China 2010 - Race results - Button wins the race, as polesitter Vettel drops back
Published by Christine
The rain fell in China causing a nice and chaotic race. The Red Bulls had issues, whilst the McLaren's made it work. Tyre choices were crucial, and overtaking was rampant at the Shanghai Circuit. Jenson Button took victory ahead of Lewis Hamilton, whilst polesitter Sebastian Vettel dropped back to sixth place.
| Position | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | 1hr 44:42.163 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | +1.530 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | +9.484 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | +11.869 |
| 5 | Robert Kubica | +22.213 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | +33.310 |
| 7 | Vitaly Petrov | +47.600 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | +52.172 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | +57.796 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | +1:01.749 |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | +1:02.874 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | +1:03.665 |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | +1:11.416 |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | +2 Laps |
| 17 | Karun Chandhok | +4 Laps |
| DNF | Jarno Trulli | Lap 27 |
| DNF | Lucas di Grassi | Lap 9 |
| DNF | Pedro de la Rosa | Lap 8 |
| DNF | Sébastien Buemi | Lap 1 |
| DNF | Kamui Kobayashi | Lap 1 |
| DNF | Tonio Liuzzi | Lap 1 |
| DNF | Timo Glock | Lap 1 |
