2010 Formula One season facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
2010 FIA Formula One World Championship season

The winner of the season, Sebastian Vettel
Champion driver	Sebastian Vettel
Second driver	Fernando Alonso
Third driver	Mark Webber
Champion constructor	Red Bull Racing
Previous season: 2009   Next season: 2011

The 2010 Formula One season was the 61st year of Formula One racing. It was a very exciting season! Red Bull Racing won their very first Constructors' Championship. This means their team was the best overall. Sebastian Vettel also won his first Drivers' Championship. He became the youngest World Champion ever by winning the final race.

Teams and Drivers in 2010

In the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship, many famous teams and drivers competed. Each team had special cars and engines. They all used Bridgestone tyres for their races.

Team	Main Driver 1	Main Driver 2
Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes	Jenson Button	Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team	Michael Schumacher	Nico Rosberg
Red Bull Racing	Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Felipe Massa	Fernando Alonso
AT&T Williams	Rubens Barrichello	Nico Hulkenberg
Renault F1 Team	Robert Kubica	Vitaly Petrov
Force India F1 Team	Adrian Sutil	Vitantonio Liuzzi
Scuderia Toro Rosso	Sebastien Buemi	Jaime Alguersuari
Lotus Racing	Jarno Trulli	Heikki Kovalainen
HRT F1 Team	Karun Chandhok / Sakon Yamamoto / Christian Klien	Bruno Senna / Sakon Yamamoto
BMW Sauber F1 Team	Pedro de la Rosa / Nick Heidfeld	Kamui Kobayashi
Virgin Racing	Timo Glock	Lucas di Grassi

Driver Changes During the Season

Sometimes, drivers change teams or are replaced during a season. This happened a few times in 2010:

• In July, HRT replaced Bruno Senna with Sakon Yamamoto for the British Grand Prix. Senna returned later, and Yamamoto also replaced Karun Chandhok for some races.
• In August, Mercedes let Nick Heidfeld go. He joined Pirelli to test new tyres for the next season.
• In September, Sauber replaced Pedro de la Rosa with Nick Heidfeld. This change started at the Singapore Grand Prix.
• For the Singapore Grand Prix, Christian Klien raced for HRT instead of Sakon Yamamoto. Yamamoto was sick. Klien also raced for HRT at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Race Schedule

The 2010 Formula One season had 19 exciting races around the world. Each race is called a Grand Prix. Here are the races that took place:

Rd.	Grand Prix	Circuit	City / Location	Date
1	Bahrain GP	Bahrain International Circuit	Sakhir	14 March
2	Australian GP	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit	Melbourne	28 March
3	Malaysian GP	Sepang International Circuit	Kuala Lumpur	4 April
4	Chinese GP	Shanghai International Circuit	Shanghai	18 April
5	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya	Barcelona Catalunya	9 May
6	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco	Monte Carlo	16 May
7	Turkish GP	Istanbul Park	Istanbul	30 May
8	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Montreal	13 June
9	European GP	Valencia Street Circuit	Valencia	27 June
10	British GP	Silverstone Circuit	Silverstone	11 July
11	German GP	Hockenheimring	Hockenheim	25 July
12	Hungarian GP	Hungaroring	Budapest	1 August
13	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Spa-Francorchamps	29 August
14	Italian GP	Autodromo di Monza	Monza	12 September
15	Singapore GP	Marina Bay Street Circuit	Singapore	26 September
16	Japanese GP	Suzuka Circuit	Suzuka	10 October
17	Korean GP	Korean International Circuit	Yeongam	24 October
18	Brazilian GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	São Paulo	7 November
19	Abu Dhabi GP	Yas Marina Circuit	Yas Island	14 November

The Korean Grand Prix happened as planned. The track, called the Korean International Circuit, was checked and approved on October 12th.

Race Results and Standings

This section shows who won each race and how the drivers and teams ranked at the end of the season.

Who Won Each Race?

Here are the winners for each Grand Prix in 2010:

Round	Grand Prix	Pole Position (Fastest in Qualifying)	Fastest Lap (Quickest Lap in Race)	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	Bahrain Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Fernando Alonso	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
2	Australian Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes
3	Malaysian Grand Prix	Mark Webber	Mark Webber	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
4	Chinese Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Lewis Hamilton	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Mark Webber	Lewis Hamilton	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Mark Webber	Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault
7	Turkish Grand Prix	Mark Webber	Vitaly Petrov	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes
8	Canadian Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton	Robert Kubica	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes
9	European Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Jenson Button	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
10	British Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Fernando Alonso	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault
11	German Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Sebastian Vettel	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
12	Hungarian Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault
13	Belgian Grand Prix	Mark Webber	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes
14	Italian Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso	Fernando Alonso	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
15	Singapore Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso	Fernando Alonso	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
16	Japanese Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Mark Webber	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
17	Korean Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Fernando Alonso	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
18	Brazilian Grand Prix	Nico Hülkenberg	Lewis Hamilton	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
19	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Lewis Hamilton	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault

Final Driver Standings

Here's how the drivers ranked at the end of the 2010 season. Points are given for finishing well in each race. The driver with the most points wins the championship!

Rank Driver BHR AUS MAL CHN ESP MON TUR CAN EUR GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN JPN KOR BRA ABU Total Points 1 Sebastian Vettel 4 Ret 1 6 3 2 Ret 4 1 7 3 3 15 4 2 1 Ret 1 1 256 2 Fernando Alonso 1 4 13† 4 2 6 8 3 8 14 1 2 Ret 1 1 3 1 3 7 252 3 Mark Webber 8 9 2 8 1 1 3 5 Ret 1 6 1 2 6 3 2 Ret 2 8 242 4 Lewis Hamilton 3 6 6 2 14† 5 1 1 2 2 4 Ret 1 Ret Ret 5 2 4 2 240 5 Jenson Button 7 1 8 1 5 Ret 2 2 3 4 5 8 Ret 2 4 4 12 5 3 214 6 Felipe Massa 2 3 7 9 6 4 7 15 11 15 2 4 4 3 8 Ret 3 15 10 144 7 Nico Rosberg 5 5 3 3 13 7 5 6 10 3 8 Ret 6 5 5 17† Ret 6 4 142 8 Robert Kubica 11 2 4 5 8 3 6 7 5 Ret 7 Ret 3 8 7 Ret 5 9 5 136 9 Michael Schumacher 6 10 Ret 10 4 12 4 11 15 9 9 11 7 9 13 6 4 7 Ret 72 10 Rubens Barrichello 10 8 12 12 9 Ret 14 14 4 5 12 10 Ret 10 6 9 7 14 12 47 11 Adrian Sutil 12 Ret 5 11 7 8 9 10 6 8 17 Ret 5 16 9 Ret Ret 12 13 47 12 Kamui Kobayashi Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 10 Ret 7 6 11 9 8 Ret Ret 7 8 10 14 32 13 Vitaly Petrov Ret Ret Ret 7 11 13† 15 17 14 13 10 5 9 13 11 Ret Ret 16 6 27 14 Nico Hülkenberg 14 Ret 10 15 16 Ret 17 13 Ret 10 13 6 14 7 10 Ret 10 8 16 22 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi 9 7 Ret Ret 15† 9 13 9 16 11 16 13 10 12 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 21 16 Sébastien Buemi 16† Ret 11 Ret Ret 10 16 8 9 12 Ret 12 12 11 14 10 Ret 13 15 8 17 Pedro de la Rosa Ret 12 DNS Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 12 Ret 14 7 11 14 6 18 Nick Heidfeld Ret 8 9 17 11 6 19 Jaime Alguersuari 13 11 9 13 10 11 12 12 13 Ret 15 Ret 13 15 12 11 11 11 9 5 20 Heikki Kovalainen 15 13 Ret 14 DNS Ret Ret 16 Ret 17 Ret 14 16 18 16† 12 13 18 17 0 21 Jarno Trulli 17† DNS 17 Ret 17 15† Ret Ret 21 16 Ret 15 19 Ret Ret 13 Ret 19 21† 0 22 Karun Chandhok Ret 14 15 17 Ret 14† 20† 18 18 19 0 23 Bruno Senna Ret Ret 16 16 Ret Ret Ret Ret 20 19 17 Ret Ret Ret 15 14 21 19 0 24 Lucas di Grassi Ret Ret 14 Ret 19 Ret 19 19 17 Ret Ret 18 17 20† 15 DNS Ret NC 18 0 25 Timo Glock Ret Ret Ret DNS 18 Ret 18 Ret 19 18 18 16 18 17 Ret 14 Ret 20 Ret 0 26 Sakon Yamamoto 20 Ret 19 20 19 16 15 0 27 Christian Klien Ret 22 20 0 Rank Driver BHR AUS MAL CHN ESP MON TUR CAN EUR GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN JPN KOR BRA ABU Total Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Friday test driver (TD) (starting in 2003) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrew entry before the event (WD) Bold - Pole Position (Fastest in Qualifying) Italics - Fastest Lap (Quickest Lap in Race)

^† Driver did not finish the Grand Prix but was still ranked. This happens if they completed more than 90% of the race.

Final Team Standings

Here's how the teams (constructors) ranked at the end of the 2010 season. The team with the most points wins the Constructors' Championship!

Rank Team Car No. BHR AUS MAL CHN ESP MON TUR CAN EUR GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN JPN KOR BRA ABU Total Points 1 Red Bull-Renault 5 4 Ret 1 6 3 2 Ret 4 1 7 3 3 15 4 2 1 Ret 1 1 498 6 8 9 2 8 1 1 3 5 Ret 1 6 1 2 6 3 2 Ret 2 8 2 McLaren-Mercedes 1 7 1 8 1 5 Ret 2 2 3 4 5 8 Ret 2 4 4 12 5 3 454 2 3 6 6 2 14† 5 1 1 2 2 4 Ret 1 Ret Ret 5 2 4 2 3 Ferrari 7 2 3 7 9 6 4 7 15 11 15 2 4 4 3 8 Ret 3 15 10 396 8 1 4 13† 4 2 6 8 3 8 14 1 2 Ret 1 1 3 1 3 7 4 Mercedes 3 6 10 Ret 10 4 12 4 11 15 9 9 11 7 9 13 6 4 7 Ret 214 4 5 5 3 3 13 7 5 6 10 3 8 Ret 6 5 5 17† Ret 6 4 5 Renault 11 11 2 4 5 8 3 6 7 5 Ret 7 Ret 3 8 7 Ret 5 9 5 163 12 Ret Ret Ret 7 11 13† 15 17 14 13 10 5 9 13 11 Ret Ret 16 6 6 Williams-Cosworth 9 10 8 12 12 9 Ret 14 14 4 5 12 10 Ret 10 6 9 7 14 12 69 10 14 Ret 10 15 16 Ret 17 13 Ret 10 13 6 14 7 10 Ret 10 8 16 7 Force India-Mercedes 14 12 Ret 5 11 7 8 9 10 6 8 17 Ret 5 16 9 Ret Ret 12 13 68 15 9 7 Ret Ret 15† 9 13 9 16 11 16 13 10 12 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 8 BMW Sauber-Ferrari 22 Ret 12 DNS Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 12 Ret 14 7 11 14 Ret 8 9 17 11 44 23 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 10 Ret 7 6 11 9 8 Ret Ret 7 8 10 14 9 Toro Rosso-Ferrari 16 16† Ret 11 Ret Ret 10 16 8 9 12 Ret 12 12 11 14 10 Ret 13 15 13 17 13 11 9 13 10 11 12 12 13 Ret 15 Ret 13 15 12 11 11 11 9 10 Lotus-Cosworth 18 17† DNS 17 Ret 17 15† Ret Ret 21 16 Ret 15 19 Ret Ret 13 Ret 19 21† 0 19 15 13 Ret 14 DNS Ret Ret 16 Ret 17 Ret 14 16 18 16† 12 13 18 17 11 HRT-Cosworth 20 Ret 14 15 17 Ret 14† 20† 18 18 19 Ret 19 20 19 Ret 16 15 22 20 0 21 Ret Ret 16 16 Ret Ret Ret Ret 20 20 19 17 Ret Ret Ret 15 14 21 19 12 Virgin-Cosworth 24 Ret Ret Ret DNS 18 Ret 18 Ret 19 18 18 16 18 17 Ret 14 Ret 20 Ret 0 25 Ret Ret 14 Ret 19 Ret 19 19 17 Ret Ret 18 17 20 15 DNS Ret NC 18 Rank Team Car No. BHR AUS MAL CHN ESP MON TUR CAN EUR GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN JPN KOR BRA ABU Total Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Friday test driver (TD) (starting in 2003) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrew entry before the event (WD) Bold – Pole Position (Fastest in Qualifying) Italics – Fastest Lap (Quickest Lap in Race)

^† Driver did not finish the Grand Prix. Driver was classified (ranked) because they finished over 90% of the race.

Images for kids

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  Sebastian Vettel won his first of four championships in a row. He became the youngest World Champion in Formula One history.

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  Fernando Alonso came in second place, racing for Ferrari.

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  Mark Webber, Vettel's teammate, finished third in the Drivers' Championship.

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  Bruno Senna raced for the new Hispania team for the first time.

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  Michael Schumacher returned to Formula One with Mercedes after three years away.

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  The 2010 cars were longer than the 2009 cars. This was because they needed bigger fuel tanks.

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  The front tyres changed from 270 mm to 245 mm.

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  Testing at Jerez was often stopped by heavy rain.

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  Virgin Racing had problems with their car's design during tests in Jerez and Barcelona.

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  Michael Schumacher came out of retirement to race for the Mercedes team.

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  Nico Rosberg often performed better than his teammate Michael Schumacher.

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  The reigning World Champion, Jenson Button, won his first race for McLaren in Australia.

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  Lewis Hamilton led Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso at the Canadian Grand Prix Grand Prix. Hamilton won this race and took the lead in the Drivers' Championship.

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  Sebastian Vettel won three of the last four races. This helped him win the championship in Abu Dhabi.

See also

In Spanish: Temporada 2010 de Fórmula 1 para niños