| Race Name: | XII Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix |
| Track: | Sepang International Circuit |
| Round: | 3 of 19 |
| Race date: | Sunday, April 4th, 2010 |
| Race time: | 16.00 |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Nico Rosberg |
| Constructor | Red Bull-Renault | Red Bull-Renault | Mercedes |
| Car | Red Bull RB6 | Red Bull RB6 | Mercedes W01 |
| Engine | Renault RS27-2010 | Renault RS27-2010 | Mercedes FO 108X |
| Tyre | Bridgestone | Bridgestone | Bridgestone |
| Time | 1:33:48.412 | 1:33:53.261 | 1:34:01.916 |
| Gap | 4.849 secs | 13.504 secs |
| P | No. | Driver | Fri Prac 1 | Fri Prac 2 | Sat Prac | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Qual | Race | Total | |
| 1 | 6 | Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault | 1:35.479 22 | 1:38.786 13 | 1:33.542 17 | 1:51.886 3 | 1:48.210 8 | 1:49.327 7 | 1:49.327 18 | 1:37.054 56 | 1:33.542 126 | |
| 2 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes | 1:34.924 19 | 1:34.175 27 | 1:33.559 14 | 1:53.050 8 | 1:53.050 8 | 1:37.745 56 | 1:33.559 124 | |||
| 3 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault | 1:36.043 19 | 1:34.441 28 | 1:33.587 17 | 1:47.632 5 | 1:46.828 8 | 1:50.789 6 | 1:50.789 19 | 1:37.813 56 | 1:33.587 139 | |
| 4 | 8 | Fernando Alonso Ferrari | 1:35.959 20 | 1:35.581 34 | 1:33.751 19 | 1:53.044 8 | 1:53.044 8 | 1:37.231 54 | 1:33.751 135 | |||
| 5 | 3 | Michael Schumacher Mercedes | 1:35.225 14 | 1:34.674 30 | 1:33.992 15 | 1:52.239 8 | 1:48.400 9 | 1:51.717 7 | 1:51.717 24 | 1:42.084 9 | 1:33.992 92 | |
| 6 | 4 | Nico Rosberg Mercedes | 1:35.106 19 | 1:34.443 30 | 1:34.090 13 | 1:52.560 7 | 1:47.417 8 | 1:50.673 7 | 1:50.673 22 | 1:38.129 56 | 1:34.090 140 | |
| 7 | 1 | Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes | 1:35.207 25 | 1:34.538 24 | 1:34.113 16 | 1:52.211 3 | No Time 0 | No Time 3 | 1:38.501 56 | 1:34.113 124 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Felipe Massa Ferrari | 1:36.451 22 | 1:36.602 30 | 1:34.174 15 | 1:53.283 7 | 1:53.283 7 | 1:37.784 56 | 1:34.174 130 | |||
| 9 | 9 | Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth | 1:38.278 18 | 1:36.813 26 | 1:34.540 13 | 1:50.301 5 | 1:48.371 9 | 1:51.511 7 | 1:51.511 21 | 1:39.428 55 | 1:34.540 133 | |
| 10 | 11 | Robert Kubica Renault | 1:35.402 22 | 1:35.148 34 | 1:34.549 17 | 1:46.283 4 | 1:46.951 8 | 1:51.051 7 | 1:51.051 19 | 1:38.074 56 | 1:34.549 148 | |
| 11 | 14 | Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes | 1:35.955 20 | 1:35.957 32 | 1:34.623 11 | 1:49.479 6 | 1:47.085 8 | 1:50.914 7 | 1:50.914 21 | 1:38.160 56 | 1:34.623 140 | |
| 12 | 16 | Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:36.100 20 | 1:35.660 39 | 1:34.673 19 | 1:48.945 6 | 1:49.207 9 | 1:49.207 15 | 1:37.610 56 | 1:34.673 149 | ||
| 13 | 10 | Nico Hülkenberg Williams-Cosworth | 1:37.802 27 | 1:37.415 19 | 1:34.882 13 | 1:49.664 7 | 1:47.346 8 | 1:51.001 7 | 1:51.001 22 | 1:39.124 56 | 1:34.882 137 | |
| 14 | 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes | 1:36.221 34 | 1:34.957 16 | 1:49.922 6 | 1:48.238 9 | 1:52.254 6 | 1:52.254 21 | 1:42.594 12 | 1:34.957 83 | ||
| 15 | 17 | Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:36.645 18 | 1:36.325 39 | 1:35.026 16 | 1:48.655 7 | 1:49.464 9 | 1:49.464 16 | 1:39.489 56 | 1:35.026 145 | ||
| 16 | 12 | Vitaly Petrov Renault | 1:36.712 9 | 1:35.872 20 | 1:35.076 17 | 1:47.952 6 | 1:48.760 9 | 1:48.760 15 | 1:40.693 32 | 1:35.076 93 | ||
| 17 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:36.899 24 | 1:36.325 33 | 1:35.477 18 | 1:47.153 5 | 1:48.771 9 | 1:48.771 14 | 1:35.477 89 | |||
| 18 | 23 | Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:36.503 28 | 1:36.018 38 | 1:36.404 19 | 1:48.467 5 | 1:47.792 9 | 1:51.767 7 | 1:51.767 21 | 1:43.340 8 | 1:36.018 114 | |
| 19 | 15 | Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes | 1:36.891 25 | 1:36.891 25 | ||||||||
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth | 1:39.755 17 | 1:39.061 23 | 1:37.299 15 | 1:52.398 5 | 1:52.520 8 | 1:52.520 13 | 1:46.388 2 | 1:37.299 70 | ||
| 21 | 18 | Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth | 1:39.460 21 | 1:38.454 34 | 1:37.369 16 | 1:52.884 6 | 1:52.884 6 | 1:43.753 51 | 1:37.369 128 | |||
| 22 | 19 | Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth | 1:38.530 32 | 1:38.161 18 | 1:52.875 7 | 1:52.270 9 | 1:52.270 16 | 1:42.701 46 | 1:38.161 112 | |||
| 23 | 25 | Lucas Di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth | 1:40.159 25 | 1:39.158 29 | 1:38.783 13 | 1:59.977 4 | 1:59.977 4 | 1:43.224 53 | 1:38.783 124 | |||
| 24 | 21 | Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth | 1:41.832 27 | 1:41.481 32 | 1:39.868 19 | 1:57.269 9 | 1:57.269 9 | 1:45.334 52 | 1:39.868 139 | |||
| 25 | 20 | Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth | 1:41.966 24 | 1:41.084 27 | 1:39.895 16 | 1:56.299 9 | 1:56.299 9 | 1:44.790 53 | 1:39.895 129 | |||
| 26 | 19 | Fairuz Fauzy Lotus-Cosworth | 1:40.721 19 | 1:40.721 19 |