2010 Formula One season

2010 FIA Formula One World Championship season
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Races	18
Drivers	27
Teams	12
Engine Suppliers	Cosworth, Ferrari, Mercedes, Renault
Tyre Suppliers	B
Drivers' Champion
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) - 256 points
Constructors' Champion
Red Bull Racing - 498 points

The 2010 Formula One season was the 61st Formula One season of World Championship motor racing competition. The season's first race was held on March 14 in Bahrain and the season concluded on November 14 in the United Arab Emirates after 19 motor races held in 18 countries on five continents. Red Bull Racing won its maiden Constructors' Championship with a one-two finish in Brazil, while Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel won the Drivers' Championship after winning the final race of the season. In doing so, Vettel became the youngest World Drivers' Champion in the sport's sixty-year history. This was Bridgestone's last season as the sole tyre supplier in Formula One as the company announced that it would not renew its contract at the end of the season.

Season preview

Jenson Button entered the season as World Drivers' Champion and Mercedes GP (won as Brawn GP) as World Constructors' Champion.

Rule Changes

• Refuelling during the race was abolished for the first season since 1993. Despite the resolution over the budget cap and the decision for 2010 to fall back to the 2009 rules, FOTA expressed interest in a refuelling ban as it represents a way to cut costs.
• Teams had to homologate certain parts of the car, including the driver's survival cell, roll structures, all impact structures and the front and rear wheels, meaning they couldn't be modified over the course of the season without written approval from the FIA on safety or reliability grounds. The minimum car weight increased from 605 kg to 620 kg (1,334 lbs to 1,367 lbs) to better accommodate heavier drivers with KERS units, despite FOTA's agreement not to use the system.
• Drivers were given eleven sets of tyres over the course of a weekend, reduced from the fourteen sets in 2009. Three of these sets were for practice only and were returned before the start of qualifying, regardless of whether they are used or not. The front tyres are narrowed from 270 mm (11 in) to 245 mm (9.6 in), in order to improve the balance of grip between the front and rear. Wheel covers and rim heaters were banned, and tyre blankets were only allowed to act on the tyre's outer surface.
• Powered devices that lift any part of the car during the pit stop were banned, and to prevent teams from releasing a car into the path of an oncoming driver in pit lane, the crew had to wait until the oncoming driver that is within a 25 m (82 ft) zone either side of the pit box has passed.
• Replacement drivers were permitted to one day of testing, provided they have not participated in an Formula One race in the last two calendar years. This was in response to several drivers in 2009 competing in their début weekend with no experience of their F1 car. Teams are also allowed to run a replacement driver in the Friday practice sessions.
• A new points system was ratified for 2010, in response to the increased grid. Since 2003, points had been awarded to the top eight finishers, on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1. The 2010 system awards the top ten classified finishers on a 25–18–15–12–10–8–6–4–2–1 basis.
• The qualifying system changed to accommodate the extra cars: 7 cars drop out of the first qualifying session, 7 from the second session and 10 cars will challenge for Pole position in the third session. The third session was to be run in a low-fuel configuration due to the refuelling ban, although these drivers must start the race on the set of tyres used in the third session. In the event that a tyre is damaged in qualifying, the FIA technical delegate will assess the extent of the damage and may allow the car to switch tyres to a set he deems to be safe.
• The stewarding system now had a fixed pool of stewards to draw from for each race, including former racing drivers, instead of a rotating line-up. Previously, stewards were only able to issue twenty-five second penalties for infractions that occurred too late in the race for drivers to receive a normal penalty, but for 2010 they had the power to hand out twenty-second penalties to drivers who would have received a drive-through penalty and thirty-second penalties to those who would have received a stop-and-go penalty. A penalty had to be completed within two laps of the issuing rather than the three of previous years now.
• In order to accommodate the extra teams, the maximum number of cars allowed to take part in a race increased from 24 to 26 cars. Formula One Management offered financial support to all new teams for 2010, in the form of $10m (£6.25m, €6.8m) along with the free transportation of two chassis and 10,000 kg (22,049 lbs) of freight to each race. The increased number of teams now requires garages to be allocated on an equal basis at each Grand Prix.
• The Concorde Agreement, which governs Formula One, was renewed at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix. Several cost-cutting proposals were included, such as a limit on the number of aerodynamic upgrades permitted over the course of a season and restrictions on the number of team personnel who attend a Grand Prix weekend. Also included was a Provision that teams were now be able to miss as many as three races before being ejected from the championship, although the FIA was to incur some kind of penalty for a missed race.

Cars were 20-22cm longer than the 2009 versions because of the larger fuel tank

The front tyres changed from 270 mm (11 in) to 245 mm (9.6 in)

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Teams and Drivers

The following teams and drivers compete in the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship.

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Driver	Rounds	No.	Free Practice Driver
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-25	Mercedes FO 108X	B	1	Jenson Button	All	N/A
					2	Lewis Hamilton	All
Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes	MGP W01	Mercedes FO 108X	B	3	Michael Schumacher	All	N/A
					4	Nico Rosberg	All
Red Bull Racing	Red Bull-Renault	RB6	Renault RS27-2010	B	5	Sebastian Vettel	All	N/A
					6	Mark Webber	All
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari	F10	Ferrari 056	B	7	Felipe Massa	All	N/A
					8	Fernando Alonso	All
AT&T Williams	Williams-Cosworth	FW32	Cosworth CA2010	B	9	Rubens Barrichello	All	N/A
					10	Nico Hülkenberg	All
Renault F1 Team	Renault	R30	Renault RS27-2010	B	11	Robert Kubica	All	N/A
					12	Vitaly Petrov	All
Force India F1 Team	Force India-Mercedes	VJM03	Mercedes FO 108X	B	14	Adrian Sutil	All	14 15	Paul di Resta
					15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	All
Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	STR5	Ferrari 056	B	16	Sébastien Buemi	All	N/A
					17	Jaime Alguersuari	All
Lotus Racing	Lotus-Cosworth	T127	Cosworth CA2010	B	18	Jarno Trulli	All	18 19	Fairuz Fauzy
					19	Heikki Kovalainen	All
Hispania Racing F1 Team	HRT-Cosworth	F110	Cosworth CA2010	B	20	Karun Chandhok	1–10	20 21	Christian Klien Sakon Yamamoto
						Christian Klien	15, 18–19
						Sakon Yamamoto	11–14, 16–17
					21		10
						Bruno Senna	1–9, 11–19
BMW Sauber F1 Team	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	C29	Ferrari 056	B	22	Pedro de la Rosa	1–14	N/A
						Nick Heidfeld	15–19
					23	Kamui Kobayashi	All
Virgin Racing	Virgin-Cosworth	VR-01	Cosworth CA2010	B	24	Timo Glock	All	25	Jérôme d'Ambrosio
					25	Lucas di Grassi	All

Season calendar

On 21 September 2009 the provisional 2010 calendar was issued by the World Motor Sport Council containing 19 races followed by a second provisional schedule which had the Abu Dhabi and Brazilian Grands Prix switching dates. The final calendar was released on December 11, 2009

14 March - Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	28 March - Australian Grand Prix Albert Park, Melbourne	4 April - Malaysian Grand Prix Sepang Intenational Circuit, Kuala Lumpur	18 April - Chinese Grand Prix Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai
9 May - Spanish Grand Prix Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	16 May - Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco, Monte carlo	30 May - Turkish Grand Prix Istanbul Park, Istanbul	13 June - Canadian Grand Prix Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
27 June - European Grand Prix Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia	11 July - British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	25 July - German Grand Prix Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	1 August - Hungarian Grand Prix Hungaroring, Budapest
29 August - Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	12 September - Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	26 September - Singapore Grand Prix Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	10 October - Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka
24 October - Korean Grand Prix Korea International Circuit, Yeogam	7 November - Brazilian Grand Prix Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	14 November - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Yas marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Rd.	Grand Prix	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Constructor	Report
1	Bahrain Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Fernando Alonso	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Report
2	Australian Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
3	Malaysian Grand Prix	Mark Webber	Mark Webber	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	Report
4	Chinese Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Lewis Hamilton	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Mark Webber	Lewis Hamilton	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Mark Webber	Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	Report
7	Turkish Grand Prix	Mark Webber	Vitaly Petrov	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
8	Canadian Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton	Robert Kubica	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
9	European Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Jenson Button	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	Report
10	British Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Fernando Alonso	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	Report
11	German Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Sebastian Vettel	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Report
12	Hungarian Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	Report
13	Belgian Grand Prix	Mark Webber	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
14	Italian Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso	Fernando Alonso	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Report
15	Singapore Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso	Fernando Alonso	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Report
16	Japanese Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	Report
17	Korean Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Fernando Alonso	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Report
18	Brazilian Grand Prix	Nico Hülkenberg	Lewis Hamilton	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	Report
19	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Lewis Hamilton	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	Report

Drivers' Championship

Championship points were awarded on a 25–18–15–12–10–8–6–4–2–1 basis to the first ten finishers in each race.

Pos Driver BHR AUS MAL CHN ESP MON TUR CAN EUR GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN JPN KOR BRA ABU Points 1 Sebastian Vettel 4 Ret 1 6 3 2 Ret 4 1 7 3 3 15 4 2 1 Ret 1 1 256 2 Fernando Alonso 1 4 13† 4 2 6 8 3 8 14 1 2 Ret 1 1 3 1 3 7 252 3 Mark Webber 8 9 2 8 1 1 3 5 Ret 1 6 1 2 6 3 2 Ret 2 8 242 4 Lewis Hamilton 3 6 6 2 14† 5 1 1 2 2 4 Ret 1 Ret Ret 5 2 4 2 240 5 Jenson Button 7 1 8 1 5 Ret 2 2 3 4 5 8 Ret 2 4 4 12 5 3 214 6 Felipe Massa 2 3 7 9 6 4 7 15 11 15 2 4 4 3 8 Ret 3 15 10 144 7 Nico Rosberg 5 5 3 3 13 7 5 6 10 3 8 Ret 6 5 5 17† Ret 6 4 142 8 Robert Kubica 11 2 4 5 8 3 6 7 5 Ret 7 Ret 3 8 7 Ret 5 9 5 136 9 Michael Schumacher  6 10 Ret 10 4 12 4 11 15 9 9 11 7 9 13 6 4 7 Ret 72 10 Rubens Barrichello 10 8 12 12 9 Ret 14 14 4 5 12 10 Ret 10 6 9 7 14 12 47 11 Adrian Sutil 12 Ret 5 11 7 8 9 10 6 8 17 Ret 5 16 9 Ret Ret 12 13 47 12 Kamui Kobayashi Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 10 Ret 7 6 11 9 8 Ret Ret 7 8 10 14 32 13 Vitaly Petrov Ret Ret Ret 7 11 13† 15 17 14 13 10 5 9 13 11 Ret Ret 16 6 27 14 Nico Hülkenberg 14 Ret 10 15 16 Ret 17 13 Ret 10 13 6 14 7 10 Ret 10 8 16 22 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi 9 7 Ret Ret 15† 9 13 9 16 11 16 13 10 12 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 21 16 Sébastien Buemi 16† Ret 11 Ret Ret 10 16 8 9 12 Ret 12 12 11 14 10 Ret 13 15 8 17 Pedro de la Rosa Ret 12 DNS Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 12 Ret 14 7 11 14 6 18 Nick Heidfeld Ret 8 9 17 11 6 19 Jaime Alguersuari 13 11 9 13 10 11 12 12 13 Ret 15 Ret 13 15 12 11 11 11 9 5 20 Heikki Kovalainen 15 13 NC 14 DNS Ret Ret 16 Ret 17 Ret 14 16 18 16† 12 13 18 17 0 21 Jarno Trulli 17† DNS 17 Ret 17 15† Ret Ret 21 16 Ret 15 19 Ret Ret 13 Ret 19 21† 0 22 Karun Chandhok Ret 14 15 17 Ret 14† 20† 18 18 19 0 23 Bruno Senna Ret Ret 16 16 Ret Ret Ret Ret 20 19 17 Ret Ret Ret 15 14 21 19 0 24 Lucas di Grassi Ret Ret 14 Ret 19 Ret 19 19 17 Ret Ret 18 17 20† 15 DNS Ret NC 18 0 25 Timo Glock Ret Ret Ret DNS 18 Ret 18 Ret 19 18 18 16 18 17 Ret 14 Ret 20 Ret 0 26 Sakon Yamamoto 20 Ret 19 20 19 16 15 0 27 Christian Klien Ret 22 20 0 Pos Driver BHR AUS MAL CHN ESP MON TUR CAN EUR GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN JPN KOR BRA ABU Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Friday test driver (TD) (from 2003 onwards) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrew entry before the event (WD) Bold - Pole Italics - Fastest lap

^† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Constructors' Championship

Championship points were awarded on a 25–18–15–12–10–8–6–4–2–1 basis to the first ten finishers in each race.

Pos	Constructor	Car No.	BHR	AUS	MAL	CHN	ESP	MON	TUR	CAN	EUR	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	KOR	BRA	ABU	Points
1	Red Bull-Renault	5	4	Ret	1	6	3	2	Ret	4	1	7	3	3	15	4	2	1	Ret	1	1	498
		6	8	9	2	8	1	1	3	5	Ret	1	6	1	2	6	3	2	Ret	2	8
2	McLaren-Mercedes	1	7	1	8	1	5	Ret	2	2	3	4	5	8	Ret	2	4	4	12	5	3	454
		2	3	6	6	2	14†	5	1	1	2	2	4	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	5	2	4	2
3	Ferrari	7	2	3	7	9	6	4	7	15	11	15	2	4	4	3	8	Ret	3	15	10	396
		8	1	4	13†	4	2	6	8	3	8	14	1	2	Ret	1	1	3	1	3	7
4	Mercedes	3	6	10	Ret	10	4	12	4	11	15	9	9	11	7	9	13	6	4	7	Ret	214
		4	5	5	3	3	13	7	5	6	10	3	8	Ret	6	5	5	17†	Ret	6	4
5	Renault	11	11	2	4	5	8	3	6	7	5	Ret	7	Ret	3	8	7	Ret	5	9	5	163
		12	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	11	13†	15	17	14	13	10	5	9	13	11	Ret	Ret	16	6
6	Williams-Cosworth	9	10	8	12	12	9	Ret	14	14	4	5	12	10	Ret	10	6	9	7	14	12	69
		10	14	Ret	10	15	16	Ret	17	13	Ret	10	13	6	14	7	10	Ret	10	8	16
7	Force India-Mercedes	14	12	Ret	5	11	7	8	9	10	6	8	17	Ret	5	16	9	Ret	Ret	12	13	68
		15	9	7	Ret	Ret	15†	9	13	9	16	11	16	13	10	12	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret
8	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	22	Ret	12	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	12	Ret	14	7	11	14	Ret	8	9	17	11	44
		23	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	10	Ret	7	6	11	9	8	Ret	Ret	7	8	10	14
9	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	16	16†	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	10	16	8	9	12	Ret	12	12	11	14	10	Ret	13	15	13
		17	13	11	9	13	10	11	12	12	13	Ret	15	Ret	13	15	12	11	11	11	9
10	Lotus-Cosworth	18	17†	DNS	17	Ret	17	15†	Ret	Ret	21	16	Ret	15	19	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	19	21†	0
		19	15	13	NC	14	DNS	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	17	Ret	14	16	18	16†	12	13	18	17
11	HRT-Cosworth	20	Ret	14	15	17	Ret	14†	20†	18	18	19	Ret	19	20	19	Ret	16	15	22	20	0
		21	Ret	Ret	16	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	20	20	19	17	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	14	21	19
12	Virgin-Cosworth	24	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	18	Ret	18	Ret	19	18	18	16	18	17	Ret	14	Ret	20	Ret	0
		25	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	19	Ret	19	19	17	Ret	Ret	18	17	20	15	DNS	Ret	NC	18
Pos	Constructor	Car No.	BHR	AUS	MAL	CHN	ESP	MON	TUR	CAN	EUR	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	KOR	BRA	ABU	Points

^† Cars did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

References

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Formula_One_season
2. http://www.statsf1.com/en/2010.aspx