2010 Malaysian Grand Prix

2010 Malaysian Grand Prix
Race 3 of 19 in the 2010 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date 4 April 2010
Official name 2010 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix
Location Sepang International Circuit
Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.543 km (3.444 miles)
Distance 56 laps, 310.408 km (192.879 miles)
Weather Mainly cloudy, dry
Attendance 97,864 (Weekend) [1]
Pole position
Driver
Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:49.327
Fastest lap
Driver Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault
Time 1:37.054 on lap 53
Podium
First
Red Bull-Renault
Second
Red Bull-Renault
Third
Mercedes
Lap leaders
Mark Webber claimed his second career pole position, being the solitary person on intermediate tyres during the third part of qualifying.
Adrian Sutil started fourth for Force India.

The 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix (formally the 2010 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix)[2] was the third round in the 2010 Formula One season. It was held in Sepang, Malaysia on 4 April 2010.[3]

The race was won by Sebastian Vettel leading a one-two finish for the Red Bull-Renault team with Mark Webber coming in second place.[4]

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  2. ^ "Malaysia". Formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. ^ Benson, Andrew; Holt, Sarah (29 August 2009). "Bahrain set to start 2010 season". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  4. ^ Ornstein, David (4 April 2010). "Sebastian Vettel wins the Malaysian GP for Red Bull". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 6 April 2010.