Formula 1: Spanish Grand Prix - Race Results

Formula 1: Spanish Grand Prix - Race Results

Formula 1: Spanish Grand Prix - Race Results

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Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel held off a stern challenge from McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton to win a thrilling Spanish Grand Prix.

It was Vettel’s fourth win in five races, but the huge pace advantage Red Bull showed in qualifying vanished and Hamilton pressured him throughout.

Hamilton’s team-mate Jenson Button made one fewer stop in taking third.

Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso led the first 18 laps but faded to fifth behind Red Bull’s Mark Webber.

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Alonso fell further back throughout the race, but was well clear of the Mercedes of Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg, which were sixth and seventh.

Renault’s Nick Heidfeld was eighth, with the Sauber drivers Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi took the final two points positions. BBC Sport

the Sauber duo of Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi completed the top-10.

Heidfeld had to start from the rear of the 24-car field after missing out on Saturday’s qualifying session. His car suffered exhaust failure and then caught fire on track during the final practice. Stewards allowed Heidfeld to race due to his suitable lap time during free practice.

F1 returns to action next Sunday with the Monaco Grand Prix, which is the most prestigious event of the season. Toronto Sun

Pos	No	        Driver	  Team	     Time/Retired
1	1	Sebastian VettelRBR-Renault	Winner
2	3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	+0.6 secs
3	4	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	+35.6 secs
4	2	Mark Webber	RBR-Renault	+47.9 secs
5	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+1 Lap
6	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	+1 Lap
7	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+1 Lap
8	9	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	+1 Lap
9	17	Sergio Perez	Sauber-Ferrari	+1 Lap
10	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber-Ferrari	+1 Lap
11	10	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	+1 Lap
12	15	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	+1 Lap
13	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	+1 Lap
14	18	Sebastien Buemi	STR-Ferrari	+1 Lap
15	12	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Cosworth	+1 Lap
16	19	Jaime Alguersuari	STR-Ferrari	+2 Laps
17	11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth	+2 Laps
18	21	Jarno Trulli	Lotus-Renault	+2 Laps
19	24	Timo Glock	Virgin-Cosworth	+3 Laps
20	25	Jerome d'Ambrosio	Virgin-Cosworth	+4 Laps
21	22	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT-Cosworth	+5 Laps
Ret	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+8 Laps
Ret	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus-Renault	Accident
Ret	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT-Cosworth	+38 Laps

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