Round 4 · 18 April 2010
2010 Chinese Grand Prix: results
Jenson Button (McLaren) won the 2010 Chinese Grand Prix, round 4 of the championship, held on 18 April 2010 at Shanghai International Circuit (China), starting from position 5. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) and Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) completed the podium. Pole position went to Sebastian Vettel. The fastest lap was set by Lewis Hamilton (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 5 | 1:46:42.163 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 6 | +1.530 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 4 | +9.484 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | +11.869 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 8 | +22.213 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | +33.310 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 14 | +47.600 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | +52.172 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 7 | +57.796 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 9 | +61.749 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 10 | +62.874 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 11 | +63.665 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 12 | +71.416 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 21 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 23 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 17 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 24 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 20 | — | — | Hydraulics |
| 19 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 22 | — | — | Clutch |
| 20 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 17 | — | — | Technical |
| 21 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 13 | — | — | Accident |
| 22 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 15 | — | — | Accident |
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 18 | — | — | Accident |
| 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 19 | — | — | Engine |