Round 16 · 2010

Japanese Grand Prix

CircuitSuzuka CircuitLocationSuzuka, JapanDates8 Oct – 10 Oct 2010Final

WinnerVETRed Bull Racing · from P1

PoleVET

Fastest lap1:33.474Webber · L53

Most laps led40Vettel

Biggest gain+8Buemi P18→P10

Retirements7of 23 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1	0	53	1:30:27.323	1	25
2	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	2	0	53	+0.910 FL	1	18
3	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	4	+1	53	+2.720	1	15
4	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	5	+1	53	+13.520	1	12
5	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	8	+3	53	+39.600	1	10
6	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	10	+4	53	+59.930	1	8
7	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	14	+7	53	+1:04.040	1	6
8	Nick Heidfeld HEI	Sauber	11	+3	53	+1:09.650	1	4
9	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	7	-2	53	+1:10.850	1	2
10	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	18	+8	53	+1:12.800	1	1
11	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	16	+5	52	+1 lap	2
12	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	20	+8	52	+1 lap	1
13	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	19	+6	51	+2 laps	1
14	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	22	+8	51	+2 laps	2
15	Bruno Senna SEN	HRT	23	+8	51	+2 laps	1
16	Sakon Yamamoto YAM	HRT	24	+8	50	+3 laps	1
—	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	12		0	DNF · L0	0
—	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	6		47	DNF · L47	1
—	Robert Kubica KUB	Renault (2002–10)	3		2	DNF · L2	0
—	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	15		44	DNF · L44	2
—	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Williams	9		0	DNF · L0	0
—	Vitaly Petrov PET	Renault (2002–10)	13		0	DNF · L0	0
—	Lucas di Grassi DIG	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	21		0	DNS	0
—	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	17		0	DNF · L0	0

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

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	1:55.902	8
2	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	2:07.497	6
3	Lucas di Grassi DIG	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	—	1
4	Sakon Yamamoto YAM	HRT	—	1
5	Bruno Senna SEN	HRT	—	1
6	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	—	3
7	Nick Heidfeld HEI	Sauber	—	1
8	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	—	1
9	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Williams	—	2
10	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	—	1
11	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	—	1
12	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	—	1
13	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	—	1
14	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	—	1
15	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	—	1
16	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	—	1
17	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	—	1
18	Vitaly Petrov PET	Renault (2002–10)	—	1
19	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	—	3
20	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	—	1
21	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	—	1
22	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	—	1
23	Robert Kubica KUB	Renault (2002–10)	—	2
24	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	—	3

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:31.465	32
2	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:31.860	29
3	Robert Kubica KUB	Renault (2002–10)	1:32.200	32
4	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	1:32.362	34
5	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1:32.519	35
6	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:32.533	28
7	Vitaly Petrov PET	Renault (2002–10)	1:32.703	32
8	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	1:32.831	27
9	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:32.842	26
10	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Williams	1:32.851	26
11	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:32.880	26
12	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	1:33.471	31
13	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:33.481	8
14	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	1:33.564	16
15	Nick Heidfeld HEI	Sauber	1:33.697	33
16	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:34.005	32
17	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	1:34.055	37
18	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	1:34.310	33
19	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:36.095	37
20	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:36.333	33
21	Lucas di Grassi DIG	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:36.630	28
22	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:36.834	28
23	Bruno Senna SEN	HRT	1:37.352	33
24	Sakon Yamamoto YAM	HRT	1:37.831	34

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:32.585	23
2	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:32.633	23
3	Robert Kubica KUB	Renault (2002–10)	1:33.129	23
4	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:33.639	13
5	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:33.643	9
6	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	1:33.677	21
7	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Williams	1:33.707	24
8	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	1:33.739	20
9	Nick Heidfeld HEI	Sauber	1:33.791	23
10	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:33.831	9
11	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1:33.929	25
12	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:34.042	19
13	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	1:34.169	23
14	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	1:34.271	19
15	Vitaly Petrov PET	Renault (2002–10)	1:34.373	24
16	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	1:34.379	21
17	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:34.991	26
18	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	1:35.684	22
19	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:36.949	25
20	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:37.329	17
21	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:37.388	23
22	Jerome d'Ambrosio DAM	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:37.778	23
23	Bruno Senna SEN	HRT	1:38.814	28
24	Sakon Yamamoto YAM	HRT	1:39.443	26

Session schedule

Practice 1Final8 Oct 2010 01:00 UTC

Practice 2Final8 Oct 2010 05:00 UTC

Practice 3Final9 Oct 2010 02:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal9 Oct 2010 06:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal10 Oct 2010 06:00 UTC

Championship after round 16

Pos	Driver	Pts	Δ
1	Mark Webber WEB	220
2	Fernando Alonso ALO	206
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	206	▲1
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	192	▼1
5	Jenson Button BUT	189
6	Felipe Massa MAS	128
7	Nico Rosberg ROS	122
8	Robert Kubica KUB	114

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

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

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2009	Japanese Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1
2006	Japanese Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	5
2005	Japanese Grand Prix	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	McLaren	17
2004	Japanese Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher SCH	Ferrari	1
2003	Japanese Grand Prix	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Ferrari	1
2002	Japanese Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher SCH	Ferrari	1
2001	Japanese Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher SCH	Ferrari	1
2000	Japanese Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher SCH	Ferrari	1