The Spanish Grand Prix 2010 was the 5th round of the 2010 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain, on May 9th.

Mark Webber won the race from the pole, followed by Fernando Alonso, and Sebastian Vettel completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
WEB
Mark Webber
Red Bull
1:35:44.101
Finished
2
2
ALO
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
+24.065
Finished
3
1
VET
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
+51.338
Finished
4
2
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
+1:02.195
Finished
5
-
BUT
Jenson Button
McLaren
+1:03.728
Finished
6
3
MAS
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
+1:05.767
Finished
7
4
SUT
Adrian Sutil
Force India
+1:12.941
Finished
8
1
KUB
Robert Kubica
Renault
+1:13.677
Finished
9
8
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Williams
+1 Lap
10
5
ALG
Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso
+1 Lap
11
8
PET
Vitaly Petrov
Renault
+1 Lap
12
2
KOB
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
+1 Lap
13
5
ROS
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
+1 Lap
14
11
HAM
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
Puncture
15
1
LIU
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Force India
Engine
16
3
HUL
Nico Hülkenberg
Williams
+2 Laps
17
1
TRU
Jarno Trulli
Lotus
+3 Laps
18
4
GLO
Timo Glock
Virgin
+3 Laps
19
4
DIG
Lucas di Grassi
Virgin
+4 Laps
20
6
BUE
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso
Hydraulics
21
3
CHA
Karun Chandhok
HRT
Suspension
22
10
DLR
Pedro de la Rosa
Sauber
Collision
23
2
SEN
Bruno Senna
HRT
Accident
24
4
KOV
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus
Gearbox
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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, Lewis Hamilton, who had a puncture that could not be repaired on lap 64, Vitantonio Liuzzi, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 64, Sébastien Buemi, who experienced an hydraulic malfunction on lap 42, Karun Chandhok, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 27, Pedro de la Rosa, who retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars on lap 18, Bruno Senna, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 0, and Heikki Kovalainen, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 0.

Puncture

  • Lewis Hamilton
    Lap 64

Engine

  • Vitantonio Liuzzi
    Lap 64

Hydraulics

  • Sébastien Buemi
    Lap 42

Suspension

  • Karun Chandhok
    Lap 27

Collision

  • Pedro de la Rosa
    Lap 18

Accident

  • Bruno Senna
    Lap 0

Gearbox

  • Heikki Kovalainen
    Lap 0

Qualifying

#1
WEB
#2
VET
#3
HAM
#4
ALO
#5
BUT
#6
MSC
#7
KUB
#8
ROS
#9
MAS
#10
KOB
#11
SUT
#12
DLR
#13
HUL
#14
PET
#15
BUE
#16
ALG
#17
LIU
#18
BAR
#19
TRU
#20
KOV
#21
GLO
#22
DIG
#23
CHA
#24
SEN

Mark Webber dominated all the qualifying sessions and took the pole by 0.106 seconds, with a final lap time of 1:19.995. Sebastian Vettel was right behind him, helping Red Bull score a one-two and monopolize the first line of the grid.

Q1

  • Mark Webber
    1:21.412
  • Sebastian Vettel
    1:21.680
  • Lewis Hamilton
    1:21.723
  • Jenson Button
    1:21.915
  • Fernando Alonso
    1:21.957
  • Pedro de la Rosa
    1:22.211
  • Nico Rosberg
    1:22.419
  • Robert Kubica
    1:22.488
  • Michael Schumacher
    1:22.528
  • Felipe Massa
    1:22.564
  • Kamui Kobayashi
    1:22.577
  • Jaime Alguersuari
    1:22.593
  • Adrian Sutil
    1:22.628
  • Sébastien Buemi
    1:22.699
  • Nico Hülkenberg
    1:22.857
  • Vitaly Petrov
    1:22.976
  • Vitantonio Liuzzi
    1:23.084
  • Rubens Barrichello
    1:23.125
  • Jarno Trulli
    1:24.674
  • Heikki Kovalainen
    1:24.748
  • Timo Glock
    1:25.475
  • Lucas di Grassi
    1:25.556
  • Karun Chandhok
    1:26.750
  • Bruno Senna
    1:27.122

Q2

  • Mark Webber
    1:20.655
  • Sebastian Vettel
    1:20.772
  • Jenson Button
    1:21.168
  • Lewis Hamilton
    1:21.415
  • Fernando Alonso
    1:21.549
  • Michael Schumacher
    1:21.557
  • Robert Kubica
    1:21.599
  • Kamui Kobayashi
    1:21.725
  • Felipe Massa
    1:21.841
  • Nico Rosberg
    1:21.867
  • Adrian Sutil
    1:21.985
  • Pedro de la Rosa
    1:22.026
  • Nico Hülkenberg
    1:22.131
  • Vitaly Petrov
    1:22.139
  • Sébastien Buemi
    1:22.191
  • Jaime Alguersuari
    1:22.207
  • Vitantonio Liuzzi
    1:22.854

Q3

  • Mark Webber
    1:19.995
  • Sebastian Vettel
    1:20.101
  • Lewis Hamilton
    1:20.829
  • Fernando Alonso
    1:20.937
  • Jenson Button
    1:20.991
  • Michael Schumacher
    1:21.294
  • Robert Kubica
    1:21.353
  • Nico Rosberg
    1:21.408
  • Felipe Massa
    1:21.585
  • Kamui Kobayashi
    1:21.984

Track evolution

Q1
-0.625
seconds faster
Q2
-0.367
seconds faster
Q3

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 9 out of the 10 drivers that took place in Q3 were able to improve their times.