Round 1 · 14 March 2010
2010 Bahrain Grand Prix: results
Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) won the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 14 March 2010 at Bahrain International Circuit (Bahrain), starting from position 3. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) and Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) completed the podium. Pole position went to Sebastian Vettel. The fastest lap was set by Fernando Alonso (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 1:39:20.396 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 2 | +16.099 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 4 | +23.182 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | +38.799 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 5 | +40.213 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | +44.163 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 8 | +45.280 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 6 | +46.360 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 12 | +53.008 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 11 | +62.489 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 9 | +69.093 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 10 | +82.958 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 18 | +92.656 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 21 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 15 | — | — | Electrical |
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 20 | — | — | Hydraulics |
| 18 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 14 | — | — | Hydraulics |
| 19 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 23 | — | — | Overheating |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 19 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 17 | — | — | Suspension |
| 22 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | — | — | Hydraulics |
| 23 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 22 | — | — | Hydraulics |
| 24 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 24 | — | — | Accident |