2010 Turkish Grand Prix
The 2010 Turkish Grand Prix (formally the 2010 Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 30 May 2010 at the Istanbul Park, Tuzla, Turkey. It was the seventh round of the 2010 Formula One World Championship and the sixth Turkish Grand Prix. McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton won the 58-lap race starting from second position. His teammate Jenson Button finished second, and Red Bull driver Mark Webber took third.
| 2010 Turkish Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 7 of 19 in the 2010 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 30 May 2010 | ||||
| Official name | 2010 Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Istanbul Park, Tuzla, Turkey | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.338 km (3.317 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 58 laps, 309.396 km (192.250 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Air: 28 to 29 °C (82 to 84 °F) Track: 39 to 49 °C (102 to 120 °F) | ||||
| Attendance | 35,000 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
| Time | 1:26.295 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | |||
| Time | 1:29.165 on lap 57 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First |
| McLaren-Mercedes | |||
| Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Red Bull-Renault | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Webber clinched the pole position and maintained his lead at the start of the race with Hamilton in second who fended off a challenge from Sebastian Vettel in the other Red Bull. The order was maintained until the first sequence of pit stops when Hamilton lost second place after his crew had trouble with fitting one of his tyres correctly. Webber conserved fuel on lap 40 which allowed Vettel to challenge him for the lead but the two collided. Vettel retired and the crash promoted Hamilton and Button to first and second. Hamilton and Button were instructed to conserve fuel for the remainder of the race but the latter had not been given a target lap time and attempted to overtake Hamilton on lap 48 although the former retained the lead which he held for the remaining ten laps to win his first race of the season.
Hamilton's victory made him the fifth different driver in seven races to win a Grand Prix in 2010. The result extended Webber's advantage over second place in the Drivers' Championship, now occupied by Button, by five points. Hamilton's victory elevated him to third place, while Alonso fell from third to fourth. Vettel's retirement demoted him from second to fifth. McLaren's 1–2 finish reduced Red Bull's lead in the Constructors' Championship to one point. Ferrari fell from second to third after a poor result, with 12 races left of the season.