The Chinese Grand Prix 2010 was the 4th round of the 2010 F1 season, and took place at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, on April 18th.
Jenson Button won the race after starting in the 5th position, followed by Lewis Hamilton, and Nico Rosberg completing the podium.
Sebastian Vettel started from the pole position, but only managed to finish 6th.
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
There were some incidents during the race, with 8 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.
These included, Jarno Trulli, who experienced an hydraulic malfunction on lap 26, Lucas di Grassi, who had a problem with the clutch on lap 8, Pedro de la Rosa, who suffered a technical malfunction on lap 7, Sébastien Buemi, Kamui Kobayashi, and Vitantonio Liuzzi, all of whom had to retire due to an accident, and Timo Glock, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 0.
Hydraulics
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Jarno TrulliLap 26
Clutch
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Lucas di GrassiLap 8
Technical
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Pedro de la RosaLap 7
Accident
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Sébastien BuemiLap 0
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Kamui KobayashiLap 0
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Vitantonio LiuzziLap 0
Engine
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Timo GlockLap 0
Qualifying
Sebastian Vettel managed to get the pole position by 0.25 seconds and a final lipe time of 1:34.558. 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 all of the drivers that took place in Q2 improved their times in this second session.
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 8 out of the 10 drivers that took place in Q3 were able to improve their times.