2010 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix

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

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Race

2010-04-04 · time TBA

Sepang International Circuit

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Race · 1:33:48.412 · 56 laps	25
2	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Fastest lap · Race · 1:33:53.261 · 56 laps	18
3	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Race · 1:34:01.916 · 56 laps	15
4	Robert Kubica	Renault	Race · 1:34:07.001 · 56 laps	12
5	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Race · 1:34:09.471 · 56 laps	10
6	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Race · 1:34:11.883 · 56 laps	8
7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Race · 1:34:15.480 · 56 laps	6
8	Jenson Button	McLaren	Race · 1:34:26.330 · 56 laps	4
9	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	Race · 1:34:59.014 · 56 laps	2
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	Race · 1:35:01.811 · 56 laps	1
11	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Race · 1:35:07.350 · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 54 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin	Race · Time not recorded · 53 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Karun Chandhok	HRT	Race · Time not recorded · 53 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Bruno Senna	HRT	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Race · Time not recorded · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Race · Time not recorded · 46 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 32 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	Race · Throttle · Time not recorded · 12 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Race · Wheel nut · Time not recorded · 9 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 8 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Timo Glock	Virgin	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 2 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	Race · Engine · Time not recorded	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.

Sebastian Vettel · Red Bull

Mark Webber · Red Bull

Nico Rosberg · Mercedes

Robert Kubica · Renault

Adrian Sutil · Force India

Lewis Hamilton · McLaren

Felipe Massa · Ferrari

Jenson Button · McLaren

Jaime Alguersuari · Toro Rosso

Nico Hülkenberg · Williams

Sébastien Buemi · Toro Rosso

Rubens Barrichello · Williams

Fernando Alonso · Ferrari

Lucas di Grassi · Virgin

Karun Chandhok · HRT

Bruno Senna · HRT

Jarno Trulli · Lotus Racing

Heikki Kovalainen · Lotus Racing

Vitaly Petrov · Renault

Vitantonio Liuzzi · Force India

Michael Schumacher · Mercedes

Kamui Kobayashi · Sauber

Timo Glock · Virgin

Pedro de la Rosa · Sauber

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:51.886 · Q2 1:48.210 · Q3 1:49.327 · 18 laps
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:52.560 · Q2 1:47.417 · Q3 1:50.673 · 22 laps
3	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:47.632 · Q2 1:46.828 · Q3 1:50.789 · 19 laps
4	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:49.479 · Q2 1:47.085 · Q3 1:50.914 · 21 laps
5	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:49.664 · Q2 1:47.346 · Q3 1:51.001 · 22 laps
6	Robert Kubica	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:46.283 · Q2 1:46.951 · Q3 1:51.051 · 19 laps
7	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:50.301 · Q2 1:48.371 · Q3 1:51.511 · 21 laps
8	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:52.239 · Q2 1:48.400 · Q3 1:51.717 · 24 laps
9	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:48.467 · Q2 1:47.792 · Q3 1:51.767 · 21 laps
10	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	Qualifying · Q1 1:49.922 · Q2 1:48.238 · Q3 1:52.254 · 21 laps
11	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:47.952 · Q2 1:48.760 · 15 laps
12	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:47.153 · Q2 1:48.771 · 14 laps
13	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:48.945 · Q2 1:49.207 · 15 laps
14	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:48.655 · Q2 1:49.464 · 16 laps
15	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Qualifying · Q1 1:52.875 · Q2 1:52.270 · 16 laps
16	Timo Glock	Virgin	Qualifying · Q1 1:52.398 · Q2 1:52.520 · 13 laps
17	Jenson Button	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:52.211 · 3 laps
18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Qualifying · Q1 1:52.884 · 6 laps
19	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:53.044 · 8 laps
20	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:53.050 · 8 laps
21	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:53.283 · 7 laps
22	Karun Chandhok	HRT	Qualifying · Q1 1:56.299 · 9 laps
23	Bruno Senna	HRT	Qualifying · Q1 1:57.269 · 9 laps
24	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin	Qualifying · Q1 1:59.977 · 4 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:49.327
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:50.673
3	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:50.789
4	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Starting grid · 1:50.914
5	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	Starting grid · 1:51.001
6	Robert Kubica	Renault	Starting grid · 1:51.051
7	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	Starting grid · 1:51.511
8	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:51.717
9	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:51.767
10	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	Starting grid · 1:52.254
11	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	Starting grid · 1:48.760
12	Pedro de la Rosa	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:48.771
13	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:49.207
14	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:49.464
15	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Starting grid · 1:52.270
16	Timo Glock	Virgin	Starting grid · 1:52.520
17	Jenson Button	McLaren	Starting grid · Time not recorded
18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Starting grid · 1:52.884
19	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:53.044
20	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:53.050
21	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:53.283
22	Karun Chandhok	HRT	Starting grid · 1:56.299
23	Bruno Senna	HRT	Starting grid · 1:57.269
24	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin	Starting grid · 1:59.977

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.921 · 19 laps
2	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.106 · 19 laps
3	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.207 · 25 laps
4	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.225 · 14 laps
5	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.402 · 22 laps
6	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.479 · 22 laps
7	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.955 · 20 laps
8	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.959 · 20 laps
9	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.043 · 19 laps
10	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.100 · 20 laps
11	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.451 · 22 laps
12	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.503 · 28 laps
13	Jaime Alguersuari	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.645 · 18 laps
14	Vitaly Petrov	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.712 · 9 laps
15	Paul di Resta	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.891 · 25 laps
16	Pedro de la Rosa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.899 · 24 laps
17	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.802 · 27 laps
18	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.278 · 18 laps
19	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.460 · 21 laps
20	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.755 · 17 laps
21	Lucas di Grassi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.159 · 25 laps
22	Fairuz Fauzy	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.721 · 19 laps
23	Bruno Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.832 · 27 laps
24	Karun Chandhok	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.966 · 24 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.175 · 27 laps
2	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.441 · 28 laps
3	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.443 · 30 laps
4	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.538 · 24 laps
5	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.674 · 30 laps
6	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.148 · 34 laps
7	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.581 · 34 laps
8	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.660 · 39 laps
9	Vitaly Petrov	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.872 · 20 laps
10	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.957 · 32 laps
11	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.018 · 38 laps
12	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.221 · 34 laps
13	Pedro de la Rosa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.325 · 33 laps
14	Jaime Alguersuari	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.325 · 39 laps
15	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.602 · 30 laps
16	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.813 · 26 laps
17	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.415 · 19 laps
18	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.454 · 34 laps
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.530 · 32 laps
20	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.786 · 13 laps
21	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.061 · 23 laps
22	Lucas di Grassi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.158 · 29 laps
23	Karun Chandhok	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:41.084 · 27 laps
24	Bruno Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:41.481 · 32 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.542 · 17 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.559 · 14 laps
3	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.587 · 17 laps
4	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.751 · 19 laps
5	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.992 · 15 laps
6	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.090 · 13 laps
7	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.113 · 16 laps
8	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.174 · 15 laps
9	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.540 · 13 laps
10	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.549 · 17 laps
11	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.623 · 11 laps
12	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.673 · 19 laps
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.882 · 13 laps
14	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.957 · 16 laps
15	Jaime Alguersuari	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.026 · 16 laps
16	Vitaly Petrov	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.076 · 17 laps
17	Pedro de la Rosa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.477 · 18 laps
18	Kamui Kobayashi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.404 · 19 laps
19	Timo Glock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.299 · 15 laps
20	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.369 · 16 laps
21	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.161 · 18 laps
22	Lucas di Grassi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.783 · 13 laps
23	Bruno Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.868 · 19 laps
24	Karun Chandhok	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.895 · 16 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:37.054
2	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:37.231
3	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:37.610
4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:37.745
5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:37.784
6	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:37.813
7	Robert Kubica	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:38.074
8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:38.129
9	Adrian Sutil	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:38.160
10	Jenson Button	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:38.501
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:39.124
12	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:39.428
13	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:39.489
14	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:40.693
15	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:42.084
16	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	Fastest laps · 1:42.594
17	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	Fastest laps · 1:42.701
18	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin	Fastest laps · 1:43.224
19	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:43.340
20	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	Fastest laps · 1:43.753
21	Karun Chandhok	HRT	Fastest laps · 1:44.790
22	Bruno Senna	HRT	Fastest laps · 1:45.334
23	Timo Glock	Virgin	Fastest laps · 1:46.388

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Rubens Barrichello	1	7	22.547
Jenson Button	1	9	23.406
Heikki Kovalainen	1	11	43.103
Nico Hülkenberg	1	13	29.555
Vitaly Petrov	1	13	25.241
Sébastien Buemi	1	14	24.377
Bruno Senna	1	16	25.751
Heikki Kovalainen	2	17	11:36.225
Jaime Alguersuari	1	19	22.828
Adrian Sutil	1	20	23.442
Robert Kubica	1	21	22.958
Nico Rosberg	1	22	21.802
Sebastian Vettel	1	23	23.102
Mark Webber	1	24	25.565
Felipe Massa	1	26	22.758
Lucas di Grassi	1	26	24.849
Lewis Hamilton	1	30	23.043
Sébastien Buemi	2	34	28.733
Fernando Alonso	1	36	22.350
Rubens Barrichello	2	44	22.329

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	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	39
2	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	37
3	Sebastian Vettel	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	37
4	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	35
5	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	35
6	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	31
7	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	30
8	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	24
9	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
10	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	9
11	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
12	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	5
13	Jaime Alguersuari	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
15	Sébastien Buemi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
16	Pedro de la Rosa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Heikki Kovalainen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
18	Karun Chandhok	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
19	Lucas di Grassi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
20	Bruno Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
21	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	76
2	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	66
3	Red Bull Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	61
4	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	44
5	Renault Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	30
6	Force India Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	18
7	Williams Cosworth	Constructorstandings · Championship record	6
8	Toro Rosso Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	2
9	Sauber Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
10	Lotus Racing Cosworth	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
11	HRT Cosworth	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
12	Virgin Cosworth	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0

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

The circuit, beyond this weekend

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