2010 Australian Grand Prix
The 2010 Australian Grand Prix (formally the 2010 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 28 March 2010 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was the second round of the 2010 Formula One World Championship. McLaren driver Jenson Button won the 58-lap race starting from fourth position. Robert Kubica finished second for the Renault team and Ferrari driver Felipe Massa was third.
| 2010 Australian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 2 of 19 in the 2010 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 28 March 2010 | ||||
| Official name | 2010 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia | ||||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||||
| Course length | 5.303 km (3.295 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 58 laps, 307.574 km (191.118 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Overcast with light rain at start | ||||
| Attendance | 108,500 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Time | 1:23.919 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | |||
| Time | 1:28.358 on lap 47 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Second |
| Renault | |||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The victory was Button's first of the season; the result moved him to third place in the Drivers' Championship, two points behind Massa and a further four adrift of Fernando Alonso. Lewis Hamilton dropped to fourth while Nico Rosberg maintained fifth position. McLaren reduced the gap to Ferrari in the World Constructors' Championship to be sixteen points behind. Mercedes increased their hold on third place, while Renault's strong result allowed them to tie with Red Bull for fourth place, with seventeen races left in the season.