2010 German Grand Prix grid

24th July 2010, 14:1118th September 2012, 8:58 | Written by Keith Collantine

Row 1	1. Sebastian Vettel 1’13.791 Red Bull-Renault
		2. Fernando Alonso 1’13.793 Ferrari
Row 2	3. Felipe Massa 1’14.290 Ferrari
		4. Mark Webber 1’14.347 Red Bull-Renault
Row 3	5. Jenson Button 1’14.427 McLaren-Mercedes
		6. Lewis Hamilton 1’14.566 McLaren-Mercedes
Row 4	7. Robert Kubica 1’15.079 Renault
		8. Rubens Barrichello 1’15.109 Williams-Cosworth
Row 5	9. Nico Rosberg 1’15.179 Mercedes
		10. Nico Hulkenberg 1’15.339 Williams-Cosworth
Row 6	11. Michael Schumacher 1’15.026 Mercedes
		12. Kamui Kobayashi 1’15.084 Sauber-Ferrari
Row 7	13. Vitaly Petrov 1’15.307 Renault
		14. Pedro de la Rosa 1’15.550 Sauber-Ferrari
Row 8	15. Jaime Alguersuari 1’15.588 Toro Rosso-Ferrari
		16. Sebastien Buemi 1’15.974 Toro Rosso-Ferrari
Row 9	17. Jarno Trulli 1’17.583 Lotus-Cosworth
		18. Heikki Kovalainen 1’18.300 Lotus-Cosworth
Row 10	19. Adrian Sutil* 1’15.467 Force India-Mercedes
		20. Bruno Senna 1’18.592 HRT-Cosworth
Row 11	21. Vitantonio Liuzzi 1’18.952 Force India-Mercedes
		22. Sakon Yamamoto 1’19.844 HRT-Cosworth
Row 12	23. Timo Glock* 1’18.343 Virgin-Cosworth
		24. Lucas di Grassi* Virgin-Cosworth

*Five place penalty for gearbox change

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43 comments on “2010 German Grand Prix grid”

Alexi
24th July 2010, 14:16

Incredible recovery from Jenson over the weekend. Yesterday, who would have thought him to be 5th ahead of Hamilton? Definitely a name to watch over the race.
Mercedes phailed again, and Alonso was so close :(
ILoveVettel
24th July 2010, 14:16

Sutil row 10!!!!
1. David-A (@david-a)
  24th July 2010, 16:16
  
  And still ahead of Liuzzi!
  1. laptopracer
    24th July 2010, 19:49
    
    looks like its gonna be a tough race for force india!! will see lots of overtaking to get some points!! or will they do a kobayashi!! like canada!!
adam mason
24th July 2010, 14:16

very interesting to see Ferrari have found some speed
Victor
24th July 2010, 14:18

I’d have loved a non-Red Bull driver to grab pole. Shame. Also Massa did beautifully, considering that he’s spun more than he’s stayed on the tarmac thus far.
1. Dan Thorn (@dan-thorn)
  24th July 2010, 14:46
  
  With Danny Sullivan as race steward this weekend perhaps a Massa “spin and win” isn’t out of the question!
  1. BasCB (@bascb)
    24th July 2010, 20:15
    
    That would be great. “Felipe baby, just spin it round completely and drive on”
2. Ed
  24th July 2010, 17:35
  
  It seems Massa likes it that way. If I remember correctly, even in his 2008 championship campaign he often spun in practice.
  1. Dan Thorn (@dan-thorn)
    24th July 2010, 18:17
    
    Also a certain Mr M. Schumacher would usually have a spin at some point during a race weekend. Didn’t stop him much!
    1. OEL
      24th July 2010, 19:15
      
      It´s better to spin than to put it in the wall and loose FP2, like Hamilton
      1. Ed
        25th July 2010, 9:16
        
        Yes, I can’t remember Massa actually hitting anything in practice in the last few years – while when Hamilton spins, it seems he hits the wall (e.g. Bahrain 2008, Monaco 2007)
  2. BasCB (@bascb)
    24th July 2010, 20:04
    
    I suppose it means he’s really on the edge with the car, getting the last drop of speed out of it.
    
    Nice to see him in P3 again.
Calum
24th July 2010, 14:27

Urgh, 3rd Row for Mclaren.
Oh well, lets hope for rain… heavy rain, that’ll spice it up nicely!
1. Whitty 123
  24th July 2010, 17:58
  
  I think it’ll be worse for Mclaren tomorrow I just have a feeling Hamilton may lose a wing or two, I don’t know why I just have a wierd inkling……
2. BasCB (@bascb)
  24th July 2010, 20:06
  
  The lost running from Lewis not doing more than 16 laps on friday wasn’t helpfull to get a good setup for him.
  But their race speed and race craft should bring McLaren close to the podium again. Actually it’s good to see Button get the best of Hamilton again after the last 7 races.
  1. US_Peter
    25th July 2010, 3:58
    
    Yeah, I was beginning to think Button wouldn’t outqualify Hamilton again this season.
giorgio
24th July 2010, 14:42

i couldn’t really watch the quali, but did any of the teams took the risk of a slight different set up, eg. rain?
1. bosyber
  24th July 2010, 15:01
  
  Not likely, no. The race will most likely be predominantly dry.
ADZ23
24th July 2010, 14:51

shame alonso just missed out,be good if ferrari could grad a 1~2 finish,get them back in the hunt,well done vettel
SPIDERman
24th July 2010, 15:04

A FERRARI ONE two finish is looking highly likely and for me that is good news for now because as long as they lock out the redbulls then at least mclaren will still keep the points lead until they find speed next race
1. DaveW
  24th July 2010, 18:14
  
  Yes, The best thing that could happen tomorrow for McLaren, barring a first lap pile up taking out P1-P4, is that Ferrari beat RBR, specifically, for Massa to win. However, it will be close.
  1. BasCB (@bascb)
    24th July 2010, 20:14
    
    That would be amazing, having Massa lead home Alonso and maybe Vettel or even better, Barricello or Rosberg. That would mean only Ferrari will close in on RBR and a bit on McLaren.
    
    I would rather hope for Alonso to win it in front of Massa and maybe Webber (don’t want Vettel to get in front of Mark again) with Mclaren finishing 4th and 5th. That would bring Alonso right into the fight and Webber and Button would close in on Lewis.
    1. US_Peter
      25th July 2010, 4:00
      
      I’d have no problems with that. The closer the fight is the more interesting.
    2. bosyber
      25th July 2010, 7:14
      
      Yes, let’s tell Bernie that is how we want it, and see what happens :p
Steven
24th July 2010, 15:06

Alonso did say he would win the WDC. Looks like he is on the right track.
sato113
24th July 2010, 15:23

Schumi starting 11th could be a benefit, starting on the hard tyres whilst everyone infront will be on the super softs…
1. BasCB (@bascb)
  24th July 2010, 20:08
  
  But the hards will suffer quite a bit from the first laps on high fuel load, so he will have to do a pretty long stint on the super softs then.
  1. bosyber
    25th July 2010, 7:16
    
    Again. Maybe this time, he will come in for a second stint on the hards later on, instead of struggling to keep the tires on near the end of the race and losing three places in the last few laps?
Flippy PK
24th July 2010, 17:40

Perfect chance for Massa for a Bahrain revenge. Give Alonso a taste of his own medicine, eh? Massa’s starting on the clean side, unlike Bahrain.
Marco
24th July 2010, 18:30

Good to see Jaime beating Buemi again after China… It was a surprise for me how well he did today, with 4 tenths advantage above team mate… Also De La Rosa’s time was very near… I hope 15th place on grid will bring him the same luck as in Spain…:)
1. US_Peter
  25th July 2010, 4:01
  
  That was as big a surprise as Button besting Hamilton.
John H
24th July 2010, 19:08

It’s amazing to think that Hamilton’s 1:14.603 in Q2 was the quickest time in 2008, and now we’re almost 1 second quicker.
Icthyes
24th July 2010, 19:22

For some reason, I can see Massa winning this one, and it would be great if he did.
bosyber
24th July 2010, 20:00

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85514

Glock dropped to back for gearbox change. Reliability woes again strike both Virgins, it seems.

Heh, Webber with a reprimand for doing a too slow lap after that first corner error.
1. BasCB (@bascb)
  24th July 2010, 20:11
  
  Both Virgins are at the back of the grid. Force India will be starting only a few meters in front though.
  
  I wouldn’t be supprised if Liuzzi and both the Virgins would start from the pits tomorrow.
US_Peter
25th July 2010, 4:03

Keith, F1.com has Glock at the back with TWO 5-place grid penalties. Not really sure how that works, maybe a gearbox change as well as an engine change? In any case it looks like DIG is now 23rd and GLO 24th.
1. bosyber
  25th July 2010, 7:18
  
  The autosport article I quoted above mentions that one is for replacing the gearbox itself, the other for changing a gear ratio (7th I think).
  
  Since he was at the back already, they probably thought they might as well do the second change as well for a better race, if they found that they got that one wrong for the race conditions.
Eric
25th July 2010, 5:43

Keith,
i think from row 6 to 8 the time should be.
1′16.026 not 1′15.026 ??

otherwise there times would put them ahead of some others drivers.

thanks to your site and the wealth of info you provide in keeping us up to date is fantastic.
Thanks Eric
1. bosyber
  25th July 2010, 7:20
  
  The times from rows 5 and further back are from Q2 or Q1; places 5-10 were slower in Q3 than in Q2.
Damon
25th July 2010, 10:05

Hamilton must have had a scrappy final run as he was faster than button throughout qualifying. Massa is usually like lightning off the startline, now after saying that hel get the worst start possible lol
dragon
25th July 2010, 10:09

I think I speak for all of us when I say there’s nothing more that I want than a bit of Massa magic, a 2008-style inspired performance. Come on Felipe baby, stay cool!
W154
25th July 2010, 10:37

Alonso is usually a very good starter so can see him and Vettel having a coming together first corner or at hairpin at end of the left handed “straight”.This would leave MW to fend off the McLaren challenge. 2 against 1, sorry Mark, another bag of points for JB and LH!

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