Season 2010 · Round 3

Malaysian Grand Prix

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2010-04-04 · Sepang International Circuit · Malaysia · Malaysian Grand Prix · 56Lap · 310.408km
5 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:33:48.412
Team win 43pt P1 · P2 1-2
6 Mark Webber
Red Bull +4.849
4 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes +13.504
Fastest Lap
6 Mark Webber
1:37.054 · L53
DNF
6
Heikki Kovalainen L46 Vitaly Petrov L32 Vitantonio Liuzzi L12 Michael Schumacher L9 Kamui Kobayashi L8 Timo Glock L2
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Sebastian Vettel active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 9/19 47.4%
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
Sepang International Circuit Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
56Lap 310.408km 20 races held (1999–) Lap record 1:34.080 · Sebastian Vettel (2017)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Sebastian Vettel 4 wins · GP #1
P2 Fernando Alonso 3 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
P2 Michael Schumacher 3 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Fastest Lap
P1 Lewis Hamilton 2 · GP #1
P1 Mark Webber 2 · GP #1
P1 Nico Rosberg 2 · GP #1
Starts
P1 Jenson Button 17 starts · GP #1
P2 Fernando Alonso 16 starts · → Jenson Button -1
P3 Felipe Massa 15 starts · → Fernando Alonso -1
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 Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Kubica KUB Kubica KUB Sutil SUT Sutil SUT Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Massa MAS Massa MAS Button BUT Button BUT Alguersuari ALG Alguersuari ALG Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL Buemi BUE Buemi BUE Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Alonso · stopped L54 · classified P13 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO di Grassi DIG di Grassi DIG Chandhok CHA Chandhok CHA Senna SEN Senna SEN Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV Petrov · retired L32 Petrov PET Petrov PET Liuzzi · retired L12 Liuzzi LIU Liuzzi LIU Schumacher · retired L9 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Kobayashi · retired L8 Kobayashi KOB Kobayashi KOB Glock · retired L2 Glock GLO Glock GLO de la Rosa · stopped L0 · classified P24 de la Rosa DLR de la Rosa DLR
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 3 56 1:33:48.412 25
2 6 Mark Webber FL Red Bull 1 56 +4.849 18
3 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 2 56 +13.504 15
4 11 Robert Kubica Renault 6 56 +18.589 12
5 14 Adrian Sutil Force India 4 56 +21.059 10
6 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 20 56 +23.471 8
7 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 21 56 +27.068 6
8 1 Jenson Button McLaren 17 56 +37.918 4
9 17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 14 56 +1:10.602 2
10 10 Nico Hülkenberg Williams 5 56 +1:13.399 1
11 16 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 13 56 +1:18.938
12 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams 7 55 +1 Lap
13 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 19 54 Engine
14 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin 24 53 +3 Laps
15 20 Karun Chandhok HRT 22 53 +3 Laps
16 21 Bruno Senna HRT 23 52 +4 Laps
17 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus 18 51 +5 Laps
R 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus 15 46 +10 Laps
R 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 11 32 Gearbox
R 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 10 12 Throttle
R 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 8 9 Wheel
R 23 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 9 8 Engine
R 24 Timo Glock Virgin 16 2 Spun off
W 22 Pedro de la Rosa Sauber 12 0 Engine
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 6 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:51.886 1:48.210 1:49.327 +1.927 Q2
2 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:52.560 1:47.417 1:50.673 +1.134 Q2
3 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:47.632 1:46.828 1:50.789 +0.545 Q2
4 14 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:49.479 1:47.085 1:50.914 +0.802 Q2
5 10 Nico Hülkenberg Williams 1:49.664 1:47.346 1:51.001 +1.063 Q2
6 11 Robert Kubica Renault 1:46.283 1:46.951 1:51.051 POLE Q1
7 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams 1:50.301 1:48.371 1:51.511 +2.088 Q2
8 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:52.239 1:48.400 1:51.717 +2.117 Q2
9 23 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:48.467 1:47.792 1:51.767 +1.509 Q2
10 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 1:49.922 1:48.238 1:52.254 +1.955 Q2
11 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:47.952 1:48.760 — +1.669 Q1
12 22 Pedro de la Rosa Sauber 1:47.153 1:48.771 — +0.870 Q1
13 16 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 1:48.945 1:49.207 — +2.662 Q1
14 17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1:48.655 1:49.464 — +2.372 Q1
15 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus 1:52.875 1:52.270 — +5.987 Q2
16 24 Timo Glock Virgin 1:52.398 1:52.520 — +6.115 Q1
17 1 Jenson Button McLaren 1:52.211 — — +5.928 Q1
18 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus 1:52.884 — — +6.601 Q1
19 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:53.044 — — +6.761 Q1
20 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:53.050 — — +6.767 Q1
21 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:53.283 — — +7.000 Q1
22 20 Karun Chandhok HRT 1:56.299 — — +10.016 Q1
23 21 Bruno Senna HRT 1:57.269 — — +10.986 Q1
24 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin 1:59.977 — — +13.694 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
6 Mark Webber
2
4 Nico Rosberg
3
5 Sebastian Vettel
4
14 Adrian Sutil
5
10 Nico Hülkenberg
6
11 Robert Kubica
7
9 Rubens Barrichello
8
3 Michael Schumacher
9
23 Kamui Kobayashi
10
15 Vitantonio Liuzzi
11
12 Vitaly Petrov
12
22 Pedro de la Rosa
13
16 Sébastien Buemi
14
17 Jaime Alguersuari
15
19 Heikki Kovalainen
16
24 Timo Glock
17
1 Jenson Button
18
18 Jarno Trulli
19
8 Fernando Alonso
20
2 Lewis Hamilton
21
7 Felipe Massa
22
20 Karun Chandhok
23
21 Bruno Senna
24
25 Lucas di Grassi
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 1:37.054 L53
2 8 Fernando Alonso 1:37.231 L41
3 8 Fernando Alonso 1:37.415 L39
4 16 Sébastien Buemi 1:37.610 L54
5 8 Fernando Alonso 1:37.628 L40
6 8 Fernando Alonso 1:37.633 L38
7 8 Fernando Alonso 1:37.669 L42
8 2 Lewis Hamilton 1:37.745 L32
9 16 Sébastien Buemi 1:37.750 L56
10 7 Felipe Massa 1:37.784 L48
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
2
Lewis Hamilton
+13
P20→P6
9
Rubens Barrichello
+13
P7→P12
8
Fernando Alonso
+11
P19→P13
7
Felipe Massa
+10
P21→P7
20
Karun Chandhok
+10
P22→P15
1
Jenson Button
+9
P17→P8
21
Bruno Senna
+9
P23→P16
17
Jaime Alguersuari
+8
P14→P9
Most positions lost
Vitantonio Liuzzi −13 Vitaly Petrov −9 Nico Hülkenberg −7
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