The 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix was Round 3 of the 2010 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia on Sunday, 4 April 2010. Mark Webber started on pole position in the Red Bull Renault and his team-mate Sebastian Vettel was the race winner.
2010 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian 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 | 56 | 1:33:48.412 | - | - | 1:37.813 | 53 | 198.540 | 25 |
| 2 | 6 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:33:53.261 | +4.849 | +4.849 | 1:37.054 | 53 | 198.369 | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Mercedes | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:34:01.916 | +13.504 | +8.655 | 1:38.129 | 53 | 198.065 | 15 |
| 4 | 11 | Robert Kubica | KUB | Poland | Renault | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:34:07.001 | +18.589 | +5.085 | 1:38.074 | 55 | 197.887 | 12 |
| 5 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | SUT | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:34:09.471 | +21.059 | +2.470 | 1:38.160 | 55 | 197.800 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:34:11.883 | +23.471 | +2.412 | 1:37.745 | 32 | 197.716 | 8 |
| 7 | 7 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:34:15.480 | +27.068 | +3.597 | 1:37.784 | 48 | 197.590 | 6 |
| 8 | 1 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:34:26.330 | +37.918 | +10.850 | 1:38.501 | 49 | 197.212 | 4 |
| 9 | 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | ALG | Spain | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:34:59.014 | +1:10.602 | +32.684 | 1:39.489 | 44 | 196.081 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | HUL | Germany | Williams Cosworth | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:35:01.811 | +1:13.399 | +2.797 | 1:39.124 | 51 | 195.984 | 1 |
| 11 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi | BUE | Switzerland | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:35:07.350 | +1:18.938 | +5.539 | 1:37.610 | 54 | 195.794 | |
| 12 | 9 | Rubens Barrichello | BAR | Brazil | Williams Cosworth | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:34:30.307 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:39.428 | 46 | 193.554 | |
| 13 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 54 | 1:31:05.241 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:37.231 | 41 | 197.165 | |
| 14 | 25 | Lucas di Grassi | DIG | Brazil | Virgin Cosworth | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:35:03.483 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:43.224 | 28 | 185.431 | |
| 15 | 20 | Karun Chandhok | CHD | India | HRT Cosworth | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:35:21.231 | 3 laps | +17.748 | 1:44.790 | 40 | 184.856 | |
| 16 | 21 | Bruno Senna | SEN | Brazil | HRT Cosworth | Bridgestone | 52 | 1:34:17.980 | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:45.334 | 39 | 183.395 | |
| 17 | 18 | Jarno Trulli | TRU | Italy | Lotus Cosworth | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:34:15.642 | 5 laps | 1 lap | 1:43.753 | 31 | 179.943 | |
| NC | 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | KOB | Finland | Lotus Cosworth | Bridgestone | 46 | 1:33:55.297 | 1:42.701 | 44 | 162.887 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Vitaly Petrov | PET | Russia | Renault | Bridgestone | 32 | 55:14.359 | 1:40.693 | 32 | 192.662 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | LIU | Italy | Force India Mercedes | Bridgestone | 12 | 23:20.119 | 1:42.594 | 9 | 171.026 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Michael Schumacher | MSC | Germany | Mercedes | Bridgestone | 9 | 15:32.186 | 1:42.084 | 9 | 192.658 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Kamui Kobayashi | KOB | Japan | Sauber Ferrari | Bridgestone | 8 | 13:59.633 | 1:43.340 | 6 | 190.128 | |||
| DNF | 24 | Timo Glock | GLO | Germany | Virgin Cosworth | Bridgestone | 2 | 3:44.811 | 1:46.388 | 2 | 177.525 | |||
| DNS | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | DLR | Spain | Sauber Ferrari | Bridgestone |