Season 2010 · Round 16

Japanese Grand Prix

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2010-10-10 · Suzuka Circuit · Japan · Japanese Grand Prix · 53Lap · 307.471km
5 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:30:27.323
Team win 43pt P1 · P2 1-2
6 Mark Webber
Red Bull +0.905
8 Fernando Alonso
Ferrari +2.721
Fastest Lap
6 Mark Webber
1:33.474 · L53
DNF
8
Nico Rosberg L47 Adrian Sutil L44 Robert Kubica L2 Nico Hülkenberg L0 Felipe Massa L0 Vitaly Petrov L0 Vitantonio Liuzzi L0 Lucas di Grassi L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 6 wins
Lewis Hamilton active 5 wins
Sebastian Vettel active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 20/36 55.6%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P14
Closest finish · all-time P27
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Japan
53Lap 307.471km 36 races held (1987–) Lap record 1:30.965 · Andrea Kimi Antonelli (2025)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 6 wins · GP #1
P2 Lewis Hamilton 5 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P3 Sebastian Vettel 4 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 22 starts · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Vettel VET Vettel VET Webber WEB Webber WEB Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Button BUT Button BUT Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Kobayashi KOB Kobayashi KOB Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Buemi BUE Buemi BUE Alguersuari ALG Alguersuari ALG Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Glock GLO Glock GLO Senna SEN Senna SEN Yamamoto YAM Yamamoto YAM Rosberg · retired L47 Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Sutil · retired L44 Sutil SUT Sutil SUT Kubica · retired L2 Kubica KUB Kubica KUB Hülkenberg · retired L0 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL Massa · retired L0 Massa MAS Massa MAS Petrov · retired L0 Petrov PET Petrov PET Liuzzi · retired L0 Liuzzi LIU Liuzzi LIU di Grassi · retired L0 di Grassi DIG di Grassi DIG
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1 53 1:30:27.323 25
2 6 Mark Webber FL Red Bull 2 53 +0.905 18
3 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 4 53 +2.721 15
4 1 Jenson Button McLaren 5 53 +13.522 12
5 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 8 53 +39.595 10
6 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 10 53 +59.933 8
7 23 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 14 53 +1:04.038 6
8 22 Nick Heidfeld Sauber 11 53 +1:09.648 4
9 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams 7 53 +1:10.846 2
10 16 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 18 53 +1:12.806 1
11 17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 16 52 +1 Lap
12 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus 20 52 +1 Lap
13 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus 19 51 +2 Laps
14 24 Timo Glock Virgin 22 51 +2 Laps
15 21 Bruno Senna HRT 23 51 +2 Laps
16 20 Sakon Yamamoto HRT 24 50 +3 Laps
R 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 6 47 Suspension
R 14 Adrian Sutil Force India 15 44 Oil leak
R 11 Robert Kubica Renault 3 2 Wheel
R 10 Nico Hülkenberg Williams 9 0 Accident
R 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 12 0 Accident
R 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 13 0 Accident
R 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 17 0 Accident
R 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin 21 0 Suspension
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:32.035 1:31.184 1:30.785 POLE Q3
2 6 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:32.476 1:31.241 1:30.853 +0.068 Q3
3 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:32.809 1:31.523 1:31.169 +0.384 Q3
4 11 Robert Kubica Renault 1:32.808 1:32.042 1:31.231 +0.446 Q3
5 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:32.555 1:31.819 1:31.352 +0.567 Q3
6 1 Jenson Button McLaren 1:32.636 1:31.763 1:31.378 +0.593 Q3
7 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:32.238 1:31.886 1:31.494 +0.709 Q3
8 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams 1:32.361 1:31.874 1:31.535 +0.750 Q3
9 10 Nico Hülkenberg Williams 1:32.211 1:31.926 1:31.559 +0.774 Q3
10 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:32.513 1:32.073 1:31.846 +1.061 Q3
11 22 Nick Heidfeld Sauber 1:33.011 1:32.187 — +1.402 Q2
12 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:32.721 1:32.321 — +1.536 Q2
13 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:32.849 1:32.422 — +1.637 Q2
14 23 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:32.783 1:32.427 — +1.642 Q2
15 14 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:33.186 1:32.659 — +1.874 Q2
16 17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1:33.471 1:33.071 — +2.286 Q2
17 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 1:33.216 1:33.154 — +2.369 Q2
18 16 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 1:33.568 — — +2.783 Q1
19 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus 1:35.346 — — +4.561 Q1
20 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus 1:35.464 — — +4.679 Q1
21 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin 1:36.265 — — +5.480 Q1
22 24 Timo Glock Virgin 1:36.332 — — +5.547 Q1
23 21 Bruno Senna HRT 1:37.270 — — +6.485 Q1
24 20 Sakon Yamamoto HRT 1:37.365 — — +6.580 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
5 Sebastian Vettel
2
6 Mark Webber
3
11 Robert Kubica ▲1
4
8 Fernando Alonso ▲1
5
1 Jenson Button ▲1
6
4 Nico Rosberg ▲1
7
9 Rubens Barrichello ▲1
8
2 Lewis Hamilton ▼5
9
10 Nico Hülkenberg
10
3 Michael Schumacher
11
22 Nick Heidfeld
12
7 Felipe Massa
13
12 Vitaly Petrov
14
23 Kamui Kobayashi
15
14 Adrian Sutil
16
17 Jaime Alguersuari
17
15 Vitantonio Liuzzi
18
16 Sébastien Buemi
19
18 Jarno Trulli
20
19 Heikki Kovalainen
21
25 Lucas di Grassi
22
24 Timo Glock
23
21 Bruno Senna
24
20 Sakon Yamamoto
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
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.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 6 Mark Webber 1:33.474 L53
2 1 Jenson Button 1:33.529 L53
3 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:33.653 L51
4 8 Fernando Alonso 1:33.823 L53
5 1 Jenson Button 1:33.841 L48
6 1 Jenson Button 1:33.889 L46
7 1 Jenson Button 1:34.038 L47
8 1 Jenson Button 1:34.047 L52
9 1 Jenson Button 1:34.205 L40
10 1 Jenson Button 1:34.232 L51
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
23
Kamui Kobayashi
+14
P14→P7
16
Sébastien Buemi
+11
P18→P10
17
Jaime Alguersuari
+8
P16→P11
4
Nico Rosberg
+8
P6→P—
22
Nick Heidfeld
+7
P11→P8
3
Michael Schumacher
+6
P10→P6
20
Sakon Yamamoto
+6
P24→P16
1
Jenson Button
+5
P5→P4
Most positions lost
Kamui Kobayashi −7 Jaime Alguersuari −7 Rubens Barrichello −6
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
2 Lewis Hamilton Grid penalty ▼5 (P3 → P8)
▼5 (P3 → P8)
Lap = lap the penalty was issued · Served = lap it was served in the pits (blank means it was added to the race time instead)
Time, drive-through and stop-go penalties come from race control messages (OpenF1, 2023+). Grid penalties never appear there — the stewards publish them as documents after the session — so they are worked back from the starting grid against the qualifying classification, which gives places actually lost rather than the figure written in the decision.
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