2010 Germany F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

Event: German Grand Prix
Track: Hockenheimring

Weather: dry, warm, sunny

Fernando ALONSO won his 23rd F1 World Championship race at the 2010 Germany F1 GP, a Ferrari 1-2 at Hockenheim delivered by controversial team orders. The Ferrari driver started second and won by 4.196 seconds from teammate Felipe Massa, who was ordered to concede the lead on lap 49. It was Ferraris 213th F1 win.

Vettel pole by 0.002, Ferrari on the front row

Hockenheim on 25 July 2010 saw Vettel take pole by the narrowest margin of the season, a 1:13.791 lap 0.002 seconds clear of Alonso. Massa qualified third for Ferrari, Webber fourth for Red Bull. Ferraris upgrade package had delivered a decisive step forward.

Race day: "Fernando is faster than you"

Massa led into the first corner as Vettel was slow away. Alonso hunted the pair down and after the pit stops Massa led his teammate. On lap 49 Ferrari engineer Rob Smedley delivered one of the most notorious radio calls in F1 history: "Fernando is faster than you. Can you confirm you understood that message?" Massa yielded on the run to the hairpin at Turn 6, Alonso took the lead and stayed there to the flag. Vettel third for Red Bull, Hamilton fourth for McLaren, Button fifth, Webber sixth. Vettel set the fastest lap on lap 67 at 1:15.824. Ferrari were fined $100,000 by the stewards for a breach of the team-orders ban (Sporting Regulations Article 39.1), though the results stood.

Championship: Hamilton 157, Button 143, Webber 136

Alonso, on 141, moved back into the title fight after a difficult mid-season; Massa remained trapped in the number-two role. Hungary in a week would be next.

Classification 2010 Germany F1 GP

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Car & Engine	Grid	Laps	Led	Time	Pts
1	8	FernandoAlonso	Ferrari	Ferrari F10Ferrari 056	2	67	19	1:27:38.864	25
2	7	FelipeMassa	Ferrari	Ferrari F10Ferrari 056	3	67	40	1:27:43.060+4.196s	18
3	5	SebastianVettel	Red Bull	Red Bull RB6Renault RS27	1	67		1:27:43.985+5.121s	15
4	2	LewisHamilton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/25Mercedes FO 108	6	67		1:28:05.760+26.896s	12
5	1	JensonButton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/25Mercedes FO 108	5	67	8	1:28:08.346+29.482s	10
6	6	MarkWebber	Red Bull	Red Bull RB6Renault RS27	4	67		1:28:22.470+43.606s	8
7	11	RobertKubica	Renault	Renault R30Renault RS27	7	66		+1 lap	6
8	4	NicoRosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes W01Mercedes FO 108	9	66		+1 lap	4
9	3	MichaelSchumacher	Mercedes	Mercedes W01Mercedes FO 108	11	66		+1 lap	2
10	12	VitalyPetrov	Renault	Renault R30Renault RS27	13	66		+1 lap	1
11	23	KamuiKobayashi	BMW Sauber	Sauber C29Ferrari 056	12	66		+1 lap
12	9	RubensBarrichello	Williams	Williams FW32Cosworth CA2010	8	66		+1 lap
13	10	NicoHülkenberg	Williams	Williams FW32Cosworth CA2010	10	66		+1 lap
14	22	Pedrode la Rosa	BMW Sauber	Sauber C29Ferrari 056	14	66		+1 lap
15	17	JaimeAlguersuari	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR5Ferrari 056	15	66		+1 lap
16	15	VitantonioLiuzzi	Force India	Force India VJM03Mercedes FO 108	21	65		+2 laps
17	14	AdrianSutil	Force India	Force India VJM03Mercedes FO 108	19	65		+2 laps
18	24	TimoGlock	Virgin Racing	Virging VR-01Cosworth CA2010	23	64		+3 laps
19	21	BrunoSenna	HRT	HRT F110Cosworth CA2010	20	63		+4 laps
DNF	19	HeikkiKovalainen	Caterham	Lotus T127Cosworth CA2010	20	56		Collision
DNF	25	Lucasdi Grassi	Virgin Racing	Virging VR-01Cosworth CA2010	24	50		Suspension
DNF	20	SakonYamamoto	HRT	HRT F110Cosworth CA2010	22	19		Gearbox
DNF	18	JarnoTrulli	Caterham	Lotus T127Cosworth CA2010	17	3		Gearbox
DNF	16	SébastienBuemi	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR5Ferrari 056	16	1		Collision

Fastest lap: 1:15.824 min. by Sebastian Vettel

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