Audi won the 2010 race with the new R15 TDI plus (a revised version of the R15 compared to last year's), relying on reliability rather than overall speed. A new overall distance record was also set with the winning car completing 397 laps and covering 5,410 km, bettering the distance set in 1971.
Despite Senna stalled on the grid & had dropped to 14th place, he immediately made a charge through the field and managed to force his way through as leader Prost was trying to deal with a malfunctioning gearbox & a tricky wet/dry surface. With victory in the race, Senna clinched his first F1 title.