The 2010 Chinese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Shanghai International Circuit in the Jiading District of Shanghai on 18 April 2010. Approximately 85,000 people attended the event. It was the fourth race of the 2010 Formula One World Championship and the seventh Chinese Grand Prix. McLaren driver Jenson Button won the 56-lap race starting from fifth position. His teammate Lewis Hamilton finished in second and Nico Rosberg of the Mercedes team was third.
The Shanghai International Circuit (pictured in 2018), where the race was held.
Sébastien Buemi had the front wheels shear from his Toro Rosso during the first practice session.
Vitaly Petrov crashed his Renault heavily at the final corner in the final practice session.
Sebastian Vettel (pictured at the Japanese Grand Prix later in the year) took his third pole position of the season and the eighth of his career.
2010 Formula One World Championship
The 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 64th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. Red Bull Racing won its maiden Constructors' Championship with a 1–2 finish in Brazil, while Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel won the Drivers' Championship after winning the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi. In doing so, Vettel became the youngest World Drivers' Champion in the 61-year history of the championship. Vettel's victory in the championship came after a dramatic season finale at Abu Dhabi where three other drivers could also have won the championship – Vettel's Red Bull Racing teammate Mark Webber, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton.
Sebastian Vettel won the first of his four consecutive World Championships, eclipsing Lewis Hamilton as the youngest World Champion in Formula One history.
Fernando Alonso was runner-up by just 4 points, driving for Ferrari
Mark Webber, Vettel's teammate, finished third in the Drivers' Championship a further 14 points behind
Bruno Senna made his debut with the new Hispania team.
