The 2010 Formula One season came to a dramatic end with Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and along with it the world championship..Red Bull Racing could not have asked for a better end to the 2010 Formula One season. After they had already clinched the constructor's title in the previous race itself at Brazil, Sebastian Vettel put the icing on the cake with a win at Abu Dhabi, and helped by other driver placings, went on to win the driver's world championship.

No one would have guessed this kind of ending, not even Vettel. The most likely person to win the title seemed to be Ferrari's Alonso, with Mark Webber close behind. Alonso started on P4, and had to simply keep that position till the end of the race to win the title. But a disaster in pit stop strategy by Ferrari meant that he came back out behind the Renaults in 11th place. From then on he drove like a driver possessed, but could only end up in 7th place, which was not enough to get the title, since Vettel won the race. Vettel owes quite a bit to the Renaults for his title, since they did not let the experienced Alonso overtake them, which was the main factor in deciding the champion.

At 23, Sebastian Vettel became the youngest Formula One world champion, and is also only the 2nd German after Michael Schumacher to win the coveted championship. He had the most pole positions (10) than any other driver, and was the one to beat in nearly all the races. Alonso came back strongly in the 2nd half of the season, but Vettel won the last 2 races of the season to seal the championship.

The race standings were as follows: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) 25 pts, Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Mercedes) 18 pts, Jenson Button (McLaren Mercedes) 15 pts, Nico Rosberg (Mercedes GP) 12 pts, Robert Kubica (Renault) 10 pts, Vitaly Petrov (Renault) 8 pts, Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) 6 pts, Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) 4 pts, Jamie Alguersuari (STR-Ferrari) 2 pts, Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 1 pt.

2010 Final Driver Standings
Position Driver Team Points
1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 256
2 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 252
3 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 242
4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 240
5 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 214
6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 144
7 Nico Rosberg Mercedes Benz GP Ltd 142
8 Robert Kubica Renault 136
9 Michael Schumacher Mercedes Benz GP Ltd 72
10 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 47
11 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 47
12 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 32
13 Vitaly Petrov Renault 27
14 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 22
15 Vitantonio Luizzi Force India-Mercedes 21
16 Sabastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 8
17 Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari 6
18 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber-Ferrari 6
19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 5


2010 Final Constructor Standings
Position Team Points
1 Red Bull-Renault 498
2 McLaren-Mercedes 454
3 Ferrari 396
4 Mercedes Benz GP Ltd 214
5 Renault 163
6 Williams-Cosworth 69
7 Force India-Mercedes 68
8 BMW Sauber-Ferrari 44
9 STR-Ferrari 13
10 Lotus-Cosworth 0
11 HRT-Cosworth 0
12 Virgin-Cosworth 0


It was one of the most exciting seasons in Formula One history, with the champion being decided right at the last race which was the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Teams can now enjoy the much deserved break, while Red Bull Racing have earned the right to party for a few days. The 2011 Formula One season will commence in a few months time, till then there is no doubt that the time will be used well to develop strategies and the cars. Heartiest congratulations to Vettel and Red Bull for the 2010 season.