Jenson Button won the Chinese Grand Prix 2010 at Shanghai International Circuit on 18 April 2010, starting from P5 on the grid. Lewis Hamilton finished second for McLaren, with Nico Rosberg completing the podium for Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap with a time of 1:42.061.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Jenson ButtonBUT | McLaren | 56 | 1:46:42.163 | 25 | |
| 2 | 6 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | McLaren | 56 | +1.530 | 18 | ⚡ 1:42.061 |
| 3 | 4 | Nico RosbergROS | Mercedes | 56 | +9.484 | 15 | |
| 4 | 3 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Ferrari | 56 | +11.869 | 12 | |
| 5 | 8 | Robert KubicaKUB | Renault | 56 | +22.213 | 10 | |
| 6 | 1 | Sebastian VettelVET | Red Bull | 56 | +33.310 | 8 | |
| 7 | 14 | Vitaly PetrovPET | Renault | 56 | +47.600 | 6 | |
| 8 | 2 | Mark WebberWEB | Red Bull | 56 | +52.172 | 4 | |
| 9 | 7 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 56 | +57.796 | 2 | |
| 10 | 9 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Mercedes | 56 | +1:01.749 | 1 | |
| 11 | 10 | Adrian SutilSUT | Force India | 56 | +1:02.874 | 0 | |
| 12 | 11 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Williams | 56 | +1:03.665 | 0 | |
| 13 | 12 | Jaime AlguersuariALG | Toro Rosso | 56 | +1:11.416 | 0 | |
| 14 | 21 | Heikki KovalainenKOV | Lotus | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 16 | Nico HülkenbergHUL | Williams | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 23 | Bruno SennaSEN | HRT | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 24 | Karun ChandhokCHA | HRT | 52 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Lotus | 26 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Lucas di GrassiDIG | Virgin | 8 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Pedro de la RosaDLR | Sauber | 7 | Technical | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Sébastien BuemiBUE | Toro Rosso | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Kamui KobayashiKOB | Sauber | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Vitantonio LiuzziLIU | Force India | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| W | 19 | Timo GlockGLO | Virgin | 0 | Engine | 0 |