McLaren were leading the Constructors' Championship with 215 points Red Bull and Ferrari were second and third with 193 and 161 points, while Mercedes (108 points) and Renault (79) contended for fourth place. Fernando Alonso was fourth on 94 points, and Sebastian Vettel was four points behind in fifth place. īefore the race McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton led the Drivers' Championship with 109 points, three points ahead of teammate Jenson Button in second, and Mark Webber in third. The super soft tyres were identified by a green stripe on their side-walls. Tyre supplier Bridgestone brought two types of tyre to the race two soft compounds (super soft "options" and medium "primes"). The 2010 European Grand Prix was the ninth out of 19 scheduled rounds of the 2010 Formula One World Championship, and was held on 27 June at the Valencia Street Circuit in Valencia, Spain. Valencia Street Circuit, where the race was held. By gaining the most points from the race, McLaren extended their lead in the World Constructors' Championship to thirty over Red Bull. Vettel's victory elevated him to third he was six points behind Button after surpassing the totals of teammate Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso. This ensured the pair would enter the next, and their home race – the British Grand Prix – as first and second in the championship. Hamilton drew closer to Vettel but he was unable to get close and Vettel maintained the lead for the remainder of the race to win.Īs a consequence of the race, Hamilton extended his lead in the World Drivers' Championship to seven points ahead of Button.
Vettel remained the leader at the restart despite running deep in the track's final corner. Hamilton passed the safety car and was later issued with a drive-through penalty for which he served on lap 27. The safety car was deployed following a large accident involving Vettel's teammate Mark Webber and Heikki Kovalainen on the ninth lap. Vettel maintained his leading heading into the first corner and resisted Hamilton's attempts to pass him. It was Vettel's second win of the season, and the seventh of his Formula One career. Lewis Hamilton finished second for the McLaren team and his teammate Jenson Button was third.
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the 57-lap race from pole position. It was the ninth round of the 2010 Formula One World Championship. The 2010 European Grand Prix (formally the 2010 Formula 1 Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race held on 27 June at the Valencia Street Circuit in Valencia, Spain.
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