2010 F1 Season

The 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 64th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. The season's first race was held on 14 March in Bahrain and the season concluded on 14 November in the United Arab Emirates after 19 motor races held in 18 countries on five continents. Red Bull Racing won its maiden Constructors' Championship with a 1–2 finish in Brazil, while Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel won the Drivers' Championship after winning the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi. In doing so, Vettel became the youngest World Drivers' Champion in the 61-year history of the championship. Vettel's victory in the championship came after a dramatic season finale at Abu Dhabi where three other drivers could also have won the championship – Vettel's Red Bull Racing teammate Mark Webber, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton. It was also the fourth time in Formula One history after John Surtees in 1964, Alain Prost in 1986 and Kimi Räikkönen in 2007 that the championship had been won by the driver heading into the season finale as third in the standings.