Webber wins at a canter in Barcelona

The only thing that was certain before today's race was that one of two statistical sequences was about to be broken: the last nine winners of the Spanish GP in Barcelona had started from pole position; the first five pole positions of the 2010 season had all gone to Red Bull, yet the pole-sitter failed to win in any of them.

Mark Webber brought this mini run to an end, leading the race imperiously from start to finish. It was the first victory from pole this year and the tenth in succession on the Circuit de Catalunya. The only point at which Webber had to defend his position was on the first corner when he came under pressure from team-mate Sebastian Vettel with Lewis Hamilton charging up from behind. From then on, Webber forged ahead and bossed the race. Claiming the two other podium places were Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel.