Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso converted his pole position in the Grand Prix of Germany at Hockenheim to a third victory this year, extending his championship lead.
It was also the Spaniard’s 22nd consecutive points finish. Alonso used a two-stop strategy to control the race, only losing the lead when he made his pit stops.
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel passed McLaren driver Jenson Button with two laps to go to claim second place. However, the German was found ghilty of having passed the McLaren outside the race track and was given a 20-second penalty that dropped hom to fifth place.
Drivers' championship:
1 Fernando Alonso Spanish Ferrari 154 points
2 Mark Webber Australian Red Bull Racing-Renault 120
3 Sebastian Vettel German Red Bull Racing-Renault 110
4 Kimi Räikkönen Finnish Lotus-Renault 98
5 Lewis Hamilton British McLaren-Mercedes 92
6 Nico Rosberg German Mercedes 76
7 Jenson Button British McLaren-Mercedes 68
8 Romain Grosjean French Lotus-Renault 61
9 Sergio Perez Mexican Sauber-Ferrari 47
10 Kamui Kobayashi Japanese Sauber-Ferrari 33
11 Pastor Maldonado Venezuelan Williams-Renault 29
12 Michael Schumacher German Mercedes 29
13 Paul di Resta British Force India-Mercedes 27
14 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 23
15 Nico Hulkenberg German Force India-Mercedes 19
16 Bruno Senna Brazilian Williams-Renault 18
17 Jean-Eric Vergne French STR-Ferrari 4
18 Daniel Ricciardo Australian STR-Ferrari 2
Constructors' championship:
1 Red Bull Racing-Renault 230 points
2 Ferrari 177
3 McLaren-Mercedes 160
4 Lotus-Renault 159
5 Mercedes 105
6 Sauber-Ferrari 80
7 Williams-Renault 47
8 Force India-Mercedes 46
9 STR-Ferrari 6
It was also the Spaniard’s 22nd consecutive points finish. Alonso used a two-stop strategy to control the race, only losing the lead when he made his pit stops.
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel passed McLaren driver Jenson Button with two laps to go to claim second place. However, the German was found ghilty of having passed the McLaren outside the race track and was given a 20-second penalty that dropped hom to fifth place.
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Drivers' championship:
1 Fernando Alonso Spanish Ferrari 154 points
2 Mark Webber Australian Red Bull Racing-Renault 120
3 Sebastian Vettel German Red Bull Racing-Renault 110
4 Kimi Räikkönen Finnish Lotus-Renault 98
5 Lewis Hamilton British McLaren-Mercedes 92
6 Nico Rosberg German Mercedes 76
7 Jenson Button British McLaren-Mercedes 68
8 Romain Grosjean French Lotus-Renault 61
9 Sergio Perez Mexican Sauber-Ferrari 47
10 Kamui Kobayashi Japanese Sauber-Ferrari 33
11 Pastor Maldonado Venezuelan Williams-Renault 29
12 Michael Schumacher German Mercedes 29
13 Paul di Resta British Force India-Mercedes 27
14 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 23
15 Nico Hulkenberg German Force India-Mercedes 19
16 Bruno Senna Brazilian Williams-Renault 18
17 Jean-Eric Vergne French STR-Ferrari 4
18 Daniel Ricciardo Australian STR-Ferrari 2
Constructors' championship:
1 Red Bull Racing-Renault 230 points
2 Ferrari 177
3 McLaren-Mercedes 160
4 Lotus-Renault 159
5 Mercedes 105
6 Sauber-Ferrari 80
7 Williams-Renault 47
8 Force India-Mercedes 46
9 STR-Ferrari 6
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