Round 3 · 4 April 2010
2010 Malaysian Grand Prix: results
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) won the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix, round 3 of the championship, held on 4 April 2010 at Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), starting from position 3. Mark Webber (Red Bull) and Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) completed the podium. Pole position went to Mark Webber. The fastest lap was set by Mark Webber (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 3 | 1:33:48.412 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1 | +4.849 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | +13.504 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 6 | +18.589 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 4 | +21.059 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 20 | +23.471 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 21 | +27.068 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 17 | +37.918 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 14 | +70.602 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams | 5 | +73.399 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 13 | +78.938 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 7 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 19 | — | — | Engine |
| 14 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 24 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 15 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 22 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 23 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 18 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 15 | +10 Laps | — | +10 Laps |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 11 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 20 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 10 | — | — | Throttle |
| 21 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 8 | — | — | Wheel |
| 22 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 9 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 16 | — | — | Spun off |
| 24 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 12 | — | — | Engine |