2010 Belgian Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 13 of 19 in the 2010 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 29 August 2010 | ||
| Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 7.004 km (4.352 mi) | ||
| Distance | 44 laps, 308.052 km (191.415 mi) | ||
| Weather | Intermittent rain | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Red Bull-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:45.778 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Lewis Hamilton
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McLaren-Mercedes | |
| Time | 1:49.069 on lap 32 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
| Second | Red Bull-Renault | ||
| Third | Renault | ||
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The 2010 Belgian Grand Prix was the 66th Belgian Grand Prix and the thirteenth round of the 2010 Formula One season. It was held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium on 29 August 2010.Williams driver Rubens Barrichello celebrated his 300th Grand Prix.Lewis Hamilton claimed victory, to take the championship lead from pole-sitter Mark Webber, who finished second.Robert Kubica finished in third position, taking his last Formula One podium finish to date.
The race was contested by 24 drivers, in 12 teams of two. The teams, also known as "constructors", were Ferrari, McLaren-Mercedes, Renault, Mercedes, Force India-Mercedes, BMW Sauber-Ferrari, Red Bull-Renault, Williams-Cosworth, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, Virgin-Cosworth, Lotus-Cosworth, and HRT-Cosworth.
Before the race, Red Bull driver Mark Webber led the Drivers' Championship with 161 points. Four other drivers were within 20 points (with 25 points awarded for a race victory): McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton on 157; Webber's teammate Sebastian Vettel on 151; Hamilton's teammate and reigning world champion Jenson Button on 147; and Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso on 141.
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