The Australian Grand Prix 2010 was the 2nd round of the 2010 F1 season, and took place at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia, on March 28th.
Jenson Button won the race after starting in the 4th position, followed by Robert Kubica, and Felipe Massa completing the podium.
Sebastian Vettel started from the pole position, but didn't manage to cross the finish line, as he had a wheel problem, and had to retire on lap 25th.
Final results
Race evolution
Pit Stops
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Strategy
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Incidents
The reace did not end without incidents... 11 drivers out of the original 24 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.
These included, Timo Glock, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 41, Lucas di Grassi, Bruno Senna, and Jarno Trulli, all of whom experienced an hydraulic malfunction, Sebastian Vettel, who had a wheel problem on lap 25, Adrian Sutil, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 9, Vitaly Petrov, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 9, and Sébastien Buemi, Nico Hülkenberg, and Kamui Kobayashi, all of whom retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars.
Suspension
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Timo GlockLap 41
Hydraulics
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Lucas di GrassiLap 26
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Bruno SennaLap 4
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Jarno TrulliLap 0
Wheel
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Sebastian VettelLap 25
Engine
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Adrian SutilLap 9
Spun off
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Vitaly PetrovLap 9
Collision
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Sébastien BuemiLap 0
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Nico HülkenbergLap 0
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Kamui KobayashiLap 0
Qualifying
Sebastian Vettel dominated all the qualifying sessions and took the pole by 0.116 seconds, with a final lap time of 1:23.919. Mark Webber was right behind him, helping Red Bull score a one-two and monopolize the first line of the grid.
Track evolution
As the qualifying session went on, with the track rubbering in, and the drivers testing the limits of the grip of their cars, the times per lap dropped, and 15 out of the 17 drivers that took place in Q2 were able to improve their times.
The Q3 is the time were all the remaining drivers put all their cards on the table, even those with a superior car who might have been managing their times in Q1 and Q2 push their cars to the limit in Q3. It therefore comes as no surprise that 4 out of the 10 drivers that took place in Q3 were able to improve their times.