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Jenson Button won the 2010 Australian Grand Prix

Jenson Button won the 2010 Australian Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Robert Kubica and Felipe Massa at Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Jenson Button
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Jenson Button, Robert Kubica, and Felipe Massa
Race date
March 28, 2010
Pole
Sebastian Vettel
Fastest lap
Mark Webber
Classified drivers
24
Circuit
Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit

The decisive result

Jenson Button finished first for McLaren. Robert Kubica is listed 2 for Renault, with Felipe Massa 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Karun Chandhok from P22 to P14 (+8), Robert Kubica from P9 to P2 (+7), and Vitantonio Liuzzi from P13 to P7 (+6) 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 12 Finished, 3 Collision, 3 Hydraulics, 1 +2 laps, and 1 +5 laps. Mark Webber holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:28.358 on lap 47. 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
1Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:33:36.53125
2Robert KubicaRenault1:33:48.56518
3Felipe MassaFerrari1:33:51.01915
4Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:33:52.83512
5Nico RosbergMercedes1:33:53.21410
6Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:34:06.4298
7Vitantonio LiuzziForce India1:34:36.3786
8Rubens BarrichelloWilliams1:34:37.0674
9Mark WebberRed Bull1:34:43.8502
10Michael SchumacherMercedes1:34:45.9221
11Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso1:34:47.8320
12Pedro de la RosaSauber1:34:50.6150
13Heikki KovalainenLotus Racing+2 laps0
14Karun ChandhokHRT+5 laps0
DNFTimo GlockVirginSuspension0
DNFLucas di GrassiVirginHydraulics0
DNFSebastian VettelRed BullBrakes0
DNFAdrian SutilForce IndiaEngine0
DNFVitaly PetrovRenaultSpun off0
DNFBruno SennaHRTHydraulics0