Sebastian Vettel won the Japanese Grand Prix 2010 at Suzuka Circuit on 10 October 2010, starting from pole position. Mark Webber finished second for Red Bull, with Fernando Alonso completing the podium for Ferrari. Mark Webber set the fastest lap with a time of 1:33.474.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian VettelVET | Red Bull | 53 | 1:30:27.323 | 25 | |
| 2 | 2 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull | 53 | +0.905 | 18 | ⚡ 1:33.474 |
| 3 | 4 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Ferrari | 53 | +2.721 | 15 | |
| 4 | 5 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren | 53 | +13.522 | 12 | |
| 5 | 8 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren | 53 | +39.595 | 10 | |
| 6 | 10 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Mercedes | 53 | +59.933 | 8 | |
| 7 | 14 | Kamui KobayashiKOB | Sauber | 53 | +1:04.038 | 6 | |
| 8 | 11 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | Sauber | 53 | +1:09.648 | 4 | |
| 9 | 7 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Williams | 53 | +1:10.846 | 2 | |
| 10 | 18 | Sébastien BuemiBUE | Toro Rosso | 53 | +1:12.806 | 1 | |
| 11 | 16 | Jaime AlguersuariALG | Toro Rosso | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 20 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | Lotus | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 19 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Lotus | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 22 | Timo GlockGLO | Virgin | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 23 | Bruno SennaSEN | HRT | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 24 | Sakon YamamotoYAM | HRT | 50 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 47 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Adrian SutilSUT | Force India | 44 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Robert KubicaKUB | Renault | 2 | Wheel | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Nico HülkenbergHUL | Williams | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Vitaly PetrovPET | Renault | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Vitantonio LiuzziLIU | Force India | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Lucas di GrassiDIG | Virgin | 0 | Suspension | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:32.035 | 1:31.184 | 1:30.785 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:32.476 | 1:31.241 | 1:30.853 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:32.809 | 1:31.523 | 1:31.169 |
| 4 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:32.808 | 1:32.042 | 1:31.231 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.555 | 1:31.819 | 1:31.352 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:32.636 | 1:31.763 | 1:31.378 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:32.238 | 1:31.886 | 1:31.494 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:32.361 | 1:31.874 | 1:31.535 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams | 1:32.211 | 1:31.926 | 1:31.559 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:32.513 | 1:32.073 | 1:31.846 |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:33.011 | 1:32.187 | - |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.721 | 1:32.321 | - |
| 13 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:32.849 | 1:32.422 | - |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:32.783 | 1:32.427 | - |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:33.186 | 1:32.659 | - |
| 16 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:33.471 | 1:33.071 | - |
| 17 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 1:33.216 | 1:33.154 | - |
| 18 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:33.568 | - | - |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:35.346 | - | - |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:35.464 | - | - |
| 21 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 1:36.265 | - | - |
| 22 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:36.332 | - | - |
| 23 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 1:37.270 | - | - |
| 24 | Sakon Yamamoto | HRT | 1:37.365 | - | - |