The Bahrain Grand Prix 2010 was the 1st round of the 2010 F1 season, and took place at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, on March 14th.
Fernando Alonso won the race after starting in the 3rd position, followed by Felipe Massa, and Lewis Hamilton completing the podium.
Sebastian Vettel started from the pole position, but only managed to finish 4th.
Final results
Race evolution
Pit Stops
Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.
Strategy
Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..
Incidents
The reace did not end without incidents... 9 drivers out of the original 24 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.
These included, Sébastien Buemi, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 46, Jarno Trulli, Pedro de la Rosa, Kamui Kobayashi, and Lucas di Grassi, all of whom experienced an hydraulic malfunction, Bruno Senna, who suffered from an overall car overhating on lap 17, Timo Glock, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 16, Vitaly Petrov, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 13, and Karun Chandhok, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 1.
Electrical
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Sébastien BuemiLap 46
Hydraulics
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Jarno TrulliLap 46
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Pedro de la RosaLap 28
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Kamui KobayashiLap 11
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Lucas di GrassiLap 2
Overheating
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Bruno SennaLap 17
Gearbox
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Timo GlockLap 16
Suspension
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Vitaly PetrovLap 13
Accident
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Karun ChandhokLap 1
Qualifying
Sebastian Vettel managed to get the pole position by 0.141 seconds and a final lipe time of 1:54.101. Right next to him, completing the first line of the grid, was Felipe Massa.
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. That being said, the changing conditions of the track made it difficult to find these limits, and only 1 driver was able to improve his Q2 times.