motorsports@PETRONAS - F1: 2010 Grand Prix of Bahrain

F1: 2010 Grand Prix of Bahrain - Race Results

MERCEDES GP PETRONAS Formula One Team
2010 Grand Prix of Bahrain, Sakhir
Raceday (Team Report)
Sunday, 14 March 2010

MERCEDES GP PETRONAS bags valuable points at season opener

After months of anticipation, the 2010 Formula One season kicked off to a great start at the Bahrain International Circuit on Sunday. Filled with action up and down the grid, the 49-lap race saw the duo of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher of the MERCEDES GP PETRONAS get on to the score-sheet taking away valuable points from the opening race.

Finishing the race in fifth was Nico Rosberg ahead of teammate Michael Schumacher who finished sixth. Team Report.

2010 Grand Prix of Bahrain - Race Results

	Driver	Team	Time
1	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	winner, 1h39:20.396mins, 49-laps
2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+ 16.0 secs
3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+ 23.1 secs
4	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+ 38.7 secs
5	Nico Rosberg	MERCEDES GP PETRONAS	+ 40.2 secs
6	Michael Schumacher	MERCEDES GP PETRONAS	+ 44.1 secs
7	Jenson Button	McLaren	+ 45.2 secs
8	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+ 46.3 secs
9	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India	+ 53.0 secs
10	Rubens Barrichello	Williams	+ 62.4 secs
11	Robert Kubica	Renault	+ 69.0 secs
12	Adrian Sutil	Force India	+ 82.9 secs
13	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	+ 92.6 secs
14	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams	+ 1 lap
15	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus	+ 2 laps
16	Sebastien Buemi	Toro Rosso	+ 3 laps
17	Jarno Trulli	Lotus	+ 3 laps
Disqualified / Not Classified / Retired
Pedro de la Rosa		Sauber	retired on lap 28, mechanical
Bruno Senna		HRT	retired on lap 17, mechanical
Timo Glock		Virgin	retired on lap 16
Vitaly Petrov		Renault	retired on lap 13, mechanical
Kamui Kobayashi		Sauber	retired on lap 11
Lucas di Grassi		Virgin	retired on lap 2
Karun Chandhok		HRT	retired on lap 1
(Statistics) Fastest Lap
Fernando Alonso		Ferrari	1:58.287 min (lap 45)

Team Report