Fernando Alonso took Ferrari’s first win of 2011 with a stunning drive at a thrilling British Grand Prix.
The Spaniard took the lead following a pit-stop problem for Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel but the Ferrari had genuine race-winning pace.
Vettel was left to fend off team-mate Mark Webber, who was told to hold position by team boss Christian Horner.
Lewis Hamilton finished fourth, holding off Ferrari’s Felipe Massa in an exciting last-lap duel.
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Jenson Button retired following a problem at his final pit stop, when he set off to rejoin the race without a wheel nut on his right front wheel and he had to stop in the pit exit.
Vettel’s race also turned on a pit error. The German took the lead at the start from Webber, who began from pole, as the drivers had to cope with tricky conditions on a track that was wet over half its length but dry over the other. BBC Sport
Mercedes GP’s Nico Rosberg finished sixth ahead of Sauber’s Sergio Perez, with Renault’s Nick Heidfeld, Mercedes GP’s Michael Schumacher and Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari claiming the final points positions.
Schumacher also had an eventful race, having been forced to serve a stop-go penalty after his collision with Kobayashi.
The seven-times world champion fell down to 18th place as a result and was often on the pace of the race leaders as he came back through the field and into the points.
Sunday’s result puts Alonso third in the drivers’ championship, albeit still 92 points behind Vettel.
Webber is now second, 80 points behind his team-mate, while Hamilton and Button are tied for fourth place, 95 points adrift.
Red Bull, meanwhile, lead the constructors’ title race with 328 points, with McLaren second on 218 and Ferrari third on 164. SkySports
Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired 1 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari Winner 2 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault +16.5 secs 3 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault +16.9 secs 4 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes +28.9 secs 5 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari +29.0 secs 6 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes +60.6 secs 7 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari +65.5 secs 8 9 Nick Heidfeld Renault +75.5 secs 9 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes +77.9 secs 10 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari +79.1 secs 11 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes +79.7 secs 12 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault +80.6 secs 13 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth +1 Lap 14 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth +1 Lap 15 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes +1 Lap 16 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth +2 Laps 17 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth +2 Laps 18 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth +2 Laps 19 22 Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth +3 Laps Ret 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes +13 Laps Ret 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari +27 Laps Ret 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari +29 Laps Ret 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault +42 Laps Ret 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault +50 Laps
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