2010 F1 Standings, Results & Key Facts

The 2010 F1 season was another big season of change (much like the 2009 season), with refueling banned, new teams, a brand new driver World Champion and constructors World Champion.

The points system was also overhauled, with points awarded for a win going from 10 points to 25 points, and F1 legend Michael Schumacher returned to the sport after retiring in 2006.

2010 F1 Drivers Championship Standings

Position	Driver	Team	Points
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	256
2	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	252
3	Mark Webber	Red Bull	242
4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	240
5	Jenson Button	McLaren	214
6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	144
7	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	142
8	Robert Kubica	Renault	136
9	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	72
10	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	47
11	Adrian Sutil	Force India	47
12	Kamui Kobayashi	BMW Sauber	32
13	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	27
14	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	22
15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	21
16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	8
17	Pedro de la Rosa	BMW Sauber	6
18	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	6
19	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	5
20	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Racing	0
21	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Racing	0
22	Karun Chandok	Hispania F1	0
23	Bruno Senna	Hispania F1	0
24	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin Racing	0
25	Timo Glock	Virgin Racing	0
26	Sakon Yamamoto	Hispania F1	0
27	Christian Klien	Hispania F1	0

Mid-season driver changes

• Sakon Yamamoto & Christian Klien both replaced Karun Chandok after he was replaced after round 10.
• Nick Heidfeld replaced Pedro de la Rosa at BMW Sauber after round 14.

Note: The 2010 season used the following points system:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

2010 F1 Constructors Championship Standings

Position	Constructor	Points
1	Red Bull	498
2	McLaren	454
3	Ferrari	396
4	Mercedes	214
5	Renault	163
6	Williams	69
7	Force India	68
8	BMW Sauber	44
9	Toro Rosso	13
10	Lotus	0
11	HRT	0
12	Virgin	0

2010 F1 Season Schedule

Rnd	Dates	Race	Circuit
1	March 12-14th	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit
2	March 26-28th	Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park, Melbourne
3	April 2nd-4th	Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit
4	April 16-18th	Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit
5	May 7-9th	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Catalunya
6	May 13-16th	Monaco Grand Prix	Monte-Carlo
7	May 28-30th	Turkish Grand Prix	Istanbul Park
8	June 11-13th	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
9	June 25-27th	European Grand Prix	Valencia Street Circuit
10	July 9-11th	British Grand Prix	Silverstone
11	July 23-25th	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring
12	July 30th-August 1st	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring
13	August 27-29th	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps
14	September 10-12th	Italian Grand Prix	Monza
15	September 24-26th	Singapore Grand Prix	Singapore
16	October 8-10th	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka
17	October 22-24th	Korean Grand Prix	Korean International Circuit
18	November 5-7th	Brazilian Grand Prix	Interlagos
19	November 12-14th	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Island

2010 Key Facts & Stats

• Ahead of the 2010 F1 season, the grid was expanded to 24 cars, with new teams HRT (Hispania Racing Team), Virgin Racing, and Lotus joining the grid.
• Due to the addition of the new teams, the points system was overhauled, with 25 points being awarded for a win, as opposed to 10.
• 2009 constructor champions Brawn GP were bought out by Mercedes Benz, who returned to the sport for the first time since 1955.
• Michael Schumacher came out of retirement to come back and race for Mercedes Benz, where he partnered with Nico Rosberg.
• Following the buyout of Brawn GP, Jenson Button moved to McLaren, where he became a teammate to Lewis Hamilton.
• Refueling was banned for the 2010 season, as a way to reduce costs for the teams.
• Sebastian Vettel became the youngest-ever driver to win the World Championship, at the age of just 21.
• Red Bull won their first-ever constructors championship, beating McLaren to number one.
• There was a race in South Korea for the first time ever, as the Korean International Circuit made its debut on the calendar.
• Donnington Park was set to take over Silverstone in 2010, but Donnington failed to make up the funds required and Silverstone made a deal with Formula One to return.