The 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix Thread

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This is the place to discuss everything related to the first round of the 2010 season taking place at the Sakhir circuit in Bahrain between the 12th and the 14th of March.

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Track Layout



The event timetable for the Bahrain Grand Prix. (to be confirmed)

Friday
1st Practice 10:00 local time - 07:00 GMT
2nd Practice 14:00 local time - 11:00 GMT

Saturday
Practice 11:00 local time - 08:00 GMT
Qualifying 14:00 local time - 11:00 GMT

Sunday
Race 15:00 local time - 12:00 GMT

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Note that the track layout has changed for this circuit and so all the previous lap times and records cannot be used for comparison.

The track changes are significant with 9 new turns added. In the track layout above, turns 5 to 13 are new. The old track had turns 4 and 13 connected.
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Lap of Bahrain with Mark Webber in the Red Bull simulator:


Link

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Thank you, Snowy.
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Bahrain Grand Prix - First Friday Practice results

Position Driver Team Best Time Total Laps
1. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:56.583
2. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:56.766 18
3. Robert Kubica Renault 1:57.041 19
4. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:57.055 19
5. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:57.068 19
6. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:57.163 19
7. Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:57.194 19
8. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:57.199 15
9. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:57.255 17
10. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:57.662 16
11. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:57.722 18
12. Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:57.894 20
13. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:57.943 17
14. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:58.399 13
15. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:58.782 11
16. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:58.880 13
17. Pedro de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 2:00.250 18
18. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 2:01.388 11
19. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 2:03.680 8
20. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 2:03.848 21
21. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 2:03.970 15
22. Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth No time 2
23. Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth No time 3
24. Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth No time 0
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Bahrain Grand Prix - Second Friday Practice results

Position Driver Team Best Time Total Laps
1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:55.409 23
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:55.854 22
3. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:55.903 23
4. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:56.076 28
5. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:56.459 18
6. Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:56.501 26
7. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:56.555 30
8. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:56.750 26
9. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:57.140 25
10. Pedro de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 1:57.255 24
11. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:57.352 27
12. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:57.361 29
13. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:57.452 21
14. Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:57.833 29
15. Robert Kubica Renault 1:58.155 29
16. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:59.799 31
17. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 2:00.444 12
18. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 2:00.873 23
19. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 2:00.990 14
20. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 2:02.037 3
21. Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 2:02.188 21
22. Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 2:06.968 17
23. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari No time 0
24. Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth No time 0
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Qualifying session 1 results

Position Driver Team Best Time
1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:54.612
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:55.029
3. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:55.213
4. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:55.298
5. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:55.313
6. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:55.341
7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:55.463
8. Robert Kubica Renault 1:55.511
9. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:55.593
10. Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:55.628
11. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:55.715
12. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:55.969
13. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:56.167
14. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:56.189
15. Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:56.375
16. Pedro de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 1:56.428
17. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:56.541
18. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:57.071
19. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:59.728
20. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1:59.852
21. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 2:00.313
22. Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 2:00.587
23. Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 2:03.240
24. Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth 2:04.904
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Qualifying session 2 results:
Position Driver Team Best Time
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:53.883
2. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:54.172
3. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:54.318
4. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:54.331
5. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:54.682
6. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:54.707
7. Robert Kubica Renault 1:54.963
8. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:54.996
9. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:55.105
10. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:55.168
11. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:55.330
12. Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:55.653
13. Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:55.857
14. Pedro de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 1:56.237
15. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:56.265
16. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:56.270
17. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:56.619
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Qualifying session 3 results:

Position Driver Team Best Time
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:54.101
2. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:54.242
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:54.608
4. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:55.217
5. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:55.241
6. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:55.284
7. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:55.524
8. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:55.672
9. Robert Kubica Renault 1:55.885
10. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:56.309
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Bahrain Grand Prix - Results

Position Driver Team Race Time/Gap
1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:39:20.396
2. Felipe Massa Ferrari +16.099
3. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes +23.182
4. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault +38.713
5. Nico Rosberg Mercedes +40.263
6. Michael Schumacher Mercedes +44.180
7. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes +45.260
8. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault +46.308
9. Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes +53.089
10. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth +1:02.400
11. Robert Kubica Renault +1:09.093
12. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes +1:22.958
13. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari +1:32.656
14. Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1 lap behind
15. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1 lap behind
16. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 3 laps behind
17. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 3 laps behind

Retired Pedro de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 30 laps completed
Retired Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 18 laps completed
Retired Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 17 laps completed
Retired Vitaly Petrov Renault 14 laps completed
Retired Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 12 laps completed
Retired Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 3 laps completed
Retired Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth 2 laps completed
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