	—	—	30
9	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	—	—	—	31
10	Vitaly Petrov PET	Renault (2002–10)	—	—	—	33
11	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	—	—	—	25
12	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	—	—	—	26
13	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	—	—	—	23
14	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	24
15	Nick Heidfeld HEI	Sauber	—	—	—	26
16	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	—	—	—	23
17	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	13
18	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	—	—	—	14
19	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	—	—	—	14
20	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	24
21	Lucas di Grassi DIG	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	—	—	13
22	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	—	—	—	13
23	Christian Klien KLN	HRT	—	—	—	15
24	Bruno Senna SEN	HRT	—	—	—	15

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Robert Kubica KUB	Renault (2002–10)	1:19.191	16
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:19.500	17
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:19.536	19
4	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1:19.735	9
5	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	1:19.791	9
6	Vitaly Petrov PET	Renault (2002–10)	1:19.887	22
7	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:20.009	24
8	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:20.056	13
9	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:20.164	24
10	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	1:20.320	13
11	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:20.337	6
12	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	1:20.421	18
13	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	1:20.452	22
14	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Williams	1:20.535	12
15	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	1:20.541	27
16	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	1:20.546	20
17	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:20.613	20
18	Nick Heidfeld HEI	Sauber	1:20.985	25
19	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:22.326	18
20	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:22.449	27
21	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:22.874	20
22	Lucas di Grassi DIG	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:23.194	22
23	Bruno Senna SEN	HRT	1:23.358	20
24	Christian Klien KLN	HRT	1:23.650	19

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:11.968	28
2	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:12.072	34
3	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	1:12.328	36
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:12.656	33
5	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1:12.677	19
6	Robert Kubica KUB	Renault (2002–10)	1:12.882	37
7	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:13.206	33
8	Nick Heidfeld HEI	Sauber	1:13.222	40
9	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:13.333	34
10	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	1:13.346	36
11	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	1:13.520	37
12	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	1:13.610	41
13	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Williams	1:13.725	39
14	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:13.741	32
15	Vitaly Petrov PET	Renault (2002–10)	1:13.818	26
16	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	1:14.045	37
17	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:14.304	33
18	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	1:14.578	37
19	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:14.984	47
20	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:15.101	43
21	Lucas di Grassi DIG	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:15.433	35
22	Bruno Senna SEN	HRT	1:16.070	42
23	Christian Klien KLN	HRT	1:16.082	38
24	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:16.150	35

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:12.328	23
2	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:12.810	28
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:12.845	24
4	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:13.267	24
5	Robert Kubica KUB	Renault (2002–10)	1:13.370	24
6	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:13.516	26
7	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	1:13.546	26
8	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	1:13.643	25
9	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:13.918	26
10	Nick Heidfeld HEI	Sauber	1:14.000	23
11	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	1:14.004	23
12	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Williams	1:14.155	29
13	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	1:14.246	20
14	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1:14.267	26
15	Vitaly Petrov PET	Renault (2002–10)	1:14.370	23
16	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	1:14.487	26
17	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	1:14.618	30
18	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:14.734	29
19	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:15.603	25
20	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:15.860	20
21	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:16.057	26
22	Jerome d'Ambrosio DAM	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:16.707	28
23	Christian Klien KLN	HRT	1:16.839	18
24	Bruno Senna SEN	HRT	1:17.360	30

Session schedule

Practice 1Final5 Nov 2010 12:00 UTC

Practice 2Final5 Nov 2010 16:00 UTC

Practice 3Final6 Nov 2010 13:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal6 Nov 2010 16:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal7 Nov 2010 16:00 UTC

Championship after round 18

Pos	Driver	Pts	Δ
1	Fernando Alonso ALO	246
2	Mark Webber WEB	238
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	231	▲1
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	222	▼1
5	Jenson Button BUT	199
6	Felipe Massa MAS	143
7	Nico Rosberg ROS	130	▲1
8	Robert Kubica KUB	126	▼1

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

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

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2009	Brazilian Grand Prix	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	2
2008	Brazilian Grand Prix	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1
2007	Brazilian Grand Prix	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	3
2006	Brazilian Grand Prix	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1
2005	Brazilian Grand Prix	Juan Pablo Montoya PAB	McLaren	2
2004	Brazilian Grand Prix	Juan Pablo Montoya PAB	Williams	2
2003	Brazilian Grand Prix	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Jordan	8
2002	Brazilian Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher SCH	Ferrari	2