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Sebastian Vettel won the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix for Red Bull, ahead of Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso at Suzuka Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Sebastian Vettel
Team
Red Bull
Top listed
Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, and Fernando Alonso
Race date
October 10, 2010
Pole
Sebastian Vettel
Fastest lap
Mark Webber
Classified drivers
24
Circuit
Suzuka Circuit

The decisive result

Sebastian Vettel finished first for Red Bull. Mark Webber is listed 2 for Red Bull, with Fernando Alonso 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Sébastien Buemi from P18 to P10 (+8), Heikki Kovalainen from P20 to P12 (+8), and Timo Glock from P22 to P14 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Sebastian Vettel started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 10 Finished, 4 Collision, 3 +2 laps, 2 +1 lap, and 2 Wheel. Mark Webber holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:33.474 on lap 53. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:30:27.32325
2Mark WebberRed Bull1:30:28.22818
3Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:30:30.04415
4Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:30:40.84512
5Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:31:06.91810
6Michael SchumacherMercedes1:31:27.2568
7Kamui KobayashiSauber1:31:31.3616
8Nick HeidfeldSauber1:31:36.9714
9Rubens BarrichelloWilliams1:31:38.1692
10Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso1:31:40.1291
11Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso+1 lap0
12Heikki KovalainenLotus Racing+1 lap0
13Jarno TrulliLotus Racing+2 laps0
14Timo GlockVirgin+2 laps0
15Bruno SennaHRT+2 laps0
16Sakon YamamotoHRT+3 laps0
17Nico RosbergMercedesWheel0
DNFAdrian SutilForce IndiaEngine0
DNFRobert KubicaRenaultWheel0
DNFNico HülkenbergWilliamsCollision0