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Fernando Alonso has taken an emotional win for Ferrari at the Spanish Grand Prix, 10 seconds ahead of Kimi Raikkonen and teammate Felipe Massa in a race heavily dictated by tyre strategy.
The Spaniard made yet another quick start in the Ferrari, and managed to jump from fifth to third with an audacious move around the outside of Lewis Hamilton into Turn 3 to take third position on the first lap.
However, it was the first of Alonso's four stops on lap 10 which gave him the lead of the race after the Ferrari team decided to pit him one lap earlier than Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull; a move that undercut the reigning world champions to give the Ferrari driver an advantage when Vettel emerged on lap 11.
The world champion would eventually finish fourth, one position ahead of Webber in the sister car.
The first row starting Mercedes' had a disappointing race as predicted, with both cars - similar to Bahrain - suffering from excessive tyre wear. Pole-sitter Rosberg finished sixth, one place ahead of di Resta's Force India, whilst Hamilton had a much more difficult afternoon and finished in 12th.
The revised McLarens had a better afternoon than expected, with Jenson Button finishing eighth, one position ahead of teammate Perez who generally looked the quicker of the two drivers.
Daniel Ricciardo also put in a good performance for Toro Rosso, and finished 10th for the Faenza based team.
Further down the field, Charles Pic won the battle of the backmarkers in the Caterham and finished 17th, ahead of the Marussias of Jules Bianchi and Max Chilton.
Pic's teammate, Giedo van der Garde, retired from the race after a rear wheel fell off his car on a weekend where he'd put in his best performance of the 2013 season.
Race results - Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona)
1 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F138) - 66 laps
2 - Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus E21-Renault) - 9"3
3 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F138) - 26"0
4 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB9-Renault) - 38"2
5 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB9-Renault) - 47"9
6 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes W04) - 1'08"0
7 - Paul Di Resta (Force India VJM06-Mercedes) - 1'08"
8 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/28-Mercedes) - 1'21"7
9 - Sergio Perez (McLaren MP4/28-Mercedes) - 1 lap
10 - Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso STR8-Ferrari) - 1 lap
11 - Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber C32-Ferrari) - 1 lap
12 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes W04) - 1 lap
13 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM06-Mercedes) - 1 lap
14 - Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW35-Renault) - 1 lap
15 - Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber C32-Ferrari) - 1 lap
16 - Valtteri Bottas (Williams FW35-Renault) - 1 lap
17 - Charles Pic (Caterham CT03-Renault) - 1 giro
18 - Jules Bianchi (Marussia MR02-Cosworth) - laps
19 - Max Chilton (Marussia MR02-Cosworth) - 2 laps
Retirements
Lap 52 - Jean-Eric Vergne
Lap 21 - Giedo Van der Garde
Lap 8 - Romain Grosjean
Drivers' championship
1.Vettel 89; 2.Raikkonen 85; 3.Alonso 72; 4.Hamilton 50; 5.Massa 45; 6.Webber 42; 7.Di Resta 26; 8.Grosjean 26; 9.Rosberg 22; 10.Button 17; 11.Perez 12; 12.Ricciardo 7; 13.Sutil 6; 14.Hulkenberg 5; 15.Vergne 1.
Constructors' championship
1.Red Bull-Renault 131; 2.Ferrari 117; 3.Lotus-Renault 111; 4.Mercedes 72; 5.Force India-Mercedes 32; 6.McLaren-Mercedes 29; 7.Toro Rosso-Ferrari 8; 8.Sauber-Ferrari 5.
The Spaniard made yet another quick start in the Ferrari, and managed to jump from fifth to third with an audacious move around the outside of Lewis Hamilton into Turn 3 to take third position on the first lap.
However, it was the first of Alonso's four stops on lap 10 which gave him the lead of the race after the Ferrari team decided to pit him one lap earlier than Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull; a move that undercut the reigning world champions to give the Ferrari driver an advantage when Vettel emerged on lap 11.
The world champion would eventually finish fourth, one position ahead of Webber in the sister car.
The first row starting Mercedes' had a disappointing race as predicted, with both cars - similar to Bahrain - suffering from excessive tyre wear. Pole-sitter Rosberg finished sixth, one place ahead of di Resta's Force India, whilst Hamilton had a much more difficult afternoon and finished in 12th.
The revised McLarens had a better afternoon than expected, with Jenson Button finishing eighth, one position ahead of teammate Perez who generally looked the quicker of the two drivers.
Daniel Ricciardo also put in a good performance for Toro Rosso, and finished 10th for the Faenza based team.
Further down the field, Charles Pic won the battle of the backmarkers in the Caterham and finished 17th, ahead of the Marussias of Jules Bianchi and Max Chilton.
Pic's teammate, Giedo van der Garde, retired from the race after a rear wheel fell off his car on a weekend where he'd put in his best performance of the 2013 season.
Race results - Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona)
1 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F138) - 66 laps
2 - Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus E21-Renault) - 9"3
3 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F138) - 26"0
4 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB9-Renault) - 38"2
5 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB9-Renault) - 47"9
6 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes W04) - 1'08"0
7 - Paul Di Resta (Force India VJM06-Mercedes) - 1'08"
8 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/28-Mercedes) - 1'21"7
9 - Sergio Perez (McLaren MP4/28-Mercedes) - 1 lap
10 - Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso STR8-Ferrari) - 1 lap
11 - Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber C32-Ferrari) - 1 lap
12 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes W04) - 1 lap
13 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM06-Mercedes) - 1 lap
14 - Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW35-Renault) - 1 lap
15 - Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber C32-Ferrari) - 1 lap
16 - Valtteri Bottas (Williams FW35-Renault) - 1 lap
17 - Charles Pic (Caterham CT03-Renault) - 1 giro
18 - Jules Bianchi (Marussia MR02-Cosworth) - laps
19 - Max Chilton (Marussia MR02-Cosworth) - 2 laps
Retirements
Lap 52 - Jean-Eric Vergne
Lap 21 - Giedo Van der Garde
Lap 8 - Romain Grosjean
Drivers' championship
1.Vettel 89; 2.Raikkonen 85; 3.Alonso 72; 4.Hamilton 50; 5.Massa 45; 6.Webber 42; 7.Di Resta 26; 8.Grosjean 26; 9.Rosberg 22; 10.Button 17; 11.Perez 12; 12.Ricciardo 7; 13.Sutil 6; 14.Hulkenberg 5; 15.Vergne 1.
Constructors' championship
1.Red Bull-Renault 131; 2.Ferrari 117; 3.Lotus-Renault 111; 4.Mercedes 72; 5.Force India-Mercedes 32; 6.McLaren-Mercedes 29; 7.Toro Rosso-Ferrari 8; 8.Sauber-Ferrari 5.