Round 3 · 2010

Malaysian Grand Prix

CircuitSepang International CircuitLocationKuala lumpur, MalaysiaDates2 Apr – 4 Apr 2010Final

WinnerVETRed Bull Racing · from P3

PoleWEB

Fastest lap1:37.054Webber · L53

Most laps led54Vettel

Biggest gain+14Hamilton P20→P6

Retirements6of 23 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	3	+2	56	1:33:48.412	1	25
2	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1	-1	56	+4.850 FL	1	18
3	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	2	-1	56	+13.500	1	15
4	Robert Kubica KUB	Renault (2002–10)	6	+2	56	+18.590	1	12
5	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	4	-1	56	+21.060	1	10
6	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	20	+14	56	+23.470	1	8
7	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	21	+14	56	+27.070	1	6
8	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	17	+9	56	+37.920	1	4
9	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	14	+5	56	+1:10.600	1	2
10	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Williams	5	-5	56	+1:13.400	1	1
11	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	13	+2	56	+1:18.940	2
12	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	7	-5	55	+1 lap	2
13	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	19	+6	54	+2 laps	1
14	Lucas di Grassi DIG	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	24	+10	53	+3 laps	1
15	Karun Chandhok CHN	HRT	22	+7	53	+3 laps	1
16	Bruno Senna SEN	HRT	23	+7	52	+4 laps	1
17	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	18	+1	51	+5 laps	1
—	Pedro De La Rosa DEL	Sauber	12		0	DNS	0
—	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	8		9	DNF · L9	0
—	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	16		2	DNF · L2	0
—	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	15		46	NC · L46	2
—	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	9		8	DNF · L8	0
—	Vitaly Petrov PET	Renault (2002–10)	11		32	DNF · L32	1
—	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	10		12	DNF · L12	1

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

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:33.542	17
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:33.559	14
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:33.587	17
4	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	1:33.751	19
5	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	1:33.992	15
6	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:34.090	13
7	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:34.113	16
8	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1:34.174	15
9	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	1:34.540	13
10	Robert Kubica KUB	Renault (2002–10)	1:34.549	17
11	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:34.623	11
12	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:34.673	19
13	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Williams	1:34.882	13
14	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	1:34.957	16
15	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	1:35.026	16
16	Vitaly Petrov PET	Renault (2002–10)	1:35.076	17
17	Pedro De La Rosa DEL	Sauber	1:35.477	18
18	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	1:36.404	19
19	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:37.299	15
20	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:37.369	16
21	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:38.161	18
22	Lucas di Grassi DIG	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:38.783	13
23	Bruno Senna SEN	HRT	1:39.868	19
24	Karun Chandhok CHN	HRT	1:39.895	16

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:34.175	27
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:34.441	28
3	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:34.443	30
4	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:34.538	24
5	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	1:34.674	30
6	Robert Kubica KUB	Renault (2002–10)	1:35.148	34
7	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	1:35.581	34
8	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:35.660	39
9	Vitaly Petrov PET	Renault (2002–10)	1:35.872	20
10	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:35.957	32
11	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	1:36.018	38
12	Tonio Liuzzi LIU	Force India	1:36.221	34
13	Pedro De La Rosa DEL	Sauber	1:36.325	33
14	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	1:36.325	39
15	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1:36.602	30
16	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	1:36.813	26
17	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Williams	1:37.415	19
18	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:38.454	34
19	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:38.530	32
20	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:38.786	13
21	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:39.061	23
22	Lucas di Grassi DIG	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:39.158	29
23	Karun Chandhok CHN	HRT	1:41.084	27
24	Bruno Senna SEN	HRT	1:41.481	32

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	1:34.921	19
2	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1:35.106	19
3	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	1:35.207	25
4	Michael Schumacher SCH	Mercedes	1:35.225	14
5	Robert Kubica KUB	Renault (2002–10)	1:35.402	22
6	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	1:35.479	22
7	Adrian Sutil SUT	Force India	1:35.955	20
8	Fernando Alonso ALO	Ferrari	1:35.959	20
9	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1:36.043	19
10	Sebastien Buemi BUE	Toro Rosso	1:36.100	20
11	Felipe Massa MAS	Ferrari	1:36.451	22
12	Kamui Kobayashi KOB	Sauber	1:36.503	28
13	Jaime Alguersuari ALG	Toro Rosso	1:36.645	18
14	Vitaly Petrov PET	Renault (2002–10)	1:36.712	9
15	Paul di Resta DIR	Force India	1:36.891	25
16	Pedro De La Rosa DEL	Sauber	1:36.899	24
17	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Williams	1:37.802	27
18	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Williams	1:38.278	18
19	Jarno Trulli TRU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:39.460	21
20	Timo Glock GLO	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:39.755	17
21	Lucas di Grassi DIG	Manor / Marussia / Virgin	1:40.159	25
22	Fairuz Fauzy FAU	Lotus Racing (2010–11)	1:40.721	19
23	Bruno Senna SEN	HRT	1:41.832	27
24	Karun Chandhok CHN	HRT	1:41.966	24

Session schedule

Practice 1Final2 Apr 2010 02:00 UTC

Practice 2Final2 Apr 2010 06:00 UTC

Practice 3Final3 Apr 2010 05:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal3 Apr 2010 08:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal4 Apr 2010 08:00 UTC

Championship after round 3

Pos	Driver	Pts	Δ
1	Felipe Massa MAS	39	▲1
2	Fernando Alonso ALO	37	▼1
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	37	▲4
4	Jenson Button BUT	35	▼1
5	Nico Rosberg ROS	35
6	Lewis Hamilton HAM	31	▼2
7	Robert Kubica KUB	30	▼1
8	Mark Webber WEB	24	▲2

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

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

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2009	Malaysian Grand Prix	—		—
2008	Malaysian Grand Prix	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	2
2007	Malaysian Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	2
2006	Malaysian Grand Prix	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Renault (2002–10)	1
2005	Malaysian Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso ALO	Renault (2002–10)	1
2004	Malaysian Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher SCH	Ferrari	1
2003	Malaysian Grand Prix	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	McLaren	7
2002	Malaysian Grand Prix	Ralf Schumacher SCM	Williams	4