2010 Hungary F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

Event: Hungarian Grand Prix
Track: Hungaroring

Weather: dry, hot, sunny

Mark WEBBER won his 6th F1 World Championship race at the 2010 Hungary F1 GP, capitalising on a Vettel error to take the championship lead into the summer break. The Red Bull driver started second and won at the Hungaroring by 17.821 seconds from Fernando Alonso for Ferrari. It was Red Bulls 11th F1 win.

Vettel pole, one-stop strategies in the air

The Hungaroring on 1 August 2010 saw Vettel take pole with a 1:18.773 lap, Webber second by 0.411, Alonso third for Ferrari. The heat and abrasive surface made one-stop strategies theoretically possible, adding another wrinkle to a season already defined by strategy calls.

Race day: Vettels safety-car error, Schumacher squeezes Barrichello

The race turned on lap 16 when a safety car was deployed. Vettel, leading, backed the pack up too much and dropped more than the mandated 10-car-length gap. Webber, on a one-stop that made the safety car a windfall, ran a hugely long stint to lap 43 before pitting and rejoined ahead. Vettel served his drive-through penalty and finished third. Alonso second for Ferrari, Massa fourth. Schumacher squeezed Rubens Barrichello into the pit wall down the pit straight at 300 km/h in a moment that shocked the paddock; the stewards handed him a 10-place grid penalty for the next race. Vettel set the fastest lap on lap 70 at 1:22.362.

Championship: Webber 161, Hamilton 157, Vettel 151

Webber took over the championship lead into the summer break, four drivers within 20 points. Belgium at Spa in a month would restart the season.

Classification 2010 Hungary F1 GP

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Car & Engine	Grid	Laps	Led	Time	Pts
1	6	MarkWebber	Red Bull	Red Bull RB6Renault RS27	2	70	55	1:41:05.571	25
2	8	FernandoAlonso	Ferrari	Ferrari F10Ferrari 056	3	70		1:41:23.392+17.821s	18
3	5	SebastianVettel	Red Bull	Red Bull RB6Renault RS27	1	70	15	1:41:24.823+19.252s	15
4	7	FelipeMassa	Ferrari	Ferrari F10Ferrari 056	4	70		1:41:33.045+27.474s	12
5	12	VitalyPetrov	Renault	Renault R30Renault RS27	7	70		1:42:18.763+1:13.192	10
6	10	NicoHülkenberg	Williams	Williams FW32Cosworth CA2010	10	70		1:42:22.294+1:16.723	8
7	22	Pedrode la Rosa	BMW Sauber	Sauber C29Ferrari 056	9	69		+1 lap	6
8	1	JensonButton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/25Mercedes FO 108	11	69		+1 lap	4
9	23	KamuiKobayashi	BMW Sauber	Sauber C29Ferrari 056	23	69		+1 lap	2
10	9	RubensBarrichello	Williams	Williams FW32Cosworth CA2010	12	69		+1 lap	1
11	3	MichaelSchumacher	Mercedes	Mercedes W01Mercedes FO 108	14	69		+1 lap
12	16	SébastienBuemi	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR5Ferrari 056	15	69		+1 lap
13	15	VitantonioLiuzzi	Force India	Force India VJM03Mercedes FO 108	16	69		+1 lap
14	19	HeikkiKovalainen	Caterham	Lotus T127Cosworth CA2010	19	67		+3 laps
15	18	JarnoTrulli	Caterham	Lotus T127Cosworth CA2010	20	67		+3 laps
16	24	TimoGlock	Virgin Racing	Virging VR-01Cosworth CA2010	18	67		+3 laps
17	21	BrunoSenna	HRT	HRT F110Cosworth CA2010	22	67		+3 laps
18	25	Lucasdi Grassi	Virgin Racing	Virging VR-01Cosworth CA2010	21	66		+4 laps
19	20	SakonYamamoto	HRT	HRT F110Cosworth CA2010	24	66		+4 laps
DNF	2	LewisHamilton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/25Mercedes FO 108	5	23		Gearbox
DNF	11	RobertKubica	Renault	Renault R30Renault RS27	8	23		Collision
DNF	4	NicoRosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes W01Mercedes FO 108	6	15		Wheel
DNF	14	AdrianSutil	Force India	Force India VJM03Mercedes FO 108	13	15		Collision
DNF	17	JaimeAlguersuari	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR5Ferrari 056	17	1		Engine

Fastest lap: 1:22.362 min. by Sebastian Vettel

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