Japanese GP: Bridgestone Tyre Strategies

By Bridgestone
October 10 2010

This guide from Bridgestone shows the tyre strategies for the various Formula One teams used in the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix.

 
Bridgestone Tyre Strategies - Japan
 
Hard (Prime) or Soft (Option) dry, Intermediate or Wet

Vodafone McLaren               
Jenson Button          4th      Hard     Soft
Lewis Hamilton         5th      Soft     Hard

Mercedes GP                    
Michael Schumacher     6th      Soft     Hard
Nico Rosberg           17th     Soft     Hard

Red Bull Racing                
Sebastian Vettel       1st      Soft     Hard
Mark Webber            2nd      Soft     Hard

Scuderia Ferrari               
Felipe Massa           DNF      Hard
Fernando Alonso        3rd      Soft     Hard

AT&T Williams                  
Rubens Barrichello     9th      Soft     Hard
Nico Hulkenberg        DNF      Soft

Renault F1 Team                
Robert Kubica          DNF      Soft
Vitaly Petrov          DNF      Soft

Force India F1 Team            
Adrian Sutil           DNF      Soft     Hard
Vitantonio Liuzzi      DNF      Hard

Scuderia Toro Rosso            
Sebastien Buemi        10th     Hard     Soft
Jaime Alguersuari      11th     Soft     Hard    Soft

Lotus Racing                   
Jarno Trulli           13th     Soft     Hard
Heikki Kovalainen      12th     Soft     Hard

Hispania Racing F1             
Sakon Yamamoto         16th     Soft     Hard
Bruno Senna            15th     Soft     Hard

BMW Sauber F1 Team            
Nick Heidfeld          8th      Soft     Hard
Kamui Kobayashi        7th      Hard     Soft

Virgin Racing                  
Timo Glock             14th     Hard     Soft    Hard
Lucas di Grassi        DNS

*   Teams may not necessarily change tyres at pit stops
**  Includes drive-through/stop-go penalties
 

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