2010 European Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 9 of 19 in the 2010 Formula One season | |||
The Valencia Street Circuit
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| Date | 27 June 2010 | ||
| Official name | 2010 Formula 1 Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe | ||
| Location | Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain | ||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
| Course length | 5.419 km (3.367 mi) | ||
| Distance | 57 laps, 308.883 km (191.931 mi) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Red Bull-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:37.587 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jenson Button
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McLaren-Mercedes | |
| Time | 1:38.766 on lap 54 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Red Bull-Renault | ||
| Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
| Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
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The 2010 European Grand Prix (formally the 2010 Formula 1 Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race held on 27 June at the Valencia Street Circuit in Valencia, Spain. It was the ninth round of the 2010 Formula One season. The 57-lap race was won by Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel who started from pole position. Lewis Hamilton finished second for the McLaren team and his teammate Jenson Button came in third. It was Vettel's second win of the season, and the seventh of his Formula One career.
Vettel maintained his leading heading into the first corner and resisted Hamilton's attempts at passing him. The safety car was deployed following a large accident involving Vettel's teammate Mark Webber and Heikki Kovalainen on the ninth lap. Hamilton passed the safety car and was later issued with a drive-through penalty for which he served on lap 27. Vettel remained the leader at the restart despite running deep in the track's final corner. Hamilton closed the gap between himself and Vettel but was unable to get close and Vettel maintained the lead for the remainder of the race to secure the victory.
As a consequence of the race, Hamilton extended his lead in the World Drivers' Championship to be seven points ahead of Button. This ensured the pair would enter the next, and their home race - the British Grand Prix - as first and second in the championship. Vettel's victory moved him up to third in standings; he became six points behind Button after surpassing the totals of teammate Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso. By gaining the most points from the race, McLaren extended their lead in the World Constructors' Championship to thirty over Red Bull.
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