The 2010 Japanese Grand Prix was Round 16 of the 2010 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, 10 October 2010. Sebastian Vettel started on pole position in the Red Bull Renault and was the race winner.
2010 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:30:27.323 | - | - | 1:33.653 | 51 | 203.948 | 25 |
| 2 | 6 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:30:28.228 | +0.905 | +0.905 | 1:33.474 | 53 | 203.914 | 18 |
| 3 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:30:30.044 | +2.721 | +1.816 | 1:33.823 | 53 | 203.846 | 15 |
| 4 | 1 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:30:40.845 | +13.522 | +10.801 | 1:33.529 | 53 | 203.441 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:31:06.918 | +39.595 | +26.073 | 1:35.182 | 35 | 202.471 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | MSC | Germany | Mercedes | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:31:27.256 | +59.933 | +20.338 | 1:34.853 | 52 | 201.721 | 8 |
| 7 | 23 | Kamui Kobayashi | KOB | Japan | Sauber Ferrari | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:31:31.361 | +1:04.038 | +4.105 | 1:34.486 | 50 | 201.570 | 6 |
| 8 | 22 | Nick Heidfeld | HEI | Germany | Sauber Ferrari | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:31:36.971 | +1:09.648 | +5.610 | 1:35.521 | 52 | 201.364 | 4 |
| 9 | 9 | Rubens Barrichello | BAR | Brazil | Williams Cosworth | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:31:38.169 | +1:10.846 | +1.198 | 1:35.597 | 53 | 201.320 | 2 |
| 10 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi | BUE | Switzerland | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:31:40.129 | +1:12.806 | +1.960 | 1:35.116 | 52 | 201.249 | 1 |
| 11 | 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | ALG | Spain | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | 52 | 1:30:33.120 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:34.365 | 49 | 199.883 | |
| 12 | 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | KOV | Finland | Lotus Cosworth | Bridgestone | 52 | 1:32:07.726 | 1 lap | +1:34.606 | 1:37.620 | 51 | 196.462 | |
| 13 | 18 | Jarno Trulli | TRU | Italy | Lotus Cosworth | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:31:30.576 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:39.710 | 28 | 193.984 | |
| 14 | 24 | Timo Glock | GLO | Germany | Virgin Cosworth | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:32:00.772 | 2 laps | +30.196 | 1:39.813 | 51 | 192.923 | |
| 15 | 21 | Bruno Senna | SEN | Brazil | HRT Cosworth | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:32:02.330 | 2 laps | +1.558 | 1:40.329 | 49 | 192.868 | |
| 16 | 20 | Sakon Yamamoto | YAM | Japan | HRT Cosworth | Bridgestone | 50 | 1:31:10.190 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:39.806 | 33 | 190.885 | |
| 17 | 4 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Mercedes | Bridgestone | 47 | 1:21:52.769 | 6 laps | 3 laps | 1:36.108 | 44 | 199.778 | |
| DNF | 14 | Adrian Sutil | SUT | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Bridgestone | 44 | 1:17:18.625 | 1:36.319 | 43 | 198.064 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Robert Kubica | KUB | Poland | Renault | Bridgestone | 2 | 4:48.741 | 2:41.378 | 2 | 141.062 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | HUL | Germany | Williams Cosworth | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| DNF | 7 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| DNF | 12 | Vitaly Petrov | PET | Russia | Renault | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| DNF | 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | LIU | Italy | Force India Mercedes | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| DNS | 25 | Lucas di Grassi | DIG | Brazil | Virgin Cosworth | Bridgestone |