2010 Singapore Grand Prix
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| Race 15 of 19 in the 2010 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 26 September 2010 | ||
| Official name | 2010 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay, Singapore | ||
| Course | Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 5.073 km (3.152 mi) | ||
| Distance | 61 laps, 309.316 km (192.201 mi) | ||
| Weather | Clear; Air temp 29–30 °C (84–86 °F), Track temp 31 °C (88 °F) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:45.390 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Fernando Alonso
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Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:47.976 on lap 58 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Red Bull-Renault | ||
| Third | Red Bull-Renault | ||
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The 2010 Singapore Grand Prix (formally the 2010 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 26 September 2010 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay, Singapore. It was the fifteenth race of the 2010 Formula One season, and the third Singapore Grand Prix held as part of the Formula One World Championship. The 61-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso who started in pole position. Sebastian Vettel finished second for Red Bull, his teammate Mark Webber was third.
Alonso held off Vettel to maintain his start line advantage on the first lap. Lewis Hamilton, who started third, fought off teammate Jenson Button to retain his start position. The top two remained the same through the first and only round of pit stops. Webber's team, Red Bull, opted to pit him early allowing him to move ahead of Hamilton. The race was neutralised by the deployment of the safety car after Kamui Kobayashi and Bruno Senna crashed on lap 31. Hamilton retired after a collision with Webber shortly after the race restarted on lap 36. Alonso maintained his lead throughout the remainder of the race despite pressure from Vettel.
The race was Alonso's second consecutive victory and his fourth of the 2010 season; he had started from pole position to win the Italian Grand Prix two weeks earlier. The win meant Alonso moved into second place in the World Drivers' Championship, eleven points behind leader Webber. Hamilton's retirement meant he slipped to third, while Vettel's second-place finish moved him into fourth ahead of Jenson Button. In the Constructors' Championship Red Bull extended its lead to twenty-four points ahead of McLaren. Ferrari was a further forty points behind, with four races remaining in the season.
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