Vettel and Webber secure Red Bull one-two at Sepang
First podium finish for Mercedes GP with Nico Rosberg
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel took his first win in the season at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix ahead of team-mate Mark Webber, handing a dominant one-two finish to Red Bull Racing.
Mercedes GP’s Nico Rosberg finished third securing the first points for Mercedes GP. Fourth place for Renault’s Robert Kubica, fifth for Force India’s Adrian Sutil, sixth for McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton, seventh for Ferrari’s Felipe Massa, eighth for McLaren’s Jenson Button, ninth for Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari and tenth for Williams’ Nico Hulkenberg.
2010 Malaysian Grand Prix, lap by lap highlights:
Formation lap: Red Bull’s Mark Webber starts from pole position ahead of Mercedes GP’s Nico Rosberg. Behind the two, there’s Sebastian Vettel and Force India’s Adrian Sutil. Williams’ Nico Hulkenberg starts fifth ahead of Renault’s Robert Kubica, Williams’ Rubens Barrichello, Mercedes GP’s Michael Schumacher and Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso will start 19th, McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton 20th and Felipe Massa 21st after their disastrous qualifying. Sauber’s de la Rosa won’t race after a suspected engine failure on his lap to the grid.
Race start: Great start for Vettel who takes P1. Hamilton P12, Massa P14.
Lap 4/56: Hamilton passes Kobayashi for P10. Glock has gone off into the gravel he’s out.
Lap 6/56: Vettel leads followed by Webber, Rosberg, Kubica. Schumacher P6, Hamilton P10.
Lap 7/56: Hamilton passes Petrov for P9.
Lap 9/56: Button passes Alonso for P15. Kobayashi out.
Lap 10/56: Button pits. Schumacher stops at the side of the track, he’s out.
Lap 11/56: Vettel P1, Webber P2, Rosberg P3, Kubica P4, Sutil P5, Hulkenberg P6. Hamilton overtakes Liuzzi for P7.
Lap 13/56: Kovalainen pits after a puncture. Liuzzi running slowly.
Lap 14/56: Hulkenberg and Petrov pit. Liuzzi pits.
Lap 15/56: Buemi pits. Liuzzi retires.
Lap 16/56: Vettel in the lead, followed by Webber, Rosberg, Kubica, Sutil, Hamilton, Alguersuari, Massa, Alonso, Button.
Lap 17/56: Bruno Senna pits.
Lap 19/56: Fastest lap for Vettel. Kovalainen pits. Kovalainen retires.
Lap 20/56: Alguersuari pits.
Lap 21/56: Sutil pits from P5. Alguersuari pressuring Petrov for P11.
Lap 22/56: Pit stop for Kubica.Alguersuari passes Petrov for P11.
Lap 23/56: Rosberg pits from P3. Massa P6, Alonso P7.
Lap 24/56: Vettel pits. Vettel rejoins in P2, ahead of Hamilton.
Lap 25/56: Webber pits. Webber back in P3.
Lap 26/56: Vettel leads ahead of Hamilton, Webber, Rosberg, Kubica, Massa, Alonso and Sutil.
Lap 27/56: Massa pits from P7. Massa rejoins in P9.
Lap 28/56: di Grassi pits from P15.
Lap 30/56: Massa clocks the fastest lap. Massa currently in P9. Button P8.
Lap 31/56: Hamilton pits. Hamilton rejoins in P7 ahead of team-mate Button. Alguersuari passes Hulkenberg for P10. Alonso yet to pit.
Lap 32/56: Vettel P1, Webber P2, Rosberg P3, Kubica P4.
Lap 33/56: Fastest lap for Hamilton.
Lap 34/56: Petrov out.
Lap 35/56: Hamilton pressuring Sutil for P6. Buemi pits from P12.
Lap 36/56: Massa tailing Button for P8.
Lap 37/56: Alonso pits. Alonso rejoins in P9.
Lap 39/56: Fastest lap for Alonso: 1:37.633.
Lap 40/56: Sutil P5, Hamilton P6, Button P7, Massa P8, Alonso P9, Alguersuari P10, Hulkenberg P11, Barrichello P12, Buemi P13, di Grassi P14, Trulli P15, Chandhok P16, Senna P17.
Lap 42/56: Another fastest lap for Alonso: 1:37.231
Lap 43/56: Massa still tailing Button for P7. Buemi makes it past Barrichello for P12.
Lap 44/56: Massa passes Button for P7. Now Alonso tailing Button.
Lap 45/56: Alonso pressuring Button for P8. Barrichello pits from P13.
Lap 49/56: Massa closing in to Hamilton for P6.
Lap 53/56: Alonso pressuring Button for P8.
Lap 55/56: Alonso out: engine failure for the Spaniard after attempting to pass Button for P8.
Last lap: Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel takes the first win in the season at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix. Team-mate Mark Webber finishes second securing a one two finish for Red Bull Racing. Nico Rosberg takes a podium finish handing the first points to Mercedes GP ahead of Renault’s Robert Kubica, Force India’s Adrian Sutil, McLaren’s Jenson Button, Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari and Williams’ Nico Hulkenberg
2010 Malaysian Grand Prix, Race Results:
Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
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1 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 56 | Winner | 3 | 25 |
2 | 6 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 56 | +4.8 secs | 1 | 18 |
3 | 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 56 | +13.5 secs | 2 | 15 |
4 | 11 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 56 | +18.5 secs | 6 | 12 |
5 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 56 | +21.0 secs | 4 | 10 |
6 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | +23.4 secs | 20 | 8 |
7 | 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 56 | +27.0 secs | 21 | 6 |
8 | 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | +37.9 secs | 17 | 4 |
9 | 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 56 | +70.6 secs | 14 | 2 |
10 | 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 56 | +73.3 secs | 5 | 1 |
11 | 16 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 56 | +78.9 secs | 13 | |
12 | 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 55 | +1 Lap | 7 | |
13 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 54 | +2 Laps | 19 | |
14 | 25 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 53 | +3 Laps | 24 | |
15 | 20 | Karun Chandhok | HRT-Cosworth | 53 | +3 Laps | 22 | |
16 | 21 | Bruno Senna | HRT-Cosworth | 52 | +4 Laps | 23 | |
17 | 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 51 | +5 Laps | 18 | |
Ret | 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 46 | +10 Laps | 15 | |
Ret | 12 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 32 | +24 Laps | 11 | |
Ret | 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 12 | +44 Laps | 10 | |
Ret | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 9 | +47 Laps | 8 | |
Ret | 23 | Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 8 | +48 Laps | 9 | |
Ret | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 2 | +54 Laps | 16 | |
Ret | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 0 | +56 Laps | 12 |
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