2010 Brazilian Grand Prix

Formula One motor race held in 2010 September 2019 February 2020 F1 Brazil Brazilian 2010 Korean Grand Prix 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Hughes Mark Mark Hughes (journalist) Report: Brazilian GP: Vettel sees no evil, or rival http://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/lib/magazines/autosport/2010/11/AS11.11.10.pdf Autosport 11 November 2010 202 6 36–48 22 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190922163230/http://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/lib/magazines/autosport/2010/11/AS11.11.10.pdf 22 September 2019 liveSymonds Pat Pat Symonds Race Debrief: The Brazilian Grand Prix: One down... one to go F1 Racing November 2010 178 110–113 1361-4487 4764700712010 Brazilian GP: XXXIX Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2010&gp=Brazilian%20GP&r=1 Chicane F1 22 September 2019 live https://web.archive.org/web/20190409233317/http://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2010&gp=Brazilian%20GP&r=1 9 April 2019 Autódromo José Carlos Pace (AKA Interlagos) track map.svg A track map of the Autódromo José Carlos Pace 7 November 2010 Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2010 18 19 Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil Permanent racing facility 2.677 4.309 71 190.067N There was an 0.030 km mi on offset between the start and finish lines. 305.909 Clear; 25 °C °F Nico Hülkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:14.470 GER Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:13.851 66 GBR Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault GER Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault AUS Fernando Alonso Ferrari ESP BRA 157,582 The 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2010) was a Formula One motor race held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in the city of São Paulo on 7 November 2010 before 157,582 spectators. It was the 18th round of the 2010 Formula One World Championship and the 38th Brazilian Grand Prix to be held as part of the series. Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the 71-lap race starting from second. His teammate Mark Webber finished second and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso third. Entering the event, there were five drivers in contention to win the World Drivers' Championship while Red Bull led McLaren by 27 championship points in the World Constructors' Championship. Nico Hülkenberg for the Williams team took the first pole position of his career by recording the fastest lap time in the qualifying session. Vettel and Webber overtook Hülkenberg for the first two positions at the start of the race. Vettel was able to maintain the lead until his first pit stop to switch tyres and Webber led for two laps until he made his own pit stop. Vettel thereafter was able to maintain first position through negotiation of slower traffic for the rest of the race to take his fourth victory of the season and the ninth of his career. Webber was 4.2 seconds behind in second as Alonso drew closer to him in the final ten laps, albeit not close enough to pass and finished third. The race result reduced Alonso's lead in the World Drivers' Championship to eight championship points over Webber. Vettel's victory moved him from fourth to third, past Hamilton. Button, the 2009 World Champion, was mathematically eliminated from retaining the championship after finishing fifth. This left Vettel, Alonso, Webber and Hamilton in contention of winning the World Drivers' Championship at the season-ending 2010 Abu Dhabi, marking the first time ever in Formula One's history that four drivers went to the season finale with the opportunity to win the title. With their drivers finishing first and second, Red Bull won its first World Constructors' Championship since it purchased Jaguar before 2005 since McLaren could not overtake its championship points total with one race remaining in the season. Background left|thumb|The Autódromo José Carlos Pace (pictured in 2018), where the race was held The round was the 18th of the 19 races in the 2010 Formula One World Championship, and the 38th Brazilian Grand Prix held as part of the series.Brazilian GP – Preview http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2010/Pages/f1_preview_bra.aspx Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 2 November 2010 22 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20101109002343/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2010/Pages/f1_preview_bra.aspx 9 November 2010 dead It was held at the 15-turn 4.309 km mi on anti-clockwise Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo on 7 November. Tyre supplier Bridgestone provided the super soft green-banded and medium dry compounds and the intermediate and full-wet green-line central groove banded wet-weather compounds tyres to the race. For the 2010 race, the organisers installed a 225 m ft on long moveable steel and foam barrier to the outside of the Subida dos Boxes corner to absorb car impacts and drag it along as opposed to deflecting it back onto the track.N "SoftWall" The wall was installed in response to the fatal accident of driver Rafael Sperafico at the track in a 2007 Stock Car Brasil race.Gabriel Rodrigues João Em busca de segurança, Interlagos ganha 'muro macio' na curva do Café In the interest of safety, Interlagos gets a ‘crash barrier’ at the Café curve http://globoesporte.globo.com/motor/formula-1/noticia/2010/10/em-busca-de-seguranca-interlagos-ganha-muro-macio-na-curva-do-cafe.html Globo.com pt 27 October 2010 22 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20101030061529/http://globoesporte.globo.com/motor/formula-1/noticia/2010/10/em-busca-de-seguranca-interlagos-ganha-muro-macio-na-curva-do-cafe.html 30 October 2010 live 2 m ft on-wide of artificial turf replaced the grass at Descida do Lago corner, at the exit to the Curva do Laranjinha corner and turn eight. New kerbs on the exit to Curva do Laranjinha, the Mergulho and Junção corners were fitted. The white lines denoting the boundaries of the track were coated with an anti-skid paint to improve adhesion in wet-weather. Before the race, Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso led the World Drivers' Championship with 231 championship points, ahead of Red Bull's Mark Webber in second with 220 championship points and Lewis Hamilton of McLaren in third with 210 championship points. Webber's teammate Sebastian Vettel was fourth with 206 championship points and McLaren's Jenson Button was fifth with 189 championship points;Cooper Adam https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780857330017 The Official Formula 1 Season Review 2010 Dodgins Tony November 2010 Haynes Publishing 978-0-85733-001-7 Jones Bruce Yeovil, England 250, 262–263 31 March 2024 registration Internet Archive all five drivers were mathematically in contention to win the World Drivers' Championship.Vinel Ben 6 November 2025 How Hulkenberg took a shock F1 pole position 15 years ago https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/how-nico-hulkenberg-took-a-shock-f1-pole-position-15-years-ago/10773907/ 6 November 2025 Autosport A total of 50 championship points were available for the final two races, which meant Alonso could claim the title in Brazil if he won the race and Webber finished fifth or lower.http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/11/11463.html Title permutations – how Alonso can become champion in Brazil 4 November 2010 Formula One https://web.archive.org/web/20101107055959/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/11/11463.html 7 November 2010 15 October 2015 Red Bull led the World Constructors' Championship with 426 championship points; McLaren and Ferrari were second and third with a respective 399 and 374 championship points. Mercedes on 188 championship points and Renault with 143 championship points battled for fourth place. Red Bull had to score 16 championship points more than McLaren to win the Constructors' Championship in Brazil. At the previous race in Korea Alonso won ahead of Hamilton and Alonso's team-mate Massa. Of his championship rivals, Webber retired after he spun and hit Rosberg, Vettel's engine failed with ten laps to go and Button scored no championship points in 12th place.https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/alonso-seizes-lead-in-s-korea.332972 Alonso seizes lead in S. Korea Howard Gordon 25 October 2010 The Times of Malta 23 September 2019 live https://web.archive.org/web/20190923060300/https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/alonso-seizes-lead-in-s-korea.332972#cta_comments 23 September 2019 Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali said the team would be circumspect for the season's final two events due to what happened that year.https://www.thetimes.com/article/fernando-alonso-urged-to-drive-safely-as-mclaren-go-for-broke-kw06m7fkb9z Fernando Alonso urged to drive safely as McLaren go for broke Eason Kevin 4 November 2010 The Times 23 September 2019 subscription https://web.archive.org/web/20190923074417/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fernando-alonso-urged-to-drive-safely-as-mclaren-go-for-broke-kw06m7fkb9z 23 September 2019 live Alonso, the pre-race favourite,http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/8109671/Brazilian-Grand-Prix-race-for-the-2010-Formula-One-title.html Brazilian Grand Prix: race for the 2010 Formula One title Benammar Emily 4 November 2010 The Daily Telegraph 23 September 2019 live https://web.archive.org/web/20101107044933/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/8109671/Brazilian-Grand-Prix-race-for-the-2010-Formula-One-title.html 7 November 2010 for his part said he would not alter his approach in Brazil and anticipated Red Bull would be strong there. His teammate Felipe Massa said he expected to win the race and confirmed he would help Alonso's World Drivers' Championship chances.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9160551.stm Felipe Massa vows to assist Fernando Alonso's title bid Holt Sarah Benson Andrew 4 November 2010 BBC Sport live https://web.archive.org/web/20101108041513/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9160551.stm 8 November 2010 23 September 2019 Hamilton said he would be satisfied if his teammate Button assisted his title ambitions, an act which McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh affirmed would not occur. Both drivers acknowledged the championship duel would be a difficult one. thumb|upright|Christian Klien (pictured in 2014) took over Sakon Yamamoto's race seat at Hispania Racing for the event. Some Formula One pundits suggested the Red Bull team would adopt a strategy in which Vettel would help Webber's title bid.https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/anything-is-possible-during-the-brazilian-grand-prix/393307/ Anything is possible during the Brazilian Grand Prix 5 November 2010 motorsport.com live https://web.archive.org/web/20190923072913/https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/anything-is-possible-during-the-brazilian-grand-prix/393307/ 23 September 2019 23 September 2019 Webber courted controversy when he suggested Red Bull would support his teammate Vettel over him: "It's obvious isn't it? Of course when young, new chargers come onto the block, that's where the emotion is. That's the way it is."https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/webber-red-bull-favour-vettel-2126615.html Webber: Red Bull favour Vettel Tremayne David 6 November 2010 The Independent 23 September 2019 live https://web.archive.org/web/20101127015716/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/webber-red-bull-favour-vettel-2126615.html 27 November 2010 David Tremayne His team principal Christian Horner believed Webber's words were taken out of context and that the driver was supported by the team and its owner Dietrich Mateschitz in the championship battle.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87918 Horner denies Red Bull favours Vettel Noble Jonathan 4 November 2010 Autosport dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101107064514/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87918 7 November 2010 23 September 2019 Vettel remarked: "If Mark needs help then he should take the medical car", and said he received no preferential treatment at Red Bull due to a car that was capable of winning races.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/nov/05/sebastian-vettel-mark-webber-red-bull Sebastian Vettel hits back at Mark Webber in Red Bull row 5 November 2010 The Guardian 23 September 2019 live https://web.archive.org/web/20190923072755/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/nov/05/sebastian-vettel-mark-webber-red-bull 23 September 2019 Press Association The Grand Prix was entered by 12 teams (each represented by a constructor) and 24 drivers participated,2010 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix: Event Info https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/2010-brazilian-grand-prix live 8 September 2021 Motorsport Stats 30 July 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210730073723/https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/2010-brazilian-grand-prix with one pre-race driver change. The day before the first practice session, Hispania Racing for unexplained reasons announced Christian Klien would drive in lieu of Sakon Yamamoto whom Klien had also deputised for at the 2010 Singapore two months prior.https://www.crash.net/f1/news/164749/1/klien-gets-second-outing-with-hispania Klien gets second outing with HRT Wilkins Robert 4 November 2010 Crash live https://web.archive.org/web/20190923100451/https://www.crash.net/f1/news/164749/1/klien-gets-second-outing-with-hispania 23 September 2019 23 September 2019 Force India cancelled a first practice session outing for third driver Paul di Resta because the team wanted to provide Adrian Sutil and Vitantonio Liuzzi with additional track acclimatisation in the battle for sixth place in the World Constructors' Championship with Williams.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87904 Di Resta to sit out Brazil practice Straw Edd 4 November 2010 Autosport dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101105161303/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87904 5 November 2010 23 September 2019 Some teams made changes to their cars for the race. Ferrari and Williams modified their brake ducts as teams aimed to optimise aerodynamic efficiency in the season's final races.Formula1 Technical Analysis 2010 https://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/lib/magazines/f1/Formula1TechnicalAnalysis2010.pdf Formula One Management 2010 79–82 Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2010 27 June 2021 Porsche Cars History 27 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210627212751/https://porschecarshistory.com/wp-content/old/lib/magazines/f1/Formula1TechnicalAnalysis2010.pdf live Ferrari's alterations added a small fin to the front brake ducts to extract additional downforce. Williams' design was designed to recover as much downforce as possible with the installation of fins on the rear brake ducts and to receive air extracted from the FW32's exhausts. The team also installed a new engine in Rubens Barrichello's car.http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12476_6482133,00.html New engine for Barrichello 2 November 2010 Sky Sports dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101105023721/http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12476_6482133,00.html 5 November 2010 24 September 2019 Practice Per the regulations for the 2010 season, three practice sessions were held, two 90-minute sessions on Friday morning and afternoon and another 60-minute session on Saturday morning.http://argent.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/65EE8F15945D0941C12576C7005308AE/$FILE/1-2010%20SPORTING%20REGULATIONS%2023-06-2010.pdf 2010 Formula One Sporting Regulations 11 February 2010 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 12, 18, 21, 28 & 34–36 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100820212126/http://argent.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/65EE8F15945D0941C12576C7005308AE/$FILE/1-2010%20SPORTING%20REGULATIONS%2023-06-2010.pdf 20 August 2010 26 May 2015 In the first practice session, Vettel was fastest with a lap of 1:12.328, followed by his teammate Webber, the McLaren pair of Hamilton and Button, who tested aerodynamic adjustments to their MP4-25 cars, Renault's Robert Kubica, Mercedes' Nico Rosberg, Barrichello, Michael Schumacher for Mercedes, Sutil and Nick Heidfeld of Sauber.http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=49583 Practice 1: Vettel leads Red Bull 1–2 5 November 2010 ITV-F1 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101107063201/http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=49583 7 November 2010 23 September 2019 During the session Vitaly Petrov lost control of his Renault cresting a hill to the Ferradura turn and damaged its front-right corner in a collision with the outside tyre wall.https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2010-11-06/sports-others/Formula-1:-Vettel-Fastest-in-first-practice-for-Brazilian-GP-282825 Formula 1: Vettel Fastest in first practice for Brazilian GP 6 November 2010 The Malta Independent 23 September 2019 live https://web.archive.org/web/20190923191215/https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2010-11-06/sports-others/Formula-1:-Vettel-Fastest-in-first-practice-for-Brazilian-GP-282825 23 September 2019 Not long after Kamui Kobayashi spun at the same corner and loosened his Sauber's right-rear tyre from its rim against a barrier. Alonso's high-mileage engine failed two laps earlier than anticipated and Ferrari changed engines.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9162873.stm Red Bull's Vettel & Webber dominate Brazil GP practice Benson Andrew Holt Sarah 5 November 2010 BBC Sport live https://web.archive.org/web/20101108060827/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9162873.stm 8 November 2010 23 September 2019 Vettel duplicated his first practice result in the second session with the day's fastest lap, a 1:11.938. His teammate Webber was 0.104 seconds slower in second. The Ferrari duo of Alonso and Massa were third and fifth; Hamilton separated the two. Kubica, Button, Heidfeld and the Mercedes pair of Rosberg and Schumacher followed in the top ten.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87941 Vettel, Webber stay on top in Brazil English Steven 5 November 2010 Autosport live https://web.archive.org/web/20101107101110/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87941 7 November 2010 23 September 2019 Massa's session ended after one hour with a disengaged clutch caused by an electrical fault from running wide and mounting a kerb at the Senna S chicane. He stopped at the side of the circuit on the Reta Oposta straight between the Senna S chicane and the Descica do Lago corner.https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/vettel-dominant-in-brazilian-gp-friday-practices/393416/ Vettel dominant in Brazilian GP Friday practices 6 November 2010 motorsport.com live https://web.archive.org/web/20190923174541/https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/vettel-dominant-in-brazilian-gp-friday-practices/393416/ 23 September 2019 23 September 2019 Schumacher attempted to pass Jaime Alguersuari's Toro Rosso car on the inside into the Senna S chicane and the two made contact at its apex. Schumacher appeared to suddenly brake test Alguersuari. Soon after Kobayashi avoided contact with the pit lane wall after veering out of the slipstream of Heikki Kovalainen's slower Lotus braking for the Senna S chicane.http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=49585 Practice 2: Vettel maintains Brazil edge 5 November 2010 ITV-F1 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101107063209/http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=49585 7 November 2010 23 September 2019http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/246545/vettel-and-red-bull-remain-on-top/ Vettel and Red Bull remain on top 5 November 2010 GPUpdate dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101108004123/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/246545/vettel-and-red-bull-remain-on-top/ 8 November 2010 23 September 2019 Rain briefly fell in São Paulo on the night of 5 November and returned the next morning. Weather forecasts suggested more rain would fall, albeit not to the same intensity than in qualifying in Japan and Korea.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87975 Rain set to affect Interlagos qualifying Noble Jonathan 6 November 2010 Autosport dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101109203837/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87975 9 November 2010 23 September 2019 This created a damp track, prompting drivers to use wet-weather tyres. Several drivers tested their cars to see how they would behave in qualifying with five minutes to go.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87979 Kubica tops wet final practice English Steven 6 November 2010 Autosport dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101110053819/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87979 10 November 2010 24 September 2019 Kubica used the intermediate tyres to lap fastest at 1:19.191, three-tenths of a second faster than Vettel in second. Hamilton, Massa, Alonso, Petrov, Toro Rosso driver Sébastien Buemi, Rosberg, Button and Barrichello made up positions three to ten. During the session Button lacked front-end grip and his teammate Hamilton made two errors.http://en.espn.co.uk/brazil/motorsport/story/33104.html Brazilian Grand Prix – FP3 – Kubica tops wet final practice 6 November 2010 ESPN live https://web.archive.org/web/20190924060343/http://en.espn.co.uk/brazil/motorsport/story/33104.html 24 September 2019 24 September 2019 Qualifying Saturday afternoon's qualifying session was split into three parts. The first session ran for 20 minutes, eliminating cars that finished 18th or lower. The second session lasted 15 minutes, eliminating cars that finished 11th to 17th. The final session ran for ten minutes and determined pole position to tenth. Cars in the final session were not allowed to change tyres, using the tyres with which they set their quickest lap times. The first two sessions and the first minutes of the final session were run on a damp circuit, and as such, drivers used intermediate compound tyres.http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/nov/06/williams-brazil-grand-prix Nico Hulkenberg claims shock pole for Williams at Brazilian grand prix 6 November 2010 The Guardian 24 September 2019 live https://web.archive.org/web/20140301141538/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/nov/06/williams-brazil-grand-prix 1 March 2014 Press Association After lap times were 108 per cent slower than in dry weather, every driver changed to dry weather tyres with five minutes to go when a dry line emerged and increased grip because the track was drying fast enough to make it feasible. left|thumb|upright|Nico Hülkenberg took the first pole position of his career and the Williams team's first since the 2005 European. Williams driver Nico Hülkenberg ran more front wing angle than Barrichello, and used super soft tyres earlier than the fastest teams after his teammate Barrichello told the Williams team that the track was dry.http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/246709/hulkenberg-clinches-maiden-pole-in-brazil/ Hülkenberg clinches maiden pole in Brazil 6 November 2010 GPUpdate dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101110172323/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/246709/hulkenberg-clinches-maiden-pole-in-brazil/ 10 November 2010 24 September 2019https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9163670.stm Nico Hulkenberg takes Brazilian GP pole for Williams Benson Andrew 6 November 2010 BBC Sport live https://web.archive.org/web/20101109012037/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9163670.stm 9 November 2010 24 September 2019 His final lap of 1:14.470 earned him the first pole position of his career and the Williams team's first since the 2005 European.N "HULPole" It was the first pole position for Williams' engine supplier Cosworth since Barrichello drove for the Stewart squad at the 1999 French and the first for a Williams-Cosworth car in Brazil since Keke Rosberg at the 1983 race.https://uk.reuters.com/article/motor-racing-prix-pole-idUKLDE6A50A620101106 Update 2-Motor racing-Incredible Hulkenberg on pole in Brazil Baldwin Alan 6 November 2010 24 September 2019 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20190924063057/https://uk.reuters.com/article/motor-racing-prix-pole-idUKLDE6A50A620101106 24 September 2019 Reuters Palmer Justin He was joined on the grid's front row by Vettel and Webber took third after traffic slowed both drivers. Hamilton qualified fourth because he could not extract temperature in his tyres and another vehicle slightly delayed him at Arquibancas corner. Alonso was fastest in the first session; he fell to fifth in the final session from losing time going onto a damp area and losing tyre temperature. Barrichello, sixth, lost 17 seconds on his first lap out of the pit lane with Hamilton ahead of him and going wide. Going wide at Junçao corner on dry tyres, and a car with a low downforce setup put Kubica seventh.Taylor Hannah 6 November 2010 Hulkenberg is surprise pole winner in Brazil http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=393578&FS=F1 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101116151322/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=393578&FS=F1 16 November 2010 24 September 2019 motorsport.comhttp://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/11/11481.html Qualifying – selected team and driver quotes 6 November 2010 Formula One dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101109203609/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/11/11481.html 9 November 2010 24 September 2019 Schumacher in eighth ran onto a damp patch towards the end of the third session to allow the Red Bull cars past and lost tyre temperature. A lack of grip left Massa ninth. Petrov, tenth, made the final session for the first time since the 2010 Hungarian three months prior and was the highest-placed rookie driver. Button was the fastest driver not to progress to the final session after Massa demoted him to 11th in the closing seconds of the second session; a lack of grip on a set of damaged intermediate tyres and brake and tyre temperature slowed him. Tyre wear left Kobayashi 12th. Rosberg set the 13th-fastest lap and was slower than his teammate Schumacher for the fourth time in 2010, attributing the result to Buemi slowing his fastest lap. Alguersuari was the faster Toro Rosso driver in 14th, qualifying ahead of his teammate Buemi in 15th for the fourth race in a row. Heidfeld was 16th-quickest, feeling he changed tyres too early. Liuzzi in 17th lost control of his car and spun into the path of Sutil and Kobayashi. Sutil failed to advance beyond the first session with a lack of grip on his final timed lap that left him in 18th. Timo Glock of the Virgin team in 19th found switching to a second set of intermediate tyres slowed him. Kovalainen and his Lotus teammate Jarno Trulli were 20th and 21st after traffic prevented the duo from improving their laps. Lucas di Grassi for Virgin in 22nd was seven-tenths of a second slower than Glock. The Hispania cars of Klien and Bruno Senna occupied the grid's final row: Klien lost time on his final timed lap due to rain, and Senna was seven-tenths of a second slower since he completed a single lap on the damp track and spun towards the end of the first session. Post-qualifying After the session, Buemi and Sutil each took a five-place grid penalty because the stewards deemed them to have caused separate collisions with Glock and Kobayashi at the preceding Korean Grand Prix. Both drivers were required to start from 20th and 22nd, respectively. This moved Heidfeld to 15th, Liuzzi 16th, Glock 17th, Trulli 18th, Kovalainen 20th and Di Grassi 21st. Rosberg reported Buemi impeding him in the second session to the stewards, who rejected the complaint after scrutiny. Qualifying classification The fastest lap in each of the three sessions is denoted in bold. Pos. Qualifying positionNo. Number Driver Constructor Q1 Fastest lap time set by each driver in the first qualifying session Q2 Fastest lap time set by each driver in the second qualifying session Q3 Fastest lap time set by each driver in the third qualifying sessionGrid Final grid position 1 10 GER Nico HülkenbergWilliams-Cosworth 1:20.050 1:19.1441:14.470 1 2 5 GER Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault 1:19.160 1:18.691 1:15.519 2 3 6 AUS Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault 1:19.0251:18.516 1:15.637 3 4 2 GBR Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes 1:19.931 1:18.921 1:15.747 4 5 8 ESP Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:18.987 1:19.010 1:15.989 5 6 9 BRA Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth 1:19.799 1:18.925 1:16.203 6 7 11 POL Robert KubicaRenault 1:19.249 1:18.877 1:16.552 7 8 3 GER Michael SchumacherMercedes 1:19.879 1:18.923 1:16.925 8 9 7 BRA Felipe MassaFerrari 1:19.778 1:19.200 1:17.101 9 10 12 RUS Vitaly PetrovRenault 1:20.189 1:19.153 1:17.656 10 11 1 GBR Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes 1:19.905 1:19.288N/A 11 12 23 JPN Kamui KobayashiBMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:19.741 1:19.385N/A 12 13 4 GER Nico RosbergMercedes 1:20.153 1:19.486N/A 13 14 17 ESP Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari 1:20.158 1:19.581N/A 14 15 16 SUI Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari 1:20.096 1:19.847N/A 191 1 16 22 GER Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:20.174 1:19.899N/A 15 17 15 ITA Vitantonio LiuzziForce India-Mercedes 1:20.592 1:20.357N/A 16 18 14 GER Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes 1:20.830N/A N/A 221 1 19 24 GER Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth 1:22.130N/A N/A 17 20 18 ITA Jarno TrulliLotus-Cosworth 1:22.250N/A N/A 18 21 19 FIN Heikki KovalainenLotus-Cosworth 1:22.378N/A N/A 20 22 25 BRA Lucas di GrassiVirgin-Cosworth 1:22.810N/A N/A 21 23 20 AUT Christian KlienHRT-Cosworth 1:23.083N/A N/A PL2 2 24 21 BRA Bruno SennaHRT-Cosworth 1:23.796N/A N/A 243 3Source:Formula 1 Grande Prèmio Petrobas Do Brasil 2010 – Qualifying Results http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2010/842/6812/ Formula One 28 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141026182728/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2010/842/6812/ 26 October 2014 Notes: 1 1 Sébastien Buemi and Adrian Sutil were each handed a five-place grid penalty for causing separate "avoidable accidents" with Timo Glock and Kamui Kobayashi respectively at the 2010 Korean. 2 2 Christian Klien started from pit-lane after he stopped with fluctuating fuel pressure on the way to the grid. 3 3 Bruno Senna handed a five-place grid penalty for changing his gearbox.Autocourse, 2010, p278 Race The 71-lap race took place in the afternoon over a distance of 305.909 km mi on from 14:00 Brasilia Time (UTC−02:00) in front of a crowd of 157,582 spectators. The weather at the start was dry and clear, with the air temperature between 24 and 25 C F and the track temperature from 47 to 51 C F;Großer Preis von Brasilien 2010 / Interlagos 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix / Interlagos https://www.motorsport-total.com/formel-1/ergebnisse/2010/grosser-preis-von-brasilien/rennen motorsport-total.com de 24 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190924194243/https://www.motorsport-total.com/formel-1/ergebnisse/2010/grosser-preis-von-brasilien/rennen 24 September 2019 live conditions were expected to remain consistent throughout the race,Hughes Emlyn Creighton Geoff As it happened: Race day at Interlagos http://live.autosport.com/commentary.php/id/295 Autosport 7 November 2010 22 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20101110054205/http://live.autosport.com/commentary.php/id/295 10 November 2010 live and no rain was forecast. Klien stopped his car at the exit to the pit lane and failed to start due to fluctuating fuel pressure. Trackside equipment moved his car to the pit lane, where the Hispania Racing mechanics repaired it.Brazilian Grand Prix – selected team & driver quotes http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/11/11489.html Formula One 6 November 2010 24 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20101110053634/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/11/11489.html 10 November 2010 dead When the race commenced,Brazilian Grand Prix 2010/Commentary/Race http://en.espnf1.com/brazil/motorsport/race/2227.html?view=commentary ESPN 7 November 2010 22 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20101109132923/http://en.espnf1.com/brazil/motorsport/race/2227.html?view=commentary 9 November 2010 dead Hülkenberg spun his tyres, allowing Vettel to pass him on the inside for the lead into the Senna S chicane. Webber held off Hamilton on the outside for third place. At the exit to the Descica do Lago corner Webber lined up a pass on Hülkenberg on the Reta Oposta straight.Vettel wins Brazil as title fight goes on http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=49619 ITV-F1 7 November 2010 24 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20101110054854/http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=49619 10 November 2010 dead An oversteer stopped Hülkenberg from accelerating early and his braking early let Webber into second place on the outside. Hamilton, in an unbalanced car, was able to fend off Alonso on the inside at the exit of Descica do Lago turn for fifth and continued to do so for the rest of the lap.Windsor Peter 8 November 2010 We Are The Champions http://www.gpweek.com/PDF/GP0107.pdf dead GPWeek 107 24–33 https://web.archive.org/web/20120523042042/http://www.gpweek.com/PDF/GP0107.pdf 23 May 2012 16 December 2021 Peter Windsor thumb|upright|Fernando Alonso (pictured at the 2010 Singapore) finished third and remained in the lead of the World Drivers' Championship. Behind the first four drivers, Schumacher fell to tenth due to a driver error putting him onto the grass. Kubica moved from seventh to sixth and Button advanced from 11th to ninth. Petrov made a slow start, mounting a kerb at the exit of the Senna S Chicane to avoid colliding with Alguersuari and fell to 22nd. Towards the end of lap one, Hamilton was slow out of Junção turn, allowing Alonso to challenge him on the main straight, but Hamilton retained fourth place at the Senna S chicane. Alonso tried again and took fourth from Hamilton after Descica do Lago turn. Alonso immediately began to gain on Hülkenberg. On lap three, Schumacher passed Button before the Senna S chicane for ninth place. Alonso closed up to Hülkenberg and began to pressure him for third position.http://www.grandprix.com/race/r838racenotes.html Brazilian GP – Sunday – Race Notes 7 November 2010 GrandPrix.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101110161535/http://www.grandprix.com/race/r838racenotes.html 10 November 2010 24 September 2019 At the start of lap four, Alonso steered right to attempt to overtake Hülkenberg; the latter blocked Alonso into the Senna S chicane;Orlovac Mark Brazilian GP as it happened https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9163893.stm BBC Sport 7 November 2010 22 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20101110031318/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9163893.stm 10 November 2010 live Hülkenberg ran with his rear wing at a high angle, making him vulnerable to a pass and it required him to steer left and brake later than Alonso. On lap five, Alonso again failed to pass Hülkenberg on the outside into the Senna S chicane. This allowed Hamilton to close up to Alonso, albeit not close enough to pass him. On the seventh lap, Alonso slipstreamed Hülkenberg, who ran wide at the entry to the Descica do Lago turn and Alonso drew alongside Hülkenberg before passing him on the inside cresting a hill towards Ferradura corner for third position. The time Alonso lost behind Hülkenberg was ten seconds, dropping him 11 seconds behind Vettel. On lap eight, Hamilton made an unsuccessful overtake on the outside of Hülkenberg for fourth into the Senna S chicane. This was due to a lack of tyre grip,Taylor Hannah Vettel leads Webber across the line for Brazilian GP win http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=393679&FS=F1 motorsport.com 7 November 2010 22 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20101116152918/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=393679&FS=F1 16 November 2010 dead and he sought to conserve his tyres since he did not want to overheat them in the aerodynamic turbulence created by the airflow over the rear of Hülkenberg's car. In his first lap out of aerodynamic turbulence, Alonso was unable to close up to the Red Bull cars; Vettel opted to avoid tyre strain and losing grip in case of a safety car deployment. Hülkenberg blocked Hamilton from passing him on the inside at the start of the 11th lap, notwithstanding Hamilton's more powerful engine. They drew alongside going into Descica do Lago turn as Hülkenberg maintained fourth. thumb|upright|Mark Webber started from third and improved to a second-place finish|alt=|left At the conclusion of the same lap, Button, separated by slower cars, made the race's first pit stop to switch onto the medium compound tyres, emerging in 18th position. Button's faster pace meant he was followed in due course by: Massa, Barrichello, Hülkenberg, Kubica, Heidfeld, Alguersuari, Liuzzi and Buemi over the next seven laps. Massa and Barrichello each had wheel nut installation problems, requiring them to make a second pit stop. Both drivers rejoined behind Button. Hamilton made his first stop for the medium compound tyres on lap 21. He emerged in sixth position, narrowly ahead of his teammate Button. At the front of the field, Alonso entered the pit lane to switch to the medium compound tyres on the 25th lap, continuing in third position. Vettel followed suit on the end of the lap, and relinquished the lead to his teammate Webber on laps 25 and 26 until the latter's own stop on lap 26. After the pit stops, the gap to Vettel and his teammate Webber was less than three seconds. Alonso was a further 10 seconds behind in third place, and 10 in front of Hamilton in fourth. On lap 30, Button overtook the yet-to-pit Kobayashi on the inside into the Senna S chicane for fifth position. Barrichello attempted to pass Alguersuari for 13th on the outside at the same corner five laps later and the two made contact. Barrichello sustained a front-left puncture and slowed en route to the pit lane for super soft tyres. He rejoined the race one lap behind Vettel. Four laps later, Rosberg overtook Kobayashi on the inside into the Senna S chicane for sixth place. At the front, the Red Bull duo of Vettel and Webber appeared they would remain in first and second. Red Bull radioed Webber to lower the performance of his overheating engine from having less water temperature. Nevertheless, slower traffic allowed him to close up to Vettel to 1.5 seconds. In the meantime, Di Grassi entered the Virgin team's garage on the 44th lap to rectify a worsening rear suspension fault. He rejoined the race four laps later. thumb|upright|Sebastian Vettel (pictured at the 2010 Japanese one month prior) took his fourth victory of the season and the ninth of his career.|alt= Lap 51 saw the sole safety car deployment. Liuzzi lost control of his car on a kerb to the outside of the second Senna S chicane due to a suspected front suspension failure. He crashed into a barrier to the track's inside at the bottom of a hill before the exit of the turn. Liuzzi was unhurt; a suspension rocker penetrated his car's left-front monocoque and touched his foot.https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/88159/liuzzi-reveals-interlagos-escape Liuzzi reveals Interlagos escape Noble Jonathan 12 November 2010 Autosport live https://web.archive.org/web/20200423055840/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/88159/liuzzi-reveals-interlagos-escape 23 April 2020 23 April 2020 His car was deemed to be in a dangerous position and a recovery tractor moved it. Under the safety car, several drivers made pit stops to replace worn tyres. McLaren called Hamilton and Button into the pit lane for a second pit stop to switch to a new set of tyres in an attempt to move up the field. Both drivers lost no positions. Mercedes asked Rosberg to make a pit stop to challenge Button at the rolling restart; a miscommunication between Rosberg's race engineer Jock Clear and the Mercedes mechanics over which type of tyre to use meant they readied the mediums instead of the super softs Clear had requested. Ultimately, Rosberg's mechanics fitted an old set of tyres; he completed an additional lap before they installed the super soft tyre compound on his car. After Liuzzi's car was removed the track, the safety car was withdrawn at the conclusion of lap 55 and racing resumed. Vettel led as lapped drivers separated him, Webber and Alonso in second and third. The first three lapped faster than they had done before the safety car and prevented Hamilton and Button from gaining further positions. Alonso managed the wear on his tyres to allow for a challenge to Webber, who was distanced by his teammate Vettel with a sequence of faster lap times. On lap 65, Kobayashi passed Alguerusari for tenth place. Not long after the stewards informed the Sauber team that Heidfeld was deemed to have ignored blue flags instructing him to allow faster cars past and imposed a drive-through penalty. He took the penalty on the 66th lap and lost 14 seconds. Alonso closed to within six seconds of race leader Vettel, as Red Bull did not invoke team orders to instruct Vettel to hand the victory to Webber and improve his teammate's position in the World Drivers' Championship. Vettel finished first for his fourth victory of the season and the ninth of his career.Spurgeon Brad Brad Spurgeon Vettel Drives to Victory in Brazilian Grand Prix https://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/vettel-drives-to-victory-in-brazilian-grand-prix/ International Herald Tribune 7 November 2010 25 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20131204183137/https://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/vettel-drives-to-victory-in-brazilian-grand-prix/ 4 December 2013 live The win, along with Webber's second-place finish won Red Bull the 2010 World Constructors' Championship since no other team could pass its championship points total with one race of the season left for the team's first since its Formula One debut in 2005. Alonso took third with the McLaren pair of Hamilton and Button fourth and fifth, almost one second separating the two drivers. Schumacher allowed Rosberg past after the safety car was withdrawn as his teammate had a new set of tyres and was better able to challenge Button; the two ended the race in sixth and seventh. Hülkenberg, Kubica who could not extract more speed from his car on the straight due to rev limiter problems keeping him behind Hülkenberg and Kobayashi rounded out the top ten. Alguersuari, Sutil, Buemi, Barrichello, Massa, Petrov, Heidfeld, Kovalainen and Trulli made up positions 11 to 19. Glock finished 20th, one second ahead of Senna in 21st, with Klien registering his first finish since the 2006 German and was the final classified finisher. Post-race The top three drivers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and spoke to the media in a later press conference. Vettel said it was important for him to pull away from Hülkenberg after he passed him: "The car felt fantastic. All throughout the race I was able to hold the gaps as I planned, so I could control the race from there. With the safety car in the end it was the right choice not to try to pull away too much, to have some tyres left."http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/11/11491.html FIA post-race press conference – Brazil 7 November 2010 Formula One dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101110053644/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/11/11491.html 10 November 2010 25 September 2019 Webber agreed the start was the most important aspect of the race and said of the importance: "Most of the races are decided as we know pretty much on the Saturday or the first lap. You can follow each other around but eventually... in the old days you could play with the strategy a little bit, change the fuel loads and have a look at going long or a bit shorter." Alonso believed he attempted to perform to the best of his ability and a higher starting position would have allowed him to pass a Red Bull car at the start: "We are very close in race pace, maybe one or two-tenths quicker some laps, one or two-tenths slower some of the laps, so when you lose 12 seconds probably it is over." thumb|right|upright|Jenson Button (pictured at the Malaysian Grand Prix seven months prior) was mathematically eliminated from the World Drivers' Championship with a fifth-place finish.|alt= Afterwards, the Red Bull team celebrated their first World Constructors' Championship.Weaver Paul Sebastian Vettel wins Brazilian grand prix to seal title for Red Bull https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/nov/07/brazilian-grand-prix-sebastian-vettel The Guardian 7 November 2010 25 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20131220071722/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/nov/07/brazilian-grand-prix-sebastian-vettel 20 December 2013 live Christian Horner commented on how Red Bull was regarded as "a party team" after they purchased Jaguar in 2005: "In six years, this team has come from a team that no-one took seriously – that everyone thought was a party team – to the 2010 F1 constructors' champions. We have finished ahead of teams with far more experience and heritage than ourselves – we took them on and we won, thanks to the tremendous dedication of every single team member, the incredible support from Red Bull and the vision and unfaltering commitment from Mr. Mateschitz."http://www.crash.net/f1/news/164866/1/horner_to_think_no-one_used_to_take_us_seriously.html Horner: To think no-one used to take us seriously... 7 November 2010 Crash live https://web.archive.org/web/20101111005857/http://www.crash.net/f1/news/164866/1/horner_to_think_no-one_used_to_take_us_seriously.html 11 November 2010 25 September 2010 Adrian Newey, the team's technical director, thanked aerodynamicist Peter Prodromou and designer Rob Marshall for their work to the RB6 in Milton Keynes.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88041 Newey celebrates Red Bull's title Strang Simon 7 November 2010 Autosport dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101110054708/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88041 10 November 2010 25 September 2019 Vettel stated Red Bull's Constructors' Championship win was special to him because he had visited the team's factory in Milton Keynes in 2005 and was intrigued by the experience: "Looking up to Formula One and now to be part of the team and part of the driver line-up to give them their first championship is incredible".https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-motor-racing-prix-vettel/victorious-vettel-turns-title-teaser-idUKTRE6A62LX20101107?ca=rdt Victorious Vettel turns title teaser Baldwin Alan 7 November 2010 25 September 2019 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20190925155959/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-motor-racing-prix-vettel/victorious-vettel-turns-title-teaser-idUKTRE6A62LX20101107?ca=rdt 25 September 2019 Reuters Pilcher Tom Hülkenberg said he was happy to finish the race in eighth position and promoted Williams to sixth in the Constructors' Championship. After he finished fifth, Button was mathematically prevented from retaining the World Drivers' Championship. He said he would enter the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi with no concerns and that he would use his experience from the season to improve for 2011. His teammate Hamilton commented on his prospects of title success in the season-finale: "In Abu Dhabi I'll be doing everything I can to pull off the win I need, and hoping the other guys hit problems. As always, we won't give up and we'll keep on pushing." The race result meant Webber lowered Alonso's lead in the World Drivers' Championship to eight championship points. Vettel's victory elevated him ahead of Hamilton to third place as Button maintained fifth place. In the World Constructors' Championship, Red Bull finished first with 469 championship points. McLaren were second with 421 championship points and Ferrari were another 32 championship points behind in third position. Mercedes secured fourth place from Renault with one race left in the season. Race classification Drivers who scored championship points are denoted in bold. Pos PositionNo. Car number Driver ConstructorLaps Laps completed Time/RetiredGrid Final grid position Points 1 5 GER Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault 71 1:33:11.803 2 25 2 6 AUS Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault 71 +4.243 3 18 3 8 ESP Fernando AlonsoFerrari 71 +6.807 5 15 4 2 GBR Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes 71 +14.634 412 5 1 GBR Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes 71 +15.593 1110 6 4 GER Nico RosbergMercedes 71 +35.320 13 8 7 3 GER Michael SchumacherMercedes 71 +43.456 8 6 8 10 GER Nico HülkenbergWilliams-Cosworth 70 +1 Lap 14 9 11 POL Robert KubicaRenault 70 +1 Lap 7 2 10 23 JPN Kamui KobayashiBMW Sauber-Ferrari 70 +1 Lap 12 1 11 17 ESP Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari 70 +1 Lap 14 12 14 GER Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes 70 +1 Lap 22 13 16 SUI Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari 70 +1 Lap 19 14 9 BRA Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth 70 +1 Lap 6 15 7 BRA Felipe MassaFerrari 70 +1 Lap 9 16 12 RUS Vitaly PetrovRenault 70 +1 Lap 10 17 22 GER Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-Ferrari 70 +1 Lap 15 18 19 FIN Heikki KovalainenLotus-Cosworth 69 +2 Laps 20 19 18 ITA Jarno TrulliLotus-Cosworth 69 +2 Laps 18 20 24 GER Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth 69 +2 Laps 17 21 21 BRA Bruno SennaHRT-Cosworth 69 +2 Laps 24 22 20 AUT Christian KlienHRT-Cosworth 65 +6 Laps 23 NC Not classified 25 BRA Lucas di GrassiVirgin-Cosworth 62 +9 Laps 21 Ret Retired 15 ITA Vitantonio LiuzziForce India-Mercedes 49 Accident 16Sources: Notes: Lucas di Grassi was not classified as he completed less than 90% of the race. Championship standings after the race full season standings 2010 Formula One World Championship#Results and standings Drivers' Championship standings +/– Pos Position Driver Points 10px 1 ESP Fernando Alonso* 246 10px 2 AUS Mark Webber* 238 10px 1 3 GER Sebastian Vettel* 231 10px 1 4 UK Lewis Hamilton* 222 10px 5 UK Jenson Button 199Sources:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/bresil/championnat.aspx Brazil 2010 – Championship Stats F1 13 March 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20180827010707/http://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/bresil/championnat.aspx 27 August 2018 live Constructors' Championship standings +/– Pos Position Constructor Points 10px 1 AUT Red Bull-Renault 469 10px 2 GBR McLaren-Mercedes 421 10px 3 ITA Ferrari 389 10px 4 GER Mercedes 202 10px 5 FRA Renault 145Sources: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Bold text indicates the 2010 World Constructors' Champions. Bold text and an asterisk indicates competitors who still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion. Footnotes N References 30em External links Sebastian Vettel wins 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix, Red Bull secured Constructors' Championship Brazilian Grand Prix 2010 2010 Korean Grand Prix 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix Brazil Formula One Sports Brazilian Category:Brazilian Grand Prix Grand Prix Brazilian Grand Prix