Chinese Grand Prix
2010 · Round 4 · Shanghai, China · Apr 17-18, 2010Race summary
Button won the race from 5th on the grid, 1.530s ahead of Hamilton. Petrov was the standout mover, climbing from 14th to 7th. Webber lost the most ground, from 2nd on the grid down to 8th (down 6 places). Hamilton set the fastest lap, in 1:42.061.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 5 | 56 | 1:46:42.163 | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton 1:42.061 | McLaren | 6 | 56 | +1.530 | 18 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 4 | 56 | +9.484 | 15 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 56 | +11.869 | 12 |
| 5 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 8 | 56 | +22.213 | 10 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 56 | +33.310 | 8 |
| 7 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 14 | 56 | +47.600 | 6 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | 56 | +52.172 | 4 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 7 | 56 | +57.796 | 2 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 9 | 56 | +1:01.749 | 1 |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 10 | 56 | +1:02.874 | 0 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 11 | 56 | +1:03.665 | 0 |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 12 | 56 | +1:11.416 | 0 |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 21 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams | 16 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 23 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 24 | 52 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| – | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 20 | 26 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| – | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 22 | 8 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 17 | 7 | Technical | 0 |
| – | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 13 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 15 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 18 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Timo Glock | Virgin | 19 | 0 | Engine | 0 |