2010 Formula One World Championship
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The 2010 Formula One season was the 61st Formula One season. Red Bull Racing won its first Constructors' Championship. Sebastian Vettel won his first Drivers' Championship. He only took the championship by winning the final race of the season. Vettel became the youngest World Champion.
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship. [1]
Driver changes
On 8 July, 2010, the Thursday before the British Grand Prix, the HRT F1 Team (HRT) announced that Bruno Senna would be replaced by test driver Sakon Yamamoto. After the British race, HRT announced that Senna would return to his seat and race the number 21 car. HRT also announced that Yamamoto would replace Karun Chandhok at the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim.[12]
In August, Mercedes released Nick Heidfeld from his contract. Heidfeld was released so he could join Pirelli and test of the new tyre for the 2011 season.[20]
In September, Sauber replaced Pedro de la Rosa with Nick Heidfeld for the remainder of the season, starting with the Singapore Grand Prix.[17]
For the Singapore Grand Prix Christian Klien replaced Sakon Yamamoto. HRT reported that Yamamoto was sick from food posining.[13] For the Brazilian Grand Prix, HRT announced that Klien would race in place of Yamamoto.[14]
Race schedule
The Korean Grand Prix ran as scheduled. The Korean International Circuit passed its inspection on 12 October.[22]
Results and standings
Race results
Drivers standings
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Bold - Pole |
† Driver that did not finish the Grand Prix. Driver was classified (ranked) because they finish more than 90% of the race.
Constructors standings
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Bold – Pole |
† Driver did not finish the Grand Prix. Driver was classified (ranked) because they finished over 90% of the race.
2010 Formula One World Championship Media
Sebastian Vettel won the first of his four consecutive World Championships, eclipsing Lewis Hamilton as the youngest World Champion in Formula One history.
Fernando Alonso was runner-up by just 4 points, driving for Ferrari
Mark Webber, Vettel's teammate, finished third in the Drivers' Championship
Bruno Senna made his debut with the new Hispania team.
Michael Schumacher returned to the sport with Mercedes after a 3-year hiatus.
Testing sessions at Jerez were constantly interrupted by heavy rain.
Virgin Racing had aerodynamic problems during the tests in Jerez and Barcelona.
Michael Schumacher returned to the grid with the Mercedes team after coming out of retirement.
References
- ↑ "FIA Formula One World Championship - Entry List". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 2010-03-03. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ "Formula 1™ - The Official F1™ (McLaren)". formula1.com. Formula One Administration Ltd. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ "Formula 1™ - The Official F1™ (Mercedes GP)". formula1.com. Formula One Administration Ltd. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ "Formula 1™ - The Official F1™ (Red Bull)". formula1.com. Formula One Administration Ltd. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ "Formula 1™ - The Official F1™ (Ferrari)". formula1.com. Formula One Administration Ltd. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ "Formula 1™ - The Official F1™ (Williams)". formula1.com. Formula One Administration Ltd. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ "Formula 1™ - The Official F1™ (Renault)". formula1.com. Formula One Administration Ltd. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ "Formula 1™ - The Official F1™ (Force India)". formula1.com. Formula One Administration Ltd. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ "Formula 1™ - The Official F1™ (Toro Rosso)". formula1.com. Formula One Administration Ltd. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ "Formula 1™ - The Official F1™ (Lotus)". formula1.com. Formula One Administration Ltd. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ "Formula 1™ - The Official F1™ (HRT)". formula1.com. Formula One Administration Ltd. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Senna returns as Yamamoto replaces Chandhok in Germany". uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. Yahoo! and Eurosport. 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Cooper, Adam (2010-09-24). "F1: Klien Makes Race Comeback With HRT". formula-one.speedtv.com. Speed Channel, Inc. Archived from the original on 2010-09-26. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Klien to replace Yamamoto in Brazil". motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2010-11-04.[dead link]
- ↑ Jonathan Noble; Matt Beer (July 8, 2010). "Yamamoto to replace Senna in Britain". autosport.com. Haymarket Media Group. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ↑ "Formula 1™ - The Official F1™ (BMW Sauber)". formula1.com. Formula One Administration Ltd. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Nick Heidfeld replaces Pedro de la Rosa at Sauber". stats.cbc.ca. STATS LLC. 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2010-09-15.[dead link]
- ↑ "Formula 1™ - The Official F1™ (Virgin)". formula1.com. Formula One Administration Ltd. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ "Virgin to assess D'Ambrosio over four Friday practices". formula1.com. Formula One Administration Ltd. 2010-09-20. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
- ↑ "Mercedes release Nick Heidfeld to take Pirelli test job". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ↑ "Formula 1™ - The Official F1™ Website {Race Calendar}". formula1.com. Formula One Administration Ltd. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ "Korean F1 Grand Prix given go-ahead after inspection". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. 2010-10-12. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 "F1 - Grandprix.com > F1 Results 2010 > Bahrain GP > Sunday - Race Results". grandprix.com. Inside F1, Inc. 2010-03-14. Archived from the original on 2010-05-15. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 "F1 - Grandprix.com > F1 Results 2010 > Australian GP > Sunday - Race Results". grandprix.com. Inside F1, Inc. 2010-03-28. Archived from the original on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 "F1 - Grandprix.com > F1 Results 2010 > Malaysian GP > Sunday - Race Results". grandprix.com. Inside F1, Inc. 2010-04-04. Archived from the original on 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 "F1 - Grandprix.com > F1 Results 2010 > Chinese GP > Sunday - Race Results". grandprix.com. Inside F1, Inc. 2010-04-18. Archived from the original on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 "F1 - Grandprix.com > F1 Results 2010 > Spanish GP > Sunday - Race Results". grandprix.com. Inside F1, Inc. 2010-05-09. Archived from the original on 2010-05-12. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 "F1 - Grandprix.com > F1 Results 2010 > Monaco GP > Sunday - Race Results". grandprix.com. Inside F1, Inc. 2010-05-16. Archived from the original on 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 "F1 - Grandprix.com > F1 Results 2010 > Turkish GP > Sunday - Race Results". grandprix.com. Inside F1, Inc. 2010-05-30. Archived from the original on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 "F1 - Grandprix.com > F1 Results 2010 > Canadian GP > Sunday - Race Results". grandprix.com. Inside F1, Inc. 2010-06-13. Archived from the original on 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 "F1 - Grandprix.com > F1 Results 2010 > European GP > Sunday - Race Results". grandprix.com. Inside F1, Inc. 2010-06-27. Archived from the original on 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 "F1 - Grandprix.com > F1 Results 2010 > British GP > Sunday - Race Results". grandprix.com. Inside F1, Inc. 2010-07-11. Archived from the original on 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 "F1 - Grandprix.com > F1 Results 2010 > German GP > Sunday - Race Results". grandprix.com. Inside F1, Inc. 2010-07-25. Archived from the original on 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 "F1 - Grandprix.com > F1 Results 2010 > Hungarian GP > Sunday - Race Results". grandprix.com. Inside F1, Inc. 2010-08-01. Archived from the original on 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 "Belgian GP - Sunday - Race Results". grandprix.com. Inside F1, Inc. 2010-08-29. Archived from the original on 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
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- ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 "Singapore GP - Sunday - Race Results". grandprix.com. Inside F1, Inc. 2010-09-12. Archived from the original on 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 "Japanese GP - Sunday - Race Results". grandprix.com. Inside F1, Inc. 2010-10-10. Archived from the original on 2010-10-14. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 "Korean GP - Sunday - Race Results". grandprix.com. Inside F1, Inc. 2010-10-24. Archived from the original on 2010-10-27. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 "Brazilian GP - Sunday - Race Results". grandprix.com. Inside F1, Inc. 2010-09-12. Archived from the original on 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 "Abu Dhabi GP - Sunday - Race Results". grandprix.com. Inside F1, Inc. 2010-09-12. Archived from the original on 2010-11-16. Retrieved 2010-09-12.