Season 2010 · Round 9

European Grand Prix

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2010-06-27 · Valencia Street Circuit · Spain · European Grand Prix · 57Lap · 308.883km
5 Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull 1:40:29.571
2 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren +5.042
Team win 33pt P2 · P3 2-3
1 Jenson Button
McLaren +12.658
Fastest Lap
1 Jenson Button
1:38.766 · L54
DNF
3
Nico Hülkenberg L49 Heikki Kovalainen L8 Mark Webber L8
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 6 wins
Circuit Info
Valencia Street Circuit Valencia, Spain
57Lap 308.883km 5 races held (2008–) Lap record 1:38.683 · Timo Glock (2009)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 6 wins · GP #1
P2 Fernando Alonso 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -3
P3 Rubens Barrichello 2 wins · → Fernando Alonso -1
Fastest Lap
P1 Michael Schumacher 2 · GP #1
P1 Felipe Massa 2 · GP #1
P1 Nico Rosberg 2 · GP #1
Starts
P1 Rubens Barrichello 18 starts · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 15 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -3
P3 Jenson Button 14 starts · → Michael Schumacher -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 Vettel VET Vettel VET Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Button BUT Button BUT Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Kubica KUB Kubica KUB Sutil SUT Sutil SUT Kobayashi KOB Kobayashi KOB Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Buemi BUE Buemi BUE Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Massa MAS Massa MAS de la Rosa DLR de la Rosa DLR Alguersuari ALG Alguersuari ALG Petrov PET Petrov PET Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Liuzzi LIU Liuzzi LIU di Grassi DIG di Grassi DIG Chandhok CHA Chandhok CHA Glock GLO Glock GLO Senna SEN Senna SEN Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Hülkenberg · retired L49 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL Kovalainen · retired L8 Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV Webber · retired L8 Webber WEB Webber WEB
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1 57 1:40:29.571 25
2 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 3 57 +5.042 18
3 1 Jenson Button FL McLaren 7 57 +12.658 15
4 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams 9 57 +25.627 12
5 11 Robert Kubica Renault 6 57 +27.122 10
6 14 Adrian Sutil Force India 13 57 +30.168 8
7 23 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 18 57 +30.965 6
8 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 4 57 +32.809 4
9 16 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 11 57 +36.299 2
10 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 12 57 +44.382 1
11 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 5 57 +46.621
12 22 Pedro de la Rosa Sauber 16 57 +47.414
13 17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 17 57 +48.239
14 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 10 57 +48.287
15 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 15 57 +48.826
16 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 14 57 +50.890
17 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin 21 56 +1 Lap
18 20 Karun Chandhok HRT 23 55 +2 Laps
19 24 Timo Glock Virgin 22 55 +2 Laps
20 21 Bruno Senna HRT 24 55 +2 Laps
21 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus 19 53 +4 Laps
R 10 Nico Hülkenberg Williams 8 49 Exhaust
R 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus 20 8 Collision
R 6 Mark Webber Red Bull 2 8 Collision
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:38.324 1:38.015 1:37.587 POLE Q3
2 6 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:38.549 1:38.041 1:37.662 +0.075 Q3
3 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:38.697 1:38.158 1:37.969 +0.382 Q3
4 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:38.472 1:38.179 1:38.075 +0.488 Q3
5 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:38.657 1:38.046 1:38.127 +0.459 Q2
6 11 Robert Kubica Renault 1:38.132 1:38.062 1:38.137 +0.475 Q2
7 1 Jenson Button McLaren 1:38.360 1:38.399 1:38.210 +0.623 Q3
8 10 Nico Hülkenberg Williams 1:38.843 1:38.523 1:38.428 +0.841 Q3
9 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams 1:38.449 1:38.326 1:38.428 +0.739 Q2
10 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:39.004 1:38.552 1:38.523 +0.936 Q3
11 16 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 1:39.096 1:38.586 — +0.999 Q2
12 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:38.752 1:38.627 — +1.040 Q2
13 14 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:39.021 1:38.851 — +1.264 Q2
14 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 1:38.969 1:38.884 — +1.297 Q2
15 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:38.994 1:39.234 — +1.407 Q1
16 22 Pedro de la Rosa Sauber 1:39.003 1:39.264 — +1.416 Q1
17 17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1:39.128 1:39.458 — +1.541 Q1
18 23 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1:39.343 — — +1.756 Q1
19 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus 1:40.658 — — +3.071 Q1
20 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus 1:40.882 — — +3.295 Q1
21 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin 1:42.086 — — +4.499 Q1
22 24 Timo Glock Virgin 1:42.140 — — +4.553 Q1
23 20 Karun Chandhok HRT 1:42.600 — — +5.013 Q1
24 21 Bruno Senna HRT 1:42.851 — — +5.264 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
5 Sebastian Vettel
2
6 Mark Webber
3
2 Lewis Hamilton
4
8 Fernando Alonso
5
7 Felipe Massa
6
11 Robert Kubica
7
1 Jenson Button
8
10 Nico Hülkenberg
9
9 Rubens Barrichello
10
12 Vitaly Petrov
11
16 Sébastien Buemi
12
4 Nico Rosberg
13
14 Adrian Sutil
14
15 Vitantonio Liuzzi
15
3 Michael Schumacher
16
22 Pedro de la Rosa
17
17 Jaime Alguersuari
18
23 Kamui Kobayashi
19
18 Jarno Trulli
20
19 Heikki Kovalainen
21
25 Lucas di Grassi
22
24 Timo Glock
23
20 Karun Chandhok
24
21 Bruno Senna
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 1 Jenson Button 1:38.766 L54
2 1 Jenson Button 1:38.949 L56
3 3 Michael Schumacher 1:38.968 L53
4 1 Jenson Button 1:39.085 L55
5 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:39.141 L52
6 2 Lewis Hamilton 1:39.156 L56
7 3 Michael Schumacher 1:39.190 L55
8 2 Lewis Hamilton 1:39.418 L48
9 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:39.446 L51
10 9 Rubens Barrichello 1:39.489 L56
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
+17
P18→P7
17
Jaime Alguersuari
+17
P17→P13
3
Michael Schumacher
+14
P15→P15
4
Nico Rosberg
+8
P12→P10
14
Adrian Sutil
+7
P13→P6
7
Felipe Massa
+7
P5→P11
22
Pedro de la Rosa
+7
P16→P12
24
Timo Glock
+7
P22→P19
Most positions lost
Michael Schumacher −18 Felipe Massa −14 Jaime Alguersuari −14
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