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Jenson Button won the 2010 Chinese Grand Prix

Jenson Button won the 2010 Chinese Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg at Shanghai International Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Jenson Button
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, and Nico Rosberg
Race date
April 18, 2010
Pole
Sebastian Vettel
Fastest lap
Lewis Hamilton
Classified drivers
24
Circuit
Shanghai International Circuit

The decisive result

Jenson Button finished first for McLaren. Lewis Hamilton is listed 2 for McLaren, with Nico Rosberg 3 for Mercedes.

Grid to finish

Vitaly Petrov from P14 to P7 (+7), Heikki Kovalainen from P21 to P14 (+7), and Bruno Senna from P23 to P16 (+7) 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 13 Finished, 3 Collision, 2 +1 lap, 2 Engine, and 1 +2 laps. Lewis Hamilton holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:42.061 on lap 13. 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 ButtonMcLaren1:46:42.16325
2Lewis HamiltonMcLaren1:46:43.69318
3Nico RosbergMercedes1:46:51.64715
4Fernando AlonsoFerrari1:46:54.03212
5Robert KubicaRenault1:47:04.37610
6Sebastian VettelRed Bull1:47:15.4738
7Vitaly PetrovRenault1:47:29.7636
8Mark WebberRed Bull1:47:34.3354
9Felipe MassaFerrari1:47:39.9592
10Michael SchumacherMercedes1:47:43.9121
11Adrian SutilForce India1:47:45.0370
12Rubens BarrichelloWilliams1:47:45.8280
13Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso1:47:53.5790
14Heikki KovalainenLotus Racing+1 lap0
15Nico HülkenbergWilliams+1 lap0
16Bruno SennaHRT+2 laps0
17Karun ChandhokHRT+4 laps0
DNFJarno TrulliLotus RacingHydraulics0
DNFLucas di GrassiVirginClutch0
DNFPedro de la RosaSauberEngine0