2010 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix

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Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

Time TBA

Race

2010-03-14 · time TBA

Bahrain International Circuit

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

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Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Fastest lap · Race · 1:39:20.396 · 49 laps	25
2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Race · 1:39:36.495 · 49 laps	18
3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Race · 1:39:43.578 · 49 laps	15
4	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Race · 1:39:59.195 · 49 laps	12
5	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Race · 1:40:00.609 · 49 laps	10
6	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Race · 1:40:04.559 · 49 laps	8
7	Jenson Button	McLaren	Race · 1:40:05.676 · 49 laps	6
8	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Race · 1:40:06.756 · 49 laps	4
9	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	Race · 1:40:13.404 · 49 laps	2
10	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	Race · 1:40:22.885 · 49 laps	1
11	Robert Kubica	Renault	Race · 1:40:29.489 · 49 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Race · 1:40:43.354 · 49 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	Race · 1:40:53.052 · 49 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	Race · Time not recorded · 48 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Race · Time not recorded · 47 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Race · Time not recorded · 46 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Race · Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 46 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	Race · Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 28 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Bruno Senna	HRT	Race · Airbox · Time not recorded · 17 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Timo Glock	Virgin	Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 16 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	Race · Suspension · Time not recorded · 13 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Race · Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 11 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin	Race · Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 2 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Karun Chandhok	HRT	Race · Spun off · Time not recorded · 1 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Fernando Alonso · Ferrari

Felipe Massa · Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton · McLaren

Sebastian Vettel · Red Bull

Nico Rosberg · Mercedes

Michael Schumacher · Mercedes

Jenson Button · McLaren

Mark Webber · Red Bull

Vitantonio Liuzzi · Force India

Rubens Barrichello · Williams

Robert Kubica · Renault

Adrian Sutil · Force India

Jaime Alguersuari · Toro Rosso

Nico Hülkenberg · Williams

Heikki Kovalainen · Lotus Racing

Sébastien Buemi · Toro Rosso

Jarno Trulli · Lotus Racing

Pedro de la Rosa · Sauber

Bruno Senna · HRT

Timo Glock · Virgin

Vitaly Petrov · Renault

Kamui Kobayashi · Sauber

Lucas di Grassi · Virgin

Karun Chandhok · HRT

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:55.029 · Q2 1:53.883 · Q3 1:54.101 · 14 laps
2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:55.313 · Q2 1:54.331 · Q3 1:54.242 · 16 laps
3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:54.612 · Q2 1:54.172 · Q3 1:54.608 · 20 laps
4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:55.341 · Q2 1:54.707 · Q3 1:55.217 · 19 laps
5	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:55.463 · Q2 1:54.682 · Q3 1:55.241 · 13 laps
6	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:55.298 · Q2 1:54.318 · Q3 1:55.284 · 13 laps
7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:55.593 · Q2 1:55.105 · Q3 1:55.524 · 15 laps
8	Jenson Button	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:55.715 · Q2 1:55.168 · Q3 1:55.672 · 17 laps
9	Robert Kubica	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:55.511 · Q2 1:54.963 · Q3 1:55.885 · 17 laps
10	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:55.213 · Q2 1:54.996 · Q3 1:56.309 · 16 laps
11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:55.969 · Q2 1:55.330 · 12 laps
12	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:55.628 · Q2 1:55.653 · 13 laps
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:56.375 · Q2 1:55.857 · 14 laps
14	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:56.428 · Q2 1:56.237 · 13 laps
15	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:56.189 · Q2 1:56.265 · 14 laps
16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:56.541 · Q2 1:56.270 · 13 laps
17	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:56.167 · Q2 1:56.619 · 14 laps
18	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:57.071 · 6 laps
19	Timo Glock	Virgin	Qualifying · Q1 1:59.728 · 7 laps
20	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Qualifying · Q1 1:59.852 · 6 laps
21	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Qualifying · Q1 2:00.313 · 7 laps
22	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin	Qualifying · Q1 2:00.587 · 7 laps
23	Bruno Senna	HRT	Qualifying · Q1 2:03.240 · 6 laps
24	Karun Chandhok	HRT	Qualifying · Q1 2:04.904 · 7 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:54.101
2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:54.242
3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:54.608
4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:55.217
5	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:55.241
6	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:55.284
7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:55.524
8	Jenson Button	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:55.672
9	Robert Kubica	Renault	Starting grid · 1:55.885
10	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Starting grid · 1:56.309
11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	Starting grid · 1:55.330
12	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	Starting grid · 1:55.653
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	Starting grid · 1:55.857
14	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:56.237
15	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:56.265
16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:56.270
17	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	Starting grid · 1:56.619
18	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:57.071
19	Timo Glock	Virgin	Starting grid · 1:59.728
20	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Starting grid · 1:59.852
21	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Starting grid · 2:00.313
22	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin	Starting grid · 2:00.587
PL	Bruno Senna	HRT	Starting grid · 2:03.240
PL	Karun Chandhok	HRT	Starting grid · 2:04.904

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:56.583 · 18 laps
2	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:56.766 · 18 laps
3	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:57.041 · 19 laps
4	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:57.055 · 19 laps
5	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:57.068 · 19 laps
6	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:57.163 · 19 laps
7	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:57.194 · 19 laps
8	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:57.199 · 15 laps
9	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:57.255 · 17 laps
10	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:57.662 · 16 laps
11	Jaime Alguersuari	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:57.722 · 18 laps
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:57.894 · 20 laps
13	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:57.943 · 17 laps
14	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:58.399 · 13 laps
15	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:58.782 · 11 laps
16	Vitaly Petrov	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:58.880 · 13 laps
17	Pedro de la Rosa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 2:00.250 · 18 laps
18	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 2:01.388 · 11 laps
19	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 2:03.680 · 8 laps
20	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 2:03.848 · 21 laps
21	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 2:03.970 · 15 laps
22	Lucas di Grassi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 2 laps
23	Bruno Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 3 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:55.409 · 23 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:55.854 · 22 laps
3	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:55.903 · 23 laps
4	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:56.076 · 28 laps
5	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:56.459 · 18 laps
6	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:56.501 · 26 laps
7	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:56.555 · 30 laps
8	Vitaly Petrov	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:56.750 · 26 laps
9	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:57.140 · 25 laps
10	Pedro de la Rosa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:57.255 · 24 laps
11	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:57.352 · 27 laps
12	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:57.361 · 29 laps
13	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:57.452 · 21 laps
14	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:57.833 · 29 laps
15	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:58.155 · 29 laps
16	Jaime Alguersuari	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:59.799 · 31 laps
17	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 2:00.444 · 12 laps
18	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 2:00.873 · 23 laps
19	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 2:00.990 · 14 laps
20	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 2:02.037 · 3 laps
21	Lucas di Grassi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 2:02.188 · 21 laps
22	Bruno Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 2:06.968 · 17 laps
23	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · Time not recorded · 1 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:54.099 · 14 laps
2	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:54.368 · 13 laps
3	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:54.500 · 15 laps
4	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:54.533 · 13 laps
5	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:54.646 · 16 laps
6	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:54.739 · 14 laps
7	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:55.000 · 14 laps
8	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:55.331 · 15 laps
9	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:55.432 · 11 laps
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:55.461 · 13 laps
11	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:55.521 · 13 laps
12	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:55.860 · 8 laps
13	Pedro de la Rosa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:56.063 · 14 laps
14	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:56.259 · 15 laps
15	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:56.295 · 17 laps
16	Jaime Alguersuari	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:56.504 · 16 laps
17	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:56.530 · 14 laps
18	Vitaly Petrov	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:56.811 · 16 laps
19	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:59.173 · 10 laps
20	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:59.789 · 15 laps
21	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 2:01.259 · 5 laps
22	Bruno Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 2:04.001 · 11 laps
23	Lucas di Grassi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · Time not recorded · 2 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:58.287
2	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:59.393
3	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:59.487
4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:59.560
5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:59.732
6	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:59.833
7	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:59.906
8	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:59.964
9	Jenson Button	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:59.970
10	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 2:00.080
11	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 2:00.204
12	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 2:00.218
13	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 2:00.236
14	Robert Kubica	Renault	Fastest laps · 2:00.474
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	Fastest laps · 2:01.401
16	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	Fastest laps · 2:01.650
17	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Fastest laps · 2:02.701
18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Fastest laps · 2:02.930
19	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	Fastest laps · 2:04.307
20	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Fastest laps · 2:05.044
21	Timo Glock	Virgin	Fastest laps · 2:07.062
22	Bruno Senna	HRT	Fastest laps · 2:09.127
23	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin	Fastest laps · 2:09.361

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Nico Hülkenberg	1	3	25.136
Bruno Senna	1	11	32.822
Robert Kubica	1	12	23.166
Jaime Alguersuari	1	13	24.056
Pedro de la Rosa	1	14	22.906
Lewis Hamilton	1	15	23.201
Michael Schumacher	1	15	23.160
Adrian Sutil	1	15	23.469
Fernando Alonso	1	16	23.154
Nico Rosberg	1	16	24.295
Mark Webber	1	16	25.190
Jenson Button	1	16	23.543
Sebastian Vettel	1	17	22.260
Felipe Massa	1	17	23.040
Rubens Barrichello	1	19	23.671
Vitantonio Liuzzi	1	20	23.931
Jarno Trulli	1	24	26.979
Sébastien Buemi	1	25	27.503
Nico Hülkenberg	2	25	25.735
Jaime Alguersuari	2	26	23.337
Heikki Kovalainen	1	30	26.394

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	25
2	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	18
3	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	15
4	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	12
5	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
6	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
7	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
8	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
9	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
10	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
11	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
12	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
13	Jaime Alguersuari	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
15	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
16	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	43
2	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	21
3	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	18
4	Red Bull Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	16
5	Force India Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	2
6	Williams Cosworth	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1
7	Renault Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
8	Toro Rosso Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
9	Lotus Racing Cosworth	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

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