Round 16 · 10 October 2010
2010 Japanese Grand Prix: results
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) won the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix, round 16 of the championship, held on 10 October 2010 at Suzuka Circuit (Japan), starting from position 1. Mark Webber (Red Bull) and Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Mark Webber (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 1:30:27.323 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | +0.905 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 4 | +2.721 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 5 | +13.522 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 8 | +39.595 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 10 | +59.933 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 14 | +64.038 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 11 | +69.648 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 7 | +70.846 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 18 | +72.806 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 14 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 22 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 15 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 23 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 16 | Sakon Yamamoto | HRT | 24 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 17 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | — | — | Suspension |
| 18 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 15 | — | — | Oil leak |
| 19 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 3 | — | — | Wheel |
| 20 | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams | 9 | — | — | Accident |
| 21 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 12 | — | — | Accident |
| 22 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 13 | — | — | Accident |
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 17 | — | — | Accident |
| 24 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 21 | — | — | Suspension |