McLaren's Lewis Hamilton was also in mathematical contention on 222 points, 24 behind Alonso with a maximum of 25 points available for the final race. Heading into the final race of the season, Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso was leading the Drivers' Championship with 246 points Red Bull drivers Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel were second and third on 238 points and 231 points respectively. Pirelli became the sole tyre supplier for all teams in 2011, entering the sport for the first time since 1991. This event also notably marked the last race for Bridgestone as the sole tyre supplier for all teams, since their debut in 1997. This was also the last Grand Prix for Lucas di Grassi and Christian Klien.

ĭue to injuries sustained in a rally crash prior to the 2011 Formula One season, this was the last Formula One race for Robert Kubica until the 2019 Australian Grand Prix. Button's third place allowed him to finish fifth in the championship standings, having been eliminated from championship contention at the previous race in Brazil. Lewis Hamilton finished second in a McLaren, and teammate Jenson Button completed the podium, in third place.Ī second race win in succession – as well as a second consecutive Abu Dhabi Grand Prix win – for Vettel, coupled with other championship contenders Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber finishing second, seventh and eighth respectively, allowed him to become the youngest World Drivers' Champion, at the age of 23 years, 134 days. The 55-lap race was won by Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel after starting from pole position. It was the nineteenth and final round of the 2010 Formula One season.

The 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (formally the 2010 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 14 November 2010 at the Yas Marina Circuit on Yas Island, an island on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

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