2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
The 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (formally the 2010 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 14 November 2010 at the Yas Marina Circuit on Yas Island, an island on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. It was the nineteenth and final round of the 2010 Formula One season. The 55-lap race was won by Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel after starting from pole position. Lewis Hamilton finished second in a McLaren, and teammate Jenson Button completed the podium, in third place.
| 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 19 of 19 in the 2010 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 14 November 2010 | ||||
| Official name | 2010 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ||||
| Course | Yas Marina Circuit | ||||
| Course length | 5.554 km (3.451 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 55 laps, 305.355 km (189.747 miles) | ||||
| Weather |
Dry Air Temp 28 °C (82 °F) Track Temp 33 °C (91 °F) dropping to 29 °C (84 °F) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Time | 1:39.394 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:41.274 on lap 47 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Second |
| McLaren-Mercedes | |||
| Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
A second race win in succession – as well as a second consecutive Abu Dhabi Grand Prix win – for Vettel, coupled with other championship contenders Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber finishing second, seventh and eighth respectively, allowed him to become the youngest World Drivers' Champion, at the age of 23 years, 134 days. Button's third place allowed him to finish fifth in the championship standings, having been eliminated from championship contention at the previous race in Brazil.
Due to injuries sustained in a rally crash prior to the 2011 Formula One season, this was the last Formula One race for Robert Kubica until the 2019 Australian Grand Prix. This was also the last Grand Prix for Lucas di Grassi and Christian Klien.
This event also notably marked the last race for Bridgestone as the sole tyre supplier for all teams, since their debut in 1997. Pirelli became the sole tyre supplier for all teams in 2011, entering the sport for the first time since 1991.