2010 Canada F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

Event: Canadian Grand Prix
Track: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

Weather: dry, warm, sunny

Lewis HAMILTON won his 13th F1 World Championship race at the 2010 Canada F1 GP, a second consecutive win to take the championship lead. The McLaren driver started from pole and won at Montreals Ile Notre-Dame by 2.254 seconds from teammate Jenson Button for a second McLaren 1-2 in as many rounds. It was McLarens 164th F1 win.

Hamilton pole, tyre degradation the story

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 13 June 2010 hosted F1s return to Canada after a one-year hiatus. Lewis Hamilton took pole with a 1:15.105 lap, Webber second for Red Bull, Vettel third, Alonso fourth. The freshly re-laid surface produced dramatic tyre degradation that would make the race a compound-and-strategy puzzle.

Race day: Hamiltons two-stop wins on rubber wear

Hamilton and Button managed the McLarens rubber best on the abrasive surface, both running a two-stop to Vettels and Webbers three. Hamilton controlled the run home over 70 laps, Button held on for second, Alonso third for Ferrari, Vettel fourth, Webber fifth, Rosberg sixth for Mercedes GP, Kubica seventh. Kubica set the fastest lap on lap 67 at 1:16.972 for Renault. Schumacher, running strongly, was pushed off the road by Barrichello and dropped down the order.

Championship: Hamilton 109, Button 106, Webber 103

Hamilton now led, McLaren 1-2 in the standings; four drivers within 6 points. Europe at Valencia in a fortnight would be next.

Classification 2010 Canada F1 GP

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Car & Engine	Grid	Laps	Led	Time	Pts
1	2	LewisHamilton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/25Mercedes FO 108	1	70	38	1:33:53.458	25
2	1	JensonButton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/25Mercedes FO 108	4	70		1:33:55.712+2.254s	18
3	8	FernandoAlonso	Ferrari	Ferrari F10Ferrari 056	3	70	2	1:34:02.672+9.214s	15
4	5	SebastianVettel	Red Bull	Red Bull RB6Renault RS27	2	70	7	1:34:31.275+37.817s	12
5	6	MarkWebber	Red Bull	Red Bull RB6Renault RS27	7	70	22	1:34:32.749+39.291s	10
6	4	NicoRosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes W01Mercedes FO 108	10	70		1:34:49.542+56.084s	8
7	11	RobertKubica	Renault	Renault R30Renault RS27	8	70		1:34:50.758+57.300s	6
8	16	SébastienBuemi	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR5Ferrari 056	15	69	1	+1 lap	4
9	15	VitantonioLiuzzi	Force India	Force India VJM03Mercedes FO 108	5	69		+1 lap	2
10	14	AdrianSutil	Force India	Force India VJM03Mercedes FO 108	9	69		+1 lap	1
11	3	MichaelSchumacher	Mercedes	Mercedes W01Mercedes FO 108	13	69		+1 lap
12	17	JaimeAlguersuari	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR5Ferrari 056	16	69		+1 lap
13	10	NicoHülkenberg	Williams	Williams FW32Cosworth CA2010	12	69		+1 lap
14	9	RubensBarrichello	Williams	Williams FW32Cosworth CA2010	11	69		+1 lap
15	7	FelipeMassa	Ferrari	Ferrari F10Ferrari 056	6	69		+1 lap
16	19	HeikkiKovalainen	Caterham	Lotus T127Cosworth CA2010	19	68		+2 laps
17	12	VitalyPetrov	Renault	Renault R30Renault RS27	14	68		+2 laps
18	20	KarunChandhok	HRT	HRT F110Cosworth CA2010	24	66		+4 laps
19	25	Lucasdi Grassi	Virgin Racing	Virging VR-01Cosworth CA2010	23	65		+5 laps
DNF	24	TimoGlock	Virgin Racing	Virging VR-01Cosworth CA2010	21	50		Steering
DNF	18	JarnoTrulli	Caterham	Lotus T127Cosworth CA2010	20	42		Vibration
DNF	22	Pedrode la Rosa	BMW Sauber	Sauber C29Ferrari 056	17	30		Engine
DNF	21	BrunoSenna	HRT	HRT F110Cosworth CA2010	22	13		Gearbox
DNF	23	KamuiKobayashi	BMW Sauber	Sauber C29Ferrari 056	18	1		Accident

Fastest lap: 1:16.972 min. by Robert Kubica

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