2010 Japanese Grand Prix
The Grand Prix of Japan 2010 was held on 10 October at the Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka place and was the 16th race of the Formula 1 2010 season.
- 3.1 qualifying
- 3.2 race
- 4.1 Drivers' Championship
- 4.2 Constructors' Championship
Reports
Background
After the Singapore Grand Prix Mark Webber led the drivers' championship with eleven points ahead of Fernando Alonso and with 20 Points before Lewis Hamilton. Red Bull -Renault resulted in the constructors' championship with 24 points ahead of McLaren -Mercedes with 64 points ahead of Ferrari.
With Michael Schumacher ( six times ), Alonso ( twice), Rubens Barrichello, Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel ( once each ) were five former winners of this Grand Prix.
In HRT -Cosworth Sakon Yamamoto returned to the cockpit and replaced Christian Klien from.
Training
In the first free practice Vettel posted the fastest lap in front of his team-mate Webber and Robert Kubica. With Virgin -Cosworth Jérôme D' Ambrosio took over for this training the cockpit of Lucas di Grassi. In the second session, it came on the first three positions to no changes. In the third free practice session due to heavy rain only put two pilots a time. Jaime Alguersuari was ahead of Timo Glock the fastest.
Qualifying
The qualifying session was initially delayed several times on Saturday due to heavy rain and eventually canceled. The race organizers moved the qualifying session on the morning of the race on Sunday. On Sunday morning qualifying was eventually held under dry conditions. In the first segment Vettel posted the fastest lap. The HRT, Virgin and Lotus and Sebastien Buemi pilots dropped out. In the second section Vettel held the lead position. The Force India and Sauber drivers and Liuzzi, Petrov and Massa dropped out. In the last section Vettel claimed pole position ahead of his team-mate Webber and Hamilton, which was set back due to a gearbox change at five positions.
Race
Even before the start of the Grand Prix weekend for di Grassi was finished. The Virgin pilot came in the lap to the grid from the 130R off the track and crashed into the tire wall. He could leave the car unharmed, but it was so badly damaged that he had to do without for the start. A technical defect was subsequently excluded.
At the start Vettel claimed the lead. His teammate Webber lost the second place starting position to Kubica. In the central part of the field Petrov overlooked the Williams Cosworth Nico Hülkenberg and collided with him. In the first curve, there was a further incident. Massa attempted to pass right to Nico Rosberg. He came onto the grass, his car picked up from the curb and collided with Liuzzi. All four pilots dropped out and solved with the salvage operations a safety car phase. In the third round, which was run behind the safety car, different also from Kubica. At its race car to the right rear wheel had come loose and he had to leave his car on three wheels.
At the restart of the race, there were no shifts at the top. Vettel kept his lead over Webber, Alonso, Button and Hamilton. In the sixth place, there was a shift after Schumacher Barrichello overtook. At the top of the Red Bull drove the fastest times and Vettel and Webber sat down slightly from the three other pilots. However, larger distances between the first five pilots did not arise.
Local hero Kamui Kobayashi was initially in eleventh place behind Alguersuari. He surprised the Toro Rosso drivers with a late braking maneuver in the Hairpin curve and walked past him. Four laps later, Kobayashi overtook at the same point Adrian Sutil.
A little later the pilots who had not stopped in the safety car phase began with the pit stops. Webber came a round after Vettel and thus took the lead for one lap. After his stop button was on the first position, as it was launched in contrast to the other pilots in the front panel with hard tires and therefore stopped later. Hamilton fell behind Kobayashi meantime, the like button would stop later returned, but was able to overtake him without any problems.
Button and Kobayashi completed their stop in the same round. Thus, Vettel again took over the leadership position. Button fell behind the top four drivers ( Vettel, Webber, Alonso and Hamilton). Since Hamilton got transmission problems and he could no longer engage the third gear, succeeded his teammate Button to drive past him easily. In midfield, Kobayashi was back behind Alguersuari and attacked the Spaniard again in the hairpin curve. This time Alguersuari tried not so easy let him pass and thereby damaged his front wing. Kobayashi made another good position, as Sutil failed with an engine failure.
In the meantime, a prolonged position battle for sixth place between Mercedes drivers had developed. Rosberg was thanks to a previous stops in front of Schumacher and held him for a long time behind. In the 47th round of the duel was decided by a technical defect. Rosberg's rear suspension broke in the Dunlop curve and he crashed into the tire wall. He was seen with six laps down. Meanwhile, Kobayashi also had Barrichello and his team-mate Nick Heidfeld outdated. In Schumacher, however, he no longer unlocked.
Finally, Vettel won the race ahead of Webber and Alonso. On the fourth and fifth place followed by the McLaren drivers Button and Hamilton. Schumacher was ahead of Kobayashi, Heidfeld, Barrichello and Buemi sixth. Heidfeld, who had just completed his second race of the season, scored his first points. As some pilots were excreted, achieved five pilots of the new teams that reached the goal, their best finish of the season.
In the world championship Webber claimed the lead ahead of Alonso. Vettel improved on points with Alonso in third place. Thanks to the double victory Red Bull -Renault extended his lead in the constructors' championship ahead of McLaren -Mercedes and Ferrari continued.
Message list
Classifications
Qualifying
1 Lewis Hamilton has been set back due to a gearbox change at five positions.
Race
1 Not in the target, due to the distance traveled but scored.
WM stands after the race
, The first ten of the race were 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 point (s).