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Sebastian Vettel won the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix for Red Bull, ahead of Mark Webber and Nico Rosberg at Sepang International Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Sebastian Vettel
Team
Red Bull
Top listed
Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, and Nico Rosberg
Race date
April 4, 2010
Pole
Mark Webber
Fastest lap
Mark Webber
Classified drivers
24
Circuit
Sepang International Circuit

The decisive result

Sebastian Vettel finished first for Red Bull. Mark Webber is listed 2 for Red Bull, with Nico Rosberg 3 for Mercedes.

Grid to finish

Lewis Hamilton from P20 to P6 (+14), Felipe Massa from P21 to P7 (+14), and Lucas di Grassi from P24 to P14 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Mark Webber started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 11 Finished, 3 Engine, 2 +3 laps, 1 +1 lap, and 1 +4 laps. Mark Webber holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:37.054 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 Bull1:33:48.41225
2Mark WebberRed Bull1:33:53.26118
3Nico RosbergMercedes1:34:01.91615
4Robert KubicaRenault1:34:07.00112
5Adrian SutilForce India1:34:09.47110
6Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:34:11.8838
7Felipe MassaFerrari1:34:15.4806
8Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:34:26.3304
9Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso1:34:59.0142
10Nico HülkenbergWilliams1:35:01.8111
11Sébastien BuemiToro Rosso1:35:07.3500
12Rubens BarrichelloWilliams+1 lap0
13Fernando AlonsoFerrariEngine0
14Lucas di GrassiVirgin+3 laps0
15Karun ChandhokHRT+3 laps0
16Bruno SennaHRT+4 laps0
17Jarno TrulliLotus Racing+5 laps0
NCHeikki KovalainenLotus Racing+10 laps0
DNFVitaly PetrovRenaultGearbox0
DNFVitantonio LiuzziForce IndiaThrottle0