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2010 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 28 Mar 2010
- Name
- 2010 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/822
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: KNOCKOUT
Grand Prix context
2010 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix · Albert Park Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2010 Formula 1 World Championship · round 2
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:33:36.531 · 58 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:33:48.565 · 58 laps · renault | 18 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:33:51.019 · 58 laps · ferrari | 15 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:33:52.835 · 58 laps · ferrari | 12 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33:53.214 · 58 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:34:06.429 · 58 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 7 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 1:34:36.378 · 58 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:34:37.067 · 58 laps · cosworth | 4 |
| 9 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:34:43.850 · 58 laps · renault | 2 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:34:45.922 · 58 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:34:47.832 · 58 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 1:34:50.615 · 58 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus Racing | Time not recorded · 56 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | Time not recorded · 53 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Timo Glock | Virgin | Suspension · Time not recorded · 41 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 26 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Brakes · Time not recorded · 25 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Engine · Time not recorded · 9 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | Spun off · Time not recorded · 9 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Bruno Senna | HRT | Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 4 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Jarno Trulli | Lotus Racing | Hydraulics · Time not recorded · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Q1 1:24.774 · 19 laps · renault | |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | Q1 1:25.286 · 20 laps · renault | |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Q1 1:25.082 · 22 laps · ferrari | |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:24.897 · 19 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Q1 1:25.548 · 24 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:24.788 · 26 laps · mercedes | |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | Q1 1:25.351 · 24 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | Q1 1:25.702 · 20 laps · cosworth | |
| 9 | Robert Kubica | Renault | Q1 1:25.588 · 23 laps · renault | |
| 10 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | Q1 1:25.504 · 24 laps · mercedes | |
| 11 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Q1 1:25.046 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:26.061 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 13 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | Q1 1:26.170 · 19 laps · mercedes | |
| 14 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | Q1 1:26.089 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams | Q1 1:25.866 · 17 laps · cosworth | |
| 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | Q1 1:26.251 · 16 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:26.095 · 16 laps · ferrari | |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | Q1 1:26.471 · 10 laps · renault | |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus Racing | Q1 1:28.797 · 9 laps · cosworth | |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus Racing | Q1 1:29.111 · 8 laps · cosworth | |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin | Q1 1:29.592 · 8 laps · cosworth | |
| 22 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | Q1 1:30.185 · 8 laps · cosworth | |
| 23 | Bruno Senna | HRT | Q1 1:30.526 · 10 laps · cosworth | |
| 24 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | Q1 1:30.613 · 10 laps · cosworth |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:23.919 · renault | |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:24.035 · renault | |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:24.111 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:24.675 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:24.837 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:24.884 · mercedes | |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:24.927 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:25.217 · cosworth | |
| 9 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:25.372 · renault | |
| 10 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:26.036 · mercedes | |
| 11 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:25.184 · mercedes | |
| 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:25.638 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 1:25.743 · mercedes | |
| 14 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 1:25.747 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams | 1:25.748 · cosworth | |
| 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:25.777 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:26.089 · ferrari | |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:26.471 · renault | |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus Racing | 1:28.797 · cosworth | |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus Racing | 1:29.111 · cosworth | |
| 21 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 1:30.526 · cosworth | |
| 22 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 1:30.613 · cosworth | |
| PL | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:29.592 · cosworth | |
| PL | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 1:30.185 · cosworth |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 37 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 33 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 31 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 23 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 20 |
| 6 | Robert Kubica | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 7 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 9 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 12 | Jaime Alguersuari | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 13 | Pedro de la Rosa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 15 | Heikki Kovalainen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 17 | Karun Chandhok | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Sébastien Buemi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Robert Kubica | 1 | 1:26.927 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 2 | 1:27.126 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 3 | 1:27.482 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 4 | 1:27.511 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | 1:27.686 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 6 | 1:27.747 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 7 | 1:27.793 |
| freePractice1Results | Sébastien Buemi | 8 | 1:28.014 |
| freePractice1Results | Vitaly Petrov | 9 | 1:28.114 |
| freePractice1Results | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 10 | 1:28.192 |
| freePractice1Results | Paul di Resta | 11 | 1:28.537 |
| freePractice1Results | Michael Schumacher | 12 | 1:28.550 |
| freePractice1Results | Jaime Alguersuari | 13 | 1:28.572 |
| freePractice1Results | Mark Webber | 14 | 1:28.683 |
| freePractice1Results | Pedro de la Rosa | 15 | 1:29.465 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 16 | 1:29.712 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 17 | 1:30.249 |
| freePractice1Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 18 | 1:31.588 |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 19 | 1:31.652 |
| freePractice1Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 20 | 1:31.654 |
| freePractice1Results | Lucas di Grassi | 21 | 1:32.831 |
| freePractice1Results | Bruno Senna | 22 | 1:33.401 |
| freePractice1Results | Karun Chandhok | 23 | 1:34.251 |
| freePractice1Results | Timo Glock | 24 | 1:34.925 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:25.801 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 2 | 1:26.076 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 3 | 1:26.248 |
| freePractice2Results | Michael Schumacher | 4 | 1:26.511 |
| freePractice2Results | Vitaly Petrov | 5 | 1:26.732 |
| freePractice2Results | Sébastien Buemi | 6 | 1:26.832 |
| freePractice2Results | Adrian Sutil | 7 | 1:26.834 |
| freePractice2Results | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 8 | 1:26.835 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 9 | 1:26.904 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 10 | 1:26.956 |
| freePractice2Results | Robert Kubica | 11 | 1:27.108 |
| freePractice2Results | Pedro de la Rosa | 12 | 1:27.108 |
| freePractice2Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 13 | 1:27.455 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 14 | 1:27.545 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 15 | 1:29.025 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 16 | 1:29.134 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 17 | 1:29.591 |
| freePractice2Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 18 | 1:29.860 |
| freePractice2Results | Jaime Alguersuari | 19 | 1:30.510 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 20 | 1:30.695 |
| freePractice2Results | Timo Glock | 21 | 1:32.117 |
| freePractice2Results | Lucas di Grassi | 22 | Unknown |
| freePractice2Results | Karun Chandhok | 23 | Unknown |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 1 | 1:24.719 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 2 | 1:24.929 |
| freePractice3Results | Michael Schumacher | 3 | 1:24.963 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 1:25.122 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 5 | 1:25.366 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 6 | 1:25.399 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 7 | 1:25.505 |
| freePractice3Results | Adrian Sutil | 8 | 1:25.525 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 9 | 1:25.549 |
| freePractice3Results | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 10 | 1:25.782 |
| freePractice3Results | Rubens Barrichello | 11 | 1:25.852 |
| freePractice3Results | Sébastien Buemi | 12 | 1:26.104 |
| freePractice3Results | Robert Kubica | 13 | 1:26.184 |
| freePractice3Results | Kamui Kobayashi | 14 | 1:26.275 |
| freePractice3Results | Jaime Alguersuari | 15 | 1:26.368 |
| freePractice3Results | Vitaly Petrov | 16 | 1:26.661 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 17 | 1:26.804 |
| freePractice3Results | Pedro de la Rosa | 18 | 1:26.818 |
| freePractice3Results | Heikki Kovalainen | 19 | 1:29.539 |
| freePractice3Results | Jarno Trulli | 20 | 1:29.800 |
| freePractice3Results | Lucas di Grassi | 21 | 1:30.800 |
| freePractice3Results | Timo Glock | 22 | 1:31.114 |
| freePractice3Results | Karun Chandhok | 23 | 1:34.334 |
| freePractice3Results | Bruno Senna | 24 | 1:36.649 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Schumacher | 1 | 1 | 32.742 |
| Jenson Button | 1 | 6 | 27.295 |
| Felipe Massa | 1 | 8 | 29.415 |
| Robert Kubica | 1 | 8 | 24.188 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 8 | 24.885 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 8 | 28.948 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 8 | 25.864 |
| Vitaly Petrov | 1 | 8 | 28.963 |
| Pedro de la Rosa | 1 | 8 | 27.069 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 8 | 26.821 |
| Michael Schumacher | 2 | 8 | 29.619 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 8 | 27.801 |
| Karun Chandhok | 1 | 8 | 27.526 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 9 | 24.527 |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi | 1 | 9 | 25.746 |
| Jaime Alguersuari | 1 | 9 | 25.273 |
| Timo Glock | 1 | 9 | 28.501 |
| Mark Webber | 1 | 10 | 23.517 |
| Lucas di Grassi | 1 | 10 | 27.693 |
| Jaime Alguersuari | 2 | 27 | 25.378 |
| Lucas di Grassi | 2 | 25 | 15:47.885 |
| Michael Schumacher | 3 | 29 | 24.412 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 31 | 24.129 |
| Mark Webber | 2 | 32 | 23.986 |
| Nico Rosberg | 2 | 33 | 23.990 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 34 | 24.027 |
| Karun Chandhok | 2 | 46 | 26.768 |
| Mark Webber | 3 | 56 | 29.584 |