Season 2010 · Round 1
Bahrain Grand Prix
DNF
7
L28
L17
L16
L13
L11
L2
L1
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Pole-to-win rate 11/22
50%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P31
Most lead changes · all-time P25
Circuit Info
Bahrain International Circuit
Sakhir, Bahrain
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
P1 Lewis Hamilton
5 wins
· GP #1
P2 Sebastian Vettel
4 wins
· → Lewis Hamilton -1
P3 Fernando Alonso
3 wins
· → Sebastian Vettel -1
P1 Lewis Hamilton
3
· GP #1
P1 Sebastian Vettel
3
· GP #1
P4 Michael Schumacher
2
· → Sebastian Vettel -1
P1 Lewis Hamilton
11
· GP #1
P3 Sebastian Vettel
5
· → Kimi Räikkönen -3
P4 Fernando Alonso
4
· → Sebastian Vettel -1
P1 Nico Rosberg
3
· GP #1
P2 Sebastian Vettel
2
· → Nico Rosberg -1
P6 Fernando Alonso
1
· → Sebastian Vettel -1
P1 Fernando Alonso
18 starts
· GP #1
P1 Lewis Hamilton
18 starts
· GP #1
P4 Nico Hülkenberg
13 starts
· → Kimi Räikkönen -3
Race Trace · position by lap
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Lap | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Fernando Alonso FL | Ferrari | 3 | 49 | 1:39:20.396 | 25 |
| 2 | 7 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 2 | 49 | +16.099 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | 49 | +23.182 | 15 |
| 4 | 5 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 49 | +38.799 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 5 | 49 | +40.213 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 49 | +44.163 | 8 |
| 7 | 1 Jenson Button | McLaren | 8 | 49 | +45.280 | 6 |
| 8 | 6 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 6 | 49 | +46.360 | 4 |
| 9 | 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 12 | 49 | +53.008 | 2 |
| 10 | 9 Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 11 | 49 | +1:02.489 | 1 |
| 11 | 11 Robert Kubica | Renault | 9 | 49 | +1:09.093 | |
| 12 | 14 Adrian Sutil | Force India | 10 | 49 | +1:22.958 | |
| 13 | 17 Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 18 | 49 | +1:32.656 | |
| 14 | 10 Nico Hülkenberg | Williams | 13 | 48 | +1 Lap | |
| 15 | 19 Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 21 | 47 | +2 Laps | |
| 16 | 16 Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 15 | 46 | Electrical | |
| 17 | 18 Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 20 | 46 | Hydraulics | |
| R | 22 Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 14 | 28 | Hydraulics | |
| R | 21 Bruno Senna | HRT | 23 | 17 | Overheating | |
| R | 24 Timo Glock | Virgin | 19 | 16 | Gearbox | |
| R | 12 Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 17 | 13 | Suspension | |
| R | 23 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | 11 | Hydraulics | |
| R | 25 Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 22 | 2 | Hydraulics | |
| R | 20 Karun Chandhok | HRT | 24 | 1 | Accident |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:55.029 | 1:53.883 | 1:54.101 | POLE Q2 |
| 2 | 7 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:55.313 | 1:54.331 | 1:54.242 | +0.359 Q3 |
| 3 | 8 Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:54.612 | 1:54.172 | 1:54.608 | +0.289 Q2 |
| 4 | 2 Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:55.341 | 1:54.707 | 1:55.217 | +0.824 Q2 |
| 5 | 4 Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:55.463 | 1:54.682 | 1:55.241 | +0.799 Q2 |
| 6 | 6 Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:55.298 | 1:54.318 | 1:55.284 | +0.435 Q2 |
| 7 | 3 Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:55.593 | 1:55.105 | 1:55.524 | +1.222 Q2 |
| 8 | 1 Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:55.715 | 1:55.168 | 1:55.672 | +1.285 Q2 |
| 9 | 11 Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:55.511 | 1:54.963 | 1:55.885 | +1.080 Q2 |
| 10 | 14 Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:55.213 | 1:54.996 | 1:56.309 | +1.113 Q2 |
| 11 | 9 Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:55.969 | 1:55.330 | — | +1.447 Q2 |
| 12 | 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 1:55.628 | 1:55.623 | — | +1.740 Q2 |
| 13 | 10 Nico Hülkenberg | Williams | 1:56.375 | 1:55.857 | — | +1.974 Q2 |
| 14 | 22 Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 1:56.428 | 1:56.237 | — | +2.354 Q2 |
| 15 | 16 Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:56.189 | 1:56.265 | — | +2.306 Q1 |
| 16 | 23 Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:56.541 | 1:56.270 | — | +2.387 Q2 |
| 17 | 12 Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:56.167 | 1:56.619 | — | +2.284 Q1 |
| 18 | 17 Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:57.071 | — | — | +3.188 Q1 |
| 19 | 24 Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:59.728 | — | — | +5.845 Q1 |
| 20 | 18 Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:59.852 | — | — | +5.969 Q1 |
| 21 | 19 Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 2:00.313 | — | — | +6.430 Q1 |
| 22 | 25 Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 2:00.587 | — | — | +6.704 Q1 |
| 23 | 21 Bruno Senna | HRT | 2:03.204 | — | — | +9.321 Q1 |
| 24 | 20 Karun Chandhok | HRT | 2:04.904 | — | — | +11.021 Q1 |
Starting grid
Official
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
9
10
14 Adrian Sutil
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
24 Timo Glock
20
18 Jarno Trulli
21
22
23
21 Bruno Senna
24
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1.
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No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
| # | Driver | Lap time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Fernando Alonso | 1:58.287 | L45 |
| 2 | 8 Fernando Alonso | 1:58.879 | L36 |
| 3 | 14 Adrian Sutil | 1:59.393 | L49 |
| 4 | 8 Fernando Alonso | 1:59.406 | L41 |
| 5 | 8 Fernando Alonso | 1:59.448 | L44 |
| 6 | 8 Fernando Alonso | 1:59.477 | L35 |
| 7 | 6 Mark Webber | 1:59.487 | L45 |
| 8 | 8 Fernando Alonso | 1:59.528 | L37 |
| 9 | 2 Lewis Hamilton | 1:59.560 | L42 |
| 10 | 8 Fernando Alonso | 1:59.576 | L42 |
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
Most positions lost
Nico Hülkenberg −9
Vitantonio Liuzzi −6
Rubens Barrichello −6
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded.
Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) ·
DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15