
Bahrain Grand Prix 2010
Adrian Sutil struck the first blow of the 2010 Formula 1 season, by setting the fastest time in the first free practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix for Force India.
The German slightly upset the form-book by edging double world champion and pre-season favourite Fernando Alonso to the top spot with a 1m56.583s lap. The Ferrari driver’s last ditch attempt was just 0.183s shy of Sutil.
Bahrain International Circuit, Manama, Race
| Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Laps |
Gap |
| Sunday Race |
| 1 |
Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
49 |
Winner |
| 2 |
Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
49 |
+16.0 secs |
| 3 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
49 |
+23.1 secs |
| 4 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing |
49 |
+38.7 secs |
| 5 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
49 |
+40.2 secs |
| 6 |
Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
49 |
+44.1 secs |
| 7 |
Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
49 |
+45.2 secs |
| 8 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
49 |
+46.3 secs |
| 9 |
Vitantonio Liuzzi |
Force India F1 Team |
49 |
+53.0 secs |
| 10 |
Rubens Barrichello |
AT&T Williams F1 |
49 |
+62.4 secs |
| 11 |
Robert Kubica |
Renault F1 Team |
49 |
+69.0 secs |
| 12 |
Adrian Sutil |
Force India F1 Team |
49 |
+82.9 secs |
| 13 |
Jaime Alguersuari |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
49 |
+92.6 secs |
| 14 |
Nico Hulkenberg |
AT&T Williams F1 |
48 |
+1 Lap |
| 15 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
Lotus Racing |
47 |
+2 Laps |
| 16 |
Sebastien Buemi |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
46 |
+3 Laps |
| 17 |
Jarno Trulli |
Lotus Racing |
46 |
+3 Laps |
| Ret |
Pedro de la Rosa |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
28 |
+21 Laps |
| Ret |
Bruno Senna |
HRT F1 Team |
17 |
+32 Laps |
| Ret |
Timo Glock |
Virgin Racing |
16 |
+33 Laps |
| Ret |
Vitaly Petrov |
Renault F1 Team |
13 |
+36 Laps |
| Ret |
Kamui Kobayashi |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
11 |
+38 Laps |
| Ret |
Lucas di Grassi |
Virgin Racing |
2 |
+47 Laps |
| Ret |
Karun Chandhok |
HRT F1 Team |
1 |
+48 Laps |
Bahrain International Circuit, Manama, Qualifying
| Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
| Saturday Qualifying |
| 1 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing |
1:55.029 |
1:53.883 |
1:54.101 |
| 2 |
Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:55.313 |
1:54.331 |
1:54.242 |
| 3 |
Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:54.612 |
1:54.172 |
1:54.608 |
| 4 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:55.341 |
1:54.707 |
1:55.217 |
| 5 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:55.463 |
1:54.682 |
1:55.241 |
| 6 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
1:55.298 |
1:54.318 |
1:55.284 |
| 7 |
Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:55.593 |
1:55.105 |
1:55.524 |
| 8 |
Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:55.715 |
1:55.168 |
1:55.672 |
| 9 |
Robert Kubica |
Renault F1 Team |
1:55.511 |
1:54.963 |
1:55.885 |
| 10 |
Adrian Sutil |
Force India F1 Team |
1:55.213 |
1:54.996 |
1:56.309 |
| 11 |
Rubens Barrichello |
AT&T Williams F1 |
1:55.969 |
1:55.330 |
|
| 12 |
Vitantonio Liuzzi |
Force India F1 Team |
1:55.628 |
1:55.653 |
|
| 13 |
Nico Hulkenberg |
AT&T Williams F1 |
1:56.375 |
1:55.857 |
|
| 14 |
Pedro de la Rosa |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1:56.428 |
1:56.237 |
|
| 15 |
Sebastien Buemi |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:56.189 |
1:56.265 |
|
| 16 |
Kamui Kobayashi |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1:56.541 |
1:56.270 |
|
| 17 |
Vitaly Petrov |
Renault F1 Team |
1:56.167 |
1:56.619 |
|
| 18 |
Jaime Alguersuari |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:57.071 |
|
|
| 19 |
Timo Glock |
Virgin Racing |
1:59.728 |
|
|
| 20 |
Jarno Trulli |
Lotus Racing |
1:59.852 |
|
|
| 21 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
Lotus Racing |
2:00.313 |
|
|
| 22 |
Lucas di Grassi |
Virgin Racing |
2:00.587 |
|
|
| 23 |
Bruno Senna |
HRT F1 Team |
2:03.240 |
|
|
| 24 |
Karun Chandhok |
HRT F1 Team |
2:04.904 |
|
|
Bahrain International Circuit, Manama, Saturday Free Practice 3
| Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Time |
Gap |
| Saturday Free Practice 3 |
| 1 |
Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:54.099 |
|
| 2 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:54.368 |
0.269 |
| 3 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
1:54.500 |
0.401 |
| 4 |
Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:54.533 |
0.434 |
| 5 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing |
1:54.646 |
0.547 |
| 6 |
Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:54.739 |
0.640 |
| 7 |
Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:55.000 |
0.901 |
| 8 |
Robert Kubica |
Renault F1 Team |
1:55.331 |
1.232 |
| 9 |
Vitantonio Liuzzi |
Force India F1 Team |
1:55.432 |
1.333 |
| 10 |
Nico Hulkenberg |
AT&T Williams F1 |
1:55.461 |
1.362 |
| 11 |
Adrian Sutil |
Force India F1 Team |
1:55.521 |
1.422 |
| 12 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:55.860 |
1.761 |
| 13 |
Pedro de la Rosa |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1:56.063 |
1.964 |
| 14 |
Rubens Barrichello |
AT&T Williams F1 |
1:56.259 |
2.160 |
| 15 |
Sebastien Buemi |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:56.295 |
2.196 |
| 16 |
Jaime Alguersuari |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:56.504 |
2.405 |
| 17 |
Kamui Kobayashi |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1:56.530 |
2.431 |
| 18 |
Vitaly Petrov |
Renault F1 Team |
1:56.811 |
2.712 |
| 19 |
Timo Glock |
Virgin Racing |
1:59.173 |
5.074 |
| 20 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
Lotus Racing |
1:59.789 |
5.690 |
| 21 |
Jarno Trulli |
Lotus Racing |
2:01.259 |
7.160 |
| 22 |
Bruno Senna |
HRT F1 Team |
2:04.001 |
9.902 |
| 23 |
Lucas di Grassi |
Virgin Racing |
|
|
| 24 |
Karun Chandhok |
HRT F1 Team |
|
|
Bahrain International Circuit, Manama, Friday Free Practice 2
| Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Time |
Gap |
| Friday Free Practice 2 |
| 1 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:55.409 |
|
| 2 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:55.854 |
0.445 |
| 3 |
Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:55.903 |
0.494 |
| 4 |
Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:56.076 |
0.667 |
| 5 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing |
1:56.459 |
1.050 |
| 6 |
Nico Hulkenberg |
AT&T Williams F1 |
1:56.501 |
1.092 |
| 7 |
Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:56.555 |
1.146 |
| 8 |
Vitaly Petrov |
Renault F1 Team |
1:56.750 |
1.341 |
| 9 |
Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:57.140 |
1.731 |
| 10 |
Pedro de la Rosa |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1:57.255 |
1.846 |
| 11 |
Kamui Kobayashi |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1:57.352 |
1.943 |
| 12 |
Adrian Sutil |
Force India F1 Team |
1:57.361 |
1.952 |
| 13 |
Rubens Barrichello |
AT&T Williams F1 |
1:57.452 |
2.043 |
| 14 |
Vitantonio Liuzzi |
Force India F1 Team |
1:57.833 |
2.424 |
| 15 |
Robert Kubica |
Renault F1 Team |
1:58.155 |
2.746 |
| 16 |
Jaime Alguersuari |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:59.799 |
4.390 |
| 17 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
2:00.444 |
5.035 |
| 18 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
Lotus Racing |
2:00.873 |
5.464 |
| 19 |
Jarno Trulli |
Lotus Racing |
2:00.990 |
5.581 |
| 20 |
Timo Glock |
Virgin Racing |
2:02.037 |
6.628 |
| 21 |
Lucas di Grassi |
Virgin Racing |
2:02.188 |
6.779 |
| 22 |
Bruno Senna |
HRT F1 Team |
2:06.968 |
11.559 |
| 23 |
Sebastien Buemi |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
No time |
|
| 24 |
Karun Chandhok |
HRT F1 Team |
No time |
|
Bahrain International Circuit, Manama, Friday Free Practice 1
| Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Time |
Gap |
| Friday Free Practice 1 |
| 1 |
Adrian Sutil |
Force India F1 Team |
1:56.583 |
|
| 2 |
Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:56.766 |
0.183 |
| 3 |
Robert Kubica |
Renault F1 Team |
1:57.041 |
0.458 |
| 4 |
Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:57.055 |
0.472 |
| 5 |
Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:57.068 |
0.485 |
| 6 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:57.163 |
0.580 |
| 7 |
Vitantonio Liuzzi |
Force India F1 Team |
1:57.194 |
0.611 |
| 8 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:57.199 |
0.616 |
| 9 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
1:57.255 |
0.672 |
| 10 |
Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:57.662 |
1.079 |
| 11 |
Jaime Alguersuari |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:57.722 |
1.139 |
| 12 |
Nico Hulkenberg |
AT&T Williams F1 |
1:57.894 |
1.311 |
| 13 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing |
1:57.943 |
1.360 |
| 14 |
Sebastien Buemi S |
cuderia Toro Rosso |
1:58.399 |
1.816 |
| 15 |
Rubens Barrichello |
AT&T Williams F1 |
1:58.782 |
2.199 |
| 16 |
Vitaly Petrov |
Renault F1 Team |
1:58.880 |
2.297 |
| 17 |
Pedro de la Rosa |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
2:00.250 |
3.667 |
| 18 |
Kamui Kobayashi |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
2:01.388 |
4.805 |
| 19 |
Timo Glock |
Virgin Racing |
2:03.680 |
7.097 |
| 20 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
Lotus Racing |
2:03.848 |
7.265 |
| 21 |
Jarno Trulli |
Lotus Racing |
2:03.970 |
7.387 |
| 22 |
Lucas di Grassi |
Virgin Racing |
No time |
|
| 23 |
Bruno Senna |
HRT F1 Team |
No time |
|
| 24 |
Karun Chandhok |
HRT F1 Team |
No time |
|