Australian Grand Prix
2010 · Round 2 · Melbourne, Australia · Mar 27-28, 2010Race summary
Button won the race from 4th on the grid, 12.0s ahead of Kubica. Chandhok was the standout mover, climbing from 22nd to 14th. Webber lost the most ground, from 2nd on the grid down to 9th (down 7 places). Webber set the fastest lap, in 1:28.358.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | 58 | 1:33:36.531 | 25 |
| 2 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 9 | 58 | +12.034 | 18 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 5 | 58 | +14.488 | 15 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 58 | +16.304 | 12 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 6 | 58 | +16.683 | 10 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 11 | 58 | +29.898 | 8 |
| 7 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 13 | 58 | +59.847 | 6 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 8 | 58 | +1:00.536 | 4 |
| 9 | Mark Webber 1:28.358 | Red Bull | 2 | 58 | +1:07.319 | 2 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 58 | +1:09.391 | 1 |
| 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 17 | 58 | +1:11.301 | 0 |
| 12 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 14 | 58 | +1:14.084 | 0 |
| 13 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 19 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 22 | 53 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| – | Timo Glock | Virgin | 23 | 41 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 24 | 26 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| – | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 25 | Wheel | 0 |
| – | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 10 | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 18 | 9 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Bruno Senna | HRT | 21 | 4 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| – | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 12 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams | 15 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 20 | 0 | Hydraulics | 0 |