Season 2010 · Round 4

Chinese Grand Prix

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2010-04-18 · Shanghai International Circuit · China · Chinese Grand Prix · 56Lap · 0.190km
1 Jenson Button
McLaren 1:46:42.163
Team win 43pt P1 · P2 1-2
2 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren +1.530
4 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes +9.484
Fastest Lap
2 Lewis Hamilton
1:42.061 · L13
DNF
6
Jarno Trulli L26 Lucas di Grassi L8 Pedro de la Rosa L7 Sébastien Buemi L0 Kamui Kobayashi L0 Vitantonio Liuzzi L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Lewis Hamilton active 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 12/19 63.2%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P6
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
56Lap 0.190km 19 races held (2004–) Lap record 1:32.238 · Michael Schumacher (2004)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Lewis Hamilton 6 wins · GP #1
P2 Fernando Alonso 2 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -4
P2 Nico Rosberg 2 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -4
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 18 starts · GP #1
P2 Lewis Hamilton 16 starts · → Fernando Alonso -2
P3 Felipe Massa 14 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -2
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Button BUT Button BUT Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Kubica KUB Kubica KUB Vettel VET Vettel VET Petrov PET Petrov PET Webber WEB Webber WEB Massa MAS Massa MAS Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Sutil SUT Sutil SUT Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Alguersuari ALG Alguersuari ALG Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL Senna SEN Senna SEN Chandhok CHA Chandhok CHA Trulli · retired L26 Trulli TRU Trulli TRU di Grassi · retired L8 di Grassi DIG di Grassi DIG de la Rosa · retired L7 de la Rosa DLR de la Rosa DLR Buemi · retired L0 Buemi BUE Buemi BUE Kobayashi · retired L0 Kobayashi KOB Kobayashi KOB Liuzzi · retired L0 Liuzzi LIU Liuzzi LIU Glock · stopped L0 · classified P24 Glock GLO Glock GLO
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 1 Jenson Button McLaren 5 56 1:46:42.163 25
2 2 Lewis Hamilton FL McLaren 6 56 +1.530 18
3 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 4 56 +9.484 15
4 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 3 56 +11.869 12
5 11 Robert Kubica Renault 8 56 +22.213 10
6 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1 56 +33.310 8
7 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 14 56 +47.600 6
8 6 Mark Webber Red Bull 2 56 +52.172 4
9 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 7 56 +57.796 2
10 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 9 56 +1:01.749 1
11 14 Adrian Sutil Force India 10 56 +1:02.874
12 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams 11 56 +1:03.665
13 17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 12 56 +1:11.416
14 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus 21 55 +1 Lap
15 10 Nico Hülkenberg Williams 16 55 +1 Lap
16 21 Bruno Senna HRT 23 54 +2 Laps
17 20 Karun Chandhok HRT 24 52 +4 Laps
R 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus 20 26 Hydraulics
R 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin 22 8 Clutch
R 22 Pedro de la Rosa Sauber 17 7 Technical
R 16 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 13 0 Accident
R 23 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 15 0 Accident
R 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 18 0 Accident
W 24 Timo Glock Virgin 19 0 Engine
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:36.317 1:35.280 1:34.558 POLE Q3
2 6 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:35.978 1:35.100 1:34.808 +0.250 Q3
3 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:35.987 1:35.235 1:34.913 +0.355 Q3
4 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:35.952 1:35.134 1:34.923 +0.365 Q3
5 1 Jenson Button McLaren 1:36.122 1:35.443 1:34.979 +0.421 Q3
6 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:35.641 1:34.928 1:35.034 +0.370 Q2
7 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:36.076 1:35.290 1:35.180 +0.622 Q3
8 11 Robert Kubica Renault 1:36.348 1:35.550 1:35.364 +0.806 Q3
9 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:36.484 1:35.715 1:35.646 +1.088 Q3
10 14 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:36.671 1:35.665 1:35.963 +1.107 Q2
11 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams 1:36.664 1:35.748 — +1.190 Q2
12 17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1:36.618 1:36.047 — +1.489 Q2
13 16 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 1:36.793 1:36.149 — +1.591 Q2
14 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:37.031 1:36.311 — +1.753 Q2
15 23 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:37.044 1:36.422 — +1.864 Q2
16 10 Nico Hülkenberg Williams 1:37.049 1:36.647 — +2.089 Q2
17 22 Pedro de la Rosa Sauber 1:37.050 1:37.020 — +2.462 Q2
18 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 1:37.161 — — +2.603 Q1
19 24 Timo Glock Virgin 1:39.278 — — +4.720 Q1
20 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus 1:39.399 — — +4.841 Q1
21 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus 1:39.520 — — +4.962 Q1
22 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin 1:39.783 — — +5.225 Q1
23 21 Bruno Senna HRT 1:40.469 — — +5.911 Q1
24 20 Karun Chandhok HRT 1:40.578 — — +6.020 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
5 Sebastian Vettel
2
6 Mark Webber
3
8 Fernando Alonso
4
4 Nico Rosberg
5
1 Jenson Button
6
2 Lewis Hamilton
7
7 Felipe Massa
8
11 Robert Kubica
9
3 Michael Schumacher
10
14 Adrian Sutil
11
9 Rubens Barrichello
12
17 Jaime Alguersuari
13
16 Sébastien Buemi
14
12 Vitaly Petrov
15
23 Kamui Kobayashi
16
10 Nico Hülkenberg
17
22 Pedro de la Rosa
18
15 Vitantonio Liuzzi
19
24 Timo Glock
20
18 Jarno Trulli
21
19 Heikki Kovalainen
22
25 Lucas di Grassi
23
21 Bruno Senna
24
20 Karun Chandhok
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 2 Lewis Hamilton 1:42.061 L13
2 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:42.358 L14
3 6 Mark Webber 1:42.609 L14
4 1 Jenson Button 1:42.886 L14
5 2 Lewis Hamilton 1:43.108 L17
6 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:43.152 L13
7 2 Lewis Hamilton 1:43.192 L14
8 4 Nico Rosberg 1:43.245 L14
9 2 Lewis Hamilton 1:43.276 L12
10 6 Mark Webber 1:43.527 L13
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
17
Jaime Alguersuari
+20
P12→P13
2
Lewis Hamilton
+19
P6→P2
3
Michael Schumacher
+18
P9→P10
14
Adrian Sutil
+18
P10→P11
8
Fernando Alonso
+16
P3→P4
9
Rubens Barrichello
+16
P11→P12
5
Sebastian Vettel
+15
P1→P6
6
Mark Webber
+15
P2→P8
Most positions lost
Mark Webber −21 Michael Schumacher −20 Fernando Alonso −19
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