Sebastian Vettel won the Malaysian Grand Prix 2010 at Sepang International Circuit on 4 April 2010, starting from P3 on the grid. Mark Webber finished second for Red Bull, with Nico Rosberg completing the podium for Mercedes. Mark Webber set the fastest lap with a time of 1:37.054.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Sebastian VettelVET | Red Bull | 56 | 1:33:48.412 | 25 | |
| 2 | 1 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull | 56 | +4.849 | 18 | ⚡ 1:37.054 |
| 3 | 2 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 56 | +13.504 | 15 | |
| 4 | 6 | Robert KubicaKUB | Renault | 56 | +18.589 | 12 | |
| 5 | 4 | Adrian SutilSUT | Force India | 56 | +21.059 | 10 | |
| 6 | 20 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren | 56 | +23.471 | 8 | |
| 7 | 21 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 56 | +27.068 | 6 | |
| 8 | 17 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren | 56 | +37.918 | 4 | |
| 9 | 14 | Jaime AlguersuariALG | Toro Rosso | 56 | +1:10.602 | 2 | |
| 10 | 5 | Nico HülkenbergHUL | Williams | 56 | +1:13.399 | 1 | |
| 11 | 13 | Sébastien BuemiBUE | Toro Rosso | 56 | +1:18.938 | 0 | |
| 12 | 7 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Williams | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 19 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Ferrari | 54 | Engine | 0 | |
| 14 | 24 | Lucas di GrassiDIG | Virgin | 53 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 22 | Karun ChandhokCHA | HRT | 53 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 23 | Bruno SennaSEN | HRT | 52 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 18 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Lotus | 51 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| N | 15 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | Lotus | 46 | +10 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Vitaly PetrovPET | Renault | 32 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Vitantonio LiuzziLIU | Force India | 12 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Mercedes | 9 | Wheel | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Kamui KobayashiKOB | Sauber | 8 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Timo GlockGLO | Virgin | 2 | Spun off | 0 | |
| W | 12 | Pedro de la RosaDLR | Sauber | 0 | Engine | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:51.886 | 1:48.210 | 1:49.327 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:52.560 | 1:47.417 | 1:50.673 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:47.632 | 1:46.828 | 1:50.789 |
| 4 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:49.479 | 1:47.085 | 1:50.914 |
| 5 | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams | 1:49.664 | 1:47.346 | 1:51.001 |
| 6 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:46.283 | 1:46.951 | 1:51.051 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:50.301 | 1:48.371 | 1:51.511 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:52.239 | 1:48.400 | 1:51.717 |
| 9 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:48.467 | 1:47.792 | 1:51.767 |
| 10 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 1:49.922 | 1:48.238 | 1:52.254 |
| 11 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:47.952 | 1:48.760 | - |
| 12 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 1:47.153 | 1:48.771 | - |
| 13 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:48.945 | 1:49.207 | - |
| 14 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:48.655 | 1:49.464 | - |
| 15 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:52.875 | 1:52.270 | - |
| 16 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:52.398 | 1:52.520 | - |
| 17 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:52.211 | - | - |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:52.884 | - | - |
| 19 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:53.044 | - | - |
| 20 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:53.050 | - | - |
| 21 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:53.283 | - | - |
| 22 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 1:56.299 | - | - |
| 23 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 1:57.269 | - | - |
| 24 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 1:59.977 | - | - |